Jan 7th-13th 2012
Week 14 of SL's Core E:
Part 2 of American History
It seems I am just running behind right now! I still don't have our pictures from Christmas in this blog yet! Some day soon I will get caught up! Promise!
This week we actually got some things DONE! Finally! No field trips or days off!
Bible:
Starting Strong
Dd's aloud bible: Acts
My aloud bible: 2 Chronicles
Who Is My Neighbor? (pg's70-76) plus, Mark 6:30-42
History:
Sounding Forth the Trumpet
Read Alouds:
The Great Wheel by Robert Lawson
The Groundbreaking, Chance-Taking Life of George Washington Carver and Science and Invention in America (Cheryl Harness Histories) by Cheryl Harness
Sing Down the Mountain (finished) by Scott O'Dell
(started) Old Yeller
Math:
Math U See: Epsilon: 16F, 17 A,B, C,D, E, 18A
Teaching Textbooks: lesson 17
Skip-Counting (written 3 times per day): The 4 Family
Language Arts:
*AAS 4:
Lesson 1 reviewed again and test passed
Lesson 2, all week, passed test
Thank you letters--6 of them, for Christmas presents
*First Language Lessons: level 4
Lesson 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
*IEW: watched parent dvd, all of disc 3 on Monday; Tuesday watched student disc 3 plus did the books, Wed. did more work on the paragraph- rough draft; Friday -finished up/typed up on the computer and finalized!!! Yay! Dd got a prize for her work!
Extra Readers:
Disney Fairies: Vidia and the Fairy Crown by Laura Driscoll
Disney Fairies: Beck and the Great Berry Battle
VHS: Magic School Bus: "Gets Planted" and "Busasaurus"
Audio: The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder (disc 3)
Activities:Chores, Knitting, Piano...
Basketball practice with the Wolverines on Thursday night; and game on Saturday (lost; but did great on defense, 2 points, rebounds, and got the "Most Christ-like" star. Last week we won; she got 10 points, and the Offense star.
Thursday Dd had her friend come over for a fun day inside--(it was raining & cold) watching movies (American Girl: Felicity)
