More Canadensis (41/180)

We started this week as we ended the last, at Camp Canadensis.  The girls and R did some rock climbing, and W and R tried out the archery equipment.

D attended her first week of Circus class.

All the kids attended a worship service.

W, R and D worked with LOF.  W completed
Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 1 with Biology by Stanley F. Schmidt.  R completed
Life of Fred: Fractions by Stanley F. Schmidt.

W read independently, completing Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher.  R read with support.  D and J practiced reading.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears and J worked with Explode the Code, completing 
Go for The Code-Book C by Nancy Hall.

W watched two Physics related documentaries:  Inside Einstein's Mind and American Experience: Tesla.

W did some biking on his stationary bike.

I read to the girls:

Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains by Laurel Snyder


Eric's Big Day: A Bicycle Race Unlike Any Other by Rod Waters

This week included 4 days of instruction.

Game Masters & Canadensis (37/180)

Both boys had eye exams, including dilation.

W made dinner for the family, and did a lot of walking.

We went to the Game Masters Exhibit at the Franklin Institute, which was frankly rather disappointing.  But we had a good visit to the museum anyway:

R was proud of getting on the leaderboard for one game!

Next we went to Camp Canadensis for our church's annual retreat.  It was a lot of fun!  Everyone boated, R and D fished, everyone swam, and W got to know other youth group members and played a lot of board games and Dungeons & Dragons.

W, R and D worked with LOF.

W read independently.  R read with support, completing I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis.  D mastered
Lolly Pops by Bobby Lynn Maslen.  J practiced reading.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears.  J worked with Explode the Code.

I read to the girls.  This week included 6 days of instruction.

The Wiz (31/180)

At the end of last week, we made it out to see a performance of The Wiz by Theater in the X.  Despite the fact that it was indoors (due to rain), their sound system was not working all of the time, it was hot, and super crowded, it was definitely worth it!

R went to Parkour.  He also went to a Fortnite tournament at a local Microsoft store and won first place!

D and J attended their religious education class.  W, R and D participated in worship by acting out a story for the congregation, and all the kids listened to a bluegrass band perform in worship.

W, R and D worked with LOF.  W read independently.  R read with support.  D and J practiced reading.  D worked with Handwriting Without Tears and J worked with Explode the Code.  

I read to the girls:

1000 Times No by Tom Warburton


Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins by Carole Boston Weatherford


Noodle Magic by Roseanne Thong


This week included 4 days of instruction.

Cooking (27/180)

R went to parkour twice!

D worked on various art projects:

And some of the kids did some baking and cooking:

W played D and D.

D and J attended their religious education class.

W, R and D worked with LOF.  W read independently.  R read with support and completed The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis.

D practiced reading and mastered Floppy Mop by Bobby Lynn Maslen.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears.  J worked with Explode the Code.

I read to the girls:


Pirate Girl by Cornelia Funke


The Last Train by Gordon M. Titcomb.  We listened to the song and several other railroad songs as referenced.

This week included 5 days of instruction.

Bunk beds (22/180)

The girls have been longing for a bunk bed for a full year or more and this week we got one - and gave their room a complete make-over.  D went to IKEA with me and helped find and choose the bed (the one we wanted wasn't there and we had to decide on a different one) and accessories.  W and R helped by moving the old bed out of the room.  M and R built the actual bunk bed.  Then the girls and I spent LOTS of time organizing and sorting out stuff from the room to fit it into the new configuration, which includes a desk for each girl.  They are very excited.  D is also calculating how many 'finishing touches' she can afford with money she's saved from birthdays, etc., like a mirror, fairy lights, or similar.

That didn't leave a lot of time for more academic pursuits this week, but ... W, R and D worked with LOF.  W read independently.  R read with support and completed The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis.  D and J practiced reading.

I read to the girls:  What Baby Needs by William Sears
God's Dream by Desmond Tutu


Kings of the Castle by Victoria Turnbull

W led a D and D game for a friend's birthday party.

This week included 3 days of instruction.

Dance Camp! (19/180)

J attended a full week of dance camp from 9 - 2 each day!  She loved it.  It was a lot of time away from her sister and her mama (etc.), but she truly loved every minute of it.

R went to Parkour and also attended a Fortnite tournament.

W played D and D.

D and J attended their religious education class.

W, R and D worked with LOF.  D completed working with
Life of Fred: Honey by Stanley F. Schmidt



W read independently.  R practiced reading.  D mastered
0 to 10 by Bobby Lynn Maslen.  J practiced reading.

I read to the girls:

Shape Shift by Joyce Hesselberth


We are also reading a "short" chapter book, so we're not reading as many picture books.

This week included 5 days of instruction.

The Prisoner of Azkaban (14/180)

D and J received their annual checkups.

R got his front tooth repaired, after chipping it on a pool on our road trip.

We went swimming.

My cousin's wife came to town to play with the Philadelphia Orchestra at a screening of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (which we finished reading out loud only a couple of months ago!) She generously gave us her comp tickets, enabling us to attend!  We were far enough away from the orchestra that it was easy to forget there were live musicians rather than a soundtrack, but it was a great experience anyway!

W and R and D worked with LOF.

W read independently.

R practiced reading and completed The Shark Attacks of 1916 by Lauren Tarshis.

D and J practiced reading.  D worked with HWT and J worked with ETC.

D and J went to the library, and I read to them:

Grady the Goose by Denise Brennan-Nelson.

This week included 4 days of instruction.