WEEK 26

BIBLE

The Bible verse this week was Matthew 20:28, "... the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." We talked about Jesus being a servant.

 

SPELLING

Ryder did Lesson 26 and got a 12/12 on his spelling test.

 

ENGLISH

Ryder did Unit 4 Lessons 17-20.

 

HISTORY
This week Ryder studied the state California! He colored the state bird and flower, learned the capital, and wrote the state abbreviation. He also found the state on the map of the USA. Ryder also learned about the three trails out west - Santa Fe, Oregon, and California - and traced them as well as the Mississippi River on a map. We read chapters 32-36 of "On the Banks of Plum Creek."

 

 HEALTH

This week Ryder learned about safety of walking indoors.

 

MATH

Ryder did Lessons 101-104.

 

ART

This week Ryder studied organic and geometric shape.

 

MUSIC

We listened to the song "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" and we read background information about the song.

 

PRESCHOOL

This week Mercer did activities for the letters "y" and "z." He also worked on activities to decipher words with different vowel sounds.

 

SCIENCE

This week the class studied volcanoes! And enjoyed a beautiful day playing outside!

WEEK 25

BIBLE

The Bible verse this week was Revelation 17:14, "...the Lamb... is Lord of lords and King of kings..." We talked about the instructions that the Lord has given us in the Bible of how we should live and love one another and we also discussed the meaning of kings and kingdoms.

 

SPELLING

Ryder did Lesson 25 and got a 12/12 on his spelling test.

 

ENGLISH

Ryder did Unit 4 Lessons 13-16. He also completed Lesson 10 of Wordly Wise.

 

HISTORY
This week Ryder studied the states Iowa and Wisconsin! He colored the state bird and flower, learned the capital, and wrote the state abbreviation. He also found the states on the map of the USA. Ryder also learned about Captain Sutter and his discovery of gold in California. He added the California Gold Rush to the timeline. We read chapters 27-31 of "On the Banks of Plum Creek."

 

 HEALTH

This week Ryder learned about safety with handling sharp objects such as knives and scissors.

 

MATH

Ryder did Lessons 97-100. He got a 55/57 on Test #10. And he also did Life of Fred Butterflies Lesson 14.

 

ART

This week Ryder looks at several artwork pieces from the Gold Rush. He made observations about what was in the different areas of landscapes and the different complementary colors.

 

MUSIC

We listened to the song "You're a Grand Old Flag" and "Stars and Stripes Forever."

 

PRESCHOOL

This week Mercer did activities for the letters "v," "w" and "x." He also worked on activities to decipher words with different vowel sounds.

 

SCIENCE

This week the class had their Valentine's party! They had yummy food, passed out valentines, made Valentine Trail Mix, and had a science experiment using the sweethearts candy! They had a blast :)

WEEK 24

BIBLE

The Bible verse this week was Revelation 17:14, "...the Lamb... is Lord of lords and King of kings..." We talked about "authority" this week. Ryder and Mercer made crowns. And Ryder also did a handwriting worksheet with the Bible verse.

 

 SPELLING

Ryder did Lesson 24 and got a 12/12 on his spelling test.

 

ENGLISH

Ryder did Unit 4 Lessons 9-12.

 

HISTORY
This week Ryder studied the states Florida and Texas! He colored the state bird and flower, learned the capital, and wrote the state abbreviation. He also found the states on the map of the USA. Ryder also learned about Samuel Morse and his invention of the telegraph. He did a Morse Code activity with his name and he added Samuel Morse to the timeline. We read chapters 22-26 of "On the Banks of Plum Creek."

 

HEALTH

This week Ryder learned about safety at home.

 

MATH

Ryder did Lessons 93-96

 

ART

Ryder drew a landscape picture this week.

 

MUSIC

We listened to the song "You're a Grand Old Flag" and learned the background of this song. We also listened to "Stars and Stripes Forever" and Ryder acted like he was banging a drum to the beat of the music.

 

PRESCHOOL

This week Mercer did activities for the letters "t" and "u." He also worked on activities to decipher the ending sound of words.

SCIENCE

Mercer was sick this week so he didn't attend co-op, but Ryder did. They studied mountains this week!