Week in review 4/7/2014

Once again I haven't done an update in awhile.  Part of that is due to sickness that swept through the family and we had several days where school wasn't done.  That is highly unusual for us.  As a result we are in the middle of week 31 right now.  Definitely heading into the home stretch.

In science N. is really enjoying "Evolution the Grand Experiment".  He finds it fascinating to see the lack of fossil evidence for any intermediate forms.  It does a good job of presenting what evolution believes and then countering it with what creationist believe and letting him draw some conclusions on his own.  It ties in very well with the Genetics experiment kit.  This week he made a model of a cell and then had to tell me all the parts of the cell. He chose to make it out of playdough since that is what we had around the house.

He drew insects for his nature journal this week.  His journaling is pretty short and to the point and that is one area I have chosen to not battle.  I wouldn't want anyone critiquing my personal journaling so I don't critique his.

In history he has been studying the USSR and the cold war.  He learned how the USSR took over Czechoslovakia. This has tied in well with some things that are currently going on in the world.  His history project was to make Czechoslovakian cookies.  They were good.

In storytime we are finishing up Children of the Storm which is an autobiography of a Christian girl living in Communist Russia.  We have had some pretty good conversations that were sparked by this book.

In English he is finishing up the BJU grade 8 lit book or at least as much as I have assigned and he will start reading Salt in His Blood which is off the Drawn Into the Heart of Reading list.  He is also coming to the end of Rod and Staff 6. 

Overall I am feeling more confident in his ability to do the World Geography guide next year, but I know there are going to be some areas that will really challenge him.  I am already praying that God will prepare his heart and mind for the new challenges and that he won't become too frustrated with all the work and reading.