WEEK 11

We managed to get some school done this week, but with coughs, colds, and stomach bugs we didn't do a lot and I don't have many pictures to show for it!

 

BIBLE

We continued our Matthew study this week and read some of Chapter 5.

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

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

They both did handwriting.

Ryder did lesson 12 this week in English.

Mercer did Lesson 22 in All About Reading Level 1.

Ryder had reading time every day. He finished "Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures: The Japanese Ninja Surprise."

We read one chapter in our read aloud "Bash and the Pirate Pigs."

 

GEOGRAPHY

This week we finished our country study of Mexico! The boys did a worksheet about the flag of Mexico.

 

MATH

Mercer did lessons 41-44 in Horizons Math. Ryder did lessons 5-7 in Teaching Textbooks.

 

Co-Op

Our Thursday co-op did not meet this week due to sickness and people being out of town, so we postponed our North America party for next Thursday. However, Mercer's teacher from his Wednesday class sent me these pictures of the class on their nature walk!

WEEK 10

BIBLE

We continued our Matthew study this week and read some of Chapter 5.

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

Ryder did Spelling Lesson 10 and got a 16/16 on his spelling test.

They both did handwriting.

Ryder did lesson 9-11 this week in English.

Mercer did Lesson 20 and 21 in All About Reading Level 1.

Ryder had reading time every day. He finished "Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures: The Amazing Mexican Secret" and started "Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures: The Japanese Ninja Surprise."

We read one chapter in our read aloud "Bash and the Pirate Pigs" ~ because I am still hoarse and coughing. Hopefully it will clear up soon so we can finish this book!

 

GEOGRAPHY

This week we continued our country study of Mexico! We read about Mexico in the Children's Atlas of God's World, ate enchiladas and chips and dip, learned the Spanish words for the different colors and Ryder did a worksheet on this (see below), and we read different facts about Mexico! The geography-themed vocabulary words that Ryder learned about this week were canyon and gulch.

 

MATH
Mercer did lessons 37-40 in Horizons Math. Ryder started a new Math this week and he LOVES it. It is on the computer and he is doing amazing with it. It is Teaching Textbooks 4. He did lessons 1-4 this week. I love that it incorporates speed drills too!

SCIENCE

This week we talked about deserts and cacti.

 

MUSIC

This week we listened to WeeSing Songs "El Coqui" and "Chi Chi Bud."

 

Co-Op

This week in co-op the kids painted their sun face pottery they made in class last week. These kids LOVE art projects and painting especially!

 

They also made tissue paper flowers. These are a popular decoration in Mexico.

For the Science portion, Ms. Emily talked about deserts and cacti. 

The kids then painted a sunset picture and added cacti at the bottom with black construction paper. 

WEEK 9

BIBLE

We continued our Matthew study this week and read some of Chapter 5. We also read about Cuba in "Window on the World." Ryder colored a sheet of a Mexican boy with John 3:16 written in Spanish.

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

Ryder did Spelling Lesson 9 and got a 15/16 on his spelling test.

They both did handwriting.

Ryder did lesson 7 and 8 this week in English.

Mercer did Lesson 18 and 19 in All About Reading Level 1.

Ryder had reading time every day. He finished "Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures: The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery" and started "Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures: The Amazing Mexican Secret."

We did not read any in our read aloud book this week ~ "Bash and the Pirate Pigs" ~ because I am coughing and have bronchitis...

 

GEOGRAPHY

This week we started our country study of Mexico! We read about Mexico in the Children's Atlas of God's World and Usborne Encyclopedia of Geography, counted to 10 in Spanish, found Mexico on the map,  read about a little boy named Omar who lives in Mexico, watched a video of the underwater city of Tenochtitlan, and looked at pictures of the Aztec Temple - Chichen Itza which is the 4th Wonder of the World. The geography-themed vocabulary words that Ryder learned about this week were desert and dune.

 

MATH
The boys did lessons 33-36.

SCIENCE

This week we did Lesson 10 in Apologia Land Animals about Squamates (Lizards, Snakes, etc.)

 

The boys also learned about deserts and colored the areas on a map that are desert areas.

 

MUSIC

This week we listened to WeeSing Songs "PinPon" and "Tingalayo."

 

Co-Op

This week in co-op the kids made Mexican Sun Face Pottery. Next week they will paint them once they dry! They also had tortilla chips for a snack for Mexico!



 

Here is Ryder giving his speech on Tortugas.



 

For Science they matched different pictures of reptiles/amphibians to their definition and they made mini pop-up books.

They also played a game where they had to put pantyhose on their arms and try and "shed" their skin! This was such a cute idea!



WEEK 8

BIBLE

We continued our Matthew study this week and read some of Chapter 5. We read about George Muller in Hero Tales and Ryder copied the character traits about faith, graciousness, and trust.

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

Ryder did Spelling Lesson 8 and got a 100 on his spelling test.

They both did handwriting.

Ryder did lesson 5 and 6 this week in English.

Mercer did Lesson 16 and 17 in All About Reading Level 1.

Ryder had reading time every day. He finished Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures: "The Intrepid Canadian Expedition" and started Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures: The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery."

We read some in our read aloud book "Bash and the Pirate Pigs... not a whole lot because I am hoarse!

 

I love the look on Ryder's face while doing his spelling workbook! Pure concentration!

 

GEOGRAPHY

This week we finished our Canada country study! We finished learning the territories and provinces of Canada, went over some French words, watched a video about Hotel de Glace (the ice hotel in Canada), played a geography game which is helping them learn the countries in North America, and they ate ice cream with maple syrup as a treat after lunch one day!



MATH
The boys did lessons 30-32.
 

SCIENCE

This week we did Lesson 2 in Apologia Swimming Creatures which was all about Whales! We read several Usborne books about Whales, made a flip book, and copied a Bible Verse about whales.

Co-Op
The kids did speeches on Canada and did some work in their science notebooks this week!

 MUSIC

We listened to a geography song to help learn the provinces of Canada.

 

TWIN LIFE!

These girls thought they were big stuff this week getting to color with crayons for the first time at their little school table!