Homeschool week in review

Homemade Easel-

a wooden one is one of Peter's next projects, he just doesn't know it yet. Sierra mostly enjoyed moving the clothespins!

Homeschool is going well. Armed with my bean jar reward system, Weston and I can tackle any subject, so far! We study each day around 1pm when Sierra is napping. Weston is tired from playing all morning, but it really works well so far. When it gets colder, I think we'll be doing most work in the morning. It is hard to have him stop playing now, since the weather is so beautiful.

He is really improving in his ability to color- he is staying in the lines. You should see him stick out his tongue and flap it when he is concentrating. His next goal is to color with more than one color.

He drew these himself!!! Do you like the way he signed it with a W? Love it!

His writing and drawing are really going well. He is able to write well, AND hold his pencil properly without a fuss. Both huge accomplishments for this boy who hated anything pencil/paper a few months ago!

He wrote the one on the bottom, I wrote the one on the top!

I swore I turned this picture! We are heading to Darhan tomorrow. I will look for a small table and chairs there. He is always writing up on his knees-- the teacher in my cringes!!!

This is Peter- don't worry, that's his "bottom." I like his curly hair the best!!!
Math is a breeze for him. I am using Saxon, which is all hands on so far.

We read the children's Bible each day, this week each story was about Joseph. Remember those blue hard cover Bibles that we had when we were kids? They always had them at the doctors office I went to when I was a kid. My grandma had the full set too. I think this is the same one. Do you remember these illustrations?

We have learned A-G well. He is NOT interested AT ALL in putting the sounds together to read- YET! He colored, cut and pasted these pictures that start with G. Pretty good.

We are studying art that have children in the painting. This one is a picture of King Edward the IV when he was one. Weston wants me to sew him clothes, just like that! Funny boy.

Science is another of his strengths. This week we studied dirt. We looked under wood in the yard to observe insects, we found a frog too. I put it in a bowl. He sat and observed it for about 30 min. We studied the small particles as well. He is well versed in dirt... how could he not be living here in a HUGE dirt field!?

I know I turned this one? blogger is freaking out!

OK those are the highlights of our week! Pretty fun huh? Tomorrow we are heading to Darhan to buy some things (I'm MISSING cheese!) We'll stop on the way for our fall forest walk and eat Indian food at a great cafe (I hope!)