March 22, 2012: Hunger Games and multiplication

My sporadic work schedule has prevented Oliver and I from hitting the gym for a couple of days now. Never fear, we'll have father/son fitness time soon, and I'm more than willing to make up for it on the weekends. We're still reading the Hunger Games, and today will be filled out with more math drills, spelling drills and a solid bought of journaling for the boy.
The entire family is thrilled about the Hunger Games movie (I love it when pop culture makes my son want to read a book. That makes life easy.)
Check out the trailer, in case you've been living under a rock:


Here's a link in case the video doesn't work.

So yeah. In addition, I'll also be using this as a jumping off point for two things: Greek culture, particularly the myth of Theseus, and I'll lead into that with the philosophical discussion on the ship of Theseus.
If you've never heard of the Ship of Theseus, or any of its other names, check it out. It's a fun little thought experiment on the ever changing nature of reality and what that means for rational beings.

More Hunger Games 3/20/12

Oliver is interested in archery because of the Hunger Games. I'm adding this to his list of media obsessions. Today we'll be reading more of that, along with a new spelling word list and math drills. It's also a cardio day at the gym and we'll be discussing health and science, particularly hygiene.
I'll also be looking into getting Oliver a bow. I'm thinking this one in particular. I'm also going to use this interest as a jumping off point for a discussion of prehistoric peoples.

Oliver's homeschool bog 3-19-12

Oliver did his PE assignment at the gym, made 100 percent on his spelling test, and is well on his way to mastering his latest math assignment. The book we are currently reading is "The Hunger Games."

We hope to have it completed before the movie is released.

Oliver and I also had several discussions on science, including natural history and European history, particularly the discovery of the New World and the rise of the Golden Age of Piracy.