Weekly Wrap-up: Days 119-123 The One With Sniffles, Snacks and Snow Scupltures

 

((cough)) ((sniffle)) ((cough)) Another cold has hit our home again. ((achoo)) 

Over the weekend, I baked up a bunch of yummy goodies: 4 loaves of chocolate chip banana bread and fruit and nut granola (to top vanilla yogurt or ice cream). A few of the banana breads were frozen for later, but everything else was consumed for breakfasts, snacks and desserts throughout the week. The kids spent HOURS cleaning up their playroom and bedrooms. Those rooms NEEDED it! 

The snow and freezing rain arrived on Monday, but fortunately we didn't have any outside-the-house activities to miss. We finished school assignments in the morning and spent the afternoon playing in the snow, making hedgehog cupcakes and watching Magic School Bus Gets Eaten, Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie and Magic School Bus Blows its Top. The kids also enjoyed donning their LL Bean headlamps and running around the yard with our Golden Retriever in the dark after dinner.

Cupcake Hedgehog Cookbook

Our Hedgehogs - They Don't Look as Nice, but Fun to Decorate

Cat Decided to Join Us and SIT ON the Cookbook

C and S Playing Outside in the Dark

C Trying to Throw a SnowBall and S with DAD'S Gloves

Poor C woke up with a high fever, coughing, aches and pains, and upset belly Tuesday morning. The boys continued on with their daily assignments while she rested in bed, and in the afternoon S had "Astronaut Training" at OT and J had Boy Scouts.  

C was feeling better on Wednesday - how quick they get over illnesses! - but with the rest of us still sniffly-coughy, our nature studies were simply enjoying a sunny, "warm" winter afternoon in the snow for some light exercise and fresh, crisp air. Check out our fun snow sculptures here! 

Thursday brought about changes. C is bored with her Grammar and Writing Handbook so  we decided that she would play grammar games at The Teacher's Cafe in addition to her Daily Grams, Reading, and Creative Composition, and, hoping to improve her handwriting, I started  her on  a Writing Workbook for Language Arts.

Pick 4 Friday! Sometimes I like to mix things up a little and surprise the kids. So, today I did "Pick 4 Friday" - the kids choose 4 of their daily assignments (out of 6 or 7) to complete for the day. Not every Friday is Pick 4, but when the sun is shining and we've had a good week it's nice to have a "lighter" day to head outside!

 J's Accomplishments 

Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra Lessons 79-81

DK History of the World Chapter 18 and 19

February Pond Press FINISHED

Wordly Wise Level 6 FINISHED

Teacher's Cafe Middle School Grammar  FINISHED 

Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber
Rowe College Business English - Common Nouns
Anatomy Arcade

Apologia General Science Module 9: What is Life?

Dance Mat Typing

J Listening to Music While Doing Science

J Reading World History

C's Accomplishments

Saxon Math 54 Supplemental Practice 63, Test 12 (75%), Problem Set 66

History Pockets: Native Americans

Daily Grams Day 20-23
Creative Composition
Teacher's Cafe Grammar Games - Grammar Gorillas
Superfudge by Judy Blume

All About Spelling Level 2 Step 9 Spelling the Sounds of long U and /z/

Writing Workbooks Handwriting: My Body

Apologia Zoology III Lesson 9: Odd-toed Ungulates FINISHED

C Working on her Zoo III Even-Toed Ungulates Summary

S's Accomplishments

Hooked on Phonics: Learn to Read Level 1 pp 38-45 Short I and Sight Words

Readers: Cat, Rag, Pig Wig

Get Ready for Kindergarten Math pp 53-60 Shape Review
Horizons Math Lesson 87, 89

Handwriting Without Tears W, X and Y

Kumon Mazes 22-25
100's Grid 1-50

My Body Lapbook

S's Teeth and Senses Book and Lapbook Mini Books

So, that was our week! How was yours? Check out other Weekly Wrap-ups at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers and join the blog hops at Hop Along Friday and Hip Homeschool Hop for lots of fun ideas!