June 27th- July 3rd

We watched a National Geographic documentary called "The human tree" about tracing all the humans back to the African origins. The girls have taken turns playing "Jump Start" which of course covers math, science, social studies, and reading.

June 20th- 27th

This week the girls have played Jump start, went to the library to participate in their activities. They went to open gym with their friend on Friday. Michael has been explaining natural bug repellents for the plants and how to care for the plants. We have had a lot of success with the garden (especially with the spinach). We watched a video on National Geographic about why we celebrate the 4th of July and the traditions we developed. We also watched eye witness videos on "ponds and rivers, birds,and mammals". We went to Fargo a few times where the kids played with other kids at Scheels and the mall. We have had them work on money and using their allowances to buy stuff they want.
We went camping for the first time. It was fun. We showed the kids how to make a camp fire, rowed a boat on Lake Itasca, and campfire cooking.

May 30th- June 12th

Lots of things have happened this past two weeks that have made it difficult to blog what all we have done education wise with our kids. I will recap the last two weeks here.
My mom and sisters came to visit and the kids had a great time with them. The kids read to them, showed off their counting abilities and other tid bits of information they know. We took the kids to ValleyFair while we were in the cities with my family. We have had the kids read almost everyday. They are participating in the summer reading program at the library. We have been having the Amara practice her ABC's and both girls writing sentences. We have been working on spelling and reading the dolch words as well. Michael has been working with Amara everyday on counting to 100. Is is finally able to do so all by herself. We have been working on different types of math (measurement, fractions, addition, subtraction). We are also asking them to tell time several times a day. The kids are helping Michael keep an eye on the veggies in the garden. Our strawberries are starting to ripen and the spinach is flourishing. We have been practicing the names of the bones in the body and are learning about exoskeletons as well. We have been watching Mythbusters, which the kids find fascinating. The amount of science info that can be learned from that show is never ending. They have spent a lot of time playing with their friend next door. We have been discussing religion a lot lately. Almost everyone we know is Christian so we have been discussing why people believe in Gods and what the different types of of religions are.