December 14, 2015. We are now just focusing on Math and Reading to get back into the swing of things and continue through the holidays.
We started with lesson 33 the ck sound in AAR level 1. W did the first part where I teach the sound and then I moved him onto Let's Go Learn Math assessment and he did a small part of that.
E also did lesson 33 the ck sound in AAR level 1. He also did the first part where I teach the sound and then I had him play a math clock game learning about the minutes (like 8:08, 6:30, 4:45 ect.)
December 15, 2015. We continued with lesson 33 and each child separately did blend sounds with letter tiles and play "change the word" game. For Math each child did Let's go learn assessment. W did a little more and E started.
December 16, 2015. We continued with lesson 33 in AAR. W played the duck game and word flips (words ending in ock, uck, ick, and ack). W also did a little more on the Let's go Learn assessments for math. E did a little more on the Let's go Learn assessment. E also played the duck game and word flips (words ending in ock, uck, ick, and ack).
December 17, 2015. Today E made boxed fudge brownies and shared with the neighbors. Today W made boxed cookies and shared with the neighbors. Today we went over the new green cards for lesson 33 + 8 previous green cards. Both E and W mastered 1 green card.
December 18, 2015. Today W started on the fluency sheets in AAR lesson 33.
December 20, 2015. Today E started on the fluency sheets in AAR lesson 33.
December 21, 2015. Today W continued the fluency sheet in aAR lesson 33(new words section)and he continued the Let's go learn math assessment. Today E continued the fluency sheet in AAR lesson 33(new words section) and he continued the Let's go learn math assessment.
December 22, 2015. Today W starting reading the phrases and sentences on the fluency sheet in AAR lesson 33. One page of AAR 33 fluency sheet is done (2 more to go). W continued to work on the Let's Go Learn Math Assessment.
Today E continued to work on the new words in lesson 33 fluency sheet of AAR. E also continued to work on the Let's Go Learn Math Assessment.
December 23, 2015. Today W continued to read the phrases and sentences on the fluency sheet in AAR lesson 33. He did 1/2 page of p. 136. W continued to work on the Let's Go Learn Math Assessment. I think we are near the end now.
Today E finished up the new words section and started on the phrases and sentences section of the AAR lesson 33 fluency sheet. He is back to giving hassle as now he cannot do it his way in this section. E continued to work on the Let's Go Learn Math Assessment.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
My sick week
So after being sick all weekend and then someone generously gave us some furniture I decided that Monday will be a light day.
November 30, 2015. E and W completed an Reading Eggs lesson, a Driving test sight word lesson on reading eggs, and a math-seeds lesson. They also helped to organize board games and they socialized with neighborhood children in addition to watching Wild Kratts.
December 1, 2015. I am still recovering from being sick. Today I had E and W complete another lesson on Reading Eggs and math-seeds. E did 2 more parts of a lesson on the spelling bank in reading eggs and W completed a spelling lesson in reading eggs. Today I had both kids make muffins from a box. E made blueberry muffins and W made Banana nut muffins. I read the instructions and they did all measuring, stirring, and pouring. I put them in the oven. They turned out good. We even gave one each to a neighbor. Last thing for school was tonight at FSU math circle. They talked about algorithms. What is was and were it came from and did a few activities related to it.
December 2, 2015. I am still sick and now running a low grade fever so more reading eggs and math-seeds for us. Today E and W did one lesson of mathseeds and one lesson of reading eggs.
December 3, 2015. Today I feel better but school will continue to be light. Switched things up and they each watched one episode of Super Why! for reading and one episode of Cyberchase for math.
December 4, 2015. No school.
December 8, 2015. School today was learning how to get along .
December 9, 2015. E started making a calendar for next year. We went over the months and days and he made January with help, E also started on a Dinosuar workbook. W started on a Dinosaur workbook and reviewed time (minutes like 8:05, 6:30, and 12:50 are some examples) through a game.
November 30, 2015. E and W completed an Reading Eggs lesson, a Driving test sight word lesson on reading eggs, and a math-seeds lesson. They also helped to organize board games and they socialized with neighborhood children in addition to watching Wild Kratts.
December 1, 2015. I am still recovering from being sick. Today I had E and W complete another lesson on Reading Eggs and math-seeds. E did 2 more parts of a lesson on the spelling bank in reading eggs and W completed a spelling lesson in reading eggs. Today I had both kids make muffins from a box. E made blueberry muffins and W made Banana nut muffins. I read the instructions and they did all measuring, stirring, and pouring. I put them in the oven. They turned out good. We even gave one each to a neighbor. Last thing for school was tonight at FSU math circle. They talked about algorithms. What is was and were it came from and did a few activities related to it.
December 2, 2015. I am still sick and now running a low grade fever so more reading eggs and math-seeds for us. Today E and W did one lesson of mathseeds and one lesson of reading eggs.
December 3, 2015. Today I feel better but school will continue to be light. Switched things up and they each watched one episode of Super Why! for reading and one episode of Cyberchase for math.
December 4, 2015. No school.
December 8, 2015. School today was learning how to get along .
December 9, 2015. E started making a calendar for next year. We went over the months and days and he made January with help, E also started on a Dinosuar workbook. W started on a Dinosaur workbook and reviewed time (minutes like 8:05, 6:30, and 12:50 are some examples) through a game.
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Go with the Flow
November 23, 2015. HWT, FLL, Math, ARR
W did half a page of HWT. P. 37 punctuation. He was out of sorts today so breaks happened pretty much after each subject. Next up was FLL lesson 55. Review of adverb and adjective. W was able to tell me a little bit about adverbs. We then went over the first paragraph of "The Storm" from the previous lesson and picked out the adverbs ending in ly and the adjectives. Will set it aside so we can pick it up again later. Last up for W was RGHTSTART Math game N40. We had to modify it a bit since we only had one stack of place value cards. He enjoyed the game and we played a few rounds. W also drew today.
E did p. 9 did another 1/2 of the page (so 1 more line and part of another line). E also played monopoly jr by himself today (some math involved) I supervised. Next up was FLL lesson 55. Review of adverb and adjective. E repeated the definitions of adjective and adverb and then recited to me what they were. We then went over the first paragraph of "The Storm" from the previous lesson and picked out the adverbs ending in ly and the adjectives. Will set it aside so we can pick it up again later. E also played with shapes drawing and cutting them. It was what he wanted to do. E also drew today. Next for E was RGHTSTART Math game N40. We had to modify it a bit since we only had one stack of place value cards. He enjoyed the game and we played a couple of rounds. Last of all was AAR reading 1/2 page. p. 150. Evander does better reading a 1/2 page at night.
November 24, 2015. Today was one of those slow sluggish cold days. So in honor of that I had the kids chose what they wanted to do for school today. 1) complete lessons -HWT, FLL, ARR, Math, 2) 1 reading eggs and 1 mathseed lesson, or 3) write a sentence about something like a leaf or table. W complete an Reading Eggs lesson. He was going to also do Mathseeds however it was not working. I decided to have E do his work later that night. E did his 1/2 page reading p. 150. He is almost done with the story. Hurrah! Also thought I should mention that after he reads I reread to him what he just read. That way it helps some with comprehension as his fluency is still low. He also chose to describe something. He described his cup. He wrote most of the sentence and I spelled all of the words. He wrote: The cup is red, has colorful dots, and has my...this is when he stopped and I took over the writing and finished it with name 2x on it. Then we went over the fact that sentence start with a capital and we found the noun, verbs, and adjectives.
Although I had planned to do school on the 25, 26, and 27th no school was accomplished as there friend was out of public school and she came over early. That being said on Friday November 27th some unschooling happend. W played around with S (the friend) on skip counting. They colored in the numbers and worked with numbers 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. E did not want to join in instead he did what he calls animal research. This animal research lasted 3 days. We looked up different types of wolfs, coyotes, dogs, cats, pretty much wild animals. He wrote the names down for example: Wolfs--gray, black, ect. and so on.
W did half a page of HWT. P. 37 punctuation. He was out of sorts today so breaks happened pretty much after each subject. Next up was FLL lesson 55. Review of adverb and adjective. W was able to tell me a little bit about adverbs. We then went over the first paragraph of "The Storm" from the previous lesson and picked out the adverbs ending in ly and the adjectives. Will set it aside so we can pick it up again later. Last up for W was RGHTSTART Math game N40. We had to modify it a bit since we only had one stack of place value cards. He enjoyed the game and we played a few rounds. W also drew today.
E did p. 9 did another 1/2 of the page (so 1 more line and part of another line). E also played monopoly jr by himself today (some math involved) I supervised. Next up was FLL lesson 55. Review of adverb and adjective. E repeated the definitions of adjective and adverb and then recited to me what they were. We then went over the first paragraph of "The Storm" from the previous lesson and picked out the adverbs ending in ly and the adjectives. Will set it aside so we can pick it up again later. E also played with shapes drawing and cutting them. It was what he wanted to do. E also drew today. Next for E was RGHTSTART Math game N40. We had to modify it a bit since we only had one stack of place value cards. He enjoyed the game and we played a couple of rounds. Last of all was AAR reading 1/2 page. p. 150. Evander does better reading a 1/2 page at night.
November 24, 2015. Today was one of those slow sluggish cold days. So in honor of that I had the kids chose what they wanted to do for school today. 1) complete lessons -HWT, FLL, ARR, Math, 2) 1 reading eggs and 1 mathseed lesson, or 3) write a sentence about something like a leaf or table. W complete an Reading Eggs lesson. He was going to also do Mathseeds however it was not working. I decided to have E do his work later that night. E did his 1/2 page reading p. 150. He is almost done with the story. Hurrah! Also thought I should mention that after he reads I reread to him what he just read. That way it helps some with comprehension as his fluency is still low. He also chose to describe something. He described his cup. He wrote most of the sentence and I spelled all of the words. He wrote: The cup is red, has colorful dots, and has my...this is when he stopped and I took over the writing and finished it with name 2x on it. Then we went over the fact that sentence start with a capital and we found the noun, verbs, and adjectives.
Although I had planned to do school on the 25, 26, and 27th no school was accomplished as there friend was out of public school and she came over early. That being said on Friday November 27th some unschooling happend. W played around with S (the friend) on skip counting. They colored in the numbers and worked with numbers 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. E did not want to join in instead he did what he calls animal research. This animal research lasted 3 days. We looked up different types of wolfs, coyotes, dogs, cats, pretty much wild animals. He wrote the names down for example: Wolfs--gray, black, ect. and so on.
Monday, November 23, 2015
Flexibility is Key
November 16, 2015. RGHT, AAR, FLL, and HWT. Today W did HWT pgs. 32-33 working with the letter i and sentences that had the letter i in them. Next we moved onto Rereading The Bad Rat. After he read outloud The Bad Rat I asked a few basic questions like what did the rat do, was the rat bad, and tell me about the story. W was able to answer all of the questions. He has requested the Word tic tac toe game. Will try to play that one tomorrow. His favorite story so far is Jam and his 2nd favorite is "Fox in a Box". I will have him reread "Fox in a Box" again this week. 3rd up was math. We did the next 1/3 of the lesson 87. Last up was FLL. The last half of lesson 57. We finished up reviewing the verbs and then I wrote a sentence and he picked out (with some help) the noun and verb. E started with HWT cursive. He did the line of warm up on page 7 then he finished up p.8 and did a line on page 9. page 9 is a and c. Next up was Math. We did the next 1/3 of the lesson 87. 3rd was FLL. The last half of lesson 57. We finished up reviewing the verbs and
then I wrote a sentence and he picked out (with some help) the noun and
verb. E also noticed that one of the words described the noun. So we included the adjective as part of the assignment. E continued to work on the DORA assessment. He did one more part. Last thing was reading 1/2 page in AAR with Daddy.
November 17, 2015. Today W did tic tac toe reading with the green AAR cards, we finished up RGHT Math lesson 87 worksheet, and he did HWT pgs. 34-35. He did half of pg. 35.
E today finished up the DORA assessment. Although he still is technically behind he has improved on the assessment in both phonics and phonemic awareness. This tells me that AAR is the right program for now. E also did RGHT math lesson 87 worksheet. He did all but the last 2 questions.
Tonight was math circle night at FSU. They worked on Venn Diagrams, Bar diagrams, and data. W participated while E hung back and listened and observed. Overall it was good.
November 18, 2015. Readingeggs (Mathseeds), FLL, AAR, HWT.
W started with FLL lesson 53 more work on verbs, adverbs, adjectives. Next up was HWT pg.35-36. He finished up p. 35 needs more work on g and a and he did half of p. 36. I had W reread "Fox in a Box" he did better this time. He also chose to read "Jam" almost has this one memorized. Then he had me read " Get the Moth, Meg!" For math today W did a Mathseed lesson 41.
E started with FLL lesson 53 also; more work on verbs, adverbs, and adjectives. Next up was HWT p. 7 warm up exercises. Today he chose to do 3 lines worth of warm up. He had also written the words black, golden, and brown on the white board earlier. Today E finished up worksheet 36 and then did Mathseed lesson 52. Last up was AAR reading half p. 149
November 20, 2015. Today W worked on a worksheet one and tens..how many....we contructed and deconstructed numbers. 2nd moved onto HWT finished p. 36. 3rd up was rereading "Hit the Gas" and answering questions. 4th up was FLL lesson 54. Listen to a story and answer questions. Did well.
Today E worked on a worksheet one and tens...how many...we cnstructed and deconstructed numbers. Needs some more work on place values. 2nd moved onto HWT finished up the warm up exercise on p.7 and then did one line on p.9. 3rd up was FLL lesson 54. Listen to a story and answer questions. 4th up was finish reading p. 149.
November 17, 2015. Today W did tic tac toe reading with the green AAR cards, we finished up RGHT Math lesson 87 worksheet, and he did HWT pgs. 34-35. He did half of pg. 35.
E today finished up the DORA assessment. Although he still is technically behind he has improved on the assessment in both phonics and phonemic awareness. This tells me that AAR is the right program for now. E also did RGHT math lesson 87 worksheet. He did all but the last 2 questions.
Tonight was math circle night at FSU. They worked on Venn Diagrams, Bar diagrams, and data. W participated while E hung back and listened and observed. Overall it was good.
November 18, 2015. Readingeggs (Mathseeds), FLL, AAR, HWT.
W started with FLL lesson 53 more work on verbs, adverbs, adjectives. Next up was HWT pg.35-36. He finished up p. 35 needs more work on g and a and he did half of p. 36. I had W reread "Fox in a Box" he did better this time. He also chose to read "Jam" almost has this one memorized. Then he had me read " Get the Moth, Meg!" For math today W did a Mathseed lesson 41.
E started with FLL lesson 53 also; more work on verbs, adverbs, and adjectives. Next up was HWT p. 7 warm up exercises. Today he chose to do 3 lines worth of warm up. He had also written the words black, golden, and brown on the white board earlier. Today E finished up worksheet 36 and then did Mathseed lesson 52. Last up was AAR reading half p. 149
November 20, 2015. Today W worked on a worksheet one and tens..how many....we contructed and deconstructed numbers. 2nd moved onto HWT finished p. 36. 3rd up was rereading "Hit the Gas" and answering questions. 4th up was FLL lesson 54. Listen to a story and answer questions. Did well.
Today E worked on a worksheet one and tens...how many...we cnstructed and deconstructed numbers. Needs some more work on place values. 2nd moved onto HWT finished up the warm up exercise on p.7 and then did one line on p.9. 3rd up was FLL lesson 54. Listen to a story and answer questions. 4th up was finish reading p. 149.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Don't Push It Week
November 8, 2015. Today we went on a Field Trip to a members only event at Gulf Specimen. It was raining all day. The kids got to touch and feel some of the animals (sea stars, crabs, ect.). They got to look at others (sharks, huge turtles, ect.). One of the cool things that they were able to do was feed an animal of their choice a bit of fish. W chose the big fishes (parhannas) they swarmed on the little dead fish like there was no tomorrow. E chose to feed the shark tank. While there we learned that little lady (I think that was the name) (the big baby girl turtle) would be eventually released in the wild so they feed her crab but she had to go after the crab on her own. Had to hunt it. We also learned that turtle shells have nerve endings right under them. We saw the nursing sharks (3 of them being feed), they get feed once a week. If the little one thinks she isn't getting her fair share she squirts water at the person doing the feeding. My oldest E also got splashed by the sharks. They saw sting rays and all sorts of animals and even learned a little about red tide.
November 9, 2015. I am not feeling good today. Allergies extra bad. W managed to do HWT (finished up p. 27, then did pgs. 28 and 29). I talked to E today about Handwriting and we decided he is good with print so we will move onto cursive per his request.
W went back to read "Jam" in the Run, Bug, Run book (the very first story in the first book). He did real well. Fluency was very good and he was able to answer questions about the story. This is his favorite story because he says it is funny. E read p. 144-145.
Last was Math. W did lesson 85 and the game. The games was multiples memory. It is a good game for learning skip counting. He enjoyed it. E also did lesson 85 and the game. He enjoyed it as well. We played the game twice.
November 10, 2015. No school as I was under the whether.
November 11, 2015. We started taking the DORA assessment.
November 12, 2015. Today we have a lot to do and will see what gets accomplished. I think I made math just a little long based on the children's reactions. I started with W today. He did RightStart Math lesson 86 dealing with Quarters (1/4). He is getting the idea but we need to work on the language of 1/2, 1/4, whole. He loved the experiment with the water to visually see whole, 1/2, and 1/4. Next lesson was science from Mystery Science dealing with habitats of present and past. We started with mystery 1. He worked on a worksheet after listening to some of the video. He knew most of the answers only got one part wrong. Then it was break time. We finished the DORA assessment. Compared to his assessment of 5/14 he has improved a little. Need to step up the game and focus a little more time on a particular part of reading. He is currently at Mid-K level for most things. Next up was outloud reading and answering a few questions. W read The Fox in a Box from the Level 1 V 1 book. This is the 11th story in the book. He did okay with reading but will need to reread it for fluency. He was able to answer a few basic questions about this story after he read the story.
Next up was E. He started with science from Mystery Science Animals through Time Mystery 1: Habitats and Environmental changes. He worked on a worksheet after listening to some of the video. He knew most of the answers only got one part wrong. The same part that W got wrong. They both chose forest when the answer was grasslands for the now part not the then part. Next up was Rightstart math lesson 86. He gets it when seen visually with the water and if done separately like 1/2 then 1/4 but not if asked about all of it verbally with another number like 12. He loved the experiment with the water to visually see whole, 1/2, and 1/4. Will continue to work on 1/4 for both children. Break time. E worked some more on the DORA assessment. He was not happy. Next E read another page of "The Runt Pig". He read p.146. I have a feeling we will need to do the same with him that I will be doing with W. Not looking forward to it as he is the one that throws the most fits when it comes to reading but it will need to be done.
November 13, 2015. Today was a great day. W finished up the slides from Mystery Science. W also did 1/2 lesson 87. Today was working with money and quarters (1/4). Next up was FLL lesson 52. We did 1/2 a lesson as the lesson was a bit longer than normal. Working more on verbs. HWT pgs.30-31 letter u and u words. He wrote the word dust very well. Still needs practice on little u as it almost looks like a little a. Today I had W reread "The Tan Hat" 2nd story in L1V1 book. He did well. He did need to sound out some words but that is why we are rereading previous stories to help out with fluency and comprehension. He was able to answer some basic questions about the story.
E's turn. Today E decided that he would do more work on the DORA assessment. He did well attitude wise no fussing involved. I would have let him go on but we had some computer problems today and I didn't want that to negatively affect his score. Next up he chose Math. We did 1/2 lesson 87. Today was working with money and quarters (1/4). After math while he was playing with the money I moved onto FLL lesson 52. We did 1/2 a lesson as the lesson was a bit longer than normal. Working more on verbs. HWT-today was the first lesson on cursive. P. 7 is a cursive Warm-up and they want you to do 1 line a day. He did 1 line and then he chose to move onto p.8. He did all but the last line. p. 8 is cursive c. Last was reading. He read 1/2 a page knowing that tomorrow he will read the other 1/2. Though I must say the 1/2 that he read he read really really well.
Done in record time today.
November 14, 2015. Today E read the other half of p. 147. He read well again. He sounded out a few words but he read well and with no attitude.
November 9, 2015. I am not feeling good today. Allergies extra bad. W managed to do HWT (finished up p. 27, then did pgs. 28 and 29). I talked to E today about Handwriting and we decided he is good with print so we will move onto cursive per his request.
W went back to read "Jam" in the Run, Bug, Run book (the very first story in the first book). He did real well. Fluency was very good and he was able to answer questions about the story. This is his favorite story because he says it is funny. E read p. 144-145.
Last was Math. W did lesson 85 and the game. The games was multiples memory. It is a good game for learning skip counting. He enjoyed it. E also did lesson 85 and the game. He enjoyed it as well. We played the game twice.
November 10, 2015. No school as I was under the whether.
November 11, 2015. We started taking the DORA assessment.
November 12, 2015. Today we have a lot to do and will see what gets accomplished. I think I made math just a little long based on the children's reactions. I started with W today. He did RightStart Math lesson 86 dealing with Quarters (1/4). He is getting the idea but we need to work on the language of 1/2, 1/4, whole. He loved the experiment with the water to visually see whole, 1/2, and 1/4. Next lesson was science from Mystery Science dealing with habitats of present and past. We started with mystery 1. He worked on a worksheet after listening to some of the video. He knew most of the answers only got one part wrong. Then it was break time. We finished the DORA assessment. Compared to his assessment of 5/14 he has improved a little. Need to step up the game and focus a little more time on a particular part of reading. He is currently at Mid-K level for most things. Next up was outloud reading and answering a few questions. W read The Fox in a Box from the Level 1 V 1 book. This is the 11th story in the book. He did okay with reading but will need to reread it for fluency. He was able to answer a few basic questions about this story after he read the story.
Next up was E. He started with science from Mystery Science Animals through Time Mystery 1: Habitats and Environmental changes. He worked on a worksheet after listening to some of the video. He knew most of the answers only got one part wrong. The same part that W got wrong. They both chose forest when the answer was grasslands for the now part not the then part. Next up was Rightstart math lesson 86. He gets it when seen visually with the water and if done separately like 1/2 then 1/4 but not if asked about all of it verbally with another number like 12. He loved the experiment with the water to visually see whole, 1/2, and 1/4. Will continue to work on 1/4 for both children. Break time. E worked some more on the DORA assessment. He was not happy. Next E read another page of "The Runt Pig". He read p.146. I have a feeling we will need to do the same with him that I will be doing with W. Not looking forward to it as he is the one that throws the most fits when it comes to reading but it will need to be done.
November 13, 2015. Today was a great day. W finished up the slides from Mystery Science. W also did 1/2 lesson 87. Today was working with money and quarters (1/4). Next up was FLL lesson 52. We did 1/2 a lesson as the lesson was a bit longer than normal. Working more on verbs. HWT pgs.30-31 letter u and u words. He wrote the word dust very well. Still needs practice on little u as it almost looks like a little a. Today I had W reread "The Tan Hat" 2nd story in L1V1 book. He did well. He did need to sound out some words but that is why we are rereading previous stories to help out with fluency and comprehension. He was able to answer some basic questions about the story.
E's turn. Today E decided that he would do more work on the DORA assessment. He did well attitude wise no fussing involved. I would have let him go on but we had some computer problems today and I didn't want that to negatively affect his score. Next up he chose Math. We did 1/2 lesson 87. Today was working with money and quarters (1/4). After math while he was playing with the money I moved onto FLL lesson 52. We did 1/2 a lesson as the lesson was a bit longer than normal. Working more on verbs. HWT-today was the first lesson on cursive. P. 7 is a cursive Warm-up and they want you to do 1 line a day. He did 1 line and then he chose to move onto p.8. He did all but the last line. p. 8 is cursive c. Last was reading. He read 1/2 a page knowing that tomorrow he will read the other 1/2. Though I must say the 1/2 that he read he read really really well.
Done in record time today.
November 14, 2015. Today E read the other half of p. 147. He read well again. He sounded out a few words but he read well and with no attitude.
Monday, November 9, 2015
Getting a Rthym Going
November 2, 2015. Today W did pgs. 148-149 in AAR and worksheet 44 lesson 83. E did worksheet 44 lesson 83 in math and p. 139 in AAR.
November 3, 2015. AAR, HWT, RGHT Math, and FLL. Today we switched off and on.
W did 1 pg. reading in AAR (pg.150 pg. 151 is a picture) outside. HWT pgs. 24-25. Worked on d and sentences. Next up was math. We did 1/3 of lesson 84 continuing with patterns going up and down. Last was FLL reviewing nouns and adjectives.
E did 2 pg. reading in AAR (pgs. 140-141) outside. Need to get his memory and confidence up. Handwriting I had E write out capital A-J he also wrote numbers 1-10. We need to work Capital G and H (could not remember those from memory) and J also numbers 2, 5, 9. Next up was math. We did 1/3 of lesson 84 continuing with patterns going up and down. Last was FLL reviewing nouns and adjectives.
Today went well.
November 4, 2015. HWT, FLL, AAR, and RGHTMath
W did Handwriting first. HWT p. 26 and half of page 27 worked on g and words with g. Next up W finished "The Runt Pig". AAR read pages 152-153. Had a break and the next 2 things up: Math and FLL. Rightstart lesson 84. He finished up the whole lesson including the worksheet. FLL lesson was reviewing months, seasons, and days.
E did Handwriting. He finished writing out the rest of the alphabet and numbers up to 26. Next was 1 pg reading in AAR (p. 142). Break. Next 2 subjects up was Math and FLL. Rightstart lesson 84 next 1/3 will do worksheet tomorrow. Last was FLL reviewing months, seasons, and days.
November 5, 2015. Reading Eggs and Mathseeds. Both boys completed 2 reading egg lessons and W did 2 mathseed lessons and E did 1 mathseed lesson.
November 6, 2015. Today only E did school work. E finished up the worksheet for lesson 84 which completed the lesson. I had to help him with this one. The last 5 problems he started to get on his own. E also read p.143 in the AAR. He will have the story finished by next Saturday and will read 1 page a day until it is completed.
November 7, 2015. Did nothing today so will double up on reading for E next week.
November 3, 2015. AAR, HWT, RGHT Math, and FLL. Today we switched off and on.
W did 1 pg. reading in AAR (pg.150 pg. 151 is a picture) outside. HWT pgs. 24-25. Worked on d and sentences. Next up was math. We did 1/3 of lesson 84 continuing with patterns going up and down. Last was FLL reviewing nouns and adjectives.
E did 2 pg. reading in AAR (pgs. 140-141) outside. Need to get his memory and confidence up. Handwriting I had E write out capital A-J he also wrote numbers 1-10. We need to work Capital G and H (could not remember those from memory) and J also numbers 2, 5, 9. Next up was math. We did 1/3 of lesson 84 continuing with patterns going up and down. Last was FLL reviewing nouns and adjectives.
Today went well.
November 4, 2015. HWT, FLL, AAR, and RGHTMath
W did Handwriting first. HWT p. 26 and half of page 27 worked on g and words with g. Next up W finished "The Runt Pig". AAR read pages 152-153. Had a break and the next 2 things up: Math and FLL. Rightstart lesson 84. He finished up the whole lesson including the worksheet. FLL lesson was reviewing months, seasons, and days.
E did Handwriting. He finished writing out the rest of the alphabet and numbers up to 26. Next was 1 pg reading in AAR (p. 142). Break. Next 2 subjects up was Math and FLL. Rightstart lesson 84 next 1/3 will do worksheet tomorrow. Last was FLL reviewing months, seasons, and days.
November 5, 2015. Reading Eggs and Mathseeds. Both boys completed 2 reading egg lessons and W did 2 mathseed lessons and E did 1 mathseed lesson.
November 6, 2015. Today only E did school work. E finished up the worksheet for lesson 84 which completed the lesson. I had to help him with this one. The last 5 problems he started to get on his own. E also read p.143 in the AAR. He will have the story finished by next Saturday and will read 1 page a day until it is completed.
November 7, 2015. Did nothing today so will double up on reading for E next week.
Monday, November 2, 2015
starting off good
October 26, 2015. AAR, FLL, RGHT Math, Handwriting/self esteem, and dictation.
W started of with reading 2 pages in AAR (pgs. 144-145). Then we moved on math lesson 82 even/odd rules. Finished the whole lesson. W needs a tad bit more work on even/odd rules but generally understands the concept. Break. 3rd up was handwriting. I titled a page the good things I do. Then W told me 5 good things he did. I wrote them down and he copied them. They were: Playing, Friendship, Walking dog, Caring, and Helper. 4th item up was dictation. W dictated to me somethings that he did at Optimist Park yesterday. He had to speak in complete sentences. I will rewrite and we will use this to review nouns, punctuation, things that we have learned in FLL. Finally the last thing up was FLL Adverbs (no dictation).
E started with Math lesson 82. Finished it up. Understood the even/odd rules very well. Next up was reading in AAR. Started a new story "The Runt Pig" read 1 pg. (pg. 136). Break. 3rd up was dictation. E dictated to me somethings that he did at Optimist Park yesterday. He had to speak in complete sentences. I will rewrite and we will use this to review nouns, punctuation, things that we have learned in FLL. 4th up was FLL Adverbs (no dictation). Last subject was handwriting the good things that I do. At first had hassle but through comprise he finished the work. They were: Play, Help, Write, Friend, and Grocery.
Today was a good day and I feel like we accomplished a lot.
October 27, 2015. Not as smooth as yesterday. AAR, RGHT Math, HWT, and code work for E.
E started the day off. We first did code work (abc each letter received a number and then we wrote out a code using the numbers). Next was math. Lesson 83 continuing the pattern. Usually E is very good at patterns but he was not focusing today. We got through 1/3 of the lesson as planned.
Onto reading 1 pg in AAR (pg. 137). Last was finishing up the 1,2,3,4,7 number worksheet.
W was next. Lesson 83 continuing the pattern. We finished 1/3 of the lesson as planned. Next up was HWT pgs. 22-23 lowercase a and words with a. W needs to work on w and a. Last up was reading AAR (pg. 146)
October 28, 2015. Daddy was home sick no school. Kids did learn the value of cleaning and cooperation.
October 29, 2015. Daddy was home sick no formal school. Kids decided on their own to write on sticky notes different words that they sounded out. I helped with spelling a few words like daddy, puppy, house....they spelled words like pup, dog on their own.
October 30, 2015. RGHT math, AAR, FLL.
W did RGHT math lesson 83 second 1/3. AAR pg. 147. FLL lesson 49 + addressed a "postcard". E did RGHT math lesson 83 second 1/3. AAR pg.138. FLL lesson 49+addressed a "postcard". E also did "dinosaur research". We looked up different types of raptors, rexes and prehistoric animals. He then figured out what the beginning sound was and wrote it on his board. He filled up 2 boards (1 big and 1 small). To most people this would not seem like a lot but for my son this was an amazing accomplishment. He wrote alot.
W started of with reading 2 pages in AAR (pgs. 144-145). Then we moved on math lesson 82 even/odd rules. Finished the whole lesson. W needs a tad bit more work on even/odd rules but generally understands the concept. Break. 3rd up was handwriting. I titled a page the good things I do. Then W told me 5 good things he did. I wrote them down and he copied them. They were: Playing, Friendship, Walking dog, Caring, and Helper. 4th item up was dictation. W dictated to me somethings that he did at Optimist Park yesterday. He had to speak in complete sentences. I will rewrite and we will use this to review nouns, punctuation, things that we have learned in FLL. Finally the last thing up was FLL Adverbs (no dictation).
E started with Math lesson 82. Finished it up. Understood the even/odd rules very well. Next up was reading in AAR. Started a new story "The Runt Pig" read 1 pg. (pg. 136). Break. 3rd up was dictation. E dictated to me somethings that he did at Optimist Park yesterday. He had to speak in complete sentences. I will rewrite and we will use this to review nouns, punctuation, things that we have learned in FLL. 4th up was FLL Adverbs (no dictation). Last subject was handwriting the good things that I do. At first had hassle but through comprise he finished the work. They were: Play, Help, Write, Friend, and Grocery.
Today was a good day and I feel like we accomplished a lot.
October 27, 2015. Not as smooth as yesterday. AAR, RGHT Math, HWT, and code work for E.
E started the day off. We first did code work (abc each letter received a number and then we wrote out a code using the numbers). Next was math. Lesson 83 continuing the pattern. Usually E is very good at patterns but he was not focusing today. We got through 1/3 of the lesson as planned.
Onto reading 1 pg in AAR (pg. 137). Last was finishing up the 1,2,3,4,7 number worksheet.
W was next. Lesson 83 continuing the pattern. We finished 1/3 of the lesson as planned. Next up was HWT pgs. 22-23 lowercase a and words with a. W needs to work on w and a. Last up was reading AAR (pg. 146)
October 28, 2015. Daddy was home sick no school. Kids did learn the value of cleaning and cooperation.
October 29, 2015. Daddy was home sick no formal school. Kids decided on their own to write on sticky notes different words that they sounded out. I helped with spelling a few words like daddy, puppy, house....they spelled words like pup, dog on their own.
October 30, 2015. RGHT math, AAR, FLL.
W did RGHT math lesson 83 second 1/3. AAR pg. 147. FLL lesson 49 + addressed a "postcard". E did RGHT math lesson 83 second 1/3. AAR pg.138. FLL lesson 49+addressed a "postcard". E also did "dinosaur research". We looked up different types of raptors, rexes and prehistoric animals. He then figured out what the beginning sound was and wrote it on his board. He filled up 2 boards (1 big and 1 small). To most people this would not seem like a lot but for my son this was an amazing accomplishment. He wrote alot.
Friday, October 23, 2015
Same Old Same Old
October 20, 2015. W did HWT pgs. 14-16 lowercase c, o, and s. Next was 2pg reading of "The Runt Pig." read pgs. 136-137. Last thing was math lesson 80.
E did HWT finished up p. 12 G,H,and I. Next he worked on doing the other half of the 1,2,3,4, 7 number page. He did half of what was left. He read 1 pg. (pg. 127) of "The Plan". We went over lesson 45 in FLL without the dictation. We tried working on math lesson 80 but he was just getting to frustrated. Going to work on place value tomorrow instead. Also might see what the next lesson teaches and see if we can skip lesson 80 and come back to it later.
Tonight fun math games at FSU stone building.
October 21, 2015. E started with Math. For math we worked on place value (ones, tens, hundreds) using the place value cards. He did well. I briefly introduced 2 digit addition 51+23 regarding place value. 2nd up was AAR p. 128-129. Hassel he is sick of reading 2 pages and only wants to read 1 but I insisted on 2. 3rd up was HWT. He worked on the 1,2,2,4,7 worksheet and on p. 14 letters C, c, O, and o. Last up was FLL lesson 46 picture reading.
W started with HWT p. 17. He also did pgs. 18, 19, 20, and 21. 2nd up was Math place value. We worked on ones, tens, hundreds. He did very well. Might need to review hundreds again later. We did some addition with place value and he got it. 3rd up was FLL. We went over lesson 45 in FLL without the dictation. Also worked on lesson 46 picture reading. 4th up was AAR pgs. 138-139. Did well. We even double checked a sentence to make sure what he read made since.
October 22, 2015. Today for handwriting we did exercises. I had E draw circles light and hard to see the difference in how it felt. I had him hold the pencil multiple ways to see how it felt. He decided holding it properly resting and lightly was the best way. We also used Rubber bands again. I had him tie 2 rubber bands together (3 sets) and I had him undo 3 sets that I tied together. E was also into taking pictures with my cell phone. Next E read 1 pg. (pg. 130) in AAR. 3rd up was Math. We worked on lesson 81 even/odd numbers. We did about 1/2 to 3/4 of the work. Did well. Last up was FLL lesson 47 adverbs with a verb. I think adverbs are a little confusing right now.
I had W draw circles light and hard to see the difference in how it felt. I had him hold the pencil multiple ways to see how it felt. He decided lightly was the best way. We also used Rubber bands again. I had him tie 2 rubber bands together (3 sets), he actually tied them into 2 knots and I had him undo 3 sets that I tied together. Next up was Math. We worked on lesson 81 even/odd numbers. We did about 1/2 to 3/4 of the work. 3rd up W read 2 pgs. (pg. 140-141) in AAR. Last up was FLL lesson 47 adverbs with a verb. I think adverbs are a little confusing right now.
October 23, 2015. Today was a half day. Reading and Math.
E finished up "The Plan" pgs. 131-133. W read pgs. 142-143. They both worked on the last part of lesson 81 even/odd numbers in RightStart Math. Both did well and get the concept.
E did HWT finished up p. 12 G,H,and I. Next he worked on doing the other half of the 1,2,3,4, 7 number page. He did half of what was left. He read 1 pg. (pg. 127) of "The Plan". We went over lesson 45 in FLL without the dictation. We tried working on math lesson 80 but he was just getting to frustrated. Going to work on place value tomorrow instead. Also might see what the next lesson teaches and see if we can skip lesson 80 and come back to it later.
Tonight fun math games at FSU stone building.
October 21, 2015. E started with Math. For math we worked on place value (ones, tens, hundreds) using the place value cards. He did well. I briefly introduced 2 digit addition 51+23 regarding place value. 2nd up was AAR p. 128-129. Hassel he is sick of reading 2 pages and only wants to read 1 but I insisted on 2. 3rd up was HWT. He worked on the 1,2,2,4,7 worksheet and on p. 14 letters C, c, O, and o. Last up was FLL lesson 46 picture reading.
W started with HWT p. 17. He also did pgs. 18, 19, 20, and 21. 2nd up was Math place value. We worked on ones, tens, hundreds. He did very well. Might need to review hundreds again later. We did some addition with place value and he got it. 3rd up was FLL. We went over lesson 45 in FLL without the dictation. Also worked on lesson 46 picture reading. 4th up was AAR pgs. 138-139. Did well. We even double checked a sentence to make sure what he read made since.
October 22, 2015. Today for handwriting we did exercises. I had E draw circles light and hard to see the difference in how it felt. I had him hold the pencil multiple ways to see how it felt. He decided holding it properly resting and lightly was the best way. We also used Rubber bands again. I had him tie 2 rubber bands together (3 sets) and I had him undo 3 sets that I tied together. E was also into taking pictures with my cell phone. Next E read 1 pg. (pg. 130) in AAR. 3rd up was Math. We worked on lesson 81 even/odd numbers. We did about 1/2 to 3/4 of the work. Did well. Last up was FLL lesson 47 adverbs with a verb. I think adverbs are a little confusing right now.
I had W draw circles light and hard to see the difference in how it felt. I had him hold the pencil multiple ways to see how it felt. He decided lightly was the best way. We also used Rubber bands again. I had him tie 2 rubber bands together (3 sets), he actually tied them into 2 knots and I had him undo 3 sets that I tied together. Next up was Math. We worked on lesson 81 even/odd numbers. We did about 1/2 to 3/4 of the work. 3rd up W read 2 pgs. (pg. 140-141) in AAR. Last up was FLL lesson 47 adverbs with a verb. I think adverbs are a little confusing right now.
October 23, 2015. Today was a half day. Reading and Math.
E finished up "The Plan" pgs. 131-133. W read pgs. 142-143. They both worked on the last part of lesson 81 even/odd numbers in RightStart Math. Both did well and get the concept.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
See the Week
October 12, 2015. I think we are getting into a routine now. FLL, Handwriting, Reading, RGHT Math
W started with RGHT Math rest of lesson 79. We played one round of Rows and Columns game. It is adding numbers either in a row or column to get 15. The one with the most cards win. W won. Will play this again. 2nd up was handwriting. Instead of doing the numbers from HWT I chose to do the numbers from the rightstart math workbook. He needs work on 2,3, and 7 (we worked on 1,2,3, and 7). Had a break. 3rd up was FLL lesson 44. Reading of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. I read they answered questions. W did not do good answering questions. I think he played more than listened. Although he was able to tell me a little bit about the story. Last up was 2 pg reading of "The plan". W read p.130-133. He read the rest of the story.
E started with HWT. He was unable to make the letters perfect which clearly fustrated him. We talked about it and he decided he would just do them. He did the rest of p. 11 letters ITJ. 2nd up was reading. We comprised to him reading 1/2 a page (long one to him). He ended up reading the whole page. He read p.120 in "The Big Mess". 3rd up was RGHT Math rest of lesson 79. We played one round of Rows and Columns game. It is adding numbers either in a row or column to get 15. The one with the most cards win. It was a tie game. Will play this again. Took a Break. Last up was FLL lesson 44. E did very well answering the questions and telling me something he remembered about the story. Just need to work on answering in complete sentences. I do however model this. If he answers eat him. I say he wanted to eat him.
Today was a good day. IT's a win.
October 13, 2015. Today was no school. They learned home economics. How to clean and organize a refrigerator and a freezer. W helped with freezer and E helped with refrigerator. They learned how to get along.
October 14, 2015. Today was field trip day with the co-op. We went to Spring Hill Farms. They enjoyed bouncing in the bouncy houses, hay rides, finding their way through a corn maze, eating lunch, playing in a tub full of uncooked corn kernels, pumpkin painting, and pumpkin chucking. They learned about the battle-lift what it was used for in the olden days and what they use it now for (chucking pumpkins). They also did lots of socializing and learned about port-a-potties.
October 15, 2015. Today W did rightstart math lesson 80 the first 1/3 and we went over some green cards. He mastered new words today: I, for, ten, red, and was.
E finished up the story of "The Big Mess" he read the last 2 pgs. Next he did the capital letters: A, B, C, J, K, L, S, T, U. K, S, and U need work.
October 16, 2016. Today W did Handwriting worksheet on numbers 0, 5, 6, 8, 9, . Then he reviewed green cards from AAR. Non mastered today but that is okay.
Today E did Handwriting letters D, E, F, M, N, O, V, W, X p. 12 and then wanted to work on numbers so he did half a page of 1, 2, 3, 4, 7. He read the first page in AAR of "The Plan".
We ended school early because Public school let out and although I thought their friend had plans today it changed so socialization it is.
W started with RGHT Math rest of lesson 79. We played one round of Rows and Columns game. It is adding numbers either in a row or column to get 15. The one with the most cards win. W won. Will play this again. 2nd up was handwriting. Instead of doing the numbers from HWT I chose to do the numbers from the rightstart math workbook. He needs work on 2,3, and 7 (we worked on 1,2,3, and 7). Had a break. 3rd up was FLL lesson 44. Reading of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. I read they answered questions. W did not do good answering questions. I think he played more than listened. Although he was able to tell me a little bit about the story. Last up was 2 pg reading of "The plan". W read p.130-133. He read the rest of the story.
E started with HWT. He was unable to make the letters perfect which clearly fustrated him. We talked about it and he decided he would just do them. He did the rest of p. 11 letters ITJ. 2nd up was reading. We comprised to him reading 1/2 a page (long one to him). He ended up reading the whole page. He read p.120 in "The Big Mess". 3rd up was RGHT Math rest of lesson 79. We played one round of Rows and Columns game. It is adding numbers either in a row or column to get 15. The one with the most cards win. It was a tie game. Will play this again. Took a Break. Last up was FLL lesson 44. E did very well answering the questions and telling me something he remembered about the story. Just need to work on answering in complete sentences. I do however model this. If he answers eat him. I say he wanted to eat him.
Today was a good day. IT's a win.
October 13, 2015. Today was no school. They learned home economics. How to clean and organize a refrigerator and a freezer. W helped with freezer and E helped with refrigerator. They learned how to get along.
October 14, 2015. Today was field trip day with the co-op. We went to Spring Hill Farms. They enjoyed bouncing in the bouncy houses, hay rides, finding their way through a corn maze, eating lunch, playing in a tub full of uncooked corn kernels, pumpkin painting, and pumpkin chucking. They learned about the battle-lift what it was used for in the olden days and what they use it now for (chucking pumpkins). They also did lots of socializing and learned about port-a-potties.
October 15, 2015. Today W did rightstart math lesson 80 the first 1/3 and we went over some green cards. He mastered new words today: I, for, ten, red, and was.
E finished up the story of "The Big Mess" he read the last 2 pgs. Next he did the capital letters: A, B, C, J, K, L, S, T, U. K, S, and U need work.
October 16, 2016. Today W did Handwriting worksheet on numbers 0, 5, 6, 8, 9, . Then he reviewed green cards from AAR. Non mastered today but that is okay.
Today E did Handwriting letters D, E, F, M, N, O, V, W, X p. 12 and then wanted to work on numbers so he did half a page of 1, 2, 3, 4, 7. He read the first page in AAR of "The Plan".
We ended school early because Public school let out and although I thought their friend had plans today it changed so socialization it is.
Friday, October 16, 2015
The Must Have Homeschool Tool
We received a red
pencil sharpener from http://classroomfriendlysupplies.com/ . It is the best
manual pencil sharpener I have found. Easy to operate. Both my kids
and husband can use it.
First you pull the
front out.
And the pencil stays in.
Then you squeeze the
2 black nobs and put the pencil in the hole and release the nobs.
Next you turn the
crank. One way will loosen the crank so you can open it up the other
way sharpens the pencil.
As you crank the
turning of the wheel will get easier and that is how you know when
the pencil is sharpened. Also the front goes in as the pencil gets
shorter.
Next you squeeze the
2 black nobs and pull the pencil out.
This is the end
result.
I want to make a
special note that I did this with 2 types of pencil. One pencil was
brand new.
And this is the
outcome.
Once pencil I broke.
And this was the
outcome.
This is a
magnificent sharpener.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Not that bad of a week
October 6, 2015. Today was Mathseeds (part of readingeggs but math). Each child did a lesson. Also while waiting to have E's blood drawn I had them play with stone clay. So handwriting, so to speak, was worked on. They worked on finger strength without realizing it. Last thing worked on today was puzzle of the United States. This one will take a little while.
October 7, 2015. Today AAR, HWT, ST, FLL, and RGHT Math.
W read p. 118-120 (2 pgs read, 2pgs pictures) in "The Big Mess". He is not a fluent reader but he is coming along. Then comes HWT p.10 UVWXYZ (more Corner Capitals). 3rd up is Story Time. I read Horton Hears A Who! by Dr. Suess. 4th up was FLL Lesson 41 on indirect quotations and copy work. Last up was RGHT Math lesson 78. Did everything but the worksheet. We of course took breaks in between.
E started with story time. We went outside and I read Horton Hears A Who! by Dr. Suess. Next up was HWT p.10. He did UVW. 3rd up was AAR. E read pgs. 114-115 (in "The Big Mess). He did well, also not a fluent reader yet. But I think he is getting use to reading 2 pgs now. 4th up was RGHT Math lesson 78. Did everything but the worksheet. He seemed a little off on adding 4 digits together. Last up was FLL lesson 41 on indirect quotations and copy work. He did 1/2 of the copy work and will work on the rest of the copy work tomorrow.
October 8, 2015. Today AAR, RGHT Math, FLL, and HWT.
W did lesson 42 in FLL which was a review of previous lessons. Next AAR. W read p. 122-123 and finished up "The Big Mess" and then went on and read p. 126-127 of "The Plan". Math was worksheet 30 from lesson 78. He did well only a couple of problems he needed my help with. Others he got right or was able to correct on his own. He did this work independently. The worksheet was about numbers that added up to exactly 20. Last was HWT center starting capitals. COQGSAITJ.
E did lesson 42 in FLL which was a review of previous lessons and then also did some more work on the copy work from lesson 41. In AAR he read 2 pgs p. 116-117 in "The Big Mess". Next up was HWT. He worked on the rest of Corner Capital XYZ. He is doing real well with copying. I have noticed this through the copy work in FLL so far the lower case s is what gives him trouble. Last up is Math worksheet 30 from lesson 78. E did not work alone. He wanted help so I and the abacus helped him. He would figure out what numbers to use and we would double check them on the abacus until he figured out which were the correct numbers that added up to 20.
October 9, 2015. FLL, AAR, HWT, and RGHT Math.
W did HWT p. 12 write each capital letter. Next up was AAR. He read 2 pgs. (p. 128-129). 3rd up was Math lesson 79. We went over adding to 15. W is very good with mental math. Needs no manipulatives. Last up was FLL lesson 43 reviewing sentences and dictation the word Stop.
E did Math lesson 79. He's not all that confident but is able to do the work. He used an abacus to help with the addition. We went over adding to 15. Next up was FLL lesson 43 reviewing sentences with dictation the word Stop. He also finished his copy work from lesson 41. I wrote the word wouldn't for him. 3rd up was HWT p. 11 letters COQ. For whatever reason he likes to do his handwriting in groups of 3 (maybe it is part of the OCD). He will do the next 3 on Sunday.. Last up was Reading. He read 1 pg (p. 118)
October 10, 2015. Real world experience. They learned how to act in a restaurant, how to promote a business (they watched me), how to determine if they have enough money to buy what they wanted, and how to make and play with friends.
October 11, 2015. HWT. E did p. 11 and did 3 more letters. We skipped yesterday due to making new friends.
October 7, 2015. Today AAR, HWT, ST, FLL, and RGHT Math.
W read p. 118-120 (2 pgs read, 2pgs pictures) in "The Big Mess". He is not a fluent reader but he is coming along. Then comes HWT p.10 UVWXYZ (more Corner Capitals). 3rd up is Story Time. I read Horton Hears A Who! by Dr. Suess. 4th up was FLL Lesson 41 on indirect quotations and copy work. Last up was RGHT Math lesson 78. Did everything but the worksheet. We of course took breaks in between.
E started with story time. We went outside and I read Horton Hears A Who! by Dr. Suess. Next up was HWT p.10. He did UVW. 3rd up was AAR. E read pgs. 114-115 (in "The Big Mess). He did well, also not a fluent reader yet. But I think he is getting use to reading 2 pgs now. 4th up was RGHT Math lesson 78. Did everything but the worksheet. He seemed a little off on adding 4 digits together. Last up was FLL lesson 41 on indirect quotations and copy work. He did 1/2 of the copy work and will work on the rest of the copy work tomorrow.
October 8, 2015. Today AAR, RGHT Math, FLL, and HWT.
W did lesson 42 in FLL which was a review of previous lessons. Next AAR. W read p. 122-123 and finished up "The Big Mess" and then went on and read p. 126-127 of "The Plan". Math was worksheet 30 from lesson 78. He did well only a couple of problems he needed my help with. Others he got right or was able to correct on his own. He did this work independently. The worksheet was about numbers that added up to exactly 20. Last was HWT center starting capitals. COQGSAITJ.
E did lesson 42 in FLL which was a review of previous lessons and then also did some more work on the copy work from lesson 41. In AAR he read 2 pgs p. 116-117 in "The Big Mess". Next up was HWT. He worked on the rest of Corner Capital XYZ. He is doing real well with copying. I have noticed this through the copy work in FLL so far the lower case s is what gives him trouble. Last up is Math worksheet 30 from lesson 78. E did not work alone. He wanted help so I and the abacus helped him. He would figure out what numbers to use and we would double check them on the abacus until he figured out which were the correct numbers that added up to 20.
October 9, 2015. FLL, AAR, HWT, and RGHT Math.
W did HWT p. 12 write each capital letter. Next up was AAR. He read 2 pgs. (p. 128-129). 3rd up was Math lesson 79. We went over adding to 15. W is very good with mental math. Needs no manipulatives. Last up was FLL lesson 43 reviewing sentences and dictation the word Stop.
E did Math lesson 79. He's not all that confident but is able to do the work. He used an abacus to help with the addition. We went over adding to 15. Next up was FLL lesson 43 reviewing sentences with dictation the word Stop. He also finished his copy work from lesson 41. I wrote the word wouldn't for him. 3rd up was HWT p. 11 letters COQ. For whatever reason he likes to do his handwriting in groups of 3 (maybe it is part of the OCD). He will do the next 3 on Sunday.. Last up was Reading. He read 1 pg (p. 118)
October 10, 2015. Real world experience. They learned how to act in a restaurant, how to promote a business (they watched me), how to determine if they have enough money to buy what they wanted, and how to make and play with friends.
October 11, 2015. HWT. E did p. 11 and did 3 more letters. We skipped yesterday due to making new friends.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Week 4-Some fun things happening
September 29, 2015. Today we worked on AAR, RGHT Math, and FLL. I read lesson 39 from FLL "Little Bird" poem for memorization to both E and W 3x this morning, 3x the afternoon, and 3x tonight.
W started with math lesson 77. We went over the warm up and then worked on whole/part for numbers 10 and 15. W split 10 into 3 parts and 15 into 3 parts. We did this several times. Next up was reading "The Big Mess" Lesson 40 required pages 2. W did the minimum required pages, read pgs. 116-117.
E started with AAR tic tac toe. See last weeks post on the rules. We played several rounds and E is doing good both with the word and starting strategy. Next up was math lesson 77. We went over the warm up and then worked on whole/part for numbers 10 and 15. W split 10 into 3 parts and 15 into 3 parts. We did this several times. E needs more work on recognizing facts fast.
September 30, 2015. Today was game day. We played 2 games. One was a math game from RightStart, called on the number. The purpose is to practice adding several numbers together. You start with a target number between 10 and 20. I chose 10 for us. We played a few of these. The next game was a board game called Knights and Castles. This game has 2 levels: level 1 "Quest" and level 2 (level 2 is more history). We played level 1. The kids are learning strategy, fair play, and board game etiquette. E did very well, W not so much. W quite in the middle. E kept playing and won. All 3 of us started in the game.
October 1, 2015. Today we did FLL, RGHT Math, and AAR. W and I started with FLL lesson 40. I read the folk tale "The Little Red Hen". W answered verbally the questions asked at the end of the story. We need to work on answering questions in complete sentences. W also did the copy work on a dry erase board. Next up was reading AAR "The Big Mess" min. 2 pgs. W read the 2 pgs. (118-119). He read well. Last up was math journal ____+_______+________=10. He wrote out 7 of these equations.
E and I started with FLL lesson 40. I read the folk tale "The Little Red Hen". E was able to answer some of the questions at the end of the story. We did this verbally. We need to work on answering questions in complete sentences. W also did the copy work on a dry erase board. Next up was Reading Tic Tac Toe. I switched up the words. Tic Tac Toe reading is going well. Last up was math journal ____+_______+________=10. E wanted to do this verbally so I wrote down in the journal what he said.
October 2, 2015. Today was Reading Eggs day. I logged each child onto their account and they played in the playroom and each did one reading eggs lesson. W did lesson 55 and E did lesson 49.
October 3, 2015. Today was science day and a little home ec./hand strengthening . Today we went to Lake Ella for the science. The kids experienced walking on a bridge held up only by itself, extracting DNA out of a banana, stain glass, magnets, and much more. At home they cut up some okra.
W started with math lesson 77. We went over the warm up and then worked on whole/part for numbers 10 and 15. W split 10 into 3 parts and 15 into 3 parts. We did this several times. Next up was reading "The Big Mess" Lesson 40 required pages 2. W did the minimum required pages, read pgs. 116-117.
E started with AAR tic tac toe. See last weeks post on the rules. We played several rounds and E is doing good both with the word and starting strategy. Next up was math lesson 77. We went over the warm up and then worked on whole/part for numbers 10 and 15. W split 10 into 3 parts and 15 into 3 parts. We did this several times. E needs more work on recognizing facts fast.
September 30, 2015. Today was game day. We played 2 games. One was a math game from RightStart, called on the number. The purpose is to practice adding several numbers together. You start with a target number between 10 and 20. I chose 10 for us. We played a few of these. The next game was a board game called Knights and Castles. This game has 2 levels: level 1 "Quest" and level 2 (level 2 is more history). We played level 1. The kids are learning strategy, fair play, and board game etiquette. E did very well, W not so much. W quite in the middle. E kept playing and won. All 3 of us started in the game.
October 1, 2015. Today we did FLL, RGHT Math, and AAR. W and I started with FLL lesson 40. I read the folk tale "The Little Red Hen". W answered verbally the questions asked at the end of the story. We need to work on answering questions in complete sentences. W also did the copy work on a dry erase board. Next up was reading AAR "The Big Mess" min. 2 pgs. W read the 2 pgs. (118-119). He read well. Last up was math journal ____+_______+________=10. He wrote out 7 of these equations.
E and I started with FLL lesson 40. I read the folk tale "The Little Red Hen". E was able to answer some of the questions at the end of the story. We did this verbally. We need to work on answering questions in complete sentences. W also did the copy work on a dry erase board. Next up was Reading Tic Tac Toe. I switched up the words. Tic Tac Toe reading is going well. Last up was math journal ____+_______+________=10. E wanted to do this verbally so I wrote down in the journal what he said.
October 2, 2015. Today was Reading Eggs day. I logged each child onto their account and they played in the playroom and each did one reading eggs lesson. W did lesson 55 and E did lesson 49.
October 3, 2015. Today was science day and a little home ec./hand strengthening . Today we went to Lake Ella for the science. The kids experienced walking on a bridge held up only by itself, extracting DNA out of a banana, stain glass, magnets, and much more. At home they cut up some okra.
Friday, September 25, 2015
Could have been better
September 21, 2015. I did not feel well this morning so I had E finish up his Handwriting page 9. Tonight was home economics with Daddy. Both E and W learned how to cut up vegetables with sharp knives.
September 22, 2015. Today's lessons were AAR, FLL, Rightstart, and Handwriting. We started with Handwriting. I have discovered a little trick. Today for handwriting we did what I call hand strengthening. My oldest complains when writing and sometimes the youngest too. Today we played with rubber bands. Started with they youngest since he was up. We stretched them and we twisted them. Then for fun we took 2 rubber bands and tied them in a note. Oldest got up and joined in the fun. It takes some dexterity to tie them but they did well and enjoyed themselves. We also learned how to put a correct sized and an oversized rubber band on a stack of index cards (something the youngest wanted to learn so he can help put games up). I hope this helps others who child(ren) need help either with dexterity or handwriting. P.S. The way we tied them together will help them learn to tie their shoes.
Next up was AAR for W. We played Tic Tac Toe with 9 of the green cards. If you read the card you get to place your token 3 in a row wins. We played several rounds. Then moved onto Math worksheet 29. Accomplished 5 problems. Need to find a better way to teach this particular concept. (56+36). Last up was FLL. Lesson 37 addressing an envelop. We talked about what goes on an envelop and where. Then I showed W how to do the return address. W then wrote most of the return address on an envelope. Need to work on sizing and put lines down.
E is up. E needed to read "Fish Class" today, required reading 2pgs. E read pgs. 103-104. Took forever. He did not want to do it and he kept getting off topic. Next up was FLL. Lesson 37 addressing an envelope. We talked about what goes on an envelop and where. Then I showed
E how to do the return address. E then wrote most of the return address on an envelope. He did really well with sizing and well with forming his letters. I count some of that has handwriting too. Last up was Math worksheet 29. Accomplished 3 problems. Need to find a better way to teach this particular concept. (56+36).
Thoughts on 56+36 maybe they need more work on place value not sure. I have found something on the internet that might help with the actually teaching so will try that first.
September 23, 2014. Today was the first day of our very first Co-op. We got lost and arrived 30 min late. We started with the Helen Keller project. The kids first learned a little about her life and the fact that she was deaf and blind and how she learned to communicate. Then they went to different stations where blindfolded they tried to sort money, tell time, write their name, hook hooks, and unlock locks. They also felt what braille was like, learned who made it up, and how it looked.
Then came lunch, play, and the next project. The next project they experimented with wood. They got to see what changed woods color-grass, flowers, dirt, paint. They also got to use stains (vinegar, wool, and hydroproxide) and tea stain. They said they had lots of fun. Co-ops are now the 2nd and 4th Wednesday's of the month. We hope to go back again.
September 24, 2015. Today W worked on AAR and HWT. We played tic tac toe with the green cards. There were 2 special words (was and no). W did well and really likes this game. These were played with the green cards from All About Reading. Next was HWT. We worked on Corner Captials on page 10. Letters H,K,L. I noticed that he like to retraces his lines.
Today E worked on Math and AAR. We focused on place value today. I think in the long run it will help with adding 2 digits where you end up having to carry (37+46). We worked on the white board today. At first he was not getting it so we went to basics. Tens and ones. How many tens are in the number 1, how many ones are in the number 1. We did this with numbers 1-9. Then we did it with number 10. Then we moved to numbers 37 and 46 and then we did the really hard number 99. Next up was AAR reading "Fish Class". E read 1 page (pg. 105)
September 25, 2015. Today was finish up day. W did AAR, RGTST (RighStart), and FLL. We played tic tac toe with 5 special words and the rest words that could be sounded out. Did well needed review of for. Next up was working on place value like what I did with E yesterday. After a little bit W got the hang of it. Last was FLL lesson 38, copy work and quotations. We learned about quotations, did copy work on white board that included quotation marks, and reviewed helping verbs.
Next up was E who did AAR, HWT, and FLL. We worked on HWT p.10 letter H,K,L (Corner Capitals). Did really well. Next FLL lesson 38. Same thing has W except copy work was not the sentence out of the book it was "Hi there" instead. Last was AAR. He wonted to only read 1 page I talked him into 2 pages. He read pages 106-107.
September 26 and 27, 2015. E finished reading the book "Fish Class".
September 22, 2015. Today's lessons were AAR, FLL, Rightstart, and Handwriting. We started with Handwriting. I have discovered a little trick. Today for handwriting we did what I call hand strengthening. My oldest complains when writing and sometimes the youngest too. Today we played with rubber bands. Started with they youngest since he was up. We stretched them and we twisted them. Then for fun we took 2 rubber bands and tied them in a note. Oldest got up and joined in the fun. It takes some dexterity to tie them but they did well and enjoyed themselves. We also learned how to put a correct sized and an oversized rubber band on a stack of index cards (something the youngest wanted to learn so he can help put games up). I hope this helps others who child(ren) need help either with dexterity or handwriting. P.S. The way we tied them together will help them learn to tie their shoes.
Next up was AAR for W. We played Tic Tac Toe with 9 of the green cards. If you read the card you get to place your token 3 in a row wins. We played several rounds. Then moved onto Math worksheet 29. Accomplished 5 problems. Need to find a better way to teach this particular concept. (56+36). Last up was FLL. Lesson 37 addressing an envelop. We talked about what goes on an envelop and where. Then I showed W how to do the return address. W then wrote most of the return address on an envelope. Need to work on sizing and put lines down.
E is up. E needed to read "Fish Class" today, required reading 2pgs. E read pgs. 103-104. Took forever. He did not want to do it and he kept getting off topic. Next up was FLL. Lesson 37 addressing an envelope. We talked about what goes on an envelop and where. Then I showed
E how to do the return address. E then wrote most of the return address on an envelope. He did really well with sizing and well with forming his letters. I count some of that has handwriting too. Last up was Math worksheet 29. Accomplished 3 problems. Need to find a better way to teach this particular concept. (56+36).
Thoughts on 56+36 maybe they need more work on place value not sure. I have found something on the internet that might help with the actually teaching so will try that first.
September 23, 2014. Today was the first day of our very first Co-op. We got lost and arrived 30 min late. We started with the Helen Keller project. The kids first learned a little about her life and the fact that she was deaf and blind and how she learned to communicate. Then they went to different stations where blindfolded they tried to sort money, tell time, write their name, hook hooks, and unlock locks. They also felt what braille was like, learned who made it up, and how it looked.
Then came lunch, play, and the next project. The next project they experimented with wood. They got to see what changed woods color-grass, flowers, dirt, paint. They also got to use stains (vinegar, wool, and hydroproxide) and tea stain. They said they had lots of fun. Co-ops are now the 2nd and 4th Wednesday's of the month. We hope to go back again.
September 24, 2015. Today W worked on AAR and HWT. We played tic tac toe with the green cards. There were 2 special words (was and no). W did well and really likes this game. These were played with the green cards from All About Reading. Next was HWT. We worked on Corner Captials on page 10. Letters H,K,L. I noticed that he like to retraces his lines.
Today E worked on Math and AAR. We focused on place value today. I think in the long run it will help with adding 2 digits where you end up having to carry (37+46). We worked on the white board today. At first he was not getting it so we went to basics. Tens and ones. How many tens are in the number 1, how many ones are in the number 1. We did this with numbers 1-9. Then we did it with number 10. Then we moved to numbers 37 and 46 and then we did the really hard number 99. Next up was AAR reading "Fish Class". E read 1 page (pg. 105)
September 25, 2015. Today was finish up day. W did AAR, RGTST (RighStart), and FLL. We played tic tac toe with 5 special words and the rest words that could be sounded out. Did well needed review of for. Next up was working on place value like what I did with E yesterday. After a little bit W got the hang of it. Last was FLL lesson 38, copy work and quotations. We learned about quotations, did copy work on white board that included quotation marks, and reviewed helping verbs.
Next up was E who did AAR, HWT, and FLL. We worked on HWT p.10 letter H,K,L (Corner Capitals). Did really well. Next FLL lesson 38. Same thing has W except copy work was not the sentence out of the book it was "Hi there" instead. Last was AAR. He wonted to only read 1 page I talked him into 2 pages. He read pages 106-107.
September 26 and 27, 2015. E finished reading the book "Fish Class".
Monday, September 21, 2015
3rd Week and all is still going well
September 14, 2015. Today was All About Reading, FLL, and Rightstart Math. Started with W today. We first reviewed the months of the year for FLL. W knew 6 months out of the year (Jan-April, Nov-Dec.). We then went over the 6 months not known and then all 12 months. We touched on how many days were in each month. Next up was AAR. W is on to the next story "Fish Class". Required reading is 2 pages he read 3 (p. 103-105).
Next up was E. W started with FLL and reviewed the months of the year. E knew all but 2 (May and June). We reviewed May and June and then all 12 months. We touched on how many days were in each month. Next up was AAR. E did the required 2 pages (p.93-94). It might not seem alot to most people but I can tell he is doing better and the majority of the arguments over reading have stopped. :) .
Last I put both boys together for RightStart Math lesson 75. This was a struggle and when it came time to do the worksheet W didn't want to. After much hassle I decided that it could be done tomorrow. E was okay with doing some of the worksheet (he did 4 problems). Both boys know that they will be doing the worksheet on the weekend if it is not done by then.
September 15, 2015. Today was AAR, Math lesson 76, Math worksheet, and StoryTime. I usually start with W because he wants to be done with school by a certain time so W is up. He picked Math worksheet and did (8 problems). W seems to be getting the concept when saying the steps out loud. I sometimes interject with a question and he corrects himself. He needs more work with place values. I then read Dinosaur Dinners by Lee Davis for Story Time. Break time. After break W read 2 pages (p106-107) from Fish Class. We also just did warm up exercises for W. W did well with answering the questions had no problems.
Next up E. E chose to first do Story-time: I read Dinosaur Dinners by Lee Davis. Next up was worksheet 28. E did another 4 equations with some guidance. Need to work on teen numbers (saying and writing). Break time then AAR was up. He did the required 2 pages although he did almost do more but at the last minute changed his mind. Read pages 95-96 in The Hit. Last was Math Lesson 76. We only did the warm up exercises as it took awhile. However E without knowing it was starting to hit on some of the concepts that was going to be taught in this lesson. Warm up was give facts of 10: 9 and what is 10. He said 9+1=10 and then so on (10+0, 8+2, 7+3, 6+4, 5+5) he wanted to continue to find what else equaled 10 (he wanted 4 more answers as we were using the abacus without repeating any answers so he would not accept 3+7 since we had done 7+3. This is what he came up with. 4+4+2=10, 3+2+5=10, 1+2+7=10, 3+3+4=10. I was impressed because we have not learned this part yet and he is right those do equal 10.
September 16, 2015. Today was game day. Today I introduced the game Stratego in order to help the kids with their thinking skills. They also played Jenga for thinking and manual dexterity.
September 17, 2015. Today lessons are: AAR, Handwriting, Math worksheet, RighStart, FLL.
W started with Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) finishing up p. 9. This was the Mystery letter Frog Jump Capitals game. This is the order that I called out the letters: R,E,M,F,B,D,N,P,E,F,D,P,B,R,N,M,B,N,M,R. This was done with hassle. Next up was reading. We negotiated to 1 pg today and the remainder due tomorrow. W read p. 108 (Fish Class). 1st Break Time. Next up was the math worksheet that was not completed earlier, W finished the worksheet today and has a pretty good concept of how to add 2 digits with 2 digits when one set has a 0 (10). He almost had the raise a number to equal 10 lower the other one the same amount. (example: (42+80) so you add the 4 and the 8 the 8 goes to 10 the 4 goes to 2 so the answer is 12 then you say 2+0=2 total answer is: 122). Then we reviewed Adjectives with FLL. 2nd Break Time. We continued to work on Lesson 76. We moved onto the activities. Which was can you do 42+23 as 42+20+3. W needs some more work but is getting it. We both got confused with the harder ones like 36+36.
E started with Math worksheet. He did 4 more equations and has 4 left. I needed to remind him how to start the problem but after that he was good to go. He did use manipulatives (abacus and fingers). E needs to double check his counting as he sometimes is 1 off. We talked about the different methods to find numbers. Next up was reading. Required reading 2pgs. He read 3pgs (p. 97-99) to finish it up. 1st Break Time. After Break time we did HWT p.8-9. We did not finish p.9 which was the mystery game. Next up we reviewed adjectives from FLL. 2nd Break Time. Last up was Math lesson 76. We moved onto the activities. Which was can you do 42+23 as 42+20+3. E seemed to get that concept pretty well (he could recognize that both would equal the same answer) however he could not necessarily break up the first into the second one. Will continue to work on. Since W and I did not like the harder question I did not do them with E.
September 18, 2015. Husband stayed home from work because he was not feeling well so the only school done today was E finished up the math worksheet.
Next up was E. W started with FLL and reviewed the months of the year. E knew all but 2 (May and June). We reviewed May and June and then all 12 months. We touched on how many days were in each month. Next up was AAR. E did the required 2 pages (p.93-94). It might not seem alot to most people but I can tell he is doing better and the majority of the arguments over reading have stopped. :) .
Last I put both boys together for RightStart Math lesson 75. This was a struggle and when it came time to do the worksheet W didn't want to. After much hassle I decided that it could be done tomorrow. E was okay with doing some of the worksheet (he did 4 problems). Both boys know that they will be doing the worksheet on the weekend if it is not done by then.
September 15, 2015. Today was AAR, Math lesson 76, Math worksheet, and StoryTime. I usually start with W because he wants to be done with school by a certain time so W is up. He picked Math worksheet and did (8 problems). W seems to be getting the concept when saying the steps out loud. I sometimes interject with a question and he corrects himself. He needs more work with place values. I then read Dinosaur Dinners by Lee Davis for Story Time. Break time. After break W read 2 pages (p106-107) from Fish Class. We also just did warm up exercises for W. W did well with answering the questions had no problems.
Next up E. E chose to first do Story-time: I read Dinosaur Dinners by Lee Davis. Next up was worksheet 28. E did another 4 equations with some guidance. Need to work on teen numbers (saying and writing). Break time then AAR was up. He did the required 2 pages although he did almost do more but at the last minute changed his mind. Read pages 95-96 in The Hit. Last was Math Lesson 76. We only did the warm up exercises as it took awhile. However E without knowing it was starting to hit on some of the concepts that was going to be taught in this lesson. Warm up was give facts of 10: 9 and what is 10. He said 9+1=10 and then so on (10+0, 8+2, 7+3, 6+4, 5+5) he wanted to continue to find what else equaled 10 (he wanted 4 more answers as we were using the abacus without repeating any answers so he would not accept 3+7 since we had done 7+3. This is what he came up with. 4+4+2=10, 3+2+5=10, 1+2+7=10, 3+3+4=10. I was impressed because we have not learned this part yet and he is right those do equal 10.
September 16, 2015. Today was game day. Today I introduced the game Stratego in order to help the kids with their thinking skills. They also played Jenga for thinking and manual dexterity.
September 17, 2015. Today lessons are: AAR, Handwriting, Math worksheet, RighStart, FLL.
W started with Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) finishing up p. 9. This was the Mystery letter Frog Jump Capitals game. This is the order that I called out the letters: R,E,M,F,B,D,N,P,E,F,D,P,B,R,N,M,B,N,M,R. This was done with hassle. Next up was reading. We negotiated to 1 pg today and the remainder due tomorrow. W read p. 108 (Fish Class). 1st Break Time. Next up was the math worksheet that was not completed earlier, W finished the worksheet today and has a pretty good concept of how to add 2 digits with 2 digits when one set has a 0 (10). He almost had the raise a number to equal 10 lower the other one the same amount. (example: (42+80) so you add the 4 and the 8 the 8 goes to 10 the 4 goes to 2 so the answer is 12 then you say 2+0=2 total answer is: 122). Then we reviewed Adjectives with FLL. 2nd Break Time. We continued to work on Lesson 76. We moved onto the activities. Which was can you do 42+23 as 42+20+3. W needs some more work but is getting it. We both got confused with the harder ones like 36+36.
E started with Math worksheet. He did 4 more equations and has 4 left. I needed to remind him how to start the problem but after that he was good to go. He did use manipulatives (abacus and fingers). E needs to double check his counting as he sometimes is 1 off. We talked about the different methods to find numbers. Next up was reading. Required reading 2pgs. He read 3pgs (p. 97-99) to finish it up. 1st Break Time. After Break time we did HWT p.8-9. We did not finish p.9 which was the mystery game. Next up we reviewed adjectives from FLL. 2nd Break Time. Last up was Math lesson 76. We moved onto the activities. Which was can you do 42+23 as 42+20+3. E seemed to get that concept pretty well (he could recognize that both would equal the same answer) however he could not necessarily break up the first into the second one. Will continue to work on. Since W and I did not like the harder question I did not do them with E.
September 18, 2015. Husband stayed home from work because he was not feeling well so the only school done today was E finished up the math worksheet.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
2nd week going good
September 7, 2015. Today was game day. For game today we made up a reading game. I took 50 simple words (2-3 letters) and E and W and I made up a game. I will not go into details yet because I am hoping to flush out the system and then sell it for a few dollars. I will say that the kids (especially E) enjoyed the game and loved reading the cards.
September 8, 2015. Today we worked on Math, All About Reading, Story Time, and Handwriting.
W was up first. We started with Handwriting Without Tears: My Printing Book. I had him pick a pencil and a pencil grip. We then went over the instructions and he completed page 7, we went over page 8, and he completed 1/2 of page 9. W really likes the new Handwriting so far. For StoryTime I read Old Hat, New Hat. Next up W chose Math. Today we started lesson 75 in RightStart Level B 1st edition. Was not a good start. We might need to review tens. I'm not sure why he seemed to have trouble today but even when playing simple games he seemed off his game. Last up was AAR. Today was the beginning of reading "The Hit" in the volume 2. The required reading is 2 pages a day for school until the story is completed. W chose to read p.89-93 (5 pages). He wanted to read the whole story however I felt that he was getting tired and not looking at the words and needed to break.
E was up next. We started with StoryTime: I read Old Hat, New Hat. Then we moved onto Handwriting Without Tears: Printing Power. I had him pick a pencil and a pencil grip. We then went over the instructions and he completed page 7. One real page was just the right amount for E and I think the grip might have helped we will see. E seemed to like the new Handwriting so far. Next up was Math. Today we started lesson 75 in RightStart Level B 1st edition. E seemed to get it okay. We might still need some review though. We did half a lesson today. Last up was AAR. Today was the beginning of reading "The Hit" in the volume 2. The required reading is 2 pages a day for school until the story is completed. E did okay and chose to read only the 2 pages required. E read p.89-90.
September 10, 2015. Today was FLL, Story Time, and AAR. We did not do math today because E had a doctor's appointment.
Started with W. We reviewed pronouns. When asked if table was a pronoun W said no, when asked if it was a pronoun W said yes. We then moved onto reviewing nouns, linking verbs, and contractions. W was able to recognize a contraction. After FLL we moved onto Story Time. I read We Love Fall. Next up was reading (required reading is 2 pgs). W finished up the story "The Hit". He read p. 94-99. W did well today with reading. It seemed like he was recognizing (reading) some of the words faster than before (mastery/fluency).
Next up E. We started with Story Time: We Love Fall. Then we reviewed pronouns. When asked if table was a pronoun E said no, when asked if it was a pronoun W said yes. We then moved onto reviewing nouns, linking verbs, and contractions. E had no problems distinguishing between a contraction and not a contraction. Last was reading (required reading 2 pgs.). E read p.91-92.
September 8, 2015. Today we worked on Math, All About Reading, Story Time, and Handwriting.
W was up first. We started with Handwriting Without Tears: My Printing Book. I had him pick a pencil and a pencil grip. We then went over the instructions and he completed page 7, we went over page 8, and he completed 1/2 of page 9. W really likes the new Handwriting so far. For StoryTime I read Old Hat, New Hat. Next up W chose Math. Today we started lesson 75 in RightStart Level B 1st edition. Was not a good start. We might need to review tens. I'm not sure why he seemed to have trouble today but even when playing simple games he seemed off his game. Last up was AAR. Today was the beginning of reading "The Hit" in the volume 2. The required reading is 2 pages a day for school until the story is completed. W chose to read p.89-93 (5 pages). He wanted to read the whole story however I felt that he was getting tired and not looking at the words and needed to break.
E was up next. We started with StoryTime: I read Old Hat, New Hat. Then we moved onto Handwriting Without Tears: Printing Power. I had him pick a pencil and a pencil grip. We then went over the instructions and he completed page 7. One real page was just the right amount for E and I think the grip might have helped we will see. E seemed to like the new Handwriting so far. Next up was Math. Today we started lesson 75 in RightStart Level B 1st edition. E seemed to get it okay. We might still need some review though. We did half a lesson today. Last up was AAR. Today was the beginning of reading "The Hit" in the volume 2. The required reading is 2 pages a day for school until the story is completed. E did okay and chose to read only the 2 pages required. E read p.89-90.
September 10, 2015. Today was FLL, Story Time, and AAR. We did not do math today because E had a doctor's appointment.
Started with W. We reviewed pronouns. When asked if table was a pronoun W said no, when asked if it was a pronoun W said yes. We then moved onto reviewing nouns, linking verbs, and contractions. W was able to recognize a contraction. After FLL we moved onto Story Time. I read We Love Fall. Next up was reading (required reading is 2 pgs). W finished up the story "The Hit". He read p. 94-99. W did well today with reading. It seemed like he was recognizing (reading) some of the words faster than before (mastery/fluency).
Next up E. We started with Story Time: We Love Fall. Then we reviewed pronouns. When asked if table was a pronoun E said no, when asked if it was a pronoun W said yes. We then moved onto reviewing nouns, linking verbs, and contractions. E had no problems distinguishing between a contraction and not a contraction. Last was reading (required reading 2 pgs.). E read p.91-92.
Sunday, September 6, 2015
First Week Went Well 2015-2016
September 1, 2015 was the FIRST day of school. We started the first day light and easy. The topics today were: Reading, Handwriting, and Story Time. I let the kids practice Handwriting during Story Time and Reading.
I started with E today. Handwriting consisted of playing with modeling clay. E stretched, rolled, and smashed the clay while I read Daniel in the Lions' Den (for Story Time) and we went over the following green cards for Reading: on, ten, fix, fox, quit, as, an six, up, and cash. E mastered fox. 2 new special words introduced today were: for and no. E figured both of these out on his own.
Next I moved onto W. Handwriting consisted of playing with modeling clay. W stretched, rolled, and pushed the clay while I read Daniel in the Lions' Den (for Story Time) and we went over the following green cards for Reading: leg, then, than, ten, this, them, with, red, that, math. W did not master any of the words today. 2 new special words introduced today were: for and no. W figured out no but had some trouble with for. W will probably master no tomorrow.
We E and W reviewed each of their green cards (the ones not mastered) a few times during the session. Tomorrow's topics are: Reading, Story Time, and Math.
September 2, 2015 was the SECOND day of school. Today started with reading of the fluency sheet (1/3), then story time, and finally math game addition review.
I started with E today. We started with the fluency sheet lesson 29 new words and mixed review section. Today started the day of hassle with reading. We finally came to a compromise. I found as many of the words on the green cards as I could and he read those, then the ones that I could not find I gave him a word that rhymed with the word on the page and he said the word on the page (I would say something like this word rhymes with bent he would then look at the word and say tent). I read Dooley Makes Friends by Kate Watkins while E looked at some dinosaurs. Last thing today was math review of addition with manipulatives. We each rolled 2 six sided dice (that had dots not numbers) and then used the manipulatives to figure out what the total was. Example (E would roll a 6 and 4 he would take either colored tiles or Popsicle sticks and put 6 under the 6 and 4 under the 4 then he would take either 10 colored tiles or Popsicle sticks and put them together and say the total 10). Finally we would see who had the highest score and that person would win. We played several rounds.
Next up was W. We started with the fluency sheet lesson 29 new words and mixed review section. W is more confident in his reading but needs to work on blends and paying closer attention to the letters. I read Dooley Makes Friends by Kate Watkins while W played with clay. Last thing today was math review of addition with manipulatives. We each rolled 2 six sided dice (that had dots not numbers) and then used the manipulatives to figure out what the total was. Sames rules as described above with E. Finally we would see who had the highest score and that person would win. We played several rounds.
September 3, 2015. No school
September 4, 2015. Today was Reading, Story Time, First Language Lessons, and Math. I started with W today.
W read 1/2 of the phrases and sentences section on the fluency sheet lesson 29. We then reviewed verbs (definition and examples) and pronouns (definition an examples). Next I read Amazing Animals Cheetahs by Kate Riggs. Then finally moved onto math review worksheet on greater than/less than. W knows which number is greater than or less than verbally. Once he was reminded that the mouth opens up to the bigger number then he was able to complete the worksheet by pasting the symbol the proper way.
Next up was E. We reviewed verbs (definition and examples) and pronouns (definition an examples). Next I read Amazing Animals Cheetahs by Kate Riggs. We then moved onto math review worksheet on greater than/less than. E knows which number is greater than or less than verbally. Once he was reminded that the mouth opens up to the bigger number then he was able to complete the worksheet by pasting the symbol the proper way. Last E read 1/2 of the phrases and sentences section on the fluency sheet lesson 29. He did quite well once the fits stopped.
September 5, 2015. Today again I started with W. W read the rest of the phrases and sentences section on the fluency sheet lesson 29 and we did finger exercises to cover handwriting.
Next up was E. E read the rest of the phrases and sentences section on the fluency sheet lesson 29 and we did finger exercises to cover handwriting. He seemed to tire though towards the end. Over all I'm glad about having both children now do all of the fluency sheets instead of some of it.
Lesson 29 in All About Reading Finished.
I started with E today. Handwriting consisted of playing with modeling clay. E stretched, rolled, and smashed the clay while I read Daniel in the Lions' Den (for Story Time) and we went over the following green cards for Reading: on, ten, fix, fox, quit, as, an six, up, and cash. E mastered fox. 2 new special words introduced today were: for and no. E figured both of these out on his own.
Next I moved onto W. Handwriting consisted of playing with modeling clay. W stretched, rolled, and pushed the clay while I read Daniel in the Lions' Den (for Story Time) and we went over the following green cards for Reading: leg, then, than, ten, this, them, with, red, that, math. W did not master any of the words today. 2 new special words introduced today were: for and no. W figured out no but had some trouble with for. W will probably master no tomorrow.
We E and W reviewed each of their green cards (the ones not mastered) a few times during the session. Tomorrow's topics are: Reading, Story Time, and Math.
September 2, 2015 was the SECOND day of school. Today started with reading of the fluency sheet (1/3), then story time, and finally math game addition review.
I started with E today. We started with the fluency sheet lesson 29 new words and mixed review section. Today started the day of hassle with reading. We finally came to a compromise. I found as many of the words on the green cards as I could and he read those, then the ones that I could not find I gave him a word that rhymed with the word on the page and he said the word on the page (I would say something like this word rhymes with bent he would then look at the word and say tent). I read Dooley Makes Friends by Kate Watkins while E looked at some dinosaurs. Last thing today was math review of addition with manipulatives. We each rolled 2 six sided dice (that had dots not numbers) and then used the manipulatives to figure out what the total was. Example (E would roll a 6 and 4 he would take either colored tiles or Popsicle sticks and put 6 under the 6 and 4 under the 4 then he would take either 10 colored tiles or Popsicle sticks and put them together and say the total 10). Finally we would see who had the highest score and that person would win. We played several rounds.
Next up was W. We started with the fluency sheet lesson 29 new words and mixed review section. W is more confident in his reading but needs to work on blends and paying closer attention to the letters. I read Dooley Makes Friends by Kate Watkins while W played with clay. Last thing today was math review of addition with manipulatives. We each rolled 2 six sided dice (that had dots not numbers) and then used the manipulatives to figure out what the total was. Sames rules as described above with E. Finally we would see who had the highest score and that person would win. We played several rounds.
September 3, 2015. No school
September 4, 2015. Today was Reading, Story Time, First Language Lessons, and Math. I started with W today.
W read 1/2 of the phrases and sentences section on the fluency sheet lesson 29. We then reviewed verbs (definition and examples) and pronouns (definition an examples). Next I read Amazing Animals Cheetahs by Kate Riggs. Then finally moved onto math review worksheet on greater than/less than. W knows which number is greater than or less than verbally. Once he was reminded that the mouth opens up to the bigger number then he was able to complete the worksheet by pasting the symbol the proper way.
Next up was E. We reviewed verbs (definition and examples) and pronouns (definition an examples). Next I read Amazing Animals Cheetahs by Kate Riggs. We then moved onto math review worksheet on greater than/less than. E knows which number is greater than or less than verbally. Once he was reminded that the mouth opens up to the bigger number then he was able to complete the worksheet by pasting the symbol the proper way. Last E read 1/2 of the phrases and sentences section on the fluency sheet lesson 29. He did quite well once the fits stopped.
September 5, 2015. Today again I started with W. W read the rest of the phrases and sentences section on the fluency sheet lesson 29 and we did finger exercises to cover handwriting.
Next up was E. E read the rest of the phrases and sentences section on the fluency sheet lesson 29 and we did finger exercises to cover handwriting. He seemed to tire though towards the end. Over all I'm glad about having both children now do all of the fluency sheets instead of some of it.
Lesson 29 in All About Reading Finished.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Home-other
This month in addition to the cooking the children will be learning how to tie their shoes, the home address, phone numbers, and how to use a phone.
Wednesday-8/5/15. Today both E and W, along with me, learned a new way to tie our shoes. E and W do not currently know how to tie shoes. We watched a you-tube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ6PR-z34lY). E is getting the hang of it with guided help by me. W had a small problem with the first part but finally got it and practice and finally got it with mimicking me. I feel that E and W soon will not need help.
Wednesday-8/5/15. Today both E and W, along with me, learned a new way to tie our shoes. E and W do not currently know how to tie shoes. We watched a you-tube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ6PR-z34lY). E is getting the hang of it with guided help by me. W had a small problem with the first part but finally got it and practice and finally got it with mimicking me. I feel that E and W soon will not need help.
Home Month-Cooking
This month we are working on cooking skills, shoe tying, and address.
Today Tuesday 8/4/15 we started a little bit of cooking. The kids with help made oatmeal and cheese grits (both from a package).
E made apple cinnamon oatmeal. First he washed his hands and then he chose a plastic measuring cup, filled it with water (about 1 cup), and microwaved it for 1 minute. Next we got out the oatmeal (2 packages). E then got a bowl out for him and his brother. E with help opened up the oatmeal. E without help poured the oatmeal in the bowl. Next he poured the water out of the cup and into the bowl. Did so slowly and stirred in between each pour. I showed him how to stir so he would get the good stuff from the bottom. He liked the oatmeal.
W made cheese grits. First he washed his hands and then he chose a cup, filled it with water (almost to the top), and microwaved it for 1 minute. Next we got out the cheese grits (1 package). W opened up the cheese grits. W poured the grits in the bowl. Next he got a spoon out for him and his brother and then he poured the water out of the cup and into the bowl. I showed him how to pour the water out of the cup so that it did not get all over the counter. He did so slowly and stirred in between each pour. I showed him how to stir so he would get the good stuff from the bottom. Next he put a little bit of sugar in the grits. Then he stirred and poured more water. He liked the grits.
I was amazed at the cooperation the boys showed to each other. Both were eager to learn and want to continue to learn to cook other things such as eggs and cakes.
Today Tuesday 8/4/15 we started a little bit of cooking. The kids with help made oatmeal and cheese grits (both from a package).
E made apple cinnamon oatmeal. First he washed his hands and then he chose a plastic measuring cup, filled it with water (about 1 cup), and microwaved it for 1 minute. Next we got out the oatmeal (2 packages). E then got a bowl out for him and his brother. E with help opened up the oatmeal. E without help poured the oatmeal in the bowl. Next he poured the water out of the cup and into the bowl. Did so slowly and stirred in between each pour. I showed him how to stir so he would get the good stuff from the bottom. He liked the oatmeal.
W made cheese grits. First he washed his hands and then he chose a cup, filled it with water (almost to the top), and microwaved it for 1 minute. Next we got out the cheese grits (1 package). W opened up the cheese grits. W poured the grits in the bowl. Next he got a spoon out for him and his brother and then he poured the water out of the cup and into the bowl. I showed him how to pour the water out of the cup so that it did not get all over the counter. He did so slowly and stirred in between each pour. I showed him how to stir so he would get the good stuff from the bottom. Next he put a little bit of sugar in the grits. Then he stirred and poured more water. He liked the grits.
I was amazed at the cooperation the boys showed to each other. Both were eager to learn and want to continue to learn to cook other things such as eggs and cakes.
Monday, August 3, 2015
Reading
6/29/15. W mastered the word not. Did 2 lines on fluency sheet from lesson 22. Marked with an o. E mastered with word off. Did 2 lines on fluency sheet from lesson 22. Marked with an o.
6/30/15. W mastered the word yes. We went back over fluency sheet from lesson 22. The ones marked with a / are the ones gone over. E went over green cards none mastered. We went back over fluency sheet from lesson 22. The ones marked with a / are the ones gone over. On a side note E and W and I did a little math today. Played N 17 which is a memory games in the math game book.
7/3/15. E--We reviewed green cards, went over mastered green cards, and review yellow cards. He mastered the sounds d and x. W--did a reading eggs lesson.
7/6/15. Today started the new story The Wind on the Hill in the AAR book 2. E parroted me after each word (he read/repeated the word that I just read). When it came to W's turn he read every other page. I read pages 63, 64, 66, 68, and 72. W read pgs. 63, 65, 69, 70, 73. Pages 67 and 71 were pictures.
7/7/15. Today E and W started to read The Wind on the Hill in the AAR book 2 by themselves. E read the first 2 pages 62-63 and then W read the first 2 pages 62-63.
7/8/15. The Wind on the Hill. E read pages 64-65 and later that night E read pages 66-67. W read pages 64-65 and later that night W read pages 66-67.
7/9/15. The Wind on the Hill. E read pages 68-69. W read pages 68-73 which finished up the story.
7/14/15. The Wind on the Hill. E read pages 70-73 which finished the story.
7/20/15. Today starts the new story The Ant on the Hill in AAR book 2. W read first 2 pages (77-78) and did quite well. He started off only wanting to do 1 page but chose himself to read 2 pages . E read the first page (77) and did good.
7/21/15. Today I had W read the next page 79. E read the next page (78).
Skipped days 7/22/15 and 7/23/15
7/24/15. Today W was really not into reading but read page (80). E read page (79)
7/25-27/15 skipped reading however on 7/26/15 we went to Tom Brown park and looked at the turtles and feed the turtles. Next step look them up.
7/28/15. Today W read the rest of the story and will have the rest of the week off. E read page (80) and will continue to read for the rest of the week.
7/29/15 Today E read p. (81).
8/3/15. E finished up the book read page (82-85)
Monday, June 22, 2015
June
This month we are working on something different. Being summer and all I have decided that the main focus will be Reading 1st and foremost and then Math, we will also have a daily chore to learn about responsibility.
For Reading we will continue with AAR and I will also read a story daily to my kids. For Math we will continue with RightStart and for daily chore that will vary depending on the day. I will pick up posting again soon.
For Reading we will continue with AAR and I will also read a story daily to my kids. For Math we will continue with RightStart and for daily chore that will vary depending on the day. I will pick up posting again soon.
last week in May
So Monday we didn't do school instead we went out with Grammy.
Tuesday 5/26/15. Today we worked on knowing the home phone number, reading in AAR (insert was was done).
Wednesday 5/27/15. Today we finished up the math assessment and W started on the Reading assessment, we worked more on knowing the home phone number, and reading in AAR (insert what was done).
Thursday 5/28/15. Today W finished up the Reading Assessment and E started the reading assessment. We worked more on knowing the home phone number and we worked on money math.
sorry about not keeping up with the posts.
Tuesday 5/26/15. Today we worked on knowing the home phone number, reading in AAR (insert was was done).
Wednesday 5/27/15. Today we finished up the math assessment and W started on the Reading assessment, we worked more on knowing the home phone number, and reading in AAR (insert what was done).
Thursday 5/28/15. Today W finished up the Reading Assessment and E started the reading assessment. We worked more on knowing the home phone number and we worked on money math.
sorry about not keeping up with the posts.
Friday, May 22, 2015
What's been going on
We were back for a week before we got the call that my husband's mother passed away. We received the call Sunday April 19th and we left Tuesday 21st. We were gone for about a week. No school was done while there for the funeral. We got back very late Friday 24th. The next 2 days consisted of getting everything out of the old apartment and into the new apartment. My husband took Monday off to recoup. We did some unschooling that week (27th-2nd). We randomly asked the kids questions relating to fractions and math and had them read signs. We went out to eat for socialization and manners and we started to put the new place together.
Week of May 3rd-9th. This week was reading eggs, math seeds, and some spelling on reading eggs. Continued to put the apartment together, find school materials, and help the children with grieving.
Week of May 10th-16th. This week was going over the green cards in All About Reading. Each day we worked on reviewing and trying to master some green word cards. Outside play and meeting new neighbors while still putting house together.
Week of May 17th-23rd. The house is now where we can start getting into a regular schedule again. Yesterday the 21st I had them work on knowing new address and phone number. They did a word search for short a words and a math worksheet on tens and ones. On the 20th I had them do some handwriting (tracing) and more work on the green cards in All About Reading. Today the 22nd I had them start a math assessment test (ADAM) from Let's Go Learn. I also later that night had E start to learn to reason. Question: Why should I let you stay up and finish watching your show.
Next week will be more on schedule.
Week of May 3rd-9th. This week was reading eggs, math seeds, and some spelling on reading eggs. Continued to put the apartment together, find school materials, and help the children with grieving.
Week of May 10th-16th. This week was going over the green cards in All About Reading. Each day we worked on reviewing and trying to master some green word cards. Outside play and meeting new neighbors while still putting house together.
Week of May 17th-23rd. The house is now where we can start getting into a regular schedule again. Yesterday the 21st I had them work on knowing new address and phone number. They did a word search for short a words and a math worksheet on tens and ones. On the 20th I had them do some handwriting (tracing) and more work on the green cards in All About Reading. Today the 22nd I had them start a math assessment test (ADAM) from Let's Go Learn. I also later that night had E start to learn to reason. Question: Why should I let you stay up and finish watching your show.
Next week will be more on schedule.
Friday, April 17, 2015
The week back
This week we have been doing school but a different form that normal. Since getting back from the trip and with getting ready to move this weekend and next I have had both kids doing Reading Eggs and Math Seeds. They seem to enjoy the programs. On Thursday I had them each do 1 step in the spelling portion of the Reading Eggs program. Today, Friday 4/17/15 I gave them a choice either help with chores or do your lesson. E chose chores and W chose lessons. W helped E load the dishwasher and E helped W with his Mathseeds. On a special note E and W both passed their belt test on Wednesday and received the recognition on Thursday. They both went from being a white belt to a yellow belt.
Forgot about the week
Monday March 30, 2015. Reading fluency sheet by W went well. Also did Math which included a worksheet (adding with 2 five strategy) and reflection game. W did well. E's turn. Reading fluency sheet was pulling teeth with E and did 1/3 of math today so he will do 2 math's tomorrow. I will make sure he is in bed earlier tonight. All the hassle today is due to him being tired.
Tuesday March 31, 2015. E started with finishing up the math from yesterday. He did better attitude wise so far, sleep helps. W started with math first and did well, worked on 8's strategy and did worksheet. Used the abacus with the 2 digit numbers. He's starting to get the 8's strategy down. Next he did the Fluency sheet and did well with reading. He starting to remember the th sounds and ch sounds and we worked some on the sight words was and said. He is done for the day. Did part of the work in the bathroom while he was potting his choice not mine. E's turn first up math again. He did good. When it came to the worksheet however he decided to use the abacus for the whole worksheet. I think it helped him get the concept of the 8's strategy though. Next up Fluency sheet. Once he put his mind to it he did well.
Wednesday April 1, 2015. Life. They learned more about respect and how to act in public...bank, DQ, and the new apartment complex. Tonight they also went to Tiger Rock.
Thursday April 2, 2015. Today we went on a tour of Publix. The kids learned some about nutrition. They were able to see the storage area of Publix and where the employee eat and take a break. They each got to scan an item and answer questions. E was a bit shy but the trip was good for him. They also received some healthy food samples, an activity book, and a friz-bi. Now onto All About Reading Fluency Sheets. E did the required reading. He wants to take the short cuts and read the last sentence but he really needs the repetition in order to become more fluent. Will see what accommodations I can make. Today W surprised me and he read the whole fluency page, not what was just required. Way to go.
Friday April 3, 2015. I don't really remember what was done on this day. E had a doctor's visit and both kids behaved well at the visit. Then packing and ready for trip happend. I don't really remember them doing school
April 4-13, 2015. We went to visit family that is dying. I brought AAR and Math to do but we did not end up doing any school. On the trip up the kids did get a real life brief lesson on geography at some of the rest stops.
Tuesday March 31, 2015. E started with finishing up the math from yesterday. He did better attitude wise so far, sleep helps. W started with math first and did well, worked on 8's strategy and did worksheet. Used the abacus with the 2 digit numbers. He's starting to get the 8's strategy down. Next he did the Fluency sheet and did well with reading. He starting to remember the th sounds and ch sounds and we worked some on the sight words was and said. He is done for the day. Did part of the work in the bathroom while he was potting his choice not mine. E's turn first up math again. He did good. When it came to the worksheet however he decided to use the abacus for the whole worksheet. I think it helped him get the concept of the 8's strategy though. Next up Fluency sheet. Once he put his mind to it he did well.
Wednesday April 1, 2015. Life. They learned more about respect and how to act in public...bank, DQ, and the new apartment complex. Tonight they also went to Tiger Rock.
Thursday April 2, 2015. Today we went on a tour of Publix. The kids learned some about nutrition. They were able to see the storage area of Publix and where the employee eat and take a break. They each got to scan an item and answer questions. E was a bit shy but the trip was good for him. They also received some healthy food samples, an activity book, and a friz-bi. Now onto All About Reading Fluency Sheets. E did the required reading. He wants to take the short cuts and read the last sentence but he really needs the repetition in order to become more fluent. Will see what accommodations I can make. Today W surprised me and he read the whole fluency page, not what was just required. Way to go.
Friday April 3, 2015. I don't really remember what was done on this day. E had a doctor's visit and both kids behaved well at the visit. Then packing and ready for trip happend. I don't really remember them doing school
April 4-13, 2015. We went to visit family that is dying. I brought AAR and Math to do but we did not end up doing any school. On the trip up the kids did get a real life brief lesson on geography at some of the rest stops.
Friday, March 27, 2015
What a week!
So Monday was teacher planning day and my husbands colonoscopy so no school. Tuesday was E's birthday so school consisted of learning to eat out and how to act. Grocery shopping for cake mix and learning about trans fat (nutrition) and did a little math. Play outside. Tomorrow starts school back.
Wednesday 3/25/15. We started the day with W reading AAR. He did well still needs some work on blends then W went on to handwriting, worked on words with the sh, and t in them. E did reading AAR when he did the work he did well. He still has to sound out every word but he can do it and read the work. His brother W sounds out the words also but E is faster at it, still looking for ways to make reading not such a hassle. Last up for W was math. We reviewed even/odd counting, vertices and diagonals, and some addition with 5, then we learned 2 5's secret and worked on geoboard. E's turn for math. Same thing as for W. E is very good with patterns. Next up for E was handwriting words that had q, r, and s. Tiger Rock was tonight.
Thursday 3/26/15. Today W started again. He chose to do AAS first and almost has i and o mastered. Next he did Math. W did very good. Today was review and worksheet. He used the abacus some on the worksheet and used other problems to help with others like 5+6=11 so 4+6=10 and 5+7=12 and 6+5=11. I was proud. He was getting the concepts and using critical thinking skills. Now it is E's turn. E chose to do AAR first. Still working on sounds th, ch, and sh almost has sh mastered. Still working on the green cards did a set of 10 today non mastered but getting there with sounding them out. I read the last 10 green cards that were introduced. I figured a good way to get him there. We proceeded with the lesson today was double consonants at the end, ff, ll, and ss. Did good. I then read a scholastic book call Dinosuars level 2 reader. I read it to him. He seemed to enjoy the book and he listened nicely. Next on the list was handwriting. He chose to do the words that began with y and z. W is up again. Now onto AAR. W mastered 2 words (sun and hat). I read the last 10 green cards that were introduced. I figured a good way to get him there. We proceeded with the lesson today was double consonants at the end, ff, ll, and ss. I then read Power Rangers Samaria Rangers Unite. He listened to the whole book (32pages). This is his favorite book. Next up for W was handwriting, worked on words with u and v at the beginning. Need to work on W's spacing within a word. Last we briefly talked about God and what I believed and some of what he believed. I figured now is the time as a lot of sickness and deaths are occurring around us. Next up E. We worked on the sounds for i, o, and y. Little more work and they will be mastered. Last we worked on Math. E did well with counting backwards and even numbers, still needs work on odd numbers backwards and comes before game (same as W) [game is what comes before 7 answer is 5]. Then came the worksheet. E used the abacus on all except for duplicates like 6+5 and 5+6. I think he was starting to see the difference in 6+5 and 7+5 and 6+4, ect. just needs a little more practice. E wrote about 1/3 to 1/2 of the answers the others he had me write the answers after he figured out the equation and told me what to write down. Last we briefly talked about God and what I believed and some of what he believed. I figured now is the time as a lot of sickness and deaths are occurring around us. I also informed both boys that they could ask daddy and me any question that they had and we would answer to the best of our ability. Today overall was a very good and successful day, especially with E.
Friday 3/27/15. E did two lessons of Reading Eggs, while W did handwriting (w,x,y,z words) and one lesson of reading eggs. E did handwriting with no complaints (t,u,v,w,x words) m&m's helped. W did AAR and mastered a word. E then did AAR and read the words on the game portion pretty well. Good Friday.
Wednesday 3/25/15. We started the day with W reading AAR. He did well still needs some work on blends then W went on to handwriting, worked on words with the sh, and t in them. E did reading AAR when he did the work he did well. He still has to sound out every word but he can do it and read the work. His brother W sounds out the words also but E is faster at it, still looking for ways to make reading not such a hassle. Last up for W was math. We reviewed even/odd counting, vertices and diagonals, and some addition with 5, then we learned 2 5's secret and worked on geoboard. E's turn for math. Same thing as for W. E is very good with patterns. Next up for E was handwriting words that had q, r, and s. Tiger Rock was tonight.
Thursday 3/26/15. Today W started again. He chose to do AAS first and almost has i and o mastered. Next he did Math. W did very good. Today was review and worksheet. He used the abacus some on the worksheet and used other problems to help with others like 5+6=11 so 4+6=10 and 5+7=12 and 6+5=11. I was proud. He was getting the concepts and using critical thinking skills. Now it is E's turn. E chose to do AAR first. Still working on sounds th, ch, and sh almost has sh mastered. Still working on the green cards did a set of 10 today non mastered but getting there with sounding them out. I read the last 10 green cards that were introduced. I figured a good way to get him there. We proceeded with the lesson today was double consonants at the end, ff, ll, and ss. Did good. I then read a scholastic book call Dinosuars level 2 reader. I read it to him. He seemed to enjoy the book and he listened nicely. Next on the list was handwriting. He chose to do the words that began with y and z. W is up again. Now onto AAR. W mastered 2 words (sun and hat). I read the last 10 green cards that were introduced. I figured a good way to get him there. We proceeded with the lesson today was double consonants at the end, ff, ll, and ss. I then read Power Rangers Samaria Rangers Unite. He listened to the whole book (32pages). This is his favorite book. Next up for W was handwriting, worked on words with u and v at the beginning. Need to work on W's spacing within a word. Last we briefly talked about God and what I believed and some of what he believed. I figured now is the time as a lot of sickness and deaths are occurring around us. Next up E. We worked on the sounds for i, o, and y. Little more work and they will be mastered. Last we worked on Math. E did well with counting backwards and even numbers, still needs work on odd numbers backwards and comes before game (same as W) [game is what comes before 7 answer is 5]. Then came the worksheet. E used the abacus on all except for duplicates like 6+5 and 5+6. I think he was starting to see the difference in 6+5 and 7+5 and 6+4, ect. just needs a little more practice. E wrote about 1/3 to 1/2 of the answers the others he had me write the answers after he figured out the equation and told me what to write down. Last we briefly talked about God and what I believed and some of what he believed. I figured now is the time as a lot of sickness and deaths are occurring around us. I also informed both boys that they could ask daddy and me any question that they had and we would answer to the best of our ability. Today overall was a very good and successful day, especially with E.
Friday 3/27/15. E did two lessons of Reading Eggs, while W did handwriting (w,x,y,z words) and one lesson of reading eggs. E did handwriting with no complaints (t,u,v,w,x words) m&m's helped. W did AAR and mastered a word. E then did AAR and read the words on the game portion pretty well. Good Friday.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Spring Break
March 16, 2015. RightStart Math. Today we warmed up with even/odd, counting backwards from 20, and addition equations, then we worked on diagonals and vertices, and the words hexagon and pentagon. Both children did well almost wish we had doubled up on Math today. Next up AAR fluency sheet day 3. W did all orange and the bonus yellow. E did not want to read. He did good. At first acted like he didn't know but in the end did it and did it fine. Next up was FLL. We worked on How to write a letter. I feel that for a first time it was good but will visit it again in the future. Last up was AAS. Worked on letter o, u, i, and y. They almost have it. YES!....W even practiced his 2's for handwriting.
March 17, 2015. Today we were suppose to do the last part of the fluency sheet for AAR and Math, instead the kids went out and played. This is the second day they have gone out; last night was the first time in 4 months since they were bullied. I am happy that they are starting to be able to put this behind them and am encouraging it.
I decided since the kids are going outside and playing with a friend for the first time in 4 months since they were bullied and it is spring break to not have classes for the rest of the week. I am considering this the time where they socialize and learn critical thinking skills on how to compromise with others, especially my youngest W.
March 17, 2015. Today we were suppose to do the last part of the fluency sheet for AAR and Math, instead the kids went out and played. This is the second day they have gone out; last night was the first time in 4 months since they were bullied. I am happy that they are starting to be able to put this behind them and am encouraging it.
I decided since the kids are going outside and playing with a friend for the first time in 4 months since they were bullied and it is spring break to not have classes for the rest of the week. I am considering this the time where they socialize and learn critical thinking skills on how to compromise with others, especially my youngest W.
Friday, March 13, 2015
The good week with new things
March 10, 2015. Today was a doctor's appointment so I had them each do a lesson in Reading Eggs. I also had them cut out circles, c, and l (lines). This was to help them with handwriting. It was to help strengthen their hand muscles. This weekend I am going to have them help me make our first ever bread.
March 11, 2015. First up AAR. E did AAR with minimum complaint. He also did it well. W did AAR after E and also did well. W still has some problems with blends not sure if it is speech related or age related. Will look that up later. Next up AAS. E went first. E almost has i and y mastered. Still working on o and u. W almost has i mastered. Still working on y, o, and u. Last we went for math. Today was first working on Geo boards. Also for warm up E was able to say all the months of the year except December and counting to 100 by 5's. W can go a little higher with the counting but needs more work on the months of the year. Both enjoyed the geo boards. We worked more with 9's. W did a worksheet with 2 digits plus 9. We worked on it together with no manipulatives, by the last few equations he was able to do himself without my guidance. E did not want to write. It is obvious by the way he wrote the numbers but he did it. We worked without manipulatives. About 1/3 of the way through I started to write what he said and about 1/2 the way done he was able to say the saying on his own and tell me the answer. An Example of what both kids did was: 54+9= so we said that 2 digits + 9 = the first digit goes up and the second digit goes down. so 5 becomes a 6 and 4 becomes a 3 an the answer is 63. I wish I had known this when I was going to school. Last on the list was Signing Time-chores.
March 12, 2015. Today was a great day. Started off with handwriting. I decided that we would work on the numbers 1,2,3,4,and 7 to see if that helps them to remember how to write those numbers better. Then we worked on Math. Today was partitioning 11 and go to the dump with 11. Last up was working on Fluency sheet side 1. W completed his work. E did half the worksheet and will pick up the rest tomorrow.
March 13, 2015. Today was not a bad day. Started off with Math. Worked with Geoboards and congruent rectangles. Worked on partitioning 11 and a practice sheet that we did on the white board. Practice sheet was n+2. Even/odd. The next thing for the day was AAR fluency sheet. W did the page for today and E did yesterdays work and today's work. E was halfway done with todays work before he realized it because he was playing with W. E decided that he would finish today's work instead of finishing it tomorrow.
I have learned that when doing the fluency sheets to let the kids 1) negotiate the amount that they do (within reason) and 2) let them run around and read the word.
March 11, 2015. First up AAR. E did AAR with minimum complaint. He also did it well. W did AAR after E and also did well. W still has some problems with blends not sure if it is speech related or age related. Will look that up later. Next up AAS. E went first. E almost has i and y mastered. Still working on o and u. W almost has i mastered. Still working on y, o, and u. Last we went for math. Today was first working on Geo boards. Also for warm up E was able to say all the months of the year except December and counting to 100 by 5's. W can go a little higher with the counting but needs more work on the months of the year. Both enjoyed the geo boards. We worked more with 9's. W did a worksheet with 2 digits plus 9. We worked on it together with no manipulatives, by the last few equations he was able to do himself without my guidance. E did not want to write. It is obvious by the way he wrote the numbers but he did it. We worked without manipulatives. About 1/3 of the way through I started to write what he said and about 1/2 the way done he was able to say the saying on his own and tell me the answer. An Example of what both kids did was: 54+9= so we said that 2 digits + 9 = the first digit goes up and the second digit goes down. so 5 becomes a 6 and 4 becomes a 3 an the answer is 63. I wish I had known this when I was going to school. Last on the list was Signing Time-chores.
March 12, 2015. Today was a great day. Started off with handwriting. I decided that we would work on the numbers 1,2,3,4,and 7 to see if that helps them to remember how to write those numbers better. Then we worked on Math. Today was partitioning 11 and go to the dump with 11. Last up was working on Fluency sheet side 1. W completed his work. E did half the worksheet and will pick up the rest tomorrow.
March 13, 2015. Today was not a bad day. Started off with Math. Worked with Geoboards and congruent rectangles. Worked on partitioning 11 and a practice sheet that we did on the white board. Practice sheet was n+2. Even/odd. The next thing for the day was AAR fluency sheet. W did the page for today and E did yesterdays work and today's work. E was halfway done with todays work before he realized it because he was playing with W. E decided that he would finish today's work instead of finishing it tomorrow.
I have learned that when doing the fluency sheets to let the kids 1) negotiate the amount that they do (within reason) and 2) let them run around and read the word.
Monday, March 9, 2015
Start of the week-Needing comments
March 9, 2015. Today started with AAR. E of course plays around but eventually gets down to work. He even mastered a word is. Next he watched Signing Time. W watched Signing Time with E and then went to do is AAR. W also mastered a word but I can't remember which one it is right now. They both got a pixi stick. W wanted to do the next subject which was Math. W is good with mental addition better than me. I still have a tendency to do the count on fingers method. W had no problems doing his nine facts in his head. Proud Mama moment.....although it really is RightStart that deserves the credit. Next up E. Well I didn't realize what hassel math would be today. AAR and Math equal light in eyes. Well AAR was easy enough to fix but math is a little more difficult. So after some hassle we agreed he could go in his room and set up but he wasn't able to do it like he wanted. Not enough room. I set him up with no light (so to speak) and gave him the worksheet and the abacus. I leave for a moment and come back. He wants me in there. So I stay and all I hear is more whining. He now wants me to write the answer. He tells me what it is and I write it. After leaving and checking on him (found out he took a little nap) I gave in. I wrote whatever answer he told me. He ended up getting 2 wrong. He claims writing is to hard. I tell him then he needs practice. If anyone has any ideas please leave a comment. Thanks. Also W has finished up AAS (still working on sounds o, i, u, and y). W is now working on handwriting words with letters q and r. So far so good. M and M's and half a donut for final reward. E worked on sounds o, i, u, and y. Next up was handwriting. We compromised. Instead of one long word one time and one short word 2x we he did one long word one time and I wrote the word dog and he wrote it. It might be time to practice writing numbers maybe trying to remember them from memory is hard. Also might do some type of handstrenghtening exercises although not sure what.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Trying new things week
March 2, 2015. Hello again everyone. Today we started with Signing Time and then moved into AAR. It was a reading a story day. E struggles so hard. It's not that he is not capable it is he just doesn't want to try because he is still in the sounding it out phase. I might take a week or two and review some key words with him. I wish I could slow it down for him so that he would start to enjoy reading again but we will probably have to put him back in public school for school year 2016-2017 school year due to money. W reads better than E put still has a few problems putting the sounds together. He gets frustrated but I think it is more that he sees E does it and wants to copy E. Last on the list is Math. We did an actual lesson today. We did the warm up exercise and then had a lesson on how to act. We moved onto the corners activity game. The kids are okay with this game. They are not confident yet even though the answer are more or less on the board. This is a game we will play again. Today is done.
March 3, 2015. Since today is game day I decided for Reading that instead of a game they would read from the first book in AAR. W read "Jam" from the "Run, Bug, Run!" book in AAR level 1 Vol. 1. This story is the first story in the book and a fairly predictable story. W ended up sounding out a few words the main word though was had. I felt this was a good review and might continue to go this route for the week. E of course did not want to read. His latest response was he had already read it and wanted something new. However he didn't like the one that he read yesterday so we compromised and he read "The Tan Hat" (one I might add he read before) from the "Run, Bug, Run!" book in AAR level 1 Vol. 1. This is the second story in the book and also a little predictable. Although E sounded out most of the words he himself decided to reread the sentence that he sounded out. The second time was read smoothly. I thought it was a good thing. I think I might continue on this root for the week. Next game was the corners activity games. The kids did better this time. I helped out but this time I told the the color or the column (column would be look in the 10's column). We added the points in the end. W won today but not by that much. Will play the game again.
March 4, 2015. Today is pick the order of your subjects day. W picks order (Reading, Math, Handwriting, FLL, AAS) E picks order (Math, AAS , Reading, FLL, handwriting). So W reads the same story from yesterday. He did better today. He says it is his favorite story. Next up we do Math lesson from Rightstart which is the corners game. E and W play. W wins in the end but they didn't go to 100. W won with 80pts and E was not far behind with 75pts. Next up was E for AAS. He does really well with segmenting. Time to move on. Next up Handwriting for W (words for m,n, and o). E read the same one that he did yesterday (he counted pages to see which story was less). He did better today. He didn't feel the need to reread the sentences over. Next up for both kids is FLL. We reviewed interjections and conjunctions. Then we did dictation. I made up a dictation sentence instead of the one the book used but it worked. E had the best handwriting yet. One more thing each and they are done for the day. W did the AAS and he is good at the syllable too. Will move on for him also. E did handwriting but only did one word (o).
March 5, 2015. Today was suppose to be an easy day. For W it was. He breezed through Handwriting (p words and q words), Reading (he read Hit the Gas from Level 1 Vol. 1), Signing Time, and Math. Today was the end of the 2 day lesson. It was the corners game again. He didn't want to play he wanted the corners exercise. We went to 50 and the boys ended up tying. W gets the 5, 10, 15, and 20 with no problem E was a struggle not because he couldn't do the work he just didn't want to. He did the Handwriting (m and n words), signing time (the only thing he didn't give a hassel about), Math (which he was okay with doing since it was a game his eyes were just acting up), and finally Reading. He read Lost in the Bog from Level 1 Vol. 2. This one not the one I wanted him to read but he used logic saying that he wanted to read a harder one so it will be easier later so it is the one we went with. He read it. I'm proud.
March 6, 2015. Today I decided that the kids should retake the 1st 9 week test. They did really well. W missed 1.5 questions and E missed 2 questions. They both got in the 80%-90% range. I am proud it showed me that they have indeed mastered stuff from that test that when they first took it was not all that good. Both kids need more work on word problems. Next was reading. I finally after lots of hassle about reading got E to read. E read Jam from Level 1 Vol. 1. He sounded out the words but that is okay. I think if he reads it enough the words will come. W picked The Bad Rat from Level 1 Vol. 1. He did good. Next he insisted on his favorite story Jam. He did really good on that one. Next up was Signing Time. W likes to teach me the signs as I do other things. It works. E watches and learns but makes it like he doesn't. To each their own. I was like that as a kids. I observed but rarely participated. Last thing for the day was AAS. I had them tell me all the sounds for i, o, u, and y. E has mastered the u. All in all not a bad day.
March 3, 2015. Since today is game day I decided for Reading that instead of a game they would read from the first book in AAR. W read "Jam" from the "Run, Bug, Run!" book in AAR level 1 Vol. 1. This story is the first story in the book and a fairly predictable story. W ended up sounding out a few words the main word though was had. I felt this was a good review and might continue to go this route for the week. E of course did not want to read. His latest response was he had already read it and wanted something new. However he didn't like the one that he read yesterday so we compromised and he read "The Tan Hat" (one I might add he read before) from the "Run, Bug, Run!" book in AAR level 1 Vol. 1. This is the second story in the book and also a little predictable. Although E sounded out most of the words he himself decided to reread the sentence that he sounded out. The second time was read smoothly. I thought it was a good thing. I think I might continue on this root for the week. Next game was the corners activity games. The kids did better this time. I helped out but this time I told the the color or the column (column would be look in the 10's column). We added the points in the end. W won today but not by that much. Will play the game again.
March 4, 2015. Today is pick the order of your subjects day. W picks order (Reading, Math, Handwriting, FLL, AAS) E picks order (Math, AAS , Reading, FLL, handwriting). So W reads the same story from yesterday. He did better today. He says it is his favorite story. Next up we do Math lesson from Rightstart which is the corners game. E and W play. W wins in the end but they didn't go to 100. W won with 80pts and E was not far behind with 75pts. Next up was E for AAS. He does really well with segmenting. Time to move on. Next up Handwriting for W (words for m,n, and o). E read the same one that he did yesterday (he counted pages to see which story was less). He did better today. He didn't feel the need to reread the sentences over. Next up for both kids is FLL. We reviewed interjections and conjunctions. Then we did dictation. I made up a dictation sentence instead of the one the book used but it worked. E had the best handwriting yet. One more thing each and they are done for the day. W did the AAS and he is good at the syllable too. Will move on for him also. E did handwriting but only did one word (o).
March 5, 2015. Today was suppose to be an easy day. For W it was. He breezed through Handwriting (p words and q words), Reading (he read Hit the Gas from Level 1 Vol. 1), Signing Time, and Math. Today was the end of the 2 day lesson. It was the corners game again. He didn't want to play he wanted the corners exercise. We went to 50 and the boys ended up tying. W gets the 5, 10, 15, and 20 with no problem E was a struggle not because he couldn't do the work he just didn't want to. He did the Handwriting (m and n words), signing time (the only thing he didn't give a hassel about), Math (which he was okay with doing since it was a game his eyes were just acting up), and finally Reading. He read Lost in the Bog from Level 1 Vol. 2. This one not the one I wanted him to read but he used logic saying that he wanted to read a harder one so it will be easier later so it is the one we went with. He read it. I'm proud.
March 6, 2015. Today I decided that the kids should retake the 1st 9 week test. They did really well. W missed 1.5 questions and E missed 2 questions. They both got in the 80%-90% range. I am proud it showed me that they have indeed mastered stuff from that test that when they first took it was not all that good. Both kids need more work on word problems. Next was reading. I finally after lots of hassle about reading got E to read. E read Jam from Level 1 Vol. 1. He sounded out the words but that is okay. I think if he reads it enough the words will come. W picked The Bad Rat from Level 1 Vol. 1. He did good. Next he insisted on his favorite story Jam. He did really good on that one. Next up was Signing Time. W likes to teach me the signs as I do other things. It works. E watches and learns but makes it like he doesn't. To each their own. I was like that as a kids. I observed but rarely participated. Last thing for the day was AAS. I had them tell me all the sounds for i, o, u, and y. E has mastered the u. All in all not a bad day.
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