Monday, March 8, 2010

Week of March 7-13

Reading
Faith read Mandie and the Holiday Surprise, by Leppard.
Faith read Pollyanna, by Porter.
Faith read Nancy Drew: The Clue of the Tapping Heels, by Keene.
Faith read Nancy Drew: The Sign of the Twisted Candle, by Keene.
Faith read The Great Chicken Debacle, by Naylor.

Reading, Social Studies, Geography
The Democratic Republic of Congo

Bible Study, Reading, Handwriting
Mark 12. Read aloud together. Faith copied verse 30 for memorization. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment."

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson19 Words with Long i
Page 88 Proofreading
Page 67 (rewind) Dictionary Skills

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Page 87 Continental Divide (label the map using the information)
Page 88 Pirates in a Panic (short answer)

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 16
Systematic Review 16F
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 17 Rounding to 1,000
Watched the DVD Lesson
Lesson Practice 17A

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Week of February 28 - March 6

Reading
Faith read Heidi, by Spyri.
Faith read Mandie and the Angel's Secret, by Leppard.
Faith read The secret in the old attic, by Keene.
Faith read The Mystery of the 99 Steps, by Keene.

Reading, Social Studies, Geography
Countries of the World: Indonesia
Countries of the World: Japan

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 18
Page 87 Antonyms, Fill in the missing word

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 16
Systematic Review 16E

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Page 86 Awards Accident (unscramble the words)

Science
Field trip to the Marianna Caverns

Friday, February 26, 2010

Week of February 21-27

Reading
Faith read Sweet Valley Kids: Elizabeth and Jessica Run Away, by Pascal.
Faith read Sweet Valley Kids: Runaway Hamster, by Pascal.
Faith read Sweet Valley Kids: Ellen is Home Alone, by Pascal.
Faith read Nancy Drew Notebooks: The Funny Face Fight, by Keene.

Writing, Handwriting
I set up a scene with two play trees, a plastic dog, cat, and tiger, and a jewel. I asked Faith to write a short story about the scene.

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Page 82 Dolphin Darling (short answer)
Page 83 Blue Ribbon (multiple choice)
Page 84 Water, Water Everywhere (short answer)
Page 85 Crying Wolf (Write your own middle part of the story)

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 16 Place Value and 1000s
Watched DVD
Lesson Practice 16A
Lesson Practice 16B
Lesson Practice 16C
Systematic Review 16D

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 19 Words with Long i

Page 84 Proofreading
Page 85 Present Tense and Past Tense
Page 86 Say and Listen, Think and Sort

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Week of February 14-20

Reading
Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Baby-Sitters Beware, by Martin.
Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the New Girl, by Martin.
Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi's Secret Language, by Martin.
Faith read Sweet Valley Kids: Surprise! Surprise! by Stewart.

finished The Wind in the Willows, by Grahame.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Week of February 7-13

Reading
Faith read The Land of Oz, by Baum.
Faith read Ozma of Oz, by Baum.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Week of January 31-February 6

Bible Study, Handwriting
Continued reading aloud from Matthew, a chapter a day. Faith memorized and copied a verse each day.

Reading
The Wind in the Willows, by Grahame.

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 16 Words with Long e
Page 74 Say and Listen, Think and Sort.
Page 75 Word groups and Synonyms.
Page 76 Proofreading.
Page 77 Capital Letters.
Test.

Writing, Spelling, Art, Computer Skills
Faith wrote a poem called The Ball. She illustrated it. Learned about "rough drafts" and "final drafts". Scanned in the artwork and then she typed the poem again on the page, editing her spelling and punctuation. Then she printed out the final work, with plans to make a book of poems.

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Page 73 About an Ant's Body (short answer)
Page 74 The Princess and the Pea (mad libs)
Page 75 What's the Matter? (multiple choice)

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 14 Measuring inches and a foot
Systematic Review 14D
Systematic Review 14E
Systematic Review 14F

Music
Bastien Piano for the Young Beginner Primer A.
Pages 1-14. Review of songs.

Bastien Theory & Technic for the Young Beginner Primer A.
Pages 13-16. Bar Lines. Practiced quarter notes, half notes, and whole notes. Introduced 6 exercises to complete twice a day.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

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.