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Jan. 22, 2008
January 22, 2008
Bible: Matthew 6:1-15
Writing: canoe, ashore, prejudice
Phonics/Reading: letter sounds flash cards; Story #1 God in the Beginning Steps to Reading reader from Rod and Staff- both boys did pretty well with this. TH is getting much better and blending the sounds together; AC tends to add vowels at the end of each letter (eg. G says 'guh" instead of /g/) I try to be very precise in my own pronunciation so I have no doubt that he'll get it in time.
Saxon Math 1: lesson 2- making towers for the numbers 1-5 using linking cubes; worksheet 2A and 2B.
The boys both really enjoyed the worksheets. I don't know if it's the novelty or if it just feels like "school" to them which makes it fun. I must admit to enjoying the few minutes of quiet while they work. I can only imagine how welcome "worksheet time" must be to a teacher in a classroom with 30 pupils who are not her own children. Can you say, "Sigh of relief!"? We did the first worksheet in the morning with the rest of the math lesson. We did the second one around 4:30 along with our reading lessons.
Vocabulary: canoe, ashore, privy, prejudice
Read Aloud: The Trumpet of the Swan chapter 11- we're halfway through the book now, ten chapters to go. If I can manage to read a couple of chapters at the weekend we could finish by the end of the month and start February with a new book. I'd like to bulk up our read alouds anyway. We're nowhere near the 2 hours per day that is suggested at Trivium Pursuit and that's for kids under the age of 10. My boys have trouble sitting still for the 15 minutes or so it takes to read one chapter of our current book. If I could get in TWO 15 minute sessions per day I'd be thrilled. Maybe I should strive to add an additional 15 minutes per day each week so that in two months we'll have worked up to the full two hours. Must ruminate. |
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