Day of Political Activism

Breakfast

1. Song, Poem, Prayer 
   
2. Read about Acorns 
   
3. Read Manner story
   

Rest of Day

• Read a couple picture books while Jacq was napping
  
• Madeleine and Erika each read aloud a bit
  
• Moveable Alphabet with Dorothy Jo
  
• Madeleine read to Caroline
  
• A bit more of crafting the "toilet paper roll DOLLS" 
  
• Girls played with blocks and the castle set up and doll house people while I tried to get the printer set up.  Not successful
  
• Distributed I-1000 literature around our precinct.  They were FAST! And, they loved it.  Kept asking to do more.  M left a message for "Mrs. Anderson" asking for more pamphlets.  They were ecstatic to see a McCain sign up, down the road.  They want to go meet them. 
• Lunch.  Pete at home.  He sort of ate with us.  
  
• Miss Hickory for quiet time read aloud
  
• Girls did finger knitting. Dorothy Jo learned how to and she is so excited!
  
• Madeleine - Irish Dancing at 5:00.  Erika, Dorothy Jo and Caroline stayed with Julee and Jemma.
  
• 6:60  Sang songs with Caroline after dinner.  Girls showed Pete their Finger Knitting. Hung out in the living room. 
  
• D, C, J to sleep at 8:00 
  
• M and E read from 8-8:30 in our bed. Erika did a bit of cursive with me.  Madeleine sat with Pete.  I showed them the meal plan for Fall and we talked about it.  
  

Summary / Notes from August-October

Math ~ M & E finished Alpha in October 2008.  Still don't know all math facts, but we're moving on to Beta.  

Reading ~ Madeleine reading at Level 3, some chapter books.  Doing really well.  Erika reading at Level 2 or so.  Loves it and is very focused.  

Author Fiesta - Polacco and Arnosky and Mem Fox

Rabbit Trails - Ocean Life-August, Moon-August, Apples-Sept, Pumpkins-Oct. Trees-Oct.

M,E learning to knit - June.  Finger knitting-October

History - American History ~ Ben Franklin-Aug, Paul Revere-Sept, Sam Adams-Oct, George Washington-Nov

Outdoor Hours - October

Art - Mary Cassatt in August/September. Visit to the SAM Impressionist exhibit

Music - Bach in October.  Lots of books and starting to listen to pieces.  

• M,E read aloud.
• Worked on memorizing Angeles.
• Dorothy Jo and I did Cuisenaire Rods.
• Girls drew and I read aloud and M & E narrated: Cain & Able, DSFLF, Princess and the Pea, Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep.
• Drawing and coloring
• Aesops Fable.
• Mother Teresa's Glory Story.

Wow! It's been three months since I last posted here. Between morning sickness and then Advent/Christmas, I just got out of the habit.

We've gotten back into a routine the past couple of days, and it's been a relief to say the least.

• All 3 girls read a reader to me. They go through it themself for about 5-10 minutes, then sit with me and read out loud. Dorothy Jo makes up stories to the Bob Books....it's really cute.
• Worked on "projects" for COURAGE for Little Flowers. Began memorizing the verse. Read the story of Joshua, then they illustrated. Read Little Hero of Holland from Children's Book of Virtues.
• Erika - did a page of "e" and then illustrated.
• Madeleine watched 2 lessons of MUS and did a few problems.
• Read 2 lessons out loud from the First Communion Catechism. They claimed they "knew all of it." So, we discussed, and hmmmm.....they did, actually.
• Read Devotional Stories for Little Folks. 1 chpt. out loud.
• Lots of drawing and then playing with new toys.