Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Week of January 25-31

Math
Learned about fact pairs in addition and subtraction.
Worksheet: Subtraction Fact Pairs
Worksheet: Subtraction
Worksheet: Finding sums 6-10
Worksheet: Adding and Subtracting
Worksheet: Use the number line to help find the difference in each problem.


Reading, Writing, Spelling
Worksheet: Read each sentence. Circle the word that completes the sentence. Write the word on the line. (dream, smile, plane...)

Learned about Proper Nouns, Possessive Nouns and Pronouns.
Worksheet: Read the sentences and circle the proper nouns. Correct any incorrect possessive nouns or pronouns by writing the word on the line.

Learned about Contractions.
Worksheet: Write a contraction for the underlined words in the sentences.

Physical Education
Gymnastics on Friday for 1 hour.

Bible Study, Reading, Writing
Did our family Bible study each day. Faith copied a verse on to her own handwriting paper.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Week of January 4-10

Geography, Science
Learning about China! Faith's grandparents are traveling to China to adopt a child. We have been following their travels by looking at maps, globes, and books. Each day we check their location in the world and find out what kind of weather they are experiencing there.

Math, Social Studies, Language Studies
We have been learning to count in Mandarin Chinese from 1-10 this week. Also learning some other common phrases in Chinese. Like, Hello (Ni hao).

History, Geography, Social Studies, Reading
Countries of the World, Welcome to China, by Costain and Collins.
Chapters 1-6 of the Magic Tree House: Day of the Dragon King, by Mary Pope Osborne. We looked up the first emperor of China on the internet to learn about him. Also the Great Wall of China history and pictures.

Bible Study, Reading, Writing
Began reading a daily devotional this week. Faith continues to copy a verse each day.

Math
Worksheet: Fractions. Learning to recognize fractions such as 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 6/8. Also discussed what a whole is equal to (2/2, 3/3, 5/5).
Worksheet: Fractions: Color the fraction part of the shape.

Reading, Science
Groundhog Gets a Say, by Swallow. A picturebook all about groundhogs.
Deputy Harvey and the Ant Cow Caper, by Sneed. A picturebook story that includes facts about the relationship between ants and ant cows/aphids.

Reading
Faith read Nate the Great on the Owl Express, by Sharmat.

Life Skills, Social Studies
Learned about what kinds of foods are eaten in China. I taught Faith how to cook some Chinese food. We made authentic stir-fry vegetables and rice. She really enjoyed chopping and stirring.