Lindsey was out of commission with a head cold and fever most of the week, and did not attend classes at the hybrid academy either day this week. She did make it to her mandatory science lab on Thursday because she was feeling a little better by then and because the lab is only once a month and I have no idea how we’d make that up.
This was also another super-busy week, with much hithering and thithering, including a doctor visit, a field trip, a client meeting, a playdate, a science lab, all in addition to our “usual” activities.
We left Lindsey at home doing a little schoolwork (between naps) while we met friends Abby and Dillon for a playdate at the park. It still hits 90 degrees most days, but there is a teensy hint of fall in the air. We plan to have more days at the park as soon as the weather is cooler! (Photo at left is Kathryn and Abby at our honeybee field trip; see yesterday’s post.)
Our WinterPromise curriculum includes picture study. All this year, we’ll study paintings by early American artists. Right now, we are studying a few works by John Trumbull. Kathryn did not at all enjoy the first one; it was a rather bloody depiction of the American Revolution. This week’s was better; still from the American Revolution, but not violent.
Science: in HealthQuest, Kathryn is studying the human body. In Christian Kids Explore Biology, she’s been learning how humans are similar yet different from the mammals we’ve previously studied.
Besides this week’s field trip, we had more fun science: we got our new microscope! I ordered a slide set, too, with all sorts of interesting things. Some of them go right along with Kathryn’s health and biology studies this week, like human blood and bone. There’s a slide of a honeybee leg, too, which went with our honeybee study. I love it when unplanned things just work together like that! We even examined a hair from LacyDog, and we were fascinated to see the cells that make up her hair!
The new paper dolls Kathryn received as an early birthday present go right along with our history studies. Particularly the one of Pocahontas, since Kathryn is currently reading The Captive Princess and Blood on the River. The other paper dolls, like Priscilla Mullins and Abigail Adams, will go along with our upcoming studies.
Kathryn’s geography notebook is coming along nicely. This week’s study of Vermont involved watercoloring a state map, doing a notebooking page on the state, and reading a couple of pages in Kids Learn America. I asked Kathryn what is the coolest thing she learned about Vermont, and she said the way it got it’s name from the French who named it for the green mountains there.
And finally our God’s World News “Taking Off” magazine has resumed. This is what I use for Kathryn’s current events, and it often includes geography as well. Since these articles are actually pretty interesting, everyone in the family usually ends up reading it.
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Love the picture of Kathryn and Abby. And love your microscope. That is on our Christmas wish list.
Where did you get the microscope? Rob recently got one for work, but he needs to keep it there. And, we need to do the park with you next time!
We got it at Home Science Tools. It’s the “kids’ microscope” but I think it will meet our needs for a long time! It’s here.
Looks like a busy week indeed. I hope all are feeling well. We were suffering from possibly the same head cold here at our house (well most of us- one was unaffected- go figure!) and it just pretty much took the wind out of our sails! Looks like your field trip was fun! We were talking about bees not long ago (uh, actually the difference between wasps, yellow jackets and bees) because we had an infestation of yellow jackets (which the kids kept referring to as wasps) in our attic- they chewed through the wall and got in the house!… Read more »
I hope Lindsay is feeling better. We’re loving our microscope. How cool that you had a honey bee slide! I bet that’s really cool.
Sounds like you had a good, if busy (aren’t they all though?) week! Your microscope is awesome! I recently found a *childrens* microscope on sale and have is stashed for Christmas (we haven’t needed it yet). I’m really excited to try it out though! Those are lovely paper dolls, too. I love paper dolls!
Awesome microscope! Glad Lindsay is feeling better.
Hi! Where did you get your paper dolls? I think my daughter would love them! Thanks!
They came from this site: Noble Rose Press.
Excitement about the microscope! I’ve been salivating (who knew I’d ever come to that, as an English major!) over the ones in the Home Science Tools catalog, but I’d hesitated at taking the plunge. Perhaps I’ll do so, what with your glowing review. . . .
Sounds like a terrific week. And such a sweet picture of your girls! I wish I could get mine to pose!
Sherry
Glad to hear Lindsey’s feeling better. Sounds like a great week, though. I’m trying not to be jealous of your microscope!!! I hope to get one this year for Cullen – and me, too!
We got our first God’s World News in the mail recently…I’m planning on inserting some current events during our morning circle time.
Glad to hear Lindsey is feeling better. Everyone in our family {except dh} has suffered from a bad head cold and fever recently…coupled with allergies 🙁 Not fun.