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.
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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.