SL Week 33 Core 3/D April 9-13th 2012 *our 67th week on this core*

SL Week 33  Core 3/D  April 9-13^th 2012  *our 67^th week on this core*

We had our normal SL IG and added in some extra books.  This week held Dd’s birthday, so we had a fairly light week on our lessons.  Thursday was her b-day and Friday was her birthday party.  Her grandparents drove up and spent the Friday night with us; and left on Saturday.

The books we added in this week:

Read Alouds:

“The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal” by Cheryl Harness

“Daring Cell Defenders” (microquests) by Rebecca L. Johnson

Dd’s Readers:

“Skylark” by Patricia MacLachlan

“High School Musical: Stories from East High #1: Battle of the Bands” by N.B. Grace

“Swiss Family Robinson” *Graphic Novel

Audio:

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

DVD:

Dd received “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” for her b-day and watched it happily!

The poet for the week was Lawrence Ferlinghetti.  I had never heard of him before; so I learned something new too!

We had a mix-mash of bible—one day we went back and re-read some of our “Leading Little Ones To God” book.  We enjoyed a second bible time with Dh each evening.  We have begun Revelations and it is a little hard to understand that book.

As usual we enjoyed Brain Pop and BrainPop, Jr. most days.  Dd has been keeping her journal each night; very faithfully.  She has also been very keen to play her piano each day; some days 3-4 times in the day!!  It is funny how it comes in waves.  She learned a new song this week; one of my absolute favorites: “Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus”. 

Cooking/Baking:

Dd and Dh made her birthday cake for the party and two days later they made Lemon Squares together.

Art- She used her small loom to weave a small rectangle out of soft purple yarn; about the size of a potholder.  She finished her last hemp necklace for her b-day party friends.  She made each of the girls (3) their own hemp necklace as a gift for their gift bag.

Math—Teaching Textbooks-lessons 88 & 89.  Math U See- 14  A,B,C,D.  We did our "doubles family & the '8 family' " too.

Language Art:
All About Spelling-Lesson 16 (in progress)
A Reason for Handwriting

We had Aqua Athlete’s on Tuesday.  They got to add the arms and legs together to do the Butterfly Stroke.

Music—Debussy…..ahhhh,  I love Debussy.  Dd is getting a little tired of Debussy.  She says that every song sounds the same.  I don’t agree; but it is interesting to hear her point of view.

Dd also played the piano every day and is really loving it.  Her other interests this week: wove on her small loom with soft purple yarn; she made a hemp necklace for her friend Rachel.  We also went to the library, played basketball in driveway, and she held a wonderful birthday party for her best friends.