Thursday, November 4, 2010

Schoolwork Accomplished:

*Assembled  her own book and began NEATLY copying her story about a hibernating bear into it. 
*lots of lifeskills stuff-dishes, cleaning, making food, even reading aloud to her brothers.
*We began reading Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery together.
*She began Spelling lesson 8 but didn't quite finish due to an increasingly aching stomach.  Not sure what's going on there, but she's been feeling sick a lot lately.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Schoolwork Accomplished:

*Magic School bus website-quizzes and games
*Silent reading: Magic Schoolbus Goes Batty
*3 pages in solar system workbook
*Wrote in mother/daughter journal
*Walked to bank, Rite Aid, & Grocery Store and to/from Girl Scouts (So lots of excersize!)
*Girl Scout meeting

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Schoolwork Accomplished:

*http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/quizzes/space/index.htm
Space quiz taken, also did the dinosaurs one
*Took a virtual field trip to the Liberty Science Musuem through Magic School Bus' website
*Drew a picture of our solar system with all planets in correct order, plus pluto, and comets and meteorites.  *5 pages in solar system workbook.
*4 chapters of On the Banks of Plum Creek, which we have now finished!

Monday, November 1, 2010

Schoolwork Accomplished:
*Began reading Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
*she began a journal entry on the subject of Black Beauty (and that it's really good)
*Read info on Fascinating Facts About the Solar System and Space and did a matching crossword puzzle
*We read The Magic School Bus: Out of This World, A Book About Space Rocks by Joanna Cole
*We read The Magic School Bus: Sees Stars by Joanna Cole
*Leanna took notes on facts from our Space/Stars reading today
*Leanna read outloud to her brothers tonight as well