summer curriculum recap

Astronomy: Adon and I stayed out late and saw some Perseid meteors; we lounged in our patio chairs and saw 1 about every 5 minutes between 11 and 11:30 PM on the night they peaked. He is well-steeped in astronomy already, it was more a relaxing observation than a lesson. I discovered he needs to bone up on his constellations, though.

Art: Both boys are intent on drawing comics. Adon's are pretty funny; Zander's are a little derivative since he is mostly copying Adon's ideas so far. I will post 1 or 2 when I can.

Literature: The boys always read a lot; they recently got into Tintin comics at my suggestion. Adon has also been reading the Wizard of Earthsea series, and Zander is reading "science experiment" and chemistry books. Thus:

Chemistry and physics: We explored viscosity, displacement, and density here:

Cuisine: Adon and Mom spent a lot of time and energy preparing a yummy chicken satay dinner for us, with homemade peanut sauce. Like, from peanuts. The boys did a lot of shelling!

Exercise / Sports: The boys have been progressing nicely in their martial arts training. Adon became a green belt recently and Zander is about to go up to purple. The gratifying things about their training are that they are dedicated to practicing and exercising at home as well as in class, they have a sense of accomplishment and purpose to go along with their goals for improvement, and they have incorporated respect, determination, and cheerful obedience into their attitudes.

Math: Adon and Zander love the online resource Khan Academy in addition to the other math learning and practice we do. Check it out; I love the way Mr. Khan presents such a massive amount of material in such easy-to-absorb units.

The boys continue to amaze me with their creativity and passion for LEGOs, games, drawing, making movies, playing with garage Band to make music, and all the other miscellaneous things they are free to explore, share, and fall in love with!

homemade strawbabies

hand grown strawberries, cultivated by the Scholl boys:



not our first crop, but probably the largest so far.