Well we took a week off last week for various reasons. I am currently working on my bachelor’s degree and it was test upon test upon test week. I’ve realized that we need a break every 5th or 6th week. We just burn out and need to recharge a little. It’s funny because I’ve been a little more unschooly this go around, but my list of must does is about as long as it ever was. I am having a little trouble finding a math program I like and Joe responds to. We used Saxon last year and I was trying ABeka this year. It’s just boring and a little off the mark in instruction. I am thinking about Math U See. I’ve also looked at Singapore math. I think I might like the Math U See because my 5yo can use it just as much as the 9yo. I just want to make math a little more fun for him. Any ideas? We are also finishing up Joan of Arc and we are now backtracking to England starting with the Viking Invasion. Joe also decided to switch gears to Physics after visiting my lecture class last week. He sat transfixed as my professor explained friction, energy transformations and what not. So I am setting that up and will report on anything cool I find. Also any material on William Wallace out there (besides Braveheart?).
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Have you checked out www.livingmath.net? There are lots of great ideas…I have found that Jason (9) enjoys math stories…he really enjoyed a fun math documentary called The History of 1:
http://throwingmarshmallows.homeschooljournal.net/2006/08/16/163/
Marilyn Burns has some fun books too…The I Hate Mathematics Book is one that Jason got a kick out of.