Learning Notes:February 2

Not a great pic but G was excited that we are done with timed tests for now!!
Chuckie Cheese here we come.

Math- Fact Families
Power Point- Scooby,
Worksheets Fact families
Online- Fact Families, Leon's Dojo
MUS- Ch 1 & 2


Reading
Phonics-Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading lessons 189- 196
Read Aloud-Charlie and the Chocolate Factory



History- Greece
Story of the World Ch 23- Greek Gods
Video- Disney Hercules, The Odyssey
Audio- Greek Myths
Read Alouds- Greek Myths, Hercules, Pandora, Greek Gods & Godesses
Maps- Chapters 23



Science- Human Body: Muscles
Word of the Week- Involuntary Muscles
Craft- Hand Muscles
Online- e-Learning for Kids: Muscles
You Tube- Skinned Muscleman

Learning Notes

Math- minus 9
Brainish dot com- 5 pages
Copywork
Time Test -9
Alpha- Unit Test 1, Unit Test 2, Final Test!!!!!!!

Reading
Phonics-Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading lessons 183-188
Book Adventure- Bunny Money
Read Aloud-Tales from the Odyssey

History- Greece
Story of the World Audio- Sparta & Athens ch22
Audio- The Odyssey told by Odds Bodkin
Spartan Warrior Coloring Sheet
Mr Donn's Sparta and Greece Power point
Maps- Chapters 22

Science- Human Body: Bones
Word of the Week- Dem Bones Song
Craft- Hand Bone
Online- e-Learning for Kids: Bones
How Big is a Foot?- Story and Experiment
You Tube- Dem Bones & School House Rocks

Learning Notes: Jan 19, 2009

G with President Obama.

Math- minus 8
Brainish dot com- 5 pages
Copywork
Time Test -8

Reading
Phonics-Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading lessons 178-182
Book Adventure- The Cat in the Hat, Hop on Pop
Read Aloud-Tales from the Odyssey

G went roller skating for the first time!

History- Greece
Story of the World Audio- Cyrus the Great ch 21
Audio- The Odyssey told by Odds Bodkin
Conquering Mesopotamia Game
Maps- Chapters 21

Science- Human Body: Skin

We lifted fingerprints with tape

Word of the Week- epidermis
Diagram parts
Craft- Skin- details to come...
Online- e-Learning for Kids: Skin, Acne


Piano
Mezzo Piano, stem placement

Learing Notes- Jan 12, 2009

We added back all subjects this week as well as Library and Piano Lessons. And G turned 7!!!

Math- minus 7
Brainish dot com- 5 pages
Copywork
Time Test- -6, -7 (only 2 left!!!!!)

Reading
Phonics-Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading lessons 171-177 (r controlled)
Book Adventure- George Shrinks
Read Aloud- Commander Toad Series and Tales from the Odyssey

History- Greece
Story of the World Audio- Homer, Ch 19, 20
Video- Hercules Cartoon
Audio- The Odyssey told by Odds Bodkin
Read Aloud- Max & Ruby: Midas, Hercules' 12 Labors
Maps- Chapters 19 , 20

Science- Human Body
Worksheets- Measuring Me, Myself & I (5)
Video - Bill Nye the Science Guy: Human Body

Piano
Mezzo Piano

Learning Notes 2009

January 5, 2009

Well, we are back to school after a MONTH off. It was wonderful as we have Family Christmas celebrations every weekend in December... not just Christmas week. After the long break we weaned ourselves back into studies.

Math- minus 6
Brainish dot com- 4 pages
Copywork

Reading
Phonics-Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading lessons 163 -170
Book Adventure- Henry & Mudge and the Tall Tree House
Read Aloud- The Ghosthunters and the Muddy Monster of Doom (finished)- Cornelia Funke

History- Greece
Story of the World Audio- Homer
Video- Odyssey Cartoon

Piano
F-A-C-E :4 songs

Learning Notes: Weeks 17 & 18

I am so excited! We are on Christmas break for the rest of the month!!!!! We have finished 18 weeks and will only be finishing up a model magic project and practicing our math facts so that hopefully we will be ready to start Beta in January. Ahhh, I feel like I can breathe so much easier.

Week 17

Phonics
Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading Review Lessons 157-163 (or)

Dolch List- missed words

Read Aloud
Little House on the Prairie (audio) - Finished

Raggedy Anne and the Nice Fat Policeman- finished

Egyptian Diary- finished

Independent Reading &
Book Adventure

Noisy Nora

Elephant & Piggie Books

I Will Surprise My Friend

I am Invited to a Party

There is a Bird on Your Head

Are you ready to Play Outside?

I Love My New Toy!

Handwriting
Ocean Animals Book

Math-
Work sheets -4, -5

DK Math Puzzles

Flashcards -4, -5,

Science- Invertebrates & Vertebrates
Review

Magic School Bus Videos

Cold Blooded Animals

Arctic Insulation

Food Chain

Social Studies- SOTW 1
Ch 16, 17, 18- Assyria, Babylon, Crete

*Audio

Coloring Sheets

Bull Jumping Videos

Vanschool
Piano
* C Position
* Staccato

Library

Fieldtrip: Food Pantry

Keepers

Badges

Digestive System

Relay Races

Video at Home: Magic School Bus: Digestion

Week 18

Read Aloud
Jungle Book

Independent Reading &
Book Adventure

McDuff Moves In

Max and the Chocolate Chicken

Handwriting
Ocean Animals Book-Finished

Science- Invertebrates & Vertebrates
Review

Model Magic Zoo- review vertebrates and invertebrates. Creating 3D models of each class.

Vanschool
Piano

Piano- recital practice

Recital- Piano & Choir

Assessment inspired by Mrs. Perkin’s Website

Reading

Number words 1-20

Color Words

Days

Months

Dolch (pp,primer, 1,2,3)

Math

Coins & value

Time to hour and half hour

Count 2 (no), 5,10 to 100

Addition 10’s

64 addition problems in 5 minutes (7.2 minutesJ)

Learning Notes: Week 16

(lineman showing off the bucket truck)
Best question: How do you get the fried squirrels off of the transformers? roflol

Phonics
Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading Review Lessons 154-155
Dolch List- 2nd, 3rd
Study Dog
Starfall

Read Aloud
Farmer Boy (audio) - Finished
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (audio)-Finished
Little House on the Praire (audio)
Journey to the Center of the Earth

Independent Reading & Book Adventure
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims
The Cow in the House
What Game Shall We Play

Handwriting
Ocean Animals Book

Math-
Work sheets -4, -5,-10
Jelly Bean Subtraction
Flashcards -4, -5,-10
Timed test -10: 34 SECONDS!

Science- Invertebrates & Vertebrates
* Vertebrates
* Review

(Linemen showing off their equipment)

Social Studies- SOTW 1
Ch21 – Phoenicians
*Audio
Coloring Sheet, Map
Glass blowing Videos

Vanschool
Pinocchio (audio)

Piano
* C Position
* Staccato

Choir
Last Day Party

Co-op
Community Helpers- Electrical Lineman

(Lineman climbing a pole)

Keepers
Kindness
Fitness
Human Body- Lungs
Badges

Learning Notes: Week 15

The base of the 10 plagues sheets we colored together

Phonics
Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading Review Lesson 153
Dolch List- pre-primer, primer = perfect, 1^st grade -1
Study Dog
Starfall

Read Aloud
Farmer Boy (audio)
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (audio)
Clarence the Copy Cat
There’s a Duck In My Closet
Verdi
Spike
Topsy- Turvy Bedtime
Tuff Fluff: The Case of Duckie’s Missing Brain
No One Saw: Ordinary Things Through Artists’ Eyes

Independent Reading &
Book Adventure

Newt
I Can Read with My Eyes Shut
When the TV Broke

Handwriting

Days of the Week Book

Math-
Work sheets -4, +7
Jelly Bean Subtraction
Flashcards -4, +7
Timed test ALL Plus Problems PASSED!!!

Science- Invertebrates & Vertebrates
* Vertebrates
* Fish

Social Studies- SOTW 1
Ch20 – Israelites
*Audio
Interactive Coloring Sheets
Video- Prince of Egypt

You Wouldn’t Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy
Amazing Popup Mummy Book (AMAZING!)
Mummified Apple

Vanschool
Piano
* C Position
* Slur

Choir
1^st Choir Performance

Co-op

Fireman G

Community Helpers- Fireman

Library

One of our shoeboxes

Food Drive
Operation Christmas Child

University Homeschool Classes
Music - Fall Theme
Gym- Balance

Keepers
Kindness
Fitness
Human Body- Nervous System

Learning Notes: Week 13

Phonics

Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading (silent w, d)

Study Dog

Read Aloud
Gilgamesh by Geraldine McCaughrean (finally finished)

Independent Reading
The Halloween Cat

Dora’s Picnic

Minerva Louis at School

A Friend For Minerva Louis

Rosie’s Walk

Book Adventure

Rosie’s Walk

Handwriting
Frog Life Cycle Book

Math-
Work sheets -3, +5

Dice War

Flashcards -3, +5

Timed test -3(PASSED!!), +5 (Passed!!!)

Science- Invertebrates & Vertebrates
* Vertebrates
* Amphibians

Video- Eyewitness Amphibians

Social Studies- SOTW 1
Ch20 – Middle Egypt

*Audio

Vanschool
Piano
* C Position
* Review

* Legato

NEW BOOK!!!!

Choir
* This Old Man
* Over the River & Through the Woods
* Navajo Round

* Jingle All the Way

Co-op

Community Helpers- Large Animal Vet

Library
Food Drive

University Homeschool Classes
Music - Fall Theme
Gym- Paddle Work & Parachute

Keepers

Kindness

Fitness

Human Body- Muscles

Learning Notes: Week 12

Phonics

Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading: silent gh, kn

Read Aloud
Gilgamesh by Geraldine McCaughrean
The Long Silk Strand: A Grandmother's Legacy to Her Granddaughter
Beneath the Oceans

Independent Reading
Mrs. Broom
Minerva Louis and the Hat
Minerva Louis

Book Adventure

Junie B Jones and the Stinky Fish
Junie B Jones is not a Crook

Handwriting
Bow Wow said the dog

Math-
Work sheets -3, +5

Flashcards -3, +5

Timed test -3, +5

Video- Learning Subtraction

Dice War: I talked to Daddy about getting involved with G's fact mastery... Daddy is an engineer and likes games so I knew he would come up with something. He created dice wars. Each player gets 2 die and who ever rolls the highest total wins. Simple but FUN! Daddy has all kinds of die left over from his high school dungeon & dragon days so we have up to 20 sided dice to choose from.

Science- Invertebrates & Vertebrates
* Vertebrates
* Bird

Video- Eyewitness Birds, Bill Nye Human Body, Eye Witness Mammals

Social Studies- SOTW 1
Ch19 – Ancient Africa

*Audio, map, coloring
Video- African Tales, Anansi

Vanschool
Piano
* Pentascales
* C Position
* Review

NEW BOOK!!!!

Choir
* This Old Man
* Over the River & Through the Woods
* Navajo Round
* Jingle All the Way

Co-op

Community Helpers- Police Officer

Library
Food Drive

University Homeschool Classes
Music - Fall Theme
Gym- Paddle Work & Parachute

Learning Notes Week 11

Phonics

Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading
Jumpstart Pet Playground

Read Alouds
Bill Pete-

Encore for Eleanor
Cocka-Doodle Dudley
Jennifer & Josaphine
Emma and the Silk Train- Julie Lawson (beautiful & exciting!!)

Independent Reading
The Mole Sisters & The Moonlit Night- Roslyn Schwartza
The Mole Sisters & The Busy Bee
The Mole Sisters & The Wavy Wheat
The Mole Sisters & The Piece of Moss
Growing Vegetable Soup- Lois Ehlert

Handwriting
Baa Baa Black Sheep pt2

Math-
Brainish -3
Jumpstart Pet Playground
Math Blaster

Science- Invertebrates & Vertebrates
* Vertebrates
* Mammals

Social Studies- SOTW 1
Ch19 – Ancient China
*Audio
Silk Worms
Mrs. Frizzle in Imperial China



Vanschool
Fieldtrip- History Train

Piano
* Pentascales
* C Position
* Quarter Rest

Choir
* This Old Man
* Over the River & Through the Woods
* Navajo Round

Library
*Gathering items for police backpacks
*Food Drive posters

University Homeschool Classes
Music - Theme: Animals
Gym- Balance games

Learning Notes: Week 10

Phonics
Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading Ch 13?-137 (gh)

Read Aloud
Cowardly Clyde by Bill Pete
Eli by Bill Pete
Jethro & Joel were a Troll by Bill Pete
Merle the High Flying Squirrel by Bill Pete
Mr. Popper's Penguins

Independent Reading
The Mole Sisters & the Blue Egg
My Pony Jack
Sweet Potato Pie
Pig Picnic

Handwriting


Math-
Brainish -2
MUS- Ch21a, Timed -2 sheet 59 seconds

Science- Invertebrates & Vertebrates
* Vertebrates
*Mongoose

Social Studies- SOTW 1
Ch9 - India
*Audio
*Video- Riki Tiki Tavi
Sindbad- Ludmila Zeman
One Grain of Rice - Demi
Look What Came from India by Miles Harvey


Vanschool
Fieldtrip- Firestation

Piano
* Pentascales
* C Position
* ties

Choir
* This Old Man
* Over the River & Through the Woods
* Navajo Round

Spanish
* Numbers- Chutes & Ladders, Color Words- Beading

Library

University Homeschool Classes
Music - Theme: Animals
Gym- Balance, Jumping Skills

Learning Notes Weeks 8 & 9

(This is my friend teaching the Keepers Kids about her Bees)

Phonics
Study Dog
Reading Level Test- 3.2!

Read Aloud
Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: A Giant Problem (Complete)
Mr. Popper's Penguins

Independant Reading
I am Lost
Cake, Cake, Cake Pie
Buttercup, the Clumsy Cow
Cat Traps
Big Egg
Strike Four
I Shop with My Daddy
Big Brown Bear
When the Elephant Walks
Little Elephant
In the Small, Small Pond
In the Tall, Tall Grass
Clifford's Valentine

Handwriting
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Name

Math-
Brainish- +3
MUS- Unit 2 Test

Science- Invertebrates & Vertebrates
* Shells
*Bees

Social Studies- SOTW 1
Ch7- Hammurabi
Ch8- Shamsh-Adad & Giglamesh
* Coloring Pages
* Audio
*Gilgamesh the King by Ludmila Zeman

Vanschool
Keepers of the Faith
Fieldtrip- Bee Keeper
Badge Ceremony

Piano
* Pentascales
* C Position
* ties

Choir
* This Old Man
* Over the River & Through the Woods
* Navajo Round

Spanish
* Number Bingo

Library
Fieldtrip- Police Station

University Homeschool Classes
Music - Theme: Farm
Gym- Group Games: Hospital Tag, 4 Corners, Who Stole the Cookies

Learning Notes: Week 7

Phonics- Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading

* Lessons 120- 124

Read Aloud - James Herriott's Treasury for Children

Math-

Timed addition sheets -0 thru -10 (11 problems)
*-0- 30 seconds
*-1- 30 seconds

MUS- Alpha ch19- Subtraction -0, -1 19A, B, Test

Science- Invertebrates & Vertebrates

* Crabs

Social Studies- SOTW 1
Ch6- The Jewish People

* Map
* Word Find
* Audio
Music- Cast recording Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat
Video- Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat

Keepers of the Faith
Fieldtrip -Cope Environmental Center

* Virtue: Contentment "For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content" Prov 4:11
* Lesson: Insects

Piano

* Pentascales
* C Position

Co-op
Choir

* This Old Man
* Over the River & Through the Woods
* Navajo Round

Spanish

* Rooms of your house

Learning Notes: Weeks 5&6

Phonics- Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading

• Lessons 116- 119 (aw, all...)
  

Read Aloud - Nim's Island- Wendy Orr

• Complete

Independent Reading

• I am King- Mary Packard
  
• Silly Stories Mix and Match - Caryl Koeling
  
• Card Game Directions
  

Math-
Uno, Skip Bo jr, Phase 10
Timed addition sheets +0 thru +10 (11 problems)

• 1 - 30 seconds
• 2 - 50 seconds
• 3- 60 seconds
• 9- 45 seconds

MUS- Alpha ch18- Introduction to subtraction 18A-C
Scholastic Math Games

• Apples
• Spaghetti
  

Science- Invertebrates & Vertebrates

• Giant Squid
• Octopus
• Variegated Sea Urchins
• Sea Turtles
• Shells/ Mollusks

VHS- Animal Life in Action: Animal Classification
Research for Cicada Report for Keepers

Fieldtrip: Mote Aquarium, G Wiz

Social Studies- SOTW 1
Ch5- Sumerian Dictator

• Map
• Coloring Sheet
• Word Find
• Narration
  

Keepers of the Faith

• Virtue: Contentment "For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content" Prov 4:11
  
• Lesson: Insects

Piano

• Pentascales
• Bass C
• C Position
  

Co-op
Choir

• This Old Man
• Over the River & Through the Woods
  
• Navajo Round

Spanish

• Numbers
• I want

3 Week Rundown

I hope to write weekly learning notes, much like Piseco, Makita, and Jessica. I live in a wonderful state where you don't have to document anything but I still think that it is a great idea. And hopefully I won't get 3 weeks behind again.... but I probably will. (shrug)

Phonics - Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading

• Lessons 98- 112
  

Independent Reading- The New Fun with Dick & Jane

• page 1- 57
  

Read Aloud - The Story of Dr. Dolittle

• Complete
  

Math- Math U See Alpha

• Lesson 14 Sheets a-f

• White Board Practice Fact Families +0 thru +10

• Timed addition sheets +0 thru +10 (11 problems)
  
• 0- 30 seconds!
  
• 1 - 90 seconds
  
• 2 - 1:45
  
• 3 - 1:50
  
• 4 - 5:28
  
• 5 - 5:04
  
• 6 - 14:00
  
• 7 - 12:07
  
• 8 - 6:40
  
• 9 - 2:05
  
• 10 - 50 seconds!
  

History- Story of the World

• Read Aloud ch. 1-3

• Audio ch. 1-4

• Narration

• Coloring & Map activities

• Build a model of the Nile River

• Fieldtrip: To Live Forever (Twice)
  

Science- Invertebrates and Vertebrates

• Narration

• Fieldtrip: Ft. Wayne Children's Zoo

• Mollusk

• Echinoderms

• Coloring Sheets & Narrations

Piano

• 6 pieces
• 3 theory sets
  

Keepers of the Faith

• Virtue: Contentment

• Lesson: Insects