Weekly update for week of 3/21/11

   I seem to have this every other week thing now as a habit.  Problem is this week I forgot to take pictures so all of the pics are from last week.
  One of the things I love about HOD is the bible quiet time.  I love how it is teaching N. to make this an important part of each day.  He loves reading from the Illustrated Family Bible.  For my visual learner it sure helps to cement things he reads in his bible. 

He also has been memorizing Philippians 2.  This week was a review week and I loved sitting and listening to him sing the verses as his way of remembering them.

In Science he is now reading Exploring the History of Medicine by John Hudson Tiner.  This has been a somewhat challenging book for him.  He has to answer questions every day after he reads.  This has on occasion brought him to tears.  He still can struggle with his reading comprehension if it is something that is totally unfamiliar to him, which the subject matter in this book is.  I am using it though to have him practice the skills of skimming back through several pages of text to find the answers.  This past Friday he did much better with this and was proud of how few he missed.  His science experiment last week was looking to see how fast bacteria multiplied.

This week he is doing an experiment with germs growing on apples.  Will have to see in a few days how that one turns out.

His history project last week was to make a paper doll dressed in the clothes of a Roman Soldier. He really enjoyed this and worked diligently on getting each piece the way he wanted it.

His attention to detail with projects like this is improving.  This week he made a wheel with the names and information about the 12 apostles.

For storytime we continue to read "Traveling the Way".  I think this may be his favorite book this year.  What I love is after I read he will sit quietly and then say "I am thinking about how David must feel... ".  This is a big step for him to start putting himself in the position of the book character and really trying to make those connections.

For his history reading he is now reading the book of John.  He is enjoying reading John all the way through which is something he has never done before.

Next week I will go to the local homeschool convention and will get to talk to Carrie the author of HOD and her sister Julie.  Last year that was the highlight of the convention for me.  I love the fact that I can ask them specific questions about how to make things work for N. and talk through any concerns I have.  I know we will be using the next guide RTR, but not totally sure how each aspect will work for him.  I look forward to getting their input.