Gregson Girls Grow by God's Grace on Guam - Summary of our Homeschooling Year

Jun. 4, 2009 - Summary of our Homeschooling Year

Four Beyond Five in a Row chapter book units with lapbooking

(Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Fine Arts):

Thomas Edison, Betsy Ross, Homer, Boxcar Children

Other Units: Castle Diary, Arabella, Wilma Unlimited (Homeschoolshare.com)

3 R’s:

Math U See – Gamma and Beginning of Delta

Growing with Grammar – Grade 3 and started Grade 4

Institute for Excellence in Writing

Bible:

(Home)

Jesus in the Spotlight by Kay Arthur

Five in a Row Christian Character Supplement

A Girl of Beauty by Carol Fiddler

Princess and the Kiss Life Lessons

Jotham’s Journey

(Church)

Torchlighter dvds

Grapevine Old and New Testament Timeline

PE:

8 Swim lessons and trips to the pool

Weekly Jump rope class including 2 performances

Hike to Tarzan Falls, other shorter hikes

“ice skating” 1X

Rock climbing 1X

Music:

Piano lessons - Sarah

Recorder lessons with Mom, (including two recorder performances at church); piano lessons with Mom, a few flute lessons at church - Joy

Home Ec:

Cake Decorating lessons

Knitting lessons

Field Trips:

Visit to Massachusetts including: USS Constitution (Boston), Plymouth MA, Cape Cod (clamming), herring runs.

On Guam --Fish Eye Marine Observatory, War in the Pacific Museum, Shoo Raynor author visit, Guam Symphony Music Festival, Moscow Circus, Yona Fire Station,

Special Homeschool Events: Chamorro Day, Science/Art/Geography Fair (Sri Lanka display), Homeschool Picnic (Labor Day), Plush Animal Day gathering, Meaning of Thanksgiving gathering, Edible Nativities activity, attended Spelling Bee

Other:

Nature journaling: 13 entries

Timeline numerous additions

Reading Rainbow Young Writer and Illustrator contest (Joy)

Drama class with Covenant Players

Several lessons of Chinese (Learnables)– Joy

A Few lessons of Spanish – Sarah and Joy

Library summer reading program

Quick Study Labs summer science club

Bookmobile and library- numerous visits

Shepherd’s Fold Christian Camp

Kid’s Klub biweekly- Bible and Arts & Crafts, games

SAT10 testing (Joy)

PASS testing (Sarah)

Home Depot kid’s workshop (5 times)

Read alouds mom read: Swiss Family Robinson, Wind in the Willows, The Railway Children, Carry on Mr. Bowditch, Clara Barton, Amelia Earhart, A Door in the Wall

Geocaching numerous times

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