This week is going well. We're plugging right along and the schedule seems to be one that works for us. This week in history we're learning about the middle kingdom of Egypt and the new kingdom of Egypt. We learned that Nubia was taken over by Egypt and they renamed it Kush. I remember David writing Psalms about being in Kush. I'm going to find those to add to the history lesson.
We also finished up our study on Venus and are moving onto Earth. Venus was fascinatind to us and we spent a lot of extra time camped out there. The fact that Venus rotates backwards, therefore disproving the Big Bang Theory, was very neat. Also, we learned that a day is longer than a year on Venus. And that we couldn't live there because the atmosphere is too dangerous. Sulfuric acid is on Venus instead of Oxygen and we could not breathe. Venus is also hotter than Mercury due to the fact that venus has an atmosphere that traps in the heat, whereas Mercury does not. I'm really loving the Apologia Science and the kids are getting so much out of it. This weekend we're going to get our new telescope out and look at Venus through it and try to figure out the different phases it's going through. So neat!
Ds5 is doing great on his reading. He's moved onto Bob books for a while. He still does his Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading sometimes but it's good to change things up. He loves the Bob books so that's a plus. I'm so proud of his progress. He's plugging right along in both math and reading.
Dd7 is reading more and more books. Her love for reading is really growing and right now she's reading about 3 different books at a time. Lol...she's like her Momma! She gathers them up in a group and goes to sit down and reads a few pages from each. She keeps up with them too. She can tell me more about Little House in the Big Woods than I could. She doesn't enjoy math, yet she's so good at it. We keep working on it. I guess I never really liked it either, yet it's a necessary evil.
Tomorrow Dd7 will play in a piano competition. She's loving her piano lessons and she catches on so fast. I'm proud of her progress and can't believe what she's already playing. When she gets a little free time she heads for her piano. I'll post pics of her performance soon.
Well, off to teach my angels. Bible first...
Jill
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Sounds like things are going well, Jill. I think Jemimah would like your Dd7. They sound very much alike.
ReplyDeleteWe liked Apologia Astronomy as well, although we're not doing it this year, because we found it too much work for our short school days. Perhaps we'll resume next year. I love learning along with my student - sounds like you do too!!
I'm now following your blog!