Everything and Nothing

Please watch these videos on TVO.  They're each an hour long, but worth it.

watch this one first: Everything
then this one: Nothing
now chaos: Chaos

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Please have a look in the A Bug and a Ladybug: Homeschooling Links page.  I've begun posting links to the resources I'm using/considering using.  Thanks for looking.

Arachne's Web

This is the project we did today.  It was based on the myth of Arachne and Athena.  It was supposed to have the shape of a web, but this is what we got instead :D

The one on the left is my 6.5 yo, who had never done anything like this, so not a bad result for a first try.  I did have to put the yarn on a needle, but after that he was ok.  I think we'll try the same sort of thing again so he can get the idea of making a proper web.  And the one on the right is my 3.5 yo, who had a lot of help from me!  :D

But of course, the funnest part of the whole exercise was scanning and uploading to the blog!

We also did some sequencing after - I wrote everything down - but we had some difficulty with that.  Again, something to work on.

Enjoy!

My 6.5 yo's writing work

word a day writing sample

This is my son's writing work for today.  We just finished learning cursive a few weeks ago and are now going full tilt on writing assignments, including dictation.  All the other subjects that required writing we were doing verbally while he learnt cursive, but since he's advancing so quickly now, due to mama's high expectations :D, I'm letting him write more and more.  And, of course, more practice always increases self-esteem, which makes us want to practice more, and so on.  He also got to scan and upload the scan to the blog ;)  He's very happy about that.

January Anecdotes

Jan 26, 2012 - Gilbert, my little financial advisor, so named by his karate teacher :), asked me this morning what he could sell so he could become rich.  I simply had to LAUGH OUT LOUD!  It was so innocent!  He said he needed some money to buy toys, computer things, and "other stuff".  I told him that if I knew the answer to that question, he wouldn't be asking me that question.  Ah, if only...