Schoolwork Accomplished:
*2 journal questions on Mr. Popper's Penguins
*Worked on final Alice In Wonderland book report
*Handwriting sheets-2 double-sided
*We went through multiplication flash cards.
I know we did more, I just for the life of me cannot remember what right now
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Schoolwork Accomplished:
*A stack of pictures drawn for fun
*a journal entry
*a 1st draft of a letter to Deb
*3 pages of handwritting sheets
*Geography lesson on history maps (Lewis & Clarke)
*Tests on Spelling lists 16 and 17-some improvement finally seen on list 16! Yay!
*Answered 2 journal questions on Mr. Popper's Penguins
*Re-read chapters 2-3 of Mr. Popper to her.
*Brownie Girl Scouts-scrapbooking tonight!
*Multiplication.com-3X table: 2 min. 20 sec.;4 Xtables: 3 min., 27 seconds; 6 X tables: 3 min., 30 seconds.
Leanna played with Kobe and even Sue's friend Danielle some today too.
I'm proud because although we had a bad start to the day, I did two loads of laundry, swept the kitchen floor, vacuumed the back porch room, changed the trash, cleaned the bathroom sink, and swept the bathroom floor. I put away groceries, plus later things that Sue had left out (Like taking coffee filters out of the box and putting them into the basket she keeps them into, loading the 200 freeze pops into the freezer, emptying 2 boxes of soda into the fridge and ripping up the cardboard. I cleaned the yard twice. I remembered to make Leanna an early supper before Brownies and had Tom's steak ready, so he ate it before he took her too! (Of course they both came home hungry and I had to come back down-with the whole family-to make them food, but that's another story) Plus normal dish-washing and food, baths, etc. I had everything clean when they came home, not even a stray toy lying about.
*A stack of pictures drawn for fun
*a journal entry
*a 1st draft of a letter to Deb
*3 pages of handwritting sheets
*Geography lesson on history maps (Lewis & Clarke)
*Tests on Spelling lists 16 and 17-some improvement finally seen on list 16! Yay!
*Answered 2 journal questions on Mr. Popper's Penguins
*Re-read chapters 2-3 of Mr. Popper to her.
*Brownie Girl Scouts-scrapbooking tonight!
*Multiplication.com-3X table: 2 min. 20 sec.;4 Xtables: 3 min., 27 seconds; 6 X tables: 3 min., 30 seconds.
Leanna played with Kobe and even Sue's friend Danielle some today too.
I'm proud because although we had a bad start to the day, I did two loads of laundry, swept the kitchen floor, vacuumed the back porch room, changed the trash, cleaned the bathroom sink, and swept the bathroom floor. I put away groceries, plus later things that Sue had left out (Like taking coffee filters out of the box and putting them into the basket she keeps them into, loading the 200 freeze pops into the freezer, emptying 2 boxes of soda into the fridge and ripping up the cardboard. I cleaned the yard twice. I remembered to make Leanna an early supper before Brownies and had Tom's steak ready, so he ate it before he took her too! (Of course they both came home hungry and I had to come back down-with the whole family-to make them food, but that's another story) Plus normal dish-washing and food, baths, etc. I had everything clean when they came home, not even a stray toy lying about.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Schoolwork Accomplished:
*Leanna began her day by searching the internet for the lyrics to one of her favorite songs, Drift Away.
She then copied the lyrics out by hand and drew illustrations at the bottom.
*We listened to the three musical pieces listed in Mr. Popper's Penguins for the penguins to perform to.
*We read a chapter of Tom Sawyer while sitting out on the porch. This isn't just reading when we do Tom Sawyer-it's vocabulary and a bit of history thrown in as well.
*Geography lesson on Alaska & a natural resources map
*3 pages in her math workbook
*One page in her fractions workbook
*Multiplication.com4X tables: 3 min. 27 seconds and 6 X tables: 3 min. 30 seconds
*Silent reading-The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter-she wants me to note that this is an actual copy of the actual book & illustrations Beatrix Potter made. : )
*Silent reading-Stand Up for Yourself and Your Friends by Patty Kelly Criswell & Beazus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary.
*Leanna began her day by searching the internet for the lyrics to one of her favorite songs, Drift Away.
She then copied the lyrics out by hand and drew illustrations at the bottom.
*We listened to the three musical pieces listed in Mr. Popper's Penguins for the penguins to perform to.
*We read a chapter of Tom Sawyer while sitting out on the porch. This isn't just reading when we do Tom Sawyer-it's vocabulary and a bit of history thrown in as well.
*Geography lesson on Alaska & a natural resources map
*3 pages in her math workbook
*One page in her fractions workbook
*Multiplication.com4X tables: 3 min. 27 seconds and 6 X tables: 3 min. 30 seconds
*Silent reading-The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter-she wants me to note that this is an actual copy of the actual book & illustrations Beatrix Potter made. : )
*Silent reading-Stand Up for Yourself and Your Friends by Patty Kelly Criswell & Beazus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
School Links-Mr. Popper's Penguins
Links to use for school:
From Mr. Popper's Penguins, chapter XIII, the music played during the Penguin's Act:
Schubert's Military March
The Merry Widow Waltz
By the Brook
money management for kids
From Mr. Popper's Penguins, chapter XIII, the music played during the Penguin's Act:
Schubert's Military March
The Merry Widow Waltz
By the Brook
money management for kids
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
*Sue was gone when we came down, she left a note instructing to make dinner for my family, with an outline of how. It was Chuck's day off though, so we still had to be as quiet as we could. So after making a few housing related phone calls, we got ready to leave. We took an afternoon stroll through the neighborhood. First we tried to go to the bank, but they were closed due to the robbery in the AM (!), so we walked over to CVS, and from there down Northhampton street. Exciting discoveries included a butterfly and a ladybug. Leanna brought along Little Women and read the book as she walked. So in addition to physical excersize in the heat (it was bad today), she almost finished the book-though it's not her first reading of it- and did some bike riding at home in addition to running up and down the block with (& running away from) a water gun. A neighbor, Tyler, had two large water guns that he let Leanna and Justin use also. Dasha came by also later on.
At night I read the kids 2 1/2 chapters of Mr. Popper's Penguins. Leanna was reading more on her own at night after we came upstairs from the baths too.
At night I read the kids 2 1/2 chapters of Mr. Popper's Penguins. Leanna was reading more on her own at night after we came upstairs from the baths too.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Today's Schoolwork Accomplished:
*Fraction workbook-4 pages
*Math workbook-3 pages
*Geography lesson-California Tourist Attractions map
*2 journal page questions on Mr. Popper
*made a travel brochure advertising California for Mr. Popper to visit
*practiced cursive lettering
*Lemonade stand report
*Bike riding for excersize
Timothy and Justin (just a bit) played around on Starfall's website.
*Fraction workbook-4 pages
*Math workbook-3 pages
*Geography lesson-California Tourist Attractions map
*2 journal page questions on Mr. Popper
*made a travel brochure advertising California for Mr. Popper to visit
*practiced cursive lettering
*Lemonade stand report
*Bike riding for excersize
Timothy and Justin (just a bit) played around on Starfall's website.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Outside all day into the evening. First biking and running.
Then we walked to Home Depot and walked around for hours, talking about what many of the products could be used for, and different ways of using them. Then over to Giant, ate outside, and finally walked home. Lots and lots of excersize and practice using creative thinking.
Then we walked to Home Depot and walked around for hours, talking about what many of the products could be used for, and different ways of using them. Then over to Giant, ate outside, and finally walked home. Lots and lots of excersize and practice using creative thinking.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Saturday
*First a family walk to the bank to set up our new account. The kids behaved beautifully, I was proud.
*Lemonade stand day! We walked to the dollar store to get cups and our own Kool Aid, and we picked up napkins as well for the cake.
*Leanna made the cake, with my help. She set up her stand and made the Kool Aid, again with my help. She sold two cups to a neighbor at the end of the block, a cup later to Tammy (two doors down), and some to Carolee, two to her father. She made five dollars. But most of it was from Carolee I think. : )
I made her sweep up and carry her boxes back and I was about to have her clean the dishes from the cake and lemon aide, but Nanny Sue came home and yelled.
*Biking and running afterward, lots of excersize today!!
*First a family walk to the bank to set up our new account. The kids behaved beautifully, I was proud.
*Lemonade stand day! We walked to the dollar store to get cups and our own Kool Aid, and we picked up napkins as well for the cake.
*Leanna made the cake, with my help. She set up her stand and made the Kool Aid, again with my help. She sold two cups to a neighbor at the end of the block, a cup later to Tammy (two doors down), and some to Carolee, two to her father. She made five dollars. But most of it was from Carolee I think. : )
I made her sweep up and carry her boxes back and I was about to have her clean the dishes from the cake and lemon aide, but Nanny Sue came home and yelled.
*Biking and running afterward, lots of excersize today!!
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