Adventures in MFW ~ Week 9

I am so far behind in posting My Father's World highlights! Please forgive me for being brief.

Bible ~ Matthew 7:24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock."

We discussed the definition of Psalms and read Psalm 62. I wanted to play the song on my keyboard, but I didn't have enough D batteries to get the thing running. Oh well. Another time. We did not make the pet rock or necklace as suggested for Thurday's activity but we have gone over the notion of Jesus as our Rock so many times in the last couple of years that we didn't need another visual.

Social Studies/History ~ This week we learned quite a bit about George Washington. Sydney read his biography earlier in the year so we didn't repeat it this week. We did read all about him in "Exploring American History" though. He really was a fascinating and blessed man. The girls had a lot of fun making their tri corn hats and learning about Yankee Doodle and the true meaning of "macaroni"

Science ~ Both girls were learning about the seasons this week so we had a good discussion. They seem to enjoy acting out the Earth and sun more than just about anything these days. It's funny to watch them take turns rotating and orbiting around each other.

Our read aloud this week was "Sarah Whitcher's Story." Typically Sydney does not like to be read to because she doesn't want me to stop until the book is over. She's starting to get used to it though and has been patiently waiting as the story develops. It was a little too scary for Sadey though, so we've started reading it during her nap time.

Math ~ Sydney is progressing quite nicely in math. She is almost finished with the Beta level of Math U See and is ready to move on to Gamma. She is technically a year behind in math, but we firmly believe that she is exactly where she needs to be. If she were in public school she would be struggling with math. Here at home she is acing all of her tests and has a firm understanding of what we are doing each day. I have no doubt that she will "catch up" as soon as she gets her basic math facts memorized. This is something her dad has always struggled with as well, so I think it just takes longer for those math facts to sink into her brain. Whatever. She has most of them memorized now and has a good understanding of multiplication and division so I don't anticipate many/any problems when she starts the next book in a few weeks. She is ready to move on and full of confidence. That's much better than "techincally" working at grade level and crying through every math lesson. I'll happily slow down for her.

All in all. A very good week.