First day of school...

Today was the first day of school(check out the photos page) & boy was it a full one. We started out the day getting used to the way we will be doing things. I explained where everything was & what they will be working on. We also got all our folders & notebooks together, then decorated them.
Then Lotus completed the first chapter of "The Story of the USA." Together we discussed & learned about the first Americans. While we were doing this Killian watched Episode 4 of "America, The Story of US".This is an incredible series that covers America's history. He learned about the events that would lead to the civil war. He also learned about early American industry such as cotton farming & the Erie Canal. Later we will do some activites to reinforce what he learned.
After lunch the kids took a small break which led to Killian taking an hour long nap. I guess waking up is hard to do when your not use to it. However this gave me time to work one on one with Lotus again. During this time she finished pages 1-7 of her language arts curriculum (Lifepacs). When Killian finally woke up he did pages 1-5 of his Lifepac.
Afterwards we went to the bookstore & library. Which was the perfect time for a little multiplication. I also used words I saw on billboards & had the kids take off the affixs to find the root words.
Now they are playing in their rooms, but I have a feeling it will be an early night.