Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Bible Study
Went to bible study at church this morning. Played with friends.

Reading
Faith read Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden, by Sharmat.
Huggly Takes a Bath, by Arnold.
My Lucky Day, by Kasza.
Raccoons and Ripe Corn, by Arnosky.

Geography
Looked on a map to see where Sweden and Norway are compared to Tallahassee.

Reading, History
Castle Diary, The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page, by Platt.

Math
Worksheet: Adding Quarters, Dimes, Nickels and Pennies.
Worksheet: Greater Than and Less Than
Worksheet: Before, Between and After

Friday, September 26, 2008

Bible Study, Writing, Reading
Today's study is on Proverbs 29:11 "The rod and rebuke give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame on his mother." Faith copied it.

Physical Education
Gymnastics.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Bible Study, Reading, Writing
Today's study was on Proverbs 12:18
"There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health." Faith copied this verse.

Reading
Chapters 19-23 of The Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat, by Idle.
Diane Goode's Book of Giants and Little People.
Faith read Down on the Funny Farm, by King.

Science, Math
Began an experiment to see how much Sophie the snake is growing. We took the shed skin and taped it down on a long piece of paper, then, Faith measured the length and wrote it down next to the skin along with the date.

Art, Math
Faith decorated her new piggy bank with colored markers and put all of her money in it. We reviewed how to count pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Bible Study, Reading, Writing
This morning's study was on Proverbs 15:1 "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." Faith copied the verse.

Writing
Journal time.

Physical Education
Played at the park with friends.

Reading
Chapters 14-18 of The Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat, by Idle.
Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth, by Bate.
Faith read Marvin, the Blue Pig, by Wallace.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Bible Study, Reading, Writing
This morning's study was on the verse Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." Faith copied the verse.

Reading, Writing
Worksheet: Write a word from the box with the beginning sound "cl" that best completes the sentences.
Worksheet: Color the crayons with words that begin with the blend "cr."
Draw a circle aroun all the words in the story that begin with the blend "dr."

Math
Use the calendar to find out when someone leave for camp, write the answer.
Looking at charts and graphs.

Reading, Social Studies
The Ugly Vegetables, by Grace Lin. Learned about vegetables from China and how they are prepared for soup.

Reading, Geography, History
Ruby the Red Knight, by Amy Aitken. Discussed the countries where knight stories came from and looked them up on the globe.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Bible Study, Reading, Writing

Math
Used coins to practice counting and adding pennies, nickles, dimes, and quarters.

Worksheet: Addition and Subtraction. Write + or - to make each number sentence true.

Reading
Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor, by Parish.
Faith read Baa-Choo, by Weeks.
There's An Alligator Under My Bed, by Mayer.
The Wizard of Oz, by Baum.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Reading, Bible Study, Writing
This morning's Bible study was Mark 8:34-38 and Mark 9:33-35. The key verse was verse 35, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all." Faith wrote this.

Reading, Bible Study, Social Studies
Evening Bible story: "A Widow's Son is Raised to Life," (Luke 7:11-17) from Egermeier's Bible Story Book. Then we discussed funerals from that time period and other types of funeral ceremonies. We watched videos of other culture's funeral processions (China, Bali, India, America)

Physical Education
Played at the park with friends.

Reading
Chapters 10-13 of The Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat, by Idle.

Math
Worksheet: Addition and Subtraction mixed problems
Worksheet: Money. What is the price of each toy? Count the dimes, nickels and pennies to find out.

Reading, Writing
Learned the difference between an asking sentence and a telling sentence. Punctuation and Capitalization.
Worksheet: Mark under the letter to show where the capital letter goes. Then put a period at the end of the sentence. Write a telling sentence.

Art
Painting time.

Computer Skills
Played on Webkins. Faith is currently earning and saving her "money" to purchase an outdoor umbrella table. :)

Monday, September 15, 2008

Bible Study, Reading, Writing
This morning we read and discussed 1 Timothy 4:12. "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example in speech, in life, in love, and in purity."
Faith wrote out the verse on her own paper.

Art
Painting, Drawing

Reading, Writing
Faith read Starring First Grade, by Cohen.
Worksheet: Read each sentence about Starring First Grade. Write what happens first, next, and last.

Reading
Juan Verdades: The Man Who Couldn't Tell a Lie, retold by Joe Hayes.
Chapters 1-5 of The Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat, by Eric Idle.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Writing, Reading
Faith wrote in her journal.

Social Studies
Learned about the Chinese Moon Festival and celebrated by cooking authentic Chinese dishes.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Bible Study, Writing
We read Philippians 2:3-5. Our key verse for today was verse 5. "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus." Faith copied the verse out of the bible on her own paper.

Writing
Faith helped me think of what to have for dinner and wrote our shopping list.

Reading
Worksheet: Circle the two short U picture words in each row.
Worksheet: Vowel Crossword Puzzle. Look at the pictures, say the words, and write the short vowels in the puzzle.

Fearless Jack, by Paul Brett Johnson.

Math (Money)
Worksheet: Counting Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes