Day 1 - Concept of Nation. Our nation is the U.S.A drew flags for our notebooks. For math we played chutes and ladders.
Day 2 - Inventions. Began a chart with who, what, when etc of 6 inventions of modern day items we do use, added to their notebooks. Flashcards, and Domino Math with both kids. J- HW, Saxon, I- Bob book, pace, Saxon.
Day 3 - Inventions. My invention is... each designed their own invention and wrote about it in their notebook. Flashcards and Domino Math with both kids. How things are Made video, Worked on Inventions chart (second day). J- HW. I- Bob book, Pace.
Day 4 - Electricity, cars, bikes. Flashcards with both kids. J- Saxon, Bob, I - Saxon, Pace.
Day 5 - Inventors - Thomas Edison, lightbulb. Flashcards, used them to make up sentences. J - Saxon, HW, Pace. I- Saxon, Pace.
Day 6 - George Washington Carver, Einstien video from Youtube, IAM song by, conducted ligth experiment. Flashcards and wrote ABC's turned into something else in their notebooks. Learned about congruent shapes. J- Saxon, HW. I- Pace.
Day 7 - skipped some of the Weaver and started an Election lapbook. Was Presidental Election Day. Read robot books and built robots. Watched the election Results. I filled in the map for them. Josiah watched the whole thing, even the concession speach by McCain with me.
Day 8 - George Washington Carver coloring book- printed from online. Flashcards and Saxon for both boys. J - Sam and the Bag, read to me and Isaac. Worked more on Election lapbook.
Day 9 - In the Beginning. Memorized Genesis 1:1 and illustrated and wrote in for their notebooks. Read about The Wright Brothers. Both did flashcards, added a bunch of new words today. Both boys did Josiah's math (making sets of 10 with coins).
Day 10 - Wrapped everything up. Also taught the boys about friction - used a toy car to illustrate. First ran it across a smooth surface then a rough one. Talked also about force. In talking about friction, made airplane like paper things, to drop and showed the kids about friction. Each picked an invention and inventor drew and wrote about them, copying sentances from the board. Flashcards for both boys. J- HW.
Books read that I own-
Ernie the Electrician by Ladybird
A Picture Book of George Washington Carver by David A. Adler
Great Experiments with Light by Fiarotta
What Magnets Can Do. by Allan Fowler
The Invention of Paper by Sesame Street
The Kingfisher Children's Encyclopedia
A Picture Book of Thomas Alva Edison by David A. Adler
How Things Work by Childcraft Encyclopedia
The Usborne Book of Scientists From Archimedes to Einstein by Struan Reid and Patricia Fara
Nutsy the Robot goes to bed by Mark Shulman
Great Men and Famous Deeds by Childcraft Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Discovery Science and History
The Thinking Book by Adelaide Holl
The Fantastic Cutaway Book of Flight by Jon Richards
From Library
books
The New Way things Work by Macaulay
So you want to be an inventor by Judith St. George (An audio recorded book with regular book also)
The Kid who invented the Popsicle by Don L. Wulffson
Not relating to unit
Max's Words by Kate Banks
I Don't like to read by Nancy Carlson
Big Fish Little Fish by Ed Heck (Isaac loved this book and read it aloud to dad)
Ted by Tony DiTerlizzi
video
Inventions for Students Fantastic Robots
The Big Aircraft Carrier by Little Mammoth Media
Human Body for Children All about the Human Life Cycle- Schlessinger Science Library
How do they do that - Sony Wonder
From Netflix-
Accidental Inventions
The Prince of Egypt
From Library watched relating to last unit Eyewitness Rainforest Jungle
Showing posts with label Alpha Omega. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alpha Omega. Show all posts
Friday, November 7, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Weaver Chapter 3
Day 1 - Shepherd - J- Pace, I finished 1001, wb
Day 2 - Mammals - J - drew a dog, hw, Saxon, MUS, I- drew pig for notebook, Saxon, MUS
Day 3- Psalms - J- Rod & Staff, Bob book, Pip and Pog, MUS, Flashcards, I - Rod & Staff, Dot & Mitt, MUS, Flashcards.
Day 4 - Aesop's Fables, Shepherd, Psalm, J- Saxon lesson 78, Bob book-Bow Wow!, copywork, MUS, flashcards, made lambs with cottonballs. I- Saxon, Dot & Mitt, MUS, Flashcards, made lamb with cottonballs.
Day 5 - Shepherd - work with animals, watched video on youtube about sookeeping. J&I - Saxon, Flashcards, watched Babe
Day 6 - Tinfoil sheep project, J- Flashcards, Bob Book 5, Saxon, MUS I-Flashcards, Dot & Mitt, Saxon.
Day 7 - skipped
Day 8 -Animal Homes - J- Beaver home for notebook, Sox the Fox Bob Book, Saxon Lesson 79, MUS, I- Dog cave home for notebook, Dot and the Dog bob book, Saxon, MUS
Day 9 Roles Animals Play - J- Flashcards, Bob book, Saxon test, Leaf rubbings, I- Saxon, Flashcards, Bob book, leaf rubbings, both watched Sukkot video on youtube.
Day 10 - Mom's Protection - Lions - J- Pace and Handwriting, I- Pace
Day 7 (MOVED) - Field trip to yarnstore for wool yarn, made necklaces with it, plan to weave with it. Went to park and library and shopping also and out to eat at Cannery Cafe with Grandpa and Brianna. Sam the puppy went with us to the park.
Day 11 - (kids got sick and Brian is coming) Midian Bible lesson, mammals in the Bible, Flashcards, Bob book, paces, drew a mammal for the notebook.
Day 12 (kids still sick Brian arrived) Desert, Read book about the Desert and then let the kids watch Ockavango swamp video.
Day 13 (kids sick Brian still here) Plant Life - Flashcards, J- HW, Flashcards and Bob book, I - Flashcards and Bob book. Read fun books from Library and Isaac fell asleep.
Day 14- (mom very sick and kids sick Brian still here) Rainforest - J- HW, Notebook/copywork I- Notebook/copywork
Day 15 - Made Rainforest terrerium, J- Saxon, flashcards, Sox the Fox, colored and pointed out parts of a bush HW, I- Flashcards, Saxon, colored and pointed out parts of a bush
Books -
From the Library -
Columbia River Basketry - Mary Dodds Schlick
The Khan's Daughter by Laurence Yep
The Aesop for Children - pictures by Milo Winter
Egypt by Frances Wilkins
The Shepherd Boy by Kim Lewis
Delicious Hullabaloo by Pat Mora
Books I own-
First Book of Nature
The Littlest Shepherd by Ron Mehl Jr
Jon & the lost lamb by Jane Latourette
Africa by James I. Clark
Piduli by Janell Cannon
Animal Habitats by Peter Sloan
Animal Talk by Etta Kaner
Coyote Goes Walking by Tom Pohrt
How to Draw Animals - Usborne
Atlas of World History
The Foundling Fox by Irina Korschunow
The Animals Easter and other stories by Avril Rowlands
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Bartholomew the Beaver
Goby Goat
Gorillas and Chimpanzees by David Chivers
The Best Book of Big Cats
A Shepherd Looks at Pslam 23 by Phillip Keller
The Kingfisher Children's Encyclopedia
Going to Sleep on the Farm by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
Magazine-
Living the Country Life October 2008 Vol 7 No.5 - www.livingthecountrylife.com
Book I did not read-
Who Am I? by Nancy Christensen
I wonder why skunks are so smelly by Deborah DeFord
The World to 1500 by L.S. Stavrianos
Do Dolphins Really Smile? by Laura Driscoll
Willie's wonderful Pet by mel Cebulash
The Very Best of Friends
Sara Squirrel and the Last Acorns by Julie Sykes
Kittens are Like That by Jan Pfloog
Katie K. Whale by Suzanne Tate
Notes-
We were sick, I worked thru headaches and migraines this unit. So we only had one fieldtrip. To JoAnn Fabrics to find wool yarn.
We did also go to a Monster Truck show which was not part of the unit, just for fun. It started at 7:30 so even by the time it started the kids were tired. Isaac fell asleep on my lap and we left at intermission 10pm!
Day 2 - Mammals - J - drew a dog, hw, Saxon, MUS, I- drew pig for notebook, Saxon, MUS
Day 3- Psalms - J- Rod & Staff, Bob book, Pip and Pog, MUS, Flashcards, I - Rod & Staff, Dot & Mitt, MUS, Flashcards.
Day 4 - Aesop's Fables, Shepherd, Psalm, J- Saxon lesson 78, Bob book-Bow Wow!, copywork, MUS, flashcards, made lambs with cottonballs. I- Saxon, Dot & Mitt, MUS, Flashcards, made lamb with cottonballs.
Day 5 - Shepherd - work with animals, watched video on youtube about sookeeping. J&I - Saxon, Flashcards, watched Babe
Day 6 - Tinfoil sheep project, J- Flashcards, Bob Book 5, Saxon, MUS I-Flashcards, Dot & Mitt, Saxon.
Day 7 - skipped
Day 8 -Animal Homes - J- Beaver home for notebook, Sox the Fox Bob Book, Saxon Lesson 79, MUS, I- Dog cave home for notebook, Dot and the Dog bob book, Saxon, MUS
Day 9 Roles Animals Play - J- Flashcards, Bob book, Saxon test, Leaf rubbings, I- Saxon, Flashcards, Bob book, leaf rubbings, both watched Sukkot video on youtube.
Day 10 - Mom's Protection - Lions - J- Pace and Handwriting, I- Pace
Day 7 (MOVED) - Field trip to yarnstore for wool yarn, made necklaces with it, plan to weave with it. Went to park and library and shopping also and out to eat at Cannery Cafe with Grandpa and Brianna. Sam the puppy went with us to the park.
Day 11 - (kids got sick and Brian is coming) Midian Bible lesson, mammals in the Bible, Flashcards, Bob book, paces, drew a mammal for the notebook.
Day 12 (kids still sick Brian arrived) Desert, Read book about the Desert and then let the kids watch Ockavango swamp video.
Day 13 (kids sick Brian still here) Plant Life - Flashcards, J- HW, Flashcards and Bob book, I - Flashcards and Bob book. Read fun books from Library and Isaac fell asleep.
Day 14- (mom very sick and kids sick Brian still here) Rainforest - J- HW, Notebook/copywork I- Notebook/copywork
Day 15 - Made Rainforest terrerium, J- Saxon, flashcards, Sox the Fox, colored and pointed out parts of a bush HW, I- Flashcards, Saxon, colored and pointed out parts of a bush
Books -
From the Library -
Columbia River Basketry - Mary Dodds Schlick
The Khan's Daughter by Laurence Yep
The Aesop for Children - pictures by Milo Winter
Egypt by Frances Wilkins
The Shepherd Boy by Kim Lewis
Delicious Hullabaloo by Pat Mora
Books I own-
First Book of Nature
The Littlest Shepherd by Ron Mehl Jr
Jon & the lost lamb by Jane Latourette
Africa by James I. Clark
Piduli by Janell Cannon
Animal Habitats by Peter Sloan
Animal Talk by Etta Kaner
Coyote Goes Walking by Tom Pohrt
How to Draw Animals - Usborne
Atlas of World History
The Foundling Fox by Irina Korschunow
The Animals Easter and other stories by Avril Rowlands
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Bartholomew the Beaver
Goby Goat
Gorillas and Chimpanzees by David Chivers
The Best Book of Big Cats
A Shepherd Looks at Pslam 23 by Phillip Keller
The Kingfisher Children's Encyclopedia
Going to Sleep on the Farm by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
Magazine-
Living the Country Life October 2008 Vol 7 No.5 - www.livingthecountrylife.com
Book I did not read-
Who Am I? by Nancy Christensen
I wonder why skunks are so smelly by Deborah DeFord
The World to 1500 by L.S. Stavrianos
Do Dolphins Really Smile? by Laura Driscoll
Willie's wonderful Pet by mel Cebulash
The Very Best of Friends
Sara Squirrel and the Last Acorns by Julie Sykes
Kittens are Like That by Jan Pfloog
Katie K. Whale by Suzanne Tate
Notes-
We were sick, I worked thru headaches and migraines this unit. So we only had one fieldtrip. To JoAnn Fabrics to find wool yarn.
We did also go to a Monster Truck show which was not part of the unit, just for fun. It started at 7:30 so even by the time it started the kids were tired. Isaac fell asleep on my lap and we left at intermission 10pm!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Homeschooling Check-In
We are doing great.
We are using Weaver from Alpha Omega, which is a Christian Unit Study Method. I add and subtract from that for History, Science, Bible, and Social Studies and Language Arts.
We do Saxon Math, both boys are in Saxon 1 at different places, and we are doing MUS together.. we started 2 weeks ago.
For Phonics we have taken a break from Teach your Child to read as it was to the point the kids could sound out words, but they weren't remembering the word to be able to just read words in the sentance form. So I added in Flashcards with Dolche words, putting 5 stars on each one before it is "done". Meaning they have to say it 5 times without help before it is considered learned. This has helped a lot with sounds like ING and ow, and simple sight words like The. Then they each read a Bob Book, I have the set of 5, so we are working through those. They enjoy them and do not get nearly as frustrated, though they are using the same words.. there is only one sentence per page, instead of a paragraph or so.
Josiah has started a handwriting book, Italic C and he loves it, so he does a page a day usually.
On our off days, when I have a migraine etc the boys have Rod and Staff workbooks, that are for fun, and They have Word Building paces from ACE. I also have them use these if I am working with the other one reading, and there is no project or art scheduled for the day.
All in all I wish they were a little further along reading wise, but boys will only go so fast. Josiah is above the reading level of my neighbor boy who is a held back 1st grader, so I figure as long as they don't get too frustrated I am pushing just hard enough. It is a bit of an issue for me sometimes mentally as I learned to read when I was 4, and did high 1st grade reading in K, but I just have to keep reminding myself that they are not me, and have their own 'gifts'.
We are using Weaver from Alpha Omega, which is a Christian Unit Study Method. I add and subtract from that for History, Science, Bible, and Social Studies and Language Arts.
We do Saxon Math, both boys are in Saxon 1 at different places, and we are doing MUS together.. we started 2 weeks ago.
For Phonics we have taken a break from Teach your Child to read as it was to the point the kids could sound out words, but they weren't remembering the word to be able to just read words in the sentance form. So I added in Flashcards with Dolche words, putting 5 stars on each one before it is "done". Meaning they have to say it 5 times without help before it is considered learned. This has helped a lot with sounds like ING and ow, and simple sight words like The. Then they each read a Bob Book, I have the set of 5, so we are working through those. They enjoy them and do not get nearly as frustrated, though they are using the same words.. there is only one sentence per page, instead of a paragraph or so.
Josiah has started a handwriting book, Italic C and he loves it, so he does a page a day usually.
On our off days, when I have a migraine etc the boys have Rod and Staff workbooks, that are for fun, and They have Word Building paces from ACE. I also have them use these if I am working with the other one reading, and there is no project or art scheduled for the day.
All in all I wish they were a little further along reading wise, but boys will only go so fast. Josiah is above the reading level of my neighbor boy who is a held back 1st grader, so I figure as long as they don't get too frustrated I am pushing just hard enough. It is a bit of an issue for me sometimes mentally as I learned to read when I was 4, and did high 1st grade reading in K, but I just have to keep reminding myself that they are not me, and have their own 'gifts'.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
