This week we've started our last unit for the year on exploration and survival. The next few weeks we'll be studying animal adaptation and reading Abel's Island. So far it seems like a really fun unit. I can't wait for the last part that focuses on simple machines and culminates with making our own Rube Goldberg!
Our piano "experiment" is going really well. In this case it's more of an observation than an experiment with the goal being daily practice. Everyone has discovered that they learn things very quickly when they practice more than 3-4 days a week. Both of them are now progressing quickly through book 1, and we've started planning Aiden's book 1 recital for sometime in May.
On Saturday we pack up our school books and head to Cleveland to spend the week doing school at Grandma and Grandpa's. I'm not looking forward to the 10+ hour drive, but at least we have 3 books on cd to listen to while we travel. If they can manage to get all their work done during the week, we'll be able to do this more often. I don't think it will be an issue because my parents are still working during the week, so they'll be gone all day while we're doing school. I am looking forward to not having all the other things I normally have to do during the week! Maybe that's worth the 10 hour drive.
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