Tag: weekly report

  • Weekly Report: Fun times at VBS

    We finished up our school year a couple of weeks ago, but it really sort of fizzled to a close, rather than ending with a bang. I think next year I’m going to try to have some sort of more official end so that we can celebrate accordingly. Of course there are a few things…

  • Weekly Report: Week 33

    This week was busy, but I feel like we got a lot accomplished — and that’s always a good feeling! Lots of informal nature study this week included more butterfly watching and releasing our butterflies. We’ve also been watching a mama robin sitting on her nest on our back porch. Several fledgling baby birds, including…

  • A Week of Butterfly Nature Study

    This week our main focus was butterflies! Sure, we did math, history readings, vocabulary, and all the other necessary subjects, but mostly, we watched butterflies. Two weeks ago, we had caterpillars. Kathryn was fascinated with them. The rest of us were pretty amazed at how fast they grew! After about a week, they turned into…

  • Weekly Report: Catching Up

    Did you know that caterpillars can help with math? Kathryn thinks so! We’re raising caterpillars into butterflies, and Kathryn is REALLY interested in them, so math went better — and less distracting — having them sit there at the table with us. (iPhone photo; forgive the quality) That was last week; now are caterpillars are…

  • We Made it to Spring Break!

    We made it to spring break. Please hold on just a sec while I do the happy dance. {this is where you imagine me doing the happy dance} As my family is out and about this week (more on that later), I have big plans for spring cleaning and more. That “more” part includes planning…