*Note: posted late because I had hoped to get some photos attached. Didn't happen. Read on...
Two more weeks left! Woohoo!
The first half of the week was spent doing review of standardized test questions, some math, and report writing. The second half of the week involved Math, report writing, some science, encyclopedia, and familiar quotations. This summer we will take our vacation out West - Yellowstone Natl Park, Badlands, Mt Rushmore, Devil's Tower, etc. The kids were tasked with finding out more about our vacation hot spots. A was assigned 2000 words, and Z was assigned 1,500. Z finished her assignment but needs to edit. A has about 800 words left to write.
In Math, A and Z finished through lessons 66. A's lessons focused on Fractions. Z's lessons focused on long division and the numbers are getting longer (ex: 1473 / 4). She also began working on Divisibility Rules.
In Science, they began reading and answering questions about Echinoderms (things like star fish). They will finish Echinoderms next week and begin the next chapter.
Little G had library storytime with a farm theme. She made a sheep.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Science experiments
Our crystal experiment worked once we added ammonia to it.
We invited a slug in for coffee. He avoided the coffee cabbage leaves at first, but eventually munched around them.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
Weekly Review, Week 33, 2011-12
Next week: 3 weeks left of school - woohoo!
This week, finished up Week 33.
Monday - library storytime was canceled for G. Tuesday - G's birthday, and I had a friend over to visit for coffee. Wednesday - playtime at a friend's house. Thursday - science experiments at a friend's house. Friday - at home.
A:
Dying of boredom in Math. Did Test 6 & Test 7, but spaced it over 5 days. Did great until the very end of Test 7. Needs to practice making 9s out of Roman Numerals. Needs a refresher on adding/subtracting unlike fractions. We should continue to review LCF & GCF, since we both still get those confused.
Learned 5 new prepositions, and reviewed 5 old: about, above, across, after, along, around, at, before, behind, below. Went through Winston Grammar Week 15, finding prepositional phrases, labeling nouns, pronouns, verbs, and articles. Sorta labeling adjectives and adverbs with my help, and discussing which is which, and what describes what.
Finished through Day 132 in Sequential Spelling. Did 4 days of Daily Paragraph Editing. Did a few portions of the ITBS (Iowa) Test. Did J-K Encyclopedia (hello, Kentucky!) and Familiar Quotations. Did 1-2 lessons each day in T4L. Science (see below).
Z:
Finished Lesson 61 in Math. Doing really well with Multi-digit Multiplication! (ex: 36 x 48). She no longer needs hand-holding and can do these independently with great success. Our week ended with the beginnings of simple long division with remainders (ex: 25 / 6), which she says is easy (Moms like to hear these things!) She is also doing a lot of word problems and basic pre-algebra right now (n x 8 = 64; divide each side by 8 to get the answer). I also had her do multiplication fact practice every day to solidify those facts before the ITBS test.
She also did 10 prepositions, and the same labeling for Winston Grammar, Week 15. She finished Day 108 in Sequential Spelling. Did Daily Paragraph Editing, H Encyclopedia, Familiar Quotes, and T4L. See below for Science.
Science (both):
We're doing Elemental Science Biology out of order. We've already done Weeks 1-11 (Units 1 & 2 Cells & Plants), and Weeks 18-22 (Unit 4 Vertebrates). We're mid-way through Unit 3 (Invertebrates) and have finished Weeks 12, 13, & 14. This week we did Week 14 (Mollusks; snails & slugs). We read about Mollusks, Bivalves, Octopuses & Squids. The kids had to answer comprehension questions, fill in vocabulary & sketches, and they had to write a 1-page paper. We also did experiments with friends. Our worm experiment failed Day 1 (the worms were crushed to death because we didn't use the right dirt). We are growing crystals with liquid bluing and salt. We'll save the snail experiment for another day, when slugs are plentiful in our yard.
G:
Turned 3 on Tuesday! And doing very well on the potty. She enjoyed riding her tricycle with friends on Wednesday. She was bummed to miss the library storytime and kept singing about shaking her beanybag (its one of the storytime songs). She loves Mitch Match on YouTube (Baby TV), and keeps asking "Do the pink one not go in" (it's a personified puzzle piece that is afraid to go into the pool with the other puzzle pieces). She also loves Itsy Bitsy Spider videos, and also some of the other BabyTV videos ("Do the guy fall down").
This week, finished up Week 33.
Monday - library storytime was canceled for G. Tuesday - G's birthday, and I had a friend over to visit for coffee. Wednesday - playtime at a friend's house. Thursday - science experiments at a friend's house. Friday - at home.
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| Science experiment for Week 13 of Elemental Science Biology. We took liquid bluing, salt, water, and something porous. It should grow crystals. |
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| Z & G under A's bed, which has become a cozy book nook. They were reading books and looking at last year's co-op yearbook together. |
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| I brought home Son of Neptune from the library on a whim. I haven't seen A since. Anyone know where she went? Anyone? |
Dying of boredom in Math. Did Test 6 & Test 7, but spaced it over 5 days. Did great until the very end of Test 7. Needs to practice making 9s out of Roman Numerals. Needs a refresher on adding/subtracting unlike fractions. We should continue to review LCF & GCF, since we both still get those confused.
Learned 5 new prepositions, and reviewed 5 old: about, above, across, after, along, around, at, before, behind, below. Went through Winston Grammar Week 15, finding prepositional phrases, labeling nouns, pronouns, verbs, and articles. Sorta labeling adjectives and adverbs with my help, and discussing which is which, and what describes what.
Finished through Day 132 in Sequential Spelling. Did 4 days of Daily Paragraph Editing. Did a few portions of the ITBS (Iowa) Test. Did J-K Encyclopedia (hello, Kentucky!) and Familiar Quotations. Did 1-2 lessons each day in T4L. Science (see below).
Z:
Finished Lesson 61 in Math. Doing really well with Multi-digit Multiplication! (ex: 36 x 48). She no longer needs hand-holding and can do these independently with great success. Our week ended with the beginnings of simple long division with remainders (ex: 25 / 6), which she says is easy (Moms like to hear these things!) She is also doing a lot of word problems and basic pre-algebra right now (n x 8 = 64; divide each side by 8 to get the answer). I also had her do multiplication fact practice every day to solidify those facts before the ITBS test.
She also did 10 prepositions, and the same labeling for Winston Grammar, Week 15. She finished Day 108 in Sequential Spelling. Did Daily Paragraph Editing, H Encyclopedia, Familiar Quotes, and T4L. See below for Science.
Science (both):
We're doing Elemental Science Biology out of order. We've already done Weeks 1-11 (Units 1 & 2 Cells & Plants), and Weeks 18-22 (Unit 4 Vertebrates). We're mid-way through Unit 3 (Invertebrates) and have finished Weeks 12, 13, & 14. This week we did Week 14 (Mollusks; snails & slugs). We read about Mollusks, Bivalves, Octopuses & Squids. The kids had to answer comprehension questions, fill in vocabulary & sketches, and they had to write a 1-page paper. We also did experiments with friends. Our worm experiment failed Day 1 (the worms were crushed to death because we didn't use the right dirt). We are growing crystals with liquid bluing and salt. We'll save the snail experiment for another day, when slugs are plentiful in our yard.
G:
Turned 3 on Tuesday! And doing very well on the potty. She enjoyed riding her tricycle with friends on Wednesday. She was bummed to miss the library storytime and kept singing about shaking her beanybag (its one of the storytime songs). She loves Mitch Match on YouTube (Baby TV), and keeps asking "Do the pink one not go in" (it's a personified puzzle piece that is afraid to go into the pool with the other puzzle pieces). She also loves Itsy Bitsy Spider videos, and also some of the other BabyTV videos ("Do the guy fall down").
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Plans...Again! (Revamped)
I previously wrote out my plans for next year here (Tenative Plans), which I am now revamping:)
So, I borrowed MFW ECC teacher's guide from a friend, and what a fantastic looking curriculum! It looks like I could even incorporate the 3yo in some of the books and activities. I'm so excited! I hope it works for us, because it looks so lovely. So here is the plan (as of today, before I change it):
Horizons Math 6 & 4. Half way thru the year, may need to bump up to Pre-Alg & 5.
My Father's World: Exploring Countries and Cultures (covers Bible, Geography/Social Studies, some Science, Art, Music, some Writing, Research, Notetaking...)
Elemental Science Earth/Astronomy for the Logic Stage (must finish Biology first, eek!)
Easy Grammar (Grammar) Plus & 5th: (Editing note: Would it be crazy to just use Essentials in Writing for our grammar? On one hand, it seems like the kids are *so close* to understanding parts of speech. On the other hand, I wonder if I am beating a dead horse. Let's learn how to write, already!)
Essentials in Writing (Writing) - debating on getting 6th gr & combining both kids
Sequential Spelling 2 DVD - aha! So after a 1 week trial run of SWR, I've already dropped it for next year. LOL!!! (For those that don't know, I pick up and drop SWR every year).
* Encyclopedia
* Familar Quotations copywork
* These 2 are Daddy's additions for the kids. If the ECC workload is large, I may try to drop Encyclopedia, given the amt of research the kids will be doing in encyclopedias.
AWANA - 5th grader only. 7th grader will be doing ECC's full Bible program. 5th grader will do ECC Bible, but not the memorization work for ECC.
Homeschool Co-op classes
Gymnastics
Piano - still need to get back with the possible teacher / or find a teacher.
So, I borrowed MFW ECC teacher's guide from a friend, and what a fantastic looking curriculum! It looks like I could even incorporate the 3yo in some of the books and activities. I'm so excited! I hope it works for us, because it looks so lovely. So here is the plan (as of today, before I change it):
Horizons Math 6 & 4. Half way thru the year, may need to bump up to Pre-Alg & 5.
My Father's World: Exploring Countries and Cultures (covers Bible, Geography/Social Studies, some Science, Art, Music, some Writing, Research, Notetaking...)
Elemental Science Earth/Astronomy for the Logic Stage (must finish Biology first, eek!)
Essentials in Writing (Writing) - debating on getting 6th gr & combining both kids
Sequential Spelling 2 DVD - aha! So after a 1 week trial run of SWR, I've already dropped it for next year. LOL!!! (For those that don't know, I pick up and drop SWR every year).
* Encyclopedia
* Familar Quotations copywork
* These 2 are Daddy's additions for the kids. If the ECC workload is large, I may try to drop Encyclopedia, given the amt of research the kids will be doing in encyclopedias.
AWANA - 5th grader only. 7th grader will be doing ECC's full Bible program. 5th grader will do ECC Bible, but not the memorization work for ECC.
Homeschool Co-op classes
Gymnastics
Piano - still need to get back with the possible teacher / or find a teacher.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Georgie turns 3 today!!
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| Georgyana Breeze, born at 30 weeks gestation, weighing 2 lbs 14 oz. |
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| Georgie after the tubes were removed in the hospital |
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| Georgie, a few months old |
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| Georgie, around age 2 |
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| Georgie today at age 3! |
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