A quiet week (180 + 4 weeks)

W had a mother's helper job.

R went to Parkour.

D went to circus and J went to ballet.

We went for some hikes.

W played D and D.

All of the kids attended their religious education classes.

W, R and D worked with LOF.  W read independently.  R practiced reading.  D mastered Ok, Kids by Bobby Lynn Maslen.  J mastered

Dot and the Dog by Bobby Lynn Maslen.

I read to the girls:


A Piece of String Is a Wonderful Thing by Judy Hindley


Ballet Sisters: The Newest Dancer by Jan Ormerod


Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children by Jan Pinborough


Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation by Andrea Davis Pinkney


Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian

Easter Bonnets - and dresses (180 + 3 weeks)

R went to parkour - twice.  He is the ball of blur in the middle here:

D and J visited the dentist and received clean bills of health!  

D went to Circus class.

W played D and D.  He also built a table for hosting games in our basement:  

D and J requested home-made dresses for Easter to match hats given them by their grandmother.  D did some of the sewing on the easier seams:  

They also got to meet ducklings visiting next door:

W, R and D worked with LOF.  D worked with Handwriting Without Tears and J worked with Explode the Code, completing 

Get Set for the Code - Book B by Nancy Hall.

W read independently.  R practiced reading.  D mastered
Sox The Fox by Bobby Lynn Maslen and J mastered
Dot and Mit by Bobby Lynn Maslen.

I read to the girls:

Dreamer from the Village: The Story of Marc Chagall by Michelle Markel


This Is My Dollhouse by Giselle Potter


Bright Path: Young Jim Thorpe by Don Brown


Lucky Ducky by Doreen Mulryan

Building a PC (180 + 1 week)

R worked for months to earn the funds to buy parts for a computer, and this week he built the computer!  It's green!

D created a treasure hunt for her sister, with clues and actual treasure:

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.  J joined in D's class, which was very small, for some watercolor painting:

W attended his Teen Program.  D attended circus class and J attended ballet class.

W played D and D.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

W, R, and D worked with LOF.  J worked with Explode the Code, and D worked with Handwriting Without Tears.

W read independently.  R and D and J practiced reading. D mastered Bow-wow! by Bobby Lynn Maslen


J mastered Dot by Bobby Lynn Maslen




I read to the girls:  Every Cowgirl Loves a Rodeo by Rebecca Janni


Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller


Aqualicious by Victoria Kann


Something Sure Smells Around Here: Limericks by Brian P. Cleary


Hatching Chicks in Room 6 by Caroline Arnold


Wild About Bears by Jeannie Brett

We have already completed 180 days of instruction.

More March Snow (183/180)

There were a lot of changes to the schedule due to storms and snow.  R, D, and J enjoyed the snow, at least (D and J with neighbors, here)!

D went to Circus class, J went to Ballet, and W played D and D.

W attended a friend's Bat Mitzvah.

R, D and J attended their religious education classes.  D and J's classes included visiting an exhibit called Souls Shot, of portraits of victims of gun violence:

W worked on plans for building a gaming table:  

W, R, and D worked with LOF.  D finished Life of Fred: Farming by Stanley F. Schmidt

W read independently.  R and D and J practiced reading.  J mastered

Sam by Bobby Lynn Maslen

And D mastered

Pip And Pog by Bobby Lynn Maslen.

I read to the girls:

Princess Truly in I Am Truly by Kelly Greenawalt


Every Breath We Take: A Book About Air by Maya Ajmera

This week included 6 days of instruction.  We have completed 180 days of instruction for the academic year at this time.

Our Whole Lives (177/180)

We went to the library.  W participated in his Outschool class.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

W attended his Teen Program classes, D attended her Circus class, and W played D and D.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.  R started the 4th-6th grade Our Whole Lives program.

W, R, and D worked with LOF.  J worked with Explode the Code.  W read independently, finishing:
Once Upon an Eskimo Time by Edna Wilder


 R and D and J practiced reading. D completed:
Up, Pup by Bobby Lynn Maslen



I read to the girls:
No Fighting, No Biting! by Else Holmelund Minarik

Ugly Duckling Pop Up by Random House


Goldilicious by Victoria Kann


Lottie Paris Lives Here by Angela Johnson


Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse by Rebecca Janni


Julie the Rockhound by Gail Langer Karwoski


The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak

Every Cowgirl Needs Dancing Boots by Rebecca Janni


Seed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of John "Appleseed" Chapman by Esmé Raji Codell





This week included 6 days of instruction.