Friday, January 6, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished

*walk to bank, dollar store, & grocery store
*math workbook
*Multiplication drills-oral
*Composed Mermaid story with illustrations
*Lifeskills
*visiting with relatives
*Computer games
*Silent reading: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

*Leanna- 4 math pages
*Computer division & multiplication  games
*Comprehensive Curriculum-pages 414-418 and 627-630
*Sorting through old schoolwork (lifeskills, organizing)
*Colored in art book Roger Burrows Images 4:The Ultimate Coloring Experience
*wrote some poetry which she read aloud
*PopTropica and helped her brothers on Webkinz World. 

Timothy- math workbook-4 pages, adopted new pets on webkinz world and played there for a while. 
Justin-math workbook-4 pages, adopted new pets on webkinz world and played there for a while. 
I also read to the boys, and I believe Leanna listened also, two chapters in Little House in the Big Woods.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:
*Leanna*
*Math-DK workbook 3 pages, completed then corrected
*Journal entry
*Girl Scouts-journey book work and games (excersize)
*walking

Timothy-math workbook-4 pages, mermaid drawings
Justin-math workbook-3 pages, mermaid drawings
Justin washed dishes, Timothy dried (Leanna put away the ones he couldn't reach).  We're starting to get a little better with that stuff. 

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

*Leanna*
*The Lunar Cycle (simple days unit study)
*We tried to observe a meteor shower but couldn't really see anything from here
*Comprehensive Curriculum page 19-spelling
*Visit with Grammy
*Read about Leonardo Da Vinci from Leonardo Da Vinci for Kids: His Life and Ideas by Janis Herbert
*Sketching in her sketch book
*Colored a John James Audubon picture (White Pelican, which is not white in her drawing!)  
*Journal entry
*Multiplication flashcards review

Boys-drawings, story telling, helping Grammy

Monday, January 2, 2012

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Getting back into the groove
*We started the day with an easy fun/educational Mighty Machines Video (which Leanna was into too! Until she fell asleep!)
*3 worksheets on multiplication (review)
*Read through analagies-2 pages
*New Year's Resolutions
*Geography Lesson
*Notes on her new map book
*Silent Reading: The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain, How to Break a Dragon's Heart by Cressida Cowell
*We read chapter 18 in Story of the World
*We read some poetry from Poems and Stories for Extremely Intelligent Children of all Ages Ed. by Harold Bloom.