Day 2

Math for Gilbert and Trixie.

Minecraft for Faith, Abby, Gilbert and Bede. They are cooperating to survive in Exsilium, with breaks to slay ghasts in the Nether on Bede's LAN world.

I'm quite impressed with Bede's Minecraft skills. He's a real pro, with no instruction from anyone, just wiki research. He learned how to build a nether portal alone, for instance, and how to open his world to the other kids.

Gloria is desperate to play Minecraft. It's a good impetus for her to push past her fear/anxiety of learning to read. She's making real progress.

Bede is also making comics. Below is an advertisement, which he has been inserting.

TRY PEPSI. IT'S GOOD TO DRINK IT!

Gloria's Enderman family. Aww.

Faith is signed up for the forums at OYAN. The usernames are remarkably geeky. Sherlock, Doctor Who, LOTR and Princess Bride predominate. It's charming to find a microcosm of homeschool dorkiness.