WEEK 25

LANGUAGE ARTS

 Mercer did Lesson 31-32 in All About Reading Level 3, week 22 of his Daily Reading Practice workbook, Sonlight Language Arts 2 Week 8 which consisted of spelling words, copy work, and exclamations/interjections. He also read in his reader and answered comprehension questions and did 8 pages in Explode the Code Book 4. He also worked on Handwriting Without Tears.

 

This week Ryder continued with Easy Grammar 4 and worked on prepositions, prepositional phrases, and object of the preposition. He took 2 timed reading tests, did week 22 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 took a test.

 

MATH

Mercer did Day 174-180 in his Easy Peasy Math workbook. He is finished with Easy Peasy Math 1 and will move onto Easy Peasy Math 2 next week!

Ryder did Lessons 83-85 and took quiz #12 in Teaching Textbooks 5. He also used XtraMath online to work on his Math Facts.

Both boys worked in their Math Minutes workbooks this week.
    

 SCIENCE

Mercer learned about how sound moves and sound and matter

Ryder started Chapter 9 this week on weathering and erosion. He learned about changes on the Earth, landform changes, and changes from weathering.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY

Both boys did Week 25 in their geography workbooks.

Mercer learned about firefighters in his Community Helpers book.

Ryder learned about hometown security, calling 9-1-1, fighting fires and saving lives, and the weather.

Both boys did a holiday study about George Washington's birthday.

 

 

CRITICAL THINKING

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

 

BIBLE

The boys continued their daily bible reading.

 

MUSIC

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

 

TOT SCHOOL

The girls started Unit 8 Week 22 on Friendliness. We made the unit poster, read in the First Virtues book, learned the color blue, read a story in the Margaret Wise Brown Treasury, read about David and Jonathan being friends in the preschooler's Bible, and read the dog poem this week!

WEEK 24

LANGUAGE ARTS

 Mercer did Lesson 29-30 in All About Reading Level 3, week 21 of his Daily Reading Practice workbook, and Lesson 17 in handwriting. He also did Sonlight Language Arts 2 Week 7 which consisted of spelling words, copy work, and alliteration. He also read in his reader and answered comprehension questions and did 11 pages in Explode the Code Book 4. I have decided to stop doing the handwriting workbook he was doing. We started on Handwriting Without Tears this week to work out throughout the remainder of the school year.

 

I decided to change up grammar for Ryder. Instead of doing Fix-It Grammar, he will be doing Easy Grammar Book 4 now. We started this week and he is working through the pages on prepositions. He took 2 timed reading tests, did week 21 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 took a test.

 

MATH

Mercer did Day 166-173 in his Easy Peasy Math workbook.

Ryder did Lessons 79-82 in Teaching Textbooks 5. He also used XtraMath online to work on his Math Facts.

Both boys are working their way through Math Minutes which is a workbook with 10 problems a day. It is a mixture of problems and has been a great daily review for them! They are working through their appropriate grade level right now, but when they finish this book, they will continue on throughout the summer and move up to the next grade level.
    

 SCIENCE

Mercer started chapter 8 on sound this week. He learned how sound is made.

Ryder learned about oceans, the ocean floor, ocean creatures, God's wisdom in His creation, hypothesis and how whales were created, and took his chapter 8 test this week.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY

Both boys did Week 24 in their geography workbooks.

Mercer learned about pastors in his Community Helpers book.

Ryder learned about homeland security, helping our country be safe, the secret service, protecting America's borders, and how an immigrant becomes a citizen.

Both boys did a holiday study about Valentine's Day.

 

 

CRITICAL THINKING

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

 

BIBLE

The boys continued their daily bible reading.

 

MUSIC

This week the kids learned about cymbals, the gong, and the tam-tam. They listened to music played by cymbals, the gong, and the tam-tam.

 

TOT SCHOOL

We did Unit 7 Week 21. We reviewed all the animals the girls have studied so far, did a musical color walk focusing on the color blue, played with blue playdoh and a bear cookie cutter, and matched animals to their shadows!

WEEK 23

LANGUAGE ARTS

 Mercer did Lesson 27-28 in All About Reading Level 3, week 20 of his Daily Reading Practice workbook, and Lesson 16 in handwriting. He also did Sonlight Language Arts 2 Week 6 which consisted of spelling words, copy work, and writing a recollection paragraph. He also read in his reader and answered comprehension questions  and did 8 pages in Explode the Code Book 4. 

 

Ryder did Fit It Grammar Week 21 on clause starters, took 2 timed reading tests, did week 20 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 took a test.

 

MATH

Mercer did Day 158-165 in his Easy Peasy Math workbook.

Ryder did Lessons 76-78 and quiz #11 in Teaching Textbooks 5. He also used XtraMath online to work on his Math Facts.
   

 SCIENCE

Mercer learned about parts of things being matter this week and he took his chapter 7 test.

Ryder started learned about tides, waves, and currents this week.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY

Both boys did Week 23 in their geography workbooks.

Mercer did a map skills activity in his Community Helpers book.

Ryder learned about Native American Tribal Government this week. He also studied the presidents Nixon and Ford.

 

 

 

 

 

CRITICAL THINKING

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

 

BIBLE

The boys continued their daily bible reading.

 

MUSIC

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

 

TOT SCHOOL

We did Unit 7 Week 20 on politeness this week. We studied the number 1, read a panda bear poem, pretended to be pandas, did a poster with the panda bear and bible verse, read "The Boy Jesus" and "Jesus Tells Wonderful Stories" in the Preschoolers Bible, and colored a greeting card.

WEEK 22

LANGUAGE ARTS

 Mercer did Lesson 25-26 in All About Reading Level 3, week 19 of his Daily Reading Practice workbook, and Lesson 15 in handwriting. He also did Sonlight Language Arts 2 Week 5 which consisted of spelling words, copy work, dictating similes for me to write down, learning about and figuring out the parts of a story. He had to break down 2 stories and figure out the plot, setting, characters, and conflict/resolution. He also read in his reader and answered comprehension questions  and did 8 pages in Explode the Code Book 4. 

 

Ryder did Fit It Grammar Week 20, took 2 timed reading tests, did week 19 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 took a test.

 

MATH

Mercer did Day 150-157 in his Easy Peasy Math workbook.

Ryder did Lessons 71-75 in Teaching Textbooks 5. He also used XtraMath online to work on his Math Facts.
   

 SCIENCE

Mercer learned about gases this week.

Ryder started Chapter 8 this week on water and oceans. He learned about water in motion, water on the Earth, and the water cycle.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY

Both boys did Week 22 in their geography workbooks.

Mercer started his new Community Helpers activity book this week. We talked about maps, our community, and ways people can help at home and in the community.

Ryder learned about the local government and all about the courthouse, city hall, working together for a stop sign, and hometown celebration.

Both boys did a holiday study on Groundhog Day. They were so sad that the groundhog saw his shadow... 6 more weeks of winter weather!

This week they made a groundhog that casts a shadow in their coop art class!

 

 

CRITICAL THINKING

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

 

BIBLE

The boys continued their daily bible reading.

 

MUSIC

This week the kids learned about the bass and snare drums. They listened to music played by the bass and snare drums.

 

TOT SCHOOL

We did Unit 7 Week 19 on politeness this week. We did the unit poster, talked about pandas and the color blue, listened to the songs "Down by the Station" and "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands," read Panda is Polite in the First Virtues book, ate blueberries and blue corn tortilla chips, read "Dinner at the Panda Palace," talked about using the word please, read "God Sends Special Food," in the Preschoolers Bible, and read a story in the Margaret Wise Brown Treasury.