Around the House :: Our neighborhood is being re-paved. Talk about cheap entertainment! I can hardly keep the kids away from the windows. The older boys like to go outside and get a closer look and then, of course, get questions like “why aren’t you in school?” which leads to “what do you do in homeschool?” to which the boys have profound replies like “school stuff”.
In the Kitchen :: Jacob made peanut butter cookies this week. We were attempting to keep the treats to a minimum from now until Thanksgiving, but he was eager to make cookies “all by himself, from start to finish”, so I said yes. Plus, he then answered the door wearing my apron to discuss football playing times with the neighbor boy. Love a boy who is secure in his impending manhood!
Learning :: This week we have been reviewing area and perimeter in math. We found this site that does an excellent job of explaining both as well as extra practice.
For the younger kids I downloaded this Thanksgiving activity pack, which they have been enjoying. We have been reading all sorts of Thanksgiving books.
Paths of Exploration :: We started the unit on Pilgrims this week. We have all been anxious to get to this unit and it comes at a great time of year. This week in our science section we talked about the oak tree.
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| Investigating our Red Oak acorns and leaves |
We are going to start reading Robin Hood by Howard Pyle, which is a free download for a Kindle.
I have some pilgrim crafts lined up for the next few weeks. It has been interesting to see how, as Catholics, we fit in with the whole Pilgrim timeframe. I have found some interesting stories here and here. I never learned this stuff, did you?
This afternoon we are working on a Turkey craft with friends, I will share next week.
Don’t forget to enter the ::{giveaway}:: for Love You More, it ends on Nov 16th.
Happy Feast Day of St. Martin of Tours {last year we did this lantern craft} and Happy Veteran’s Day. Many thanks to all the Veterans for their service to our country. Have a great weekend.
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Great post! I bet the neighborhood looks great, and I can picture Jacob in your apron!
Love that homeschooling gives our kids the opportunity to learn from real life! Most of the kids in your neighborhood would have missed the whole paving experience.
LOL about the tar! My youngest would do the same. In fact, we had a tree limb cut off our power lines with a chainsaw this week by the power company. My youngest pulled up a chair (not too close) asked for me to bring him his snack and sat and watch from start to finish. Nothing more fun than a cherry picker, chainsaw and falling branches! LOL
Thanks for including the links about catholics/pilgrims/thanksgiving. I’m very interested in Catholic history; it’s hard to find the truth in many history books because they are so anti-catholic.
Those first couple of paragraphs had me laughing out loud!
Great post about your week! The first two paragraphs are too funny:)
We read Robin Hood recently. It was always one of my favorites growing up, and it seems like my girls enjoyed it too. It inspired lots of good discussion!
Love a man in an apron:) I know what you mean about the Catholic history…I didn’t learn any of that until I started homeschooling. It was surprising to find out that the first American settlement was actually St. Augustine:) This was pretty neat since I lived near there when I was in the Army. Too bad I didn’t know it then! Enjoy the fun crafts… Have you seen those yummy acorns made with mini Nilla wafers and chocolate kisses? Have a blessed weekend!
Hi I’m a new follower and fellow Catholic Mother online! I loved reading about your projects and math lessons. I want to consider homeschooling our baby but my husband doesn’t like the idea..
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Jamie
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I’m going to check out your Catholic link for celebrating Thanksgiving. Thanks for the tip! My son used to love watching the construction trucks doing their work around the neighborhood. It is absolutely fascinating to a child!