1. Salem has two scratches on her arm that start out separate and then join together to form a larger scratch. She has named the scratches Euphrates, Tigris, and Persian Gulf.
2. Last week we learned all about King Tutankhamen and for most of the week we had been looking at drawings and cartoon art of the tombs and treasure. One day I turned a page in our book and there was an actual photograph of the inside of the tomb. Salem completely freaked out with excitement.
"Is... IS... IS that a REAL PICTURE OF THE TOMB??? I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SEEING THIS!"
It was completely awesome.
3. The next day I walk into the livingroom to find Salem, Averlin, and my 6 year-old brother huddled around the computer watching a youtube video of a professor giving a lecture on King Tut. I asked them what they were doing and they both broke out into excited chatter about hypotheses scientists have on how King Tut died.
4. A little background about the following poem: For our writing lessons we use passages of classic literature to do copywork, narration, or dictation exercises. One of the books we recently used is called "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan. In the story, any pilgrim who wants to reach the Celestial City must pass through a mire of temptation called Vanity Fair. Ever since we read this passage, Salem has been obsessed with the word vanity. Thus, we have the following masterpiece about our golden retriever, Megan.
A Poem By Salem
Megan is our vanity
Of humanity
But she is not a manatee
She is a dog
5 comments:
HAHAHA! I love the poem and the naming of the scratches. That is so fun. Way to be an awesome mom!
Haha. It has very little to do with being an awesome mom- I just think my kids are hilarious!
Love homeschool! Do tell what the reading, narration, you use is called?
Rebekah, I use a writing program called "Writing With Ease," by Suasan Wise Bauer.
Home school is great!!!! love the creativity and excitement about learning...and you get to witness it all first hand! how much other mothers miss!
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