Little Man and I played checkers, chess, and several games on Superkids. He also toured me through Science News for Kids. There he found, read and printed a very interesting article for his mother on a surgical operation performed on the thalamus, which was quite appropriately “on topic” given his choice to study the brain and nervous system this week. Left to his own devices, he’s actually quite responsible about his own education. I notice he really enjoys exploring and sharing with me and his mom topics he chooses and finds interesting. Little Man thinks all he’s learning is about the brain, but he’s really learning how to find information, digest it and share it with others…
Got several chapters deeper into “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” though he reports that it is a little slow-going so far, not near as good as “Frankenstein,” which he just finished. His favorite at this point this year: “The Prince and the Pauper.” What kid hasn’t dreamed of being a prince or princess, huh?
Had some fun with math today figuring out how old different people will be in the year 2021. First we had to figure out what year “Squeaky” will turn fifteen, which turned out to be in 2021, October 30 to be exact. “Squeakman,” as I refer to him, is one of our cats who is looking forward to his first birthday one week from today.
I’m still working on educating myself on how to get some pictures cut down to size to post here. Little Man has taken some great ones of all his pets: one dog, three cats, a tank full of various fish, and a wild-caught rough green snake. Plan to get some of these and pics of his various home school activities/adventures up soon.
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