Not exactly the same as finishing a grown up book, but Josh and I read together (he actually read a few paragraphs of each chapter out loud) The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds. It has 10 chapters, but we just started on the 22nd and finished it tonight. I am so proud of how well his reading skills are improving.
This book was about a family in New York before it became NY (1756.) We are reading together books that take place in the time before, during, and after America became America as we just finished reading about that time period in History.
That's more good news, we also finished History. Yeah!
Now we have to finish:
Math (they each have 5 more chapters or about 5 more weeks.)
Language Arts
Science (We have 3 more experiments left to do, which will take about 3 weeks.)
Spelling (Isn't going to happen as we only just started this in about March and it is 180 lessons.)
We should finish above things (except Spelling) by end of July. Then in August they will each have to still do:
Bible time daily (reading it for 15 min.)
devotion daily
prayer time daily
reading (Josh 15-30 min daily, with half being out loud) (Jason 45 min. daily)
Only an hour to an hour and a half of work is not a big deal; after another hour or less of chores the rest of the day can be free play.
We also want to research root beer and make our own. That will be more of a fun activity though. I know Jason is looking forward to it.
-Becky
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Josh and I finished a book
Posted by Becky R at 9:55 PM
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That's awesome that you guys finished a book! I have found many good books. Just wondering have you ever read a choice to cherish?
My family used to make root beer. After making it and bottling it, we had to lay the bottles on their side in a cool place, which in our house was down cellar.
There is a slight fermentation that takes place. The only reason i know that is because my maternal grandmother had to sit down after drinking a glass of our homemade stuff--it went right to her head.
We made it in a large copper kettle, and took turns stirring it. Lots of the neighborhood kids would come over to watch, and my dad saw to it that every kid could have a bottle when it was ready. All he asked was that the bottles be returned. (they were old, thick bottles)
megan
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