Short day
Brain Quest: J & P
pgs 75-80 - food ID; counting by 10s; grammar; animal ID; consonant sounds; simple multiplication; geography; time; rhyming; literature; maps; spelling; Greek lit
History: J & P
PB - Andrew Johnson
Math: J
Time & Money Workbook pgs 20-21 - Identifying time on a clock to exact minute and drawing hands on clock with time given - HARD!!! We won't do more of this this year as the workbook is for 2nd and 3rd graders.
Reading: P
Completed lesson 50 of 100EL - halfway there!
Monday, February 23, 2009
February 19, 2009
FIAR: J & P
Science Day
Owls - talked about owls and their habits and how they hunt and function. J was very interested and responded positively when I suggested getting more books about owls from the library.
Bird Calls - very briefly discussed bird calls and how to do them.
Studying nature - talked about needing to be patient to study nature. Suggested in the spring we will go for walks after the baby is born and take lots of breaks so that we can study certain areas and maybe draw pictures or take notes about what we see.
Moon - Talked about the moon landing and about the phases of the moon. Once again, I had no idea what makes the moon look what way, if the earth is in front, behind, etc... *sigh*. I'll check wikipedia. Also talked a little about solar system and orbit paths.
Woodland Habitat - talked about what can be found in the woods at what seasons.
Brain Quest: J & P
pgs 72-74 - vegetables; math, ones column; ABC order, maps, sports, consonant sounds; adding; grammar; animal kingdom; spelling; history; nursery rhymes
Finished deck 1!!! Onto deck 2.
History: J & P
PB - Abraham Lincoln - 3 pages about him, lots to learn!
Math: J
Did some graphs - had to figure out what person went with what fact according to the clues given. J loved it. He loves graphs and puzzles a LOT.
Reading: J
Read chs 31 & 32 of LPP
Reading: P
Completed lesson 49 of 100EL
Science Day
Owls - talked about owls and their habits and how they hunt and function. J was very interested and responded positively when I suggested getting more books about owls from the library.
Bird Calls - very briefly discussed bird calls and how to do them.
Studying nature - talked about needing to be patient to study nature. Suggested in the spring we will go for walks after the baby is born and take lots of breaks so that we can study certain areas and maybe draw pictures or take notes about what we see.
Moon - Talked about the moon landing and about the phases of the moon. Once again, I had no idea what makes the moon look what way, if the earth is in front, behind, etc... *sigh*. I'll check wikipedia. Also talked a little about solar system and orbit paths.
Woodland Habitat - talked about what can be found in the woods at what seasons.
Brain Quest: J & P
pgs 72-74 - vegetables; math, ones column; ABC order, maps, sports, consonant sounds; adding; grammar; animal kingdom; spelling; history; nursery rhymes
Finished deck 1!!! Onto deck 2.
History: J & P
PB - Abraham Lincoln - 3 pages about him, lots to learn!
Math: J
Did some graphs - had to figure out what person went with what fact according to the clues given. J loved it. He loves graphs and puzzles a LOT.
Reading: J
Read chs 31 & 32 of LPP
Reading: P
Completed lesson 49 of 100EL
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
February 18, 2009
FIAR: J & P
Art and Math day
Not much to do in the math and art departments, but the stuff we did do was fun.
Art - Appreciation for detail. It was revealed in the FIAR book that there were many hidden animals in Owl Moon that we had not discovered. Went through the book to see if we could find them all. Also J pointed out similies and metaphors as we read. He's getting way into that. =)
Math - Concept of time. Got out a stopwatch and in turn J, P and I all raised our hands for however long we thought a minute was. P got 29.94 seconds, I got 1:11 seconds and J got 57.24 seconds!! Way to go J! Just like Daddy.
Time altering - talked about the "1 min, 3 min, 100 min" description in book about looking at the owl. I would call this more of a literary device than a math concept. Other examples that could be used, "time stood"; "time went on forever", etc.
DST - Discussed shorter and longer days according to what time of year it is and why that happens...
History: J & P
PB - James Buchanan
Math: J
SSMW - traced numbers - DONE WITH SSMW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reading: P
Completed lesson 48 of 100EL
Art and Math day
Not much to do in the math and art departments, but the stuff we did do was fun.
Art - Appreciation for detail. It was revealed in the FIAR book that there were many hidden animals in Owl Moon that we had not discovered. Went through the book to see if we could find them all. Also J pointed out similies and metaphors as we read. He's getting way into that. =)
Math - Concept of time. Got out a stopwatch and in turn J, P and I all raised our hands for however long we thought a minute was. P got 29.94 seconds, I got 1:11 seconds and J got 57.24 seconds!! Way to go J! Just like Daddy.
Time altering - talked about the "1 min, 3 min, 100 min" description in book about looking at the owl. I would call this more of a literary device than a math concept. Other examples that could be used, "time stood"; "time went on forever", etc.
DST - Discussed shorter and longer days according to what time of year it is and why that happens...
History: J & P
PB - James Buchanan
Math: J
SSMW - traced numbers - DONE WITH SSMW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reading: P
Completed lesson 48 of 100EL
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
February 17, 2009
Happy Birthday Andy!
FIAR: J & P
All the kids love this book - C is back into sitting with us and reading again =)
Language Day
Metaphors and Similies - explained that similies don't only have to do with what words are used in a sentence, but with the specific way they are compared. To my great 31 year old shame, I was unclear on this fact until now. J liked this lesson a lot, he loved the part where I would say a simile and he would try to turn it into a metaphor. Sometimes not so easy!
Hyperbole - reviewed definition of hyperbole and then picked out examples in the book. Discussed why someone might use this literary device.
POV - Asked J if this story was 1st or 3rd person. He not only got the answer correct but was able to cite specific examples that showed it was 1st person. GENIUS!
History: J & P
PB - Franklin Pierce - J was able to list through the former presidents easily today. I paged through the 1st 13 presidents and stated 1 fact and asked J to tell me who the president was. Got it right every time but once. Then as I was about to state a fact on the one remaining president, he said, "John Quincy Adams, cos that's the only one you haven't said yet." And he was right.
Math: J
SSMW pgs 127-129 - column adding and subtracting; figuring out x; counting by 1s, 5s, 10s; ordinal numbers; geometric shapes; fractions; clocks; money; converting and solving word problems; coloring. Finished SSMW!!!! HOORAY!!!!!! But when we looked back, we saw that he had skipped tracing numbers back on the first 4 pages. I told him he could skip it but he insists on finishing the whole book. Adorable.
Reading: J
Read chs 29-30 of LPP
Reading: P
Completed lesson 47 of 100EL
FIAR: J & P
All the kids love this book - C is back into sitting with us and reading again =)
Language Day
Metaphors and Similies - explained that similies don't only have to do with what words are used in a sentence, but with the specific way they are compared. To my great 31 year old shame, I was unclear on this fact until now. J liked this lesson a lot, he loved the part where I would say a simile and he would try to turn it into a metaphor. Sometimes not so easy!
Hyperbole - reviewed definition of hyperbole and then picked out examples in the book. Discussed why someone might use this literary device.
POV - Asked J if this story was 1st or 3rd person. He not only got the answer correct but was able to cite specific examples that showed it was 1st person. GENIUS!
History: J & P
PB - Franklin Pierce - J was able to list through the former presidents easily today. I paged through the 1st 13 presidents and stated 1 fact and asked J to tell me who the president was. Got it right every time but once. Then as I was about to state a fact on the one remaining president, he said, "John Quincy Adams, cos that's the only one you haven't said yet." And he was right.
Math: J
SSMW pgs 127-129 - column adding and subtracting; figuring out x; counting by 1s, 5s, 10s; ordinal numbers; geometric shapes; fractions; clocks; money; converting and solving word problems; coloring. Finished SSMW!!!! HOORAY!!!!!! But when we looked back, we saw that he had skipped tracing numbers back on the first 4 pages. I told him he could skip it but he insists on finishing the whole book. Adorable.
Reading: J
Read chs 29-30 of LPP
Reading: P
Completed lesson 47 of 100EL
Monday, February 16, 2009
February 16, 2009
FIAR: J & P
Read Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
Social Studies Day
Relationship between father and child - talked about special times spent with adults. What made the time special? How did it make you feel?
Rules - talked about rules and reasons for rules. Discussed what happens if rules get broken/consequences. Asked if there were any rules we have that they didn't know a reason for and that got a good discussion going. Good way to build trust!
Maturity, self-control, bravery - defined each term and then read certain qsentences out of the book and asked J which of the 3 was the sentence describing about that girl.
Setting - When/where did the story take place
First-time experiences - Asked if there were any FTE's they remembered and how they felt looking forward to them. Also asked if there is anything they are looking forward to doing for the first time now - some responses: riding a horse, driving, seeing a football game)
Brain Quest: J
pgs 68-71 - colors; ordinal numbers; punctuation marks; flags; fairy-tale literature; spelling; greater than/less than; grammar; calendar (needs work!); animal ID; science; Spanish words; clocks; sports
History: J & P
PB - Millard Fillmore - didn't do well with review of past presidents (forgot Tyler and Taylor), my fault for taking a week off with no review, though!
Math: J
SSMW pgs 125-126 - bar graph; double column addition and subtraction; greater than/less than; tally marks
Reading: P
Completed lesson 46 of 100EL
Coloring: J, P & C
Asked kids to draw a picture of a special time they have spent with an adult. They all chose to draw a time when they had taken a walk with Boy Pa and things they saw while they were on the walk. J saw trees and houses. P & C apparently both saw tornadoes.
Read Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
Social Studies Day
Relationship between father and child - talked about special times spent with adults. What made the time special? How did it make you feel?
Rules - talked about rules and reasons for rules. Discussed what happens if rules get broken/consequences. Asked if there were any rules we have that they didn't know a reason for and that got a good discussion going. Good way to build trust!
Maturity, self-control, bravery - defined each term and then read certain qsentences out of the book and asked J which of the 3 was the sentence describing about that girl.
Setting - When/where did the story take place
First-time experiences - Asked if there were any FTE's they remembered and how they felt looking forward to them. Also asked if there is anything they are looking forward to doing for the first time now - some responses: riding a horse, driving, seeing a football game)
Brain Quest: J
pgs 68-71 - colors; ordinal numbers; punctuation marks; flags; fairy-tale literature; spelling; greater than/less than; grammar; calendar (needs work!); animal ID; science; Spanish words; clocks; sports
History: J & P
PB - Millard Fillmore - didn't do well with review of past presidents (forgot Tyler and Taylor), my fault for taking a week off with no review, though!
Math: J
SSMW pgs 125-126 - bar graph; double column addition and subtraction; greater than/less than; tally marks
Reading: P
Completed lesson 46 of 100EL
Coloring: J, P & C
Asked kids to draw a picture of a special time they have spent with an adult. They all chose to draw a time when they had taken a walk with Boy Pa and things they saw while they were on the walk. J saw trees and houses. P & C apparently both saw tornadoes.
February 6, 2009
Happy Birthday Tanya!
FIAR: J & P
Science Day
Discussed wind and weather and all different types of wind - gale, breeze, gust, draft, etc.
Twins - identical and fraternal - what's the difference physically? What's the difference biologically? Also discussed triplets, quadruplets, etc.
Wells and well water - J & P knew what a well was from a VeggieTales video so it was easy for me to explain what one was and why they were used in earlier times. Also talked about cellars and ways people kept foods fresh before refrigeration.
History: J & P
PB - Zachary Taylor
Math: J
SSMW pgs 123-124 - measuring w. ruler in inches and centimeters; clocks
Coloring: J
Colored p7 of SBSP coloring book.
Reading: P
Completed lesson 45 of 100EL
FIAR: J & P
Science Day
Discussed wind and weather and all different types of wind - gale, breeze, gust, draft, etc.
Twins - identical and fraternal - what's the difference physically? What's the difference biologically? Also discussed triplets, quadruplets, etc.
Wells and well water - J & P knew what a well was from a VeggieTales video so it was easy for me to explain what one was and why they were used in earlier times. Also talked about cellars and ways people kept foods fresh before refrigeration.
History: J & P
PB - Zachary Taylor
Math: J
SSMW pgs 123-124 - measuring w. ruler in inches and centimeters; clocks
Coloring: J
Colored p7 of SBSP coloring book.
Reading: P
Completed lesson 45 of 100EL
Thursday, February 5, 2009
February 5, 2009
FIAR: J & P
Art and Math Day
Played 'shadow chasers' - Looked at all the pictures in the book and picked out the ones with shadows and tried to best figure out where the light source was coming from.
Vanishing point - talked about why the road on pg 16 looks big in the front but tiny in the back of the drawing. Pointed out examples around the room of how things look much smaller than they really are from far away.
Distance - talked about how many feet make up certain things, and then how many feet were in a mile. How would we figure out how many feet are in 3 miles, etc.
Ordinal numbers - wrote out the alphabet and had J & P tell me what spot certain letters were in. First, tenth, twenty-third, etc.
History: J & P
PB - James K. Polk
Math: J
SSMW pgs 121-122 - fractions, geometric shapes; converting word problems into double column number problems and solving
Reading: P
Completed lesson 44 of 100EL
Art and Math Day
Played 'shadow chasers' - Looked at all the pictures in the book and picked out the ones with shadows and tried to best figure out where the light source was coming from.
Vanishing point - talked about why the road on pg 16 looks big in the front but tiny in the back of the drawing. Pointed out examples around the room of how things look much smaller than they really are from far away.
Distance - talked about how many feet make up certain things, and then how many feet were in a mile. How would we figure out how many feet are in 3 miles, etc.
Ordinal numbers - wrote out the alphabet and had J & P tell me what spot certain letters were in. First, tenth, twenty-third, etc.
History: J & P
PB - James K. Polk
Math: J
SSMW pgs 121-122 - fractions, geometric shapes; converting word problems into double column number problems and solving
Reading: P
Completed lesson 44 of 100EL
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
February 3, 2009
FIAR: J & P
Language Day
Interesting Title - talked about the benefits of coming up with a really interesting title for your book. Three Names is a very curious name, makes you want to find out why it's called that. No one would probably read it if it were just called Dog.
Vocabulary words - slough (J already knew this one from LPP, nice!); aggie; graduation; tethered (and knew this from SBSP, hahaha).
Simile - Talked about the various similes in the story and how they help work your imagination
Hyperbole - exaggeration - described and discussed.
Brain Quest: J & P
pgs 63-67 - money; animal ID; ABC order; continents; rhyming; grammar; history; spelling; subtraction; geology; nursery rhymes; directions; patterns
History: J & P
PB - John Tyler
Math: J
SSMW pgs 119-120 - addition; subtraction; ordinal #s; matching; counting by 2s, 5s
Coloring: J
Colored p6 of SBSP CB
Reading: P
Completed lesson 43 of 100EL
Language Day
Interesting Title - talked about the benefits of coming up with a really interesting title for your book. Three Names is a very curious name, makes you want to find out why it's called that. No one would probably read it if it were just called Dog.
Vocabulary words - slough (J already knew this one from LPP, nice!); aggie; graduation; tethered (and knew this from SBSP, hahaha).
Simile - Talked about the various similes in the story and how they help work your imagination
Hyperbole - exaggeration - described and discussed.
Brain Quest: J & P
pgs 63-67 - money; animal ID; ABC order; continents; rhyming; grammar; history; spelling; subtraction; geology; nursery rhymes; directions; patterns
History: J & P
PB - John Tyler
Math: J
SSMW pgs 119-120 - addition; subtraction; ordinal #s; matching; counting by 2s, 5s
Coloring: J
Colored p6 of SBSP CB
Reading: P
Completed lesson 43 of 100EL
Monday, February 2, 2009
February 2, 2009
Happy Birthday Mike L. and Colin =)
FIAR: J & P
Three Names by Patricia MacLachlan
Social Studies Day
Talked about relationships with pets and the benefits of such. Talked about what are the fun things about having pets.
Prairie life - tried to describe a prairie but not sure if he very much understood. Will have to get a picture book or a video to really let him see it. Talked about some of the animals you can find there.
One Room Schoolhouse - Described reasons why they had these a long time ago (fewer students, less money, less need, etc.) Talked about what things are different about school now and what things are still the same. J said he's love to have a wood stove in our classroom =)
History: J & P
PB - William Henry Harrison
Math: J
SSMW pgs 117-118 - converting word problems and solving; column addition with x factor.
Reading: P
Completed lesson 42 of 100EL
Writing: J
Wrote a letter! =) Mailed it today.
FIAR: J & P
Three Names by Patricia MacLachlan
Social Studies Day
Talked about relationships with pets and the benefits of such. Talked about what are the fun things about having pets.
Prairie life - tried to describe a prairie but not sure if he very much understood. Will have to get a picture book or a video to really let him see it. Talked about some of the animals you can find there.
One Room Schoolhouse - Described reasons why they had these a long time ago (fewer students, less money, less need, etc.) Talked about what things are different about school now and what things are still the same. J said he's love to have a wood stove in our classroom =)
History: J & P
PB - William Henry Harrison
Math: J
SSMW pgs 117-118 - converting word problems and solving; column addition with x factor.
Reading: P
Completed lesson 42 of 100EL
Writing: J
Wrote a letter! =) Mailed it today.
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