Week of July11-17

Reading

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, by Pyle.

The Babysitters Club: Claudia and the Sad Good-Bye, by Martin.

Math

Math-U-See Beta Lesson 26 Subtract Multiple Digits

Watched the DVD Lesson.

Lesson Practice 26A.

Lesson Practice 26B.

Lesson Practice 26C.

Systematic Review 26D.

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills

Lesson 29 The Vowel Sound in jar

Test

Lesson 30 Words With er

Page 134 Say and Listen, Think and Sort

Page 135 Word Meanings, Antonyms

Page 136 Proofreading

Reading, Writing

Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student

Page 138 Bird Brains (short answer)

Page 139 Secret Son (match the name of each character to his description)

Page 140 Bright Light (write your own ending to the story)

Page 141 Football Fun (short answer questions)

Art, Life Skills

Sewing. Faith stitched together a purse out of material without any instruction.

Music

Faith is learning to play America, the Beautiful on the piano.

Week of June 1-5

Math
Math-U-See Beta

Lesson 21 Time: Minutes

Systematic Review 21F

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills
Unit 6 Lesson 26 The Vowel Sound in out
Page 118 Say and Listen, Think and Sort

Reading
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Page119 Zoology Zack (short answer)

Page 120 Water Cycle (using a diagram to answer questions)

History, Art

Learned about and discussed the Boston Tea Party. Watched "Liberty Kids: The Boston Tea Party" and drew a picture about it.

Bible Study, Handwriting

Read a chapter aloud from the book of Luke each day. Faith worked on memorizing 5 verses and copied a memory verse from the chapter each day to practice her handwriting.

Week of January 10-16

Bible Study, Handwriting
Read aloud Matthew 11. Faith memorized and wrote, "Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
Read aloud Matthew 12. Faith memorized and wrote, "He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters abroad." Matthew 12:30
Read aloud Matthew 13. Faith memorized and wrote, "Now He did not do many mighty works because of their lack of faith." Matthew 13:58
Read aloud Matthew 14. Faith memorized and wrote, "Jesus said, 'Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid.' " Mattew 14:27
Read aloud Matthew 15. Faith memorized and wrote, "If a blind man leads a blind man, they both fall into a pit." Matthew 15:14
Read aloud Matthew 16. Faith memorized and wrote, "Simon Peter answered, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Matthew 16:16

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Page 64 Dog Lover. (Short Answer)
Page 65 Maggies Gift. (Matching paragraphs to pictures)
Page 66 Paula's Problem (short answer)
Page 67 Chores Are a Snore (short answer)

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 15 Words with ed or ing
Page 68 Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Page 69 Antonyms and Clues
Page 70 Proofreading

Math
Did Tangram puzzles each day before completing the regular lesson.

Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 13 Column Addition
Watched DVD lesson.
Lesson 13A.
Lesson 13B.
Lesson 13C.
Lesson 13D.
Systematic Review 13E.

Supplementary subtraction worksheet.

Art
Coloring sheet.
Free Drawing.
Made paper lanterns.
Painting.

Music
Bastien Piano for the Young Beginner Primer A.
Pages 1-14. Learning note names, quarter note, half note, whole note, rhythm, finger numbering.

Bastien Theory & Technic for the Young Beginner Primer A.
Pages 1-12. Black Keys, Low and High, Quarter/Half Notes, Stems on Notes, The Music Alphabet, White Keys, Bar Lines.

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

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.

Week of October 25-31

Math
Math-U-See Alpha, Lesson 10 Money, Dollars and Cents
Watched DVD.
Lesson Practice 10A.
Lesson Practice 10B.
Lesson Practice 10C.

Reading
Faith read Say What? by Haddix.
Faith read Magic Tree House: Blizzard of the Blue Moon, by Osbourne.
Faith read Magic Tree House: Midnight on the Moon, by Osbourne.
Faith read Magic Tree House: Carnival at Candlelight, by Osbourne.
Faith read The Homework Machine, by Gutman.
Faith read The Twits, by Roald Dahl.

Art
Home's Cool Art Class with Ms. Julie. Studied abstract art, Jackson Pollock. Made string paintings. Marble paintings. Abstract paintings.

Physical Education
Gymnastics for 1 hour on Tuesday and Thursday.

Reading, Writing, Spelling
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Workbook page 44, Mosquitoes Bite (fill in the blank)
Workbook page 45, Donna Downer (short answer)

Spelling, Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Spelling, Lesson 10 Plural Words
Workbook page 46, Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Workbook page 47, Word clues, Letter Scramble
Workbook page 48, Proofreading

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

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 May 17-23

Bible Study, Writing, Reading
Had family Bible study time and Faith copied the verse of the day on to her own handwriting paper.

Reading, Writing
Reading comprehension. Faith read a short story (3 pages) about a class trip to a windmill. She then answered approx. 10 questions about it. Multiple choice and short answer.

Math
Money. Worksheet review on pennies, dimes, nickles and quarters. Circle the coins that equal the amount shown on the price tag.

Money and subtraction. Worksheet: subtract the cents (double digits)
Worksheets: subtraction and additon (single digits)

Money Mammals : [DVD] saving money is fun

Reading, History
Finished reading Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Began reading On the Banks of Plum Creek, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Faith read Boys Against Girls, by Naylor.
Faith read Pippi Longstocking, by Lindgren.
Faith read A Joke a Day: 365 Guaranteed Giggles, published by Kingfisher.
Faith read Nancy Drew, The Hidden Staircase, by Keene.
Faith read Nancy Drew, The Secret of Red Gate Farm, by Keene.
Faith read The BFG, by Dahl.

Reading Rainbow DVD Seashore surprises. All about shells and the beach.

Art
Free painting time (materials: paper, brushes, washable paint).

Life Skills
Faith reviewed the steps of how to and then cooked her own fried egg.

DVD Look Mom! I Have Good Manners.

Geography
Traced the path on the globe where the Ingalls family traveled to in On the Banks of Plum Creek.

Week of May 10-16

Bible Study, Writing, Reading
Family Bible study each day. Faith copied her verse each day on her own writing paper.

Art, Writing, Reading
Beginning writing helper worksheet. Draw a picture to show your favorite book. Draw a picture of you reading a book to someone else. Answer: My favorite book is... I like this book best because... My favorite time to read is...

Beginning writing helper worksheet. About Spring. Draw a picture showing a spring day. Draw a picture of yourself playing outside on a spring day. Answer: One thing I like to do in the spring is... I know it is spring when I see... One thing I can do in the spring that I can't do in winter is...

Math
Addition word problems. Write an addtion sentence to solve each one.
Worksheet: Addition using the number 5. (56 problems, single digit)
Worksheet: Tens and Ones. Count the blocks. Write the tens. Write the ones. Write the number.
Worksheet: Subtraction. Fill in the missing numbers to complete the subtraction fact.
Worksheet: Time. Look at the clock. Write the time two ways. (half past, 1:30) Draw the hands on the clock to show the time.
Worksheets: Fraction review. Circle the shape that shows two halves/three thirds/four fourths. Find the shapes that show halves/thirds. Color the part.

Spelling, Writing
Trace each word, then write it again on the line next to it. (bear, but, bun, better, bye, buy, bed)

Trace each word, then write it again on the line next to it. (days of the week)

Art
Bookmarks.

Reading, History
Continued reading Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Faith read Nancy Drew, The Mystery at Lilac Inn, by Keene.
Faith read Nancy Drew, The Secret of Shadow Ranch, by Keene.
Faith read Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie.
Faith read Jonathan Park, The Secret of the Hidden Cave, by Roy and Roy.

Science
Super Sea Creatures and Awesome Ocean Adventures DVD
Water and Weather/ Ecosystems and Environment DVD

Week of April 19-25

Bible Study, Writing, Reading
Family bible devotions. Faith copied her bible verse each day on her own handwriting paper.

Math
Worksheet: Fractions. Color the correct part of each shape or group. Then write the fraction.
Worksheet: Fractions. Show fractional parts. Circle the objects to show the fractional part of the group.
Worksheet: Addition facts one-ten.
Worksheet: Addition facts one-ten.
Worksheet: Time. Telling time to Five Minutes. Write the time shown on each clock.
Worksheet: Time. Draw hands to show the end time and write the end time.

Leapfrog Math Circus DVD.

Art
Getting to know Line in Art DVD.

Science
The Magic School Bus Space Adventures DVD.
Gators and Dragons and Other Wild Beasts DVD.

Social Studies
Fiesta! DVD

Week of April 5-11

Math
Worksheet: Subtraction review. single digit
Worksheet: Adding three numbers.
Worksheet: Fractions.
Worksheet: Subtraction review. single digit
Worksheet: Addition word problems.
Mixed review worksheet.

Art, Reading, Writing
Picture search: About April. Find these objects hidden in the picture. Discussed holidays in April and National Day of... Faith answered questions in short written form about the picture. Then she colored it.

Reading, History
Finished reading The Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Began reading Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Science
DVD All About Fish.

Week of March 1-7

History, Reading, Writing
Studied ancient Egypt this week. Checked out various books from the library on this subject.

Faith read Mummies in the Morning, Magic Tree House, by Osbourne. She answered reading comprehension questions each day covering 3 chapters at a time.

Art, History
Faith drew a picture of the Sphinx in the desert using colored pencil.

Ponder the Picture: Colored a printout of items from ancient Egypt, then answered questions about the drawing.

Art, History
Studied Cubism this week. Pablo Picasso. Explored famous artists from this movement and their artwork using the internet. Faith painted a still life of a flower pot using cubist techniques. She also drew a man's face and a wine glass using graphite.

Math
Time review worksheet.
Addition and subtraction review worksheets.
Fraction review worksheet.
Money review worksheet.

Physical Education
Played on the park with friends. Gymnastics on Friday for one hour.

Bible Study, Writing, Reading
Family Bible study daily. Faith copied her verse of the day on her own paper.

Week of February 15-26

Bible Study

Physical Education
Gymnastics for one hour on Friday.

Reading, Writing
Worked on Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives this week. Used Mad Libs type stories to reinforce.
Worksheet: Adjectives/Describing words
Worksheet: Nouns/Naming words
Worksheet: More than one. Add s to a naming word from the box to finish each sentence.

Art, Writing
Draw a picture. Write a short story about it.
Free draw time. Experimented with abstract shapes and color.

Math (Money)
Began working on counting/adding coins again this week. Practiced counting real coins each day. Took turns coming up with combinations of coins to count.
Worksheet: Pay for it with coins. Look at the price of each item. Draw the fewest coins to pay for it.
Worksheet: Shopping at the store. How much does each item cost? What is the total cost of 2 items?
Worksheet: Which amount is Less? Look at the two ways to show money. Write the amount for each way. Circle the lesser amount.

Reading
Faith read Francine, Believe it or Not, a Marc Brown Arthur Chapter Book.
Faith read Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Gold Coins, by Adler.
Faith read Willa the Wonderful, by Milord.
Faith read Like Butter on Pancakes, by London.
The Man Who Kept House, by Hague.
Little Oh, by Melmed and LaMarche.
Horace the Horrible, by Koller.
Marsupial Sue, by Davis.
Dad Are You the Tooth Fairy? by Alexander.
Shrinking Mouse, by Hutchins.

Reading, History, Geography
Ms. Frizzle's Adventures Ancient Egypt, by Cole and Degen

Week of December 28--January 3

Reading
Me Too, by ?
Help! by Keller.

Faith read Mr. Putter and Tabby Paint the Porch, by Rylant. She read to herself and then answered comprehension questions orally about it.

Faith read Nate the Great Goes Undercover, by Sharmat.
Faith read No Plain Hair! by Petrosino.

Math
Worksheet: Fractions, Find the shapes that show halves and write it in each part.
Worksheet: Fractions, Halves, Thirds, Fourths. Writing and recognizing.
Worksheet: Fractions. Writing.
Worksheet: Fractions. Write the fraction.

Addition and Subtraction review. Carrying numbers, tens and hundreds.

Reading, Writing
Worksheet: Read each sentence. Circle the word that completes it and write in on the line.
Worksheet: Verbs. Read each sentence. Fill in the blank with an action word from the box.
Worksheet: Verbs. Read each sentence. Circle the action word. Write the word on the line.

Art
Materials: Glue, Paper, Puff Balls, Foam Stickers
Create your own scene using the materials provided.

Physical Education
Practiced bike riding today.

Week of December 24-27

Christmas This Week!

Art, Physical Education
Met some friends at the park and made Christmas crafts together. We used beads, felt, pipe cleaners, sequins and glue to make these adorable little elves and birds to give as gifts. We also had a picnic and played on the playground.

Week of December 1-6

Art
I showed Faith the art of cutting paper snowflakes. We created many different designs and hung them in our front window for everyone to see.

We painted ornaments to hang on the Christmas tree. Faith chose a wooden reindeer to paint with acrylic craft paint. Then, she glued googly eyes on it for the final touch.

Faith decided to make her own craft today. She used craft sticks and glued them together with the drips from the hot glue gun I was using (for my own project). Her artistic creation looked very much like an angel fish. So, she decided to paint it with ocean themed colors using acrylic craft paint.

Reading, Writing
Faith did three pages each day this week in her Phonics workbook.

Bible Study
Read a verse or passage and discussed it. Afterward, Faith copied it onto her own paper.

Physical Education
Played at the park with friends on Monday.
Went to gymnastics class on Friday.

Week of November 16-22

History, Social Studies
Learned about Thanksgiving this week. We visited an interactive website that describes the Pilgrims' journey to the first Thanksgiving. http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/
We learned about the Wampanoag people also. Clothing, food, activities, etc. Great website!

Art, Spelling, History
Colored a picture of a Cornucopia and learned what it symbolizes and also how to spell it!

Art, History
Colored a picture of a Pilgrim and a Wampanoag man together in traditional clothing.

History, Physical Education, Science
Went camping this weekend at Torreya State Park with friends. (Faith's pen pal.) We went hiking, looked for deer and checked for animal tracks, built a fire, visited the historical home. Discussed the kinds of animals that live in North Florida as we listened to a pack of wild coyotes howling in the distance.