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 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 11-17

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 9 Skip Counting 5, Nickels
Watched DVD.
Lesson 9A.
Lesson 9B.
Lesson 9C.

Spelling, Writing, Reading
Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 8
Workbook page 41, Capital Letters, Chose the correct spelling word for the sentence.

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Workbook page 40, Crafty Kitty (number the events in the correct order)

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.