Back in the swing of things...

After a long Christmas break, we were back at it today and without complaining (yeah!).  I'm so thankful we're back with HOD!!!

Both kids began Unit 2 in their guides...

K surprised me and really comprehended the Reddy Fox chapter we read today!  She even read Giggle Bunny without complaint and used her little "window bookmark*" to isolate the words so she could read them clearly.  (*I cut a small square out of half a sheet of pink paper.)

Her Bible story was about Adam & Eve (sin entering the world) and to go along with the story she did a listening activity where I'd make two noises and she's have to tell me "ssss" if the sounds were different or "Yes, Lord, I will obey" if the sounds were the same to demonstrate lies vs. truth.  She did well.  She then wanted me to listen and for her to make the noises. Of course, we did it.

D is enjoying listening about Christopher Columbus.   We talked about humility today as it goes along with his memory verse for the week.  He also enjoys his science - reading One Small Square Seashore.  His geography activity today was all about the equator.  He built a tiny Lego boat to sail around the world following my directions to go to certain countries and after visiting a country he would tell me what the weather would be like based on the country's location (near/far) from the equator.

At the end of the activity, he sailed along Columbus' route from Hispaniola (Haiti) to the Azores to Portugal and then to Spain.  He was so serious about it!  He eventually got a minifig to sit on the boat so if I told him to go to a country inland, he could have the minifig walk there.  Ha!