Wrapping up the Week - 5/5

What we are reading ::

The Spirituality of George Washington

Nefertiti ~ it was a page turner!

Power of a Positive Mom  

Family Reading: The Marvelous Land of Oz

Bob just started reading The Fellowship of the Rings to the boys

Around the House :: We have been busy with vacation prep.  We didn't decide until Wednesday that we were leaving on Friday!  That's right, two days to get 8 people ready for a roadtrip :)

Around the Kitchen ::  I tried making kim chi this week, with the ultimate goal of making kim chi fried rice.  It actually turned out!  I was HOT, but good.  Next time I will cut down on the spice level because, well, we are wimpy.

We also hit on a green smoothie recipe that even my pickest eater was happy to drink:

1 cup water

2 bananas

1 orange

small chunk of ginger

small handfull of baby carrots

bit of stevia

2 large collard leaves

Education ::   

Jacob~4th grade ::  Horizons, The Tale of Solomon the Owl, Vocabulary, Handwriting/Copywork, IEW

Jonah~2nd grade ::  Math-U-See, various readers, Handwriting, Phonics-Explode the Code

Sarah~1st grade ::  Math-U-See, various books, Handwriting, Phonics-Explode the Code

This week our Five in a Row book was, Three Names

Monday:  Did our first read through.  We talked about the title and the cover illustration and what we thought the book might be about from those to items.  We talked a bit about prairies and where they are found around the world.

Tuesday:  We made baked potatoes with butter for lunch, just like in the story

Thursday:  We planned to learn how to play marbles, however due to vacation prep we didn't get to it.  I may take along a bag of marbles on vacation.  Here is a good explanation of how to play.

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I plan to have a linky next week too ~ vacation edition!  Have a great weekend.