This week we officially began our first week of our new school year. The girls are finishing up Preparing and Ian is finishing up LHFHG. This picture makes me laugh because I have two tired kiddos! I am hoping to start school a little sooner than we did at the end of last year! We have been so lazy this summer staying up late and then sleeping in!! I am ready to get back into a normal school routine where we start by 8:30 or 9.
Unit 18 of Preparing and LHFHG
Day1:
LHFHG
*Calendar: We are enjoyed singing our songs and pledges this morning!!!
*Phonics: AAR level 1 lesson 1 went great!! I am so proud of Ian and his attitude about reading today!
*Fine Motor: Ian used his HWOT block paper to write his letters and numbers for review.
*Math: Today was our first lesson in CLE 100. Ian did so we'll and enjoyed it!
*Storytime: I read a library book of Ian's choosing today.
*History/Rhyme: Todaybwe read about Stephen and Saul working for the Lord even though man was against them.
*Bible/Music: We said Joshua 1:9, our family verse for today.
*Rotating: We did some science and leaned why the stars only shine at night. We read about the sun and how hot and bright it is.
Preparing
*Reading: I introduced our reading genre by playing a game of clue. We talked about mysteries and the girls picked out some to read during their free reading time. The girls also started the book The Doll People for their mystery.
*Writing: We are using IEW's Fables, Myths, and Fairytales this year. Todaybwe worked in key word outling and discussed fables. We practiced making our own key word outlines.
*Language: We started RS 4 today and looked through our new book. Ally worked on her dication passsage and Audrey did a lesson is AAS level 2.
*Poetry: We read and discusses the poem Escape at Bedtime by Robert Louis Stevenson.
*Bible: Our verses for this unit are Pslam 119:169-170 about Gid answering prayers.
*Math: We started CLE 400 today and the girls both passed their first pre test! I was so happy because we only did 310 of CLE last year.
*Science: In science they had to read from our stars book and add a verse and a constellation to their own star book we are making.
*History Reading: I read chapter 27 of Grandpas Box about the wise men lesbrinf about the both of Jesus and King Herod's furious reaction.
*Independent History: The girls read Little Miriam of Galilee and told their Daddy about the chapter.
*Storytime: We are reading Fountain of Life and leaned that Eli's father is sick and that he is wondering about why they have to sacrifice so many animals for sins. I had a great discussion with the girls about this. They are so happy that no not animal sacrifices are needed.
* Project: We are working on creating a Bethelem Star. Today we drew our star and cut it out.
*Rotating: We researched the Jesus star and answered the questions in the guide about it from our research.
Day 2
LHFHG
*Calendar: Ian is doing great on his daily calendar skills! We also played a sight word game where Ian had to run and read his word. He loved it!
*Phonics: We got all of lesson 2 done today and Ian is doing so well!!
*Fine Motor: Practicing writing numbers and letters was our focus.
*Math: We wrote numbers and worked on our facts.
*Storytime: I read Ian's library book about the Rescue Bots.
*History/Rhyme: We read about how Dorcus came back to life and also sang and danced to our rhyme.
*Bible/Music: Today we reviewed verses from last year and listened to our CD.
*Rotating: We read and leaned that God made people. We used playdough to make and act out our bible story.
Preparing
*Reading: The girls are doing well and enjoying their mystery books. We are working on making good predictions.
*Writing: Key word outlining is our main focus with short lessons in using better words in our writing.
*Language: What makes a good sentence? That is what we are working on this week for our language.
*Poetry: Creative writing happened today!! We used our unit poem to write a paragraph or poem about a beautiful night sky.
*Bible: We read and discusses our verses and talked about what they mean and when we could use them in our life.
*Math: Borh of the girls passes their measurement pre test!!!
*Science: Retelling and comprehension were the focus of today's work as the girls had to read from our stars book and then tell me about it.
*History Reading: We read one chapters in Grandpa's Box and Luke 4:1-13 about Satan tempting Jesus. We leaned that Satan uses propaganda and that we need to have God's words hidden in our hearts to combat itZ
*Storytime: In Fountainbof life we read how Eli thinks his father is demon possessed and wants to take him to Jeus. His mother is against it. Eli also wants to marry Sharin though his father is against it.
*Independent History: After reading from Little Miriam of Galilee, the girls had copy work in their common place books. They wrote Thes: 5:16-18 in cursive.
*History Project: On our Bethlehem star the girls added blue and yellow paint.
*Rotation: Today was vocabulary day which always makes our days a little longer. I have the girls do all five words now that they are in the fourth grade. They can write their definitions in print but sentences in cursive.
Day 3
LHFHG
*Calendar: Ian is doing great on his daily calendar skills! He loves running and reading his sight words.
*Phonics: Ian read from his new book today!!! I am so very proud of him!!
*Fine Motor: We worked some on pencil grip and wrote a few sentences with sight words. We also wrote numbers.
*Math: Ian is doing well on the starting to memorize a few addition facts!! We leaned what a sum is and did some counting and following directions.
*Storytime: I read another superhero book today per Ian's request!
*History: I read from our bible about Paul being in prison for being a Christian and his friends praying for him sinGod sent an angel to set him free!!
*Rotating: To go with our bible history story we made a picture of handcuffs by tracing the bottom of a glass and using aluminum foil to make a chain!!
Preparing
*Language: Verb phrases was what we worked on along with a little review from previous lessons. I also had them write a creative paragraph.
*Reading: We talked about the character traits of fairness, dicernemnt, and loyalty today and backed them up with scripture. The girls also read out loud to me from their mystery book and told me about their book.
*Writing: We stared a new fable and key works outline about the Trumpeter Taken Prisoner. We made our outline and came up with a clever title. We then did some brainstorming for better words to use in our writing.
*Language: Verb phrases was what we worked on along with a little review from previous lessons. I also had them write a creative paragraph.
*Spelling/Dictation: Ally is working on dictation level 3 and Audrey is in level 2 of AAS. They are both doing well.
*Poetry: We learns that Robert Louis Steveson enjoyed the stars.
*Bible: Bible quiet time was what the girls did today using the bible time cards file that I made them. They also sang along to their Psalm with the CD.
*Math: We passed decimals!! I was worried because they had never done that skill in Singapore math but I went over their lesson and modeled it and they got it!!
*Storytime: I had the girls read a chapter in Fountain of Life and we talked about it. We all felt that it would have been more than amazing to see Jesus walking about and performing miracles! We suspect that Eli, the main character in the book, is dealing with wanting to be saved!
*History Reading: In chapter 29 of Grandpa's Box about prisoners or war and how because of sin we are POW's in the battle between God and Satan.
*Independent History: After reading a chapter on Little Miram of Galilee, they drew a picture of Jesus. Miraim is praying for a miracle to save her fields from the Romans.
*History Project: The girls added the verse Luke 2:14 to the back of their Bethelem stars we have been working on.
*Rotation: We did some geography today and divided the works using the Prime Meridian and the equator. We also looked at the path from Bethelem to Egpyt that Jesus and his family took to flee from King Herod.
Day 4
LHFHG
*Calendar: Ian is doing great on his daily calendar skills! He is writing a daily sentence in his own!
*Phonics: We had fun feeding a monster, cutting, gluing, and reading!!!
*Fine Motor: In our phonics we did coloring, cutting, and gluing as well as working on handwriting.
*Math: I am enjoying CLE this year with all the kids. Ian is really picking up on his addition facts and loves the number poems when writing his numbers!!!
*Storytime: We read a Star Wars book today, one of his favorites!
*History: We read about Paul and Silas in jail and the earthquake that broke their chains and how they didn't escape but less the guard and his family to Christ!
*Rotating: I had Ian use his Legos to build a jail for Paul and Silas and then break it apart like an earthquake! So much fun!!!
Preparing
*Reading: The girls finally had just a reading day with no assignment!!
*Writing: Writing a rough draft and editing were are skills today! We will publish our summary of the fable we have been reading.
*: We worked on identifying simple subjects and compound subjects.
*Spelling/ Dictation: Each one passed their dictation. Ally is over halfway done with level 3 and Audrey is in lesson 8 of AAS level 2 over CVE words.
*Poetry: I had the girls illustrate their own picture for the poem.
*Bible: Cursive practice took place when the girls copied their verses into their commonplace books.
*Math: Subtration with regrouping have Audrey some trouble today. We worked through her mistakes and she is ready to tackle the extra practice tomorrow!!!
*History: After hearing a chapter of Grandpa's Box, adding our figures, and discussion, the field has their first written narration of the new school year. They were to write about Jesus' life on earth and how burners hard for people to understand that he was both God and man. Tough stuff for most 4th graders but the girls nailed it!!
*Storytime: In Fountain of Life, Eli is realizing more and more they Jesus is the promised Messiah and is wanting to know more about him.
*Independent History: After reading chapter 7 of Little Miriam of Galilee the girls gave me a nice retelling.
*Rotation: The girls added to our timeline by adding Ceasar Augustus and the birth of Christ.
*Science: The girls did their work all on their own!! I opened the directions and let them at it. They demonstrated why the constellations never move due to the Earths rotating axis!!
Day 5
LHFHG
*Phonics: Ian read a little story in is reader about a cat! He loves reading sentences and phrases with an ! mark! We are both enjoying AAR this year.
*Fine Motor: We did some cutting and gluing with our AAR lesson. Ian also did a drawing lesson and drew a dinosaur.
*Math: Ian is doing very well on his addition facts!! He is writing his numbers nearly too.
*Storytime: Drip Drop, a story about a little mouse was what Ian picked out for me to read to him today.
*History: Paul was a prisoner in a ship and he warned the sailors that there was a storm coming. The captain of the ship did not listen and believe him but Gid saved Paul and the other men on the ship by getting them to an island.
*Rotating: We used a blanket and played the parachute game with some stuffed animals to mimic the storm on the sea. Ian loves it!!
Extras we do each week:
Piano practice for the girls 15 minutes each day with a 30 minute lesson once a week.
Keyboarding using Keyboarding Without Tears twice a week for Ian and Typing.com for the girls.
I also try to get them active each day with various activities from their sports and dance to playing outside, going to the park, putting in a PE video, you tube videos, elliptical,
taking a walk, and more!!
Journals: Each week the kids do a journal entry. Usually it is free write time but sometimes I do give them a topic. I throw in math lessons sometimes as well.
Co op is attended once a week for all of us! We to on Tuesdays for one class. The girls are taking Apologia Swimming Creatures. Ian is taking an enrichment first grade rotation class and Emersyn is in the nursery/preschool. I teach the k4- 2nd grade history rotation.
This year we started Poetry Tea Time (PTT) once a week.
Highlights of the Week August 8-12
*We had our first PTT!!!
*Audrey started backup with fall softball.
*We celebrated Pawpaw's ( my dad) 60th birthday!!
*Here is this weeks video showcase!!
https://www.facebook.com/lisa.vanevera/videos/g.1204347752961634/10210419956638739/?type=2
Hightlights of the Week August 15 -19
This week we all started back to co op! We are started our 3rd year at this co op and once again had an awesome first day!
Ian had an OT evaluation done and passed and is right on target! We have a few things to improve some flexibility like playing with nuts and bolts!!
I love seeing the morning prayer and pledges! Before we really get going on our day the kids take turns with an opening prayer, the Pledge of Alliegence, and the Pledge to the Bible.
Here is our video for this week. The kids had fun learning about the Olympics and doing a fun art lesson on them.
https://www.facebook.com/lisa.vanevera/videos/g.1204347752961634/10210488442550844/?type=2
https://www.facebook.com/lisa.vanevera/videos/g.1204347752961634/10210488442550844/?type=2
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