SL Week 33 Core 3/D April 9-13th 2012 *our 67th 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
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.
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.
