December 17th thru 21st, 2012 Core E Week 12 "A" LOW

December 17th thru 21st, 2012 Core E Week 12 "A" LOW

This was quite a light week for us.  I wanted to keep going as much as we could on math; as we are in the beginning stages of understanding fractions and I didn't want to loose ground.  We did a LOT of artsy types of things too!

I forgot to mention on earlier "December Posts" that we own a lot of Christmas picture books; and I usually store all of them in the same bookshelf.  I brought all of them down that I could find and put them up against the wall beside the Christmas tree for Dd to read on her own.  Each morning she would come downstairs and pick a pile of these books and go to the sofa to read for an hour or so.  She loves them as much as I do!  We read some at night; before bed together as a family too.

Activities:
Sewing, Clay--Dd made Pappa an assortment of Christmas gifts made out of clay, baking--LOTS of baking (we gave cookies to family members in gift bags at Christmas), and basketball practice with her Upwards Basketball team - the Wolverines!

Bible:
Samuel read by Dd
2 Chronicles read by me




Math:
Teaching Textbooks: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, Quiz 2
Math U See: Test Page from Delta Test Book



Audio:
 

Elsie Dinsmore: Book One in the Original Elsie Classics by Martha Finley and Anna Fields

Computer:
 Math Missions--3-4 times this week

Science:
SL: Science 3: Week 36  ***FINISHED THIS!!!!****
It took us over a year and a half; but we finished!!!!

A great PIANO week!
The fun thing that Dd did this week was that she had a list of Christmas songs--just the words--and she sat at her piano and plunked away at the keys until she found all the right notes to each song, then she wrote down the notes as she went.  She figured out quite a few different songs that way.  I was pretty impressed by her process.

December 10th thru 14th, 2012 Core E Week 12

December 10th thru 14th, 2012 

Core E Week 12

This was a week of some lessons, and some prep for Christmas.  Dh had a few days off so we could do some things that we normally don't have time to do.  For one, instead of getting a Christmas gift that is great (like a new camera, which is what I *wanted*; but not *needed*) we decided to drive to the outlet place where I can find jeans for $11.00!!!  I *needed* a new pair of jeans, a new dress-up shirt (not another yard sale t-shirt), and get ready and listen b/c I am going to whisper this item: "new bra's" (way past due!!!)  So, all of us got a few very much needed items and then we took them home and wrapped them up for our Christmas gifts.  I won't mention it wasn't fair that I wrapped my own gifts; b/c I was so thrilled that I really didn't mind one bit!  The camera can keep on tempting me with it's zoom in lens and long range lens-- I can live with my old camera.

The other fun activity we did this week was with our small hs group (LHE).  We met at a bowling alley and the kids had a great time bowling together!  We mom's got to chat.  Larkin had a really great time.

We had a "Craft Day" on Friday (and also during bits of the other days of the week too; but ALL Friday was crafts and no lessons at all.).  We listened to Elsie Dinsmore while crafting away!

Let's see, for our lessons:

Bible:
Mark aloud from Dd
1 Chronicles & 2 Chronicles aloud from me

 Bible/Christmas Prep: read nightly at bedtime.

Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent by Arnold Ytreeide

History:
Landmark History of the American People, Vol. 2
The Story of the USA, Book 3
Sounding Forth the Trumpet

Read Aloud:
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink

Reader:
Shades of Gray by Carolyn Reeder

Science: SL: 3
Week 35--worked on throughout week and finished Wk 35

Math:
Math U See: Epsilon: 4f, 5A, 5B,
Teaching Textbooks (TT): 6, 7, 8
Life of Fred: Farming: Chapters 2 & 3

Audio:
 

Elsie Dinsmore: Book One in the Original Elsie Classics by Martha Finley and Anna Fields