On this week's episode of Ingram School...

We are almost through with all seven continents!  Rachel thought it was hysterical that we started Antarctica on the day that it was calling for snow here!  (Unfortunately, after waiting all day, we didn't get to see the five minutes of snow...must have been showering and brushing teeth before bed!)
Rachel started subtraction and really seemed to get it!  I guess when other people in the house are always taking things away from you, it makes sense :)
We began reading Fables yesterday and all of the kids like listening and talking about personification.  Every story we read after that, they had to point out the animals who were talking or wearing clothes!  Super cute!  Our first fable was "The Lion and the Mouse" and Ruby loved that someone small could help someone big.  She kept telling me all day how she was helping even though she was little!
There are zillions of ideas out there about the five senses, but honestly, we're being pretty boring and zooming right through them.  We did so much with them last year, so we're just reading a story about each sense and focusing on the organ associated with it.
Rachel signed up to read to a therapy dog at the library yesterday.  She did a great job sitting right down and reading three Biscuit books.  I was most proud of how she didn't need me to sit with her!!  Ruby and Ford and I just wandered around the children's room and checked out books.  For some reason, the subject of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory came up this weekend and they really want to read it, so last night we started with the first three chapters.  Rachel and Ford loved it!!  Ruby could take it or leave it...she's not so good with a book that isn't full of pictures!
We will finish up the continents this week, finish up the five senses, read the rest of the "required" fables, and try to get a good grasp on subtraction.  Coming up next week, it's time to start talking turkey!  I'm hoping to do lots of fun crafts and spend time talking more about what we're thankful for while still getting in some good math and reading before the Thanksgiving holiday.  To wrap up the Human Body, we're supposed to talk about taking care of our bodies including eating healthy. Ni guess we could all use that reminder before we have a week full of stuffing, cakes, pies, and more!