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Trying to remember, after the fact, what we did the last few days, since I posted last!!
Sunday
*Afternoon Brownie Trip to the conservancy. She got to hike and see animals like turtles and snakes and two owls, went into the river and "fished" with a net there, and they got "flushed into a giant toilet", looked for creatures in nature. Leanna caught a tadpole and creyfish, among other creatures she doesn't remember.
Saturday
*walked the dogs with Nanny Sue, Justin, and Timothy
*afternoon trip-walked to Burger King and K-Mart. Leanna bought a little notebook with her money (decision-making, counting money). Noah came with us which was kind of frustrating. But my kids were all very well behaved, which was really nice to see. Then they rode bikes outside the rest of the afternoon into the evening. Tom & I went to see a movie-Robin Hood, so the kids had a late night up with Nanny Sue.
Friday
*Fraction workbook
*Spelling List 16 again.
* A couple pages in her Willy Wonka coloring/activity book
*We read a bit more about Romans (Justinian code)
*We read about crossing the land bridge and the Inuits.
I believe there were a few more things but I just cannot remember right now.
Thursday
Bus trip to Allentown to visit Jacob's doctor again. We missed the bus by 30 seconds, so we went to Rite Aid and Wawas to kill time until the next bus. Then we went straight to the doctor's appt. (Luckily we managed to catch a bus close to the area. Then afterwards we went to my parent's house, briefly, and Leanna stayed there while I left with the boys to catch a bus home. My Dad took Leanna to girl scouts and Tom picked her up. I took the boys to the playground and afterwards we stayed out front, playing with Noah, even after Leanna came home.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Schoolwork Accomplished:
*Wrote alphabet and name in cursive, NEATLY on a dry erase board with model letters.
*Craft-made glasses and jewelry with pipe cleaners.
*3 pages in fraction workbook
*re-did same three pages in fraction workbook to fix sloppy and missed answers or those where she skipped a step because she didn't read the directions completely.
*Re-did one page yet again after I showed her how one half is bigger than one-third (with measuring cups). Then we went over the problems and I believe she understands the concept now.
*Re-wrote the word "Eighths" 15 each because she continually mispells it.
*took all the quizzes in her Stand Up For Yourself book and signed the promise to stand up for herself and others.
*Drew the decorations on the Roman pots, scenes from Roman life.
*Read Good Work, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
*Drew a picture of a Roman Emperor (this took several tries, as she kept drawing things such as clothes or his expression incorrectly. The point was to convey whether he should be happy or sad, serious or excited, weak or strong. )
*List of good/bad emperors and why-we had to look up a few of them online and look for answers. Her books list only good qualities for Octavian/Augustus, but our online sources reveal him to be somewhat conceited and it's harder to find his accomplishments.
*She read a story to Timothy (I love you, Stinkyface)
*I read two chapters of Tom Sawyer to the kids. This is so laborious, I have to explain every section and Justin stops me to ask all kinds of questions (related to the reading or not) I'm lucky to read two sentences in a row without being stopped. But amazingly, they seem to enjoy it anyway. So I perservere.
*Wrote alphabet and name in cursive, NEATLY on a dry erase board with model letters.
*Craft-made glasses and jewelry with pipe cleaners.
*3 pages in fraction workbook
*re-did same three pages in fraction workbook to fix sloppy and missed answers or those where she skipped a step because she didn't read the directions completely.
*Re-did one page yet again after I showed her how one half is bigger than one-third (with measuring cups). Then we went over the problems and I believe she understands the concept now.
*Re-wrote the word "Eighths" 15 each because she continually mispells it.
*took all the quizzes in her Stand Up For Yourself book and signed the promise to stand up for herself and others.
*Drew the decorations on the Roman pots, scenes from Roman life.
*Read Good Work, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
*Drew a picture of a Roman Emperor (this took several tries, as she kept drawing things such as clothes or his expression incorrectly. The point was to convey whether he should be happy or sad, serious or excited, weak or strong. )
*List of good/bad emperors and why-we had to look up a few of them online and look for answers. Her books list only good qualities for Octavian/Augustus, but our online sources reveal him to be somewhat conceited and it's harder to find his accomplishments.
*She read a story to Timothy (I love you, Stinkyface)
*I read two chapters of Tom Sawyer to the kids. This is so laborious, I have to explain every section and Justin stops me to ask all kinds of questions (related to the reading or not) I'm lucky to read two sentences in a row without being stopped. But amazingly, they seem to enjoy it anyway. So I perservere.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Schoolwork Accomplished:
*colored a picture of the aquaducts and the coluseum and made her own drawing of an aquaduct
*colored in all Roman territory on a blank map
*Roman timeline-cut out pictures and glued them in place on the timeline.
*made a list of parts of the timeline that she doesn't remember or never learned
*She read outloud a page on Roman aquaducts, and we discusssed them until she could explain them to me
*We read a page explaining the spread of Christianity and how it was perceived by the Romans. I made her re-read sections she could answer questions about until she could explain them to me.
*4 pages in Fraction workbook
*Read Stand Up for Yourself & Your Friends: Dealing with Bullies ad Bossiness and Finding a Better Way by Patti Kelley Criswell (American Girl book)
*took an online parts of speach quiz
*Wee Sing cd-Folk songs at night
*colored a picture of the aquaducts and the coluseum and made her own drawing of an aquaduct
*colored in all Roman territory on a blank map
*Roman timeline-cut out pictures and glued them in place on the timeline.
*made a list of parts of the timeline that she doesn't remember or never learned
*She read outloud a page on Roman aquaducts, and we discusssed them until she could explain them to me
*We read a page explaining the spread of Christianity and how it was perceived by the Romans. I made her re-read sections she could answer questions about until she could explain them to me.
*4 pages in Fraction workbook
*Read Stand Up for Yourself & Your Friends: Dealing with Bullies ad Bossiness and Finding a Better Way by Patti Kelley Criswell (American Girl book)
*took an online parts of speach quiz
*Wee Sing cd-Folk songs at night
Monday, May 10, 2010
Trip into Allentown for an emergency doctor's visit for Jacob's skin. This is a long busride and walk.
This took all afternoon into the evening. School plans were cancelled as a result.
We took along the Laura Ingalls Wilder biography which Leanna read in the bus. More reading at bedtime as well.
At night we also listened to our new Wee Sing cd-the play and pretend one. We talked about how some types of music were meant to represent certain animals.
So today just reading, gym, a little music and socialization.
This took all afternoon into the evening. School plans were cancelled as a result.
We took along the Laura Ingalls Wilder biography which Leanna read in the bus. More reading at bedtime as well.
At night we also listened to our new Wee Sing cd-the play and pretend one. We talked about how some types of music were meant to represent certain animals.
So today just reading, gym, a little music and socialization.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
school links-Rome
parts of speach quiz
Music link-composers, instruments, and games
Unit study on Rome
(This link is where all the following links (and more) come from)
Timeline Pieces
Dress a Roman Soldier
Music link-composers, instruments, and games
Unit study on Rome
(This link is where all the following links (and more) come from)
Timeline Pieces
- Map of Roman Empire 120 AD: http://www.dalton.org/groups/rome/RMap.html
- Blank Outline map of World: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html
- A Trip to Ancient Rome, Mapping Activities for 4-8: http://www.tki.org.nz/r/socialscience/curriculum/SSOL/rome/mapping_e.php
Dress a Roman Soldier
- Construct an Aquaduct: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/aqueduct.html
- Problem Pots Activities: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/activities/index.shtml
- Lee's Roman numeral converter
- Make a mosaic
- Clickable Map of the Forum: (http://www.vroma.org/~forum/forum.html)
- Pantheon: (http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/dbishop/rome/Pantheon.html)
- Roman Roads: http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/history/romanrd.htm
- Roman Roads: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/roads.shtml
- Leisure: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/romans/leisure.shtml
- Circus Maximus: (http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/dbishop/rome/CircusMaximus.html)
- The Roman Gladiator: (http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/gladiators.html)
- Punic Wars: (http://www.mrdowling.com/702-punic.html)
- Spartacus: (http://www.mrdowling.com/702-spartacus.html)
Sunday, May 9, 2010
As a family, we walked to the closest diner to have a mother's day brunch. We played games like I Spy and try to find words that start with each letter of the alphabet on the advertisement placemats. Afterwards we walked to Giant and picked out a mother's day cake for Sue, and a few groceries. Then back home. Tonight she helped me do some clearing out of the attic rooms (that we now live in) and while I was getting her brothers to sleep she began re-reading Ramona.
So we had physical activity and conversation with adults and reading.
So we had physical activity and conversation with adults and reading.
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