New graffiti wall,

Emma trying out the graffiti wall in the new school room.

Showing some progress...

The dinning room / school room is coming together this week, after a trip to ikea, and many hrs still to go...it is starting to shape up..


I love my new Dewalt impact driver!!!

Moveable alphabet

Jack using his new iPad to do his school work!

Order of Operations

Today we talked about order if operations and using parentheses in math.
Jack is continuing to work on writing his numbers.

The Spanish Conquistadors

The Spanish explorers who followed Columbus's route to "India", which was really South America.

Phillip II, king of Spain, established the gold and silver mining and export to Spain, from the South American lands. Phillip and many Spanish became rich, at the expense of many native South Americans and African slaves.

Charles V

The Story of the World, chapter 1

Today we discussed the how Charles V came to power, and gained the title of "Holy Roman Emperor"

Emma impressed me with her coloring skills of the portrait of Charles, she takes after her daddy for sure.

November 1 ~ Project 365

"365"

Montessori Counting Beads ~ We use these in "school" to help reinforce number sense.