Monday, November 30, 2009

November 29 - December 5

Bible Study, Handwriting, Reading
Josh McDowell's Family Devotions. Faith copied her verse of the day on her own handwriting paper and read aloud the selected passages.

Reading
Faith read Time Cat, by Lloyd Alexander.
Faith read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by Baum.

Geography, Social Studies, Reading
Faith read Countries of the World: Spain, by Ismail.

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 11 Rounding 100s
Systematic Review 11D
Systematic Review 11E
Systematic Review 11F

Reading, Writing, Handwriting
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Workbook page 54, Majestic Monarchs (fact or opinion)
Workbook page 55, Pen Pal (write the meaning of the French phrases given in the letter)
Workbook page 56, United States Capitol (short answer)

Art
Turkey pinecones. Painted them, cut out feather shapes and glued parts to the pinecone.
Drawing. Faith drew a picture of a park ranger, completed background after our camping trip.

HomesCool Art Class: made copy paintings of classics. Worked with a partner.

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills, Lesson 12 More Words with Short u
Workbook page 56, Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Workbook page 57, Word Meanings, Partner Words (write the spelling word that goes with the underlined word)
Workbook page 58, Proofreading

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Week of November 1-7

Spelling, Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Spelling Skills, Lesson 10 Plural Words
Workbook page 49, Dictionary Skills

Reading
Faith read Magic Tree House: Tonight on the Titanic, by Osbourne.
Faith read Magic Tree House: Christmas in Camelot, by Osbourne.

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Workbook page 46, Animals In Danger (fact, opinion)
Workbook page 47, Wetland Habitat (short answer)
Workbook page 48, Rita Recycles (word puzzle)

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 10 Money, Dollars and Cents
Systematic Review 10D
Systematic Review 10E

Physical Education
Gymnastics for 1 hour on Tuesday and Thursday.

Art
Paper flowers. Cut out flower petals from colored paper and taped them to a stick. Glued glittery balls in the center.