I don't think reading a basic run down of every chapter we did in math and worksheets we used is fun to read....so we are going to focus on more what our real day looks like.Science Fun
Human Body - Skin, Hair, and Nails Unit
On Thursday we started this very interesting- and a little gross - unit! In true Leadership Ed. (TJED) fashion I allowed the kids to take this lab to where their interests led them and then we looked up more with our books and the Internet. We have an awesome microscope that we bought at Amazon.com and slides (Kit A and Kit B) from the 4-Year Plan. Plus we made our own slides.
Here are the things we looked at:
- Dead skin from our own hands/arms.
- Hair from each of us and the dog.
- A dog eye booger. (eeewwww! not my idea)
- Saliva - Chris' to be exact.
- Prepared slide - Human Skin Cross-section - this shows the hair and how it grows out of the skin. We could also see the sweat pores.
- Prepared slide - Mouth Swab - the inside of our cheek skin.
- Prepared slide - Human Blood.
- Usborne Science Encyclopedia - pgs.368-369
- How the Body Works - pgs. 31-41
On Thursday thru Friday my kids wanted another lab day and so we went on a quest to find the BEST slime recipe. We tried several recipes and decided the best is to combine a Silly Putty and Slime recipe to get a nice, bouncy slime. The kids also discovered that if you put the concoction in the refrigerator over night it makes a better bouncy slime.
Read Together - We finished Little House in the Big Woods and started Farmer Boy.
Socialization Activities - Principles of Leadership Class
Marly - Projects - Loom Knitting & sewing balls for the Humanitarian Center. Reading - Diary of a Whimpy Kid: The Last Straw, Dairy of a Whimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Guy Time, Regular Guy, The Diamond of Darkhold.
Chris - Projects - Leatherworking. Reading - Redwall series, Diary of a Whimpy Kid: The Last Straw, Dairy of a Whimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules.
Mom - Many of my projects are on hold. My work has graciously given me more hours, to which I am grateful. However, I'm very exhausted! Reading - The Love Dare and Leven Thumps and the Gateway of Foo.
Oh, I've been wanting to get "Leven Thumps and the Gateway of Foo." Do you like it? So what do you do for your job? You say it's nights, so are you a nurse? Good luck with all those extra hours!
ReplyDeleteI still have not finished "Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo". I'm nearly finished, but I like it so far. It is a little dark at times though.
ReplyDeleteI work at a department store setting up the ads for the next day. I work mostly when the store is closed - making for some VERY late nights. This past week I was early if I got home before 2am. My extra hours are adding day shifts, which cuts into my homeschool and family time.