We started off history learning about ancient Egypt. We read many books about the pyramids and how mummies were made. We learned about daily life in Egypt at that time. We will be finishing our unit with make old Barbie dolls into Mummies. The kids were not as interested in the unit as they had originally thought they would be. That is ok, not every subject is appealing as you start off thinking it would be.
We are reviewing in Math and will start with new information with in a week. In English we are working with the younger two on writing different types of papers. K is learning how to write a personal narrative, she is doing very good for her first one. P is also working on a personal narrative, he is not excited about English and rather do Math all day. He is doing very well and learning how to fine tune his writing.
Our two high school kids are doing amazing at keeping up with there work. We use Switched on Schoolhouse for High School. They are for the most part independent in their studies. J is also working on studying for the ACT. He is working on getting everything together for applying for collage. A is loving his freshman year in high school. He is enjoying watching the weather channel online to see the coverage of Hurricane Harvey. His likes weather study, that has been one of his favorite merit badges he has earned, in scouts.
Also during our first month of school we learned about the solar system and the solar eclipse. We were able to see the solar eclipse (98% of totality). I am glad we were able to experience it as a family. The kids loved seeing the moon moving to block out the sun. Waiting for the Eclipse and during 98%.
So many adventures await us this year. I am looking forward to writing about them. See you all soon.
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