A Cold Windy Thursday - a day in review

We started off the day having breakfast first (the lad made it... very simple cereal and milk) since we all got up late feeling tired after a, so far, very labour intensive week.  During breakfast we read another chapter of The Dragonets.    Then we cared for various critters around the house: Rabbits, guinea pigs, snake, fish, mice and a new addition: a toad. 

Then we headed upstairs to get some schooling done (after I got some laundry going).   We started off with our Word of the Day: Access.  Then read a chapter in Fish Finelli: Seagulls don't eat Pickles.    As the lad worked on his Veritas Press History, I put together a blog post on St. Augustine of Hippo.

This was followed up with reading though a couple of poems.  This one pictured below and another I'll use as a poetry lesson called "The Troll".   My son's reaction to this poem was immediate "that wasn't very nice".  

After this my son wanted to take a break since he had his own agenda for the day, so if I can read and he can create, it's a perfect mix for both us.   Today we learned about

• The Moghul Dynasty through "The Story of the World vol.2". 
• Bernard of Clairvaux in "Monks and Mystics"
• More about deepening mystery in Fish Finelli
• Life in the mountain in "Natural World"
• Algae in "100 fantastic Science Facts"
• A chapter in Battle of the Bulge
• A chapter from "Owls in the Family" in a short story book.

Needing to settle his mind after having all these questions raised in his head, my boy read through two chapters in Stone Fox.   He's enjoying the book but dislikes that it takes time away from the books he really wants to read.  :)

Questions my lad raised:

• Are algae blooms dangerous?
• If Algae aren't truly plants, what are they really?
• If a solider kills someone who has surrendered, will they be punished?   Why would those soldiers want to be so mean?   They weren't fair mom.
• Why does goose poop stick so badly?
• What are mutant ducks?

I was able to show him a picture of a mutant duck and explained they really won't eat your hand off.  :)  

The rest just means some research on my part.

click image to go to source: Duck hybrids

We finished our day working through our regular workbooks

• Cursive Logic
  
• Jump Math
  
• Machines & Motion by God's Design
  
• Poetry Lessons.
  

We've just started Poetry Lessons.
Today we learned about Rhyming Couplets
The Lad's Poem Below

Linked to the Crew Round up for Feb 19, 2016.  GO HERE.