Monday, May 4, 2009

Weekly Report # 37 & 38

BIBLE-
Memory Verse


LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH-
Copied Memory Verse
Dictation of Memory Verse Daily
DS- worked in Yellow Book
I read aloud "About the Author- Frances Hodgson Burnett" from The Secret Garden Literature Unit Guide.
Introduced Vocabulary words from "The Secret Garden"
Looked up 5 words daily in the Dictionary and wrote the meanings out in our Vocabulary Journals.
DS- Test Prep Pages 1-20
DD- Master Reader DVD lesson 8
DS- Cursive Handwriting practice
Worked on our Months of the Year book
Learned about Cinco De Mayo- Worksheet



MATH-
DD- Saxon Lesson 122-127
DS- Saxon Lesson 117-121
Played "Money Bags" several times
DD- counting coins lapbook


GEOGRAPHY-
Watched Antarctica movie
DD/DS took turns reading Penguin poems and story's from "Another Trip Around the World"
DD/DS- Penguin worksheet
Added Antarctica to our Continents lapbook
Worked on maps in our workbooks
Book Basket 2x

SCIENCE/NATURE-
Bug Hunting in the backyard

MUSIC/ART-
Made Antarctica animal puppets

READING-
We started our new family read aloud "The Secret Garden" Chapters 1-3
DD- Read several different first reader books throughout the week
DS- finished Swamp Creek Gang and read a few smaller chapter books.

SPORTS/EXTRA ACTIVITIES-
Church- Went to Care Center and sang songs and recited verses for the elderly.
Ice Cream Social with Sunday School class at the ice cream shop.
DD/DS- Soccer Practice 4x
DD/DS- Soccer Games 2x
Ice Skating
DD- Gymnastics 2x
Girl Scouts
Playdate at our house with friends
BBQ at friends house