Monday Musings...

Ideas for the week....

~ We started reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, as I misplaced The Time Garden. I think we'll continue with the Wizard for a bit!

~ Cyrus asked if he could fill out multiplication tables again, so I'll print some of those, and Cricket can do a couple of 100's charts. Some Life of Fred, and a little Math Mammoth to be done as well.

~ I'd like to start reading from The Story Book of Science again. And do a project or two from one of our experiment books.

~ I think we'll finish Abel's Island (with Cyrus), All of a Kind Family (with Cassia), and Little House in the Big Woods (both kids) this week. Debating what to start with next for individual-with-the-kids reading. I think for history, we'll either go with Little House on the Prairie or Ben and Me next.

~ The kids started week one of the Couch Potato to 5k program yesterday. We'll be jogging three times a week with this, in the early evenings. We're lucky because we have loads of creekside biking/walking trails near home.

~ I'd like to finish weeding the front yard, and get the backyard rototilling done this week. I did plant two kinds of mint, some cilantro, and basil out front yesterday. Garden therapy! (Works every time, though I did get a funny stripe of sunburn right across my lower back from bending over to weed!)

~ Cassia will move into the second section of Phonics Pathways this week. Toward the end of last week I dictated two-letter blends to her to write, and she did very well with them. I'm a bit afraid to say we're making real progress... perhaps I'll jinx myself if I do! But I will say I am truly hopeful!

~ Cyrus has been writing in his journal a lot lately, but I'd like him to start working on an essay as well... maybe. I am thinking something like Writing Skills--nice, simple, uncluttered and very straightforward--might be good for the fall. Any thoughts?

~ I'm ready to start massive decluttering. First to go are all my "fat" clothes!

What is on your agenda for the week?