Monday, December

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Silent Reading: Tomie dePaola's The Parables of Jesus
*Eggs Over Evie by Alison Jackson
*The Demigod Diaries by Rick Riordan
*work on a storybird story

Justin:
*We looked through the Lego Idea book and talked about the designs
*Gingerbread Friends by Jann Brett
*3 Reading lessons



Timothy:
*We read Trucktown Snow Trucking!  by Jon Scieszka (It was about half him, half me)
*Baby Bear's Christmas by John Prater
*Gingerbread Friends by Jann Brett

Friday, December 14, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*listened to us read chapters 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, and some of 47 in Despereaux
*Geography Lesson 13
*Mapwork for Europe
*Journal entry
*Reading and Writing Activities for Character education
* Spelling Workbook
*Writing Paragraphs book
*StoryStarters book
*Descriptive paragraph
*Numbers worksheet
*Silent Reading: Civil War You Choose Your Own Adventure

Justin:
*We read chapters 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, and 47 in Despereaux
*Life of Fred
*Drawing

Timothy:
*We read chapters 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, and 47 in Despereaux
*Life of Fred
*Drawing

Jacob:
*We read chapters 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, and 47 in Despereaux

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
* silent reading: the lightning thief
*started a story on storybird. And made her own account
*did an essay which reviewed narrative and expository sentences. 
*we the people handwriting page
*Christmas crafts

Justin:
*We read Desperaux
*drew a card and wrote a story to go in it.
*Skip counting video to review plus oral practice
*Grammar videos


Timothy:
*We read Desperaux
*Skip counting video to review plus oral practice
*Grammar videos

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Journal entry-four pages long
*Storybird story
*Math with real money
*Silent reading-Civil War journal book

Justin:
*We read five chapters in Desperaux
*We did a chapter in Life of Fred
*We read The Polar Express

Timothy:
*We read five chapters in Desperaux
*We did a chapter in Life of Fred
*We read The Polar Express
*We did a storybird story
*Starfall

Jacob:
*We read The Polar Express and he listened to parts of Desperaux

schoolwork accomplished:

Leanna

*journal entry
*

Progress

2nd grade

need to work on:

1. Introduction to division using sharing as examples 
2. Add and subtract coins up to $1.00 
3. Compute word problems with addition and subtraction, (We have 20 children in swimming class, 8 are boys, how many are girls?)
4. Time - hours, minutes and seconds 
5. Use the terms inches, feet, yards, centimeters, meters etc.
6. tell time to the quarter hour 
7. Describe, identify, create and sort and build with shapes (squares, triangles, circles, rectangles etc.)
8. Identify a variety of geometric shapes in everyday structures 
9. Describe locations on a grid - up four and over two etc.
10. Identify, describe, reorganize and extend patterns with more than one attribute
11. Give specific rules about patterns for numbers, shapes, pictures and objects
12. Identify and describe patterns in the world around us (wallpaper, paint etc)

 Haven't done yet:

1. Measure with a variety of cups, rulers and measuring spoons 
2.  Use a thermometer
3. Compare a variety of measurement tools
4. count money to a dollar including being able to create different sets that equal a dollar
5. Use graphs to record number of pets, hair colour temperature with 1 and 2 attributes
6. Design or construct bar graphs and include pertinent information
7. Interpret a variety of picture and bar graphs and give explanations
8. Investigate what happens when coins are flipped and die are rolled

6th Grade-whole list-to be edited later:

 The following list provides you with the basic concepts that should be attained by the end of the school year. Mastery of the concepts at the previous grade is assumed.
Number

• Recognize numbers from 0.001 to 1 000 000 and locate, compare, order, represent, estimate and identify numbers to 1 000 000 using regular and expanded forms
• Full understanding of place value to the right and left of 0 - 4 places
• Understanding of fractions, decimals, mixed numbers and improper fractions with a comprehension of greater than and less than concepts
• Ability to compare and order all of the above
• Understanding of ratio, rate, rounding and percentages
• Identify multiples, factors, composites and prime numbers to 100, mental division and multiplication of numbers with 0's
• Identify and use integers around them
• Perform multi-step word problems involving all of the above

Measurement

• Complete understanding of inches, feet, yards, miles, millimeters, centimeters, meters, kilometers and apply these terms to problem solving activities
• Use and understand all prefixes of measurement terms
• Understand and use squared units and cubed units along with linear measures
• Be able to make conversions between units - inches to feet etc.
• Select the appropriate units of measurement in problems
• Read and write dates using a variety of methods (Jan. 10, 2002, 02/10/02 etc.)
• Money amounts to $10,000.00 in making change and in problem solving
• Investigate measures of circumferences, parallelograms, rectangles, triangles and be able to sketch shapes
• Calculate the volume of prisms (rectangular) and understand the rules for calculating volumes and prisms

Geometry

• Hypothesize, sketch, identify, sort, classify, construct, measure, and apply a variety of geometric shapes and figures and problems
• Full understanding of geometric properties and relationships
• Classify triangles and two dimensional shapes by angle and side properties and types (obtuse, isosceles) etc.
• Identify the 2-D nets that the solids are represented by and construct the nets for a variety of polyhedra
• Measure and construct a variety of triangle and angles with the protractor, full understanding of congruence
• Explore, discover and construct tiling patterns and tesselations that cover a plane
• Understand the coordinate system on both maps and grids and in a Cartesian plan (first quadrant)
• Plot points

Algebra/Patterning

• Identify, create, analyze and extend patterns and describe the rules with two variables and increasing complexity
• Determine, discuss and defend the pattern rules in all problems of patterns and missing terms
• Use the estimate and test process for relationships and rules
• Determine the amount in missing values when given an equation that involve 2 operations
• Demonstrate equivalence in equations with the 4 operations

Probability

• Design surveys, collect the data and record it appropriate, be able to discuss the findings. Use spreadsheets!
• Construct a variety of graphs and label them appropriately and state the difference between selecting one graph over another
• Defend your choices of graphs
• Construct line and bar graphs
• Construct scatter plots and be able to discuss them
• Analyze and interpret data in a variety of graphs and more complex levels etc.
• Use tree diagrams and explain the data
• Conduct probability experiments and apply logical reasoning to the outcomes
• Examine the results of experiments involving probability

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
 *Notebooking Story of the World.  I sat down with her and started outlining the first chapter, adding pictures and my own notes, explaining we could add lapbook pieces and such later on in a final draft.
*Webkinz play
*Silent Reading: On Enemy Soil:The Journal of James Edmond Pease, A Civil War Union Soldier, Virginia, 1863 by Jim Murphy and Little Britches by Ralph Moody
*

Justin:
 *Life of Fred-difficult chapter
*family outing
Timothy:
  *Life of Fred-difficult chapter
*Family outing

Monday December 10, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished::

Leanna:

* http://www.math.com/images/logo.gifhttp://www.math.com/images/logo.gif
*http://www.fun4thebrain.com/division.htmlhttp://www.fun4thebrain.com/division.html
*church
*went over the hymn:take my life and let it be.at http://www.hymnal.net/home.http://www.hymnal.net/home.php
*planning on how to make  my special cookies from Ag mag.
*silent reading: bible(at church)and read on ocean animals(see below)
*read  small paragraph each on whales,pinnipeds,sharks,dolphin's,octopods,mollusk,seashores and coast,and coral reefs(which is science).that covers,(mostly)almost,math,(church!,which is EXTRA!!good news)reading,science,and EXTRAS!! which includes:church,bible,and SONGS!!!!!!!!
*spelling
*gluing a faw favorite piggy bank together
 *webkinz - quizzys corner+other

Justin:
* We did a chapter in Life of Fred
*We read several chapters in Desperaux

Timothy:

* We did a chapter in Life of Fred
*We read several chapters in Desperaux
*a bit of starfall

Friday, December 7, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*handwriting practice
*story of the world-a chapter
*romeo and Juliet-finished it
*Read Nat.geographic mag.
*poem
*Read 2 chapters in Robert Perry
*Read about starfish, rays, and sponges
*Silent Reading-Beware Princess Elizabeth



Justin:
*Life of Fred
*We read Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy Neuschawander and Perfect Pancakes if You Please by William Wise.
*

Timothy:
*Life of Fred
*We read Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy Neuschawander and Perfect Pancakes if You Please by William Wise.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*color wheel paper
*silent reading:harry potter and the order of the Phoenix
*Reading: farmer in the dell to Lorelei
*cursive writing practice
*writing paragraphs workbooks
*jokes and riddles handwriting
*civil book
*brainstorming ideas for my story

Justin:
*2 chapters in Life of Fred
* 4   chapters in Despereaux
*part of Hans  Christian  Andersen's The Book of Fairy Tales
*Place Values videos
*3 Reading lessons
Timothy:
*2  Chapters in Life of Fred
 * 4   chapters in Despereaux
* Place values videos
 *Online math games-addition

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

*spelling-8 pages-almost a whole unit and the whole book
*story-Joan and Anne-first chapter-based on the fighter  quarreler  cure Mrs piggle wiggle book:http://www.hulu.com/watch/2590 this is a vidio of one,not of the fighter  quarreler  cure
*silent reading:Cathrine
*12 things to do this fall paper
*Lifeskills-bathing little sister and helping to clean and then decorate the house.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*7 pages in spelling
*a lesson in readunderstandfffiiiccctttiiiooon
*Jornel  entry:ONLINE
*read about the king of cats and saw pics on animal planet:http://animal.discovery.com/and:http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_species#Predators:
*Cadettes meeting-more badge work


Justin:
*Colored a sheet about France to send to some of our Flat Stanley friends.
*Life of Fred
*Gingerbread money worksheet

Timothy:
*We read Moustronaut by Mark Kelly alone together before everyone got up
 *Gingerbread money worksheet (all correct and I only did the first one with him!)
*Life of Fred
*play with knights and castles
*Colored a sheet on the United States for the Flat Stanley Friends

Monday, December 3, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
 *Wrote 3 Poems
*outdoor play
*Read three chapters of Robert Perry by Daniel E. Harmon
*a chapter in Life of Fred
*Silent Reading-Civil War choose your own adventure
*Read section on poems and music in What Your 6th Grader Needs to Know
*Story of the World-a chapter.
*Colored in her American Girl poster and play pack.
*small journal entry
*read Egypt/mummies stuff Jacob

Justin:
 *Life of Fred
*Toy Factory Time math (clocks)
*Amphibians study-lesson 2 & questions
*Outdoor Play

Timothy:
*Life of Fred
*Toy Factory Time Math (clocks)
* Amphibians Study-lesson 2
*Outdoor Playhttp://www.honeybeesuite.com/monday-morning-myth-honey-is-bee-poop/

Jacob:
*Outdoor Play
*listened to some of the amphibian study
*listened to Egypt/mummies stuff

Friday, November 30, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*geography lesson12
*Egypt Lapbook work-online research and filling out lapbook parts
*Silent reading: Civil War choose your own adventure book
*art project-making paper dolls and drawing

Justin:
*Amphibians lesson 1
*Life of Fred
*Desperaeux-3 chapters
*Reading Lessons: Lesson 36, 37, 38, 39, 40.

Timothy:
 *Amphibians lesson 1
*Life of Fred
*Desperaeux-3 chapters

Jacob:

thursday/29/20012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

*a poem

* Silent reading-Heidi
*Computer play
*Math worksheet
*sketching practice


Justin:
*Life of Fred
*Despereaux-chapters 16, 17,18 and 19
*Drawing

Timothy:
 *Life of Fred
*Despereaux-chapters 16, 17,18 and 19
*We read tThe Tale of Timmy Tiptoes by Beatrix Potter

Jacob
*Despereaux-chapters 16, 17,18 and 19

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*sewing:Christmas present for Grammy:embroidery
*silent reading-Heidi
*journal entry
*read about birds/saw pics:





Justin:
*a chapter in Life of Fred
*Desperaux-finished the first book

Timothy:
 *a chapter in Life of Fred
*Desperaux-finished the first book
*The Very Hungry Reindeer book

Jacob:
*The Farmer In the Dell

Tuesday, November27, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Outdoor play in the SNOW!
* finished the first book in Despereaux
 *notebooking:science:i wrote a page on experiments/how to do them/did them myself/and recorded it.
*geography
Leanna wants to remember this link:

Welcome to Mrs. Hall's Fantastic First Grade

Justin:
*Exploring Animals-we read and discussed the entire section on animals from Asia
*One chapter in Life of Fred
*Sink or float experiment and worksheet
*We read two chapters in Despereaux
*Outdoor play in the SNOW!
*Sewing project

Timothy:

*Exploring Animals-we read and discussed the entire section on animals from Asia
*One chapter in Life of Fred
*Sink or float experiment and worksheet
*We read two chapters in Despereaux
*Outdoor play in the SNOW!

Jacob:
*We worked on making Christmas presents for family 

No reading lessons because we cut short to go to the bank, library, store,etc.  First snow of the season too!!

Monday, November 26, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*a lesson in geography
*number of the day page (math
*Life of Fred:edgwoood:about 8 chaps. and finished the book on my own all in 1 day!!
*read the adventures of Isabel by Ogden Nash to Lorelei(aka Lori)
*read chicken licken to Lori (baubbalina mcjulington)from the stinky cheese book and other fairly stupid tales
*webkinz:quizzys corner and other(my age educational things)
*Watched Horrible Histories: The Tudors

Justin:
*We went over where we live again-continent, country, state, city.
*We talked about the pledge of allegiance and the national anthem.  
*We read chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8 in Desperaux.
*Justin drew pictures to illustrate the story and he made a play-doh Desperaux and sun (?) also.
*We did chapter 5 in Life of Fred.
*We did lessons 33, 34, 36 in reading.  

Timothy:
*We went over where we live again-continent, country, state, city
*We read chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8 in Desperaux.
*Justin drew pictures to illustrate the story and he made a play-doh Desperaux and sun (?) also.
*We did chapter 5 in Life of Fred

Jacob:
*listened to Desperaux
*drew pictures from the story
*Play-doh play

Attendance Note

figuring out the school days (180 days requirement)

if we do 20 days/month we could have one month off (Dec. or June)  but we need to account for time off at Easter, possible sick days, any other holidays.

Hopefully do some weekends to allow for extra time in June and maybe work the first week in Dec.?

November 21, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

loeanna:

*small easy/report on the giant panda
*a paper on the blue jays-wrote info-in notebooking
*silent reading: finished Helen's Temper And it's Consequences by Mrs. George Gladstone, The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
*read about pandas
*read about captin james cook
*cooking/life-skills skills:made the mashed potato for thanksgiving, Daddy made her clean up the kitchen herself
* read a bit in the big book of knits,nobles,and knaves

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
 *3 chapters in Life of Fred
*Looked through the Kids National Geographic magazine
*Girl Scout meeting-worked on badges
*Thanksgiving Craft
*Craft with laces
*Drawing practice (with an American Girl Guide)
*silent reading:henry

Justin:
*We did two chapters in Life of Fred
*Play doh sculptures
*We read two chapters in Despereaux

Timothy:
*We did two chapters in Life of Fred
*Play doh sculptures
 *We read two chapters in Despereaux
*Read aloud to Me a Toy Story Christmas

Jacob:
*We did two chapters in Life of Fred (he listened even if he didn't understand)
*Play doh sculptures
 *We read two chapters in Despereaux

Monday, November 19, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

*4 chapters in Life of Fred: Edgewood
*Journal entry
*Despereaux

Justin:
*Life of Fred
*We began reading The Tale of Despereaux
*reading lesson 24,25

Timothy:

*Life of Fred
*We began reading The Tale of Despereaux
*We repeated lesson 13, and did lesson 14

Friday, November 16, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
not a lot today, I was too sick. 
Leanna:

*4 chapters in Life of Fred: Edgewood
*Silent Reading: Finished Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funk. 
*Started Beware Princess Elizabeth by Carolyn Meyer and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by CS Lewis. 
*outdoor play-played outside w/boys


Justin:
*One chapter in Life of Fred

Timothy:
*One chapter in Life Fred

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Read and Understand Fiction
*Spelling Workbook
*Trip out with Mommy and Grammy
*Silent Reading-Civil War choose your own path book
*Story of the world-renaissance and Martin Luther review

Justin:
*Life of Fred
*Stone Soup-reread, answered questions, started lapbook
*Reading Lessons 22, 23
*Trip out with Mommy and Grammy

Timothy:
*Life of Fred
*Stone Soup-reread, answered questions, started lapbook

Jacob:
*Stone Soup--reread, answered questions, started lapbook
 *Story of the world-renaissance and Martin Luther review

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
a  half day-bit of a sick day with Mommy not feeling good and Daddy coming home early.  Bad cold and cough, feeling fuzzy. 
Leanna:

*Silent Reading: Igraine The Brave by Cornelia Funke
*Lifeskills-we've been sorting and organizing and Leanna had a failed cookie making attempt (forgot to double EVERY SINGLE INGREDIENT)

Justin:
*Reading Lessons-17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Timothy:
*Reading Lessons-9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Jacob-multiple readings of Into the Night Kitchen (no mean feat with me losing my voice!)

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

*journal entry
*silent reading:civil war book-you choose book
*word problems-skill builders
*lung exercise- works great!
*reading-to Lorelei and me-"the jungle book"
*grammar-2 pgs
*worked on coloring ancient dolls in appropriate colors
Justin:
*Reading Lesson 14(repeated), 15,16
*We read Joy Berry's Being Messy and Disobeying

Timothy:
*We read Joy Berry's Being Messy and Disobeying
*Reading Lesson 9

justin loves brown,blue girls!!! (he calls them gals!!!! isnt that SWEET!!!!??!!!!)

Jacob:

Monday, November 12, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

*Spelling-4 pgs.
*Multiplication-7s
*Leonardo Da Vinci kit-read
*outdoor Play
*Jokes and Handwriting Riddles books
* story starters book-one story
*listened to a fable from India
*skill builders cursive writing
*if every body did by Anne  Stover
*tattle tounge book
*the how full is your bucket ?for kids book
*read in a new section in my sixth grader needs to know:Judaism and Christianity:the middle east monotheism
*Also read Abraham and the covenant-sixth grader book, Moses and the Law
*Israel:triumph,defeat,and rebirth-my sixth grader needs to know

*geography lesson

Justin:
*Life of Fred-1 chapter
*We read a fable from India
*We read the filling your bucket book again
*Reading Lesson 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
*Outdoor Play

Timothy:
*Writing Practice
*Life of Fred-1 chapter
*Outdoor Play
*We read Joy Berry's books Being Messy and Cheating
Reading Lesson 8

Jacob:
*Outdoor Play
*We read Joy Berry's books Being Messy and Cheating

Friday, November 9, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Journal Entry
*Skill Builders: Story problems book, we corrected these too.
*Silent Reading: The Civil War Experience by Capstone Press (you choose your own adventure book)
* She started reading & finished the new Leonardo Da Vinci book & kit


Justin:
*Life of Fred-one chapter
*Reading lessons 7 and 8
*We finished the section on North American animals
*Aunt Laura read Tattle Tongue to him. 
*"read" books to himself
*Drawing
*Outdoor Play

Timothy:
*Life of Fred-one chapter
*Reading Lessons 6 and 7
* We read most of the section on North American Animals (two more animals left)
*Outdoor Play

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

*Silent reading-You Choose Civil War
 *Outdoor Play-skating, tag, running
* Online multiplication

Justin:
*Discussion of the importance of sleep, which led to the dangers of smoking as well.  
*We finished the last two chapters of Pippi Longstocking
*We drew pictures on a dice cutout of the story of Pippi
*Outdoor Play
*Drawing

Timothy:
 *Discussion of the importance of sleep, which led to the dangers of smoking as well.
 *We finished the last two chapters of Pippi Longstocking
*We drew pictures on a dice cutout of the story of Pippi
 *Outdoor Play
*Drawing

Jacob:
*Discussion of the importance of sleep, which led to the dangers of smoking as well.
 *We finished the last two chapters of Pippi Longstocking
*We drew pictures on a dice cutout of the story of Pippi
 *Outdoor Play
*Drawing

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

*listened to Pippi Longstocking,though i finished it already
*Egypt Lapbooking
*Geography Lesson 8, and corrected Lesson 7
* Began reading Civil War interactive book

Justin:

*We did one chapter of Life of Fred
*We read two chapters of Pippi Longstocking
*We did lesson 5 in the reading book

Timothy:

*We did one chapter of Life of Fred
*We read two chapters of Pippi Longstocking
*We did Lesson 5 in reading

Jacob:
*He listened to Pippi Longstocking

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Girl Scouts-made place mats with the elderly at the home
*read and finished pippi longstocking
*Outdoor play:ran around,played tag/slimy monster with Jacob,Justin,and Tim,for a bit(he went in soon)
*A small essay on Michelle Obama
*Some work on Egypt Lapbooking
*We read two chapters in Story of the World

Justin:
*We read 2 chapters of Pippi Longstocking
* We watched a video of just the scene where Pippi and friends scrub the floor
*We did one chapter of Life of Fred (I began the next chapter but he was having trouble concentrating)

Timothy
*We read 2 chapters of Pippi Longstocking

* We watched a video of just the scene where Pippi and friends scrub the floor
*We did one chapter of Life of Fred

Jacob:
*Listened to most of the 2 chapters of Pippi Longstocking
* We watched a video of just the scene where Pippi and friends scrub the floor

Monday, November 5, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Notebooking
*Character development(Doorposts stuff)-we read through materials and discussed some.
*Used a website to write articles and then print them to look as though they were from a real newspaper.
* We read Story of the World

Justin:
*Life of Fred
*We read a chapter in Pippi Longstocking
*Drawer labels
*We read a November poem and made our own acrostic poem

Timothy:
*Life of Fred
 *We read a chapter in Pippi Longstocking
 *Drawer labels
*We read a November poem and made our own acrostic poem

Jacob:
*Made drawer labels
*Colored an entire coloring book on his own
*I cut out some pieces for him to color for an I Stink Lapbook and for his Goodnite Goodnite Construction site project, and we did some worksheets on it that I'd printed out (mazes, connecting dots, drawing lines to match expressions)

Friday, November 2, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Silent Reading: Harry Potter
*Silent Reading: Pippi Longstocking
*She finished reading the book, Dude, That's Rude!  Get Some Manners!  (Character education, civics)
*Made some artist trading cards
*We read a chapter in Story of the World II

Justin:
* Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons-Lesson 2 review, Lesson 3, and half of Lesson 4. 
*They might be Giants videos (we were talking about Q and U and how they go together, so I looked for the song to go with it.   Then he kept wanting to listen to more.  
*We read 2 chapters of Pippi Longstocking

Timothy:
 *We read 2 chapters of Pippi Longstocking

Jacob:
*We read 2 chapters of Pippi Longstocking

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Read 7 chapters in  Pippi Longstocking

Justin:
*We read the first two chapters of Pippi Longstocking
*We did a chapter in Life of Fred
*Symbols of American worksheet
*We did 3/4 of a reading lesson

Timothy:
 *We read the first two chapters of Pippi Longstocking
*We did a chapter in Life of Fred
*Did lessons 2 & 3 of Learn  to Read in 100 Lessons

Jacob:
 *We read the first two chapters of Pippi Longstocking


vacuume steps, sweep kitchen floor, vacuum downstairs, dog food & water, table magic, silverware. Dining room table. 
Dresser drawers straightened, drawer labels, lessons 2 & 3 in learn to read, geography,
Fri.-bills, talk about Flat Stanley dolls, how to include the hurricane, correct Leanna's work, spelling test, Storybird, wash kitchen floor with pinterest recipie
Dollar store-elastic, tissue boxes (paint them)More face paint?, yellow binding

Wednesday, October 31, 2112

Schoolwork Accomplished:
*Very difficult day-lots of interrupting, sulking, and general misbehavior, but I think some of the character development was getting through. 

Leanna:
 *We began using the " Put On Chart".  We talked about humility and got out the paper dolls.  
*We did an extended lesson on humility, reading Luke 18:9-14 and Mathew 8:5-13. 
*Some work in her Skill builders books-grammar, word problems,
*Story Starters story.
*Spelling Workbook-1 page
Art-sketched flowers and grass. Craft project-melty beads.Made some artist trading cards.
*We made monster cupcakes
*We read a chapter in Story of the World

Justin:
*2 chapters in Life of Fred
*We began using the " Put On Chart".  We talked about humility and got out the paper dolls.  
*Lesson 1 in Teach Your Child to Read in 100 lessons
*We made monster cupcakes

Timothy:
*2 chapters in Life of Fred
 *We began using the " Put On Chart".  We talked about humility and got out the paper dolls.  
*Lesson 1 in Teach Your Child to Read in 100 lessons
*We made monster cupcakes

Jacob:
*We began using the " Put On Chart".  We talked about humility and got out the paper dolls.
*We made monster cupcakes.

Friday, October 26, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

*Geography
*Read and Understand Fiction
*Journal entry
*She wrote a poem
*Life of Fred


Justin:
*We read Stanley: Flat Again by Jeff Brown
*Worksheet drawing clock faces
*Worksheet on animal tracks
*Re-watched Paul Bunyan to  look for exaggerations
*Outdoor play

Timothy:
*We read Stanley: Flat Again by Jeff Brown
*Worksheet drawing clock faces
 *Re-watched Paul Bunyan to  look for exaggerations
*Outdoor play

Jacob:
*We read Stanley: Flat Again by Jeff Brown
*Re-watched Paul Bunyan to  look for exaggerations
*Outdoor play

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Life of Fred
*

Justin:
*We read Flat Again by Jeff Brown
 *More tall tales discussion and they started a drawing for a tall tale wheel.  Videos again.
Timothy:
 *We read Flat Again by Jeff Brown
 *More tall tales discussion and they started a drawing for a tall tale wheel.  Videos again.

Jacob:
*We read Flat Again by Jeff Brown

Wednesday, October 24, 2912

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Skill Builders: Grammar-3 pages
*handwriting practice-Christmas list
*Silent Reading-the Long Winter
* Worked on memorizing Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
*Weaving loom projects

Justin:
*He started a worksheet on Tall Tales
*He watched the Pecos Bill video and re-watched the John Henry and Paul Bunyan videos

Timothy:
*He started one of his math workbooks from his birthday
*We did one chapter in Life of Fred
*He started a worksheet on Tall Tales

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

* journal entry
* read and understand Fiction
*Life of Fred
*Spelling Workbook-


Justin:
*We watched some educational videos: skip counting by 3s, the continents song, a reading video
*We read How Full is Your Bucket For Kids again.
*We did a chapter in Life of Fred
*We read a chapter in Flat Stanley
*Watched Pecos Bill video and Johnny Appleseed

Timothy:
*We watched some educational videos: skip counting by 3s, the continents song, a reading video
*We did a chapter in Life of Fred
*We read a chapter in Flat Stanley
 *Math lesson during his Dental appt.-we worked on telling time

Monday, October 22, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

 Leanna:

*Silent Reading-I read two chapters of Romeo and Juliet  for kids
* worked on finishing The Red Pyramid
*Math games-shape inlay,the x detectives
*2 pages of Skill Builders Grammar book by pig piglet peginsky
*1 page of Skill Builders Cursive Writing Practice by pig piglet peginsky
*2 stories in the story starters book
*1 page of  spelling workbook
*She wrote a poem
* The Red Pyramid-finished
*romeo again 
*outdoor play-took Lorelei outside,pushed her,hope in the toy red car,ran around,

Justin:
*We read The Fool of the World And the Flying Ship by Arthur Ransome and 2 1/2 stories from Once Upon A Bedtime Story by Jane Yolen
*We watched two tall tale videos-Paul Bunyan and John Henry
*Outdoor Play

Timothy:
*We read The Fool of the World by
*We watched two tall tale videos-Paul Bunyan and John Henry
*outdoor Play

Jacob:
*We read The Fool of the World by
*We watched two tall tale videos-Paul Bunyan and John Henry
*Ouurdoor Play

Friday, October 19, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Listened to the American Tall Tales I read to the boys.
*read about caribous
*read about ermine
*7 Continents Song
* silent reading:the red pyramid-4 chapters and 4 pgs.
*silent reading the Trojan war and The Red Tent
*cursive writing
*spelling

Justin:
*We read 3 chapters of Flat Stanley and drew a picture of what we were reading
*We talked about American Tall Tales and read intro stories of Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and John Henry.  These were from What Your Second Grader Needs to Know.
*7 Continents Song

Timothy:
*We read 3 chapters of Flat Stanley and drew a picture of what we were reading
*We talked about American Tall Tales and read intro stories of Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and John Henry.  These were from What Your Second Grader Needs to Know.
*7 Continents Song

Jacob:
 *listened to some of the Tall Tales
*7 Continents Song

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Spelling Workbook
*Handwriting (cursive) book
* Life of Fred-2 chapters
*Read about wolves
*Read and Understand Fiction-1 ch.
*art-drawing
*Excersize- a walk to CVS

Justin:
*Geography-compass rose-3 pages
 *Life of Fred-1 chapter
*Science-we started North American Animals
*outdoor play

Timothy:

*Geography-compass rose-3 pages
 *Life of Fred-1 chapter
*Science-we started North American Animals
*Outdoor Play

Jacob:
*Listened to us talk about animals and stuff.
*answer some questions unexpectedly on his own and surprised us
*Outdoor Play

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Life of Fred-One chapter and the bridge
*2 Pages of spelling
*article: http://thestir.cafemom.com/beauty_style/145122/5_beautiful_foods_that_will
*Division.com
*journal entry
 *Art

Justin:
*We read There Was A Cold Woman.......by Lucille Colandro'
*Life of Fred-2 chapters
*Geography-directions-a building is to the North of......
*We finished Invisible Stanley
*Outdoor play

Timothy:
*Life of Fred-2 chapters
*Outdoor Play


Jacob:
Invisible Stanley by Jeff Brown
*Outdoor Play

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Worked on her nutritional record (explaining her choices and providing insight)
*Girl Scout Meeting-worked on badge on beauty through nutrition
*Home experiement making a face mask with strawberries, greek yogurt, and honey.  We both put it on (she found it itchy.  My skin felt soft afterwards.)
*Silent Reading: Red Tent
*She wrote a short story

Justin:
*We read 3 chapters in Invisible Stanley by Jeff Brown
*They drew pictures of the characters to illustrate what I was reading
*Outdoor Play

Timothy:
 *We read 3 chapters in Invisible Stanley by Jeff Brown
 *They drew pictures of the characters to illustrate what I was reading
*Outdoor Play

Jacob:
*We read 3 chapters in Invisible Stanley by Jeff Brown
 *They drew pictures of the characters to illustrate what I was reading
*Outdoor Play

Monday, October 15, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Began making an Egypt lapbook on her own.  She found, downloaded, and printed out the pieces and extra information. She started cutting and glueing some and tried to get her brothers into it too.
*American Girls Club meeting-she watched a movie and they were just starting to play with Barbies when we came to pick her up. 
*She was recording her nutritional intake over the weekend for a girl scout badge she's working on.
*We received our second Flat Stanley back today and we looked over the materials we got back with both of them!
*Skill Builders: Handwriting (Cursive Letter practice)
*We read the section on the Enlightenment in What Your 6th Grader Needs to Know and contrasted it with the middle ages.  She was having issues with Descartes (we'll have to look into that further).

Justin:
 *We received our second Flat Stanley back today and we looked over the materials we got back with both of them!
*
Timothy:
*We received our second Flat Stanley back today and we looked over the materials we got back with both of them!
*Starfall
Jacob:
*We received our second Flat Stanley back today and we looked over the materials we got back with both of them!
*Starfall

Friday, October 12, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*life of Fred-one chapter
*i colored in the new Sistine chapel coloring Brook mommy ordered and got yesterday
*i read if everybody did by Jo Ann stover
*i read A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue by Julia Cook
*i took the quick quiz in the book dude that's rude(Get Some Manners)
*i read 5 chapters of Dude That's Rude (Get Some Manners)
* She did one page of spelling
*2 pages of Writing Paragraphs
*One page of Success With Writing
*A journal entry

Justin:
*We read A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue by Julia Cook
*We read How Full is Your Bucket?  For Kids by Tom Wrath and Mary Reckmeyer
*We read the rest of the animals in the Antarctica section of Exploring Animals
*We did a chapter of Life of Fred

Timothy:
*We read A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue by Julia Cook
*We read How Full is Your Bucket?  For Kids by Tom Wrath and Mary Reckmeyer
 *We read the rest of the animals in the Antarctica section of Exploring Animals
*We did a chapter of Life of Fred
Jacob:
*We read A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue by Julia Cook
*We read How Full is Your Bucket?  For Kids by Tom Wrath and Mary Reckmeyer
*We sang and watched Music Machine videos and skeleton and counting videos










 


 

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Silent Reading-Lotta's Progress by Norma Johnston
*Walk to the bank and store
*sketching
*
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Justin:
*We read  chapters in Invisible Stanley by Jeff Brown
*We did a chapter in Life of Fred
*Walk to the bank and store
Lifeskills-learned to use a shampoo vacuum!  

Timothy:
*We read  chapters in Invisible Stanley by Jeff Brown
*We did  a chapter of Life of Fred
 *Walk to the bank and store


Jacob:
*I read If Everybody Did by Jo Ann Stover to him, he really liked the pictures and ideas.  I pointed out that that is what happens in our house-one kid tracking mud isn't bad, but five kids doing it really makes a mess!  Maybe the message will start to sink in! 
*Walk to the bank and store

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Timothy's Day!!!!
Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Colored her bucket and a page and wrote out notes for several people's buckets
* Spelling workbook-8 pages
*half a lesson of Read and Understand fiction
*Outdoor Play-tire swing and roller-skating
*Silent Reading-The Trojan War by Olivia Coolidge
*art-i drew a castle and pumpkin patch across and etc
*i did silent reading-Lotta's Progress by Norma Johnston
*i also looked at another blog,the homeschool post.
*a few pages in hand writing

Justin:
*We finished the Bucket  book and colored our own buckets to remind us to fill them everyday.   We also filled out a slip with a plan for how to fill someones bucket today. 
*We did a chapter in Life of Fred together.
*Outdoor play

Timothy:
*We finished the Bucket  book and colored our own buckets to remind us to fill them everyday.
*A chapter of Life of  Fred
*Outdoor Play

Jacob:
*We finished the Bucket  book and colored our own buckets to remind us to fill them everyday.
*Outdoor Play

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*We read Growing Up with a Bucket Full of Happiness: Three Rules for a Happier Life by Carol McCloud(three quarter of the book)
*Journal entry-3 pages long and not finished yet!
*We read come commonly used phrases and word roots from What Your 6th Grader Needs to Know
*She worked on decorating a container she's making
*We had a discussion about bucket filling and relatives and people and situations she knew when she was in school.  Also how it applied to our family.
*Outdoor play-running, raking leaves
*She read & finished Meet Marie-Grace by Sarah Masters Buckey (American Girl)

Justin, Timothy, and Jacob:
 *We read Growing Up with a Bucket Full of Happiness: Three Rules for a Happier Life by Carol McCloud(three quarter of the book) we discussed the concepts.  Justin was paying more attention and getting more out of it than the other boys.
We really need to work on character development, it took quite a while to get through the reading and discussion and they all needed a break afterwards.  So the boys did play outside also, but this book was our main school for the day. 
 I read  a bit more with just Leanna later on. 
Justin did his webkinz.

Monday, October 8, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

A field trip day of sorts.  It was Columbus Day, which I forgot when planning to stop by the bank before going downtown, make a surprise trip to McDonalds before taking Flat Stanley Pictures and go to Lorelei's doctor's appt.  Then I was planning to go to the library and then Antonios where Tom would pick us up and we'd go grocery shopping.  It did not work out that way though.

The alarm didn't go off and I woke up when we were supposed to be leaving.  I didn't get to eat and apparently Leanna didn't either.  Jacob lost his shoes which were placed in the bin the night before (where did they go??), I forgot the camera and sent Justin back for it, he couldn't find it so I had to run back for it, we didn't have time to stop at McDonalds for coffee for me or even a small treat for the kids, the kids weren't behaving at all, I got so mad I was going to take them home, but decided we should eat......I felt funny taking the kids to Antonios without Tom so we went to McDonalds instead.  Tom called then so we met him and I just dropped off the overdue library books and we just went straight to the grocery store.  A very long day.  We managed to get a couple pictures with Stanley but they weren't great.  I'd like a re-do if I could. 

Friday, October 5, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
 *Journal entry
*Handwriting book
*Life of Fred
*Spelling Workbook
*Silent Reading: Lizzie Maguire
*Mystery of History online game
*Crafts-birthday and Halloween crafts (self-directed)

*Lifeskills: 

Justin:
*We finished Stanley in Space by Jeff Brown
*We watched the 7 continents video over and over again until they could (Mostly) say them from memory.   Justin was able to do it.  
*Crafts

Timothy:
*We finished Stanley in Space by Jeff Brown
*We watched the 7 continents video over and over again until they could (Mostly) say them from memory. 
*Crafts

Jacob:
*We finished Stanley in Space by Jeff Brown
*We watched the 7 continents video over and over again until they could (Mostly) say them from memory. 
*Drawings

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Why Grandparents are Important essay
* explaining the 4 types of paragraphs
*crafts from her American Girl Magazine
*journal entry
*drew on templates for an Altoids tin to make a mini world (arts and crafts and possibly science related project)
*Night walk with Mommy. 
*Fire safety disscussion-detailed discussion about how to get herself and her siblings out of a burning house.
*Personal safety discussion-walking at night. 
*Expository Paragraph writing

Justin:
*Shapes-count and color worksheet
*Life of Fred-Butterflys-first chapter

Timothy:
 *Shapes-count and color worksheet
*Life of Fred-Butterflys-first chapter

Jacob:
*Webkinz World Play with help from everyone but Lorelei and Daddy.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Spelling Workbook
*reading-Christmas Afterall by
*Read and Understand Fiction
*journal entry
*the bridge chapter in life of Fred
*The Constitutional Convention of 1787 video

Justin:
 *Packet of papers on the 7 continents and the world-colored and traced and wrote the name of each one.  Wrote name and date (we're working on writing the date now too.)
*7 continents review

Timothy:
*Packet of papers on the 7 continents and the world-colored and traced and wrote the name of each one.  Wrote name and date (we're working on writing the date now too.)
*7 continents review
*We read How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms

Jacob:
*Curious George (math concepts)
*Counting practice with Leanna

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

*Short day because of Leanna coming home from her stay at Grammy's and Timothy's dental appt.  and the girl scout meeting**But the other "school" half of the day could come from Saturday which we spent at CelticFest.  Lots of Celtic culture absorbed there.  And we took Flat Stanley pictures there. 

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Girl Scout meeting-pottery
*Lifeskills-making supper for Daddy and family (Mommy and Timothy were out)

Justin:
*We read 4 chapter in Stanley in Space

Timothy:
*We read 4 chapter in Stanley in Space

Jacob:
 *We read 4 chapter in Stanley in Space

Monday, October 1, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

*on a 4 day trip to her grandmother's.  Skated, went to the park, went to church, 
*Looked up our city on the computer.  Wrote down important facts and organized them into a paper which they emailed to me. 

Justin:
*trip to the library and store
*We read all the mighty machine books, a scooby doo book, and a witch book.
*We watched an online video on the continents (over and over and over)

Timothy:

*trip to the library and store
*We read all the mighty machine books, a scooby doo book, and a witch book. 
*We watched an online video on the continents (over and over and over)

Jacob:
*trip to the library and store
*We read all the mighty machine books, a scooby doo book, and a witch book. 
*Impromptu practice writing his name and drawing circles, lines, etc. (I got the dry erase boards out since he was practicing to make it easy to erase).

Friday, September 28, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Oral Spelling quiz-3 wrong
*Spelling workbook- handprint page and She wrote a mystery story (short)
*worked on her story (edited by her Aunt also)
*Silent Reading: Star in the Forest by Laura Resau
*a page of handwriting practice
*she sketched a magazine cover for an American girl contest


Justin:
*We read Stanley in Space by Jeff Brown
*Tanagram play
*Outdoor play

Timothy:
*We read Stanley in Space by Jeff Brown
*Tanagram blocks
*Outdoor play
*We read All Hands on Deck by Marylin Easton

Jacob:
*played with shape blocks
We read Stanley in Space by Jeff Brown
*Outdoor play

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Clay today for arts/crafts-she made Scooby Doo figures,
*Life of Fred-one chapter
*Read and Understand Fiction
*work on her story
*We listened to some schoolhouse rock you tube videos together-all of us including Lorelei.  Counting by fives, 3 is a magic number, some sesame street favorites, including counting ones (more for Jacob and Lorelei) and Mahna Mahna(everyone liked that!)


Justin:
*Clay today for arts/crafts
*We also discussed fossils and how they are made and used a fossils tube with the clay to demonstrate.
*One chapter of Life of Fred-last chapter in the Apples book!
*We read from the Exploring Animals book-reviewed ermines, and did lemmings, Musk Ox, Orca, and the polar bear. 
*We listened to some schoolhouse rock you tube videos together-all of us including Lorelei.  Counting by fives, 3 is a magic number, some sesame street favorites, including counting ones (more for Jacob and Lorelei) and Mahna Mahna(everyone liked that!)

Timothy:
*We finished Math-terpieces by Greg Tang (the art of solving problems).  Really neat book, I love that it combines math and art and problem solving.
*Clay today for arts/crafts
*We also discussed fossils and how they are made and used a fossils tube with the clay to demonstrate.
*One chapter of Life of Fred-last chapter in the Apples book!
*We read from the Exploring Animals book-reviewed ermines, and did lemmings, Musk Ox, Orca, and the polar bear. 
*We listened to some schoolhouse rock you tube videos together-all of us including Lorelei.  Counting by fives, 3 is a magic number, some sesame street favorites, including counting ones (more for Jacob and Lorelei) and Mahna Mahna(everyone liked that!)




*Jacob:
*Clay today for arts/crafts
*We also discussed fossils and how they are made and used a fossils tube with the clay to demonstrate.
*We listened to some schoolhouse rock you tube videos together-all of us including Lorelei.  Counting by fives, 3 is a magic number, some sesame street favorites, including counting ones (more for Jacob and Lorelei) and Mahna Mahna(everyone liked that!)

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

*Life of Fred-one chapter
*2 pages in Read and Understand Fiction book
*one pages in her spelling workbook
*a journal entry..
*some great barrier reef coloring book
*She worked on her story

Justin:
*2 Chapters in Life of Fred
*2 pages in Geography book

Timothy:
*2Chapters in Life of Fred
*2 pages in Geography book

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Silent Reading:  Body book for Girls
* a whole! Geography Lesson -4
* a second whole geography lesson!-5
*outdoor play-tire swing
*She worked on a new story she's writing.
*She answered half of a lesson in Read and Understand fiction
*Life of Fred

Justin:
*Worksheet on the word September with picture to color, worksheet on name practice (he's still sloppy with this.)
*Worksheet on measurement with a ruler.
*Colored his Flat Stanley doll-we're almost ready to mail ours!
*We talked about the worst and best foods for your teeth and they drew examples of each on some pictures of teeth.

Timothy:

*Worksheet on the word September with picture to color, worksheet on name practice (he's still sloppy with this.)
*Worksheet on measurement with a ruler.
*Colored his Flat Stanley doll-we're almost ready to mail ours!
*We talked about the worst and best foods for your teeth and they drew examples of each on some pictures of teeth.

Jacob:

*Worksheet on couting Ghosts! and he colored it.  
* worksheet on name practice (he's still sloppy with this.)
*Colored his Flat Stanley doll-we're almost ready to mail ours!
*We talked about the worst and best foods for your teeth and they drew examples of each on some pictures of teeth.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Silent Reading-She started and finished The Colonial Caper:Mystery at Williamsburg by Carole Marsh
*Life of Fred-2 1/2 chapters
*A journal entry
*Spelling workbook-5 pages
*we went over the last 2 geography lessons and she corrected them.
*We walked to the playground and then to several stores.

Justin:
*Life of Fred-2 chapters
*Geography-2 pages
*Outdoor play
*We read Thank You, Amelia Bedelia  by Peggy Parish
*We walked to the playground and then to several stores.

Timothy:
*Life of Fred-2 chapters
*Geography-2 pages
*Outdoor Play
 *We read Thank You, Amelia Bedelia  by Peggy Parish
*We walked to the playground and then to several stores.


Jacob:
*We read Thank You, Amelia Bedelia  by Peggy Parish
*We walked to the playground and then to several stores.

Friday, September 21, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

*Journal entry
*Spelling workbook-2-3 pages
*Spelling Quizzes-oral quizzes on the first 3 Units
*Silent Reading: Rebeca of Sunybrook Farm and Flat Stanley
* Story of the World 2-chapter 30
*Crafts- made a booklet for Timothy, a scrapbook


Justin:
*We read and finished Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown (which Justin really enjoyed)
*self-directed experiment with grinding paper towels (he wanted to see if it would become juice)
 *We read library books.

Timothy:
*We read and finished Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
*We read Math-terpieces by Greg Tang and tried to solve the problems by himself
( Tang uses the artwork of 12 famous painters as an aid in developing problem-solving skills through grouping.)
 *We read library books.

Jacob:
*We read and finished Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
*We read library books.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Silent Reading: Finished Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
* Spelling-3 1/2 pages
*journal entry

Justin:
*Geography lesson
*Watched the rest of the Runaway Ralph movie

Timothy:
* Geography lesson
*Watched the rest of the Runaway Ralph movie

Jacob:
*Watched the rest of the Runaway Ralph movie

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

*the bridge in Life of Fred
*a chapter in Life of Fred
*a geography lesson-lesson 3
*a page of handwriting
*Colored paper doll for "Put On Chart"
*A journal entry
*Silent Reading: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (pg. 108)

Justin:

*Life of Fred-2 chapters
*We read some poetry and talked about limericks
*Lifeskills-cleaning
*Colored paper doll for "Put On Chart"
*We read the last chapter of Runaway Ralph

Timothy:

*Life of Fred-2 chapters
*We read some poetry and talked about limericks
*Outdoor play
 *Colored paper doll for "Put On Chart"
*He listened to about half of the last chapter of Runaway Ralph

Jacob:

*Life of Fred-2 chapters
*We read some poetry and talked about limericks
*Colored paper coll for "Put On Chart"

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
* Journal entry
*Silent Reading:
*Girl Scout meeting-made frienship bracelets, planned for upcoming meetings/events and discussed the Nut/Magazine Sale.

*2 CHP.LIFE OF FRED

Justin:

* 2 Chapters of Life of Fred
*We read one chapter in Runaway Ralph
*We watched the movie Runaway Ralph but stopped before the end (that we haven't read yet)

Timothy:

* 2 Chapters of Life of Fred
*We read one chapter in Runaway Ralph
*We watched the movie Runaway Ralph but stopped before the end (that we haven't read yet)


Jacob:

* 2 Chapters of Life of Fred
*We read one chapter in Runaway Ralph
*We watched the movie Runaway Ralph but stopped before the end (that we haven't read yet)

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

*the bridge in Life of Fred
*a chapter in Life of Fred
*a geography lesson-lesson 3
*a page of handwriting
*Colored paper doll for "Put On Chart"
*A journal entry
*Silent Reading: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (pg. 108)

Justin:

*Life of Fred-2 chapters
*We read some poetry and talked about limericks
*Lifeskills-cleaning
*Colored paper doll for "Put On Chart"
*We read the last chapter of Runaway Ralph

Timothy:

*Life of Fred-2 chapters
*We read some poetry and talked about limericks
*Outdoor play
 *Colored paper doll for "Put On Chart"
*He listened to about half of the last chapter of Runaway Ralph

Jacob:

*Life of Fred-2 chapters
*We read some poetry and talked about limericks
*Colored paper coll for "Put On Chart"

Monday, September 17, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*three pages of spelling
*5 pages of handwriting practice
*journal entry
*Silent Reading: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
*American Girl Club-historical character Caroline (War of 1812 period), trampoline, ran around, made a bow and arrow, made a ship which they tried to sink.
* A chapter in Life of Fred math
* She finished reading Runaway Ralph and watched part of the movie


Justin:
*We read one chapter of Ralph (reviewed the previous chapters, and made a drawing to predict what wil happen next)
*We made a craft with circles to show where we live-the house, city, state, country, continent, earth. He reviewed this for his father.
*He answered some survey questions about school and his personality (for comparison at the end of the year)

Timothy:

*We read one chapter of Ralph (reviewed the previous chapters, and made a drawing to predict what wil happen next)
*We made a craft with circles to show where we live-the house, city, state, country, continent, earth.  He reviewed this for his father. 

Jacob:
* We read one chapter of Ralph (reviewed the previous chapters, and made a drawing to predict what wil happen next)

Friday, September 14, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*journal entry
*Weekend camp prep-lifeskills (Making a list and double-checking, determining what you need and what will weigh you down, etc.)
*listened while we went over Ralph

Justin:
*Life of Fred-1 chapter
*We read two chapters in Runaway Ralph and recapped what happened so far.  We made predictions about the plot.
*Lifeskills-cleaning
*Outdoor play
*Computer play

Timothy:

*Life of Fred-1 chapter
*We read two chapters in Runaway Ralph and recapped what happened so far.  We made predictions about the plot.
*Lifeskills-cleaning
*Outdoor play
*Computer play
Jacob:

*We read two chapters in Runaway Ralph and recapped what happened so far.  We made predictions about the plot.
*Lifeskills-cleaning
*Computer play

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*silent reading-battle or the labyrinth by rick Riordan
*6 pages of Spelling workbook
*$ pages in her handwritting book
* journal entry
*Online math games
*Outdoor play

Justin:
*One chapter in Life of Fred
*We read Runaway Ralph and reviewed the plot and made predictions. 
*Outdoor Play
*We looked at a map and reviewed where we live in the world

Timothy:

*One chapter in Life of Fred
*We read Runaway Ralph and reviewed the plot and made predictions. 
*Outdoor Play
 *We looked at a map and reviewed where we live in the world

Jacob:

*One chapter in Life of Fred
*We read Runaway Ralph and reviewed the plot and made predictions. 
*Outdoor Play
*We looked at a map and reviewed where we live in the world 

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Geography-finished chapter 1, did chapter 2
*sketching
* Outdoor play
*Silent Reading: Rick Riordan
*Online math games

Justin:
*a chapter of Life of Fred
*Outdoor Play
* you tube science/music videos (they might be giants)
*One chapter of Runaway Ralph and another section of the movie
* We read Mighty Machines: Fire Trucks by Mary Lindeen

Timothy:
*a chapter of Life of Fred
*Brain Quest-
* you tube science/music videos (they might be giants)
 *One chapter of Runaway Ralph and another section of the movie
* We read Mighty Machines: Fire Trucks by Mary Lindeen


Jacob:
* you tube science/music videos (they might be giants)
 *One chapter of Runaway Ralph and another section of the movie
* We read Mighty Machines: Fire Trucks by Mary Lindeen

Tuesday, September 11, 2011

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*i did a page of handwriting practice
*A page of spelling
*Silent Reading: Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary
*Excersize-spinning Lorelei and Jacob and taking Lorelei out for a walk.
*We talked about the significance of today's date
*A dehydrating lesson with Grammy (preserving your harvest)
*playground trip (excersize)

Justin:
*We read a chapter of Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary
*We watched the movie (1988 version) up to the point where we've read in the book
*He drew pictures of what he thinks will happen next in the book
 *We talked about the significance of today's date
*Playground trip (excersize)

Timothy:
*We read a chapter of Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary
*We watched the movie (1988 version) up to the point where we've read in the book
*2 chapters in Life of Fred
*Playground trip (excersize)

Jacob:
*We read a chapter of Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary
*We watched the movie (1988 version) up to the point where we've read in the book
*Playground Trip (excersize)

Monday, September 10, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
* Nature studies-tried sketching some nature in front of the house. 
*Spelling workbook-3 pages
*Handwriting workbook-one page.
 *Outdoor Play
*library trip
*Silent Reading: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (plus about 4 short library books that we returned and she didn't record the titles).

Justin:
*We read the first chapter in Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary and drew pictures of what might happen next.
*We did one chapter in Life of Fred
*Outdoor Play
*library trip
*We read Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and Diary of a Spider by Cronin

Timothy:
*We read the first chapter in Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary and drew pictures of what might happen next.
*We did three chapters in Life of Fred.
* Outdoor Play
*library trip
 *We read Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and Diary of a Spider by Cronin


Jacob:
*We read the first chapter in Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary and drew pictures of what might happen next.
*Practiced writing his name with Leanna.  
*Outdoor Play
*library trip
*We read Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and Diary of a Spider by Cronin

Friday, September 7, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Brainquest book: 2 pages of multiplication, design your own flag, 2 pages of ease the load (science), social studies-latitude, longitude, and equator, 2 pages of measurement, a page in the old solar system book,and two oages in comprehensive curriculum
Justin:
*We did two pages in the geography book
*I read more poetry from What Your Second Grader Needs to Know
*Outdoor Play
*We read When is Saturday by Deborah Kovaks, All About Sharks by Jim Arnosky, and King Midas and the Golden Touch by Charlotte Craft

Timothy:

*We did two pages in the geography book
*I read more poetry from What Your Second Grader Needs to Know
*Outdoor Play
*We read When is Saturday by Deborah Kovaks, All About Sharks by Jim Arnosky, and King Midas and the Golden Touch by Charlotte Craft

Jacob:

 *We read When is Saturday by Deborah Kovaks, All About Sharks by Jim Arnosky, and King Midas and the Golden Touch by Charlotte Craft

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Silent Reading:The Lightning Thief (re-reading it)
*Math worksheets-3 pages of subtraction and multiplication pages (review and practice)
*Outdoor play
*Online math worksheets
 

Justin:
*Dinosaur Discovery workbook-3 pages,
*outdoor play,
*we drew pictures and talked about fire safety again. 
*I read him a couple poems from What Your 2nd Grader Needs To Know
*We did a chapter in Life of Fred together
*He did half of a math page in his old Diego mathbook (from last year)

Timothy:*
outdoor play

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*We read some poetry from the What Your 6th Grader Needs to Know book and talked about what the poems meant.
*Life of Fred, chapter 2 & 3
*We worked on Life of Fred-we both got stuck on a problem and tried looking up an explanation online. 
*She did some online math games, trying to practice the skill that she wasn't doing correctly
 http://www.mathplayground.com/games2.html
 http://www.fun4thebrain.com/subtraction.html
*She read through the latest issue of American Girl Magazine.

Justin: Life of Fred:Apples: Chapter 2 and 3.   :  )  so far he likes it!
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We had our home inspection today, so this was only a half day for school.  

Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna: Geography book-most of the first week's questions, two pages in Writing Paragraphs: Grade 6, she completed the list of 10 things to know about her, she did one chapter in her Life of Fred book (fractions) and she attempted to help Justin do his Life of Fred book (but I had to re-do it).  She had her first Cadettes meeting tonight also. 

Justin: I read A Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter, we completed a list of 10 things to know about me, He did a practice sheet of alphabet letters-upper and lower case, and one chapter in his life of Fred math book.
Timothy:I read A Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter, we completed a list of 10 things to know about me, He did a practice sheet of alphabet letters-upper and lower case,

We took pictures outside of all the kids holding up signs for what grade they were in this year, and a couple group shots.  We went grocery shopping and ate pizza at a pizza shop. 

August, 2012

We Read:

Cassie's Sweet Berry Pie: A Civil War Story by Karen B. Winnick
Lego City: Fight This Fire! by Michael Anthony Steele
Baker, Baker, Cookie Maker by Linda Hayward
Lovable Lyle by Bernard Waber
If You Decide to Go to the Moon by Gaith Mcnulty
The Tooth Book by Theo LeSieg
Llamas by Mary R. Dunn
C.R. Mudgeon by Leslie Muir

Leanna read The Clue of the Velvet Mask by Carolyn Keene,  Mia by Laurence Yep,
Bravo Mia! by Laurence Yep, Lanie’s Real Adventures by Jane Kurtz, Nicki by Ann Howard Creel, Aloha, Kanani by Lisa Yee, Molly Saves the Day: A Summer Story by Valerie Tripp, Kaya Shows The Way: A Sister Story by Janet Shaw, Addy’s Surprise: A Christmas Story by Connie Porter, Happy Birthday Molly!  by Valerie Tripp, The Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn Keene, The Haunted Showboat by Carolyn Keene, The Whispering Statue by Carolyn Keene

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*I drew four copy's of Mount Rushmore,and one spotted Jaguar, Amelia Earhart, and the Golden Gate Bridge.  (From the book Draw and Write Through History: Invention, Exploration, and War: The 20th Century)
*Division.Com practice
*Outdoor play
*Swiming

Read human body book with the boys-Jacob and Timothy played with magnets, putting them in the correct spots.  We talked about muscles, vains, the heart, and the skeleton.  We watched a couple short videos with skeletons. Justin and I looked at the body in motion exhibit  in a video.  

Friday, August 31, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*3 pages in Spell and Write
*Wrote some entries for a "newspaper" The Daily Prophet
*Handwriting Practice
*She read to her brother
*Swiming

Timothy:
*Starfall
*We read Why Do Dophins and reviewed with the questions at the end of the book
*He did one page in his math book
*Leanna read to him from The Little Man in the Map by E. Andrew Martony
*Swimming and outdoor play

Justin:
*Starfall
*Swimming and outdoor play
*

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished by Leanna:
Leanna:

*i did two pages of handwriting In my jokes and Riddle's book .
*i also did a  page in my draw and write  through history Greece and Rome
* and i did a page in my other(i have three) draw and write thorough history the twentieth century invention exploration and war
*and i did a page in my spell and write connecting school and home.
*I walked to the Playground with my grandmother and siblings.
*Silent Reading-Farmer Boy
*Made her local newspaper with info about bats, some short poems, 

Take a tip from Cyndy, who homeschools her two sons in Pennsylvania. "Once a quarter, I set aside a portfolio day in our lesson plan -- yes, I count that as a day of school! The boys and I go through their work and choose items to put in their portfolios. These days are a good reminder to them of how far they have come in difficult subjects.

"The items we choose aren't always perfect," she says. "For example, I'll include both the first and final draft of the same essay. I might also use a math test with a low score and include the correct answers solved by the child after we reviewed it together."

Summer School, July 18, 2012

Just a general summation of some of the school type activities we've done during the summer so far:

Leanna-
*tons of reading. Lots of Magic Treehouse and Nancy Drew.  Some educational books on Ancient Egypt. 
*some pages in her handwriting book.
*She started her 6th grade spelling workbook
*She began skating and went on trips to the park.
*She explored BeverlyCleary.com and took some quizzes on the website.
*She began making some artist trading cards. 
*Creating viking people from clay and painting them.
*She did some painting.  
*She reread the Klutz hand book and did the experiments in it. 
*Lifeskills work, such as making dinner for the family a few times.  Working on cleaning and organizational skills.

Justin-
*We read some library books together.
*He's been swimming and climbing.
*Lifeskills work-more practice with dishes and cleaning and learning to cook.
*More drawing pictures.
*Computer play with webkinz, poptropica, and KidZui games.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*Eat Your Vegetables page
*Amendments research
*Mixed numbers
*Geography-lessons 33, 34, 35, 36
Silent reading: Rick Riordan books.
*We read Merlin and the Making of the King: Retold by Margaret Hodges.  (finished it) and two chapters of Outrageous Women of Colonial America by Mary Rodd Furbee. 

Friday, June 8, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*Re-did coloring with Vlaminck this time following the instructions.
*We went over the first 100 spelling words
*We answered questions on Valley Forge
*She did a state quarter worksheet
*She did a bike safety worksheet
*She did a cut/paste activity to show cause & effect for the revolutionary war
*She colored in Dover's Everyday Dress in the colonial period coloring book. 
*Computer play
*Bike riding

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*China lapbook finishing
*Colored & read about the Presidential Seal
*Colored a sheet from enchanted learning.com about crayfish (to go with our pictures from Valley Forge!)
*Silent reading- The Last Olympian by Rick  Riordan
*sketching outdoors


Justin-DK Math workbook, outdoor play (bike riding), playing with neighbors
Timothy-sketching and coloring, outdoor play (bike riding), playing with neighbors

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*Researched China's flag and copied notes onto a page for the lapbook
*Silent Reading: The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
*Outdoor play-bike riding
*Girl Scout meeting
*Playground play-included games of tag and racing with other kids
*We discussed physical fitness, excersize, and a workable plan for getting more excersize.  She wants to do two hours a day of physical activity. 

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*Silent Reading-Rocky Mountains by Carole Marsh
*Lifeskills-cleaning and organizing
*Outdoor play-biking and running with neighbors and her brothers
*Geography Lesson 33
*We read

Monday, June 4, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*Silent Reading-Nancy Drew: The Secret of Mirror Bay and Harry Potter
*We read from Eight Cousins
*Outdoor play, swimming
*American Girl Club (outdoor games)
*Lifeskills-cleaning & organizing.

Friday, June 1, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

*China lapbook (all but finished, only needs some of the  pieces glued yet)
*We read Eight Cousins
*Silent Reading-Harry Potter,
*Outdoor play
*Yard-sale-ing with Grammy

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Silent Reading: Knights And Castles (Magic Tree House Research Guide) and Dragon of the Red Dawn and The Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve all by Mary Pope Osbourne.  Harry Potter as always. 
*research and notes for China lapbook
*Swimming
*We read and discussed the top 20 Wise Quotes of Confucius
*Journal entry

*Quick walk to the southside branch of the library to return more books.

Justin:2 pages in his math workbook.  Outdoor play.  Swimming.
Timothy:Outdoor play.  Swimming.  Play with soldier set. 
Jacob:Outdoor play.  Swimming

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*Finishing last details to The Long Winter Lapbook-Yay!  It's done!!
*Silent Reading:she finished EarthQuake in the Early Morning, Twister on Tuesday, Thanksgiving on Thursday and Tonight on the Titanic and High Tide in Hawaii all by Mary Pope Osbourne. 
*A little bit of swimming. 

*Jacob-he practiced counting and we read Open Wide:Tooth School Inside by Laurie Keller. 

*Justin-math workbook (we started flying through and then he got stuck on what came after 89.  For some reason he kept wanting to say 30.  Or 80-10.  Even after we counted by 10s and talked about how each number was 10 more than the last one......just not getting through).  Outdoor play. Swimming. We read Cool Construction Vehicles by Bobbie Kalman and talked about Valley Forge while looking through Washington at Valley Forge by Russell Freedman.

*Timthy-5 pages in his math workbook (Frustrating-trying to explain what 'What is the difference' means.  He kept wanting to say, there are more of that one, or well those are blue and these are red.  It was like pulling teeth to get him to count and understand that subtracting is what he needed to do.)  Outdoor play.  Swimming.  Computer play on PopTropica.  We read  Cool Construction Vehicles by Bobbie Kalman and talked about Valley Forge while looking through Washington at Valley Forge by Russell Freedman.

*I discussed why I don't want to spray chemicals on the rugs, furniture, etc.......and how I'd try to naturally combat the flea problem we have.  I tried to be fair and explain that many people think the chemicals are fine to use (like their father).
*We had a trip to the grocery store (driven) tonight also.  

Friday, May 25, 2012

Field Trip Day!

We caught the 7:30 bus to another bus to another bus to get to Allentown for Mayfair's Discovery Day for kids.   We got lots of excersize, the kids made musical instruments (harps and rainsticks), watched a science demonstration from the Da Vinci Science Center, made block formations, made quilt squares, used motors to draw with crayons, played on giant letters, watched the ducks in the pond, tried out hoola hoops and later participated in a hoola hoop/yoga demonstration on stage.  We heard music and looked at some of the artist's booths. The morning was cold, the afternoon was very hot and it was a LONG UPHILL walk to get to Grammy's house afterwards!! 
So we had lots and lots of gym, art, crafts, science, & music. Then a short visit with Grammy & Pop-Pop (Justin and Timothy fell asleep there).

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*Journaling-spy notebook notes
*Outdoor play & trip out to Sam's Club
*Notes on terracotta warriors,
*Story of the World (Isabella and Ferdinand)

Timothy & Justin-outdoor play,

http://www.chinahighlights.com/xian/terracotta-army/
http://great-wall-of-china.org/

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*The Long Winter Lapbook- we glued scrapbook paper to the background (Leanna chose to do it like a patchwork quilt) and then finished re-writing the ones that weren't neat enough, and glued/taped them all in the lapbook.  This took forever!!!!
*Trip to the library.
*Outdoor play in the pool (Hope and Christopher came by)
*Helped Timothy with his computer play.
*Silent Reading-Finished beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: Book 2.   And read Harry Potter of course!
*Lifeskills-she made a smoothie for everyone by herself.  


Timothy-3 pages of DK Math workbook, including the beginning of subtraction with borrowing!! He did pretty well, it was just hard to keep him focused on it.  He wanted to go do other things, but when I had him there, he did fine.  Outdoor play in the pool.   Trip to the library.  Computer play on webkinz and PopTropica.
*Justin used some stencils to make shapes and cut them out, then pasted them in his folder to decorate it.  Outdoor play in the pool.  Trip to the library. Helping with Jacob. 

We were ready to go out the door to the library when Pop-Pop called and offered to take us since there was a heat advisory.  So he came and took me to the bank, to pick up a slip at the doctor's office, then we all got out at the library.  He stayed for supper and a visit. 

a few notes on improving kids writing

Just for me, notes from an article aimed at kids in school, here's what I thought I could use:

What can parents do to help their children develop writing skills?

No. 1, teach kids to write because they have something to say, not because it's a dull chore. You don't tell kids to read because the teacher says so, but because they love Harry Potter. Use journals and letters to get kids to write outside the classroom. In this summer of scaled-down vacations — all the greater opportunity to emulate travel logs like those of Lewis and Clark — it's a great opportunity to have kids write for the right reasons.

Also, don't dismiss the importance of handwriting to help kids slow down and think.

What's the most common misconception parents have about teaching kids to write?

Some parents think it's too 20th century, but writing remains extremely important. Our colleges are spending $30 billion a year on writing training. Kids need to be able to write, and the failure to write is hurting kids.

Another misconception — by some teachers too — is that nonfiction is boring, not exciting, but this underestimates the intellectual power of kids.

What's the hardest thing about teaching kids to write?

Loving them enough to make them do things again, to give them feedback that's honest and accurate. Way too many teachers and parents don't have the heart to make kids do things again.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*Silent Reading-Harry Potter,
*Outdoor Play
*Girl Scouts meeting-read a story, filled out worksheets, and played tag . 
*The Long Winter Lapbook-all parts are now finished, we just need to put it together
*We read through China info and listed what parts of that lapbook need to be finished to put it together.
*General discussion of expectations for the end of homeschooling and a few things for next year.


Boys-outdoor play with themselves and with Hope.  Harry was over tonight

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*We read from China and Leanna took notes.
*Outdoor play
* The Middle Ages: Unit 20.  Also did computer research for this.
*Computer Play on PopTropica.
*Work on The Long Winter Lapbook
*We read until the end of the Long Winter!
*She attempted to draw a picture of the tire swing but wasn't satisfied with the results.


*Justin- 2 pages of DK math workbook, outdoor play, computer play
*Timothy-outdoor play, computer play

Monday, May 21, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*We read from Area, Distance, and Volume by Navin Sullivan and started some math journaling about perimeter and circumference.
*Outdoor play with the newly installed tire swing.
*Silent Reading-Finished A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time by Mary Pope Osbourne
and finished My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. 
Also started The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
*The Middle Ages: Unit 18

Friday, May 18, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*She finished her research and report on Raglan castle and read it aloud to me, Grammy, and Aunt Laura.
*Just about completed the strawberry lapbook on her own.  (She says it's done but it needs a bit of finishing).  
*Outdoor walk with Grammy
*Silent Reading-Harry Potter,
*Read the new American Girl Magazine
*Lifeskills-inspired by room organizing/decorating ideas in the magazine, she organized her brothers to all clean off their dressers.
*Computer play on PopTropica.
*She helped her Dad set up the mini Greenhouse, making labels to record what was planted where in it too. 

*Justin-I read to him-Lucia and the Light by Phyllis Root, and three My First Little House Books-Winter Days in the Big Woods, Summertime in the Big Woods, and Going West all by Harper Collins.Outdoor play. 
*Timothy-we watched the Liberty's Kids episode about Valley Forge. Outdoor play.
*Jacob-we worked on the letters in his name and how to hold a pencil.   We also talked about what shapes to use to draw a person and he drew a pirate.  

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*Journal entry on yesterday's field trip with illustrations
*Comprehensive curriculum-pages 47, 415,425, 427, 430,
*Middle Ages Unit 17-researched Raglan castle but did not finish the report.
Silent Reading-Harry Potter, Going For Great (american Girl book)
*We worked a bit on Storybird.

Boys-outdoor play
*Justin-attempted a science experiment with gummy bears in water, water with sugar, and water with salt.  (But he kept eating them).

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Field Trip Day!!
We went for Homeschool Day at Valley Forge as a family. 

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*Listened and participated in my overview discussion with the boys about the beginning of our country (King James and George, the colonies being started, the taxes and beginning of the war.....)
*We read for about an hour and a half to two hours (felt like forever) from Heritage Studies 2 by Kimberly H. Pascoe and Dawn L. Watkins.
*Lifeskills-learning how to prepare for a trip (we discussed what needed to be done, made a list, and performed the tasks together.)
*Silent Reading-Harry Potter, American girl mysteries and some Nancy Drew
*Trip out to the store-ran into Danielle and Leanna got some new clothes that will be more flattering. 

Monday, May 14, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*we talked about the around the world safari toob-which ones she remembered without prompting, then we went to the website for a short blurb about each structure.
*Silent reading: Finished The Light in the Cellar: A Molly Mystery (American Girls) and she finished Magic Tree House: In the Deep Blue Sea. 
*She read aloud from the book Washington at valley forge to Justin (attempted to read to all the boys, but only Justin cared and paid attention)
*a bit of Long Winter Lapbook work
*Medieval  Studies Unit 17
*we read and discussed Vincent Van Gogh:Art for Children (very enjoyable discussion!  She's learning to see more from works of art!)

*Timothy-2 pages in his DK math workbook
*Justin-listened to Leanna reading about Valley Forge and my explanation of the Revolutionary War. 

Friday, May 11, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*Silent Reading- Nancy Drew:The Secret of Mirror Bay and My Brother Same is dead.
*Outdoor Play
*Attempts at drawing a horse, I worked with her a bit when she got very frustrated, and we did look up you tube videos on how to draw a horse.
*Geography Lesson 32.
*Journal entry

*Timothy-Watched and snag along with a Schoolhouse rocks counting by 5s video.
*Watched and worked problems outload with an online fact family video.
*Watched a video-when two vowels go walking
*Justin-oral practice counting by fives.  
Lifeskills for all while Mommy went out with Aunt Laura.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

We took Lorelei for a doctor's appt. today-which meant a walk downtown.  So that took up part of the AM (preparation), all the afternoon, and a bit of the evening.  We walked to the main branch of the library then, stayed til the boys started melting, and then walked to Antonios.  We ate there, called Tom and then drove home.  Long day, big stack of books (I could so very easily tripled-or more-that stack of books!!  So we got physical excersize with all our walking, socialization-with the other kids at the office, and the staff, the people at Tony's (the library wasn't busy and there weren't other people to talk to there today), although Leanna did have some conversation with the librarian who checked her out.  At Antonios, the waitress told Tom his kids were well mannered.  (It takes so much work to keep it that way!!) 
Leanna was reading while walking to the doctor's appt.-The Spiderwick Chronicles book 2.
She also read 3 Magic Tree House books-Mummies in the Morning, The Knight at Dawn, Dinosaurs Before Dark-while at the library.  And she also started Nancy Drew: The Secret of Mirror Bay. 
Harry was over at night again (more socialization again.)

So-lots of reading, lots of walking, lots of talking- and Leanna did a journal entry at night too.  We went to bed a bit earlier than usual, we were just tired. 

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
Leanna:
*Silent Reading-Finished The Winter of Red Snow:The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart by Kristiana Gregory.
*Flame Challenge today!!  (and rewatched it later)
*Ice Cream social afterwards!
*Work on Strawberry Lapbook
*Art journal entry
*Journal entry on her day
*a bit of work on her Long Winter Lapbook

Justin and Timothy did outdoor play today and lifeskills work.