Week # 5

This week went much better. I felt like we might finally be finding our groove. We had found workbooks and activities for my neice to occupy her during "school" time and she seemed to really like learning with the kids. It made things a lot easier!

BIBLE-
Cuba
Discussion of John
Memory Verse + review of previous memory verses

LANGUAGE ARTS/ English-

Copied Memory Verse and added to our journal
Dictation of Memory Verses
DS- Yellow Book pages 14-21
DD- Wkbk# 2 pg 15
Vocabulary- Geography from A-Z badland and butte
DD- True/False
DD-Wbk #1 26-31 + review of previously learned sight words and sounds
DD- Having trouble with b's and d's- Practiced them a lot this week
No letter writing this week


SPEECH-
DD- First session of speech started this week at public school, Tuesday mornings
Speech homework- Review of last years concepts

MATH-

DS- Saxxon Lesson 23-26
DD- Saxxon Lessons 15-17
Drills/ Workbooks
DD- Sums, Number sentences, charts, addition
DS- Wkbk - Graphs and charts


GEOGRAPHY-

Illustrated World Atlas- P 20-21
DS- Continued Geography Packet
Money Exchange- We exchanged a $20 bill (Each) for Pesos- (Using fake money) We used the money throughout the next two weeks to buy our meals and at the end of the two weeks had a "store" the kids could buy things from. It worked great as a math lesson as well.
Intermediate World Atlas- pg 25 46-49
A Trip Around the World pg 5
Worksheet- Mexico-
State Quiz
Episode of "How it works" on landfills in New York- It showed NY's garbage system from inside out- We used it as Geography as NY has to haul thier garbage out of state. After watching it we discussed it in great length and used a map to find where the garbage went from NY.

SCIENCE-

Living World- Coping with desert temps
Wild Places- Birds that Live in the deserts, surviving in the deserts

MUSIC/ART

Pin Pon & Tingalayo and at nieces request Eentsie Weentsie Spider OVER AND OVER AGAIN

READING-
DD- Read aloud- Big Big Bus
DS- Read aloud- Hill of Fire
I read aloud- MEXICO, Cameron Townsend Chapters 11-12

Independent reading time-

DS- Stuart Little (Still can't locate reading log)
Book Basket- 30 mins Monday and Tuesday

Foreign Language-

Spanish DVD Lesson 1 Monday and Wednesday

SPORTS/Extra Activities-

Cheerleading, Soccer- We are unable to meet with the homeschool group until the end of soccer season as the two schedules conflict :( didn't make Bible study this week as I had Girl Scout meetings to attend that night. Would have like to have more outside activities this week.