This was our "official" first week of homeschool. The weather has been fabulous so we have had our share of breaks in the yard. Here is a recap of what we did this week:
Bible
Egermeier’s Bible Story Book – We read about Jacob’s dream, Laban tricks Jacob, Jacob and Esau reunite, the story of Joseph from childhood to when he was a slave in Egypt.
Memory Verse
Colossians 3:20 "Children, obey your parents in everything for this pleases the Lord.
Phonics/Readers
The boys read from "I Can Read" and did worksheets 5-14 from ‘Explode the Code"
We also brought back out the Bob Books. ‘A’ read two books from volume 3 and ‘R’ read one book from volume 1 and attempted a book from Volume 2.
Science
Usborne’s Everyday Things – We read and did activity sheets on: Seasons, Stars and planets, Volcanoes, Under the grounds, How flowers grow
We also watched part of the Discover and Do DVD on seeds.
History/Geography
Children’s Encyclopedia- We read about The Middle Ages, the Industrial Revolution, and Modern Times
We watched a video of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsing in 1940.
Read Aloud
Boxcar Children Book 3, chapters 4 – 9
The Llama who had no Pajama -pages 11&12
Kitchen
We made homemade cornbread. The boys broke the eggs, greased the pan, stirred, and help clean up.
Math
Singapore Earlybird Math 2A Lesson 13 – The boys had to count and write the numeral and the number word from 1 – 10.
Character
A Child’s Book of Character Building- Attentive
Definition: Listening with your ears, eyes, and heart
We read 1 Samuel 3:1-4
We made a list of 10 people we should be attentive toward. This is a list that the boys did completely on their own…
Spanish
El espanol Facil – Lesson One and worksheet
me llamo -my name is
pequeno perro – small dog
yo soy – I am
gracias – thank you
de nada – it was nothing / you are welcome
P.E.
Bike ride and play in yard
Art
Artistic Pursuits- Lesson 1
We learned that The Arts encompasses music, dance, drama, and visual arts.
Artists compose – put things together to create something they can share and express to another.
We talked about this painting and how the artist composed two areas to focus your attention (the three adults, and the child with the dog.)
Pieter De Hooch, The Courtyard of a House in Delft, 1658
The artist above was known for painting everday scenes, so the art project for the boys was to draw something that they experienced that day. They used an Ebony Pencil, "the super hero of pencils".
This is ‘A’s drawing. It is him at the park with babysitter, Laura. ‘A’ is both riding the bike, and sliding down the firepole. Miss Laura is swinging on the rings, and is the person in the foreground. You can see the playset with the slide, and our door on the right.
This is ‘R’s. It is a squiggly sidewalk with a flower, mushrooms, grass, and the sun.
‘A’ wanted to draw another picture, so here is a wedding drawing. From left to right: ‘R’, ‘A,’ Jordan, and Laura. A flower is on the floor between Jordan and Laura.
Vocabulary List
I have compiled a list of words we ran across this past week. I try to pull them back up in conversation over time. Here are a few of them:
Nobles
Villeins (the workers for the nobles during the Middle ages)
Minstrels
The Black Death
Industrial Revolution
Coal
Trade Unions
Stars
Solar System
Orbit
The Nine Planets
Attentive
simile
Stook
Lolling
Crust (of the earth)
Mantle
Core
Magma
volcano
Lava
Pollen
Service
The boys helped me do laundry for a friend.
Financial Management
The boys are feeding, watering, and playing with a friend’s dog for a few days. She is paying them and we will be teaching them to tithe 10%, save 40%, and spend 50%.
Great post as always. Looks like your kids are doing great. I think their first financial leson should be how Mom is going to make the money turn into 110%. lolCongrats on teaching them to tirhe early. You are great. Leena