An Artsy Kind of Week

This week started out with our yearly Achievement Tests.  Though these are not required in our state, I like to give them as we are finishing up our year just to make sure we are staying on track.  We use the California Achievement Test (CAT) which we buy through Seton Homeschool.  Monday was all about testing...a.very.long.day!

I decided the rest of the week should be a little more relaxed than usual.  We would throw in some fun stuff and leave off some of the not so fun stuff.  Artsy Girl will still be learning about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War and Soccer Boy will still be learning all about the letter "X".

So, today I let Artsy Girl do a little art review of all the artists we have learned about this week.  Her favorites are O'Keeffe, Degas, Monet, Van Gogh and Pollock.  She decided to sit outside on this beautiful 75 degree day and do a little painting.  So, I got out some new paints, paintbrushes and a canvas.  She was super excited to have "big girl" art supplies and not the ones she has to share with her younger brother.  She painted a very lovely fruit bowl which will now be hanging somewhere in our home.  We have lots of her art pieces framed and hanging around the house.  No, they are no Van Gogh's.  But, they are priceless to us.  She loves seeing her art around the house and it gives her self confidence a boost.

We also celebrated a big accomplishment today too.  Soccer Boy has learned to count to 100!  We celebrated today by having pizza, cookies and popcorn.  Artsy Girl made the pizza dough all by herself using her Pearables Home Economics book.  She then made a "100" out of pepperoni...super cute.  Soccer Boy loved the special snacks and is eagerly ready to start counting higher.