Homeschool Highlights - 6/15/20 - 6/19/20

Saturday we went bowling again! Silas has a birthday on Sunday, so we stopped by Tractor Supply and let him pick out some more cows and horses for his collection. He also got a new cowboy hat since his was getting out of shape. Not many kids ask to go to Tractor Supply for their birthday, but he loves working with the cows and wants to be just like his daddy when he grows up.

Monday we spent traveling home from Texas to Louisiana. It is about a 9 hour drive! Zeke was so good and didn't cry at all, compared to the trip to Texas when he cried and got carsick several times.

Tuesday Mikaela had her doctor's appointment, so we had to drive again. It's an hour and a half drive to the doctor's office! (We live very in a very rural area.) She had her anatomy ultrasound and everything looks great! Afterwards we stopped at McAllister's Deli and ate lunch, then did a little bit of shopping. 

Wednesday morning Silas and Titus watched their first video in an astronomy course that we're reviewing. Then Titus worked on his literature guide on "A New Coat for Anna." My father-in-law then picked up Mercie, Silas, and Titus and took them to the livestock auction in a neighboring town. They love going to the auction, especially when they get to buy cows!

Mikaela watched Zeke while I ran to town and ran a few errands, including delivering two of my Tot School in a Box kits and mailing another one. Then she had a job interview! She got her first real job working at our local grocery store in the Deli. She starts on Monday.

When the kids got home from the auction, they worked in their stem kits from Pitsco Education. Mercie was making a maze, Silas was working on a birdhouse, and Titus was using materials to build a large structure.

Thursday Mikaela picked her car up from the shop (her back window had gotten broken by the lawn mower) and took Mercie to her friend's house for a sleepover. She is also going to be feeding the friend's mother's dogs and cleaning her house next week while they are going to be gone.

Titus finished his literature guide and baked a Silver Cake, which was one of the activities to do after reading the book. It was very sweet but delicious! He had a blast using the electric mixer.

Titus and Silas made a Shoe Box Planetarium (using an Eggo box) for their astronomy course. We took it into the closet and shined a flashlight through the hole and watched as the constellation Leo was projected onto the ceiling. It was pretty neat!

Mercie did her first lesson in IEW, another review product that I think we are going to love! Mikaela and Eli both worked on CTC Math this week.

I was assigned to review My Father's World, the 2nd and 3rd grade curriculum, which I am going to use with Titus. So I've been scrambling trying to get a few things changed for him because it includes math and language arts! It is actually going to save me quite a bit of money, because I am ordering the other kid's curriculum today. I was able to take out his math and language arts since I will be receiving some from My Father's World.

Zeke had several fun Tot Trays this week! Here are a few pictures.

I still have several Tot School in a Box kits left! Click on the menu above and choose "Tot School in a Box" for more details. Visit my Etsy shop - link in the sidebar - and take a look at the products I've listed this week.

Our garden is producing like crazy! We have so many green tomatoes and I counted seven watermelon that aren't ready yet. Look at these cucumbers! We have banana peppers, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, and some tomatoes ready.

How was your week?

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