Reading, Science
Read together The Wonder In Water, by Swanson. Learned about different types of bodies of water, including our own body and sweat.

Art
Went to the library to pick up some more books. Faith colored a picture while there of a pumpkin and created a silly face on it.

Played with friends this morning.

Reading, Science
Read Let's Explore a River, by McCauley. Learned about wildlife, currents, plants and seasons of a river.

Faith read Why the Frog Has Big Eyes, by Franco
Faith read Wish and Win: The Sound of W, by Flanagan

Math
Took turns writing and figuring addition and subtraction problems with chalk on the driveway. Faith learned how to add larger sums by adding up columns of two numbers (Ex: 22+33=55 and 2,000+3,000=5,000)

Math (Money)
Worksheets: Draw lines to match the rows of nickels to the price tags (counting by 5's).
Worksheet: Write the missing numbers in the rectangles (1-20)

Science, Music
Experiment: To see how different amounts of water in a glass affect the sound produced when struck. Filled four glasses with water of varying amounts and listened to the sound each produced. Talked about vibration and sound. More water means a lower sound is produced because the vibration is slower.

Went to the library. Faith chose the letter "W" to learn about this week. We checked out books about water.

Reading, Geography
Read A Cool Drink of Water, by Kerley. A book by National Geographic showing picture of people and water from around the world. Contains a map that shows where each photo was taken.

Faith read My "w" Sound Box, by Moncure.

Science, Reading, Art
Learned about the Water Cycle from this website and printed out a coloring page of the water cycle that Faith colored.
http://www.kidzone.ws/water/

Art, Writing, Science
I gave Faith a poster with waves at the top and asked her to write "water" and then draw pictures of things that live in the water. She drew seaweed, fish, clams and of course, Ariel, the little mermaid.

Art, Writing
Went outside and collected "wood" (sticks) and glued them to paper in the shape of a W. Faith wrote the word "wood" on her paper.

Reading, Bible Study
Faith read David, from Classic Bible Stories by McGraw-Hill Children's Publishing
Read from Egermeier's Bible Story Book

Physical Education
Went to the park. Visited with friends. Went to the pumpkin patch and looked at all the shapes and sizes of pumpkins.

Art, Writing, Life Skills
Faith wrote and illustrated Thank You cards to relatives who sent gifts for her birthday.

Geography
Discussed where Moses lived (Egypt and Israel) and found those places on the globe.

Reading
Read Is That True? Kids Talk About Honesty, by Nettleton
Read Monster Laughs: Frightfully Funny Jokes About Monsters, by Dahl

Reading, Bible Study
Read "David Counts His Soldiers (2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21-22)" and "Solomon Becomes King (1 Kings 1:1-2:12)" from Egermeier's Bible Story Book

Physical Education
Played with friends in the morning.
Went to Gymnastics in the afternoon.

Reading, Bible Study
Read "Absalom Tries to Become King (2 Samuel 15-17)" and "Absalom Loses His Life (2 Samuel 18-19)" from Egermeier's Bible Story Book

Geography
Found New York and New York City on the globe.

Reading
Faith read Follow the Monsters! by Lerner

Science, Reading
Read Where Does the Moon Go? by Rosen
Learned about moon phases, rotation of the moon, the earth and orbits, Neil Armstrong visiting the moon, gravity, what makes a day, what makes a year, etc.

Experiment: Using a globe, a rubber ball (moon) and a flashlight (sun), demonstrated the areas listed above. Faith told Uncle Shawn later that, "The sun does not move!"

Reading
Faith read My "m" Sound Box, by Moncure.

Art
Made lion masks.

Reading, Science
Read Why Does the Moon Change Shape? by Isaac Asimov

Reading, Bible Study
Faith read Follow the Monsters! by Lerner
Read "The Lame Prince (2 Samuel 4:4, 9:1-13)" and "David's Sin (2 Samuel 11:1-12:25)" from Egermeier's Bible Story Book

Math (Money)
Worksheets: Adding Nickels and Pennies

Writing, Reading
Worksheet: Recognizing objects that begin with the letter M

Reading
Went to the library. Faith decided to study the letter M this week. We checked out books about the moon, music, manatees, magnets, and monsters. Read a book about "microorganisms" while at the library.

Art, Writing, Reading
Made an "M" poster. Faith and I thought of words that start with the letter M and took turns writing them on poster board. Then we illustrated the words with colored pencil drawings.

Reading
Read In the Attic, by Oram.
Read I Meant To Clean My Room Today, by Nerlove.
Read Moondance, by Asch.

Reading, Science, Geography
Faith read Manatees, by Klingel and Noyed.
Learned about Manatees and where they live.

Art
Played with Moon Sand.

Writing, Reading
Worksheet: Recognizing the Letter M

Math
Subtration. Counting by twos.
Worksheet: Writing the Letter M, upper and lower case

Physical Education
Gymnastics Class

Life Skills
Went to the firestation this morning.

Science
Went to several pet stores and learned about varieties of pets. Dogs. Cats. Birds. Snakes. Lizards. Geckos. Rats. Mice. Gerbils. Fish. Etc...

Reading, Bible Study
"David Finds Saul Asleep (1 Samuel 26-27)" and "Saul Dies (1 Samuel 28:3-25; 31)" from Egermeier's Bible Story Book

Art
Used a stencil to trace different sized "dots" on colored construction paper and cut them out. Then Faith glued them on to a piece of paper in a collage style to make a picture of a dog.

Reading, Science
Read Dolphins, by Stoops, Martin & Stone
Learned about the many types of dolphins, how and where they live, their bodies, senses, eating habits, babies & families, and how people can interact with them.

Read Encantado Pink Dolphin of the Amazon, by Montgomery
Learned all about this particular type of dolphin.

Faith read My "d" Sound Box, by Moncure

Went to the library. Faith wanted to learn about the letter "D" this week. She chose books about dolphins and dogs.

Reading
Introduction to the Dictionary. Faith learned about "alphabetical order" and how to find "D" words in the dictionary. We found some new "D" words that we did not know before.

Read Lizzy's Do's and Don'ts, by Harper
Read Your Bellybutton, by Nanao
Faith read Sam and the Bag, by Jeffries

Writing, Reading
Worksheets: recognizing the sound of the letter "D"
Worksheets: recognizing the letter "D" and writing it in upper and lower case

Reading, Bible Study
Read "Saul Hunts David (1 Samuel 23)" and "David Spares Saul's Life (1 Samuel 24-25)" from Egermeier's Bible Story Book

Reading
Faith read Dora's Sleepover

Reading, Bible Study
Read "Saul Orders the Priests' Death (1 Samuel 22:6-23) and "Saul Hunts David (1 Samuel 23)"

Art
Coloring book pages.

Math
Played "Go Fish" with regular deck of playing cards. Recognizing numbers and adding.

Art, Science
Made popcorn wreaths by threading homemade popcorn onto wire and tying into a circle. Then we hung the wreaths from tree branches in the yard to feed the squirrels and birds. Discussed what animals can eat popcorn and what animals should not (dogs).

Writing
Faith wrote a letter to her pen-pal, Caleb, about her wreath project. She addressed the envelope also.

Reading, Bible Study
Faith read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See, by Martin.
Faith read Tiny Goes Camping, by Meister.
Read Sweet Strawberries, by Naylor.
Read "Jonathan Warns David(1 Samuel 20)" and "David Flees For His Life (1 Samuel 21:1-22:5)" from Egermeier's Bible Story Book.

Math , Physical Education
Went for a walk and hunted for dropped coins on the road. Faith found nine pennies and one dime. We discussed what a "cent" is and how five cents are equal to one nickel and how ten cents are equal to a dime. Faith added up her money and told us she had found 19 cents.

Physical Education
Gymnastics Class

Physical Education
Went to Marjorie Turnbull Park. Played with friends.

Reading
Faith read My "f" Sound Box, by Moncure
Read Mr. McMouse, by Lionni

Computers
Faith played on http://www.noggin.com/

Science
Replaced the water in our Coleus cuttings project. Inspected for root growth. Arranged plants in their containers.

Played with friends at church this morning.

Science, Math, Life Skills

Faith helped me bake bread this morning. Particularly with measuring teaspoon/tablespoon ingredients.
We first went to the New Leaf Market to buy grains for the bread. While shopping we had a discussion about different vegetables and their roots. (ie. The part of the carrot we eat is actually the root and the plant leaves grow from the top of it.)
Faith found fennel at the market and told me that because it started with the letter "F" (our letter of the week) she wanted to buy some and try it. We had it for dinner tonight, chopped raw and also sauteed in olive oil. Faith liked it raw but not cooked.

Art
Made Chinese Fans out of cardstock and leather strips. Decorated with markers. Faith told me this story about her drawing:

These are people dressed up in daisy costumes. Their eyes have makeup on them. The shoes are curly on the toes like people in China used to wear a long time ago. They are dancing on tiptoe for a show. These are the curtains on the stage. The clouds are hanging from strings that you can see.

Writing, Reading
Worksheet: The long e sound as in "leaf" and "bee", recognize other words/pictures that have the same sound in them.

Worksheet: writing "st", "sk", "sl", "sm", and "sn" words.

Math
Practiced adding numbers 1-20 in her head while in the car.

Reading
Faith and I read together The Berenstain Bears' Seashore Treasure, by Berenstain

Physical Education
Had friends come over for lunch and to play.
Went to gymnastics.

Reading
Faith read The Picnic, by Williams

Reading, Science
Read The Big Book of Bones: An Introduction to Skeletons, by Llewellyn

Went to our friends, The Alley's, house for a visit:
Art, Science, Writing
Made alligators from construction paper with working jaws (Jackson is studying the letter A) and Miss Julie explained all about alligators.

Reading
Faith read Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb, by Perkins

Writing, Reading
Made patterns with lowercase b's and d's.

Science
DVD: In the Body: Organs, Health, & Nutrition, by Squibs

Played with friends this morning.

Reading, Science
Read The X-ray Picture of Your Body, by Watts

Art, Writing, Science, Reading
Created a book about My Five Senses. Faith cut out sentences and filled in the missing word, "I _____ with my eyes." Then she glued them to each page and drew a picture of the corresponding body part. Then she shared the book with her daddy.

Math, Writing, Computers
Computer Game, numerical order, recognizing numbers: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/mend.shtml
Writing numbers with daddy
Played on http://www.pbskids.org/

Bible Study, Reading
Read the story of Jacob and Laban from Egermeier's Bible Story Book

Went to the library. Faith decided to learn about the body this week. We will also study the letter "B".

Reading, Science
Read Your Bellybutton, by Nanao. Learned about how belly buttons are made and all the different shapes and sizes of bellybuttons.

Read Body Detectives: A Book About the Five Senses, by Gelman. Learn the differences between the five senses and the basic science of how they communicate with the brain.

Read What Happens to a Hamburger, by Showers. Explains digestion beginning with chewing and ending with waste and energy.

Experiment 1: Dissolved sugar into water to show that things can break down small enough to be invisible to our eyes, but our tounges can still taste them.

Experiment 2: Chewed carrots 9, 10, & 30 times to show how chewing makes food smaller.

Faith read Money, Money, Honey Bunny, by Sadler

Science
DVD: Eyewitness Natural Disasters. 2004 Schlessinger Media.