WEEK 29

LANGUAGE ARTS

 Mercer did Lesson 39-40 in All About Reading Level 3, week 26 of his Daily Reading Practice workbook, Sonlight Language Arts 2 Week 12 which consisted of spelling words, copy work, and (attempting) to write a poem about a fruit. He also read in his reader and did 8 pages in Explode the Code Book 5. He also worked on Handwriting Without Tears.

 

This week Ryder continued with Easy Grammar 4. He started focusing on verbs this week. He took 2 timed reading tests, did week 26 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 17-20 of Easy Peasy Math 2.

Ryder did Lessons 96-98 and quiz #14 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 finished up chapter 9 with a worksheet and took his chapter 9 test.

Ryder learned about man's responsibility with the Earth's resources such as choosing energy resources and conserving resources (reduce, reuse, recycle). He also took his chapter 10 test.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY

Both boys did Week 29 in their geography workbooks.

Mercer learned about nurses in his Community Helpers book.

Ryder learned about American technology, going from tin cans to smart phones, the travels of a piece of mail, and the voice of America.
Both boys did a holiday study on Good Friday/Easter.

 

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 keyboard instruments. They listened to music played by keyboard instruments.

 

TOT SCHOOL

The girls did Unit 8 Week 26 on Forgiveness. We read "Zacchaeus Climbs a Tree" and "A Boy Who Ran Away" in the preschooler's Bible, we read a poem about a Tiger, we read "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom," and they put black stripes on a picture of a tiger that had no stripes.