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Lesson Journal 11/17/08--
Barely getting above 30°F today, we were tucked snuggly into our house. DH and I have said, though, that we'll need to get the shrink plastic stuff to put on the north-facing windows of this house (namely DD's bedroom and the schoolroom.) We know winter hasn't even begun yet but brrrr, is it cold outside!
I let kiddo sleep in today, because I'm SUCH a nice mom. LOL School didn't start until 10am because of it. However, she managed to get through nearly all of today's lessons:
Copywork- This alternating between copywork and writing prompts/free-writing is still working wonderfully and still holds her attention/desire.
Math- continuing on in Math-U-See. Current lesson is proving a bit of a challenge for her so we went over some "stumpers" on the white board together. She is doing the work, just getting frustrated that it is taking "longer than normal." Will give an additional worksheet or two (love the free MUS worksheet generator) to give her extra practice on this lesson before moving on to the next.
Current Events-- Read another page in God's World News (News Current Level). Today's articles were about falcons and farmers , double dutch in NYC, and a short blurb on Nowthen, Minnesota. (click for related links) . I've decided to keep her in this level of newspaper as the next level is a "big step up" (IMO) with respect to content material. I'll reconsider this with our next subscription renewal.
Grammar-- another two pages in DailyGrams workbook.
Tapestry of Grace-- we're moving along in TOG3(classic) currently in week 13. I read the week's introduction from the Student Activity Page first, then she followed with reading about Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Indians, Davy Crockett, defined a few vocabulary words, and read a chapter in History of Us book 4.. She made a president deck card, illustrated a scene from her Cherokee reading, and commented that the Davy Crockett book smelled "old and musty" like "an enchanted palace library from long ago." (yes really. LOL)
Test Prep-- (almost done with this practice book!) completed a section in language arts. She'll be taking a standardized test next month to wrap up her 5th grade year. Hubby had requested earlier this year that we do testing so I was happy to oblige.
Health-- still plodding along with Sonlight 5 Science (anatomy) so today she read in Blood & Guts book and did a worksheet.
Spelling-- another day's lesson in Sequential Spelling & some words I've pulled from recent writings.
We were supposed to have gotten to today's memory work and an art lesson, but time was ticking on by so I "released her from lessons" (again with the super-nice-mom thing! LOL)
She emptied/filled the dishwasher and cleaned the guinea pigs' cage. This afternoon I heard her signing along with some songs on the radio, hear lots of busy footwork while she played Twister Dance on her DVD player, and saw that she finished painting a wooden "Dream" sign (Dollar Tree find a while back.)
Tomorrow we have a busy day away from the house! No "formal lessons" but learning continues daily, nonetheless!
