Schoolwork accomplished:
*A week's worth of handwriting sheets
*This week's geography questions and the challenge
*in addition Leanna copied the facts from the geography lesson-statue of Liberty-and drew a picture to go with them. We looked around on the web a bit for a bit more info.
*Leanna did an excersize to help her write a poem, and then wrote two very short poems.
*I read her 2 more chapters in Alice in Wonderland
*She read The Worst Year of School by Barbara Robson
*Homeschool art class from 10-12
*Brownie Girl Scouts at night
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Schoolwork accomplished:
*a synonym worksheet
*proper nouns worksheet
*Pronouns worksheet
*capitalization worksheet
*Punctuation worksheet
*silent reading-Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic & ocean workbook
*Long multiplication worksheet-2 digits by one digit (this one was too frustrating at first so we took a break and went back to it at night)
*2 Chapters of Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
*a synonym worksheet
*proper nouns worksheet
*Pronouns worksheet
*capitalization worksheet
*Punctuation worksheet
*silent reading-Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic & ocean workbook
*Long multiplication worksheet-2 digits by one digit (this one was too frustrating at first so we took a break and went back to it at night)
*2 Chapters of Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Schoolwork accomplished today:
*Leanna worked on some ocean oil spill pictures and she helped me take notes on the Oil spill. Then she composed a letter to our senator, Jennifer Mann, which we will hopefully mail tomorrow, asking her to make laws to help with oil spills. It had a lot of spelling and punctuation errors so later on I had her re-write it. This doesn't sound like a lot but it was quite time-consuming. I showed her how to address a letter.
*I tested her on spelling lists 11 and 12.
*She colored a picture of Mark Twain (I'm thinking we'll start doing Tom Sawyer soon, maybe with all the kids).
*She drew a stack more fish/ocean pictures.
*She read some of Bunnicula outloud.
*She was reading stories to Timothy as well.
*We finished James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
*We discussed earthquake safety, thanks to an email that was sent to me.
I took time to organize and put away a bunch of our school papers that had been sitting on the kitchen table getting wrinkled and having water spillled on them. I feel so much better now, I have a better idea of what we've accomplished and I found a few papers I need to go over with her again. It feels good to be a little more organized.
*Leanna worked on some ocean oil spill pictures and she helped me take notes on the Oil spill. Then she composed a letter to our senator, Jennifer Mann, which we will hopefully mail tomorrow, asking her to make laws to help with oil spills. It had a lot of spelling and punctuation errors so later on I had her re-write it. This doesn't sound like a lot but it was quite time-consuming. I showed her how to address a letter.
*I tested her on spelling lists 11 and 12.
*She colored a picture of Mark Twain (I'm thinking we'll start doing Tom Sawyer soon, maybe with all the kids).
*She drew a stack more fish/ocean pictures.
*She read some of Bunnicula outloud.
*She was reading stories to Timothy as well.
*We finished James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
*We discussed earthquake safety, thanks to an email that was sent to me.
I took time to organize and put away a bunch of our school papers that had been sitting on the kitchen table getting wrinkled and having water spillled on them. I feel so much better now, I have a better idea of what we've accomplished and I found a few papers I need to go over with her again. It feels good to be a little more organized.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Today was president's day.
Schoolwork accomplished:
*Leanna finished the Bobbsey Twins at Rainbow Valley by Laura Lee Hope
*walked to and from Pinebrook
*played Operation with Deb
*Finished Muliplication workbook and corrected wrong answers
*Read Oil Spill! and we discussed it and Leanna drew a picture of an oil spill. We're thinking of doing a lapbook on oil spills.
*I read her 4 chapters in James and the Giant Peach tonight.
Again, not a whole lot, but since it was a school holiday, that doesn't worry me too much.
Schoolwork accomplished:
*Leanna finished the Bobbsey Twins at Rainbow Valley by Laura Lee Hope
*walked to and from Pinebrook
*played Operation with Deb
*Finished Muliplication workbook and corrected wrong answers
*Read Oil Spill! and we discussed it and Leanna drew a picture of an oil spill. We're thinking of doing a lapbook on oil spills.
*I read her 4 chapters in James and the Giant Peach tonight.
Again, not a whole lot, but since it was a school holiday, that doesn't worry me too much.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Not an official schoolday, but she did do some reading today and more work in that multiplication workbook. And completely on her own, I might add.
Tom stayed home today, but he spent most of the day outside in his van. He did take Justin out with him when Justin came out to ask if he could help. Leanna went out front to play (since Daddy was outside) and ended up in the van. And later Timothy wanted to help too. So for a few hours I had only Jacob in with me and I straightned up the living room. I couldn't find the valentine's day craft I'd bought ($1.00) to do with them, I was very dissapointed. They were all dressed in at least some red for Valentine's Day. I made some special cupcakes from a tiny mix-it made 8-that I bought on sale a month ago. It came with a frosting mix and blue sprinkles. I wanted to take a picture but didn't get a chance. They were gone within minutes of coming out of the oven. Everyone's getting hungry, there's just not a lot of food around here. I really wanted to do more fun stuff, but my mood was just shot.....too much depressing stuff going on now. I had the kids clear pathways in their rooms later and Leanna and Jacob had a loooong bath. I did several loads of laundry and dishes. I folded and put away laundry. I cleaned out the fridge. I read to the boys. And I read a couple more chapters in James and the Giant Peach. I think we have nine more chapters to go!!
Tom stayed home today, but he spent most of the day outside in his van. He did take Justin out with him when Justin came out to ask if he could help. Leanna went out front to play (since Daddy was outside) and ended up in the van. And later Timothy wanted to help too. So for a few hours I had only Jacob in with me and I straightned up the living room. I couldn't find the valentine's day craft I'd bought ($1.00) to do with them, I was very dissapointed. They were all dressed in at least some red for Valentine's Day. I made some special cupcakes from a tiny mix-it made 8-that I bought on sale a month ago. It came with a frosting mix and blue sprinkles. I wanted to take a picture but didn't get a chance. They were gone within minutes of coming out of the oven. Everyone's getting hungry, there's just not a lot of food around here. I really wanted to do more fun stuff, but my mood was just shot.....too much depressing stuff going on now. I had the kids clear pathways in their rooms later and Leanna and Jacob had a loooong bath. I did several loads of laundry and dishes. I folded and put away laundry. I cleaned out the fridge. I read to the boys. And I read a couple more chapters in James and the Giant Peach. I think we have nine more chapters to go!!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Not an official schoolday, but we accomplished a bit. I figure it makes up for our lackluster week.
*We read 6 chapters of James and the Giant Peach.
*Leanna began The Bobbsey Twins: Rainbow Valley
*Leanna did 14 pages in a new multiplication workbook I got for $1.00 at Target.
We got internet back tonight. : ) I'm very happy!
*We read 6 chapters of James and the Giant Peach.
*Leanna began The Bobbsey Twins: Rainbow Valley
*Leanna did 14 pages in a new multiplication workbook I got for $1.00 at Target.
We got internet back tonight. : ) I'm very happy!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Schoolwork accomplished:
*Leanna did another puzzle page in the dinosaur book.
*outdoor snow play (good excersize)
*Read Under the Sea and looked for interesting facts for a lapbook on it.
*Leanna made her own ocean "lapbook" while I was out. She went beyond my expectations. I'd left her with instructions for taking notes, but she drew pictures and cut them out and glued them. She wrote one minibook with illustrations. She wrote down some facts and put them on little paper books.
A lot of it was repetetive and the words misspelled, but she was passionate about her subject and she did this on her own. I'm proud of her for that and I love to see her excited about learning. This is why we homeschool!
*Leanna did another puzzle page in the dinosaur book.
*outdoor snow play (good excersize)
*Read Under the Sea and looked for interesting facts for a lapbook on it.
*Leanna made her own ocean "lapbook" while I was out. She went beyond my expectations. I'd left her with instructions for taking notes, but she drew pictures and cut them out and glued them. She wrote one minibook with illustrations. She wrote down some facts and put them on little paper books.
A lot of it was repetetive and the words misspelled, but she was passionate about her subject and she did this on her own. I'm proud of her for that and I love to see her excited about learning. This is why we homeschool!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Art class was cancelled today and so was Brownies.
If she was in school it would have been another snowday.
*Leanna read Unit 2 of the free science book. Actually she read the first chapter to herself then I read the next three to her outloud and we talked about some of the concepts.
*She answered the questions for this unit and we reviewed her answers and looked for the ones she left blank or got wrong. She did skip the crossword puzzle though.
*3 worksheets on pronouns
*one page of writing the alphabet in cursive.
*some reading on her own (Chrissa)
*2 chapters of James and the Giant Peach
*We reviewed multiplication tables
*Put together a dinosaur puzzle book page.
If she was in school it would have been another snowday.
*Leanna read Unit 2 of the free science book. Actually she read the first chapter to herself then I read the next three to her outloud and we talked about some of the concepts.
*She answered the questions for this unit and we reviewed her answers and looked for the ones she left blank or got wrong. She did skip the crossword puzzle though.
*3 worksheets on pronouns
*one page of writing the alphabet in cursive.
*some reading on her own (Chrissa)
*2 chapters of James and the Giant Peach
*We reviewed multiplication tables
*Put together a dinosaur puzzle book page.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Snowstorm! Major Snowstorm!
Although this was mostly a snowday, we did accomplish a few things:
*Outdoor playday today! Like an extended gym class.....we shoveled half our street's sidewalk and Leanna, Justin, and I unburied my Mom and Laura's cars.
*I showed Leanna how to sort laundry (home ec. for elementary school?)
*We read more of Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic
*4 more chapters in James and the Giant Peach
Although this was mostly a snowday, we did accomplish a few things:
*Outdoor playday today! Like an extended gym class.....we shoveled half our street's sidewalk and Leanna, Justin, and I unburied my Mom and Laura's cars.
*I showed Leanna how to sort laundry (home ec. for elementary school?)
*We read more of Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic
*4 more chapters in James and the Giant Peach
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Schoolwork Accomplished:
*3 pages of handwriting sheets
*the entire week's geography questions
*2 pages of multiplication
*the other half of the science unit's questions
*we read chapters 9-13 in James and the Giant Peach
*3 pages of handwriting sheets
*the entire week's geography questions
*2 pages of multiplication
*the other half of the science unit's questions
*we read chapters 9-13 in James and the Giant Peach
Monday, February 8, 2010
Schoolwork accomplished:
*a handwriting sheet
*four sheets on commas and apostrophes
*multiplication sheets & review cards
*the excersize of walking to and from Pinebrook
*made a cupcake magnet and painted it with Deb.
Not much done today-very depressing day, we went to bed early.
*a handwriting sheet
*four sheets on commas and apostrophes
*multiplication sheets & review cards
*the excersize of walking to and from Pinebrook
*made a cupcake magnet and painted it with Deb.
Not much done today-very depressing day, we went to bed early.
Saturday, February 7, 2010
Although it's Saturday, we did a bit of learning.
Schoolwork Accomplished:
*Leanna spent 3-4 hours tonight counting change, what great math practice, especially since that's a skill she's weak in!
*More James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
Schoolwork Accomplished:
*Leanna spent 3-4 hours tonight counting change, what great math practice, especially since that's a skill she's weak in!
*More James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Schoolwork accomplished:
*Journal writing
*read Ramona Forrever by Beverly Cleary to herself
*Began reading Bunicula by Deborah & James Howe.
*read the entire first unit of free 3rd grade science book I downloaded a while ago.
*answered about half the questions for the above mentioned science unit.
*decorated the Little House lapbook with stamps-filling in the blank spaces.
*read more Shel Silverstein's A Light In the Attic.
*Began James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
*Journal writing
*read Ramona Forrever by Beverly Cleary to herself
*Began reading Bunicula by Deborah & James Howe.
*read the entire first unit of free 3rd grade science book I downloaded a while ago.
*answered about half the questions for the above mentioned science unit.
*decorated the Little House lapbook with stamps-filling in the blank spaces.
*read more Shel Silverstein's A Light In the Attic.
*Began James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.
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