My Reading List ::
Brideshead Revisited
Around the Kitchen :: We made piroshki for dinner on Thursday, Blini for breakfast this morning and Borscht is on the schedule for dinner tonight.
Tea Time :: We read Another Celebrated Dancing Bear
Winter Outings :: We have been staying pretty close to home. Thursday morning it was -13!
Pondered Thoughts :: “Mom, do you need any help? Because Dad said we aren’t supposed to sit around while you do all the work” (Dad was obviously doing some coaching before he went out of town this week ;))
Education ::
Jacob :: 4th grade ~ Horizons, Peter the Great
& Jolly Robin
, Handwriting, Copywork, Vocabulary
& Jolly Robin, Handwriting, Copywork, VocabularyJonah :: 2nd grade ~ MUS, Top Readers series, Handwriting, Copywork, Explode the Code 2.5
Sarah :: 1st grade ~ MUS, all kinds of easy readers, Handwriting, Explode the Code 4
Along the Alphabet Path: - Letter “R” Week ~ R is for Russia. Here are some of the things we did each day. We all enjoyed this week, the highlight was definitely painting our own Matroyshka's
Monday:
Russia ABC's
Located Russia on the map, and we continued to talk about different geography features throughout the week such as Lake Baikal and the Ural Mountains.
Read more in National Geographic World Atlas for Young Explorers
The younger kids practiced writing the letter R in rice. Then we colored the rice red and made St. Valentine cards.
Tuesday:
The Littlest Matryoshka
Mishka: An Adoption Tale
Wednesday:
Russia ABC's
How the Russian Snow Maiden Helped Santa Claus
The Enormous Carrot
Thursday:
Nikolai, The Only Bear
Excerpt on Peter the Great from Learning Through History ~ this is a great resource but it seems to be sold out!
Friday:
Compare/Contrast The Elf's Hat
and The Mitten
Russian Nesting Doll Stickers
We have a short week next week, so we are going to continue with R is for Russia, as well celebrate St. Valentine’s Day ~ there will be no Wrapping up the Week, but we will be back at it the following week. If you get a second, please say a quick prayer for our family, as we will be “out and about” :)
I am trying out a new linky this week, I hope it works! Please join in and share your week.
18 comments:
Looks like you are really enjoying your studies on Russia. Very impressive. I learned several things just reading your Wrap Up. :) Have a great time next week. We will have your family in our prayers!
I love the nesting dolls that the kids painted- do they actually stack inside each other?
Great week! The Russia books look fun.
I also love dad's coaching. I can always tell when my boys have had a "talk" with dad.
I am going to try and link up. This week has been crazy, so I have not even thought about a post. If the linky is open until tonight, I will probably get to it. I hope this format works out!
I see that they do stack- I must not have looked very carefully!! Very cool.
The "talk" with Dad melted my heart. Love seeing the boys in the kitchen. That is way too cold!
We did not do anything fun this week. I haven't been fun lately:(
This weekend will be differnt though...homemade valentines!
I tried to link, but it has not shown yet- hopefully it works out.
those matryoshka dolls turned out beautifully, and the rice valentine is a great idea. I do love reading your wrap up.
I love all your projects! The children's knitting (from previous posts) is also amazing!
Hope it warms up in your area soon! Can't wait for spring!
How did you color the rice red? Looks like a fun craft.
Noreen- I colored the rice by coloring some water with food coloring and pouring in the rice and letting it sit for a bit. Then I dumped it on a towel to let it dry. Very easy!
Hello Jen,
Here it is Sunday, and I am just reading your weekly wrap-up post! It looks like you had a great time last week. I hope to share the next time you do yr weekly wrap-up.
Mary - I would love to have you join in next time. We are off this week but will be back on the 25th!
We're studying Russia this week so I loved reading about your activities.
Your Russian studies look like fun and I love the rice Valentine's Card! Thanks for linking this post up to NOBH!
Your Russian studies look like fun and I love the rice Valentine's Card! Thanks for linking this post up to NOBH!
We're studying Russia this week so I loved reading about your activities.
Mary - I would love to have you join in next time. We are off this week but will be back on the 25th!
The "talk" with Dad melted my heart. Love seeing the boys in the kitchen. That is way too cold!
We did not do anything fun this week. I haven't been fun lately:(
This weekend will be differnt though...homemade valentines!
those matryoshka dolls turned out beautifully, and the rice valentine is a great idea. I do love reading your wrap up.
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