Homeschooling Week 5

Week 5 has been the hardest week yet for us.  With some major personal trials going on since September it has taken us over 3 weeks to get through 1 week of schooling :(  Since A still naps in the afternoon (yippee!) we only have mornings to really do our school work.  And sadly just about every morning has started with a phone call that has lead to my whole morning being taken up :(

Things are finally getting back to normal and I will have everything set to go for next Monday!!!  I am looking forward to getting back into a regular school routine and for A to be more engaged.  We have 2-3 extra weeks worth of schooling to fit in somewhere.  And with holidays coming up I would really love to have some extra time to add in some holiday crafts, for both kids!!!  Here is to hoping things get back on track next week!!!  And stay on track :)

So what did we learn this week(s) :) ?!!?  And what did we read? 

Stories we read!

• Bible
• Esau's Terrible Mistake
• Jacob Lies to His Father
  
• Jacob Leaves Home
  
• Is Esau Still Angry?
  

• Mother Goose

Showing of how 1 person has so many descendants

• Willie Winkie
  
• Dapple Gray
  
• Pat-a-Cake
  
• Little Miss Muffet
  

• Lion Storyteller Bedtime Book
• The Mouse Deer's Wisdom
  
• The Two Brothers
  

• Uncle Wiggily's Story Book  
• Uncle Wiggily and Puss in Boots
  
• Uncle Wiggily and the Lost Boy
  

• Stories from Around the World
• Puss in Boots (France)
  

• Eric Carle's Animals Animals
• Flying Squirrel
  

• The Berenstain Bears' Big Book of Science and Nature
• Fall
  
• Halloween
  
• Thanksgiving
  
• Actual Facts About the Moon
• Christmas 
• New Year's Eve
  

• Things People Do
• The School Teacher
  

Just some of what we learned!!

• Memory Verse:
• Tell your neighbor the truth because we belong to each other.  Ephesians 4:25
  

• Character Trait
• Honesty:  I speak truthful words and act truthfully.
  

• France (Stories from Around the World)
• Flag
• Map
• Eiffel Tower

• Science



What we learned about Fall

• Fall Months: October, November, December
  
• What Fall is Like
  
• What We Wear
  
• What We Do
• Halloween (October 31st)
• Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November)
• Facts About the Moon: Full, Crescent, No Moon
• Christmas (December 25th)
• New Year's Eve (December 31st)
  

• Readiness Skills
•  Direction
  
• What is Missing
  
• Follow Directions
  
• What Comes 1st
  
• Tracing Shapes
  
• Find the Hidden Pictures