Weekly Report Week # 1

While we did keep up with some studies this summer we didn't accomplish nearly as much as I had hoped to. That being said I have already thrown my year plans off quite a bit and we will have to be very diligent in order to accomplish all that I hope to for the year. I am going to try to follow a schedule more closely this year, in hopes for a little more structure and routine.


BIBLE-
Read aloud Genesis 1
Verse Race


MATH-
DD- Saxon 2- Lessons 17-21
DS- Saxon 5/4- Lessons 9-13


ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS/WRITING-
English from the Roots Up- Vocabulary word Biblos- Made Vocab card, looked up definitions of vocabulary words, Vocabulary sentences, Review and test of Vocabulary words.
Secret Garden Crossword Puzzle
Secret Garden Quiz
DS- LA Workbook- Page 10-41- Short and long vowel review, blends
DD- Wkbk 1- Page 16- 25 (Reading, thinking, language, and comprehension skills)
DD-Wkbk 2-Page 14-21 - writing skills/phonics
DD- Master Reader Lesson 11
DS- Master Reader Lesson 31
Discussed the meaning of definition, derivation, and metaphor.
DD/DS- Practice using Dictionary
DD-Spelling Words- Practice and write
Started Creative Writing Journal- Used Story starter sentence to write a story.
Trip to Library
DD/DS Spelling Lesson 1 (Grade 4 lessons- having DD do them along with DS, offering her more help when needed)

SCIENCE-
Read aloud from Genesis for Kids

HISTORY-
Read aloud from Dinosaurs of Eden Pgs 6-21
Notebook
Started Time Line Project

MUSIC/ART-
Listened to Haydn (Creation,Symphonies No.85, No.92, No. 103 throughout the week.
Coloring, Scrap booking


READING-
I FINALLY finished reading aloud The Secret Garden

Started reading The Doll People- Meanest Doll in the World at the request of the kids. (This was not on my list of chapter books to read this year but they loved the first book and BEGGED for this one after seeing it at the library :) Chapter 1- 8

Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Romp by Carol Diggory Shields
The House of Boo by J. Patrick Lewis
Read aloud Short stories: Beauty and the Beast, The Blind Men and the Elephant,A Christmas Carol, El Pajaro Cu, The Emperor's New Clothes, Hansel and Gretel, Inktomi lost his eyes, 'Twas the Night before Christmas, One Inch Fellow, Paul Revere's Ride,Peter Pan

DD/DS- Silent Reading time 45 minutes daily (I am choosing their silent reading books this year so that they will read more challenging books than they chose for themselves last year)

We are going to try using www.Goodreads.com as a book log along with our paper book log to keep better track of our reading time. (Not sure that it will work but worth a try anyhow)

EXTRA CURRICULAR-
DS- Football Practice 2hrs 4x
DD- Gymnastics Private Lesson 1.5 hrs 2x
Quad riding at the dunes