Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Week # 14

We had a short week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. We traveled to California, so technically only had two real school days. I had planned on working with the kids a little on the drive and while we were there. We had things come up and it just didn't happen.

BIBLE-
Window on the World- Albania
Colored John 3:16 FRENCH coloring page
REad from Hero Tales about Menno Simmons, review questions
Memory Verse from Mathew

LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH-
Copied Memory Verse
Dictation of Memory Verse
DS- 3 pages from Yellow Book
DS- Thank you letter to Grandpa for Birthday present
DD- Wkbk #1 pg 57, Wk #4 Pg 23
DD/DS- worked on indipendent study (DD is taking this project very seriously and works on it often, Used her library time very wisely and picked out numerous different books and videos on her subject. DS is not doing well. He needs frequent reminders and even then he drags his feet)
SPELLING- DD/DS- Spelling DVD 2x 20 mins each

MATH-
DD- Saxxon Lessons 41 and 42
DS- Saxxon Lesson 45 and 46- Assesment #8 - Did well, missed a few but they were due to rushing through as usual.
DD- Subtraction game

GEOGRAPHY-
Stamped our passports, read about France from Another Trip Around the World, Crossword Puzzle- France.
Read from Illustrated World Atlas- People and Places
Colored French Flag and learned its meaning.
Played Geography Game- Europe
Watched and episode of Survivor Man (He was in the Amazon Jungle living out in the wild for 5 days)

SCIENCE-
REad from Living World- Living With People, People and Parasites, and Extinctions
Watched an Episode of Oregon Field Guide about Underwater Fossils.

READING-
I read aloud from George Muller- Chapters 1&2
DS read 39 Clues Chapters 1-4

SPORTS/EXTRA ACTIVITIES-
Cheer
Trip to California to visit family for the holidays!