In Our Homeschool this Week... Chris has made two computer games with
The Gamemaker's Apprentice. The girls have been testing out his games. Chris is reading book 2
The Magician by Michael Scott, Katie is reading
Warriors book 3 by Erin Hunter, and Chelsea is reading
Magic Tree House book 46 by Mary Pope Osborne. We went to the bookstore yesterday to pick up the new Magic Tree House book. The girls were very excited. They started a reading response journal (on their own :0) about Magic Tree House books. They found Chris's old journal, tore out the first page, and used stickers from the books to illustrate their journal. Sooo cute.... Katie designed and sewed a skirt for Chelsea's American girl doll.
My Favorite Thing this Week... floating in the lake
I'm Reading... I finished reading
Fifteen Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get Out of the House and Connect with Your Kids by Rebecca Cohen and
Shadows of a Down East Summer by Lea Wait.
I'm Cooking... Ted is still grilling. Highlights this week: mushroom stuffed grilled pork chops, jalapeno sausages in tortillas, and prosciutto wrapped shrimp.
Places We're Going and People We're Seeing... We went to a public pool with water slides and met some friends there.
My Favorite Thing this Week... floating in the lake
Woot! Another Mainer! Have you seen the passport at the Magic Tree House website? You can print out a little booklet where the kids can earn passport "stickers" on the books if they answer comprehension questions. I can't wait to try this with my youngest who's 7. (His reading isn't quite there yet though.) Anyway, nice to "meet" another Maine homeschooling family! You can find me at: http://oursideofthemtn.blogspot.com.
ReplyDeleteWhere are you in Maine? We are "downeast." My girls are very familiar with The Magic Treehouse website. They have earned all of the passports. :0)
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