November 16 - 20

 WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON

Preston's favorite thing this week was learning about Machu Pichu in our geography sticker book.  We found a couple really fun videos and really had a great time.  He could not believe how precise the architecture was on the stones that are cut throughout.  

MARISSA

Marissa's favorite thing this week was sewing a pillow she started with her Abuela (grandma).  She was so excited and now wants to learn more types of sewing and other crafting skills.  

CALEB

My favorite part of the week was watching Caleb get excited about a book Marissa was reading called "The Princess in Black."  He was flipping through it in the car and went back to get it after we got home.  I caught him trying to read it on his own and flipping through the pages in multiple positions for about 20 minutes.  It is awesome to watch his excitement for books and reading grow!

OTHER

GEOGRAPHY

We read a couple of fun books this week for geography.  One was called "How I learned Geography" and was about a child who lived in Poland during the Warsaw Blitz.  He talked about leaving the country and having nowhere to live and very little food.  One day, his dad came how with a map, and he learned to love the world from his study of that map.  It was so beautiful to watch the kids realize not everyone is as blessed as they are, and also to see how others have made the most of their situations and lived in their imagination.

The other book is called Miss Rumphius and talks about all her travels and adventures and how she made the world a better place by scattering lupine seeds everywhere she went one year.  Loved both books and what we learned about the word from them.  

ART

The kids had a great time with art this week!  Marissa drew several pictures using different media (pastels, water colors, colored pencils, etc.). 

Preston used his art skills to draw Baby Yoda.  

MATH

This week, in addition to our math books, we spent time putting together puzzles, playing Chess and other logic games.  It was so much fun to have a week with some extras.  Marissa listened to musical multiplication and worked on her memorization.