So last week we were sick with the stomach flu and missed the field trip to Sea World. And the two weeks before that I had an allergic reaction to something at a kid's birthday party, so blogging has been low on the priorities.
This Monday we finished Story of the World (the first volume at least, which is available on Kindle) and by the end of this month or so we'll probably finish his math book so it's time to change gears. Yesterday we bought another set of kids' encyclopedias for the kids, and one of the things they teach you to do is how to build and use your own abacus. So we did that today.
The supplies (picture frame, beads, thumb tacks, string, etc.):
Putting it all together:
And the finished product:
You may have recognized the yarn from my
Rockefeller Sweater. It's super thick and doesn't let the pony beads slide too much. In other words, it was perfect! So Bub had a lot of fun with us putting the abacus together, but perhaps not as much fun actually using it. It requires a bit of practice to get the hang of it, so I wouldn't say he's proficient yet, but it's nice to take a break from the daily grind of the math mini lessons.
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