Kevin's Saltdough Map of Europe

Kevin made a saltdough map of Europe, painting it to show the location of Germanic tribes around 500 A.D.

First Full Week

We did it. And it was a success! Our first history discussion on Wednesday went very well. I was quite pleased with their participation; it really seemed as though we were all learning. I felt that Haley really interacted with the material and thought about the whys of it all. When we met to speak about her writing goals for the year, she voiced her approval of the whole read, think, and write process. For the most part, we only hit a couple of snags the whole week.

The main issue is Haley's time. I am changing Latin to four times per week. We still should be able to complete the course by the end of the year and that will give her more time on Mondays for history reading. I may take Fix-It out completely because we will more than likely need all the time we can get when she gets a full writing assignment. We will take it as it comes.

One thing I need to keep at the forefront of my thought is to customize each week. When there is a larger writing assignment, we can cut back someplace else: history reading for that week, Latin perhaps. I need to keep in mind what skills are important for her to develop at that particular time. We can't do it all.

Hopefully, our success is not short lived. Next week looks like a bear with only four days and a lengthy church history assignment.