Our week started out great with my new schedule that I was trying out with the boys. We finished up our unit on Buddha and read a great story about his life. The boys have also loved reading and hearing the Jataka tales that are like fables that Buddha told. We also a few youtube videos of different Jataka tales and the boys loved watching them. They know a lot about Buddha, but this past week really helped us understand the religion and more about Buddha's life. I love that we can go anywhere and see Buddha images and now the boys understand what it is all about. This is one of my favorite parts of homeschooling...we don't have to censor!
On Tuesday I made an appointment at the hospital for a few different things. Now, the hospital in Thailand is great because it is where you go for everything...pediatrician, dentist, ENT, eye doctor, cardiology...everything! And most of the time you don't even need an appointment. Can you even imagine?
It started off a little rocky with my taxi driver taking me way out of the way and I ended up being 20 minutes late to my first appointment. From that appointment I was then sent to a specialist and found out I needed to have an ultrasound (and no, absolutely NOT pregnant). I'm not exactly ready to share what was found, but it's something that I cannot get out of my mind. At this point, I need to go back every six months, but at my next check-up it could be the same or worse. After this, I was a little shaky and not really sure how to react, but I headed over to see if I could get an eye exam and then off to the dermatologist. (Thankfully, I had a clear check-up there.)
So, the rest of the week I had a hard time pulling myself back together. We did manage to make some delicious zucchini bread this week. I can never find it for a decent price here and I think this may have been the first loaf of zucchini bread I have made since we have lived here. The boys loved it!
We also focused on all things apples on Friday. We read How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World. We found all the ingredients that the girl finds on her trip around the world. The boys made an apple pie almost completely on their own. We also learned about apple trees and how they grow during each season. The boys made a great apple tree that showed all four seasons on one tree. I love how they turned out.
Making butter
Evaporating salt
We did a few fun Halloween activities. The boys painted their pumpkins, we made "Graveyard" parfaits, and watched plenty of Halloween movies this week. We will hopefully catch up next week with our Halloween activities.
Britton impressed me by writing every letter on the board when I would say the letter sound. He is doing great. I was able to watch Greyson and Lincoln this week at Chess club. That was a fun and I am so happy that they are a part of that club. Many of our other extra activities were canceled this week due to more rain storms.
So, hoping we can get a lot more done next week. But, I am realizing that getting everything done on the list is not really important. Only a week left before we head to the beach for a vacation! It is much needed. If you could all send some positive thought this way, I would greatly appreciate it.
Learning about Magnets
Playing Mancala
Love when they read
Linking up with Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers weekly wrap-up
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