Day 8

F and A Algebra, Gilbert did reading to less stress than the first day. Bede is recreating Zero the Hero in LEGO. Bede, Gilbert, Trixie and Gloria all made birthday cards for Sean.

Day 7

Faith and Abby did algebra today and Faith played Dragon Box + as well. Still much reading of To Be Or Not To Be. Faith is also rereading the second book in the Mysterious Benedict Society. Gilbert is still in Third Grade Detectives. Trixie read The Fire Cat today. I think you can see it in the photo amongst the table clutter. Bede has been on the computer most of the day making something lengthy in Google Docs. I think it is a translation of a Discovery Channel show about cats.

We were visited by our friends and fellow homeschoolers, the Pergs, in the afternoon and much fun was had.

Day 6

Faith and Abby started their algebra today, painlessly. Gilbert started his reading workbook and didn't much care for it, but we will continue on for a while. He gets overwrought like Gloria. Below is Abby reading To Be Or Not To Be, which being a Shakespeare Choose Your Own Adventure book, by the creator of Adventure Time, was apparently written just for her.

Day 5

Gloria, Gilbert and Bede intent on the tablet, below. Today we went to Walmart and did much real world math. Also worked with Gloria on reading. She is afraid of something, being wrong maybe? Slow going. Soon it will all click.

Day 4

Co-op again. The kids were prepared for classes and enjoyed it. Faith got a new phrasebook in Latin. I did order an algebra book for Faith and Abby, and as you can see they are really excited about that. 

I think I'll get a math workbook for Gilbert too. He really likes Teaching Textbooks but the computer use required is currently problematic. Gilbert has been reading Third Grade Detectives and seems to like it well enough. Trixie and Gloria have been working in their Brain Quest books, and Bede has been writing actual books and binding them. "A Book About Going To Space!" Bede has also been teaching himself more arithmetic.

Days 1, 2, 3

Ready for co-op!

We started co-op on Monday, Faith, Abby, Gilbert. Little girls and Bede did Brain Quest workbooks during. Tuesday we got sick. Wednesday Faith practiced Latin and Gilbert started Third Grade Detectives. He read more today. Kind of waiting on the internet situation to resolve before we start math for the year but I feel like we will fall behind.

I got a Spectrum Reading workbook for Gilbert. I may get them for some of the other kids too.