Schoolwork Accomplished:
*Leanna-art-Halloween drawings
*George Washington copywork
*Reread The Little Man in the Map (geography) & tried to fill in US map
*We read chapter 5 in The Story of the Worldhttp://www.blogger.com
*Silent reading-Harry Potter
*Outdoor play
*Computer Play (and helping her brother)
*A neighbor "gifted" us with a rabbit, out of nowhere, so we had a crash lesson on rabbits!
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Saturday, October 8, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Schoolwork Accomplished:
*Leanna-copywork
*silent reading
*exsersize
*we reviewed the first four chapters of Story of the World
*Boys-Justin 2 1/2 pages of math, Timothy 2 pages with Leanna's help.
*Trip downtown (ride there and walk back) with stops at the notary, insurance papers, and Wawas.
At night a trip to the grocery store as a family-first time in two years!!
*Leanna-copywork
*silent reading
*exsersize
*we reviewed the first four chapters of Story of the World
*Boys-Justin 2 1/2 pages of math, Timothy 2 pages with Leanna's help.
*Trip downtown (ride there and walk back) with stops at the notary, insurance papers, and Wawas.
At night a trip to the grocery store as a family-first time in two years!!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Schoolwork Accomplished:
*Story of the World chapter 4
*3 pages of copywork
*Boys: Math Workbook: 2 pages each
Trip to Jerry's house-lots of excersize and running everywhere, new toys to play with in his house and we cleaned his living room.
*Story of the World chapter 4
*3 pages of copywork
*Boys: Math Workbook: 2 pages each
Trip to Jerry's house-lots of excersize and running everywhere, new toys to play with in his house and we cleaned his living room.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*2 worksheets on recognizing verbs and using strong verbs. We went over them together.
*Fractions worksheet-simplifying fractions-took forever.
*Leanna copied some poetry (copywork) that she's memorized or likes.
*Silent Reading: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Akzaban
*Questionaire on smoking facts (to test what she knows)
*We read Story of the World Chapter 5 together.
*Justin-2 math workbook pages, lots of outdoor exercise-biking, running, "helping" to fix the new van, I started sight words with him.
*Timothy-just the outdoor play today.
*Both boys have been spending some time on the computer lately, they're getting much better at navigating by themselves.
Leanna:
*2 worksheets on recognizing verbs and using strong verbs. We went over them together.
*Fractions worksheet-simplifying fractions-took forever.
*Leanna copied some poetry (copywork) that she's memorized or likes.
*Silent Reading: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Akzaban
*Questionaire on smoking facts (to test what she knows)
*We read Story of the World Chapter 5 together.
*Justin-2 math workbook pages, lots of outdoor exercise-biking, running, "helping" to fix the new van, I started sight words with him.
*Timothy-just the outdoor play today.
*Both boys have been spending some time on the computer lately, they're getting much better at navigating by themselves.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Schoolwork Accomplished:
*Leanna:
*American Girls Club-they made Halloween costumes for their dolls. The meeting ran way over and Lisa said they were never so quiet!
*Silent Reading: Johnny Tremain
*English practice-Worksheet on making better sentences and one on using Shakespeare's phrases to make a poem. She also wrote out the steps for washing dishes.
*She worked on a separate journal entry/notebook on lifeskills and making a schedule for chores/events.
*Journal entry on the day's events
*We reviewed the first chapter in The Story of the World
*She read poetry aloud to Lorelei (and I!)
*I read her several poems and a short Indian myth from the book: What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know.
*I read to all the boys Chapter 5 in Little House in the Big Woods. (The pig story!) We talked about Pa trading furs and Sunday behavior.
*Timothy-math workbook-3 pages
Leanna attended Sunday school with Grammy over the weekend. She had a trip out with Grammy, Aunt Laura, and her Mom on Saturday night too.
*Leanna:
*American Girls Club-they made Halloween costumes for their dolls. The meeting ran way over and Lisa said they were never so quiet!
*Silent Reading: Johnny Tremain
*English practice-Worksheet on making better sentences and one on using Shakespeare's phrases to make a poem. She also wrote out the steps for washing dishes.
*She worked on a separate journal entry/notebook on lifeskills and making a schedule for chores/events.
*Journal entry on the day's events
*We reviewed the first chapter in The Story of the World
*She read poetry aloud to Lorelei (and I!)
*I read her several poems and a short Indian myth from the book: What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know.
*I read to all the boys Chapter 5 in Little House in the Big Woods. (The pig story!) We talked about Pa trading furs and Sunday behavior.
*Timothy-math workbook-3 pages
Leanna attended Sunday school with Grammy over the weekend. She had a trip out with Grammy, Aunt Laura, and her Mom on Saturday night too.
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