Week of June 6-12

Reading

Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student

Page 121 Geography George (short answer)

Page 122 Michael's Magic (fact or opinion)

Reading

The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy and the Walking Disaster, Martin.

American Girl: Good Luck, Ivy, by Yee.

Magic Tree House: Winter of the Ice Wizard, by Osborne.

Magic Tree House: A Good Night for Ghosts, by Osborne.

Magic Tree House: Earthquake in the Early Morning, by Osborne.

Magic Tree House: Vacation Under the Volcano, by Osborne.

Rules, by Lord.

Sweet Valley Kids: The Missing Tea Set, by Pascal.

American Girl: Samantha's Story Collection, by Adler, Schur, and Tripp.

Reading, Geography, History, Social Studies

Eyewitness Books: Africa, by Ayo.

Math

Math-U-See Beta Lesson 22 Subtracting using Regrouping/Borrowing

Watched the DVD lesson.

Lesson Practice 22A.

Lesson Practice 22B.

Lesson Practice 22C.

Systematic Review 22F.

Bible Study, Handwriting

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

Music

Piano Lesson, Theory.

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 26 The Vowel Sound in out

Page 119 Letter Scramble and Clues

Page 120 Proofreading

Page 121 Was and Were

Geography

Continents. Began learning the 7 continents of the world. Coloring printed maps of each continent and identifying and labeling some of the countries in each. Studying the globe.

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 May 23-29

Math
Math-U-See Beta
Systematic Review 21D

Bible Study, Handwriting
Read from the Book of Luke each day. Faith worked on learning 5 memory verses and copied a verse each day on to her own paper.

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling
Lesson 25 More Words with ed or ing
Page 115 Dictionary Skills
Page 116-117 Unit 5 Review

Test

Reading

Starring Winston Egbert, by Stewart.

Jessica the TV Star, by Stewart.

Jessica's Big Mistake, by Stewart.

Don't Talk to Brian, by Suzanne.

The Twins' Little Sister, by Suzanne.

Really Truly Ruthie, by Tripp.

Reading, Geography, Social Studies, History

Greece, by Yeoh.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Gabrielpillai.

Denmark, by Trapp.

Reading
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Page 118 Lady Liberty (draw a picture using the story)

Week of April 25 - May 1

Math
Math-u-See Beta
Lesson 19 Adding Multiple Digits in Columns
Test Lesson 19
Lesson 20 Multiple Digit Subtraction
Watched the DVD.
Lesson Practice 20A.
Lesson Practice 20B.
Lesson Practice 20C.

Music
I wrote a song to help us memorize the bible verse (luke 9:23) and Faith learned to sing it and play it on the piano.

Bible Study, handwriting
Read aloud a chapter from the book of Luke each day and discussed. Faith copied a memory verse onto her own paper, concentrating on handwriting.

Spelling, Reading
Grade 2 Spelling Skills
Lesson 22 More Words With Long o
Test
Lesson 23 The Vowel Sound in book
Page 104 Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Page 105 Word meanings, Antonyms

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Page 110 One Night (write a story about the picture)
Page 111 A Terrifying Tornado (short answer)
Page 112 Eye of the Storm (decode the secret message)

Reading, Geography, Social Studies, History

Faith read American Girl: Kaya's Story Collection, by Tripp.

Faith read The Netherlands, by NgCheong-Lum.

Faith read Finland, by Zhong.

Faith read Russia, by Rice.

Faith read Haiti, by Wagner.

Faith read Poland, by Grajnert.

Week of January 24-30

Science, Physical Education

Went for a hike at the Leon Sinks Geological area. Studied sinkholes, karsts, and indigenous plant & animal life.

Reading

The Wind in the Willows, by Grahame.

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 13 Column Addition

Systematic Review 13E.

Systematic Review 13F.

Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 14 Measuring inches and a foot

Watched the DVD Lesson.

Lesson Practice 14A

Lesson Practice 14B.

Lesson Practice 14C.

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills Unit 3 Review Lesson 11-15

Pages 72-73

Reading

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Little Miss Stoneybrook...and Dawn, by Martin.

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn and the Older Boy, by Martin.

Faith read Emily's Runaway Imagination, by Cleary.

Social Studies, Geography, History, Reading

Faith read Countries of the World: Ethiopia, by Berg.

Bible Study, Handwriting

Continued reading a chapter from the book of Matthew each day and memorized and copied a verse.

Week of October 4-10

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 8 Skip Counting by 10, Dimes
Lesson practice 8E.
Worksheet review on Estimating.
Lesson Practice 8F.
Worksheet review on Estimating.
Lesson 8 Test.

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 8 Words with Short o
Workbook page 38, Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Workbook page 39, Write the spelling word that belongs in each group of words.
Workbook page 40, Proofreading

Reading, History
Finished reading The First Four Years, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Reading
Faith read Ramona's World, by Cleary.
Faith read Henry and Beezus, by Cleary.
Faith read Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Wooden Lady, by Keene.
Faith read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl.


Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Workbook page 36, Middle Seat (short answer questions about the story)
Workbook page 37,
Workbook page 38, Tall Towers (short answer)
Workbook page 39, Diva Darcy (short answer)

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

Physical Education
Gymnastics for one 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

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.

Week of July 19-25

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson One: Place Value and the Manipulatives
Watched DVD lesson
Lesson Practice 1A
Lesson Practice 1B (Place Value and single digit addition review)

Reading, History
By the Shores of Silver Lake, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. two chapters.

Science
Read about the Buffalo Wolf in By the Shores of Silver Lake. Researched the Buffalo Wolf online to see pictures and info about it.

Geography, History
Looked up photos of the actual people/characters in the story. Viewed maps of their travels from the book.

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 May 3-9

Bible Study, Writing, Reading
Family devotion time each day. Faith copied her verse of the day on to her own handwriting paper from the Bible.

Reading, History
Began reading Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Olivia Forms a Band, by Falconer.

Science, Reading
The Plant Cycle, by Morgan.
A Kid's Guide to How Vegetables Are Grown, Ayers.
Grow It, Cook It, by Lock.
Food, by Buller.

Science
Planted vegetable today in starter peat pots. The kids chose different types of green beans, tomatoes, and cucumbers to plant, filled the cups with potting soil, sowed the seeds, and watered them.

Spelling, Writing
Trace each word. Write it again on the line next to it. (art, apple, am, act, are, ask, ant) Faith needed practice writing the letter a in lowercase.

Letter a handwriting practice. Trace the letter a (several times) write it again (several times) write these words--apple, and, mama.

Reading, Writing
Reading comprehension. Short story: Every Day Should Be Mother's Day. Faith answered multiple choice questions about the story.

Reading comprehension. Short story: Max the Dog. Answered questions in written format.

Math (Time)
Worksheet: Write the time two ways (o'clock, half past)

Math
Fractions worksheet.
Worksheet: Picture Graphs. Look at the graph. How many pets does each child have? How many pets do Carlos and Phil have in all? Becky has more pets than Ann. How many more?
Worksheet: Subtraction (double digits)
Worksheet: Addition and subtraction maze.

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.