Weekly Report # 3

Yet another busy week, still trying to find our "Normal" Beginning to wonder if that is even a realistic word? Still dealing with the struggle- knowing that this is what is best for our family, but trying to find the best possible way to make it work with our increasingly busy schedule.

BIBLE-
Read aloud Genesis 3-9.
Discussed Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark.
Wrote summary of Adam and Eve.

MATH-
DD- Saxon 2 Lesson 27-32
DS- Saxon 5/4 Lesson 19-23

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS-
DD- Workbook #2- Page 32-39 (Reading, Writing, Thinking skills)
DD-Workbook #1- Page 31-36 (Comparisons with -er and -est, Describing people)
DD- Alphabetical order- worksheet
DD/DS- Continued to practice Adverbs, Adjectives, Nouns
DS- Writing Lesson #3
DS- Workbook Pgs 58-67 (Vowel Pairs)
Read aloud about the Mythical Gods of Rome and Greek (What your 2nd Grader Needs to Know pages 51-56.
Continued to learn about myths- reading "Demeter and Persephone,Promeheus and Pandora, The Quest of the Golden Fleece)
Discussed "myths" "explanation myths" and "quest Myths" and located Rome and Greece on world map.
New Vocabulary Word "Photos" (From English from the Roots Up" Made new vocab card, wrote out definitions of words, looked up words in dictionary, wrote sentences for each vocabulary word, Test.


SCIENCE/GEOGRAPHY-
DD- Zoo Map (Map Skills)
Genesis for kids- Experiment # 1 (Light)
Review of World Map

HISTORY-
I read aloud from Dinosaurs of Eden
Added Adam and Eve to our history notebook.

MUSIC/ART-
Listened to the story of Vivaldi-
Listened to music composed by Vivaldi throughout the week


READING-
I read aloud "The Doll People Chapter 12-18 (Finished way ahead of schedule)
I read aloud "Tyrannosaurus was a Beast" by Jack Prelutsky
Book Basket (A collection of books related to our current unit- currently "Dinosaurs") 15 min 2x
Started our new chapter book "Eleven" by Patricia Reilly Giff (chapter #1)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE-
DS- Rosetta Stone Lesson #1- Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Grammar, Reading (Lessons repeated throughout the week)
DD- R.S. Lesson #1- Core

SPORTS/EXTRA CURRICULAR-
DS-Football Jamboree (3 Mini Games)
DS- Football Practice 2 hrs 3x
DS- Play date at a friends house
DD- Cheer Practice 2x
DD-Tumbling Class 1x

Weekly Report # 2

This was in incredibly busy week for us. We had a LOT going on and I was determined not to get thrown too far off track. I had to work all week and hubby was out of town so I played "single working parent- homeschooling mom" NOT AN EASY TASK by any means! We didn't accomplish all on the agenda, but we did ok. We even managed to take our first field trip of the school year. Not too bad considering I worked a 35 hour workweek on top of everything that we had going on!

MATH-
DD- Saxon Lesson 22-26
DS- Saxon Lesson 14-18
Played Yahtzee, Mancala

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS/WRITING-
Vocabulary Word "Sauros", looked up vocab words in dictionary,Review, Test
DD- Workbook #1 Pg 23-28 5 Senses,Adjectives,adverbs)
DD- Workbook #2 Pg 26-31 (Thinking, Reading, Language, Writing skills)
DS-LA Workbook Page 42-57 (Ending blends,Silent Consonants,vowel pairs)
Spelling Lesson #2
DD- Letter Writing
DD/DS- ZOO Scavenger Hunt
DD/DS- Animal fact worksheets

SCIENCE-
Field Trip to the zoo

HISTORY-
I read aloud from Dinosaurs of Eden- Pages 22-27

MUSIC/ART-
Coloring

READING-
Read aloud The Doll People Chapter 8-11
Silent Letters Loud and Clear by Robin Pulver

Read aloud the short story of Robin Hood, From Tiger to Anansi

Silent Reading 30 min daily

FOREIGN LANGUAGE
DD/DS- Started Rosetta Stone Spanish Level 1 Lesson 1.

SPORTS/EXTRA CURRICULAR/FIELD TRIPS-
Trip to the Zoo with Home school Group
DS-Football Practice 2hr 3x
DD- Cheer Practice 1x
DS- Sleepover at our house with a friend
DD/DS- Both kids mastered thier front flips on the trampoline this week!

Silent Letters Loud and Clear

Just thought I would share a book that we really enjoyed this week. It is a fun story, bright and colorful, and kept the kids interested while stressing the importance of silent letters.







From School Library Journal
Grade 1–3—As in Punctuation Takes a Vacation (2003) and Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day (2006, both Holiday House), Pulver and Rowe tackle another grammar lesson with humorous examples and whimsical illustrations. The students in Mr. Wright's class have decided that they have had enough of silent letters; they can't be heard and they make spelling too tough. After listening to their complaints, their teacher urges them to email the local newspaper to demand the banning of silent letters. When the letters find out, they decide to escape from the missive and teach the class a lesson. The editors of the newspaper respond with an editorial criticizing the children's "poor" spelling, whereupon the letters reappear to convince the youngsters of their importance and that practice will make the children better spellers. The acrylic cartoon art floats in mid-air against a vivid blue background, yet the usage depicted in each example is clearly matched with the speech each letter is trying to make. This topic could have easily resulted in a didactic lesson, but the story line and examples of silent letters or letter pairs appearing in everyday words lighten the presentation.—Lynne Mattern, Robert Seaman School, Jericho, NY
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved

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

After a recent trip to California, visiting with friends and family- once again everyone's biggest concern/question about homeschooling was about how the kids were being "socialized"
It is so funny that they would even ask as almost every one of those same people spent a lot of time praising me and the kids for how well behaved, nice, fun the kids were- LOL!

Anyways here is an interesting study that relates...
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/15/mother.children.social.skills/index.html

Summer Update

Wow it has been busy around here! We have continued on with our studies but I haven't found the time to blog them. I am going to do my best to keep up with the blog this summer but I doubt it will be consistent.


MATH-
DD- Saxon 2- Lessons 7-11
DS- 3 Multiplication review worksheets

LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH-

DS- Workbook work Pages 38-54 (language mechanics)
DD- Workbook work, writing and parts of a sentence
DS- Master Reader Lessons 25+26


READING-
Secret Garden Chapters 9-11

EXTRA CIRRICULAR-
DD- Playdate at our house with friend (3x)
DS- Playdate at our house with friend
Vacation Bible School (5x)
Sunday School
DS-Friend Sleepover at our house (2x)
DS- Reading Program at the library
DS/DD- Swimming with friends

7 years old.. today!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY! WHERE DOES THE TIME GO??