It was a fairly good week. Matt is out of town again, so the kids and I did as much school as we could to help the time go by quickly.
Everett...
put a lot of effort into his story sequence outline last week and started writing his rough draft paragraphs this week. I think he did an amazing job and can't wait to post his story next week once it's finished. He's really started to enjoy writing and the story sequence unit has been right up his alley. He completed step 14 in All About Spelling level 2 and it was great to see how much he had retained over our long break. Saxon math is going really well. I love watching the Art Reed DVDs, which I use to make notes, then I use those notes to teach the lesson. He loves the interactive time with me and is doing a great job on his assignments. He completed lessons 7-10,and his first test of the year in math is next Monday, so we'll see how he does.
Annika...
Completed pages 68-79 in her Explode the Code 3 workbook. She's doing a wonderful job and her reading is coming along really well. She finished step 9 in All About Spelling level 1 and did lessons 5 and 6 in Growing with Grammar. Saxon math is also going really well for her. She completed lessons 17-20 in Saxon math 3, which included a test.
finished pages 16-23 in his Get Ready for the Code book. His fine motor skills are really coming along and his printing is getting better everyday. Sure his work still looks like it was written by a serial killer, but then again he's only 5.5 years old. He also completed lessons 4-7 in Saxon Math K, which he's really enjoying. His calendar skills are growing in leaps and bounds.
Lucas...
Science and History
It was a Science week. The kids asked to take a break from Chemistry and because we were at a good stopping point in our curriculum I thought it was a great idea. They asked to do some Life science stuff on animals so we're currently working on reading some things from the Kingfisher Science encyclopedia, as well as many of the other animal reference books we have. I also found a bunch of great lapbooks on www.homeschoolshare.com and we're working on the animal classification one right now. I don't have any pictures to share this week, because the kids wanted to wait until the lapbooks are completed to post them.
It was a Science week. The kids asked to take a break from Chemistry and because we were at a good stopping point in our curriculum I thought it was a great idea. They asked to do some Life science stuff on animals so we're currently working on reading some things from the Kingfisher Science encyclopedia, as well as many of the other animal reference books we have. I also found a bunch of great lapbooks on www.homeschoolshare.com and we're working on the animal classification one right now. I don't have any pictures to share this week, because the kids wanted to wait until the lapbooks are completed to post them.
Not the most lively, artsy, fun week, but we did get a lot accomplished.
3 weeks down, 33 more to go for this school year.
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Not every week can be artsy, LOL. I can't wait to read Everett's Story!
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