Week of August 30-September 5

Bible Study, Reading, Writing
Josh McDowell's Family Devotions. Faith copied the verse of the day for each one on her handwriting paper. We created a Prayer Plan by writing a list for each day of the month of something to pray for the family members.

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 5 Adding Multiple Digits, Place Value Notation
Systematic Review 5E.
Lesson 5 Test.

Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 6 Skip Counting by 2.
Lesson Practice 6A.
Lesson Practice 6B.

Reading, History
Little Town on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
These Happy Golden Years, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Faith read Mandie and the Secret Tunnel, by Leppard.
Faith read Magic Treehouse: Civil War on Sunday, by Osborne.
Faith read Magic Treehouse: Viking Ships at Sunrise, by Osborne.
Faith read Magic Treehouse: Buffalo Before Breakfast, by Osborne.
Faith read Magic Treehouse: Ghost Town at Sundown, by Osborne.
Faith read Nancy Drew: The Quest of the Missing Map, by Keene.
Faith read Nancy Drew: The Clue in the Old Stagecoach, by Keene.

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Workbook page 16, Sandy Shores. (Write a story about what is happening in the picture.)
Workbook page 17, Music Maven (answer multiple choice questions about the story)
Workbook page 18, Beatlemania (write yes or no to tell whether the sentence is the main idea of the reading selection)
Workbook page 19, Rock Idol (answer questions about the story)

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills, Lesson 3 Words With Short e Test.

Grade 2 Spelling Skills, Lesson 4 Words With Short e
Page 20 Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Page 21 Write the spelling word that belongs in each group (several, lots, many)
Page 22 Proofreading
Page 23 Dictionary Skills

Art
Friday Art Class with Miss Julie. Color Theory, painted color wheels. Made paintings without using paintbrushes (cardboard, wood dowels).

Week of August 23-29

Bible Study, Reading, Writing
Josh McDowell's Family Devotions. Faith copied the verse of the day for each one on her handwriting paper.

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 4 Rounding to the Nearest Tenth, Estimating
Systematic Review 4E.
Systematic Review 4F.
Lesson 4 Test.

Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 5 Adding Multiple Digits, Place Value Notation
Watched DVD Lesson.
Lesson Practice 5A.
Lesson Practice 5B.
Systematic Review 5C.
Systematic Review 5D.

Writing
Journal free writing time.

Reading, History
Little Town on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Reading
Faith read Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Glowing Eye, by Keene.
Faith read My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George.
Faith read Superfudge, by Judy Blume.
Faith read Judy Moody, by McDonald.
Faith read Magic Tree House: Monday With a Mad Genius, by Osbourne.

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Workbook page 12, Best Buds.

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills, Lesson 3 Words With Short e
Workbook page 16, say and listen, think and sort
Workbook page 17, Word Math, Word Groups
Workbook page 18, Unscramble the sentences and use a period and capitalize.

Art
watercolor painting

Week of August 16-22

Bible Study, Reading, Writing
Josh McDowell's Family Devotions. Faith copied the verse of the day for each one on her handwriting paper.

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 4 Rounding to the Nearest Tenth, Estimating answers
Watched DVD Lesson. (2x)
Lesson Practice 4A.
Lesson Practice 4B.
Lesson Practice 4C.
Lesson Practice 4D.

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills, Lesson 2 More Words With Short A
Workbook page 12, sorting the spelling words
Workbook page 13, put the spelling words in each group (danced, acted, SANG)
Workbook page 14, proofreading a story.
Workbook page 15, using periods at the end of a sentence.

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Workbook page 9, Super Skeleton
Workbook page 10, Message from the Past
Workbook page 11, I Love NY

Reading, History
Finished reading The Long Winter, by Wilder.
Began reading, The Little Town on the Prairie, by Wilder.

Reading
Faith read Beezus and Ramona, by Beverly Cleary.
Faith read Ramona Quimby, Age 8, by Beverly Cleary.
Faith read A Bear Called Paddington, by Bond.
Faith read Matilda, by Roald Dahl.

Spelling, Math
Played Scrabble.

Physical Education
Swimming at the Lake.

Week of August 9-15

Wednesday August 12, 2009 Evaluation Day

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 3 Inequalities (>,<,=) Watched DVD Lesson. Lesson Practice 3A. Lesson Practice 3B.

Bible Study, Writing, Reading
Josh McDowell's Family Devotions. Faith copied the verse of the day for each one on her handwriting paper.

Reading, Writing
Reading Comprehension worksheet: Baby Animals. Reading a chart.

Reading, History
The Long Winter, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Spelling, Reading, Math
Played Scrabble. Creating words, using addition to keep score. (2x this week)

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills Workbook, Unit1, Lesson 1. Words with short a. Page 10. (Proofreading)

Week of August 2-8

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson Two: putting numbers in order, fill in blanks with correct numbers for each sequence
Lesson Practice 2B
Lesson Practice 2C
Systematic Review 2D
Systematic Review 2E
Lesson Two Test

Bible Study, Writing, Reading
Josh McDowell's Family Devotions. Faith copied the verse of the day for each one on her handwriting paper.

Reading, History
The Long Winter, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I read aloud a few chapters a day.

Reading comprehension worksheet. "Gary Garlic"

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills Workbook, Unit1, Lesson1. Words with Short a. Page 8.
Grade 2 Spelling Skills Workbook, Unit1, Lesson1. Words with Short a. Page 9.

Science
Density experiment. Water, food coloring, oil. Mix together. What is density? Discuss the separation and how water has greater density than oil.