Weekly Report - Thanksgiving Week

Yes, we had a very light week with mainly crafts and read alouds. We continued with our Bible reading and read various books from the library, SL P3/4 book list and Peak with Books book list.

Exciting news -  Squeak read 6 books last night almost completely independently. She also filled both her BOOK IT! goal and her Applebees Bookworm Club goal. We DO NOT count a book for both programs, I let Squeak pick which program she wants her reading to go towards. I guess we are going out to eat a lot very soon! She seemed to have a jump in confidence and enthusiasm which really boosted her reading ability. We don't work much on phonics right now as her interest hasn't been very high and she is still young.

Despite plenty of protesting, we managed to take the week off of math and science!

Weekly Report 11/15 - 11/19

Week in review...

Bible -  Ok, we haven't returned to using the Rod & Staff! That is my own fault but we are still reading our Bible stories and devotionals. In our Bible story readings, JESUS IS RISEN!!

Math - Squeak only worked on math twice but she completely knocked it out of the park! We started the second book of Horizons 1 and she completed everything with very little effort. I couldn't believe it! She was even adding 500+60+2 (for example) BEFORE we even went through the place value lessons. (The lessons build up so I just did the "final" lesson on a whim!). Squeak completed the section of 10 lessons I clipped together (I don't make her do every single problem or exercise but this time, she did a lot), then some lessons in the next section of 10 THEN she looked through the rest of the book and randomly completed other exercises throughout! Wowza!

Science - We continued with Chemistry and looked at how solids, liquids and gases change. And created examples of each - freezing water, melting the ice, boiling water to steam and it was raining out so that was our water vapor to water example. We also used the Singapore Science books and learned about reversible and irreversible change.

Read Alouds - So far, we have read through the Peak With Books booklist and are almost done with the P 3/4 booklist - maybe 1/4 left. Then we will work our way through both again.

We also finished The Magic School Bus chaper book #6 and began #7.

Squeak is also reading books towards both her BOOK IT! goal and for her Applebees Bookworm Club.

Art - Both girls worked on painting and some turkey projects:

Packy made the picture and Squeak made the turkey hat.

NEXT WEEK - Hoping for a light week but you never know with my little aggressive learners! LOL!

Weekly Report 11/8 - 11/12

A good week here!

Packy turned TWO this past Saturday!! Happy birthday!!!! Here she is coloring our rainbow pictures:

Both girls:



Bible - Squeak informed me that she missed the Rod & Staff Bible Stories and Coloring so I am going to start that back up with the girls. This past week, we've been reading the events leading up to Jesus' betrayal and arrest.

Math - Squeak worked about 17 exercises in the Singapore 1b workbook this past week. She was LOVING it:

This week, we are going to switch to Horizons 1 - we are starting the second book.

Science - In the beginning of the week, we completed our "seed project". Squeak's hypothesis was correct and peat pot #1 grew and peat pots #2 and #3 did not. She knew it would grow because it had all the elements it needed. Squeak is recording her findings in her Nature Diary:

We began the Chemistry portion of Sonlight Science K. We talked about atoms and molecules and the materials that they are made out of. We also worked several pages in Singapore Science. Squeak painted hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms and we bonded them into water molecules!

Packy also painted her own atoms:

Other -  We finished Pony Pals #1 and began The Magic School Bus #6. The girls also finger painted and made some fun foam crafts.

A Two Week "Weekly Report" for 10/25 - 11/5

Ok, so I just didn't feel up updating last week! We are pretty much plugging away at the "usual" stuff. Here are some highlights:

Bible - Squeak is really blessing me lately. Some days, I read only from the devotional and other days I read from the 101 Bible Stories book. Recently, Squeak has been insisting on the Bible Stories book over the devotional! She is really excited about Jesus as we are reading New Testament stories. Today, we read about the Last Supper and Judas' betrayal.

Science - We completed the Biology portion of Sonlight Science K. Now we are moving onto the Physics and Astronomy portions. I believe we are in Week 22. We have been trying to grow mold...it's NOT growing! Squeak does have some great seedlings still growing from our seed experiments.

Ok, I really love Sonlight Science. I planned on continuing with Science 1 then moving into God's Design for Science (by Answers in Genesis) but I'm starting to pray/consider using Science 2 before converting to God's Design.

This is a seed mobile she made last week:

Math - Squeak is done with Horizons Math 1 book 1. We are going to work in the Singapore 1b workbook then begin Horizons 1 book 2. This morning, while I was muttering things while balancing the checkbook, Squeak overheard me and quickly explained the place value of the number I was muttering. This was a 100's place value number! I was thrilled she somehow knew that but then thought "there goes next week's math lessons!!" Horizons book 2 begins with 100's place value! LOL!

Reading -  Yesterday we went to Pizza Hut because Squeak read her books for the Pizz Hut BOOK IT! challenge! She's holding her little certificate here:

Other - Lots of read alouds from the library, Peak With Books booklist and P 3/4 booklist. I don't think Squeak is too thrilled with The Pony Pals because she asked to take a week off of this book to read her Magic School Bus chapter books! haha!

We are doing crafts and Squeak has requested to do pages in her "Summer Express" workbook - this is a workbook for summer when kids are between grades. Squeak is working in the between 1st and 2nd grade book.