Week of June 27-July 3

Physical Education

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills

Lesson 28 The Vowel Sound in for

Page 129 End Marks (period, question mark, exclamation point)

Math

Math-U-See Beta Lesson 24, Subtract 3 Digits

Systematic Review 24E

Systematic Review 24F

Lesson 25, Ordinal Numbers (1st, 2nd, days in a month, making tally marks)

Watched the DVD

Lesson Practice 25A

Reading, Writing

Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student

Page 129 Good Sport (use the pictures to answer the questions)

Page 130 Soccermania (short answer)

Page 131 Dentist Diaries (short answer)

Page 132 Monkey Around (draw a picture of one scene from the story)

Page 133 Fishy Lawyers (short answer)

Reading

A Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Jules Verne.

American Girl, Rebecca To the Rescue, by Greene.

There's a Kangaroo in My Soup! by Lennon.

American Girl, Rebecca and the Movies, by Greene.

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.

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 October 18-24

Reading
Faith read Nancy Drew: Hidden Window Mystery, by Keene.
Faith read The Curse of the Trouble Dolls, by Curtis.
Faith read The Truth About Horses, Friends, & My Life as a Coward, by Gibson.
Faith read Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White.

Math
Math-U-See, Alpha Lesson 9 Skip Count 5, Nickels
Lesson Practice 9D.
Lesson Practice 9E.
Lesson Practice 9F.

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills, Lesson 8 Words With Short o
Test.
Grade 2 Spelling Skills, Lesson 9 More Words With Short o
Workbook page 42, Say and Listen, Think and Sort.
Workbook page 43, Word Groups, More Than One Meaning.
Workbook page 44, Proofreading.
Test.

Physical Education
Gymnastics for 1 hour on Tues and Thurs.

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 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 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 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 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 March 22-28

Math
Mixed Review worksheet. Greater than/less than. Word problems (subtraction). Fill in the missing numbers.

Mixed Review worksheet. Tens and ones. Counting. Adding 1-9. Recognizing patterns (shapes).

Worksheet: addition, 56 problems using numbers 1-9

Worksheet: addition, 56 problems using numbers 1-9, cross out the equations that are false

Worksheet: subtraction, 29 problems using numbers 1-9

Spelling, Reading, Writing
Worksheet: Long a sound. Write the word that best completes the sentence.

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

Physical Education
Gymnastics for one hour on Friday.

Life Skills
DVD: Spend a Day with Rescue Workers, by Kopec. Learned about various emergency jobs.
DVD: Fire Monsters, by Lolo Productions. Learned about the fire department job.

Science
DVD: All About Fish, by Schlessinger.

Reading, History, Life Skills
Continued reading Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Learned historical methods for making cheese, maple syrup, butter, etc. Discussed clothing that is different from today.

Writing
Practiced writing the letter a (lowercase).

Week of March 15-21

Math
Worksheet: Subtraction using a number line. 1-9
Worksheet: Subtraction using a number line. 7-10

History, Reading
Studied Knights and Castles this week. Checked out several books from the library to read on the subject.
Faith read Magic Treehouse: Knights at Dawn, by Osbourne.

Continued reading The Little House in the Big Woods, by Wilder.

Science, Life Skills
Continued our Gardening experience. Planted tomatoes and rosemary. Went to the local nursury to browse the plants and discuss.

Bible Study, Writing, Reading
Daily family Bible study. Faith copied the verse of the day on to her own paper.

Physical Education
Played at the park with friends this week.

Week of March 8-14

Life Skills, Science, Physical Education
Had gardening day. Faith and I tended to the back yard in preparation for spring planting. She helped dig, pull up vines, and plant some new plants. Learned how gardening can be incorporated into exercise. Learned about transplanting "cast iron" plants, watering, root systems, shade versus sun loving plants, etc.

Reading
Faith began reading May Bird and the Ever After, by Anderson.

Math
Addition facts practice.

Spelling, Writing
Practiced tracing and copying 6 spelling words (blink, tray, white, hopeful, pull, raise).

Bible Study, Writing, Reading
Family Bible study, Faith wrote the 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 February 8-14

Reading
Faith read The Mystery of the Silent Nightingale, by Murphy.

Life Skills
Went with her father on his trip to the fire station and purchase fire boots for work. Learned about using money or a purchase order.

Math
Worksheet: Adding and Subtracting puzzle.
Worksheet: Adding and subtracting. Circle the problems with the answers that match the number.

Physical Education
Gymnastics for one hour on Friday.

Week of February 1-7

Reading
Faith read The Mystery of the Eagle Feather, by Murphy.
Faith read Getting to Know You, by Marsoli.
Faith read A Moment to Remember, by McCafferty.
Faith Read One True Love, by Auerbach.

Reading
Learning about Verbs, Nouns, and Adjectives. Faith did several pages in her "mad libs" type book. She has to think of a list of verbs, nouns, and adjectives to fill in the blanks of a silly story. I help her by asking, "Okay, now think of a verb. Now I need an adjective." etc., and writing them down. Then we read the story together and laugh.

Math
More addition and subtraction practice.
Adding groups of tens and ones. Verbal practice and written practice.

Physical Education
Went to gymnastics class for one hour.

Life Skills
Baked cookies this week with my help.

Science
Learned about the Dodo bird, it's characteristics, where it lived, extinction. Viewed drawings online and photos of skeletal remains.

Week of January 25-31

Math
Learned about fact pairs in addition and subtraction.
Worksheet: Subtraction Fact Pairs
Worksheet: Subtraction
Worksheet: Finding sums 6-10
Worksheet: Adding and Subtracting
Worksheet: Use the number line to help find the difference in each problem.


Reading, Writing, Spelling
Worksheet: Read each sentence. Circle the word that completes the sentence. Write the word on the line. (dream, smile, plane...)

Learned about Proper Nouns, Possessive Nouns and Pronouns.
Worksheet: Read the sentences and circle the proper nouns. Correct any incorrect possessive nouns or pronouns by writing the word on the line.

Learned about Contractions.
Worksheet: Write a contraction for the underlined words in the sentences.

Physical Education
Gymnastics on Friday for 1 hour.

Bible Study, Reading, Writing
Did our family Bible study each day. Faith copied a verse on to her own handwriting paper.

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.