With the beginning of our Fall Quarter I've decided to try something different. At the beginning of the week I will post my 'plan' for school and at the end of the week do an update about what went well, what didn't and so on. Since I see my blog every time I go to the internet maybe it will serve to remind me that I need to be doing something else. I don't lay these things out by days - but it is our list of things to cover/do over the next week.
Week 10/8
Bible:
Genesis Chapters 1-8
Readings:
"Brave Three Hundred" Fifty Famous Stories Retold
"Hercules and the Wagoner" Aesop's Fables
"The Old Orchard Bully" Burgess's Bird Book
"The Night Moth with a Crooked Feeler" Among the Forest People
Reading/Phonics Lessons (15 mins per day)
Math (Horizons):
Mary - pp.114-118 (Problems Marked) Gr2
Katie - pp.9-16 GrK
Chemistry:
Re-read Chapter 3
Experiment - Steel Wool Wonder from 101 Cool Science Experiments p.72
Biology:
"How Eyes Work"
Read: Sight
Watch: Cow's Eye Dissection
Experiment with lens from broken magnifying glass
Draw the eye and label the parts
Nature:
Nature Walk (2 days)
Listen to Bird Songs tape and look through accompanying book
Insect Investigation Class at NC Wildlife (Mary)
Geography:
Color: Italian Flag
Read: Look What Comes From Italy
Mapwork: Find the two independent city-states located within Italy
label and color the three regions of Italy
Listen: Berlitz Children's Story in Italian on Computer
Copywork/Writing:
Psalm 1
10 mins Journaling daily
Typing:
Read, Write and Type - Lessons 1-3
Other Activities:
Bake & Decorate Fall Sugar Cookies (M)
Wildlife Class (T)
Piano Lesson (W)
Soccer Practice (W)
Gymnastics (TH)
Museum of Natural Science (F)
Peace,
Amy
2 comments:
Looks like a good plan. I love all the hands on science stuff you do, and the art and geography stuff looks really good too. Our school is so "school-y," and I want it to be more fun. Mostly I blame Travis, because he drags out our essentials so long, but the truth is that I'm just not that creative.
Thanks Melora! I just do what I have to do to prevent a revolt right now. Mary just was not doing well with the school-y approach I tried - so this is what does seem to be working. She really is happier than she had been the last two years. I'm sure as she gets older we will probably get a little more sit down in style.
Amy
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