WEEKLY WRAP-UP: OCTOBER 15 – 19
This was the first week in many where we didn’t have any extra appointments. We definitely get a lot more done when we don’t have to leave the house!
Here are the Highlights:
Bravewriter: Communication Game
We have switched to Bravewriter for our writing curriculum this year. I plan on working through The Writer’s Jungle with the kids this year. This past week we worked on the Communication Game outlined in Chapter 2 of The Writer’s Jungle.
So what IS the Communication Game? Well, I drew a picture with simple shapes and lines placed randomly on a page. Then the kids described the picture back to me and I had to draw what they described. This activity forced them to communicate more clearly. They had to use the right words in order to get me to draw the picture correctly. Not only was it effective in teaching about the importance of good communication, but it was also super fun! We will certainly be doing this game again!
The Mysterious Benedict Society Author Talk
We were chomping at the bit to finish The Mysterious Benedict Society because the author talk with our Read-Aloud Revival Book Club was on Wednesday. By the end of Tuesday night, we were able to finish it – thank goodness for audiobooks! As a side note, I do think that kids still glean the benefits of read – alouds by listening to audiobooks.
Spanish Lessons
We recently discovered our library offers a free online foreign language curriculum, called Pronunciator. In my never-ending effort to keep things novel for Lydia, my creative child, I had her check it out. So far so good. I’m hoping she really takes off with this.
BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS!
Joe has been cruising through a few different book series. I just love when my kids get hooked on a good series because there are always more books to read when they’re done! He is working through The Epic Order of the Seven Series by Jenny L. Cote. He finished Book 1 and is started on Book 2. He is also working through the Spirit Flyer Series by John Bibee. This series is a bit older and harder to get your hands on. I was unable to find it at the library but did get the first two books used rather inexpensively on eBay.
Scrambled Eggs 101
We had a slow start to the day on Friday, and I was wanting us to get started as I had my agenda for the day. However, I could hear my 10-year-old daughter talking to my 8-year-old son, offering to teach him how to make scrambled eggs. I try my best in moments like these to just take a step back and let them be, to let them bond as siblings and to let my daughter have the joy of teaching others. I wish I could say we had moments like that all the time, but the reality is we don’t, and so I savor them when they pop up.
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