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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Schoolwork Accomplished:

*Finished Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
*Editing and Writting workbook-4 1/2 pages
*Beginning Multiplication/Division workbook-6 pages
*Lifeskills-cleaning the fridge, general cleaning
*We read chapter 12 in The Story of the World and Leanna read chapter 13 herself
*We read Prince Caspian

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Schoolwork Accomplished:

*Beginning Multiplication/Division workbook: pages 35, 39, 43, 44, 46
*Comprehensive Curriculum workbook: pages
*Copied some Bible verses
*Corrected mistakes from yesterday's Reading & Understanding fiction story.
*Began Editing and Writing workbook-4 pages on synonyms, antonymns, and homonymns, homophones, and homographs.  We had to look up the differences because neither one of us was entirely certain based on the definitions given. 
*Put together human body puzzle again.
*Silent Reading: Finished The Secret Church (in two days).
*Another science biography and finished the science section in What Your Fourth Grader Needs To Know

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Schoolwork Accomplished:

*journal entry (on how she would like to become a schoolteacher)
*Read and Understand Fiction Lesson 4
*Played with foamfetti (art)
*Lifeskills-organizing shelves with school supplies. 
*She posted two book reviews on Scholastic's website.
*Silent reading: The Secret Church by Louise A. Vernon and Indoor Zoo by Michael Elson Ross (finished).
*Beginning Multiplication/Division workbook:3 pages
*Read from the Human Body (science) section of What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know and also Elizabeth Blackwell's biography. 



*Timothy math book-15 pages (the last 4 were pretty slow going though).  Then one extra page with Leanna.
*Justin-art lesson on shading-first practiced shading, then shaded a shark picture, then drew his own shark picture. 
*All the kids played with the foamfetti. 
*Justin & I watched most of the Journey to the Stars video, with Timothy and Jacob watching small parts.  It was beautiful, and Justin picked up a bit of it. 
*Justin did 8 pages in his math book
*I read the first Toy Story book to Justin & Timothy. 

Monday, January 31, 2011

Monday, January 31, 2011

Schoolwork Accomplished:

*Beginning Multiplication/Division workbook-3 pages
*Geography-finished and corrected lesson Section 8 of Down To Earth Geography book
*Silent reading: Tom Sawyer and Girls and Dogs (American Girl book)
*art projects-presents for her brothers
*Computer play
**Stayed over Saturday night until this afternoon at Grammy's, where she attended Sunday school and played games with Pop-Pop.


*I read more stories to the boys this afternoon before Leanna came home.  Justin helped Grammy a bit with making bread.