Week Three

It was a pretty quiet week this week.  Matt was off on Tuesday and wanted to work with her that day.  He really enjoyed it and I know Eleanor enjoyed working with someone different.  She even did handwriting with him without putting up a fight!  

We read a story about a farmer and a cow and Sonlight suggested discussing where milk came from and then pouring the milk into different size containers to see that the same amount could look different in each, but was still the same.  I really would have liked to take Eleanor to dairy farm, but I couldn't find one around here.  Then I thought that just going to farm would be nice, but all the ones that do field trips around here don't open until next month, so that was nixed.  I really wanted to do something, though, since the rest of the week was pretty much just workbooks and read alouds, so I decided we would make butter.

"Don't take my picture, Mommy!"

"Where's the butter?"

We made just enough for a taste on crackers.

Math is still going very well.  We are still reviewing things she already knows, but I don't want to skip ahead, just to make sure we don't miss any gaps.  Phonics is going well, too  and handwriting is getting better.  She still hates writing her numbers, but she will write a few letters on her own without having a fit.  Creative expression, however, did not go well this week.  I gave her a picture and asked her to tell me a story about the picture.  The first day I introduced it she wouldn't even try.  The second day was the same.  So, on Friday, I was able to get this from her:

She comes up with much more creative stories to "read" to herself before bed.  We'll have to keep working on it.

On to week 4!