I should know better by now than to plan stuff for the week of Halloween. I used to think that Halloween week felt busy because I was always getting back from visiting my parents and trying to get settled back into real life and then suddenly it was a holiday, but it has been just as busy this year and we didn't go to Ohio this year (we went in August instead).
Monday - I didn't go to the grocery store on Saturday, so I needed to go today... So no time for a regular school day. I had the older girls work on their multiplication tables and the presentations that they are doing for our mini government class. Sierra is doing hers on Eleanor Roosevelt and Kali is doing hers on Abraham Lincoln. I also "made" them practice their instruments. Government class in the afternoon. Then Kali's violin lesson. Sierra and Arwen and I stopped at the library to get a few things. Busy, Busy, day
Tuesday - Still working through the government and president books. I thought we would be done by now, but the girls are really enjoying it. We are learning the presidents in order with a song I found on You Tube. I think we did math this day. I think the older 2 just worked on multiplication. I also encouraged them to work on their presentations and practice their instruments. Did weekly chores, Went to a Physics demonstration at the University in the afternoon, came home and went to our church Halloween party. Thank goodness there was a dinner. Another busy day, I was definitely not up for cooking.
Wednesday - Read about women in political positions, math - still working on multiplication. Ran out of time to do anything else before running off to Art Class. My turn to teach the younger class. Stopped to get fabric and patterns for the choir outfit I have to make for Sierra (ugh! I have never sewn clothes before...), Some time before bedtime the older girls practiced their instruments and worked on their presentations.
Whew, only 2 more days until Halloween. There is a party for homeschooled tweens on Thursday and a Healthy Trunk or Treat on Friday - I am skipping them both... what my kids don't know won't hurt them. Between the church Halloween party and Friday night's trick or treating, I think that will be plenty of Halloween for one year. Then I will catch my breath for a few weeks and then it will be Christmas time. Luckily most of our regular activities will be on break in December. Next year I will remind everyone that we should also take Halloween week off, too.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Last Week, etc.
OK, so I guess I am not going to be posting daily. Hum... where did I leave off.
Wed the 15th - We've been learning about presidents and the US government, so we must have read more books this day. Kali has been working on thank you notes for her birthday gifts - practical and writing practice.
Thurs the 16th - Choir. I probably made the girls do some stuff in the afternoon - practice instruments, multiplication test for Sierra, etc.
Friday the 17th - more presidents books, park day
Monday the 20th - presidents, cont. math, writing, grammar.
Tuesday - Government Class, Poetry in the Park
Wednesday - presidents, cont. math, writing, art class
Thursday - Choir, came home and organized play room
Friday - meant to do school, but hubby is out of town, so I worked on projects and gave the older girls a list of things to do before we could go to park day - practice instruments, multiplication test, etc.
Wed the 15th - We've been learning about presidents and the US government, so we must have read more books this day. Kali has been working on thank you notes for her birthday gifts - practical and writing practice.
Thurs the 16th - Choir. I probably made the girls do some stuff in the afternoon - practice instruments, multiplication test for Sierra, etc.
Friday the 17th - more presidents books, park day
Monday the 20th - presidents, cont. math, writing, grammar.
Tuesday - Government Class, Poetry in the Park
Wednesday - presidents, cont. math, writing, art class
Thursday - Choir, came home and organized play room
Friday - meant to do school, but hubby is out of town, so I worked on projects and gave the older girls a list of things to do before we could go to park day - practice instruments, multiplication test, etc.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Monday and Tuesday
Monday - Morning -Read books about US presidents, Math, spelling
Afternoon - Government "class" with another homeschool family. Really we just read the book, Woodrow for President, and discussed a few things before the kids got restless and we let them go off and play while the other mom and I chatted.
Kali's Violin lesson
Girls played around on the keyboard. One of the friends that came over loves to play the piano and taught Kali a few songs. Kali played the songs over and over. Sierra play around with the different tones the keyboard can make. This may have happened on Tuesday. I have lost track of time already...
Tuesday - went to Pumpkin patch, kids painting pumpkins when we got home. Did weekly chores.
Afternoon - Government "class" with another homeschool family. Really we just read the book, Woodrow for President, and discussed a few things before the kids got restless and we let them go off and play while the other mom and I chatted.
Kali's Violin lesson
Girls played around on the keyboard. One of the friends that came over loves to play the piano and taught Kali a few songs. Kali played the songs over and over. Sierra play around with the different tones the keyboard can make. This may have happened on Tuesday. I have lost track of time already...
Tuesday - went to Pumpkin patch, kids painting pumpkins when we got home. Did weekly chores.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
My in laws flew home on Wednesday. The girls had art class in the afternoon.
Thursday - Choir in the morning, Watched Magic School Bus videos when we got home. Math club in the afternoon and more Magic School bus after that.
Math club was mostly a success this month. Last month - the first month - only one other family showed up. This month there were about 8! It was a little crazy and disorganized at first because I wasn't expecting so many families, but I think it turned out well. For next month another mom offered to host and I asked moms to volunteer to facilitate the different age groups. Yea, delegation! Next month I won't be hosting and I will only have to plan games for one age group.
Friday - We hadn't done "school" since the previous Tuesday due to Grandparents visiting, but it was Friday so I wasn't feeling very motivated. so I made the girls a list of thing I wanted them to do before Park Day in the afternoon. For the older girls this included:
Doing their timed multiplication tests - all facts for Sierra - still... and the "2's" for Kali
Picking out and working on memorizing a poem for our Poetry in the Park event next week.
Taking Baths
Reading
and Practicing their parts for our church's children program.
Thursday - Choir in the morning, Watched Magic School Bus videos when we got home. Math club in the afternoon and more Magic School bus after that.
Math club was mostly a success this month. Last month - the first month - only one other family showed up. This month there were about 8! It was a little crazy and disorganized at first because I wasn't expecting so many families, but I think it turned out well. For next month another mom offered to host and I asked moms to volunteer to facilitate the different age groups. Yea, delegation! Next month I won't be hosting and I will only have to plan games for one age group.
Friday - We hadn't done "school" since the previous Tuesday due to Grandparents visiting, but it was Friday so I wasn't feeling very motivated. so I made the girls a list of thing I wanted them to do before Park Day in the afternoon. For the older girls this included:
Doing their timed multiplication tests - all facts for Sierra - still... and the "2's" for Kali
Picking out and working on memorizing a poem for our Poetry in the Park event next week.
Taking Baths
Reading
and Practicing their parts for our church's children program.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Monday, Tuesday...
Monday
Read Alouds - still Russia
We combined writing and spelling today and I had the older 2 write a story using their spelling words, but then we couldn't find Kali's list. Usually I make them write the words they missed on the spelling quiz in their spelling notebook right after the quiz, but Kali wanted to wait until later and of course later never came. We tried to put together the list and by that time she was frustrated and didn't want to write a story, so I just had her copy her words in to her notebook again.
Math
Reading - Arwen is getting better with her reading and is starting to read some words the "fast way." It is still a struggle with her because she is so active ( ie wiggly). The other day I played a game with her where I attached a letter or phoneme to a balloon with a post it note and threw the balloon to her and she would say the sound. She loved it. Now only if I had the energy to do that with her all of the time...
Tuesday
Read Alouds - finished our Russia books
Grammar - adverbs
No Writing
Math
Reading
Field Trip - Da Vinci exhibit - Leonardo's inventions from his notebooks. Some were hands on. Copies of paintings. Kali was super excited to see the Mona Lisa even after I pointed out that it was just a copy.
Grandparent arrived at 10pm. Girls stayed up late to hang out with them.
Wednesday - Kali's birthday, Middle Ages group in the afternoon.
Thursday - Watched a panda video that Kali got for her birthday and several Magic School Bus videos before I made them turn off the TV. Grandparents are out touring the campus and I am doing random things. With Grandma and Grandpa here we are on Fall Break...
Read Alouds - still Russia
We combined writing and spelling today and I had the older 2 write a story using their spelling words, but then we couldn't find Kali's list. Usually I make them write the words they missed on the spelling quiz in their spelling notebook right after the quiz, but Kali wanted to wait until later and of course later never came. We tried to put together the list and by that time she was frustrated and didn't want to write a story, so I just had her copy her words in to her notebook again.
Math
Reading - Arwen is getting better with her reading and is starting to read some words the "fast way." It is still a struggle with her because she is so active ( ie wiggly). The other day I played a game with her where I attached a letter or phoneme to a balloon with a post it note and threw the balloon to her and she would say the sound. She loved it. Now only if I had the energy to do that with her all of the time...
Tuesday
Read Alouds - finished our Russia books
Grammar - adverbs
No Writing
Math
Reading
Field Trip - Da Vinci exhibit - Leonardo's inventions from his notebooks. Some were hands on. Copies of paintings. Kali was super excited to see the Mona Lisa even after I pointed out that it was just a copy.
Grandparent arrived at 10pm. Girls stayed up late to hang out with them.
Wednesday - Kali's birthday, Middle Ages group in the afternoon.
Thursday - Watched a panda video that Kali got for her birthday and several Magic School Bus videos before I made them turn off the TV. Grandparents are out touring the campus and I am doing random things. With Grandma and Grandpa here we are on Fall Break...
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