3rd grade:
Division of 6 and 7 in Math, also played 1 Go Fish game that I made up with multiplication of 2s, 3s, & 5s. Completed 4 quotes in Familiar Quotations. Learning how to read a map and read a story about Peru in Reading. Practiced use of quotation marks in English, and is also participating in NanoWriMo. Spelling words were words ending in -y with the change to -ier, and -iest (tiny, tinier, tiniest).
2nd grade:
Number order and rounding to nearest ten, hundred in Math. Learned cursive b and v in Handwriting. Read an Aesop fable and a story from the Laplands in Reading. Spelling words were -ck & -nk words (chick, skunk). Dictionary useage and libraries in English, and also working on NanoWriMo.
Baby: this week I studied her sleep cycles. I'm not sure if we can change them, we may just be stuck. She starts with several short naps in the a.m. (30min naps if we're lucky, & it takes a long time to settle her down to get her there). And then she takes a much longer nap in the late afternoon, as long as I am holding her. This makes it really difficult to get school done, and difficult to get much else done. But since she is my last child, I'm determined to do what I can for her health (healthy sleep if we can) and enjoy her. That first year doesn't last very long, and their sleep problems are always in a state of flux, anyway. It won't be long before I'll be wondering how to wean a toddler and get her out of my bed, lol!
Me: I have been trying to do NanoWriMo this year, but due to the challenge of constantly holding a baby and loosing sleep (and teaching school, and maybe cooking an occasional dinner or washing a load of laundry, etc.) I've decided to just write for fun without a word goal.
Friday is co-op. Should be fun! (as usual)
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Weekly Review Oct 26-30
A few workbooks were done Mon-Wed, and then we worked on Halloween costumes. Wed night was Trunk or Treating. Thurs-Fri were regular school days.
3rd gr: practiced multiplying 6-10 in Math. She learned about Reference books in English. Did 2-3 lessons in Reading. Did 2 Familiar Quotations copywork. Excelled in Spelling this week with words ending in -y and -y + word endings (ex: try, tries, tried). Read The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson book 5) - her 1st long novel!
2nd gr: Number Order in Math (this was a BIG issue in the past but she seems to have outgrown it and did a great job!). Parts of a book in English. Story about an ugly girl in Reading (I tease the kids about this story because they both hated it). Did awesome in Spelling (silent e words). Learned tow truckletters O & W in cursive Handwriting.
Me: Reading Homeschooling and Loving It (about goal setting), also reading every infant self-help sleep book I can find! Saw Todd Wilson talk about being a winning homeschooling husband + wife team: very good speech, and both my husband & I enjoyed it.
Georgyana: eating, sleeping, pooping - although I'm trying to diagnose her fussiness problems. I've ruled out Eating as the source & have settled on Sleeping as the source of our crankiness (lack of regular sleep). I'm seeing that her overtiredness is causing the screaming fits, her frequent startling out of a sleep, and the short 30-40min sleep cycles during the day (sometimes only 2-10 mins for a nap). As a "sling-wearing, breastfeeding, co-sleeping" mom, I can honestly say that Attachment Parenting practices will NOT solve our problems. I hesitate to ask anyone for advice because then I will get a slew of unhelpful thoughts, LOL (not to sound ungrateful, but...) But if you have successfully Been There, Done That and it doesn't involve "feed on demand, mother's diet, or sleep with your baby", then maybe, just maybe, I'll want to hear it, LOL. I feel like the Walking Encyclopedia of Infant Sleep Books:)
3rd gr: practiced multiplying 6-10 in Math. She learned about Reference books in English. Did 2-3 lessons in Reading. Did 2 Familiar Quotations copywork. Excelled in Spelling this week with words ending in -y and -y + word endings (ex: try, tries, tried). Read The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson book 5) - her 1st long novel!
2nd gr: Number Order in Math (this was a BIG issue in the past but she seems to have outgrown it and did a great job!). Parts of a book in English. Story about an ugly girl in Reading (I tease the kids about this story because they both hated it). Did awesome in Spelling (silent e words). Learned tow truckletters O & W in cursive Handwriting.
Me: Reading Homeschooling and Loving It (about goal setting), also reading every infant self-help sleep book I can find! Saw Todd Wilson talk about being a winning homeschooling husband + wife team: very good speech, and both my husband & I enjoyed it.
Georgyana: eating, sleeping, pooping - although I'm trying to diagnose her fussiness problems. I've ruled out Eating as the source & have settled on Sleeping as the source of our crankiness (lack of regular sleep). I'm seeing that her overtiredness is causing the screaming fits, her frequent startling out of a sleep, and the short 30-40min sleep cycles during the day (sometimes only 2-10 mins for a nap). As a "sling-wearing, breastfeeding, co-sleeping" mom, I can honestly say that Attachment Parenting practices will NOT solve our problems. I hesitate to ask anyone for advice because then I will get a slew of unhelpful thoughts, LOL (not to sound ungrateful, but...) But if you have successfully Been There, Done That and it doesn't involve "feed on demand, mother's diet, or sleep with your baby", then maybe, just maybe, I'll want to hear it, LOL. I feel like the Walking Encyclopedia of Infant Sleep Books:)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
What does Athena, Rubik's Cube, & Pink Bunnies have in common?
We attended our church's Trunk or Treat. Leading up to it was 3 days of intense costume making. Only a few school workbooks were done this week, but learning happened nonetheless.
Zoiya was a Rubik's Cube. We learned the colors of a Rubik's Cube (blue, green, red, white, yellow, and orange). There is also a cool Rubik's Cube Solver online: http://www.wrongway.org/cube/solve.html But I must note that Z wore her costume all of 5 minutes and then took it off: it was too uncomfy. So if we have more trick or treating to do, we'll need to make it easier to wear!
Alaithia was Athena, Greek goddess of war & wisdom. We learned that her temple was the Parthenon and her shield is called "Aegis" (eegis). Aegis bears the head of Medusa because she helped Perseus slay Medusa, and as thanks, Perseus gave the head of Medusa to Athena. Athena was born when Zeus had a "splitting headache". Another god cleaved Zeus's head with an ax, and out popped Athena full-grown and in battle armor. We also learned that ancient Greeks wore a garment called a "chiton" (kite-un).
And this was Georgie-bunny who handled the noise and excitement very well, but was quite tuckered at the end.
Zoiya was a Rubik's Cube. We learned the colors of a Rubik's Cube (blue, green, red, white, yellow, and orange). There is also a cool Rubik's Cube Solver online: http://www.wrongway.org/cube/solve.html But I must note that Z wore her costume all of 5 minutes and then took it off: it was too uncomfy. So if we have more trick or treating to do, we'll need to make it easier to wear!
Alaithia was Athena, Greek goddess of war & wisdom. We learned that her temple was the Parthenon and her shield is called "Aegis" (eegis). Aegis bears the head of Medusa because she helped Perseus slay Medusa, and as thanks, Perseus gave the head of Medusa to Athena. Athena was born when Zeus had a "splitting headache". Another god cleaved Zeus's head with an ax, and out popped Athena full-grown and in battle armor. We also learned that ancient Greeks wore a garment called a "chiton" (kite-un).
And this was Georgie-bunny who handled the noise and excitement very well, but was quite tuckered at the end.Friday, October 23, 2009
Weekly Review Oct 19-23
I've been feeling like a pretty crummy homeschool mom lately (and housewife, cook, etc.) But just when I'm thinking public school could do a better job, my kids do something brilliant to save themselves from the yellow school bus. So here are some of our successes this week:
My newly turned 9 year old decided to pick up and read *my* book: The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson book 5) and she's almost caught up to me.
My almost 7yo asked what 36 + 36 was, and then said, "wait, I can do it" and she figured out that it was 72 by thinking it out in her head - no paper! (notice that 36+36 takes carrying/regrouping).
We did 2 days of bookwork: math, grammar, reading, and handwriting. Then we did 2 days of Math & a Lapbook on Butterflies. I printed off all the mini books & the 9yo was able to do most of the book by herself with very little instruction. The 7yo, though, needed lots of handholding and encouragement, and we had a very bad day of fit throwing (but this seems to be the norm lately). Her 2nd day with the lapbook went better, but still required a lot of mom attention. We're almost finished with the lapbook and then I'll share photos.
We had co-op on Friday. The 7yo listened to Squirrel Nutkin in Peter Rabbit class; she also made an owl puppet, tried honeycomb, and took home some beeswax. She learned about muscle in All About Me class, seeing and touching (with gloves) raw meat, fat, and bones (ewww). She made a cool project in Lego Robotics (can't remember what though - Mom looses points for forgetting, lol). I think she learned about the first airplane and the Wright bros in Heros class. The 9yo built a newspaper bridge in Odyssey of the Mind, built something for Lego Robotics class (again, can't remember, ugh!), worked on a dance routine for Drama/Dance, and continues to work on Christmas songs and singing skills in Choir.
My newly turned 9 year old decided to pick up and read *my* book: The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson book 5) and she's almost caught up to me.
My almost 7yo asked what 36 + 36 was, and then said, "wait, I can do it" and she figured out that it was 72 by thinking it out in her head - no paper! (notice that 36+36 takes carrying/regrouping).
We did 2 days of bookwork: math, grammar, reading, and handwriting. Then we did 2 days of Math & a Lapbook on Butterflies. I printed off all the mini books & the 9yo was able to do most of the book by herself with very little instruction. The 7yo, though, needed lots of handholding and encouragement, and we had a very bad day of fit throwing (but this seems to be the norm lately). Her 2nd day with the lapbook went better, but still required a lot of mom attention. We're almost finished with the lapbook and then I'll share photos.
We had co-op on Friday. The 7yo listened to Squirrel Nutkin in Peter Rabbit class; she also made an owl puppet, tried honeycomb, and took home some beeswax. She learned about muscle in All About Me class, seeing and touching (with gloves) raw meat, fat, and bones (ewww). She made a cool project in Lego Robotics (can't remember what though - Mom looses points for forgetting, lol). I think she learned about the first airplane and the Wright bros in Heros class. The 9yo built a newspaper bridge in Odyssey of the Mind, built something for Lego Robotics class (again, can't remember, ugh!), worked on a dance routine for Drama/Dance, and continues to work on Christmas songs and singing skills in Choir.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Weekly Review Oct 12-16
3rd gr:
The turning-9-yr old learned adding/subtracting like fractions (same denominator), comparing fractions, and mixed number fractions (ex: 3 1/2). In Reading, she has read some early American history themes. In English she is practicing the use of dictionaries, glossaries, and reference books, also parts of a book. She aced her Spelling test with words ending in -y (cry, my, crazy, lady, pony). She continued Familiar Quotations copywork.
2nd gr:
She learned subtraction with renaming (regrouping, borrowing), and how to check her answers by turning it into an addition problem. Spelling was review. In Reading, she always reads several stories ahead of her workbook, so we did several pages orally to catch up to the latest story. She learned cursive k and r in Handwriting. English: verb tenses (past & now), irregular verb tenses.
Both:
We toured the local Fire Station and learned about fire safety. At home,the kids wrote about fire safety and made up an escape plan. Grandma brought birthday presents early, which was a bookbag they can color and a Make & Believe Storybook Kit. The kids spent the next 2 days writing stories:)
Georgyana:
Now stays awake longer,plays with her hands, munches on her thumb, smiles, coos, and giggles. She fights sleep so she can stay up and socialize.
The turning-9-yr old learned adding/subtracting like fractions (same denominator), comparing fractions, and mixed number fractions (ex: 3 1/2). In Reading, she has read some early American history themes. In English she is practicing the use of dictionaries, glossaries, and reference books, also parts of a book. She aced her Spelling test with words ending in -y (cry, my, crazy, lady, pony). She continued Familiar Quotations copywork.
2nd gr:
She learned subtraction with renaming (regrouping, borrowing), and how to check her answers by turning it into an addition problem. Spelling was review. In Reading, she always reads several stories ahead of her workbook, so we did several pages orally to catch up to the latest story. She learned cursive k and r in Handwriting. English: verb tenses (past & now), irregular verb tenses.
Both:
We toured the local Fire Station and learned about fire safety. At home,the kids wrote about fire safety and made up an escape plan. Grandma brought birthday presents early, which was a bookbag they can color and a Make & Believe Storybook Kit. The kids spent the next 2 days writing stories:)
Georgyana:
Now stays awake longer,plays with her hands, munches on her thumb, smiles, coos, and giggles. She fights sleep so she can stay up and socialize.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Baby Needs - updated
Georgyana is now size 3/6 mos, but I put her in some big sizes too (6/9 mos).
Needs (used items are preferred, if possible - but not used diapers, LOL):
Needs (used items are preferred, if possible - but not used diapers, LOL):
- Size 3 diapers: prefer Drybabies (Meijer) and Pampers Baby Dry
- Baby Monitor
- vibrating bouncy seat
- attachable car seat toy
- sling (mine is getting holes & has outdated rings)
- Size 6/9 mos baby swaddling - or blankets large enough for swaddling (swaddling blankets are way too small for swaddling)
- thick blankets that can be put on the floor for playing, diaper changing
- Hats! 3/6 mos size or 6/9 mos size
Handmade, hand-knit/crocheted, or sewn items are especially awesome and loved:)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Writing
Z had to write a story for her reading assignment a few days ago, about a lost lamb. Here is her story:
I lost my baby lamb one day. I shirley couldn't find it but to my surprise it was in a pokey bush!
And she drew a picture of a lake, field, and pokey bush. I thought it was a cute story.
A note was passed in class yesterday and it caused quite a disruption. It was written by A. and this is what it said:
afterschool howabout we ask mama if we can watch Lord of the Rings. it is the only movie we can watch. mama won't let us watch Harry Potter the 3rd. Wright yes or no in the box
She only writes when secretly concocting devious plans, LOL. And notice, she capitalizes movie names correctly.
I lost my baby lamb one day. I shirley couldn't find it but to my surprise it was in a pokey bush!
And she drew a picture of a lake, field, and pokey bush. I thought it was a cute story.
A note was passed in class yesterday and it caused quite a disruption. It was written by A. and this is what it said:
afterschool howabout we ask mama if we can watch Lord of the Rings. it is the only movie we can watch. mama won't let us watch Harry Potter the 3rd. Wright yes or no in the box
She only writes when secretly concocting devious plans, LOL. And notice, she capitalizes movie names correctly.
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