Gory Flesh (don't worry, it's art) (180 + 10 weeks)

J attended Zoom Ballet, Show and Tell, Art, Staging Journeys, Tap, and Hip Hop classes.

D attended Zoom Art, Circus, and Staging Journeys classes.

R took a hike to explore the history in a local cemetery:

W completed his classwork for MC3, earning As in both and being recognized on the Dean's Commendation List!

W read independently, worked with Khan, cooked healthy meals, and walked for exercise.

R read independently, worked with Khan and ETC, practiced multiplication, and walked for exercise.

D read with support, and worked with Khan, ETC, and HWT.

J read with support, and worked with Khan and HWT.

D and J experimented with fake wound creation (art!):

Mothers' Day (180 + 9 weeks)

J attended ballet, show-and-tell, tap, and hip hop classes.  She also participated in art and Staging Journeys.

W completed his MC3 classes online, earning As (we think - one class isn't posted yet, but his raw grades are).

D attended circus and Staging Journeys.

D and J helped me prepare activity packets for our church's children and youth:

For Mother's Day we went for a family hike, and D made a three-dimensional paper scene for me:

W read independently, worked with Khan, cooked healthy meals, and walked for exercise.

R read independently, worked with Khan and ETC, practiced multiplication, and walked for exercise.

D read with support, and worked with Khan, ETC, and HWT.

J read with support, and worked with Khan and HWT.  She completed: 

Fancy Nancy at the Museum by Jane O'Connor
Fancy Nancy: Sees Stars by Jane O'Connor
Fancy Nancy: The Dazzling Book Report by Jane O'Connor

14 & 98 (180 + 8 weeks)

J went to show-and-tell, ballet, hip hop, and tap classes online.  She also participated in art and Staging Journeys.

D went to a circus class online and participated in art and Staging Journeys.

W participated in his MC3 classes online.

R turned 14!  And our dog turned 98!

 

All the kids participated in their religious education classes.  R finished his year long Our Whole Lives course.

W read independently, worked with Khan, cooked healthy meals, and walked for exercise.

R read independently, worked with Khan and ETC, practiced multiplication, and walked for exercise.

D read with support, and worked with Khan, ETC, and HWT.

J read with support, and worked with Khan and HWT.  She completed
Fancy Nancy: Poison Ivy Expert by Jane O'Connor.

I read to the girls:
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold and
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers.

Art, Masks, Cakes, and a Funeral (180 + 7 weeks)

J participated in ballet, show and tell, tap, art, and hip hop classes on Zoom.

D participated in circus strengthening and art classes on Zoom.

Here's some of their art:

W participated in his MC3 classes online.

D did some baking:

And, almost accidentally, started sewing cloth masks to sell:

D and J planned and carried out a hermit crab funeral:

W read independently, worked with Khan, cooked healthy meals, and walked for exercise.

R read independently, worked with Khan and ETC and practiced multiplication.

D read with support, and worked with Khan, ETC, and HWT.

J read with support, and worked with Khan and HWT.

E! (180 + 6 weeks)

D and J participated in an online art class.

W participated in his MC3 classes online.

D participated in an online circus strength training class, and in Staging Journeys.

J participated in Tap and HipHop online classes.

All the kids participated in their online religious education classes. Here are D and J helping to spell out Happy Earth Day with their bodies!

They also did a lot of crafting of Easter-themed things for their dolls:

J did some joyous improvisational dance:

W read independently, worked with Khan, cooked healthy meals, and walked for exercise.

R read independently, worked with Khan and ETC and practiced multiplication.

D read with support, and worked with Khan, ETC, and HWT.

J read with support, and worked with Khan and HWT.

She completed The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale.

I read to the girls (R listened to some of this one, too): 

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

Dyeing Eggs (180 + 5 weeks)

J attended ballet, tap, and hip hop classes, plus a show-and-tell class with MAHC folks on Zoom.

W attended his MC3classes online.

We postponed our Easter celebrations, for the most part, because I was at a birth.  But we did dye eggs:

W read independently, worked with Khan, cooked healthy meals, and walked for exercise.

R read independently, worked with Khan and ETC and practiced multiplication.

D read with support, and worked with Khan, ETC, and HWT.

J read with support, and worked with Khan and HWT.

I read to the girls:


Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde
Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer
Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman

Family Hike (180 + 4 weeks)

This week some of the kids' activities began offering online classes.

J attended Ballet, Tap, and HipHop Zoom classes.

W's MC3 classes resumed online.

D was able to attend a Staging Journeys Zoom class.

All the kids participated in online religious education classes.

We went on a family walk:

W read independently, worked with Khan, cooked healthy meals, and walked for exercise.

R read independently, worked with Khan and ETC, and practiced multiplication.
He completed Explode the Code 5 Student by Nancy Hall
and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

D read with support, and worked with Khan, ETC, and HWT.

J read with support, and worked with Khan and HWT.
She completed The Little Bear Treasury: Little Bear/ Little Bear's Friend/ Little Bear's Visit by Else Holmelund Minarik

I read to the girls: A Family Is a Family Is a Family by Sara O'Leary
The Women Who Caught The Babies: A Story of African American Midwives by Eloise Greenfield.