It’s been a busy two weeks!

Turkey and Bunny have finally reached the point in geometry that I have been dreading…proofs. I did not enjoy doing proofs when I was in high school. They, however, have taken to them very well so far, so maybe it won’t be as bad as I was expecting! Ladybug has been working with ratios, and determining if two different ratios are equivalent. Chickadee started subtracting this week!

In science, Ladybug has learned all about crocodilians. She started on amphibians, too, and charted the life cycle of a frog. Turkey and Bunny finished a chapter on ecology, where they learned about the water, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen cycles, among other things.

My students have been all over the place in history. In the last two weeks, we’ve learned about the Corinthian, Pan-Hellenic, and Latin Leagues. We’ve read about Alexander the Great and Asoka. We’ve studied wars, stalemates, and treaties. And our travels have taken us to China, India, Macedonia, Northern Africa, and Italy, in addition to other locations. Of course, that’s including both Turkey’s and Bunny’s study of the History of the Ancient World and Ladybug’s of the Story of the World, but it’s interesting to see how their lessons keep overlapping!

We started the Canterbury Tales this week, and so far, we’re all enjoying it. I will admit to never having read this piece of literature before, and it’s nothing like I was expecting. It’s a true testament to Chaucer’s wit and wisdom that his stories are still so funny and relevant hundreds of years later!

Our schedule for the next few weeks will be a bit erratic with family birthdays and Holy Week coming up, so I’ll be back with another wrap-up in about two weeks!