WEEK 26

LANGUAGE ARTS

 Mercer did Lesson 33-34 in All About Reading Level 3, week 23 of his Daily Reading Practice workbook, Sonlight Language Arts 2 Week 9 which consisted of spelling words, copy work, and more on quotations, dialog and attibutions. 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. He took 2 timed reading tests, did week 23 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 1-5 of Easy Peasy Math 2.

Ryder did Lessons 86-89 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 the uses of sound.

Ryder learned about abrasion, soil, characteristics of soil, layers of soil, erosion and deposition, water and wind erosion, water and wind deposition, ice erosion and deposition, gravity erosion, and people and erosion.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY

Both boys did Week 26 in their geography workbooks.

Mercer learned about police officers in his Community Helpers book.

Ryder learned about the American justice system, crime and punishment, Chuck Colson and Prison Fellowship, and the Supreme Court.  He also learned about the presidents Carter and Reagan.

 

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 glockenspiel. They listened to music played by the glockenspiel.

 

TOT SCHOOL

The girls started Unit 8 Week 23 on Friendliness. The girls studied and traced the number 2, we read about Barnabas being a good friend in the preschooler's Bible, they pretended to be puppies, reviewed colors, shapes and animals we have learned about so far, colored a nursery rhyme picture, and colored a greeting card.