Tuesday, October 28, 2008
October 24, 2008
Spelling test only today - J got an 80%
Off to Mom's to visit with my brother and his girlfriend who are up from FL.
Off to Mom's to visit with my brother and his girlfriend who are up from FL.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
October 23, 2008
FIAR: J & P
Science - Health
Talked about developing basic good habits to help prevent illnesses and keep general good health. Some we came up with were: brushing teeth, washing hands, eating good foods, drinking water (fluids), exercise.
Bible - order and discernment
Luke 9:14 (feeding 5,000) shows how Jesus gave order to a situation that could easily get confusing and out of hand. 1 Cor 14:40 instruct the church that everything should be done decently and in order. Tied this into the girls always having an orderly routine.
Philippians 4:8 - "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." - Talked about how this verse wants us to think on the good things God gave us and to not dwell on the things that are bad. (The girls smiled at the good...)
Proverbs 1:10 - "My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent" - Talked about this verse a lot and how sometimes people, even friends, can ask you to do things that are not good. They may even say they are good! But you should use discernment to think about what is good and bad, and if something is bad, say "no way!" We decided to memorize this verse. (...and frowned at the bad.)
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 53-55 - addition; subtraction; numerical order; weight measurement
Spelling: J
Wrote 5 spelling words 4x each
Reading: P
Completed lesson 11 of 100EL
Science - Health
Talked about developing basic good habits to help prevent illnesses and keep general good health. Some we came up with were: brushing teeth, washing hands, eating good foods, drinking water (fluids), exercise.
Bible - order and discernment
Luke 9:14 (feeding 5,000) shows how Jesus gave order to a situation that could easily get confusing and out of hand. 1 Cor 14:40 instruct the church that everything should be done decently and in order. Tied this into the girls always having an orderly routine.
Philippians 4:8 - "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." - Talked about how this verse wants us to think on the good things God gave us and to not dwell on the things that are bad. (The girls smiled at the good...)
Proverbs 1:10 - "My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent" - Talked about this verse a lot and how sometimes people, even friends, can ask you to do things that are not good. They may even say they are good! But you should use discernment to think about what is good and bad, and if something is bad, say "no way!" We decided to memorize this verse. (...and frowned at the bad.)
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 53-55 - addition; subtraction; numerical order; weight measurement
Spelling: J
Wrote 5 spelling words 4x each
Reading: P
Completed lesson 11 of 100EL
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
October 22, 2008
BrainQuest: spelling; subtraction; geography; sound association; counting; directions; clocks; grammar; wildlife
Didn't do as well as yesterday but still did really well. I'm surprised at the amount of Disney questions there are on here. Am I supposed to be teaching my kid to be a TV zombie?
FIAR: J & P
Read Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Grouping and dividing - got out 12 blocks and lined them up in 2 groups of six just like the girls in the book. Asked, "What if Miss Clavell divided the girls by twos, how many groups would you have?" Did the same with groups of 3, 4 and 6. J thought that was so fun!
Size - Madeline was the smallest of the 12 girls. Had J group his blocks into largest, medium and smallest.
Symmetry - Also used 12 blocks (2 of each shape) and lined them up in different ways and had J tell me which patterns were symmetrical and which were not. Went back through the book and picked out all the symmetrical drawings and discussed how that was another way the author showed order and routine in his story.
Coloring: J
J colored his October page today, nearly the entire thing!!! His coloring skills improved (what seemed like) infinitely and he was very proud at the huge fuss I made, it had him in a good mood for hours. Don't know if that's good or bad!
Writing: J
Wrote spelling words 4 times each. Went much faster today than yesterday because of his improved mood.
Reading: P
Completed lesson 10 of 100EL
Math? Architecture?: J, P & C
Did lots of awesome building with blocks today. Great stuff!
Didn't do as well as yesterday but still did really well. I'm surprised at the amount of Disney questions there are on here. Am I supposed to be teaching my kid to be a TV zombie?
FIAR: J & P
Read Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Grouping and dividing - got out 12 blocks and lined them up in 2 groups of six just like the girls in the book. Asked, "What if Miss Clavell divided the girls by twos, how many groups would you have?" Did the same with groups of 3, 4 and 6. J thought that was so fun!
Size - Madeline was the smallest of the 12 girls. Had J group his blocks into largest, medium and smallest.
Symmetry - Also used 12 blocks (2 of each shape) and lined them up in different ways and had J tell me which patterns were symmetrical and which were not. Went back through the book and picked out all the symmetrical drawings and discussed how that was another way the author showed order and routine in his story.
Coloring: J
J colored his October page today, nearly the entire thing!!! His coloring skills improved (what seemed like) infinitely and he was very proud at the huge fuss I made, it had him in a good mood for hours. Don't know if that's good or bad!
Writing: J
Wrote spelling words 4 times each. Went much faster today than yesterday because of his improved mood.
Reading: P
Completed lesson 10 of 100EL
Math? Architecture?: J, P & C
Did lots of awesome building with blocks today. Great stuff!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
October 21, 2008
Happy 13th Anniversary Mom and John =)
BrainQuest: J
pgs. 18-20 - money; proper nouns; wildlife; subtraction; weather; Spanish; number sequences; proper sentence structure; elementary biology. Did awesome, got everything right today!
Also asked what was the nation's capital. J didn't know, but I don't remember ever discussing it with him before, so we talked about it for a little and the things you can find in that city.
Also asked about what princess fell asleep by eating an apple, but I have three sons, so sorry, no princess movies in this house. I couldn't even remember myself if it was Snow White or Sleeping Beauty!
FIAR: J & P
Read Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Literary devices - Poetry & Repetition
Talked about poetry and how Madeline is written with rhyme and rhythm through the whole story. Talked about how it makes it a fun book to read and unifies the story.
Talked about the 2 parts of the book that use repetition and how it ties the beginning and end of the book together. Talked about how it can create excitement, as the first time one of them was used (something is not right!) something exciting happened afterwards. Also explained how the other repetition (broke bread, brushed teeth, went to bed) describe patterns and rituals that people use in their daily routine and how that can make life easier. Talked about what routines we have in our home life.
Vocabulary - learned 3 new words - appendix; solemn; disaster
Math: J
pgs 50-52 - fractions, coloring halves, thirds and quarters of shapes; adding; subtracting; measuring; clocks; symmetry; greater than less than; patterns.
Writing: J
Wrote out spelling words for the week 4x each.
Reading: P
Completed lesson 9 of 100EL. Boy is he ever excited about learning to read! His face is like sunshine. =)
Phys Ed: J, P & C
Outside to play with IAPW!
BrainQuest: J
pgs. 18-20 - money; proper nouns; wildlife; subtraction; weather; Spanish; number sequences; proper sentence structure; elementary biology. Did awesome, got everything right today!
Also asked what was the nation's capital. J didn't know, but I don't remember ever discussing it with him before, so we talked about it for a little and the things you can find in that city.
Also asked about what princess fell asleep by eating an apple, but I have three sons, so sorry, no princess movies in this house. I couldn't even remember myself if it was Snow White or Sleeping Beauty!
FIAR: J & P
Read Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Literary devices - Poetry & Repetition
Talked about poetry and how Madeline is written with rhyme and rhythm through the whole story. Talked about how it makes it a fun book to read and unifies the story.
Talked about the 2 parts of the book that use repetition and how it ties the beginning and end of the book together. Talked about how it can create excitement, as the first time one of them was used (something is not right!) something exciting happened afterwards. Also explained how the other repetition (broke bread, brushed teeth, went to bed) describe patterns and rituals that people use in their daily routine and how that can make life easier. Talked about what routines we have in our home life.
Vocabulary - learned 3 new words - appendix; solemn; disaster
Math: J
pgs 50-52 - fractions, coloring halves, thirds and quarters of shapes; adding; subtracting; measuring; clocks; symmetry; greater than less than; patterns.
Writing: J
Wrote out spelling words for the week 4x each.
Reading: P
Completed lesson 9 of 100EL. Boy is he ever excited about learning to read! His face is like sunshine. =)
Phys Ed: J, P & C
Outside to play with IAPW!
Monday, October 20, 2008
October 20, 2008
Happy Birthday Jonathan!
Short but good, productive day. =)
FIAR: J & P
Read Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans. What a cute book!
Social Studies - Geography - Went downstairs and found Paris, France on world map and marked it.
Human relationships and feelings - Using discernment to figure out what's good and bad and being compassionate when situation calls for it. Made a list of things to do for people who are sick, sad or suffering. Talked about always taking action to show people that you care about them and their well being.
History - Madeline was written in 1933. Told J that Grammie and Grampa from ME were just Paul's age when this book was written! Looked through the book to find things that were different or similar to how they are today and what life was like for people (in some ways) back then.
Math: J
SSM Workbook - 48-49 pgs - adding; subtracting; coloring; reading and solving word problems, writing line problems.
Writing: J
Reviewed words from last week. Wrote 5 new words out this week: three, wave, gift, tool, tray
Reading: P
Lesson 8 of 100EL
Short but good, productive day. =)
FIAR: J & P
Read Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans. What a cute book!
Social Studies - Geography - Went downstairs and found Paris, France on world map and marked it.
Human relationships and feelings - Using discernment to figure out what's good and bad and being compassionate when situation calls for it. Made a list of things to do for people who are sick, sad or suffering. Talked about always taking action to show people that you care about them and their well being.
History - Madeline was written in 1933. Told J that Grammie and Grampa from ME were just Paul's age when this book was written! Looked through the book to find things that were different or similar to how they are today and what life was like for people (in some ways) back then.
Math: J
SSM Workbook - 48-49 pgs - adding; subtracting; coloring; reading and solving word problems, writing line problems.
Writing: J
Reviewed words from last week. Wrote 5 new words out this week: three, wave, gift, tool, tray
Reading: P
Lesson 8 of 100EL
Saturday, October 18, 2008
October 17, 2008
Another day off - Apt at 11am for J to get his cast!
Next week FIAR: Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Next week FIAR: Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
October 16, 2008
FIAR: J & P
Math - counting certain things in the book and grouping them in pairs, etc
Science - Talked about the five senses and how the author made all the sights, sounds, smells and feelings so vivid in this book. Also discussed the seasons, which months are in which seasons and made a list of the characteristics of each season.
Brain Quest Reading: J
Roy G. Biv story - discussed colors of the rainbow and answered questions about them. Did pretty well, not great.
Brain Quest General: J
pgs 15-17 - rhyming; days of the week; sentence structure; geography; adding; putting things in ABC order; directions; relationships; animal kingdom
Math: J
Money - grouped coins together and figured out totals. Also made totals with large number of coins and had J figure out how to make the same amount with less coins (ex: 1 quarter, 1 nickel, 2 pennies instead of 3 dimes, 7 pennies)
Calendar: J
Reviewed months of the year - remembered them all in order!
Reading: P
Lesson 7 of 100EL
Math - counting certain things in the book and grouping them in pairs, etc
Science - Talked about the five senses and how the author made all the sights, sounds, smells and feelings so vivid in this book. Also discussed the seasons, which months are in which seasons and made a list of the characteristics of each season.
Brain Quest Reading: J
Roy G. Biv story - discussed colors of the rainbow and answered questions about them. Did pretty well, not great.
Brain Quest General: J
pgs 15-17 - rhyming; days of the week; sentence structure; geography; adding; putting things in ABC order; directions; relationships; animal kingdom
Math: J
Money - grouped coins together and figured out totals. Also made totals with large number of coins and had J figure out how to make the same amount with less coins (ex: 1 quarter, 1 nickel, 2 pennies instead of 3 dimes, 7 pennies)
Calendar: J
Reviewed months of the year - remembered them all in order!
Reading: P
Lesson 7 of 100EL
October 15, 2008
Well, we took today off because J broke his arm last night! Just made it a relaxing restful movie day =)
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
October 14, 2008
Good day =)
Brain Quest 1st Grade: J
pgs 11-14 - adding; finding verbs; rhyming; contractions; seasons; money; question marks; clocks; nursery rhymes
Calendar:
Went over months of the year - he only missed 2! Not bad considering we've only gone over it about 4 times =)
FIAR: J & P
Read WOTS?
Language Arts - List Making - FIAR workbook suggested making lists of all Big Jim's qualities and making a list of things that are too wonderful to own that are not mentioned in the book. Jesse thought this was WAY fun! He even asked if we could also make a list of the little boy's qualities as well as Big Jim's. After listing 6 things on each list, I put them in the book and said we could add on as the week goes along.
LA - Vocabulary discussed definitions of the words: squint; windmill; wander and continue. The only one J didn't already know was wander. Will start a vocabulary list (maybe on index cards, like flashcards?) to review.
Elements of story - climax and denouement - talked about the end of the story and how it would leave you feeling differently if the story had ended a page earlier.
LA - Flashback - talked about how this story and 'A Pair of Red Clogs' were both told in flashback and the advantages of telling the story this way. A sad story can turn out happy; you can see how a person has changed over time; etc.
Brain Quest 1st Grade: J
pgs 11-14 - adding; finding verbs; rhyming; contractions; seasons; money; question marks; clocks; nursery rhymes
Calendar:
Went over months of the year - he only missed 2! Not bad considering we've only gone over it about 4 times =)
FIAR: J & P
Read WOTS?
Language Arts - List Making - FIAR workbook suggested making lists of all Big Jim's qualities and making a list of things that are too wonderful to own that are not mentioned in the book. Jesse thought this was WAY fun! He even asked if we could also make a list of the little boy's qualities as well as Big Jim's. After listing 6 things on each list, I put them in the book and said we could add on as the week goes along.
LA - Vocabulary discussed definitions of the words: squint; windmill; wander and continue. The only one J didn't already know was wander. Will start a vocabulary list (maybe on index cards, like flashcards?) to review.
Elements of story - climax and denouement - talked about the end of the story and how it would leave you feeling differently if the story had ended a page earlier.
LA - Flashback - talked about how this story and 'A Pair of Red Clogs' were both told in flashback and the advantages of telling the story this way. A sad story can turn out happy; you can see how a person has changed over time; etc.
Music: J & P
Read last chapter of Beatles book - Ch 11 - The Saddest Day. Will do some further discussion of the music and people without the aid of any weird slanted books. Skipped a lot of stupid political stuff in this one.
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pg 47 - fractions, identifying shapes split into equal parts. Breezed through it!
Writing: J
Wrote each spelling word for the week four times.
Reading: P
Completed Lesson 6 of 100EL
Monday, October 13, 2008
October 13, 2008
Good day - late start but we got a lot done.
FIAR: J & P
Read 'Who Owns the Sun?' written and illustrated by (14 yr old!) Stacy Chbosky
Social Studies - History - WOTS? is a story taking place in the south in the mid 1800's about a boy and his Dad (Big Jim) who, the boy finds out at the end of the story, are owned by a white farmer. This led to a lengthy discussion on slavery and how it came about, and racism, discrimination, etc. J had lots of questions and said often, "Well, that's just not fair!". He seemed to have a genuine concern for wrongness of slavery. He also mentioned how it was sort of like the story of Moses, how there were slaves in that time, too. How smart! I told him yes, but it was a different race of people then, but it was just as wrong.
Geography - Looked on the map downstairs and showed J & P where most of the slaves lived and J put a mark on GA for location since the book doesn't list a specific location.
Family Relationships - Talked a while about the relationship between Big Jim and his son and the love and respect and trust the son felt for his Dad. Talked about making sure you never develop a root of bitterness when your family comes upon hard times that you can't control, to always trust on God that He will take care of you and He always knows what's best for you.
Music: J & P
Ch 10 of Beatles book - Everyone is going solo - 1 ch to go!
Brain Quest: J
Reading - Grade 1 - Read a short story and then asked comprehension questions - J did really well, 9 out of 10 right!
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 45-46 - Creating graphs and reading graphs; Adding and subtracting (filling in blanks in the middle or end of number sentences)
Writing: J
5 new words - pool, little, now, deep, bigger
Reading: P
Lesson 6 of 100EL - breezing through!
FIAR: J & P
Read 'Who Owns the Sun?' written and illustrated by (14 yr old!) Stacy Chbosky
Social Studies - History - WOTS? is a story taking place in the south in the mid 1800's about a boy and his Dad (Big Jim) who, the boy finds out at the end of the story, are owned by a white farmer. This led to a lengthy discussion on slavery and how it came about, and racism, discrimination, etc. J had lots of questions and said often, "Well, that's just not fair!". He seemed to have a genuine concern for wrongness of slavery. He also mentioned how it was sort of like the story of Moses, how there were slaves in that time, too. How smart! I told him yes, but it was a different race of people then, but it was just as wrong.
Geography - Looked on the map downstairs and showed J & P where most of the slaves lived and J put a mark on GA for location since the book doesn't list a specific location.
Family Relationships - Talked a while about the relationship between Big Jim and his son and the love and respect and trust the son felt for his Dad. Talked about making sure you never develop a root of bitterness when your family comes upon hard times that you can't control, to always trust on God that He will take care of you and He always knows what's best for you.
Music: J & P
Ch 10 of Beatles book - Everyone is going solo - 1 ch to go!
Brain Quest: J
Reading - Grade 1 - Read a short story and then asked comprehension questions - J did really well, 9 out of 10 right!
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 45-46 - Creating graphs and reading graphs; Adding and subtracting (filling in blanks in the middle or end of number sentences)
Writing: J
5 new words - pool, little, now, deep, bigger
Reading: P
Lesson 6 of 100EL - breezing through!
Friday, October 10, 2008
October 10, 2008
Writing/Spelling: J
Started out with spelling test - said the words sun, top, cat and pray and J wrote them down. He spelled them all right but got confused on the p for some reason in 'top' and put the line on the wrong side. Gave him a 75% and he begged me to let him do it over again. We repeated the test after the rest of the schoolwork was over and he got a 100%. =)
Music: J & P
Ch 9 of Beatles book - The Beginning of the End - reviewed some Beatle facts after reading was done. Two chapters to go.
Calendar: J
Reviewed months of the year. Put some birthdays down on each month as I thought it might help to remember the order of the months - whose birthday comes before whose, etc.
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pg 44 - addition and subtraction with number families. Given a set of three numbers (ex. 1, 4, 3) and have to make 2 addition problems and 2 subtraction problems out of it. J did really well!
FIAR: J & P
Art - Unity of theme through color - talked about illustrators use of colors, especially yellow, throughout the book to tie the story together and give it a good flow.
Bible - Talked about deception and lying (Genesis 3) an the importance of always telling the truth, and confessing when you don't tell the truth (John 8:32; 1 John 1:9). Also talked about good stewardship of your responsibilities (Luke 15)
Reading: P
Lesson 4 of 100EL - saying words slow and fast, letter sounds: s, m & short a
Phys Ed: J, P & C
Outside to play while I make lunch! =)
Started out with spelling test - said the words sun, top, cat and pray and J wrote them down. He spelled them all right but got confused on the p for some reason in 'top' and put the line on the wrong side. Gave him a 75% and he begged me to let him do it over again. We repeated the test after the rest of the schoolwork was over and he got a 100%. =)
Music: J & P
Ch 9 of Beatles book - The Beginning of the End - reviewed some Beatle facts after reading was done. Two chapters to go.
Calendar: J
Reviewed months of the year. Put some birthdays down on each month as I thought it might help to remember the order of the months - whose birthday comes before whose, etc.
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pg 44 - addition and subtraction with number families. Given a set of three numbers (ex. 1, 4, 3) and have to make 2 addition problems and 2 subtraction problems out of it. J did really well!
FIAR: J & P
Art - Unity of theme through color - talked about illustrators use of colors, especially yellow, throughout the book to tie the story together and give it a good flow.
Bible - Talked about deception and lying (Genesis 3) an the importance of always telling the truth, and confessing when you don't tell the truth (John 8:32; 1 John 1:9). Also talked about good stewardship of your responsibilities (Luke 15)
Reading: P
Lesson 4 of 100EL - saying words slow and fast, letter sounds: s, m & short a
Phys Ed: J, P & C
Outside to play while I make lunch! =)
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
October 8, 2008
Short day today.
FIAR: J & P
Read A Pair of Red Clogs
Literature - talked about the use of flashbacks to tell stories
Defined some words used in the story - lacquer; suspecting; ashamed; thong (on clogs or flip-flops); perfectly; festival
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pg 43 - working with clocks and time
Writing: J
Same 4 words - test on Friday!
Reading: P
Lesson 3 of 100EL - he did GREAT! I really think he's ready this time =)
Phys Ed/Activities: J, P & C
Played with Legos a lot in the morning and are currently playing outside with the neighbor.
FIAR: J & P
Read A Pair of Red Clogs
Literature - talked about the use of flashbacks to tell stories
Defined some words used in the story - lacquer; suspecting; ashamed; thong (on clogs or flip-flops); perfectly; festival
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pg 43 - working with clocks and time
Writing: J
Same 4 words - test on Friday!
Reading: P
Lesson 3 of 100EL - he did GREAT! I really think he's ready this time =)
Phys Ed/Activities: J, P & C
Played with Legos a lot in the morning and are currently playing outside with the neighbor.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
October 7, 2008
Good day again! But a loooooong one.
FIAR: J & P
Science - Weather and weather forecasting
Discussed "what is weather?". Gave definition then just did some general talking about how weather works, etc. Talked about favorite kinds of weather and about the 4 seasons and how weather changes from one to the other. This gave me a good segway into discussing the months of the year again.
Also discussed "how do people predict weather?" - Talked about meteorologists and some of the tools they use, but stated they are not infallible, God has the final say on what the weather is today!
Music: J & P
Beatles book - ch 8 - Road-Weary. This book is definitely written from a leftist perspective. I'm leaving lots of things out!
Brain Quest: J
pgs 8-10 - rhyming; number sequence; proper grammar; wildlife identification; nursery rhymes; calendar. Did good with most questions, but had trouble with one grammar question and with one math question. Also was asked: "The moon gives off it's own light - T/F?" - again, How is this 1st grade level!?!? He answered true, but I corrected him and gave a demonstration to show why we only see certain phases of the moon at certain times. He thought that was pretty fun.
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 40-42 - advanced patterns; labeling patterns; addition, subtraction; writing out number sentences when given word problems
Writing: J
Gave him 4 words to practice writing every day for the week (sun, top, cat, pray) and told him he's getting tested on Friday, he has to be able to write them all on his own! His writing is really improving.
Reading: P
Lesson 2 of 100 EL - Did great! He really struggled at first with sounding out words slowly, but he improved tremendously as the lesson went on and was able to do it perfectly by the end, which is what we had such trouble with in August. Hooray!
Recreation: J, P & C
Played with Legos and Play-Doh for most of the spare morning time - FUN! - Planned an outdoor play date with the neighbors soon =)
FIAR: J & P
Science - Weather and weather forecasting
Discussed "what is weather?". Gave definition then just did some general talking about how weather works, etc. Talked about favorite kinds of weather and about the 4 seasons and how weather changes from one to the other. This gave me a good segway into discussing the months of the year again.
Also discussed "how do people predict weather?" - Talked about meteorologists and some of the tools they use, but stated they are not infallible, God has the final say on what the weather is today!
Music: J & P
Beatles book - ch 8 - Road-Weary. This book is definitely written from a leftist perspective. I'm leaving lots of things out!
Brain Quest: J
pgs 8-10 - rhyming; number sequence; proper grammar; wildlife identification; nursery rhymes; calendar. Did good with most questions, but had trouble with one grammar question and with one math question. Also was asked: "The moon gives off it's own light - T/F?" - again, How is this 1st grade level!?!? He answered true, but I corrected him and gave a demonstration to show why we only see certain phases of the moon at certain times. He thought that was pretty fun.
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 40-42 - advanced patterns; labeling patterns; addition, subtraction; writing out number sentences when given word problems
Writing: J
Gave him 4 words to practice writing every day for the week (sun, top, cat, pray) and told him he's getting tested on Friday, he has to be able to write them all on his own! His writing is really improving.
Reading: P
Lesson 2 of 100 EL - Did great! He really struggled at first with sounding out words slowly, but he improved tremendously as the lesson went on and was able to do it perfectly by the end, which is what we had such trouble with in August. Hooray!
Recreation: J, P & C
Played with Legos and Play-Doh for most of the spare morning time - FUN! - Planned an outdoor play date with the neighbors soon =)
Monday, October 6, 2008
October 6, 2008
Great school day!
FIAR: J & P
Read A Pair of Red Clogs by Masako Matsuno; 1960
Geography - Went and found Japan on world map - talked about what an island is. Also talked about how far away Japan is from NJ and how that probably makes our cultures pretty different.
Culture - Went through book and pointed out all the things they do differently in Japan - architecture, clothing, hairstyles, food, the way they eat (chopsticks, very short tables), writing
Relationships - talked about lying and how doing so can make people not trust you. We should always tell the truth! etc.
Music: J & P
Beatles book - ch 7 - Beatlemania!
Math: J
Money - asked J to make certain amounts of money with coins on hand. Has trouble remembering that 3 quarters = .75 Does well with everything else.
SSM Workbook - pgs 38-39 - geometric shapes; tally marks; subtraction
Months - Introduced the names of all the months and what seasons they fall in. Just starting, didn't go far into it. Just said the names and seasons.
Reading: J & P
J read chs. 42 & 43 of LPP
P did extremely well! on Lesson 1 of "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" book. We'll see if he catches on better than in August, looking good so far! =)
FIAR: J & P
Read A Pair of Red Clogs by Masako Matsuno; 1960
Geography - Went and found Japan on world map - talked about what an island is. Also talked about how far away Japan is from NJ and how that probably makes our cultures pretty different.
Culture - Went through book and pointed out all the things they do differently in Japan - architecture, clothing, hairstyles, food, the way they eat (chopsticks, very short tables), writing
Relationships - talked about lying and how doing so can make people not trust you. We should always tell the truth! etc.
Music: J & P
Beatles book - ch 7 - Beatlemania!
Math: J
Money - asked J to make certain amounts of money with coins on hand. Has trouble remembering that 3 quarters = .75 Does well with everything else.
SSM Workbook - pgs 38-39 - geometric shapes; tally marks; subtraction
Months - Introduced the names of all the months and what seasons they fall in. Just starting, didn't go far into it. Just said the names and seasons.
Reading: J & P
J read chs. 42 & 43 of LPP
P did extremely well! on Lesson 1 of "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" book. We'll see if he catches on better than in August, looking good so far! =)
Saturday, October 4, 2008
October 4, 2008
Took Friday (10/3) off for some shopping and leisure. Happy Birthday Nancy! =)
BQ: J
pgs 4-7 - spelling; addition; phrase recognition; author recognition; geometry; action words; turning sentences into questions; solar system; sports; punctuation; senses; nursery rhymes; very basic multiplication (or compound addition)
Trouble with - spelling; author recognition; solar system; turning sentence into question; action words.
Not sure how I like BQ. The questions are extremely random and I have trouble believing that any first grader would know all of the questions. Is this really the stuff they cover in school at this age?!?
Note: Take Cathy's advice: "Have you sought curriculum guidelines and materials from your local district? Although you are planning on a most involved classical curriculum, it might provide evaluation tools or benchmarks to compare their learning at various stages with traditional schooling. Also, you are paying taxes to the local district.....get the materials, which are available...even for ideas on activities, etc. They don't have to be used on a regular basis, but as reference."
Music: J
ch 5 & 6 of Beatles book
Coloring: P
Kitten coloring book
We've decided to put aside BPW for now and use later as most of the rest of the workbook is writing letters which he just can't do right now. Plan on re-starting reading lessons for P again starting next week to see if he picks up on it any better than he did in August.
FIAR: J
Read The Rag Coat
Art - reviewed warm and cool colors and the feelings they give to illustrations. Drew some pictures using only warm colors.
Bible - discussed the importance of forgiveness (Eph 4:32; Matt 18:23-35; story of Joseph); importance of being around others and not growing bitter (Heb 12:5; 10:25); God watching over those he loves in times of grief (Ps 34:17,18)
Math - Use of geometric shapes - purchased game yesterday (Shape by Shape). Uses geometric shapes to create patterns they give you - sort of like Tangoes but slightly different. Very hard, but fun!
Next Week FIAR: A Pair of Red Clogs by Masako Matsuno
BQ: J
pgs 4-7 - spelling; addition; phrase recognition; author recognition; geometry; action words; turning sentences into questions; solar system; sports; punctuation; senses; nursery rhymes; very basic multiplication (or compound addition)
Trouble with - spelling; author recognition; solar system; turning sentence into question; action words.
Not sure how I like BQ. The questions are extremely random and I have trouble believing that any first grader would know all of the questions. Is this really the stuff they cover in school at this age?!?
Note: Take Cathy's advice: "Have you sought curriculum guidelines and materials from your local district? Although you are planning on a most involved classical curriculum, it might provide evaluation tools or benchmarks to compare their learning at various stages with traditional schooling. Also, you are paying taxes to the local district.....get the materials, which are available...even for ideas on activities, etc. They don't have to be used on a regular basis, but as reference."
Music: J
ch 5 & 6 of Beatles book
Coloring: P
Kitten coloring book
We've decided to put aside BPW for now and use later as most of the rest of the workbook is writing letters which he just can't do right now. Plan on re-starting reading lessons for P again starting next week to see if he picks up on it any better than he did in August.
FIAR: J
Read The Rag Coat
Art - reviewed warm and cool colors and the feelings they give to illustrations. Drew some pictures using only warm colors.
Bible - discussed the importance of forgiveness (Eph 4:32; Matt 18:23-35; story of Joseph); importance of being around others and not growing bitter (Heb 12:5; 10:25); God watching over those he loves in times of grief (Ps 34:17,18)
Math - Use of geometric shapes - purchased game yesterday (Shape by Shape). Uses geometric shapes to create patterns they give you - sort of like Tangoes but slightly different. Very hard, but fun!
Next Week FIAR: A Pair of Red Clogs by Masako Matsuno
Thursday, October 2, 2008
October 2, 2008
Happy Birthday Lexi!
P has an appt with allergist today - J & C going to Girl Pa's. May try to get some school in after appt although the Dr said it would be a looooooooooong appt. We'll see!
P has an appt with allergist today - J & C going to Girl Pa's. May try to get some school in after appt although the Dr said it would be a looooooooooong appt. We'll see!
October 1, 2008
Just with J today - other kids sleeping
FIAR:
Read The Rag Coat - didn't have supplies to do any of the subjects, but J wanted to read the book anyway =)
Coloring:
Started coloring October page in calendar; suggesed trying to stay in the lines a little better and showed him some tecniques - he did really well!
Music:
Read Ch. 3 & 4 in Beatle book - Ringo and George
Math:
SSM Workbook - pgs 36 & 37 - Tally marks and subtraction. Was having a lot of trouble with tally marks at first but I helped him to stay calm and explained it to him a few different times and it clicked with him finally. =)
Reading:
Chs. 40 & 41 of LPP
FIAR:
Read The Rag Coat - didn't have supplies to do any of the subjects, but J wanted to read the book anyway =)
Coloring:
Started coloring October page in calendar; suggesed trying to stay in the lines a little better and showed him some tecniques - he did really well!
Music:
Read Ch. 3 & 4 in Beatle book - Ringo and George
Math:
SSM Workbook - pgs 36 & 37 - Tally marks and subtraction. Was having a lot of trouble with tally marks at first but I helped him to stay calm and explained it to him a few different times and it clicked with him finally. =)
Reading:
Chs. 40 & 41 of LPP
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