Weekly Wrap-Up - Konos Style

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This was our first official week homeschooling! We are studying Attentiveness ala Konos. We learned all about the ear....



Then found some parts to make our own crawl through ear.....

Enjoyed some lunch in the ear.....

We also made some signs for our Attentiveness unit study. If it ever stops raining here (actually, I am very grateful for the rain right now) we are going to take our signs outside and make an obstacle course for the powerwheels.

It was a great week. We (okay, mostly I) learned a lot. I have a whole list of changes to make this weekend!

Chore Charts

I am a HUGE fan of having kids help out around the house. Every few months, I come up with some new system and I really like this one. Around here, anything works for a season and then we need to have some new twist to make it fun again. Our Race Track is loosely based on Vicki Bently's Everyday Family Chore System and Accountable Kids. Basically, each child has three "checkpoints" and once they reach a check point, they put a sticker on a chart. After they earn 25 stickers, they get to go mini golfing with Dad.

The great part for me is that I don't have to remember who hasn't brushed their teeth, put on their clothes or had breakfast. I can just ask, are you at Check Point 1?

Draw IT!

This is a fun little reading game that both boys can play together!

I wrote several words on index cards, Dylan reads them silently and then draws the word. Nathan gets to guess what he is drawing. I am excited to try out all the variations of this game!

New Chompers

Every picture I have of Logan looks like this. I think this kid has never stopped teething.

Old Claypots, Meet Old Craypas

I wanted to use up the last Craypas in order to justify opening our shiny new craypas that I bought at ICHE.

Decorating clay pots with craypas or oil pastels is awesome! The colors stay bright even through rain (and snow).

Model Railway Garden

Chicago Botanic Garden's Model Railroad is an incredible place AND it is free on Wednesdays which makes it even better.

Logan could not stop yelling Choo-Choo!

Amazing, isn't it?

He was a little bit excited.

Suzuki Camp

The whole family went to Suzuki Institute at Stevens Point this year! This was my first time attending as a parent and not a trainee so the experience was so much different for me. I very much enjoy watching great teachers teach so I feel like I missed out on something since I couldn't do that this time. However, the boys had a great time and we spent an entire week just hanging out together. Maybe next year I can find another adult to go with us so I can take classes.

Dylan and Nathan were in the same pretwinkle class even though Dylan is playing cello and Nathan is playing violin. Miss Carol with her quiet and caring style obviously embraces the Suzuki spirit and we were so lucky to get her as our teacher. Each day the boys had a private lesson, a music and movement class and a group lesson. The rest of the day is filled with recitals, concerts, play-ins, lectures and talent shows. Good stuff!

Nathan's beautiful bow hold!

Dylan and the cello bow!
Nathan takes a bow.