The first normal week back to school in about 2 months went great! We studied trust and talked a lot about "stranger danger." Caley was very enthusiastic about her math work and is still reading confidently. We started a Grade 1 Editing book my mom gave us as well and also did some "Reader's Theater" of the "Three Little Pigs." My favorite thing about homeschooling is how it affects the girls independent play time. Frequently when I bring up new topics during school time, later that day the girls act it out. This happened with the Three Little Pigs this week.
This week I also got some chairs for the school room at the counter, so we don't have to move the kitchen chairs every day. The girls love it. They have been sitting at the counter all week doing projects when we're not doing school. It's a wonderful place for them to be creative and messy without it being everywhere else. Why didn't I do this sooner! We also recently moved all the toys that were in the mud/school room into a room upstairs. We removed the bed and made it a play room. Again, why didn't we do this sooner? It's simplified everything! No toys all over the house, just upstairs in the play room. Of course, we allow some toys downstairs, as long as they go back upstairs at the end of the day. And school time is so much neater because there's less crap to fall over.
We also took a field trip on Friday (today) to visit Great Grandma in Silverdale. It was a fun day!
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