WEEK 4

BIBLE

This week we read about the Navajo's in the book "Window on the World." We also read Hero Tales which was about Harriet Tubman and Ryder copied the character quality we talked about each day. He also wrote out Matthew 1:23 as part of his dictation assignment this week. We started our Matthew study this week and read Chapters 1 and 2.

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

Ryder did Spelling Lesson 4 and got a 100 on his spelling test.

They both did handwriting.

Ryder did Lessons 13-16 in English. He studied about different types of sentences, capitalization, and started learning about quotation marks.

Mercer did Lessons 9-10 in All About Reading Level 1.

Ryder had reading time every day. He finished The Magic Tree House Book #3: "Mummies in the Morning" and #4: "Pirates Past Noon." He started The Magic Tree House Book #5: "Night of the Ninjas."

We also read several chapters in our read aloud book "Bash and the Chocolate Milk Cows."

 

GEOGRAPHY

This week we continued our study of the USA. We read facts about the USA and the boys got to do a critical thinking project - they had 4 colored pencils and had to color each state but no touching states could be the same color. It was hard for them but they had fun! They learned facts about the USA flag and they colored a picture of the flag correctly. The geography-themed vocabulary words that Ryder learned about this week are badland and butte. We also read about 2 more children who live in the USA in the book "Children Just Like You."

 

 MATH
The boys did lessons 14-17.

 

 SCIENCE

We finished our study of Lesson 2 in Apologia Land Animals which is about Carnivorous Mammals. We did the science experiment that went along with the lesson. We made lemon jello and poured into two bowls. We turned one red. Daddy and Mammy had to smell and taste both bowls(without knowing the red was really still lemon) to see what they thought the flavor was! The conclusion was our eyes are a stronger sense! The red coloring made people think it was really strawberry or cherry, when really it was lemon! We also read information about deciduous and temperate forests. The boys drew and colored different types of tree leaves for a Tree Identification activity.

 

ART

This week the boys completed their art in their Thursday co-op class. They made quilts. Ryder's is on the left and Mercer's is on the right!

 

MUSIC

The boys listened to "Eentsy Weentsy Spider" on the WeeSing CD and they reviewed the Geography Song to learn continents and oceans.

 

Co-Op

This week in class they did USA puzzles, made their quilts for Art, did their Zoology Notebook Journal for Science, and sang some of the Wee Sing Songs for Music!

WEEK 3

BIBLE

This week we read about missionary kids in the book "Window on the World." We also read Hero Tales and Ryder copied the character quality we talked about each day. He also wrote out John 3:16 as part of his dictation assignment this week. The boys also wrote "Matthew" in Greek. We did an overview of the book of Matthew which we will begin studying soon.

 

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

Ryder did Spelling Lesson 3 and got a 100 on his spelling test.

They both did handwriting.

Ryder did Lessons 9-12 in English. He studied more about subjects and predicates and diagramming.

Mercer did Lessons 7-8 in All About Reading Level 1.

Ryder had reading time every day. He finished The Magic Tree House Book #2: "The Knight at Dawn" and started The Magic Tree House Book #3: "Mummies in the Morning."

We also read several chapters in our read aloud book "Bash and the Chocolate Milk Cows."

 

 GEOGRAPHY

This week we started our study of the USA. We read about North America in the "Children's Atlas of God's World." We talked about that the USA is in the northern and western hemispheres. Ryder labeled the USA, Canada, Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Mississippi River, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, and the Rocky Mountains on a map. Both boys colored pictures of the USA flag. Ryder also labeled many states on a map of the USA. He remembered almost all of them from Adventures last year! We discussed the ones that border our state, Tennessee. The geography-themed vocabulary words that Ryder learned about this week are forest and isthmus. We also read about 3 children who live in the USA in the book "Children Just Like You." They are really enjoying this book because it is about children who are their ages and it's neat to see how they are similar, yet different from them.

 

MATH
The boys did lessons 10-13. Ryder got a 68/70 on test #1.

 

SCIENCE

This week we talked about forests. They boys made a flap book of the different layers of the rainforest. They also colored on a map the different areas around the world that have different types of forests. We also began our study of Lesson 2 in Apologia Land Animals which is about Carnivorous Mammals.

ART

This week the boys completed their art in their Thursday co-op class. They made paper dolls that represent the peoples and cultures of North America. Ryder's is on top and Mercer's is on the bottom!



MUSIC

The boys listened to "The Crooked Path" on the WeeSing CD and they reviewed the Geography Song to learn continents and oceans.

WEEK 2

BIBLE

We read verses in the Bible that talked about when people began to speak different languages, that there is only one God for the whole world, that the good news is for all people, and that in Heaven we will worship God together with people from all parts of the world! We also read about Judaism in Window on the World. The boys made these John 3:16 posters in their Thursday Co-op class!

LANGUAGE ARTS

Ryder did Spelling Lesson 2 and got a 100 on his spelling test.

They both did handwriting.

Ryder did Lessons 5-8 in English. He studied more about subjects and predicates and also started learning simple diagramming.

Mercer did Lessons 4-6 in All About Reading Level 1.

Ryder had reading time every day. He finished "The Fenway Foul-Up" and started The Magic Tree House Book #2: "The Knight at Dawn."

We read aloud the first 2 chapters in Kingdom Tales. The boys complained miserably about this book, so I decided to put it away and start on another book. So, we started "Bash and the Chocolate Milk Cows" and have read 2 chapters so far!

I love seeing my big boy read to my little boy!

 

GEOGRAPHY

We finished the rest of the book "Maps and Globes." We talked about latitude/longitude, elevation/depth, and all different kinds of maps (physical, political, local, etc.) Ryder labeled the different oceans on his map from last week. We are in the process of learning our new address. The boys drew a map on how to get from their new house to church including different landmarks and symbols. I traced Ryder's hand on a 1-in grid and he had to transfer the drawing to a 1/2" grid. He did great trying! Ryder is learning geography-themed vocabulary words that go along with what we are learning. This week he learned ocean and ocean ridge.

 

MATH
The boys did lessons 6-9.

 

SCIENCE

This week was light in science, but we briefly read about the different climates/landforms in the different parts of the world.

 

MUSIC

The boys listened to "Hello to All Children of the World" on the WeeSing CD and they reviewed the Geography Song to learn continents and oceans.

 

Co-op Day!
Ryder volunteered to read in class!

 Here are the boys cutting out pictures of people of different ethnicities to add to their John 3:16 poster.

 They ate a world cake!

 And they worked in their Apologia Land Animal Jr. Notebook ~ Lesson 1!

 The girls came with me this week! I won't normally have them because my mom will watch them at home, but they had a blast this week playing in the playroom!

WEEK 1

BIBLE

We read John 3:16 which is the theme for the entire two year study of the different countries. We read about the Garden of Eden (the first ecosystem) in Properties of Ecosystems. We also read about Christianity in Window on the World and we read God Speaks Numanggang which was a really neat book about a family who has translated the Bible for people in Australia.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Ryder did Spelling Lesson 1 and got a 100 on his spelling test.

They both did handwriting.

Ryder did Lessons 1-4 in English. Most was review, but he did do some work using a large dictionary and he learned about subjects and predicates.

Mercer did Lessons 1-3 in All About Reading Level 1.

Ryder had reading time every day. The first book he read this week was "The Empty Envelope." He finished it Thursday and started "The Fenway Foul-Up."

Our read aloud book this week was "Blotch." I highly recommend it!

GEOGRAPHY

The first day the boys filled out their passport applications and wrote their check to pay for their "passport" that they will use the next two years to travel to the different countries! Ryder took a country identification pretest and he only knew 2 countries :( Canada and USA. BUT that's what school is for right?! to learn! So hopefully his test in 2 years will be GREAT!

We read part of the book "Maps and Globes" which is basically background information on how maps came to be, how you can read maps, etc. The boys learned the names of the 7 continents. We talked about the different hemispheres, the equator, the compass directions. We talked about how a globe is round and more accurately describes the Earth, where a map is flat so its not a true scale of the Earth. We did an activity with an orange (pictured below) which better explains the concept. Ryder is learning geography-themed vocabulary words that go along with what we are learning. This week he learned continental slope and continent. We read "How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World" and "Me on the Map." The boys colored a map of the world and Ryder labeled the continents.

 

MATH

The boys did Lessons 1-5.

 

SCIENCE

We studied about careers that are in the animal field, predators/prey, environments, and other things in Lesson 1 of Apologia Land Animals. The boys colored pictures and Ryder did some activities in his Jr. Notebook.

 

MUSIC

The boys listened to "Hello to All Children of the World" on the WeeSing CD and they learned the Geography Song to learn the continents and oceans.

 

EXTRAS

The boys do 1 page/Lesson a week out of each of these books! We just fit them in whenever we have free time :) I probably won't post about this anymore during the year, but it is something we do every week until the books are completed!

 

We did most of our school in the morning. Reading was the only thing I saved til after lunch when the girls were napping. During school the girls would play with puzzles, crawl around, eat a snack, or play with magnets!