We completed unit 14 for both kids this past week. It was a bit of challenge since daddy was home this week with us. :o)
D's Bible stories were about more of Jesus' miracles. His rhyme for the unit was set to the tune of "I'm a little teapot." On Wednesday we had forgotten to do the rhyme at the end of the school day and as we were driving home from church that night he said out of the blue, "We need to do my rhyme when we get home, Mom!" He has a great memory!
He completed chapter 13 for his math which was about shapes (easy for him) and I may put off chapter 14 for a week or two in January so we can get him mastering his addition facts. He can figure out +8 and +9 but he really needs to master them (according to the notes in the teacher's guide) before I have him moving on. Another nice feature of homeschool - we can spend extra time on a concept if he needs it, or fly through it (like the shapes) because he's already mastered it.
For Phonics, D finished up another HOP chapter book this week and earned his December Book-It. He's reading fluently but is always looking at the picture on the page prior to reading the text and then asking me what's happening. I've had to remind him to read first and then look at the picture since the text describes what's going on in the picture. :o) He's learning!
He's continuing to work his way through Phonics Pathways even though some of it is a review of 100 Easy Lessons. He's learning the "rules" and hopefully that will help him with spelling and reading. In January I'll begin having him write a few words from dictation since the book recommends having students write as well as read the words. He won't like it, but I figure we better ease into it, since next year's curriculum guide will have him doing a lot more writing than he is doing this year!
Our read-aloud book is Danny Meadow Mouse and the chapters this week were all about Danny being a good friend to Peter Rabbit after Peter allowed Danny to live with him in the Briar-Patch. Peter got caught in a snare in Farmer Brown's orchard - Danny helped him get out of the wire. Silly animal stories but D enjoys them - it's something different than what he's reading for Phonics or what we read-aloud outside of our school work. K often listens to the stories, too!
On Friday D had to write about helping someone since Danny was helping Peter Rabbit in the store. D chose ME! It was cute - he wrote that he could help Mommy cook, clean and do laundry (since he always puts his folded clothes away now). He even drew two helping hands on his paper (complete with green-colored veins). ;o)
K's Bible stories were about David's life as king. She also learned the letter "L" and had a little trouble making the "L" sound. Yesterday she glued various pieces of yarn in shortest - longest order. She is begging me to paint everyday and is often disappointed when I don't get the paints out. Her lesson from the Big Thoughts book this week was about "L" - for Lying - what's not good to do. I had an interesting discussion with her about lying - since she's lied lately about having accidents.
Now we're on vacation from school work until January 4, so this blog will be left alone until then and I am hoping to get more pictures on it in January because I know it's more fun to read with PICTURES! :o)
Merry Christmas!
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