Week of November 18th review.

This week was weak :) in studies as we were all kind of battling some virus. Tis the season though, it seems to happen every year. I guess I would rather it hit us this week than the week of Thanksgiving. I do have to work on Thanksgiving, but plan to go in early so we can have our dinner when I get home about 3pm ish.

Anyhow, a lot of our focus was on the 3 Rs. "A" is continuing to work in his CLE math, focusing on common factors, changing improper fractions to mixed or whole numbers and decimals. He grasps the concept quickly and I happy with the way CLE is set up to constantly review the new concepts that are learned to really help him cement it in.

O is focusing on money, time and we are really trying to cement all these facts, which math does not come as easy for her as her older brother, but we have seen some good progress. She is also working on measurements. I decided to continue CLE with her as well, because it works for her and she told me she prefers it.

We also use CLE for LA. I may be changing this up to ILL, as I would like to go towards a more CM approach then will be adding a writing program at the first of the year and have been researching some programs. Then I remembered I do have WWE so why not revisit that? So many choices, what to do? It is the beauty, yet can drive me bonkers about homeschooling... all these choices out there.

We are using HOD Preparing and I am really struggling with it. I like it, I love the books we have read so far, but I am not getting all my boxes checked off and it is really annoying me that I am not. I feel like I am just reading the selections now and not incorporating the wholeness that this curriculum has to offer, well there is not feeling like, I am just plain NOT. So, I am reevaluating that as well. We are on Ancient Egypt and the kids are enjoying learning about it. We were suppose to make Egyptian pastry, but of course did not get around to that. Maybe a good project for my Roland this weekend since he loves to bake :) We went to the library and checked out some books on Egypt. I am surprised that O seems to have more interest in Egypt than A right now, maybe that will change.

Currently we are reading, Grandpa's Box, Cricket in Times Square, The Borrowers.

Praying next week is more productive and consistent.

Have a wonderful weekend.