Week in Review XIV

Wow! Only 5 more school days until we are out for Christmas Vacation! We are counting down the days. We are having a party for the older girls over the break so that should be fun! Things went very smoothly this past week.

In Language arts Chiggie learned about prepositions. This is the last part of speech she will cover this year. The program we are using covers them each year getting more and more in depth over time. I like this a lot. Tea read the Ox Cart Man and we did a special little mini unit on seasons, both literal and figurative. She made a picture of a tree through all 4 seasons. Midge really cranked it up this week. We worked a lot with sounds. I would say a sound and she would write the corresponding letter. We also read several books that she enjoyed including I Love Chocolate Cake.

Math was a breeze for Tea and Midge with more practice on concepts they have already mastered. Midge really understands the number line and we're working on money. Tea needs to finish this book so we can move on. I want to make sure we don't miss anything important but she needs something more challenging. A couple of days last week she did three lessons and we may do the same this week. Chiggie is doing great, but her work takes longer and keeping her focused is a challenge. We've played around a bit with timing, but the truth is if it's not your favorite than there is no great time for math.

Science was more on the moon. This has been fun. The girls learned about gravity and lack thereof and how much they would weigh on the moon. Next week we will be charting the phases and observing the moon in the sky.

In history we learned about two more colonies, The Carolina's and New Jersey. We have begun our study of pirates. They had to make a list of what they know and when we are done they'll fill it what changed. Their lists were cute!

They have also been doing several holiday related activities I have printed off of Enchanted Learning. This is a great tool for especially Tea. She loves puzzles and most worksheets. It keeps her entertained for sure!