Nov. 24, 2009 - I must share this problem.
This may seem easy for some people, but it was difficult for my son at first. We were not getting it.
This problem comes from Primary Mathematics Challenging Word Problems 5. Here it is:
The ratio of the number of cars to the number of bicycles is 10:7. Each car has 4 wheels and each bicycle has 2 wheels. If all the cars and bicycles have a total of 486 wheels, how many wheels do all the cars have altogether?
Here's the trick: The ratio is really 40:14. That is the number of wheels on a car to the number of wheels on a bicycle. So, 486/54=9. 40x9=360. There are 360 wheels altogether on the cars. This problem kept my son stuck that he did not know what to do. It was when we thought about it, we discovered the 40:14 ratio. The children from the FIRST Lego League team arrived. We solved the problem.
Another great adventure in homeschooling!
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Nov. 23, 2009 - The madness is happening
I am in madness right now.
My sons are on a FIRST Lego League team. We have a situation where the children are now doing the every day the children will be coming to my house to practice the robot and my friend's house to practice the skit.
We are going to be in non-stop mode. This Saturday, my sons have their piano recital. That will be from 6PM to whenever. Their piano teacher has a lot of students. So, it may take all night.
Monday, the madness begin every day next week. Our competition is on Friday, December 4th at 5 PM. Anyone who is reading this entry, please pray for us!!
Thank you.
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Nov. 13, 2009 - My Weekly Report
I have been trying to figure out how I can refine my report. I want to stop putting the label of grades with my sons' work. I want to share that I have had a tough school year. I started a new FIRST Lego League team. It has been a difficult road trying to teach and train young children how to work professionally and act graciously to each other.
OK, here are some pictures of the team:
We went to the municipal building in order to speak to the Director of Public Works in our town. This was part of our research project.
Another picture:
In this picture, the team is working hard to try and solve some missions.
Programming!!
Building!!
On Thursdays, the boys go to the homeschool music program. Here are some pictures of them in the Junior Ensemble group.
The boys at the music program!!
Playing music!
This is my weekly report. It consists of pictures of the activities that we have done through out the week. We are extremely busy due to the FIRST Lego League competition. My sons and I have decided that this will be our last year.
Thank you to all who read.
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Nov. 10, 2009 - My Sons' Work
For those of you who would like a view into my homeschooling world, here it is:
My older son's work:
Reading: Our Island Story and Story of the World Volume 2
Writing: Classical Writing: Beginning Poetry
Math: Primary Mathematics 6B, Challenging Word Problems 5, and Life of Fred: Percents and Decimals
Logic: Building Thinking Skills and Mindbenders
Latin: Henle I
Spanish: We are doing our own style of Spanish
Music Appreciation: Some Suzuki Violin, Folk Songs and Hymns at homeschool support group, and private piano lessons.
Science: FIRST Lego League Robotics
Bible: AWANA TnT book 4
My younger son's work:
Reading: Story of the World Volume 2
Writing: First Language Lessons 3
Latin: Latina Christiana I
Math: Primary Mathematics 3A and Challenging Word Problems 2
Science: FIRST Lego League
Music Appreciation: Some Suzuki violin, folks song and choir. Private Piano lessons.
Bible: AWANA TnT Book 2
I have not done our art study and nature walks due to the time eaten up by FIRST Lego League. We all decided as a family that this would be our last year of this program. It is too demanding. My younger son is still struggling with math. We made some strides and now some losses again. I need to concentrate on programs that will not eat up my time.
Blessings to all who read
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Nov. 7, 2009 - My Weekly Report
This reporting has gotten by the wayside because I have been so busy. I have been doing the FIRST Lego League. It is so demanding this program. I will not continue this next year. We spend two days a week and about 5 hours a week working on programming, building, and research. This is a tough job. The children do not know how to program a light sensor. So, I realize this is too hard. They will have to pray and seek the Lord as to how to make these missions work.
We manage to get reading Story of the World, Plutarch, and Shakespeare into our schedules. We have manage to get Primary Mathematics in for both boys. We have soccer practices, piano and violin practices too. Since the FLL has consumed a lot of my time, I realize that we need to do something different. I did summer school and then I did FLL in the fall. I really overextended myself. My children are learning a lot, but I feel it has come at some price.
My younger son got a staph infection. I do not know where. I pray the rest of us don't get it. I took him to the infectious disease doctor who put him on strong medicines and a body cleanser. This is hard. He has missed games this season due to illness and the staph infection. We are battling our bodies and our wits at the same time.
That is my report.
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