Lesson 1 OM4 continued

We drew apples for Science today in OM4.

Trixie's apple, outside/inside

Gloria's apple, outside/inside

Gilbert's apple, outside/inside.

OM4, Fred, Hero's Journey progress?

Life of Fred and OM4 for the kids today. It's definitely over Gloria's head - and maybe Trixie's - but it's a great fit for Gilbert. I'll scale it back a little for Trixie and not require anything for Gloria. Or, I could get them both OM2. Hmm. They drew trees for their MLB. Gilbert's, Trixie's Gloria's.

Faith and Abby are slogging away at House of the Scorpion final papers. I keep reminding myself that they have never been required to think this way, so the fact that it is taking much longer than I thought it would is OK. They have been doiing Dragon Box for algebra, and when they finish that we'll do some paper and pencil work. Still up in the air for geography, world history? Who knows.

Catch up, picture post, technology

Here are many children looking at glowing rectangles and using them to expand their minds and make the world a better place. Also me and a couple nonscreeny kids.

We are a very plugged in family. We have phones and computers aplenty, also video game consoles. We like our 0s and 1s. But we all use them in different way and almost everyone creates as much as they consume.

Bede is watching videos on the history of typography. He loves stuff like this. He's taking a break from the storyboards and animatics for his upcoming movie, "DISASTER WORLD."

Abby is coding a video game with a dragon that shoots fire (so far) in Scratch and Gloria is making a giant funhouse in Minecraft.

Faith finished her main lesson book illuminated poem. (It looks awesome - not that you can tell here.) She's watching a Normal Boots YouTuber here, about some Nintendo game. A driving passion.

And here's me, Gilbert and Dorothy,  just for fun.

Hero's Journey Main Lesson Book 2: Faith

Faith's illustration from "The Buddha's Last Instruction"

Hero's Journey Main Lesson Book 2: Abby

Abby's MLB page for the week, inspired by the poem "The Buddha's Last Instruction."





And the final product, added 6-22:

Hero's Journey Main Lesson Book 1

"Your first MLB assignment is to create your own visual representation of the archetypal hero's journey."

(Click to embiggen.)

Abby's MLB:

Faith's MLB: