Author: Jodi

We ALL needed a Mental Health Day today. Thank GOD we could take one.

Week 7 of homeschooling in the Seyfried household is officially in the books. Only 1 week left to go!

Friday is our PJ day…it was a good day for it, as it was a chilly, rainy day.

Jonas played a Kahoot on text structures, progressed at his own pace on Beast and Khan Academy, explored Reading Eggs, and engineered some Lego creations. For Mommy and Me Time, we cuddled in bed together and read.

Xander watched a Brainpop video and took a quiz on idioms, played a few math games and progressed at his own pace on Beast Academy, explored Reading Eggs, and did some Mystery Science. For Mommy and Me Time, we cuddled in bed together and read.

Roman watched animated books of “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs” and “The Three Pigs” and completed a Venn Diagram and watched an animated book of “I Wanna Iguana” and completed a T Chart, progressed at his own pace on Beast Academy, explored Reading Eggs, and did some Mystery Science. For Mommy and Me Time, we made chocolate chip muffins and played Clue Jr.

Week 7 is complete…only 1 1/2 weeks to go!!!

Mental Health Day!

Today was a crazy day. We didn’t get started with homeschooling until almost 10:00 am, at which point the electricity went out and the internet went down. So, the boys played outside in the sunshine, made themselves lunch, and played outside some more until the power came back on…then, they did a little free play on their tablets.

After that, we started our school day. We ended up skipping Mommy and Me Time and just burned through Math, Writing, Social Studies/Science, and Reading.

Jonas progressed at his own pace on Khan and Beast Academy, watched a couple of Flocabulary videos on the writing process and the five elements of a story, watched a slideshow presentation on genetics, completed a few slides on American reconstruction, read on Epic, and did a TaeKwonDo Zoom.

Xander did a GoMath lesson and progressed at his own pace on Beast Academy, responded to his online classroom discussion question and watched a Flocabulary video on idioms, read three articles on Social Studies Weekly, and read on Epic.

Roman progressed at his own pace on Beast Academy, took a spelling test and did a little research for another biography project (he chose Elon Musk), read on Epic, and did a TaeKwonDo Zoom.

I’ve been a little off all day today (although the boys rolled with the changes in our day really well). But, selfishly, I’m hoping we’ll have more of a (new) normal day tomorrow…

Mental Health Day!!!

I thought it might be fun for the boys to do their homeschooling work in the tent today, so Tom set it up for them in the backyard.

Xander and Roman were out there right after breakfast, setting up their spaces…my boys love to nest (it’s so sweet). Jonas slept in, but as soon as he woke up and had breakfast, he was out there too with stuffed animals and blankets in tow. Petra was close behind. Roman set up her bed inside the tent with them, but she preferred to sit outside and stand guard…we love our Petra girl.

Jonas responded to his online classroom discussion question, read about the Vietnam War on Epic, worked on a packet of Greg Tang puzzles, and tried again with the Google Slides (we’re going to have to figure that one out soon…he was getting super frustrated with it). For Mommy and Me Time, we snuggled up on the couch and read.

Xander searched the book he’s been reading for adverbs and made a list of them, read on Epic, worked on unit fractions, and watched a Mystery Science video on black holes. For Mommy and Me Time, we made lunch and worked on cutting out fabric for some bookmarks he wants to make.

Roman researched Unspeakable and filled out a graphic organizer for his biography, read on Epic (we couldn’t figure out how to interact with ConnectEd), progressed at his own pace on Beast Academy, and made up fifteen silly sentences with his spelling words (all of them had at least one potty word in them…eye roll). For Mommy and Me Time, we went on a walk (he rode the overboard).

We’re back at it…

I decided to start the day out today with the boys doing some kind of outdoor exercise for a bit…Jonas and Roman rode their bikes and Xander took a walk. We just have to get that energy OUT multiple times a day (especially first thing in the morning) or they will be at each other’s throats all day (especially Jonas and Roman).

Jonas did some editing and revising, progressed at his own pace on Khan Academy, read on Epic and answered a few questions about what he read, and tried to figure out how to complete interactive slides on forces and motion and the Civil War (I’m not sure he ever figured it out…). For Mommy and Me Time, we snuggled up in bed and read together.

Xander responded to his online classroom discussion question and watched a BrainPop to review adverbs, struggled with point of view in a non-fiction text and ended up filling out a graphic organizer on animal research (dolphins) instead, progressed at his own pace on Beast Academy, and read a few articles on Social Studies Weekly and answered a few questions about what he read. For Mommy and Me Time, we played pickle ball and Exploding Kittens.

Roman watched a BrainPop video/took a quiz on biographies and picked out who he wants to write his biography about (Unspeakable), read on Epic and watched a BrainPop video/took a quiz on main idea, progressed at his own pace on Beast Academy (we weren’t able to figure out how interact with GoMath…), and typed out his spelling words. For Mommy and Me, we took a walk (he rode the hoverboard).

I can’t believe that I pretty much already have a 6th grader, 5th grader, and 3rd grader on my hands!!!

Friday is our PJ Day…thank goodness. I was feeling low energy today. The boys woke up early, so we were able to start our homeschool day an hour early! They got everything done (except Science/Social Studies) an hour before lunch. So, they had some time to run around outside. We’ll hit up Science/Social Studies later today/this weekend. We’re headed out to Tim’s Ford Lake right now to go out on the boat and do some exploring. I’m so grateful…I think we’re all ready for a break.

Jonas worked on his typing skills through Typing Agent, completed a graph and played speedball on Renzulli for Math, and read on Epic and answered a few questions about what he read. For Mommy and Me Time, we snuggled up in bed and read together.

Xander posted on his classroom discussion board and wrote a letter to his best friend, progressed at his own pace on Beast Academy, and read on Epic. For Mommy and Me Time, we played with the kitty cat next door (Xander is pet sitting for the first time and is SO excited about it…such a perfect job for my little animal lover) and played slapjack and war.

Roman added a few more chapters to the story he wrote yesterday, progressed at his own pace on Beast Academy, read a story and took a quiz on Freckle, and read on Epic. For Mommy and Me Time, we sanded the stick he’s been carving and read monkey stories on Libby.

Week 5 of homeschooling is complete!!! Only 3 1/2 weeks to go!!!

Today was a little bit of a blah, rainy day…not much to report.

Jonas worked on revising and editing, progressed at his own pace in Math on Khan Academy, read about the Great Depression, did some Mystery Science, and studied the Holocaust. For Mommy and Me a Time, we snuggled up in bed and read together.

Xander looked for and made a list of metaphors in the books he’s been reading lately, reviewed subtracting mixed numbers on Khan Academy, read on Epic, and watched a physical science video and played games and took a quiz on it. For Mommy and Me Time, we played slapjack, rummy, and war.

Roman wrote a story on the computer about his best friends (something involving a wrecking ball and school), progressed at his own pace on Beast Academy, read a story and took a quiz about it on Freckle, read on Epic, and watched a video and took a quiz on classifying animals on BrainPop Jr. For Mommy and Me Time, we cleaned his room and read some “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” together.