October 5, 2011

What we did today:

Reading Selections:

Aesop's Fable- "The Mice and the Weasels"

"October," by George Cooper

"Hunter's Song," by Sir Walter Scott

Just So Stories- "The Elephant's Child," by Rudyard Kipling

Copywork and Phonics:

Kahmylia- page 1 in Copywork Notebook

Brisa- a page in McGuffey Reader Copywork Notebook

Alpha Phonics- Lesson 36

A page apiece in their Phonics Workbooks

Reading Practice:

Brisa- "Little Tuppens," from Harriette Taylor Treadwell's Primer

Kahmylia- "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse," from Harriette Taylor Treadwell's First Reader

Narrations:

Kahmylia- "The Mice and the Weasels," an Aesop Fable

Brisa- "Hunter's Song," by Sir Walter Scott

Spanish:

Despicable Me, movie in Spanish

Math:

Kahmylia- math workbook page introducing telling time on the quarter hour

Brisa- math workbook page introducing tens and ones places

Maze worksheets for both.

Music:

Brisa had a piano lesson. She gets really frustrated because her hand posture does not come naturally. I cut the lesson short before she could get too frustrated.

History:

We finally worked on our timelines today! It was very fun to finally put some pages in our timeline. We added dates for Julius Caesar conquering Britain, the birth of Wolfgang Mozart and Alexander the Great.

October 4, 2011

What we did today:

Ballet and Tap Class

Reading Selections:

Bible- listened to audio recording of Genesis 45-Exodus 10

Aesop's Fable- "The Peacock"

"A Baby Sermon," by George MacDonald

"The Canary," by Elizabeth Turner

Our Island Story, by H. E. Marshall- "A Warrior Queen," Chapter 5

A Whale Is Not a Fish, by Melvin Berger- Chapter 1

Sea Full of Whales, by Richard Armour- Introduction and Blue Whale

Giants of the Ocean- pg 24-31

Copywork and Phonics:

Brisa- McGuffy Reader Copybook- 1 page

Kahmylia- Started copying a poem by Christina Rossetti but did not finish

Phonics Sight Words Flash Cards

Reading Practice:

Brisa-Harriette Taylor Treadwell's "Gingerbread Boy"

Kahmylia- 3 poems by Christina Rossetti

Narrations:

Kahmylia- "The Peacock"

Brisa- "The Gingerbread Boy"

Spanish:

Reciting numbers 1-20

Reviewed numbers by tens to 100

Math:

Egg Carton Math Game

5 addition problems for Brisa

6 addition problems for Kahmylia

Art/Music

Painting projects

Nature Study:

See above reading selections about whales

September 29, 2011

Harry is taking over Thursdays! Here is what THEY did today :-)

Reading Selections:

Fifty Famous Stories Retold- "Alexander and Bucephalus"

"At the Zoo," by William Malepeace Thackeray

Aesop's Fable- "The Stag and His Reflection"

Copywork and Phonics:

Kahmylia- a page in her copywork notebook

Brisa- a line in her McGuffey Reader copywork notebook

Sight Words Flash Cards

Reading Practice:

Kahmylia- The Dress I'll Wear to the Party, by Shirley Neitzel

Brisa- Who Sank the Boat, by Pamela Allen

Narrations:

Kahmylia- "Alexander and Bucephalus," from Fifty Famous Stories Retold

Brisa- "The Stag and His Reflection," an Aesop Fable

Spanish:

Review of numbers 1-20 and alphabet flash cards

Math:

Calendar Math games

Music:

Listened to Mozart Requiem in d minor on YouTube.

Geography:

Maps Study

September 28, 2011

Here is what we did today:

Reading Selections:

Aesop's Fable- "The Wolf and the Lion"

Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kipling- "How the Leopard Got His Spots"

"Crumbs to the Birds," by Charles Lamb

Phonics and Copywork:

Brisa- a line from her McGuffey Reader copywork notebook

Kahmylia- 2 pages from her copywork notebook

Alpha Phonics- Lesson 35

Sight Words Flash Cards

Reading Practice:

Kahmylia- Surprise Party, by Pat Hutchins

Brisa- Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?, by Bill Martin, Jr.

Narrations:

Brisa- "The Wolf and the Lion," an Aesop Fable

Kahmylia- "The Travelers and the Sea," an Aesop Fable

Spanish:

Review of vocabulary for shapes and colors

Math:

Kahmylia- workbook page reviewing sums to the tens place

Brisa- workbook page on telling time

September 27, 2011

Since we skipped over some of the work I had scheduled for last Saturday, we made up for it a little today.

Here is what we did today:

Reading Selections:

Bible- listened to Genesis 41-45

Our Island Story, by H. E. Marsall- Chapter 4, "How Caligula Conquered Britain, and How Caractacus Refused to Be Conquered"

"Answer to a Child's Question," by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"A Child's Prayer," by Margaret Betham-Edwards

Aesop's Fable- "The Travelers and the Sea"

Burgess Bird Book for Children, by Thornton Burgess- "Jenny Wren Has a Good Word for Some Sparrows"

Parables from Nature, by Mrs. Alfred Gatty- "The Unknown land

Copywork and Phonics:

Kakhmylia- a page in her copywork notebook. Kay really loves her copywork. I will have to get her some new notebook pages soon!

Brisa- a line her McGuffey Reader Copywork Notebook

Alpha Phonics- Lessons 31 and 34

A page in the Phonics Workbooks

Reading Practice:

Kahmylia- Christina G. Rossetti poems

Brisa- finished N-O says NO

Narrations:

Brisa- "The Unknown Land," from Parables from Nature, by Mrs. Alfred Gatty

Kahmylia- "The Travelers and the Sea," an Aesop Fable

Spanish:

The Jesus Movie in Spanish (streaming online!)

Math:

a puzzle

Art:

coloring projects

Geographpy:

maps study

September 24, 2011

Today was a VERY abbreviated session, :-)

Reading Practice:

Kahmylia- Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox

Brisa- N-O says NO

Spanish:

The Jungle Book in Spanish

September 23, 2011

What we did today:

Reading Selections:

Aesop's Fable- "The Fox and the Stork"

"The Kitten and the Falling Leaves," by William Wordsworth

Parables from Nature, by Mrs. Alfred Gatty- "The Unknown Land"

A portion of Mozart's biography from The World's Great Men of Music, by Harriette Bower

Copywork and Phonics:

Kahmylia- a page from her copywork notebook

Brisa- a line from her copywork notebook

Alpha Phonics- Lesson 30

Both did a page in their Phonics workbooks

Narrations:

Both girls narrated "The Fox and the Stork," an Aesop Fable

Spanish:

Vocabulary practice at spanishspanish.com

Math:

A puzzle featuring whales and other underwater creatures.

September 22, 2011

What we did today:

Reading Selections:

Aesop Fable- "The Hares and the Frogs"

"Autumn," by Emily Dickinson

"I Started Early," by Emily Dickinson

Fifty Famous Stories Retold- "The Ungrateful Guest"

Portion of Mozart's Biography from The World's Great Men of Music, by Harriette Bower

Copywork and Phonics:

Kahmylia-a page in her copywork notebook

Brisa- a line in her copywork notebook

Alpha Phonics- Lesson 29

Sight Words Flash Cards

Reading Practice:

Brisa- "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," from Harriette Taylor Treadwell's Primer

Kahmylia- "The Boy and the Fox," from Harriette Taylor Treadwell's First Reader

Narration:

Kahmylia- "The Hares and the Frogs," an Aesop Fable

Spanish:

We sang a few songs in Spanish together.

Math:

Balloon Count Dice Game

Music:

We listened to four of Mozart's early compositions and a piano sonata

Nature Study:

We reviewed some facts about whales in our nature study notebook.