3/20/14

Stippling

Big co-op day, then time with friends, Remains of the Day

youngest ASL, Spanish, crafts, piano
middle gave last speech, writing critique class, read individual book during big classes because sniffles
oldest worked in nursery, narrator for play in drama, girls club

not counted as school

3/19/14

Oldest, four Saxon lessons
half hour nonfiction reading (horse book)
Middle half hour nonfiction (mission/linguistics book), half hour fiction (Black Beauty), wrote speech on eagles for co-op, finished and turned in story on mouse eyeglass holders for newsletter, exercise time
Youngest two pages Saxon, test (100%), half hour nonfiction general book, half hour fiction Winnie the Pooh

library, books, oldest downloaded and began Coursera course on Beethovan
Individual reading

Remains of the Day

3/18/14

Makeup post -- Middle child listened to "The Importance of Being Ernest"
Skate time with friend
Reading hour (Middlemarch, Black Beauty, Winnie the Pooh)
Writing hour (articles for newsletter, stories, handwriting practice)
Individual reading


Photo contest

3/17/14 Orange

Singing at nursing home

1.
Math- marathon session. Been working on understanding the power of keeping track of units.
History- a review of American history (his choice)
Writing- summary paragraph about slums, three questions about what he didn't understand
Violin practice
Drawing/science- took apart a doorknob, Drew exploded view, reassembled and tightened.
Spot it

2.
Math
History- read
Writing- wrote narration of history
Violin practice
Drawing- pastels
Reading

3.
Writing- f and b
Math again
Reading

3/17/14

E. B. White as a farmer

Dana Gioai on poetry, etc. -- can't watch whole thing

me out, doctor appointment, kids hour writing, hour reading, hour nonfiction

outside time

made felt eyeglass holders

made salt clay lumps

3/16/14

sick day
Individual reading
Finished Brideshead
movie, Hugo
big time spring cleaning, sorting to give away items for Lent (sort of)

3/15/14

sick day
individual reading
Trivial Pursuit

3/14/14

visit with family
skating
field trip, Olympics
field trip, outdoor hike near climbing

3/13/14

Sick day, older girls to co-op
Remains of the Day
Individual reading and projects

3/14/14 Orange

1.
Trip

2.
Math
History- two banner pages
Reading, reading out loud
Geography- finding places, exploring with apple maps
Memory work

3.
Reading
Math
Writing F and B

Read aloud- Started While Mrs. Coverlet Was Away with 2&3

3/13/14 Orange

1.
Off on trip

2.
Math
Copywork
History- reading, discussing Louis XIV, Prussia, changing out salt mixture for yam mummies, collecting figures for timeline
Library
Reading

3.
Reading
Writing N, H
Math- started Math Mammoth 1A, we'll see how it goes, was happy to do it.
History- mummy salt change, collecting figures
Library