Greyson is doing a great job at remembering to do all of his chores. I never even have to ask him to work on his chore list. I am very proud of how well he is doing. The other two boys still have a little ways to go. They can never seem to remember to do their chores without being asked. I am hoping within the next few weeks it will be more of their routine. Our virtue this week was helpful. The boys were all very helpful this week. One morning the boys prepared their breakfast while I was getting around. I came downstairs to make them something and they said they had already taken care of it! One less meal I had to prepare that day! Greyson has also been setting the table and picking out my coffee mug every morning. They are doing a great job with their virtues.
Sensory, Hooked on Phonics, ABC Mouse & Writing
Britton is doing a great job with his Hooked on Phonics. He is sounding out words and really surprising me at how he is able to sound out his words. He is loving the Hooked on Phonics app. He is also still working through the next level of ABC Mouse. The boys have been working on summarizing short stories in writing. Greyson has been working on writing a letter to one of his friends that moved away.
Sensory was fun this week. I found a fun sushi clay set that went along with our FIAR book this week. The boys made clay sushi and Britton made Rescue Bots out of the clay. I made them oobleck one afternoon. That is always a hit at out house. Britton made a blueberry pie out of play dough this week to go along with his BFIAR book.
Theme of the Week: Five in a Row
Britton read Blueberries for Sal. This was a fun story about a little girl and her mom that go blueberry picking and end up meeting a Mama and baby bear. We had great time learning about blueberries, bears, and making a few blueberry pies.
Greyson and Lincoln read Grandfather's Journey. This was a story about a man from from Japan who travels to the US and ends up feeling like his heart is in two places. We loved this book because it could really relate to our lives here in Thailand. We also learned a little about WWII and the atomic bomb, Japanese culture, and had a great lesson on tolerance.
Science
Greyson and Lincoln started learning about birds this past week to go along with our FIAR book. We learned about the characteristics of birds, how they move and listened to bird calls. We will be learning about birds for the nest two weeks.
Britton did a few lesson with water this week. We looked at how water has a "skin" and tested it. We used our Usborne Science Activities Vol. 1 book. These are awesome books.
100 Book Challenge
We finished up reading The Borrowers this week. The boys watched the BBC movie this weekend too and really liked it. Although, they are never happy when the movie is not the same as the book.
Math, Reading & Art
The boys are all doing great in math. They are moving right along. Britton did a fun color matching project this week. I drew colored circles on a page and he had to match the colors with water color paints. We used it this past weekend as wrapping paper for a friend's birthday gift.
Story of the World
We went back to Rome in Story of the World this week and learned about Romulus & Remus. I found a great history series to read to the boys and we read the story of Romulus & Remus. We didn't really do any other projects this week, other than the map & coloring page that were included in our curriculum.
Extracurricular Activities
Extracurriculuars started up in full force this week. The boys all had piano on Monday and Greyson & Britton started up swimming on Mondays. Greyson is excited to be in the Olympic size pool this semester. Tuesday Lincoln's lessons started back up and Grey was also swimming again. Greyson has lessons 3 nights a week and the other two have lesson 2 nights a week. Soccer started up for the big boys on Wednesday, but unfortunately Lincoln had to miss due to a fever. And Friday, Greyson & Lincoln had chess club. It's going to be a very busy semester!
Special Moments
Greyson (9 years) taught Britton (4 years) how to ride a two wheeler. I was making coffee and the boys came in the house really excited yelling that Britton could ride a bike! It was a super exciting day for Britton. My baby needs to stop growing up so fast! Britton also had a special night out with just me, one of his friends, and her mom. They had fun going out to dinner, playing arcade games & getting donuts. Britton wore his Krispy Kreme hat all night! We also headed to IKEA to pick out new desks for my growing boys. No more little tables for them.
So, we made it though week 4! Bring on week 5.
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