Week in review for 2/10/2014

We finished week 23 in MTMM this week.  It is hard to believe.  N. had a good week of school.  He has realized that a negative attitude towards one or two subjects can affect his entire day so he has been praying about his attitude towards subjects like Math.  There were a few times this week as we were having our Biblical Worldview time together that it directly addressed some of the things he has been struggling with.  I don't know why I am always amazed when that happens.  I love how HOD continually draws N. back to God's word to see what the truth is about things. 

I made one change this week and this is where I hope others can learn from my mistakes.  I was waiting to grade his bible study workbook on Fridays.  He has been getting more and more wrong as the weeks go on and I realized that he needed me to grade it right after he does it so I can see if there is something he doesn't understand or if he is just not writing out a complete answer due to his dysgraphia. I discovered a little of both so even though it is an independent box we have a meeting time right after he does it just to make sure he understands what the point of the passage was.

In science he finished "Atoms in the Family".  He said in the end it was a good story, but he just struggled understanding it.  He is now reading Albert Einstein and I can tell that this one is much easier for him to comprehend.  He is still doing the science labs with his dad and they both are really enjoying the time together.

We have had a very snowy winter so doing nature study outside hasn't happened much.  Most of the time he picks a window to look out of and draw.  This week he decided to go out and draw.  I am sure the neighbors thought we had lost our minds.

In storytime we are reading "I Am David", and I have to say it is one of the most interesting books I have ever read.  The daily readings are longer than most at around 24 pages, but it doesn't seem like it because this book is so good.  N. is fascinated by it.  When I finish each day he says "read more". 

He continues to do fairly good narrations.  He tends to pick one section of the reading to narrate instead of getting the entire chapter.  I have allowed this due to his short term memory issues.  He spends a good hour reading and writing his narration and he is improving in his editing skills.  He does still gets some facts mixed up at times though so I have to skim read if something doesn't sound quite right.  Here is his notebook page for the week.  The map of Africa is a little messier than I care for, but he really does have a tough time coloring inside the lines.

Overall I am pleased with his progess this year and I can see where the skills he is fine tuning now will be utilized in the World Geography guide next year for high school.