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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Schoolwork Accomplished:

*lots of reading on her own: Bobbsey Twins, Double Fudge, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
*Lapbook work
*Lots of lifeskills (we're prepping for Aunt Cindy's visit tomorrow)

Wednesday, November 10, 1010

Schoolwork Accomplished:

*Journal entry
*Solar System worksheets
*Read most of The Planets in Our Solar System by Franklyn M. Branley
*Tested the list of 4th Grade sight words (all 67 of them!)
*Plum Creek Lapbook
*Read aloud to me from On the Banks of Plum Creek
*Read a chapter of Anne of Green Gables
*Silent reading: Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and Bobbsey Twins: Secret at the Seashore
*"ballerina" dancing

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Schoolwork Accomplished:
*Leanna and walked to the bank, dollar store, and grocery store.  A brisk walk with just the two of us, but we carried heavy groceries home, so it was a bit of a workout!
*Plum Creek lapbook work
*Silent reading: Lanie and new Cleopatra book
*Reading Comprehension: Princess and the Pea story with questions

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Monday, November 8, 2010

Schoolwork Accomplished:

*Geography vocabulary
*Multiplication worksheet
*Read through history lesson on middle ages with discussion and references to other subjects
*Some Lapbook work
*Read two chapters of Anne of Green Gables

*she helped with teaching her brothers today also-they did a lot of math and a bit of reading, but they really wern't into the reading stuff (it was like pulling teeth).  The best motivator for Justin: telling him Timothy was ahead of him!  I'm not sure whether I should use this to my advantage now, or if this strategy will backfire on me later. 

Monday, November 8, 2010

weekend

*Read Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man by Donald J. Sobol
*worked on lapbook
*read 3 chapters of Anne of Green Gables

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Friday, November 5, 2010

Schoolwork Accomplished:

*worksheet: addition-regrouping
*English for the Thoughtful Child:  Lesson9
*Spelling Lesson 8
*Read outloud Pioneer Schools: A Letter From A Student and discussed changes in schooling
*Played Mad-Libs with Aunt Laura
*Some lapbook work for on the banks of plum creek
*Computer play
*Read Anne of Green Gables