An Average Day, Circa Early Fall 2014

Some of you may wonder what we really do all day long.  Homeschooling is as varied as the families that practice it, but here is an 'average' day of ours from earlier this fall.  

This morning began with some Suzuki listening.  We focused on songs for Out and About day, playing both 'name that tune' and 'sing that tune.'

Charlotte and Aria and I read the last story in Molly Wuppie, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and the Bob book Dot.  It is one we've read before, but not at all recently.  Since Charlotte has been frustrated, I thought I'd try backing up a bit.  She read it remarkably easily but I thought she might be remembering/guessing so I wrote up a word and picture match on the white board using words from the story.  It was harder, but she ended up liking it and asked for more.  We did another two and a half of them for a total of 10 words read.  During this time Nova and Solomon practiced violin.

Next Charlotte and I practiced cello while Nova played with Aria.

Nova and Solomon both did some research for pending projects--Nova on the flight of butterflies, and Solomon on WWII.  Nova did some programing.  Nova also tried out garage band for the first time, 'writing' two songs using existing beats, original melodies, lyrics and harmonies.

I outlined the butterfly written projects a little more clearly during snack.  Solomon is doing a paper, on metamorphosis,  Nova is doing a poster on flight and flight patterns, and Charlotte is doing a book on the butterfly life cycle.



During lunch I read about the partitioning of India into India and Pakistan and the creation of Israel after WWII.

The doctor called, and it turns out Ariadne does still have a bladder infection, so I went to the pharmacy in the afternoon to get her medicine. Because of this we did not get to math or Solomon's violin check in. Nova and I did get to go over her newest song a little bit.

In the afternoon Ivy and Matt came over and we walked up to the park and released our butterflies together. It was a beautiful fall day.

At dinner Solomon asked Charles about dark matter.  In addition to dark matter they talked about where the Big Bang started, vectors and dimensions.  Nova got in on the conversation too.