WEEK 18

LANGUAGE ARTS

 Mercer did Lesson 15 and 16 in All About Reading Level 3, week 15 of his Daily Reading Practice workbook, finished his Explode the Code Book 3, and Lesson 11 in handwriting. I started Mercer on the Sonlight Language Arts 2 program this week. We have never tried Sonlight, but so far so good! He did Week 1 which consisted of spelling of compound words (he got all 9 words right!), copy work, creative writing, reading in his reader and answering comprehension questions, and 8 pages in Explode the Code Book 4. 

 

Ryder did Fit It Grammar Week 16 on capitals and contractions, took 2 timed reading tests, did week 15 of his Daily Reading Practice workbook, and did 3 pages in his Word Roots workbook. He also worked on Spelling through Spelling City and Natural Speller and had a test.

 

MATH

Mercer did Day 120-129 in his Easy Peasy Math workbook.

Ryder did Lessons 60-62 in Teaching Textbooks 5. He also used XtraMath online to work on his Math Facts.
   

 SCIENCE

Mercer started chapter 6 on Wild Animals. He learned about wild animals and animal tracks.

Ryder took his chapter 6 test this week.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY

Both boys did Week 18 in their geography workbooks.

Mercer studied about England, France, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Norway, and Germany this week.

Ryder learned about the Presidents Taft, Harding and Wilson this week. Both boys studied about Christmas Day and New Year's Day holidays.

 

 

 

CRITICAL THINKING

The boys each did 4 pages in their critical thinking workbooks.

 

MUSIC

This week the kids learned about the trombone. They listened to music played by the trombone.

 

TOT SCHOOL

We did Unit 5 Week 13-15 the last two weeks. This unit is on sharing. We did a unit poster, listened to the songs "Do You Know What Has a Trunk" and "Love, Love," read about sharing in the First Virtues book, read "The Lion and the Mouse," read about Elisha, the lunch for 5,000, and an Ethiopian hearing about Jesus in the preschooler's Bible, colored a picture of shapes, colored a greeting card, read "Goodnight Gorilla," played with green playdoh and a lion cookie cutter, read the poem "Five Roaring Lions," pretended to be lions, traced a lion and wrote the Bible verse on paper, made animal puzzles, and reviewed the animals we have learned about so far.

WEEK 17

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

 Mercer did Lesson 13 and 14 in All About Reading Level 3, week 14 of his Daily Reading Practice workbook, 6 pages in Explode the Code Book 3, and Lesson 10 in handwriting.

 

Ryder did Fit It Grammar Week 15 on quality adjective dress-up, took 2 timed reading tests, did week 14 of his Daily Reading Practice workbook, and did 3 pages in his Word Roots workbook. He also worked on Spelling through Spelling City and Natural Speller and had a test.

 

MATH

Mercer did Day 112-119 in his Easy Peasy Math workbook.

Ryder did Lessons 57-59 in Teaching Textbooks 5. He also used XtraMath online to work on his Math Facts. He completed his subtraction math facts and got his certificate, so he was able to move onto multiplication math facts this week!
  

 SCIENCE

Mercer took his chapter 5 test this week.

Ryder learned about shadows, reflection, refraction, colors of light, the eye, parts of the eye, vision and lenses.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY

Both boys did Week 17 in their geography workbooks.

Mercer studied about Mexico, Peru, and the Bahamas this week.

Ryder learned about America and the world, Presidential visits around the world, the work of an ambassador, and a drive down embassy row. Both boys studied about the Pearl Harbor holiday.

 

BIBLE

We read Chapter 3 of The Ology about how God created everything out of nothing at all.

 

CRITICAL THINKING

The boys each did 4 pages in their critical thinking workbooks.

 

MUSIC

This week the kids learned about the French horn. They listened to music played by the French horn.

 

TOT SCHOOL

I am combining 3 weeks into 2 for this Unit so it doesn't carry over into next semester, so I will go over everything we did for this unit next week!

WEEK 16

LANGUAGE ARTS

 Mercer did Lesson 11 and 12 in All About Reading Level 3, finished WriteShop Level A, week 13 of his Daily Reading Practice workbook, 6 pages in Explode the Code Book 3, and Lesson 9 in handwriting.

 

Ryder did Fit It Grammar Week 14 on adjectives, took 2 timed reading tests, did week 13 of his Daily Reading Practice workbook, and did 3 pages in his Word Roots workbook. He also worked on Spelling through Spelling City and Natural Speller and had a test.

 

 

 

MATH

Mercer did Day 104-111 in his Easy Peasy Math workbook.

Ryder did Lessons 54-56 and took quiz #8 in Teaching Textbooks 5. He also used XtraMath online to work on his Math Facts.

 

 SCIENCE

Mercer learned about farm animals, zoo animals, and taking care of animals.

Ryder started chapter 6 about Light. He learned about light characteristics, properties of light, light and matter, luminous, nonluminous, transparent, translucent, and opaque.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY

Both boys did Week 16 in their geography workbooks.

Mercer studied about Canada this week.

Ryder learned about the congressional staff, working on Capitol Hill, the office of the Vice President, and the Library of Congress. Ryder also learned about the Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt. He finished the book "Brighty" this week too.

 

BIBLE

We read Chapter 2 of The Ology about God is Three in One.

 

CRITICAL THINKING

The boys each did 4 pages in their critical thinking workbooks.

 

MUSIC

This week the kids learned about the trumpet. They listened to music played by the trumpet.

 

TOT SCHOOL

This week was a lighter week because I had to babysit 3 kids one day and Eva wasn't feeling great. We reviewed all the colors and animals we have learned so far, matched mittens to the kitten's coat, read about A Blind Man named Bartimaeus in the Preschooler's Bible, and colored greeting cards.

 

And just for laughs... it was a bad case of the Monday's and trying to get into the groove again after a holiday for Mercer Man!