"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY, HOMESCHOOL on Sep 18th, 2009
Today, the boys and I went on a fabulous hike at Hidden Falls Park. This is about 40 minutes from where we live, and about 90% of the drive is all country. I had been told that there were wild peacock in Lincoln, but had not seen one until now… Hidden Falls Park Website We […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 17th, 2009
Bible We read about King Joash (II Chronicles) Read Aloud Read from ‘The Llama Who Had No Pajama’, and ‘In Grandma’s Attic’ Science Continued reading about birds Watched a few chapters in the ‘Discover and Do’ DVD Watched a show on orangutans Handwriting Worksheet on numbers 1-9
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 17th, 2009
Bible We read ‘The School of the Prophets’, ‘A Little Slave Girl Hels Naaman’, ‘Elisha’s Foolish Servant’ (all II Kings) Memory Verse We reviewed Romans 3:23, Acts 16:31, Colossians 3:20, Matthew 7:12, Proverbs 20:11. Math 2 pages in Lesson 2 of Singapore Earlybird 2B. Addition. Reading The boys completed, "A Fly Went By"
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 15th, 2009
Bible Ahab’s Son Become King/ Elijah and the Chariot of Fire/ Elisha Saves Two Boys from Slavery/ A Room for Elisha/ Elisha and the Shunammite’s Son "(all in II Kings) Handwriting Practice Lesson 2 worksheet in ‘A Reason for Handwriting’ Read Aloud Read chapter one of ‘In Grandma’s Attic’ History Finished reading about different forms […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 14th, 2009
I had Body and Soul in the morning, then a Chiro appointment. I am also in the process of purging the house to donate items for an upcoming fundraiser. For homeschool today, we: Bible Read about Ahab and the King of Syria, and Naboth’s Vineyard (1 Kings) Reading ‘A’ read a couple of pages from […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 13th, 2009
We read about how acid in food makes it sour and how food can be pickled in vinegar to last longer. We conducted two experiment to see how acid works. Experiment 1: The Penny We placed a dirty penny in a cup and covered it with cola. 24 hours later, we removed the penny. It […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 12th, 2009
No structured school 9/11. It was a day of running errands and a playdate with our neighbor friend, ‘J’. 9/12/09 Reading The boys each read to David a story from each of their Bibles. Read Aloud David is reading one of the Hardy Boys mysteries. Science We read about acid that makes things sour. We conducted an […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 11th, 2009
Bible Elijah, the Rain Cloud, and the Great Rain Elijah Under the Juniper Tree Elijah and the Still Small Voice (All from 1 Kings) History We read about different forms of transportation over time: Viking Ship, Explorer Ships, Stage Coaches, etc. Read Aloud Read from "The Llama Who Had No Pajama" Science We read about birds. […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 9th, 2009
Now that the jet lag is over, we are ready to get back into routine! Today, we: Sight Word Test Tested both boys on the Dolch list of sight words: ‘R’ got: 47/52 for K, and 44/50 for 1st grade. ‘A’ got 52/52 for K, 49/50 for 1st grade, 52/52 for 2nd grade, 52/52 for […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 5th, 2009
We met up with my friend and her boys, at the California State Railroad Museum. We had a great time looking at all the different trains and even getting to ride one! Boarding a caboose… We took a 40 minute train ride along the Sacramento river! Leaving the station… The state capitol building in the […]