Opposable Thumbs

The boys learned just how important their thumbs are this week.  We did experiments that included zippers, playing cards, writing, picking up a coin and opening a candy wrapper with our thumbs taped down.  They were both extremely surprised just how difficult the tasks were without their thumbs.

New School Year

We are just completing our first week of the new school year.  It has been a very successful so far.  The boys are both enjoying the new curriculum that I chose for them.  Today was our first day of our fall co-op (which is one day a week).  They are both happy that I am an assistant in each of their classes. The theme for this semester is 'Hogwarts'. The boys really enjoyed the sorting ceremony at orientation and both received letters assigning them to Gryffindor. They were thrilled to say the least. I really feel so good about teaching them at home and building off everything we have learned.  I feel very accomplished.  Very poor, but very accomplished!