what's new in 2010...

Samuel is almost done with the Beta level of Math-U-See and is looking forward to getting into new material. He gets bored when we do too much review, so I have to make sure not to assign him busy work - just what's needed to get the concept.

Other than that, we haven't done much structure until now. Dh wanted to be involved in our history plans, and his work schedule really did not allow that during the fall, but we are hoping to restart things now. So far, so good! We have gotten back into ancient cultures, and Samuel drew some pictures of early technologies:

Irrigation (I like the guy in the background sowing seeds)



Smelting ore (yes, I know it looks like 2 guys camping, but they are smelting ore, I promise!)

I also put craft paper on the wall in the hallway so that he could make his own cave drawings. He actually does this all the time on the side of our house with the leftover charcoal from the grill in the summertime, but that's not really an option right now!

There's still lots of space, and he plans to add to it throughout the week.

Here's a caveman bringing home the bacon, er, venison.

An eagle on a mountaintop.

And, my favorite, the mammoth hunt in the snow.


He also made a ziggurat from his bathtub shapes:

He made some other stuff with the bath clings, too, but you probably won't appreciate it unless you're a Stargate fan. :)

Well, those are the main highlights! I am also working on getting our Goodreads lists updated, but that could take a while...