National Museum of the American Indian and the National Botanical Garden (135/180)

R went to parkour.

J went to ballet, hip hop, and tap.

D went to Circus.

Each kid made a (very indicative of personality) gingerbread "house".  These are in age order from oldest to youngest:

W read independently, and began working with LOF, which he found very frustrating.

R read independently, worked on multiplication facts, ETC, and Khan Academy math.

D read with support, used Handwriting Without Tears and ETC, and LOF.

J practiced reading, did Handwriting Without Tears, and played addition games.

We went to Washington DC and visited the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Botanical Garden.  I had forgotten how much W and R despise museums.  They may not have gotten a lot out of this visit but they did eat some native-to-the-Americas food and mostly enjoyed it.  W and D were most adventurous while R and J stuck with food they already know (chicken and fries.)

Everyone enjoyed the Botanical Gardens a lot more.  It was a beautiful day!

I read to the girls:

The Bare Naked Book by Kathy Stinson
Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz

The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Visiting in Austin (129/180)

This week was spent in Austin with family and traveling back to Pennsylvania.

D and J did a LOT of crafting of various sorts, including making an elaborate box fort with aunt and cousins, and fairy houses:




R did some puzzling with cousins.



D & J attended their religious education classes, their first Our Whole Lives classes.

This week included 2 days of instruction.

Gnomes (127/180)

Most of this week was birthday party, holiday and travel, but we did do a few things.

D made everyone in the family gnomes as gifts:

The girls went for a hike:

We did some reading, and a little math/workbooks.

This week included 2 days of instruction.

Grades (125/180)

R went to parkour.

W finished his fall semester classes and got his grades: an A in his Movies class and an A- in his English class!  We are really proud of his work.

J went to dance.

The girls attended a holiday workshop with lots of crafts:

W worked with LOF and read independently.

R worked with multiplication facts and Explode the Code and read independently.

D read with support, worked with Explode the Code, Handwriting Without Tears, and LOF.

J practiced reading and worked with Handwriting Without Tears and LOF.

I read to the girls.

This week included 4 days of instruction.

Solo (121/180)

R went to Parkour.

J went to ballet, hip hop and tap.

W, R, and J went to their MAHC classes (D was sick).  W and R's class was a trampoline park field trip:

W attended his MCCC classes.

D performed with her Staging Journeys group, singing a solo (one verse of Circle Game by Joni Mitchell) and dancing and singing backup throughout the show!

All the kids attended their religious education classes.  Here's W with his youth group:

W worked with LOF and read independently:
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

R worked with multiplication facts and Explode the Code and read independently.

D read with support, worked with Explode the Code, Handwriting Without Tears, and LOF.

J practiced reading and worked with Handwriting Without Tears and LOF. 

I read to the girls.

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Butterflies (115/180)

R went to Parkour.

J went to ballet, hip hop and tap.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

W attended his MCCC classes.

D attended Staging Journeys and circus class.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

W worked with LOF and read independently.

R worked with multiplication facts and Explode the Code and read independently.

D read with support, worked with Explode the Code, Handwriting Without Tears, and LOF.

J practiced reading and worked with Handwriting Without Tears and LOF.  She completed
Life of Fred: Butterflies by Stanley F. Schmidt

I read to the girls:
Mermaid Dreams by Kate Pugsley
The Monsters' Monster by Patrick McDonnell

This week included 6 days of instruction.

The Nutcracker! (109/180)

R went to Parkour and played soccer.

J went to ballet, hip hop, tap, and performed in the Nutcracker.  Two FULL days of rehearsal and three performances, as an angel twice and a cartwheeling mini mouse three times.  She was EXHAUSTED by the end of the second day but SO HIGH on the excitement of the experience and came home saying she wanted to do that every day.

W attended his MCCC classes.

D attended Staging Journeys and circus class.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

W worked with LOF and read independently:
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

R worked with multiplication facts and Explode the Code and read independently.

D read with support, worked with Explode the Code, Handwriting Without Tears, and LOF.

J practiced reading and worked with Handwriting Without Tears and LOF.

This week included 6 days of instruction.