Schoolwork Accomplished:
*Wrote down geography vocabulary words and searched through lesson 1 for the definitions for them.Then made appropriate corrections.
*Did another page in geography workbook.
*Did a page in her spelling workbook.
*We began working in English for the Thoughtful Child (which Leanna enjoyed!) but we were interrupted by the arrival(s) of Grammy, Harry, and Laura.
*At night when I went out with Grammy & Laura, Leanna did her webkinz (which is semi-educational)
*I also showed Leanna how to load the washing machine (at her request!). I've already shown her in the past about sorting laundry. So she had some lifeskills instruction today as well.
*Leanna also made some paper flowers and put them in a vase I'd recently found in our boxes. So even a bit of art!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Schoolwork accomplished:
4 pages in her spelling workbook
A page in her Skill Drills workbook.
We read two chapters of On the Banks of Plum Creek.
I read the entire poem section and 3 of the 4 Aesop's Fables to the three older kids. I asked them what they thought the moral of each fable was (Timothy had no clue, Justin would do a decent guess, and most of the time Leanna had the right idea, although with one she just kept giving me a plot summary. Even with the poem/nursery rhyme Simple Simon, I though the meaning was pretty clear, but none of the kids understood what was going on.....good reminder to me to always have them summ it up in their own words so I can see what they're actually getting out of it!
We watched the movie Stuart Little.
We had cable/internet installed today, so she also watched many PBS shows, like word girl and martha speaks (which emphasize vocabulary words).
4 pages in her spelling workbook
A page in her Skill Drills workbook.
We read two chapters of On the Banks of Plum Creek.
I read the entire poem section and 3 of the 4 Aesop's Fables to the three older kids. I asked them what they thought the moral of each fable was (Timothy had no clue, Justin would do a decent guess, and most of the time Leanna had the right idea, although with one she just kept giving me a plot summary. Even with the poem/nursery rhyme Simple Simon, I though the meaning was pretty clear, but none of the kids understood what was going on.....good reminder to me to always have them summ it up in their own words so I can see what they're actually getting out of it!
We watched the movie Stuart Little.
We had cable/internet installed today, so she also watched many PBS shows, like word girl and martha speaks (which emphasize vocabulary words).
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna wrote in our mother/daughter journal.
2 pages in her spelling workbook
The first page of her Down to Earth: Geography Grade 4 book.
She colored 2 more pages in her Everyday Dress of the American Colonial Period coloring book.
She read several of her books, multiple times during the day (silent reading)
We watched the movie Finding Neverland, as a family. It was recommended to us for the kids, but was really not a movie for children. Still, I think it was a bit interesting for Leanna.
Leanna wrote in our mother/daughter journal.
2 pages in her spelling workbook
The first page of her Down to Earth: Geography Grade 4 book.
She colored 2 more pages in her Everyday Dress of the American Colonial Period coloring book.
She read several of her books, multiple times during the day (silent reading)
We watched the movie Finding Neverland, as a family. It was recommended to us for the kids, but was really not a movie for children. Still, I think it was a bit interesting for Leanna.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna designed her own science experiment involving measuring the temperature of water in different cups.
She drew illustrations of the science experiment as well.
She colored a page in her American Colonial period coloring book
She did 2 pages in her spelling workbook
She did a journal entry about history.
We read 5 chapters of On The Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
We discussed bones and joints with a Young Explorers Human Body Book.
We began a mother/daughter journal together.
Timothy did 8 pages in his math book today (he did four pages on September 2)
Justin did 5 pages in his math book, and joined our human body discussion.
Leanna designed her own science experiment involving measuring the temperature of water in different cups.
She drew illustrations of the science experiment as well.
She colored a page in her American Colonial period coloring book
She did 2 pages in her spelling workbook
She did a journal entry about history.
We read 5 chapters of On The Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
We discussed bones and joints with a Young Explorers Human Body Book.
We began a mother/daughter journal together.
Timothy did 8 pages in his math book today (he did four pages on September 2)
Justin did 5 pages in his math book, and joined our human body discussion.
September 3, 2010
Leanna read Invisible Stanley by Jeff Brown.
She made multiple crayon/colored pencil foil art projects of her own design.
I never finished recording this day's work, I don't remember what else we did.
She made multiple crayon/colored pencil foil art projects of her own design.
I never finished recording this day's work, I don't remember what else we did.
September 2, 2010
The first day of school! (Official school, anyway)
We got the letter saying our educational program was accepted, and we were so excited we began right away!
Leanna started her journal.
She colored in the Everyday Dress of the American Colonial Period coloring book and read the accompanying information.
She read from the Space: Answers To Questions About Voyage and Discovery by Martin Mobberley.
She read from the Rock guide.
She finished the Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene.
She read the entire Magic Tree House: Eve of the Emperor Penguins book by Mary Pope Osbourne.
She read the entire Magic Tree House: Vikings at Dawn book by Mary Pope Osbourne.
She put together a Human Body Puzzle
She helped Timothy to work with clocks and learning to tell time.
She did a the first page of her Skill Drill Math: Grade 4 book.
We got the letter saying our educational program was accepted, and we were so excited we began right away!
Leanna started her journal.
She colored in the Everyday Dress of the American Colonial Period coloring book and read the accompanying information.
She read from the Space: Answers To Questions About Voyage and Discovery by Martin Mobberley.
She read from the Rock guide.
She finished the Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene.
She read the entire Magic Tree House: Eve of the Emperor Penguins book by Mary Pope Osbourne.
She read the entire Magic Tree House: Vikings at Dawn book by Mary Pope Osbourne.
She put together a Human Body Puzzle
She helped Timothy to work with clocks and learning to tell time.
She did a the first page of her Skill Drill Math: Grade 4 book.
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