This Week for School

We took a trip to the Capitol and the Museum of History. I think we will be taking several trips to this museum now that we are back to American history. It's great to get out and see exhibits for the stories we are reading about. Not only is it entertaining, but it's free!

There is a new exhibit called The Story of North Carolina. We learned about many local stories such as Cary's Rebellion. Walking through it is like walking through a time warp. It's very well done. 

We also started the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It's slow going, the boys aren't falling all over themselves to find out what happens next. Still, it's a good story and a great way to get some discussions on morality and the importance of separation of church and state.

It's been a pretty good week. Jeremiah started Hooked on Phonics. Reading is still his least favorite thing to do, but he's made lots of progress this week. We also found a box of Scrabble Cheese Nips. We had fun putting together words.

A Fall Afternoon

We are going to take a break from our normal school day. Instead we are going to celebrate fall!



We read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irvine. We read about the author here first. I found a copy of the short story online here.

One of the cool facts we learned about the author was that he went by a pen name of "Diedrich Knickerbocker". The NY Knicks got their name from this pseudonym.

This is one of my favorite fall stories. There are many good moral lessons to draw on from the characters. I love how Irvine twists irony, humor, and suspense into one short story. There were a few times that I had to reread a sentence or two because the irony was lost on them at first. It was fun to talk about together.

While I read out loud the kids enjoyed apple cider and pumpkin-oatmeal muffins. My house smelled so lovely.

After we finished reading, we kicked back and watched the Disney cartoon.