the Fairy, 1st grade
Language Arts
Handwriting: HWOT My Printing Book
Phonics: Phonics Pathways and Easy Lessons for Teaching Word Families
Reading: Bob Books and Now I'm Reading books. I will also be reading aloud to her most days from this list
Math
Saxon Math 1
the Elf, 3rd grade
Language Arts
Handwriting: Handwriting Connections (cursive)
Grammar: G.U.M. (Grammar, Usage, Mechanics)
Writing/Spelling/Vocabulary: Writing Tales 1
Reading: aloud and/or to self, from this list
Math
Saxon Math 3
Both kids
History
Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, using:
Story of the World 1 (ch. 19-41) and The Story of the Romans
Correlating activities and misc. supplemental read-alouds
Geography
1st grade: Maps, Globes, Graphs Level A
3rd grade: Maps, Globes, Graphs Level C
Science
Mr. Q's Elementary Life Science
Correlating activities and misc. supplemental read-alouds
Misc:
Classes: Art and hands-on Science at a charter school; dance lessons, roller skating, and maybe gymnastics
Other (not scheduled): Continued sewing lessons from their Nonna; Continued cooking lessons from their Nonna and myself; Beginning carpentry lessons from their dad; Lots of hands-on gardening; lots of art (always going on at our house!)
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Insects, power outages and more...
Yesterday we had horrendous winds - winds that knocked over our shaded swing seat, tore some branches off of neighbors' trees, and blew down power lines, rendering my entire side of town without power for hours. I left early to drive to work, knowing that traffic signals wouln't be working. Instead I was late, thanks to 2 accidents in two successive intersections - apparently people don't get taking turns!
The kids found the whole power outage experience to be very exciting. M used our campstove to make dinner and popcorn, they played card games (I taught them War yesterday), told stories, lit candles, and had a generally good time. When I drove home at 11:30, it was pitch black everywhere without street lights, etc., but the stars were glorious! Power came back on about 2 or 3 this morning thankfully (I need that morning coffee!).
We're about to start a unit on insects, at the request of my kids (probably triggered by our recent visit to a butterfly garden), and taking the place of nature studies for the moment. We'll watch a favorite movie - Microcosmos - read books (including the Children's Guide to Insects & Spiders, and the Best Book of Bugs, as well as a few books from this series), do some printouts from Learning Page (each child will make a "bug book" of their own), and work on planning (and planting, or at least starting to plant) a butterfly & bird garden. In the last couple of weeks, we have learned to identify local butterflies!
We're also preparing to dive back into history. We'll be using History Odyssey Ancients, with a couple of weeks on creation stories first, and then a somewhat extended study of prehistoric man. The kids (and I) are very excited about getting back into historical studies, and since Oak Meadow 3 covers some ancient civilizations, I thought starting back at the beginning would be a good idea.
Well, we need to get ready to go somewhere, so see you later!
The kids found the whole power outage experience to be very exciting. M used our campstove to make dinner and popcorn, they played card games (I taught them War yesterday), told stories, lit candles, and had a generally good time. When I drove home at 11:30, it was pitch black everywhere without street lights, etc., but the stars were glorious! Power came back on about 2 or 3 this morning thankfully (I need that morning coffee!).
We're about to start a unit on insects, at the request of my kids (probably triggered by our recent visit to a butterfly garden), and taking the place of nature studies for the moment. We'll watch a favorite movie - Microcosmos - read books (including the Children's Guide to Insects & Spiders, and the Best Book of Bugs, as well as a few books from this series), do some printouts from Learning Page (each child will make a "bug book" of their own), and work on planning (and planting, or at least starting to plant) a butterfly & bird garden. In the last couple of weeks, we have learned to identify local butterflies!
We're also preparing to dive back into history. We'll be using History Odyssey Ancients, with a couple of weeks on creation stories first, and then a somewhat extended study of prehistoric man. The kids (and I) are very excited about getting back into historical studies, and since Oak Meadow 3 covers some ancient civilizations, I thought starting back at the beginning would be a good idea.
Well, we need to get ready to go somewhere, so see you later!
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