These pictures were taken early in November.
This might give you a better idea of what school is like (or maybe what it is not like) in the Vertner School.
I am often asked "What do you do with the younger kids while you are schooling Noah?"
Well, some days, we....
and other days we.....
and then some days they get the better of me.
On to the lessons...
Our Bible Study was a review of the word "Fool" in the Strong's Concordance. This idea was taken from a "No Greater Joy" newsletter. It has been fuel for several great discussions about gaining wisdom, making wise choices and foolish behavior. There were about 100 entries for "fool" and we covered 3-5 a day, discussed the scripture and meaning and then prayed together.
Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons
We are currently in the 60s. I very much appreciate the process and simplicity. Our oldest child is progressing through the lessons very well. He loves stories and is always asking for audio books. Yet, he is not yet showing signs of eagerness to read beyond the requirements of this book. I know it will come when he is ready, and when it does, I doubt we'll have enough books to keep him busy.
He shows an apptitude for math and reasoning. Unfortunately I have not found a math program that I am overly thrill with yet. We are currently using Abbeca, but don't feel that it is anything special, and pretty institutional. I have an interest in "Math You Can", but am open to other suggestions.Finally - everyone's favorite! Themes!
ANCIENT EGYPT
Noah really enjoyes the Mary Pope Osborne book series "The Magic Tree House". We selected the "Mummies in the Morning" book to get us started. We were able to find a Mary Pope Osborne research companion to the Magic Tree House on Ancient Egypt at the library, as well as several other age-appropriate text. We set the DVR to record anything about pyramids, mummies or sarcophaguses (Noah's favorite vocabulary word). The capstone to the theme will be a Mom-Noah date to see the MUMMIES Omnimax movie at the Science and Industry Museum tomorrow afternoon.We are also working on memorizing the 50 states.
This coming week will see a new theme as we dive into the US government and Presidential history. We will have plenty of foder for lessons as we plan on soaking in the inaguration of Barak Obama on Tuesday.
