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!