Be Still, Have Faith, & Teach On!

 This week went by in a blink!  We didn't have much time for book lessons, but we did learn a lot this week. We had beautiful weather this week.  Monday Savannah and I went to Little Rock.  She had an appointment, then we did some shopping.  It was a great day. I enjoyed getting to spend some time with her. Logan, Lillian, and Dad stayed home and worked in the store. Tuesday morning we did a little bit of school. Then Savannah had ASL. Logan had a visit from his case worker.  Tuesday afternoon we had our first trap practice.  We had a good turnout and a lot of fun.  Wednesday we visited a local cemetery.  We were looking for people who had lived during the 20's and 30's. Thursday we had school and I assigned new book report books. Friday we went to a local resale store.  The kids had to find something that they might would have found in a home during the 20's or 30's. Here are their finds: Friday night we zoom buddy watched a movie with ...

 So this week's school consisted mostly of PACE booklet work.  We did have one day of American History. We discussed the time period between 1910-1920.  We really wanted to get this lesson in because this was the teens big week for their 1920's Murder Mystery Dinner.   They had a great time!  It was a really neat experience to tie into our American History. We also did one Write Shop activity.  Everyone described their favorite food.  Their paragraphs are all getting better. Savannah missed her online ASL classes this week, but she is working on learning to sign a fairy tale. She picked Stone Soup.  We had to go to Little Rock a couple of times this week for appointments.  One day Meme, the kids, and I took a trip to Pinnacle Mountain State Park and Maumelle Park for a picnic.  It was neat to each lunch by the Arkansas River. Friday and Saturday were co-op days. Lillian is really enjoying onsite co-op. Logan and Savannah are really ...

 We started on a new focus this week.  We are concentrating on spiritual and physical wellbeing.  We have spent a lot of time during our mornings focusing on learning to pray, learning to listen to God's word, and how to be physically fit as well.  Physically we worked on stretching, strength, increasing heart rate, posture, and being mindful of needing to start each day with some sort of activity.  It has really made a big difference to our school days.  We are able to get more done, and still have energy in the evenings to enjoy some free time.   This week in school: Home Ec:  The kids are all still taking turns preparing meals.  This has been a great experience for them, and a great break for me!  Savannah and Lillian also worked on some DIY revamp projects.  They did a great job!  Logan helped with some staining on some boards for the girls room remodels.  History:   We did not do any formal history this...