A Short Day

The beauty of year round homeschooling is that we can take breaks when we need them. Either we will take the day off completely, or just shorten it. Today was a short day. We were supposed to attend the Orator's Club today but our schedule was rearranaged. Instead, we took Click to a game park that he wanted to attend for his 5th birthday. 4 hours & two baths later, Click & Clack hit the pillow. No protesting tonight!

Today's Homeschool Schedule - Week 16

Classical Music - This week's composer is Franz Schubert.

Saxon Math 1 - Lesson 50 - an assessment. I skipped ahead a few lessons because Click already knows how to tell time by the hour & skip count by 2's. I will reinforce telling time to the hour with the Modern Curriculum Press workbook.

Field Trip To Local Fire Station

Today's Homeschool Schedule - Week 16

Classical Music - This week's composer is Franz Schubert.

Today we visited a local fire station that has (and still uses) a pole. We attended with a group of other homeschoolers. I believe Click & Clack enjoyed themselves. Click had the opportunity to walk through two fire engines and spray the fire hose. Clack & I couldn't let the kids have all of the fun, so we sprayed the fire hose too! It was a wonderful experience.

I'll post pics soon!

I Believe I Can Fly

Today's Homeschool Schedule - Week 16

Classical Music - This week's composer is Franz Schubert.

Saxon Math 1 - Lesson 49 - Counting by two's to 20 and identifying even numbers. Saxon gives a lot of drill sheets. Last week the lessons added the date & the day of the week to each work sheet. I've noticed that the additional writing really slows Click down, he loses focus, and begins making errors on facts that he knows. To alleviate the stress of some of the writing, I've started recording his answers on the drill sheet. He will read the problem, give the answer, and I'll write his answer. He seems to enjoy this and he's not pressured to engage in so much writing.

Abacus - We continued our review of the soroban abacus with a few visualization drills.

Science - Apologia Zoology 1 - Chapter 1: Extinction and Extinction Errors. The Dodo bird was mentioned as an extinct animal & Click remembered and referenced the Dodo birds in the movie Ice Age.

Reading - Click read Hoop Heroes by S.A. Kramer - Stephon Marbury. Animals Do the Strangest Things by Leonora Hornblow - covering the camel, lion, and giraffe. I finished the last 3 chapters of Goha the Wise Fool by Denys Davies. Click listened to Froggy Plays in the Band by Jonathan London.

Memory Work - Reviewed New Testament books of the Bible

Games - Click and I engaged in a game of checkers today. He is really improving his strategy.

What about Clack?

Clack spent time taking crayons out & replacing them in the box, scribbling in a coloring book, and snatching the dimes her brother was counting. She is a little song bird, and enjoys imitating her brother. Today's duet was 'I believe I Can Fly'.... precious & priceless moments!

Lots of Reading

Today we accomplished a lot. In addition to school, we engage in extra reading, and went for a two mile walk. Well, I walked, Click rode his bike and Clack rode in the stroller. You would think extra brain and physical activity would wear out my two bundles of joy, but it seems counterproductive. They have more energy!

Today's Homeschool Schedule - Week 16

Classical Music - This week's composer is Franz Schubert.

Saxon Math 1 - Lesson 45 - Click completed an assessment and learned to count dimes in relation to 10 pennies.

History - Story of the World 1 - Chapter 32 b,c,&d. This covered China: Warring States, The First Emperor and the Great Wall, and The First Emperor's Grave

Reading - Click read Egg to Chick by Millicent Selsam. I read Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric Kimmel and Kingdom of the Sun - a book of the planets (covering the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, & Saturn) by Jacqueline Mitton. This is a beautifully illustrated book that explores the features of planets and compares them to the gods after which they were named. Click listened to Lionel and Louise by Stephen Krensky again.

Memory Work - Reviewed New Testament books of the Bible

Physical Education - Click rode his bicycle for about 30 minutes.

Video Education - Occassionally Click will have the opportunity to watch a video during the week. Today he watched Families of China. It contains two short segments that follow a different child around for the day, introducing viewers to the child's life.

What about Clack?
She was into everything today - pennies, counting bears, clay, coloring books, you name it! One fascinating note - while her brother was counting his pennies (all 80 of them) she would chime in and repeat in Clackenese! She has an extremely clear 2, the rest is a foreign language.

Aargh, Daylight Savings Time

Daylight Savings Time is always hard on me. Just when my body gets adjusted, the time changes again. Well my early birds were up even earlier because of the fall back hour. As a result, school started in bed with one eye open and one eye closed!

Today's Homeschool Schedule - Week 16

Classical Music - This week's composer is Franz Schubert.

Saxon Math 1 - Lesson 44 - Subtracting 1

History - Story of the World 1 - Chapter 32 China: Writing and the Qin

Reading - Click read chapter 2 (Grant Hill) of Hoop Heroes by S.A. Krammer. I read 3 stories from Goha the Wise Fool by Denys Davies. This is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales filled with witty and humorous stories. Click listened to Meet The Barkers by Tomie DePoala as well as Lionel and Louise by Stephen Krensky.

Science - Apologia Zoology 1. We finished our lesson from last week - Chapter 1 - Habitats & Instincts

Memory Work - Reviewed New Testament books of the Bible

What about Clack?
During bedtime school I reviewed colors with Clack (red, blue, and yellow) as she passed balls to her brother.