Happy Anniversary Sean and Des!
FIAR: J & P
Language Arts day
Onomatopoeia - A word that sounds the same as it's action. Used example of the word pop. Asked J & P to come up with some more and P immediately came up with boing. Cute! They also came up with buzz and crash.
Manuscript layout - Making a book appealing looking by putting the words at all different parts of the page. Makes a kids book more fun!
Vocabulary - aura; starch; wilt; dart; turnips; peer or peek; murmur; exquisite; bog
Elements of a good story - Talked about what parts of the story were the setting, conflict, rising action, climax and falling action (which J corrected me and said "denouement!")
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 76-77 - adding tens and ones; figuring out how many tens and ones are in a certain number; addition; subtraction; measuring; counting by ones; counting by tens; adding and subtracting 2 columns
Writing: J
Wrote out 5 spelling words for week
Reading: P
Completed lesson 20 of 100EL
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
November 25, 2008
FIAR: J & P
Read Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin - fun!
Social Studies Day
Geography - New England - Located New England on map and marked it. Showed J & P how almost all it's states are bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and three of them share borders with Canada. Also discussed things that New England is typically known for: clams, lobsters, cranberries, cold weather, beautiful fall colors, RED SOX!
Relationships -
Grandparents - This is the third FIAR book we've read that has a special relationship between grandparent and grandchild. J was challenged to ask each of his grandparents special things about them to find out some fun facts!
Disagreeable people - discussed Mr. Horace - a thief! Talked about how there will always be people that want to cheat and steal to get things, but we must never do that! We should always remember that God is with us and He will give us what we need. If He doesn't give us something we want, that means we are not supposed to have it and we don't NEED it.
Also talked about how disagreeable people give us the chance to practice forgiveness. When someone has wronged us, we should forgive them and not hold a grudge.
Judging by appearance - The Grandmother in the story unfairly judged Mr. Whiskers because he had long whiskers and smelled of clams and seaweed. Contrarily, she liked Mr. Horace because he smalled of lavender and walked with a gold cane. But Mr. Horace turned out to be a thief and Mr. Whiskers turned out to be the hero. We need to remember to never judge people just by how they look, but to get to know them first. We wouldn't want people thinking bad things about us just because they don't like how we smell or dress, right?
History -
Thanksgiving - talked about the first Thanksgiving and why it was celebrated. J remembered a little bit of the story from kindergarten.
Also talked about family traditions and being thankful for the things we have.
Long FIAR lesson today! And tomorrow's looks even longer............
Math: J
SSM Workbook pgs 74-75 - writing out word problems and solving; writing 10-100 by tens; writing 51-100 by ones! J hated this lesson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But it was good practice. =) He really did very well.
Coloring: J
Colored first page of Spongebob coloring book - made sure J tested colors first to make sure they were just right, also focused on staying in the lines. Great job J!
Writing: J
Thanksgiving words this week - corn, thank, you, food, yum
Reading: P
Completed lesson 19 of 100EL - struggling with e and i still, but getting better and keeping a good attitude =)
Read Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin - fun!
Social Studies Day
Geography - New England - Located New England on map and marked it. Showed J & P how almost all it's states are bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and three of them share borders with Canada. Also discussed things that New England is typically known for: clams, lobsters, cranberries, cold weather, beautiful fall colors, RED SOX!
Relationships -
Grandparents - This is the third FIAR book we've read that has a special relationship between grandparent and grandchild. J was challenged to ask each of his grandparents special things about them to find out some fun facts!
Disagreeable people - discussed Mr. Horace - a thief! Talked about how there will always be people that want to cheat and steal to get things, but we must never do that! We should always remember that God is with us and He will give us what we need. If He doesn't give us something we want, that means we are not supposed to have it and we don't NEED it.
Also talked about how disagreeable people give us the chance to practice forgiveness. When someone has wronged us, we should forgive them and not hold a grudge.
Judging by appearance - The Grandmother in the story unfairly judged Mr. Whiskers because he had long whiskers and smelled of clams and seaweed. Contrarily, she liked Mr. Horace because he smalled of lavender and walked with a gold cane. But Mr. Horace turned out to be a thief and Mr. Whiskers turned out to be the hero. We need to remember to never judge people just by how they look, but to get to know them first. We wouldn't want people thinking bad things about us just because they don't like how we smell or dress, right?
History -
Thanksgiving - talked about the first Thanksgiving and why it was celebrated. J remembered a little bit of the story from kindergarten.
Also talked about family traditions and being thankful for the things we have.
Long FIAR lesson today! And tomorrow's looks even longer............
Math: J
SSM Workbook pgs 74-75 - writing out word problems and solving; writing 10-100 by tens; writing 51-100 by ones! J hated this lesson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But it was good practice. =) He really did very well.
Coloring: J
Colored first page of Spongebob coloring book - made sure J tested colors first to make sure they were just right, also focused on staying in the lines. Great job J!
Writing: J
Thanksgiving words this week - corn, thank, you, food, yum
Reading: P
Completed lesson 19 of 100EL - struggling with e and i still, but getting better and keeping a good attitude =)
Monday, November 24, 2008
November 24, 2008
Happy Birthday Shelly!
Daddy took day off so we decided to go out and have fun =)
Went to Manasquan inlet and Daddy talked about tides and mussels. We got to see a fisherman with a bucket of 600 baby crabs he was using for bait!! Fun! C loved it the most. The fisherman let the boys each hold one and throw it back out into the ocean.
Left pretty quick though, it was freezing!
Daddy took day off so we decided to go out and have fun =)
Went to Manasquan inlet and Daddy talked about tides and mussels. We got to see a fisherman with a bucket of 600 baby crabs he was using for bait!! Fun! C loved it the most. The fisherman let the boys each hold one and throw it back out into the ocean.
Left pretty quick though, it was freezing!
November 21, 2008
FIAR - J & P
Bible - Talked about showing kindness to all people and treating them how you would want to be treated, even if they are not being nice to you! - Matthew 7:12; John 4
Talked about grief and sorrow and how God is always with you and you are never alone. God is good! - Isaiah 40:1; Psalm 34:18; 2 Cor 1:3-4
Writing: J
Spelling test... 100%!!!
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 72-73 - measuring; adding and subtracting 2 columns!
Reading: J
LPP chs 14-16
Reading: P
Completed lesson 18 of 100EL
Bible - Talked about showing kindness to all people and treating them how you would want to be treated, even if they are not being nice to you! - Matthew 7:12; John 4
Talked about grief and sorrow and how God is always with you and you are never alone. God is good! - Isaiah 40:1; Psalm 34:18; 2 Cor 1:3-4
Writing: J
Spelling test... 100%!!!
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 72-73 - measuring; adding and subtracting 2 columns!
Reading: J
LPP chs 14-16
Reading: P
Completed lesson 18 of 100EL
Thursday, November 20, 2008
November 20, 2008
FIAR: J & P
Science
Talked about all the different land types in America
Talked about pollution and why it's important to take good care of the environment. Recycle, don't litter, etc.
Talked briefly about birds. Could have gotten a little more into it, but I just hate birds.
Coloring: J
Finished coloring November page!
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 70-71 - writing out word problems into math sentences and solving; Number puzzles. Taught a bit of basic algebra today! J was having trouble with 12-8=? so I told him if he could figure out what you have to add to 8 to equal 12, that would be the answer. Excitement ensued! ; )
Writing: J
4 spelling words for week - warned him that the test is tomorrow! So he wrote each word one extra time =)
Reading: J
Chs 10-13 of LPP
Reading: P
Repeated lesson 17 of 100EL.
At first P was very disheartened to have to repeat a lesson, but I told him it was no big deal and that J had to do that sometimes, too. Told him he is still very smart! But sometimes when you have trouble, it is better to practice what you are having trouble with until you get it right than go ahead and continue to have lots of trouble. He felt better and we did the lesson and he did so much better and he was SO PLEASED! Onto lesson 18 tomorrow!
Science
Talked about all the different land types in America
Talked about pollution and why it's important to take good care of the environment. Recycle, don't litter, etc.
Talked briefly about birds. Could have gotten a little more into it, but I just hate birds.
Coloring: J
Finished coloring November page!
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 70-71 - writing out word problems into math sentences and solving; Number puzzles. Taught a bit of basic algebra today! J was having trouble with 12-8=? so I told him if he could figure out what you have to add to 8 to equal 12, that would be the answer. Excitement ensued! ; )
Writing: J
4 spelling words for week - warned him that the test is tomorrow! So he wrote each word one extra time =)
Reading: J
Chs 10-13 of LPP
Reading: P
Repeated lesson 17 of 100EL.
At first P was very disheartened to have to repeat a lesson, but I told him it was no big deal and that J had to do that sometimes, too. Told him he is still very smart! But sometimes when you have trouble, it is better to practice what you are having trouble with until you get it right than go ahead and continue to have lots of trouble. He felt better and we did the lesson and he did so much better and he was SO PLEASED! Onto lesson 18 tomorrow!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
November 18, 2008
Happy Birthday Phyllis G.
FIAR: J & P
Language - similes and metaphors - gave definition of both and talked about how they are used in a story. Then went back through Grandfather's Journey and found all of them and identified which was which and why, and also how it helped that they were used.
Math - Talked about the amount of time Grandfather was out on the boat - 3 weeks. How many days? Used blocks to figure out how many days in 2 weeks, 3 weeks and J figured answer for 4 weeks without blocks. Nice!
Writing: J
Wrote out 4 spelling words for week. Getting MUCH faster and neater!
Coloring: J
Continued with his November page. His skill with coloring is definitely improving with time, not so messy and is using better color choices. Just a little more to go
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 68-69 - subtracting larger numbers; working with bar graphs
BrainQuest: J
pgs 28-30 - pluralization; subtraction; vegetable trivia (?); ABC order; animal geography; other weird random stuff
Reading: J
Chs 8-10 of LPP
Reading: P
Completed lesson 17 of 100EL - had major trouble sounding out words. Was getting i and e sounds mixed up. We got through it but may repeat the lesson tomorrow.
FIAR: J & P
Language - similes and metaphors - gave definition of both and talked about how they are used in a story. Then went back through Grandfather's Journey and found all of them and identified which was which and why, and also how it helped that they were used.
Math - Talked about the amount of time Grandfather was out on the boat - 3 weeks. How many days? Used blocks to figure out how many days in 2 weeks, 3 weeks and J figured answer for 4 weeks without blocks. Nice!
Writing: J
Wrote out 4 spelling words for week. Getting MUCH faster and neater!
Coloring: J
Continued with his November page. His skill with coloring is definitely improving with time, not so messy and is using better color choices. Just a little more to go
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 68-69 - subtracting larger numbers; working with bar graphs
BrainQuest: J
pgs 28-30 - pluralization; subtraction; vegetable trivia (?); ABC order; animal geography; other weird random stuff
Reading: J
Chs 8-10 of LPP
Reading: P
Completed lesson 17 of 100EL - had major trouble sounding out words. Was getting i and e sounds mixed up. We got through it but may repeat the lesson tomorrow.
Monday, November 17, 2008
November 17, 2008
FIAR: J & P
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say (Kinda sad. Not the greatest follow up to the exciting and fun Apple Pie book!)
Social Studies -
Family Relationships - Talked about generations and ancestry - compared the 4 generations in the story to: Grammie and Grampa, Nana, Daddy and then J, P & C. Talked about how sometimes your relatives have things in common, like: Grampa from ME, Daddy and J all love fishing.
Geography - Located and marked Japan and San Francisco, CA on world map downstairs. Also made note of the Pacific Ocean and the journey the Grandfather took and talked about how the Grandfather traveled all of America before he settles in CA.
Japanese culture - Found kimonos, clogs and hairstyles just like in "A Pair of Red Clogs".
Tolerance for different cultures - The Grandfather loved meeting all people (black, white, yellow, red) and did not discriminate against ANYONE.
World War II - talked about some aspects of WWII. Why we joined, why war is sometimes necessary, etc. Briefly discussed Pearl Harbor, Holocaust and Hiroshima.
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 66-67 - Working with number families to make + and - problems - J did so much better than last time, breezed right through it! Also did adding starting with big numbers in your head without counting them out on paper or fingers. J has been doing this a while, so he had no trouble. What a smartie!
Writing: J
Made a list of words J has had trouble with in past weeks: brave, truck, lips, bigger
Reading: P
Completed lesson 16 of 100EL
Coloring: J
Started coloring November page of calendar.
When we added holiday stickers to the November page, J asked what Veteran's Day was and I got to tie it back in to our FIAR lesson on WWII. Told him it was a day to honor all the people in our armed forces who have fought or are fighting for our country. Also that 11/11 was the day WWII was ended... or, hmmmm, was it WWI?
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say (Kinda sad. Not the greatest follow up to the exciting and fun Apple Pie book!)
Social Studies -
Family Relationships - Talked about generations and ancestry - compared the 4 generations in the story to: Grammie and Grampa, Nana, Daddy and then J, P & C. Talked about how sometimes your relatives have things in common, like: Grampa from ME, Daddy and J all love fishing.
Geography - Located and marked Japan and San Francisco, CA on world map downstairs. Also made note of the Pacific Ocean and the journey the Grandfather took and talked about how the Grandfather traveled all of America before he settles in CA.
Japanese culture - Found kimonos, clogs and hairstyles just like in "A Pair of Red Clogs".
Tolerance for different cultures - The Grandfather loved meeting all people (black, white, yellow, red) and did not discriminate against ANYONE.
World War II - talked about some aspects of WWII. Why we joined, why war is sometimes necessary, etc. Briefly discussed Pearl Harbor, Holocaust and Hiroshima.
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 66-67 - Working with number families to make + and - problems - J did so much better than last time, breezed right through it! Also did adding starting with big numbers in your head without counting them out on paper or fingers. J has been doing this a while, so he had no trouble. What a smartie!
Writing: J
Made a list of words J has had trouble with in past weeks: brave, truck, lips, bigger
Reading: P
Completed lesson 16 of 100EL
Coloring: J
Started coloring November page of calendar.
When we added holiday stickers to the November page, J asked what Veteran's Day was and I got to tie it back in to our FIAR lesson on WWII. Told him it was a day to honor all the people in our armed forces who have fought or are fighting for our country. Also that 11/11 was the day WWII was ended... or, hmmmm, was it WWI?
Sunday, November 16, 2008
November 14, 2008
Spelling Test today for J - not so good! Will repeat some of the harder words of the past weeks in next week's list.
Then off to Red Bank to get J's cast off! Woo-hoo!
Off for the rest of the day =)
Thursday, November 13, 2008
November 13, 2008
Happy birthday Dave, Jamie and Brian =)
What a fun day at school today!
Writing: J
wrote out 5 spelling words for the week
Reading: P
Completed lesson 15 of 100EL - reading sentences now!
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 64-65 - tens and ones; adding; subtracting; matching; money
FIAR: J, P and a little C
Read HTMAAPASTW - they just ADORE this book - it is really fun!
Defined hospitality and then discussed - she invites her friends over to share her apple pie. Why is hospitality important?? Romans 12: 13b - Seek to show hospitality - God says it, that settles it!
Also talked about all the countries that are mentioned in the book - what do they all have in common?? They are ruled by God!
Psalm 113:4 "The LORD is high above all nations, and His glory is above the heavens!"
Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."
Colossians 1:16 "For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things were created through Him and for Him."
Asked Jesse how those verses made him feel. Replied: "GREAT!" Discussed trusting God no matter what happens. No matter who thinks they are in control, it is really God, and God always does what's best for us.
Math - Talked about the girl in the story dividing the apples up between her, the cow and the chicken and saving the rest for the pie. Subtraction; division.
Measuring! - Got out all the ingredients talked about i the book (the recipe is on the last page) and made a pie together! J & P measured out the flour, salt and butter and I rolled it out. Then Then P measured out sugar and salt and C measured out cinnamon! what an adventure!! Then J, P & C all coated the apples in the cinnamon mix and put them in the pie. I rolled out the top and then J brushed egg yolk and water on top of top crust to glaze it. Put it in the oven and it looks and smells great! J is so excited to eat it later, they all had so much fun helping out =)
What a fun day at school today!
Writing: J
wrote out 5 spelling words for the week
Reading: P
Completed lesson 15 of 100EL - reading sentences now!
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 64-65 - tens and ones; adding; subtracting; matching; money
FIAR: J, P and a little C
Read HTMAAPASTW - they just ADORE this book - it is really fun!
Defined hospitality and then discussed - she invites her friends over to share her apple pie. Why is hospitality important?? Romans 12: 13b - Seek to show hospitality - God says it, that settles it!
Also talked about all the countries that are mentioned in the book - what do they all have in common?? They are ruled by God!
Psalm 113:4 "The LORD is high above all nations, and His glory is above the heavens!"
Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."
Colossians 1:16 "For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things were created through Him and for Him."
Asked Jesse how those verses made him feel. Replied: "GREAT!" Discussed trusting God no matter what happens. No matter who thinks they are in control, it is really God, and God always does what's best for us.
Math - Talked about the girl in the story dividing the apples up between her, the cow and the chicken and saving the rest for the pie. Subtraction; division.
Measuring! - Got out all the ingredients talked about i the book (the recipe is on the last page) and made a pie together! J & P measured out the flour, salt and butter and I rolled it out. Then Then P measured out sugar and salt and C measured out cinnamon! what an adventure!! Then J, P & C all coated the apples in the cinnamon mix and put them in the pie. I rolled out the top and then J brushed egg yolk and water on top of top crust to glaze it. Put it in the oven and it looks and smells great! J is so excited to eat it later, they all had so much fun helping out =)
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
November 12, 2008
FIAR: J & P
Language - Humor in Writing - some ways you can use humor in a story: unexpected conclusions, actions, silly interpretations, etc. Talked about all the parts of the book J & P thought were funny and discussed what made them funny. J compared it to Mary Poppins and the funny things that happened in the movie. Good stuff!
Repetition - Using repetition can cause a story to have good flow. I asked J where repetition was used and he came up with pics in the story instead of phrases used! Each thing she collected in one country was brought to the next. What a smartie!
Vocabulary words: Ingredients, superb, locate, elegant, persuade, native, plantation. He was able to explain ingredients, superb, locate, and plantation without any help from me!
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 62-63 - addition; subtraction; tens and ones, dividing into groups
Writing: J
writing 5 spelling words for week
Reading: P
Completed lesson 14 of 100EL
Language - Humor in Writing - some ways you can use humor in a story: unexpected conclusions, actions, silly interpretations, etc. Talked about all the parts of the book J & P thought were funny and discussed what made them funny. J compared it to Mary Poppins and the funny things that happened in the movie. Good stuff!
Repetition - Using repetition can cause a story to have good flow. I asked J where repetition was used and he came up with pics in the story instead of phrases used! Each thing she collected in one country was brought to the next. What a smartie!
Vocabulary words: Ingredients, superb, locate, elegant, persuade, native, plantation. He was able to explain ingredients, superb, locate, and plantation without any help from me!
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 62-63 - addition; subtraction; tens and ones, dividing into groups
Writing: J
writing 5 spelling words for week
Reading: P
Completed lesson 14 of 100EL
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
November 11, 2008
Happy Veteran's Day! Thank you to all who have defended or are defending our country. =)
FIAR: J
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman
Social Studies - Geography (and lots of it!)
To make an apple pie, the girl in the story (nameless) goes to Italy to get wheat, France to get a chicken (for an egg), Sri Lanka to get tree bark for cinnamon, England to gt a cow for it's milk, Picks up some seawater while crossing the Atlantic Ocean for salt, to Jamaica for sugar and then to Vermont for 8 apples (one for the cow, one for the chicken, one for her and five for the pie).
Went downstairs to world map and picked out all the locations, then back up to look through the book to learn new things about each country by the pictures.
FUN!!!
Brain Quest: J
pgs 26-27 - matching similar words, money, synonyms, calendar/holiday, subtraction, identifying verbs
Math: J
Time & Money workbook - pgs 18-19 - identifying time on a clock - some trouble here!!! Not used to identifying time on clocks that are in between 5's; ie 8:42, 10:27, 7:01, etc. But after a lot of hard work and determination, he got it!
Writing: J
Spelling words for week: week, lips, rock, truck, ball
Reading: J
LPP - chs 5, 6 & 7
FIAR: J
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman
Social Studies - Geography (and lots of it!)
To make an apple pie, the girl in the story (nameless) goes to Italy to get wheat, France to get a chicken (for an egg), Sri Lanka to get tree bark for cinnamon, England to gt a cow for it's milk, Picks up some seawater while crossing the Atlantic Ocean for salt, to Jamaica for sugar and then to Vermont for 8 apples (one for the cow, one for the chicken, one for her and five for the pie).
Went downstairs to world map and picked out all the locations, then back up to look through the book to learn new things about each country by the pictures.
FUN!!!
Brain Quest: J
pgs 26-27 - matching similar words, money, synonyms, calendar/holiday, subtraction, identifying verbs
Math: J
Time & Money workbook - pgs 18-19 - identifying time on a clock - some trouble here!!! Not used to identifying time on clocks that are in between 5's; ie 8:42, 10:27, 7:01, etc. But after a lot of hard work and determination, he got it!
Writing: J
Spelling words for week: week, lips, rock, truck, ball
Reading: J
LPP - chs 5, 6 & 7
Saturday, November 8, 2008
November 6, 2008
FIAR: J
Science - talked about creative thinking and problem solving. The boy was the only one who had the creative idea to leave Mary Anne in the basement. It's good to think of many different ways to solve a problem rather than just one way.
Road engineering - Talking about blasting through hills and mountains. Will point out some spots on our next road trip.
Made a pinwheel to show the power of steam, but the stream from my kettle was not strong enough to power it =(
Art - drawing simple trees and complicated trees.
Brain Quest Reading: J
Story - Debbie's Dream - action words; rhyming; synonyms; comp and memory Q's
Brain Quest: J
pgs 24-25 - numerical order of large numbers; grammar; nature; counting by 10s
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 60-61 - adding to 10 inside a 3x3 box; money
Writing: J
writing 5 spelling words
Reading: J
Chs. 2, 3 & 4 of LPP
Reading: P
Completed lesson 13 of 100EL
Science - talked about creative thinking and problem solving. The boy was the only one who had the creative idea to leave Mary Anne in the basement. It's good to think of many different ways to solve a problem rather than just one way.
Road engineering - Talking about blasting through hills and mountains. Will point out some spots on our next road trip.
Made a pinwheel to show the power of steam, but the stream from my kettle was not strong enough to power it =(
Art - drawing simple trees and complicated trees.
Brain Quest Reading: J
Story - Debbie's Dream - action words; rhyming; synonyms; comp and memory Q's
Brain Quest: J
pgs 24-25 - numerical order of large numbers; grammar; nature; counting by 10s
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 60-61 - adding to 10 inside a 3x3 box; money
Writing: J
writing 5 spelling words
Reading: J
Chs. 2, 3 & 4 of LPP
Reading: P
Completed lesson 13 of 100EL
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
November 5, 2008
Oh well... God is still in control. =)
FIAR: J & P
Math - Talked about architects and construction workers and how they need to have a good knowledge of math to build things or else they won't be safe or good looking. Demonstrated with some blocks.
Geometry - The phrase, "four corners, neat and square" is often repeated in the book. Talked about what makes a square a square and not a rectangle. Went on to identify and give reasoning for: circle, oval, triangle, trapezoid, rhombus, , pentagon, hexagon, octagon, diamond.
Counting - went through different pages of book and counted objects (trees, people, houses) and broke them up into groups or various numbers.
Bible - talked again about flexibility and keeping a good attitude despite changes in life.
Matthew 6:33 "Seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you".
Philippians 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious about anything..."
Luke 12:7 "Do not fear..."
J had some questions about the Luke passage because it mentions people taking your body. "That's really scary!" he said... I told him God is still in control in those times, and what the passage was saying was that that's ALL someone can take from you, they can never have your soul, and as long as God is the most important thing in your life and you keep Jesus close to your heart and believe the things he says, your soul will go to Heaven, isn't that a great thing?! They both seemed comforted at this =)
Writing: J
Wrote out spelling words for week
Reading: P
Completed Lesson 13 of 100EL - read his first sentence!!!! SO HAPPY!
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pg 59 - working with 10's and 1's. Circling groups of 10's and adding them to the ones to get the sum.
Reading: J
Chapter 1 of LPP (starting it over to read and discuss with Dad)
FIAR: J & P
Math - Talked about architects and construction workers and how they need to have a good knowledge of math to build things or else they won't be safe or good looking. Demonstrated with some blocks.
Geometry - The phrase, "four corners, neat and square" is often repeated in the book. Talked about what makes a square a square and not a rectangle. Went on to identify and give reasoning for: circle, oval, triangle, trapezoid, rhombus, , pentagon, hexagon, octagon, diamond.
Counting - went through different pages of book and counted objects (trees, people, houses) and broke them up into groups or various numbers.
Bible - talked again about flexibility and keeping a good attitude despite changes in life.
Matthew 6:33 "Seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you".
Philippians 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious about anything..."
Luke 12:7 "Do not fear..."
J had some questions about the Luke passage because it mentions people taking your body. "That's really scary!" he said... I told him God is still in control in those times, and what the passage was saying was that that's ALL someone can take from you, they can never have your soul, and as long as God is the most important thing in your life and you keep Jesus close to your heart and believe the things he says, your soul will go to Heaven, isn't that a great thing?! They both seemed comforted at this =)
Writing: J
Wrote out spelling words for week
Reading: P
Completed Lesson 13 of 100EL - read his first sentence!!!! SO HAPPY!
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pg 59 - working with 10's and 1's. Circling groups of 10's and adding them to the ones to get the sum.
Reading: J
Chapter 1 of LPP (starting it over to read and discuss with Dad)
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
November 4, 2008
Forgot to give a shout out on birthdays yesterday. Happy birthday boss. =)
FIAR: J & P
Language -
Story Writing - Character - talked about the variety of characters in the book; young, old, male, female, mean,happy, imaginative, etc. This is a good way to make a story interesting. Then made a list of fun characteristics of people J knows and turned it into one character: Saul, young boy, loves Red Sox, gardening, helping people, listening to music and is silly.
Elements of story - identified setting, conflict, action, climax, 2nd conflict, 2nd climax and outcome.
Personification - defined personification and asked how he thought it fit in the story and he said "Mary Anne!" Then discussed other things people might personify, ie cars, homes, stuffed animals, etc.
Vocabulary words - cellar and canal. Showed J Panama Canal on world map... in the cellar =)
Coloring: J
Colored pic in ER coloring book to mail to the guy who took Jesse's x-rays when his arm broke.
Writing: J
writing out 5 spelling words
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pg 58 - adding 3 numbers together to get sum
Reading: P
Completed Lesson 12 of 100EL
Phys Ed: J P & C
Walked and played with Boy Pa while I voted
FIAR: J & P
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Story Writing - Character - talked about the variety of characters in the book; young, old, male, female, mean,happy, imaginative, etc. This is a good way to make a story interesting. Then made a list of fun characteristics of people J knows and turned it into one character: Saul, young boy, loves Red Sox, gardening, helping people, listening to music and is silly.
Elements of story - identified setting, conflict, action, climax, 2nd conflict, 2nd climax and outcome.
Personification - defined personification and asked how he thought it fit in the story and he said "Mary Anne!" Then discussed other things people might personify, ie cars, homes, stuffed animals, etc.
Vocabulary words - cellar and canal. Showed J Panama Canal on world map... in the cellar =)
Coloring: J
Colored pic in ER coloring book to mail to the guy who took Jesse's x-rays when his arm broke.
Writing: J
writing out 5 spelling words
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pg 58 - adding 3 numbers together to get sum
Reading: P
Completed Lesson 12 of 100EL
Phys Ed: J P & C
Walked and played with Boy Pa while I voted
Monday, November 3, 2008
November 3, 2008
I know no one reads this, but in case you happen upon it by accident, please vote Row A.
FIAR: J
Read Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Social Studies - History
Talked about steam powered vehicles and talked about how most things are powered now. I talked about gasoline, electricity, betteries. J said, "solar power!". What a smartie.
Stewardship
Talked about taking care of things we own and responsibilities we have. J was very into this conversation and felt it was really improtant to take care of things and do your best.
Flexibility
Asked J if he knew what flexibility meant and he said no. So I reread the end of the story where Mike and Mary Anne are willing to give up their old job and start a new one. J then took off on that and talked about being happy with whatever you're doing and giving it your very best. =)
Writing: J
5 spelling words - book, back, brave, nose, tree
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 56-57 - turning word problems into math sentence problems and solving; counting by 10s, connectingthe dots by 10s
Money - reviewed coin values and made random $$ amounts with coins.
FIAR: J
Read Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Social Studies - History
Talked about steam powered vehicles and talked about how most things are powered now. I talked about gasoline, electricity, betteries. J said, "solar power!". What a smartie.
Stewardship
Talked about taking care of things we own and responsibilities we have. J was very into this conversation and felt it was really improtant to take care of things and do your best.
Flexibility
Asked J if he knew what flexibility meant and he said no. So I reread the end of the story where Mike and Mary Anne are willing to give up their old job and start a new one. J then took off on that and talked about being happy with whatever you're doing and giving it your very best. =)
Writing: J
5 spelling words - book, back, brave, nose, tree
Math: J
SSM Workbook - pgs 56-57 - turning word problems into math sentence problems and solving; counting by 10s, connectingthe dots by 10s
Money - reviewed coin values and made random $$ amounts with coins.
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