How Did She Get to be Nine Months Old?

Second Grade and Kindergarten

We will be starting our next school year on Monday.
Here's what we will be up to.

Peter - 2nd Grade
Math:  Math Mammoth Grade 4, Beast Academy Grade 3 & Singapore Word Problems Grade 4

Reading:  A literature list including titles such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Stuart Little and The Reluctant Dragon.

Writing:  Writing with Ease 2

Spelling:  All About Spelling 2 (almost ready to move on to level 3)

Spanish:  Mango Languages Spanish

Typing:  Typing Instructor for Kids

Piano:  Hoffman Academy

Elliot - Kindergarten
Math:  Math Mammoth Grade 1

Reading:  Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading, Explode the Code & Bob Books

Together
History:  Story of the World volume 2: The Middle Ages

Science:  Mr. Q Classical Earth Science

Poetry:  Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization

Handwriting:  Easy Peasy Homeschool Handwriting

Map Work:  European Geography

Art:  Home Art Studio

Civics:  Lap Books on US Citizenship and Elections

Happy Fourth of July

Flashbacks

I started this blog when Peter and Elliot were about 2 and a half and 6 months old.  Since then, the blog has proven a very convenient place to record and remember our day to day lives, vacations, outings, family visits and school activities.

I've decided to go back and fill in my first 2.5 years of parenthood.  I'm going to pre-date the flashback posts so they will appear chronologically on the blog, but I will include a note in each to reflect the fact that they were not posted until much after the fact.

Aunt Vic's Visit

She and the boys did a lot of super hero drawing and maps of imaginary islands.

School Year Wrap-Up: Art

School Year Wrap-Up: Science

We finished up our study of anatomy by making an open-able man:

Then we studied cells and organelles and made edible cell models:

 Thanks for visiting, Patsy!

School Year Wrap-Up: Geography

We finished our map study of the eastern hemisphere with an emphasis on the middle east and ancient lands.  Peter (and to a certain extent, Elliot as well) can now locate on a map:  Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, Alaska, Russia, China, Mongolia, India, Japan, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Rome, Greece and the Mesopotamian region.

We focused on the Mesopotamian civilizations, and Peter and Elliot both made file folder books illustrating what they learned:

Peter's:

Elliot's:

(crescent shape; rich soil) 

(fertile)

The Convoluted Mind of a Two Year Old

Spencer to me: My bo dah bye bay!!

Me, trying to fish for clues as to what he said: Really?

Spencer: No!!

June is Here and the Garden is Still Alive!!!

This is highly unusual.  Normally I have managed to kill the garden before anything (other than weeds) actually grows.  This year I have real, live fruit and vegetable plants growing: swiss chard, beets, green beans, zucchini, green peppers and cantaloupe!!