Week 3

   So Week 3 has come and gone. Its been a good week. We took a field trip to the pond, we learned about the letter C, we made and ate cherries, and we added some fruit onto our Fruit of the Spirit Tree.
   Jr Bug has learned about the letter C this week. We have worked on letter writing and letter placement. He also worked on counting and number writing.
   Tater worked on double digit addition. She is moving very quickly through Alpha and Omega Lifepac. I'm happy with this math series and we may stick with this series for a while. Tater is also working through sentence structure. Since we are only in the 3rd week of school we are starting brand new at the beginning of writing. We are still learning about the Nez Perce tribe by reading the American Girl series. We have 3 more books to read and learn about.
   Both kids went on a field trip this week. They learned about wetlands from the Magic School Bus and we took a trip to the pond to really put a hands on feel to learning about the wetlands. We are still learning about love from the Fruit of the Spirit. This week the kids made cherries to hang on our Tree and they made a fruit vase and placed our first fruit cherries in there. I also let the kids taste cherries. I figured since we were learning about them, we could also eat and taste the fruit.
   So below are some pictures that capture our week.

Jr Bug and I working on his letter C. 

Reviewing Language Arts before her test. 

Tater taking her Language Arts test.

Writing Love on their cherry. 

The kids with their "fruit": LOVE

Since we are learning about love, I figured I would have Jr Bug trace the letters God is Love and have Tater write God is Love. Then they colored their stained glass windows. 

Tater adding to her Nez Perce Kaya book.

Jr Bug working on writing skills.

Math work. 

The letter C and black beans. 

Reading. One of the many joys of homeschooling. Reading class on a comfy couch. 

Field trip to the ponds to learn about the Wetlands Biome. 

Letter C and Oatmeal: Sensory Play.

Serious learning going on. 

So Jr Bug was having trouble with letter placement. So I decided to write the dots to mark where he began and ended each letter. As you can see he was able to correctly write the letter C. Very proud of my son, and proud of me for being able to come up with a way to he reach him. 

Eating our  fruit and watching a video on love. 

Well a busy week for sure. Up next Week 4. Two more weeks of school and then we will be taking a much needed break and our first quarter of school will be finished.