Sam recently asked me to teach him how to do laundry. Warms this mama's heart to hear him crashing around in there and find him doing a load on his own.
If you're a regular reader, you may remember me telling you about a science experiment that flopped, which is one of the reasons we're using Magic School Bus science kids from Educents in addition to our regular science.
This was the flop we had this week. The matches were supposed to launch.
They totally didn't.
We tried several times. No go.
The cat got chased into the bowels of the house, though these openings. NOT by one of the children. Sigh. He came out again, though. No visible progress on the bathroom this week, but exciting work got done on the front yard. (More on that later.)
This week, we learned about Gideon and Samson. I'm using Write from Ancient History
to have Brianna and Eli practice writing a summary of a story, and the book had stories about both Gideon and Samson. I love it when "extras" line up so well with our main curriculum.
to have Brianna and Eli practice writing a summary of a story, and the book had stories about both Gideon and Samson. I love it when "extras" line up so well with our main curriculum. 
Another adoptive family blog I follow mentioned Xtra Math, and referred to it as a "math vitamin" which I just had to check out. It's a free program for basic operations review/practice. I had Brianna, Eli, and Jack start working on it (it's just a few minutes a day). I think I'm going to have Hannah try it, too.
For our next Chinese New Year craft (I'm starting to sound like the guy pulling rabbits out of a hat, aren't I?), we made....
a mess out of the adhesive thingie from Mom's scrapbooking supplies...
but we also made...
using scrapbook paper and Chinese zodiac stickers...
chopstick holders! Another one of those "not my idea" things I have on my Chinese New Year board on Pinterest. Fun, easy craft.
So much so, that Brianna made some more of them while I was reading to the kids during school.
This coming week, we learn about Ruth, and then Samuel, and the next week, we get into the start of some Greek stuff. I'm looking forward to something a little different.
Linking up with Great Peace Academy and:
Ooh those chopstick holders are so adorable! Great work. I'm so not crafty and most of my trials turn out like that adhesive thingie! LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks for Linking up "This Week at Great Peace Academy"
I'm not big on messy crafts, but I enjoy making things, and now that the kids are old enough to make recognizable stuff, it's a lot more fun. :) Thanks for hosting, Renee!
DeleteLove the chopstick holders!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I love how there are so many differences, even though it's all the same basic idea.
DeleteThe mess of adhesive tape looks like modern art to me.
ReplyDeleteThe chopstick holders are gorgeous.
It's actually not the sticky part, thank goodness. It's more like the backing paper from a sticker? The adhesive runner winds the used backing around a second spool inside the tool, and somehow, it got tangled up so we took it apart.
Delete:) Thank you!
Looks like you had a pretty good week although I hate it when science projects don't work out! I will have to check out Xtra math!
ReplyDeleteAt first, it was just a couple, but the farther into the book we go, the more disappointed with it we are. :/ Next year's science looks MUCH better, though. Astronomy and anatomy.
DeleteI have experienced some of those messy flops myself. But they are great memories as we look back on them
ReplyDeleteThat's true. We have an egg splat picture to share this week. Memories, for sure.
DeleteI like your chopstick wrapper craft so much, I chose this post as one of my favorites from last week's Hearts for Home Blog Hop. Thanks for linking up, and feel free to stop back by and grab an "I Was Featured" button! http://learningtable.blogspot.com/2014/01/hearts-for-home-blog-hop-50.html
ReplyDeleteThanks, Anne! :)
DeleteToo many details, i am really impressed with your given details about plastic adhesive tape and the way you had used it is awesome.
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