Learning and Growing So Much

I enjoy candles now and then. I like the light, I like the smell... they provide a tranquil ambiance for me... I light them a few times a month so one will last for months. Do you have a special, little frill that you do for yourself?

We touched on the solar system a few weeks back and I decided to reinforce what they learned by revisiting the topic with a wonderful planet display that Anna found at the resource center. The names of the planets were very familiar to them as was their relation to the sun.

On my hunt for age appropriate worksheets, I came across this website where I found these great print outs.

I was amazed how far Sveta got on the crossword puzzle before she came to me for help. Good job Sveta!

Never in a million years did I think one of my hobbies would include researching curriculum. Actually I just love it and have pretty much figured out which publishers I really like. Surprisingly, very few of them are Christian based which suits me just fine. I prefer to share the gospel with my kids depending on what is on my heart for the day anyway.

This workbook is awesome! Nevermind the grade level-- for an English Language Learner adopted passed the age of 10-- I recommend it!

Explode the Code remains a favorite amongst the kids. My only complaint with it is that it stops at level 8. If you can get the 1/2's, they are a bit more challenging.

Right now, my girls are reading A Day No Pigs Would Die. In addition to them answering questions about the book, and learning new vocabulary words, they are learning different figures of speech such as similes, hyperboles, irony, metaphor, and onomatopoeia.

Andrew drew this for John to hang up in his office. I think Andrew is pretty awesome too!

Dennis woke up tired. He was up twice in the middle of the night crying which he often does as he is beginning to recognize that he has to go potty instead of just wetting his pull-up so I took him to go pee and thought nothing of it. When he laid his head down at breakfast, I knew something was wrong. He was running a fever.

Poor little guy-- but he will be alright with everyone loving on him. On one hand I wanted to try and keep everyone away from him as to not pass the germs, but on the other hand, I knew it was a battle I would not win. Thank goodness the kids have next week off-- just in case.