Closed out week 30 last week. We’ll be finishing in mid-July considering a few summer activities sprinkled in. Nate has been around to help so we have been taking turns reading with Ben and helping with his seatwork.
Benjamin has a devotional called The BBC Manual. His theological book right now is Daring to Live on the Edge. He reads along with our church reading plan and also has weekly memory work. He usually has youth memory work as well.
In history/social studies, our spines are The Story of the World: The Modern Age and Usborne Encyclopedia 12,000 Years of World History. We are reading a missionary biography about Brother Andrew called God’s Smuggler. Benjamin does a current event assignment once a week using World Kids magazine. We have weekly timeline activities as well.
Reader alouds this unit were The War That Saved My Life, Number The Stars, and The Year of Impossible Goodbyes. We also have poetry selections each week from Classic Poetry.
For language we have Sequential Spelling 4 for spelling, a cursive assignment each week just to stay in practice, vocabulary with Wordly Wise 3000, Book 7, and a creative assignment each week.
This unit Benjamin read Snow Treasure, The Endless Steppe, and Chu Ju’s House.
In science, we finished The Industrial Revolution and started Planet Earth and worked the associated labs.
Benjamin is still doing well with Horizons Pre-Algebra for math.
Benjamin doesn’t have any extracurricular activities presently. He still runs our A/V during church and is a good helper for Connections and church events. He spends a lot of time gaming and listening to his music. He has recently took it upon himself to do more basketball practice at home so that is good. He is a pretty good sport when Nate makes the kids work out.
Family activities this unit were a trip to Boca Chica with Moehrings to try to watch Starship launch, a trip to Kentucky for Grace’s graduation, and a weekend trip to Center Point for Mother’s Day and to present about our Israel trip. We also had Ginny’s birthday and a missions Sunday service at the park.