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.