Hilltop Academy - Peek Into Our Week, vol. 4

Sep. 30, 2007

Peek Into Our Week, vol. 4

I feel a little discombobulated doing our "peek" now because we haven't really finished our work from last week. We had company stop in for Friday afternoon and evening, and we didn't do anything academic as a result, but each child got a crash course in Home Economics, as they were made to overhaul their rooms and help scrub the bathroom. Annaleigh could also probably get a music credit as I'm pretty sure I heard her humming the the theme from "Cinderella" as she slaved away. As it stands I'm not sure when we're going to squeeze in our neglected math lessons and spelling tests, but it's a warm, sunny Sunday afternoon, and I'm in "Who really cares?" mode. It'll happen.

In the mean time, here's how we spent our more purposeful Monday-Thursday. The kids dug into our spelling activity idea box (I'm serious...we really do have one of these. It's an optional part of the Spelling Power program) and found the suggestion of practicing your spelling words in instant pudding, spread out over a cookie sheet. So, by golly, they wanted to try it.

Annaleigh is seen here spelling out her solo word for the week, "accidentally," as in I accidentally licked the pudding off my fingers as the kids practiced their words. After they practiced a few times, they both grabbed spoons to dig in.

Annaleigh likes to sniff her chocolate before she tastes it. I think sorta like wine drinkers slosh their glasses around and sniff. I've always hated that in restaurants where the waiters want you to do that before they pour. I rarely drink wine, but on the occasion that I do, it's always White Zinfandel, and I don't really care how it smells. My concern has always been why it's called white when it is clearly pink. Anyway....

Annaleigh finished her Egypt study just as Harrison was beginning his this week. She has now moved on to the Greeks, which I'm sure will eventually produce some very interesting photos, like all of us in multi-colored togas, since I don't own any white sheets. In the meantime here is a photo of Harrison's attempt at hieroglyphics:

I don't know what you think, but there's something very comical and just a tad creepy about that photo. It sort of reminds me of the "Kilroy was here!" cartoon.

See? Weird, huh?

We talked Big D into joining us one evening for a review game that was a part of Annaleigh's history. Annaleigh won, rightly so.

And then here's an extremely flattering picture of me helping Harrison to complete a puzzle of Hatshepsut's temple.

I do not recommend puzzles of Egyptian scenes. It really teaches you nothing about the culture, and everything is sand-colored, so it took us nearly an hour to finish this little 8.5x11 puzzle....ugh!

We squeezed in two movies this week. This, of course...

And for good measure, we're going to throw in the cartoon version this week. Strictly for a compare and contrast. I promise.

We also took three days to watch this:

Both kids have hit this already in Bible, and then it was also a good Egyptian visual for both of them. Of course, I had to field the normal questions with its Biblical inconsistencies like "Was Moses really in love with the Egyptian princess, Neferteri?" "Did Moses' Egyptian mother really come with the Israelites for the Exodus?" "Did Moses really rescue his Hebrew mother from being trapped underneath a huge stone?" All of these I could handle. The one from Annaleigh that stumped me was, "Was Moses really that cute?"

And on that note I'll leave you to ponder that deep, theological mystery. Have a great week!

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Sep. 30, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by lahbluebonnet

My kids used to play in chocolate pudding when they were preschoolers at the occupational therapist's. The therapy dog would longlingly look at my little boy, covered head to toe in chocolate, wanting to lick him. lol Too funny about Charlton Heston!
Blessings,
Laurie