WEEK 16

BIBLE

This week we had a short week due to Thanksgiving so we focused on reading verses daily that talked about praising and giving thanks to God. Ryder also made a list of things to thank God for.

SPELLING

Ryder did Lesson 16 and got a 11/12 on his spelling test.

 

ENGLISH

Ryder did Unit 3 Lessons 5-8.

 

HISTORY
This week we read "The Thanksgiving Story." We read chapters 11-12 in the read aloud book "Farmer Boy."

 

 HEALTH

This week Ryder learned about having good posture.

 

MATH

Ryder did Lessons 61-64. He did Life of Fred Butterflies Chapter 5.

 

ART

Ryder studied different textures used in art and looked at several different artwork pieces with different textures.

 

PRESCHOOL

This week Mercer did activities for the letters "c" and "d."

WEEK 15

BIBLE

This week the Bible verse was "...they will call him Immanuel - which means 'God with us'." Matthew 1:23 He did a handwriting worksheet on the verse. We sang the song "O Come, O Come Emmanuel." And we talked about God always being with us even when we get lost.

 

SPELLING

Ryder did Lesson 15 and got a 100 on his spelling test.

 

ENGLISH

Ryder did Unit 3 Lessons 1-4. He also did Wordly Wise Lesson 4.

 

HISTORY
This week Ryder studied Rhode Island and Vermont. He colored the state birds and flowers, learned the capitals, and wrote the state abbreviations. He also found the states on the map of the USA. We also studied Daniel Boone and Ryder colored a picture of Daniel to add to our timeline. We read chapters 7-10 in the read aloud book "Farmer Boy."

 

HEALTH

This week Ryder learned about taking care of his eyes.

 

MATH

Ryder did Lessons 57-60. He got a 70/73 on Test #6. He started Life of Fred Butterflies and did chapters 1-4.

 

ART

Ryder looked at this Paul Revere artwork and he found positive and negative space, contemporary colors, and 3 examples of lines.

MUSIC

We listened to the song "America the Beautiful."

 

PRESCHOOL
This week Mercer started lowercase letters and he did "a" and "b."

 

SCIENCE

The Science Co-op started a new unit this week on Planet Earth! They did a model of the different landmarks on earth.



WEEK 14

BIBLE

This week the Bible verse was "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.' " John 14:6. We discussed Jesus being The Way and read the story about God freeing the Israelite's when they were slaves in Egypt, We also talked about the Tabernacle and the history behind the Apostle Paul.

 

SPELLING

Ryder did Lesson 14 and got a 100 on his spelling test.

 

ENGLISH

Ryder did Unit 2 Lesson 25, Review 1 and 2, and Test 1 and 2! Daddy helped Ryder on his English lesson on Monday!

 

 HISTORY

This week Ryder studied New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, and North Carolina. He colored the state birds and flowers, learned the capitals, and wrote the state abbreviations.   While studying New York, he did a study on the Statue of Liberty. He also found the states on the map of the USA. Ryder also made a paper airplane and flew it in the air to see how many seconds it would fly! This was a fun project to do while learning about the Wright Brothers and their airplane invention! We read chapters 4-6 in the read aloud book "Farmer Boy."

 

 HEALTH

This week Ryder learned about the 5 brushes that help keep us clean.

 

MATH

Ryder did Lessons 53-56.

ART

Ryder looked at Revolutionary War art and found the negative space in the art.

 

MUSIC

We listened to the song "America the Beautiful."

WEEK 13

BIBLE

This week the Bible verse was "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.' " John 14:6. We discussed different routes to get to one place, but there's only one route to get the Heaven. We also talked about Jesus being a light in darkness and He is the one that guides us just like a flashlight can help when we are in a dark room or outside. Ryder did a handwriting sheet for writing out the Bible verse.

 

SPELLING

Ryder did Lesson 13 and got a 100 on his spelling test.

 

ENGLISH

Ryder did Unit 2 Lessons 21-24.

 

 HISTORY

This week Ryder studied Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, and South Carolina. He colored the state birds and flowers, learned the capitals, and wrote the state abbreviations. He also found the states on the map of the USA. We started the read aloud book "Farmer Boy" and read chapters 1-3. And we did the popcorn and milk observation like they talked about in chapter 3. It was neat that the milk didn't overflow when we added a full cup of popcorn to it!

 

 HEALTH

This week Ryder learned about getting our rest.

 

MATH

Ryder did Lessons 49-52. He got an 82/86 on Test #5. He also finished Life of Fred Apples.

 

ART

Ryder did a project on positive and negative space this week.

 

PRESCHOOL
Mercer studied Y and Z this week finishing up our capital letter study.

 

MUSIC

We listened to the song "America the Beautiful" and discussed the history behind the song.

 

SCIENCE
This week the kids had a review week to finish up the space study. They played several review games!