Number the Stars Final Projects and ALGEBRA! :)

We began our Algebra unit today in Math. We learned all about unknowns and using letters to describe our variables. Students know that we no longer use an "x" for a multiplication sign. We have moved onto bigger and better math and now we use a dot between our terms to show multiplication. If we have an integer and a variable being multiplied, we simply show it as, for example, 2x. This is going to be a fun unit for the scholars and I hope they come up with some creative real world problems of their own.

We are into the Enlightenment in History and today learned the famous Cogito Ergo Sum statement that Rene Descartes coined. Ask your scholar what it means! If they can remember it, then they "are". :)

Brochures, scrapbooks, and newspaper articles were presented today for Number the Stars. The scholars will take a quick final quiz tomorrow and we have already begun The Christmas Carol. We are learning new depths about the story as we read the unabridged version and study it in context to the author and his life. We are seeing the sarcasm and even some of the hidden puns in the text. Dickens is a fascinating author with deep insight into the human condition.

We are continuing on with the Prince and the Pauper and will be finishing it up soon. The scholars will enjoy the original movie of the book which aired in 1962. It is amazing how much we can learn about ourselves and our own selfish nature through reading a piece like this one.

Bella lighting the Hanukkah Candles

Scrapbooks from Ellen

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