Our first week in 2010

Happy New Year!

It was such a great week for school this week.  Not the best, but we got something done every day, and everything seemed to get accomplished so easily.  The kids were so eager to get back into the school routine, and so was I.  Here is our week in review:

Everyday we try to do some calendar things:

My preschooler, Aaron, is still working on getting interested in the calendar so all we do for right now is put the number up, and sing the days of the week.  I try to point to a number and say something fun we did on that day, like swimming, and I think that helped him realize that each number really correlates with a day.  That really sparked his interest.

Monday:

3rd grade boxes:

• Sequential spelling
• Creative and critical thinking activities for January
• Daily handwriting skills
• Learning language through literatuure (yellow book)

 

Preschool boxes:

• cookie count sorting (pictured above)
• paint letter c
• Letter C & D Bob book and playdough
• animal motions game

We also:

• went to the grocery store (always an adventure in learning)
• had swimming lessons for A3

Tuesday:

• We didn't have any boxes on this day
• Science-body systems matching worksheets
• Science-food pyramid fractions
• Math-Saxon 5/4
• Read it, draw it, solve it, workbook
• worked some more on A8's kit Thanksgiving lap book (yes, it has taken a while), she's almost done!
• A8 started tap dancing classes, she loved it!
  

Wednesday:

No boxes today either

• A8 made cornbread by herself, from lessons in responsibility for girls
• A8 Started to write an article on the typewriter but didn't get anywhere
• Worked on family pedigree chart for A8 for her activity that night (she learned that her middle name comes from 3 family members)
  
• Random math, and science worksheet pages
• Took A1 (baby) to the Dr.
  

Thursday:
Still no boxes

• We made this cute mailbox craft for valentine's, Target dollar spot

• We watched Samanatha, American Girl movie (such a good movie, great life lessons)
  
• A8 worked on her kit lap book some more
• Went to playgroup

Friday:

Okay, so Friday has yet to happen, but I have a lot planned, and the boxes are full!

Preschool boxes:

• J is for Jesus Activities
• Tracing J in Jell-o
• Word balls (a ball that opens up and has an item and the 3 letters that spell that item)
• Automoblox
  

3rd grade boxes:

• Some more body worksheets
• Math-Saxon 5/4
• Language through literature
• typing practice
• sequential spelling
• finish lapbook (only 2 more flaps to do)
  

• Other Friday things will happen too!
  

Home schooling one day at a time--as long as it takes

Desiree