Week of September 27- October 3

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 8 Adding Money
Watched DVD. Practiced writing money, showing dollars and cents with manipulatives, and adding money with manipulatives and paper.
Lesson practice 8A.
Lesson practice 8B.
More practice with manipulatives and writing/adding money.
Lesson practice 8C.
Lesson practice 8D.
Worksheet review on Estimating.

Writing
Faith wrote a thank you letter to her grandmother.

Faith wrote a letter today to her great-grandmother. Her handwriting was excellent.

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 7 More Words With Short i
Workbook page 34, Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Workbook page 35, Rhymes, Word Meanings
Workbook page 36, Proofreading
Workbook page 37, ABC order
Test.

Reading
Faith read Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Caroll.
Faith read Ellen Tebbits, by Beverly Cleary.

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Workbook page 32, Dear John (short answer questions)
Workbook page 33, Biscuit Bake (number the steps of the recipe in order)
Workbook page 34, Bird Lady (follow the directions)
Workbook page 35, Veternas Day (fill in the blanks)

Bible Study, Writing, Reading
Josh McDowell's Family Devotional. Faith wrote her verse of the day on her own paper.

Physical Education
Gymnastics for an hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Week of September 20-26

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 First Four Years, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Faith read Mandie and the Forbidden Attic, by Leppard.
Faith read Mandie and the Ghost Bandits, by Leppard.
Faith read Nancy Drew: The Clue in the Old Stagecoach, by Keene.
Faith read On the Far Side of the Mountain, by George.

Reading, Social Studies, Geography
Faith read Children Just Like Me, by Kindersley. A book about children from around the world.

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Workbook page 27, Discovering Ecuador (Use the words from the word bank to answer questions)
Workbook page 28, Great Galapagos (multiple choice questions)
Workbook page 29, High Dive (circle true or false)
Workbook page 30, Clean-up Crew (write a story about the picture)
Workbook page 31, Forest Friends (matching, short answer question)

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 6 Words with Short i
Workbook page 30, Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Workbook page 31, Write the spelling word for each clue. Write the spelling word that rhymes.
Workbook page 32, Proofreading
Workbook page 33, Using question marks. Choose the correct spelling word that fits the sentence.
Test.

Physical Education
Gymnastics for one hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Week of September 13-19

Reading, History
These Happy Golden Years, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Faith read Mandie and the Cherokee Legend, by Lois Leppard.
Faith read Harriet the Spy: Double Agent, by Gold.

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Workbook page 24, Crabby Crustaceans
Workbook page 25, History Lesson (answer the questions)
Workbook page 26, Last Day of School (complete the crossword puzzle about the story)

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills, Lesson 5 People Words
Verbal practice
Test

Grade 2 Spelling Skills, Unit Review Lessons 1-5

Grade 2 Spelling Skills, Lesson 6 Words With Short i
Workbook page 30, Say and Listen, Think and Sort

Physical Education
Gymnastics for one hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 7 Addition with Regrouping
Lesson Practice 7B.
Lesson Practice 7C.
Lesson Practice 7D.

Art, Bible Study
Glued and colored a collage of cutouts about obedience of the heart through prayer and bible study.

Week of September 6-12

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 6 Skip Counting by 2.
Lesson Practice 6C.
Systematic Review 6D.
Systematic Review 6E.
Lesson 6 Test.

Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 7 Addition with Regrouping
Watched DVD.
Lesson Practice 7A.

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Workbook page 20, Ballerina Brittney (answer fact or fiction)
Workbook page 21, Family Fun (use the picture to answer the questions)
Workbook page 22, Marvelous Martin (finding the main idea)
Workbook page 23, Melanie Smellanie (fill in the blank questions about the story)

Journal Writing. Faith must write at least 2 sentences in her journal each day.

Reading, History
These Happy Golden Years, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Reading
Faith read Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Fire Dragon, by Keene.
Faith read Magic Tree House: Summer of the Serpent, by Osborne.
Faith read Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark, by Osborne.

Art
Made still life sketches of a vase, flower and apples.

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills, Lesson 4 Words With Short e Test

Grade 2 Spelling Skills, Lesson 5 People Words
Workbook page 24, Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Workbook page 25, Letter Scramble, Rhymes
Workbook page 26, Proofreading
Workbook page 27, Using Alphabetical Order