Monday was another great day at CC. I'm trying to find more ways to work it into our week. I ask them questions like, "Which presentation was your favorite? Why?" and "What was the most interesting memory work? Why?", etc. Anything that they happen to show extra interest in, we talk about or I pull up more information. I downloaded the app & the Timeline song; it's so dang catchy, the girls beg to listen to it (they also randomly sing lines from it throughout the week!) I also pre-ordered this book:  "Is this what the other kids are doing in 4th grade? Well luckily I have my mom as a teacher."-Audrey, doing math. She is getting to the point where she needs lots of support, mostly in multiplying 3 digits by 2 digits. It takes awhile to go through the lessons because there are a lot of problems to work out. I like that we can spend as long as we want on it. We can also shelve it, move on, and come back to it later. I get to decide! I def...

We're starting to settle into a great routine- which I LOVE!! Everything is in full swing- school, soccer, dance- so it's been nice to plug in extra activities like Mathnasium and trips to the Library. Here's how we're liking everything so far! Classical Conversations- We've completed 2 weeks so far and the girls are still loving it! Annie gets a bit restless in the 3rd hour, but she loves the art lessons and science experiments. Essentials makes my head hurt- I literally forgot all about adverbs and prepositional phrases. Audrey is putting forth a lot of effort- which I love! Being able to sit with her and learn with her- it's pretty wonderful! Full disclosure: we haven't done any of the memory work at home, and I honestly don't know if we'll ever  get to the point where I make that a priority. Time 4 Learning- Prior to starting the week, I create a detailed plan of the activities and quizzes they are responsible for completing. I spre...