Week of October 31 2011

Jacob: Memorize scriptures in the AM so he leaves with the spirit!

Avery:
Saxon Math: get through lesson 58  DONE
Cooking with math and science:  NOT DONE
Reading: This is getting harder!  Avery gets bogged down with sounding out all the words and needs more repetition.  I tried convincing her to go back a few lessons but that seemed discouraging to her.  I found a great solution.  I took all the words from the current lesson and wrote them on cards and hid them around the house.  She read them as she found them.  This provided needed repetition.  Once we did that a few times, we took the words and made them into sentences.  She could read them fluently!  I will continue to do that this week.    We may only get to lesson 80 because of this method.
Writing: write the words from our 100 easy lessons DONE
PE:
1) Ballet DONE
2) ballet practice DONE
3) neighborhood walks DONE
Piano:
Group Piano DONE
Piano Practice 5X DONE
NEW Sewing Lessons! DONE (she is making a Christmas quilt)
Science: field trip to OMSI NOT DONE
Art: collect leaves to press at Louisville park.  Do some kind of leaf art. NOT DONE

Week of October 23rd 2011

Avery:
memorize scriptures at breakfast
Math: get to lesson 53 DONE
Reading:
Charlotte's Web 5 chapters DONE
Charlotte's Web write down favorite parts! DONE
100 Easy lessons through lesson 78 This is getting harder!  Avery gets bogged down with sounding out all the words and needs more repetition.  I tried convincing her to go back a few lessons but that seemed discouraging to her.  I found a great solution.  I took all the words from the current lesson and wrote them on cards and hid them around the house.  She read them as she found them.  This provided needed repetition.  Once we did that a few times, we took the words and made them into sentences.  She could read them fluently!  I will continue to do that this week.    
Ballet class DONE
Ballet practice 2X DONE
Piano practice 5X DONE
Piano lesson DONE
Group Piano lesson DONE

Ella:
Play with her 30 minutes DONE

Abbie:
play with her 30 minutes DONE


Kim:
order explode the code 
order middle ages cd's

Week of October 16 2011

Jacob:
scriptures at breakfast

Avery:
memorize scriptures at breakfast
Math: get to lesson 46 Saxon
Reading:
Charlotte's Web 5 chapters
Charlotte's Web write down favorite parts!
100 Easy lessons through lesson 76
Ballet class
Ballet practice 5X
Piano practice 5X
Piano lesson
Group Piano lesson
Books on ants

Ella:
Play with her 30 minutes

Abbie:
play with her 30 minutes


Kim:
Give out job cards for consequences!

Week of October 9 2011

Avery:
Reading: get to lesson 73 in 100 easy lessons DONE
Math: get to lesson 38 in Saxon DONE
Science: study ants and observe ants in habitat DONE
PE: ballet class DONE
ballet practice at home 3X DONE
neighborhood walks DONE
walk to park and picnic DONE
Piano:
practice 5x DONE
private lesson DONE
group lesson DONE

Week of October 1 2011

Avery:
Math:
Get to lesson 35 in Saxon Math DONE
Reading:
Get to lesson 70 in reading lessons DONE
Go the the library DONE
charlotte's webb 2 chapters DONE
Science:
Behavior: Practice a basic skill every day at breakfast (dinner if we miss it)
Memorizing scripture: Do this at breakfast DONE
Art:
Piano:
Practice 5x DONE
Private lesson DONE
Group Lesson DONEPublish Post
PE:
Ballet: DONE
Practice ballet 4X
Neighborhood walk DONE

Jacob:
practice spelling words DONE
practice piano 5X DONE
sports club NOT DONE





Kim:
order ants done
ballet paperwork done

Week of September 25 2011

Avery:
Math: Finished to lesson 30 in Saxon 1!  We are flying through these as this is a first grade curriculum.  Very easy for her but fun also. DONE
Reading:
100 easy lessons finished to lesson 67!  It is easier for her to read now! DONE
Read stories from different cultures: Aladin, Alibababa (Middle East), The three brothers and the Bear (Alaska), What's Done is Done (Hungary). DONE
Went to vision therapy appointment.  Did vision therapy homework daily: 5 min Slap/Tap, 5 min michigan tracking, 1 maze, 1 dot to dot. DONE
Piano: practiced 5 days (no lessons as teacher is on vacation) DONE
Ballet: attended lessons DONE
cross stich: DONE
Fun:
We picked up a friend of ours and had a tea party in the park.  We had a real tea set and practiced pouring water.  We dressed up stuffed animals and brought them.  We brought cupcakes and frosted and decorated them.  Afterwards, we went on an explore in the park.