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Friday
Library book sale - insanity! I crammed the 4 kids under a table and tried to look for bargains, next I hear across the crowds my DS... "hey! somebody stole our books!" Can you believe it???? Someone grabbed my stash of Childhood of Famous Americans for a buck each! They left behind 4 . It took me all day to get over it! We concluded someone else needed them more than us! To ease the pain, we went to a favorite store to look for more books....and we came home with over 40 books!
We watched our Fish tank - baby guppies! 7 survived.
Friday night the kids had a lot of fun visiting a local church that had a parents/kids night and a showing of the new veggie tales! -candy, pop, and popcorn...
Saturday - our garbage disposal broke so that was the main even for the day - buyinga new one! fun fun!
DH treated to DAZBOG British Islander coffee! (my current favorite!) This is the extent of our date life. Date on the go! The manager has to make it for it to be perfect...and he was there to do so. We go to this coffee shop enough the manager knows us...DH is the only one who gets a Mexican Altura French Press (all I know is it takes forever to make!) It's hard to find people in our area that actually grew up here... this manager grew up here so it gives DH and him something to talk about! Like us, he'd like to get away from the city life that has built up around our farm! I'm rambling.
Sunday home from church with the girls...DD1 is not cooperating, won't sleep, won't play, etc...before my computer time, I tried to read to her or sit and play and she refuses - signs of sickness, not again! I'm already behind with my real mom visiting for 6 weeks this winter! pray she doesn't get sick!
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Tuesday...
Read Alouds IN Coal Country (real photos of children in coal mines) boys loved this. asked daddy to read more to them in the evening. We Be Warm Til Springtime My Great Aunt Arizona The Real Mother Goose Silver Packages ( windy day at Park with play friends
DS8/DS7 spent time with out of town Great Uncle....he showed them how to widdle wood and practice on soap. He gave them basics and how todraw the image 3D to carve (add photos)
Wed... Read alouds...go alongs with The Rag Coat go alongs with Follow the Drinking Gourd listened to book on tape Drinking Gourd
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DD valentines day, 2006
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http://www.christiancrafters.com
This lesson comes from a book entitled Let the Children Come, 52 Object Lessons For Children's Worship
A Tagged teabag, 2 glass saucer s, and a match
THE TAG - remove carefully while telling the children...
This tag tells us what kind of tea we have bought,Sometimes people want to make a tag for those around them, and nickname people..."stupid, theif, etc...This is not what God wants us to do. God does not like his family to be tagged, everybody makes mistakes, everybody even adults. Nobody is perfect. John 8:7 tells us "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone."
THE STRING - Remove carefully
People can become too attached to something on earth. Some people tell lies, so many that they are not sure of the truth any more. Some people become very attached to alcohol or drugs, that they cannot live without it. Eating food, or not eating, ...God does not want us to become attached to earthly things, he wants us to focus our attention on Him and His ways. He wants us to remove our earthly ties.
THE BAG We are all born with sin in our lives (like the tea leaves in the pure bag) We are all guilty of sinning, but God loves us so much that he sent his Son to die for us and take away our sins. Believing in Jesus we ask him to live in our hearts when we are truly sorry for our sins, he makes us clean and pure again ..(empty leaves onto saucer) 1 John 1:7 If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.
THE Casing
If we believe in Jesus -we will stand pure and proud in the sight of God. We will be a light for God Philippians 2:15 amongst the perverse generation you shall shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life.
As you shine for Jesus you will become closer to God in your Christian walk, and one day, when God chooses, your soul will rise to join Jesus for ever and ever!
here's the fun part....take the match and light the top of the casing which is standing upright on the glass saucer... it burns down quickly and don't blow on it! Keep your face away from it! When the flame reaches the glass saucer the casing will shoot up into the air... about 4 feet! We used the glass plate to catch the remains...
There's so much you can talk about or elaborate on this ...have fun! The remains of the casing reminded me of our earthly bodies...being separated for now from the soul, until the rapture. Also a good example of surprise and in a twinkling of an eye...don't share the shooting up part,unexpected surprise - the kids love it!
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"A Mother's Heart, is a Child's schoolroom" It is more than just "schooling" -- more than imparting academic knowledge to our children. It is so much more. In all our homeschooling efforts, let us not forget our children's hearts. Let us tie many heart-strings -- the more the better -- through daily interaction, creating special memories, binding our children to us through love and caring. And let us not forget to guide their hearts toward the Lord, to set their hearts and minds on things above....
from Missey's blog, November 2005.
Missey, a homeschool blogger and mother has been swept into the arms of Jesus, March 1, 2006 never awakening from her C -section of her 5th child ...leaving a newborn girl, named Melissa Kate ... named after her.
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HeartSchooling/Homeschool+Journal/ . Our hearts hurt for the family; uplifting them in prayers today and this week.
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We found a new incentive for the boys...I made up 5 minute 4 wheel tickets for when they do things without being told or have good attitudes etc... Husband bought a used 4 wheeler with tax money this year! |
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a quilting day... boys made crayola fabric throw pillows and learned the blanket stitch and running stitch. - crazy quilting Read Alouds abridged Tom Sawyer...I almost felt guilty reading before the un abridged; but the boys needed a boyish action story amidst our week of Quilt Stories! FIAR THE RAG COAT Social Studies Appalachian Region, Geography -West Virginia, Funerals/wearing black. go alongs: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wed March 1
3 R's DS8 exercises, phonics (all, ang, ong) dictation Catch On reader Picture Me Reading sight words/flash card review outdoors - tramp, jump rope, sandbox...created a Coal Mine.
FIAR - The Rag Coat Online - links to coal...online tour off FIAR site. Learned coal is a natural resource most electricity comes from coal. "If it can't be grown it has to be MINED" dress of a Coal Miner, etc... ALOUDS - Sam Johnson Blue Ribbon Quilt (funny story about men quilting) The Log Cabin Quilt( Pioneer family using Granny's quilt scraps to ***** the log cabin) ART - warm color pallette, paper pieced a Joseph Coat square, scrapbook title page BIBLE - Joseph coat LA - narrations PE - jump roping...this was worth the book! The boys definately enjoyed this. Used the rhyme in the book.
Boys using needle and thread for their own creations. (add photos)
BFIAR ASK MR. BEAR Listened to audio and played game with crayons...Pastels/Brights Compared Goodnight Moon with Ask Mr. Bear
Thursday March 2
BIBLE - boys read from MFW Bible Readers, both are taking these to bed and reading during their free time... LA - DS7 MFW phonics ough, kn, gn, read alouds - There's No Place Like Space, Mr. Putter and Tabby, Bible DS8 Phonics - ing, ong, ung, words Dictation Circle 8 handwriting FIAR - read alouds All about Cotton PE walk down the lane to see pigs., jump rope time outside
Friday March 3 BIBLE - reading a Proverb a day...todays Prov 3:5-7 acted out -acknowledge. BIBLE - MFW Bible Readers, DS8 read King Solomon, DS7 read Ruth aloud handwriting/art/LA MFW Notebooks - instead of me typing their narrations...we did the suggested one sentence summaries for handwriting, sentence structure and illustrated ART DS8 used tracelight table to trace pictures...from Bible Reader to Abe lincoln DS7 worked on Vacuum Cleaner Notebook...adding entries to pieces of the VC Girls watercolored. PE boys working on jump roping while on trampoline.
THE RAG COAT /FIAR
FIAR board is putting together quilts for Missey's kids and family... boys begin to plan a block to make for the quilt. |
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FISH TANK - it amazes me how much there is to learn with keeping fish! I'd rather be scrapbooking; but researching fish info is addictive! I'm fish sitting our new Mollies tonight to make sure they tolerate the Beta, vice versa. This looks really fun to add to a tank http://store.worldpetstore.com/lastreasches.html Miracle Beam Treasure Chest and Laser Lights! We've decided to rehouse our Beta in his own home...ideal set up seems to consist of: 5 gallon tank with heater(80 degree) and sponge
http://www.hagblomfoto.com/article_spongefilter.htm
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/spngfltfaqs.htm -homemade sponge filter drections (never have to be replaced!) live plant. Betta's have some kind of lung that they inhale and don't need all the filtrations etc...this will give us more versatility for the 10 gallon tank. Tonight the boys bought 1 black Molly and 1 Silver Molly, male and female so I guess we might get some Dalmation Mollies eventually?? I bought some new plants that I really like! The male Molly seemed aggressive to the Beta...so we put the tank divider in for 2 hours...The Beta seemed stressed and his long fins were in the filter - Panic!! so I set up an emergency 1 gallon bowl etc. for him with Beta conditioner...I ended up leaving him in the 10 gallon with the Mollies and I guppy. They seem to be adjusting. Mollies seem to be a good choice for our tank; because I tend to use much Aquarium salt and Mollies need more salt!
Dangerous Journey - boys watched the movie and followed along in the book. DS7 gave the most detailed narration from memory - this told me I don't need to beat this book to death! He loves the story and continues to listen to the audio version , the narration told me the story was his! My plan was to drag this unit out and pound in the scriptures etc...my instinct says leave alone, they love Pilgrim's Progress and can retell verbatim...give it time to sink in! DS7 gave me a 2 1/2 page narration -size 12 font - from the beginning to when Pilgrim receives the Parchment.. I won't type it all...here's a sample "There once was a man called Christian that had a burden that was invisible that noone else could see. He read a book called the bible. He cried while he read it because he did not know how to be saved. His wife and children they thought something got into his brain, and then it was growing toward night and they put him to bed with all haste! and then the night was worse than the day. When morning came, and they asked him how it was he said, "worse." He went into the fields and then he saw a man , his name was Evangelist. Evangelist said, "Why are you crying?" and he says, "This book tells me to flee from the wrath to come." and he pointed his finger in the direction "you see yonder wicket gate?" and then he said, "no," and then Evangelist said, "Do you see yonder wicket light?" and then he said, "I think so." and Evangelist said, "keep that light in your eye "....
Weather in the 50's, so we had a Pancake Picnic! and reading time. More fish books!
BFIAR - Ask Mr. Bear, audio and other Farm picture books.
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Lastest Fishtank view. 1 Betta and 1 Guppy.
Girls sick today, needing more attention.
Boys KNEX and listened to audio Pilgrim's Progress, unabridged. They love this.
DS8 worked on a submarine DS7 a building
DS7 Simply Numbers(2's/addition/subraction/story problems/reading dominoes) and toy clock to practice time. and My Father's World Phonics workbook(kn/gn) DS8 Simply numbers and telling time. no Phonics today. UNIT/BIBLE/art/LA Dangerous Journey/audio Pilgrim Prog. reviewed , using www.mustardseed.com Pilgrim's Lessons. boys went to work on a wall timeline for the story.
handwriting Fish Journals outdoors play.
Nature - Watched 2 hawks with bino's...we don't know how long they live ; but we journaled these hawks a year ago when we rowed OWL MOON.
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President's Day/Craft projects....DS7 "My hat of cookin' ideas that's where I keep my ideas cookin'!" Abe Lincoln 's reply to a little boy who asked him why he always wore the hat..." That's my big black pot. That's where I keep my ideas cooking." The Man on the Penny , page 42.
worksheets from www.enchantedlearning.com The man on the Penny...narrated/penny rubbings So You want to be President Scholastic. The White House Scholastic. Presidents Puzzle...reading through each President. ART boys made Lincoln hats... Nature Journals drew Eagle...we spotted 2 Bald Eagles in our yard yesterday and chased them around to get a close up photo...watched them spread their wings from the top of the trees. We live 1 mile from a Bird Preserve which releases Eagles!
Science/Handwriting - consumed with our Fish Tank! This hobby is very time consuming; but the kids are learning and enjoying their fish. our Beta is still living! boys practiced journaling in their fish journals and drew their tanks. (add DS7 photo)
3 R's DS8 Phonics /Dictation KNEX boys learning to QUILT
math - to celebrate Presidents day...we gave boys each $1 (George Washington) to spend tonight at Savers 1/2 off Day. DS7 bought a stuffed SHAMU for his POD and DS8 bought a toy cash register.
Bedtime Read Alouds read to all four DC
Story about a fictional fish learns to overcome fears....The Gillygoofang Caldecott May I Bring A Friend ( tea with the Queen and King...zoo animals) Scholastic BUGS magic schoolbus and FIRST FLIGHT - go along with Glorious Flight Devotional ocean animals
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It was a sad day at our house...we lost the two guppies and DS7 cried and cried puddles of tears on his fish journal. He said he didn't want to write in the journal today. So we put it aside and read more fish books.
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The boys took them and buried them in their Fish Graveyard; but DS7 came back in and said his brother was burying his fish, he was too sad. I'm ok with this as long as we don't have to start putting fish tombstones up!
We took water to petsmart to have them test the levels...this was as funny as anything along this fish journey! The lady was helpful; but like anything else...we're learning there are as many fish opinions as people!
our Ammonia is almost ready for permanent fish...She said take home 3 Danios, they are soo hardy , they will outlast the "new fish tank" etc...on and on she went...So, the boys watched her put the Danios in the bag...one was floating..."Must have fainted", she said....then she went to replace it in the same bag, there goes another Danio to the top! Then all three Danios were dead,!" I was trying not to laugh as she just gave me the sales pitch of how HARDY Danios are!! As the boys are telling this salesperson, "We're not suppose to take home fish from dead fish tank!" So we ended up bringing home a BETA, she also said Beta's are good starter tank fish...of course, We're not sure we believe her! But the boys are happy and are over the dead fish blues. He seems to be doing fine today! History - We read about Christopher Columbus from the Light and Glory for Children , along wtih other Columbus books. Crafts - DS7 wanted to weave like Columbus' father. This became the afternoon project. The paperweaved baskets all day!
Science - fishie stuff
3 R's DS8 - circle 8 handwriting, fish journal DS7 - MFW Phonics/workbook/reading CLP math workbook Reading to Shamu. |
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Library trip pick up FISH books. Boys practiced looking up titles and finding books.
Learning many fishie facts this week along with a new chore of taking care of them!
Journal/Handwriting both boys fish journals
Read Aloud 30 minutes to girls...BFIAR Jesus came to my house, Ugly Duckling, Winnie Pooh ABC's, etc...
very nice weather, we did 3 R's outdoors
sandbox, trampoline, digging in dirt, etc. the boys don't have much faith in the FISH... they dug out about 10 "fish graves" all down the lane!
DS8 Phonics still working on blends...exercises, dictation - 10 words - Read Aloud Catch On SRA book, recommended by Dianne Craft. We buddy read a few pages from Dr. Seuss book.
DS7 MFW BIBLE/Phonics/ Reader/workbook - Moses in a Basket Handicrafts he worked on LatchHook and crochet chains.
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ASTRONOMY - Toilet paper SOLAR SYSTEM down our lane.I gave up trying to lay it straight, we decided the Solar System is circular anyway! The boys liked to add all the rocks for comets, asteroids, etc...at the end...DS8 discovered "it's really really cold WAY OUT HERE on Pluto!" My mission accomplished! |
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3 R's Handwriting/Journal - both boys wrote a couple sentences in their fish journal and drew a picture.
DS8 - Miquon/number line Circle 8 handwriting Catch On Reader...read into tape recorder 30 minutes Phonics - blends word lists read 4 pages./Dictation 10 words
DS7 - CLP math workbook MFW bible reader and phonics book. Joseph Lesson MFW alphabet worksheets for review Read alouds - A Day in the Life of a Builder and Construction Worker.
Note: I bought making math meaningful...I feel it was a waste of money...the boys did not have positive attitudes towards the first lesson acted like it was dumbing them down maybe the ... scripted lessons. back to miquon. Will try another lesson this week to see how it goes.
We took the plunge and bought the fish tank as an extension of the Very last First Time etc... the boys are very excited...huge learning process for us all as we grow live plants along with the fish.
We came home with a 2.5 gallon tank and returned for a 10 gallon and decided to begin with the 10 gallon. The boys are keeping a nature journal for their tank.
Discovery learning! The first thing DS8 said as we filled the tank with water ..."Look, it's a CUT AWAY VIEW!" (art lesson from WHALES PASSING)
EXERCISE OUTDOORS play 5 hours - boys took apart old lawn mower motors, etc...blew bubbles in the size of the PLANETS.
When We Were Very Young - read aloud to DS8, 7, DD3
MUSIC/BIBLE - AWANA scripture to songs CD listened for 30 minutes on the way to town.
FISH TANK Went to Denizens of the Deep to look at fish etc DD3 wanted to bring a $50 Nemo home, instead...brought home 3 guppies took an hour to get the bag of fish ready for tank, we watched an online video of guppies giving birth to their live young, learned they grow aprox 2 inches long, males are prettier,playful, explained the cycling process and other fish facts
Current Read ALouds/ Units
Dangerous Journey Pilgrim's Progress Audio/unabridged we started this last week. Mr. Poppers Penguins - go along with Very last First Time/Antartica/Arctic
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Thursday a day of rest.
Friday
3 R's
DS8/DS7 began Making Math Meaningful lesson 1A, covered horizontal/vertical sum and difference. math wraps addition/subtraction
DS7 read to me book "A Day in the Life of a builder"
MUSIC for little Mozarts review...music appreciation 1 hour.
Listened to Pilgrim's Progress audio and watercolored.
Bought a telescope tonight...daddy and kids took it outdoors to look at the sky/starts/moon/and try to see the rings on Saturn...boys excited about what they saw!
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Whales Passing
Davy's Dream was a favorite book because the boy makes a boat to sail that looks like an Orca!
ART -
"cut away" view....we also found this technique used in Our Ocean Home, and As the Whales Go By zoom in /perspective....the two different pages showing the readers point of view. Drew/Colored title pages for FIAR notebook.
SCIENCE - read alouds about Whales and orcas. Migration from Atlantic to Pacific Oceans. ' reviewed Echolocation. Pod. Surface, blubber, frolic....
BIBLE Genesis 1:28...dominion over the animals, responsibility in care; JONAH.
MOVIE Veggie Tales Jonah. Read Alouds KEIKO (orca from Free Whilly) both boys enjoyed this book.
Worksheets etc from Enchanted Learning website . DS7 made a Little Golden book story about Keiko the Whale. DD1 calls him "SHMOO" (shamu)
3 R's
DS8 PHONICS/Dictation/Circle 8's/ photo here.
Legos...3 hours working on Dinosaur creation. Outside play 3 hours.
DS7 lots of play with sisters, blocks, thomas trains, etc... drew Roman Numerals and practised telling time with Roman Numerals.
ELEMENTARY ASTRONOMY finally did the balloon activity for the planets. boys made construction paper planets and measured with ruler the sizes to keep in proportion with each other.
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DD1 sitting in on the Astronomy lesson! This has to be a favorite book of hers to look at! I'm always catching her holding it.|
Geography Played Carmen SanDiego, Jr. United states attempted to play YAHTZE...wait till I can figure the game out! anyone have a summarized Yahtze for dummies instructions??? 3 R's
DS7 math....math wraps, working on speed. MFWorld ....20 minutes of read aloud practise from bible reader, his choice. Day 34 workbook page "ir, ur, er"
all kids watched a video The Amazing Book, review for the books of the bible., oral narrations.
DS8 sick today, addicted to his corn cuddler. you'd think with his vitamin schedule he'd be super immune!!! started final vitamin supplement this weekend...PYCOGENOL....huge behavior attitude changes in son. now we start decreasing weekly and see which ones he still needs etc... acidophilous, grapefruit seed, 5 HTP, Mineral Rich, B12complex, fish oil, PRIMROSE, Vitamin E, Little Angels Multi vitamin, Colostrum supplement for immune and decrease sugar cravings.
WHALES PASSING, Eve Bunting
DS7 had to cuddle with his POD of orcas...he has quite a collection!
geography....Alaska souvenirs....Sea World vacation last year, Shamu.
LA personification shifting narrative...new concept for boys (boy tell story , then orcas from their point of view)
Vocab POD, souvenir read other books on Orca's, whales, and chapter read....Kilroy and the Gull (orca and seagull are friends...DS7 loves this! |
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very tired today...girls getting sick sleepless nights...
Worked on MFW bible notebooks at boys request....took the chance to review lessons from last year....
Surprise from husband....took both boys on a work related road trip ALL DAY!! 11 am - 10 pm!!! much needed rest! Home with the sick girls; but the stress of homeschooling was lifted today!!!
Boys took homeschooling with them to do while travelling Math workbooks, and addition wrap ups. MFW Bible Readers for read aloud practice RUSH HOUR puzzle games Phonics readers
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Girls are sick with fevers and conjestion...here we go.....again!
Husband has job offer with another dairy farm and knows the owner.... Pray as we make this decision on paycut and relocating. DH's family heritage is 4 generations of Dairy Farming...we would like to continue this especially for our sons....
Goodwill Finds...this weekend the deals were the board games!!!! $2 each yahtze Mousetrap 3 other duplicate games to use for missing pieces... - Dinosaur "operation" type game, Baa Black Sheep and Old McD's farm preschool games THE BEST find....a brand new, unopened RUSH HOUR!! |
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weekend
Frank Perreti Trapped at the Bottom of the Sea, 4 chapters A Samon for Simon
Sunday Jan 15
Both boys were baptized , very special day, they kept some of the baptism water for a keepsake in a little glass jar that looks like a lightbulb.
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3 R's DS8 circle 8 handwriting exercises, read word lists by himself Daddy worked with him on Miquon and reading from My Father's World Bible reader ...he put a blue party light in his desk lamp really helps with the Dyslexia, DS8 said he didn't want the blue plastic overlay!
DS7 Math, dominoes added dots taught stuffed Shamu "math" 2 pages from CLP mathbook Shopping with Mommy after dinner.
FIAR day 1 Very last First Time
Geography Ungava bay Canada. familiarized and said over and over. ART pointillism and practised on title page in scrapbook Boys said "kind of like Lite Brites" for the pointillism.
Social Studies read more books on Unuit's and region discussed doing something for the very first time and responsibilities involved, Being at the bottom reminded the boys of Journey into the Center of the earth. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesdays lessons
3 R's
DS8 Miquon/fractions Explode the Code - Handwriting Circle 8 ABC's
DS7 Reading made Easy 3 lessons sewed with his sewing machine blankets for stuffed Shamu's.
Both - outdoors, trampoline, bikes
FIAR day 2 Very last First Time
Vocab. acted out words in the story (peering, groping, prying, etc) used stuck together lego blocks to pry. LA Oral narrations of story, Choices writer makes...Titles ART boys finished their Pointillism drawings read a book on the artist who invented of Pointillism, Georges Seurat tried to watch a video..mistake not to preview first, His famous painting , the sunday afternoon is now the first piece of art the boys know! I learned the main lady holding the umbrella was actually a prostitute in her day)
Science talked about her knife as a simple lever/simple machine talked about Tides. attempted to make ice cube igloos and salt... Geography story disc / Ungava Bay Northern canada.
Bible maybe Eva sang this little light of mine while she lit her candles...noticed a sign in her kitchen that says "God Bless our home"
Read Alouds (lacking) Cleaning the house...history of homes and how they cleaned them with what...along the lines of vacuums, DS7 picked from library. DD3 "please read me B-B-B-Babar book!" DD3 Peter Rabbit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday Jan 18
3 R's DS8 took reading/phonics outdoors so he could run around and swing in between lessons. Phonics word lists magic "e" 3 pages/Dictation/Handwriting first time he's tried to write smaller on the notebook paper! Seeing improvement! Reading aloud practice from SRA Catch On Reader! used blue transparency ; but read easily!
Both Boys practised Picture Me Reading Sight Words...played games with riddles 1-6 word lists...easy for both boys.
MATH boys played Rush Hour puzzle game.. brand new , sealed bought for $2 Goodwill! They both liked this game! later they played Battleship together.
FIAR Very Last First Time
Watched movies 1. Tides and sea creatures/oral narrations...both boys picked up on the moon controls the gravitational pull and the tide brings food for animals and humans(mussels for Eva's family) 2. Nanook (silent movie on the Inuit Eskimos...kept their attention and all the raw meat eating and survival , building an igloo, etc...(note: skipped "national geographic type nudity in two places) 3. Girls watched cartoon "Mama, do you love me"
Art Ethan finished Pointillism picture , made a Vacuum Cleaner Flag to hang in his room!
Other studies SCIENCE Elementary Apologia Astronomy and oral narrations DS8 put together a DK paper model of the sky and satellites orbiting (another Goodwill buy for $2 ) gravity was the word for today! DS7 created a construction paper Saturn to hand from bedroom ceiling. insert photo
DS7 kept begging to "do Botany" so we read some in our Elementary Apologia Botany book and he did the beans sprouting experiment which we did a year ago...he's eager to start the light box soon! his little sewing maching is keeping him busy making clothes for his stuffed animals! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday
Answered prayer! We've been praying all week for snow and this morning it started to fall! yeah!
3 R's DS8 - circle 8 handwriting...seeing improvements! Addition math wraps...we finally figured out how these work after visiting the website!
DS7 - My Father's World Bible Reader, read creation days. Addition math wraps +1. +2.
Astronomy Moody Bible DVD "Journey to the Edge of Creation" Astronomy J. Fulbrights curriculum...DS8 wanted to learn more about Black Hole. drew narrations.
Very Last First Time FIAR story....
MATH reviewed ordinal numbers, used crayons for practice. BIBLE the story of Ruth, memory verse Is 41:10 a. "fear thou not, for I am with thee..." discussed diligence, prudence, and responsibility. LA magnetic fish/ knex hooks... with the five w's (who what where when why) boys narrated with these today. SCIENCE reviewed simple machines, read some library books on topic and boys did experiements to demonstrate, DS7 drew narration of simple machine...incline. DS7 experiment....egg drop (gravity) verses the simple machine incline. DS8 made a milk carton boat with 2 simple machines... FUN ocean tide demonstration using the water/sand in pan and saran wrap Read Alouds add photo here. ice hole to drop Eva in under the ice.... |
