LANGUAGE: (Monday) Rosetta Stone Arabic Level 1 Core Lesson 2; (Tuesday)
AUDIO BOOK: (Monday) Little House on the Prairie, CD 6 (#1-#3); (Tuesday) finished audio book
READING: (Monday) Sight Words; Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lesson, Lesson 72; (Tuesday)Lesson 73; completed BOB Activity book Level B Set 1 (on library loan); (Wednesday) Lessons 74 & 77
SPELLING: (Monday) Spelling Workout, Lesson 3, pg. 15-16; (Tuesday) Lesson 3, pg. 17-
PIANO: eighth-note clapping exercises
BIBLE:
Monday, August 24, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
WEEK-TWO RECAP
READING: Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons... Lessons 67-71. read "readers" levels 1&2 from the library. continued reviewing sight words flash cards.
READ-ALOUD:
AUDIO BOOKS: finished "Charlotte's Web"; began "Little House on the Prairie"
SPELLING: began Spelling Workout Level A lessons; completed lessons 1-2; BEGAN lesson 3. This book will serve to build Aiden's confidence, as it is easy and will probably be completed in just a few weeks. We will then progress to Spelling Workout Level B for more advanced work.
BIBLE: continued review of bible memory verses. would like to begin a formal bible time every school day.
ADDITIONAL WORK: introduced time flash cards. watched a PBS biography on John & Abigail Adams (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/adams/tguide/index.html); this held Aiden's interest and seemed to be something he is interested in.
MUSIC: continued focusing on understanding eighth-note rhythm. completed Alfred's Prep Course for the Young Beginner Lesson Book Level C, introduced book Level D
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Aiden, continuing with Rosetta Stone Arabic Level 1 (began Unit 1, LESSON 2). Brendan, began with Rosetta Stone English (American) Level 1
READ-ALOUD:
AUDIO BOOKS: finished "Charlotte's Web"; began "Little House on the Prairie"
SPELLING: began Spelling Workout Level A lessons; completed lessons 1-2; BEGAN lesson 3. This book will serve to build Aiden's confidence, as it is easy and will probably be completed in just a few weeks. We will then progress to Spelling Workout Level B for more advanced work.
BIBLE: continued review of bible memory verses. would like to begin a formal bible time every school day.
ADDITIONAL WORK: introduced time flash cards. watched a PBS biography on John & Abigail Adams (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/adams/tguide/index.html); this held Aiden's interest and seemed to be something he is interested in.
MUSIC: continued focusing on understanding eighth-note rhythm. completed Alfred's Prep Course for the Young Beginner Lesson Book Level C, introduced book Level D
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Aiden, continuing with Rosetta Stone Arabic Level 1 (began Unit 1, LESSON 2). Brendan, began with Rosetta Stone English (American) Level 1
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
WEDNESDAY RECAP
LIBRARY DAY
READING: Pouncing Bobcats, pp. 3-9
READ-ALOUD with boys: Curious George and the Dump Truck; Tessa's Treasures: Cherishing Others by Gary Bower
BOOKS on TAPE: Charlotte's Web Disc 1, ch. 1-5
PIANO PRACTICE: eighth-note clapping drills; pp. 41-42
READING: Pouncing Bobcats, pp. 3-9
READ-ALOUD with boys: Curious George and the Dump Truck; Tessa's Treasures: Cherishing Others by Gary Bower
BOOKS on TAPE: Charlotte's Web Disc 1, ch. 1-5
PIANO PRACTICE: eighth-note clapping drills; pp. 41-42
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
KINDERGARTEN (an open list)
READING: *Frontline Phonics**; *Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons; Phonics Pathways
BEGINNING READERS: *Frontline Phonics level readers; A Beka readers**
BEGINNING STORY BOOKS: Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners Series, Random House books
BOOKS ON TAPE (serve to "build child's vocabulary with sounds of 1000s of words)
WRITING: Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Series/Zaner-Bloser Self-Instruction in Handwriting
SPELLING: *Spelling Workout (will begin Level A in Kindergarten and move to Level B-Grade 1 level, when ready)
GRAMMAR: *English for the Thoughtful Child
MATH: *My First Math Book (DK Family Learning); *Kitchen Table Math
SCIENCE: *Bubbles, Rainbows & Worms: Science Experiments for Pre-School Children
red text = books/programs to consider using
* = books already acquired
** = program already completed
Additional:
LANGUAGE: Signing Time, Series One & Series Two; Rosetta Stone Arabic Level 1
MUSIC: 30-minute piano lessons one day/wk; practice 2x/day; musictheory.net/will begin "Music With Susan" (ages 4-5) in September (2nd and 4th Fridays of the month)
BEGINNING READERS: *Frontline Phonics level readers; A Beka readers**
BEGINNING STORY BOOKS: Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners Series, Random House books
BOOKS ON TAPE (serve to "build child's vocabulary with sounds of 1000s of words)
WRITING: Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Series/Zaner-Bloser Self-Instruction in Handwriting
SPELLING: *Spelling Workout (will begin Level A in Kindergarten and move to Level B-Grade 1 level, when ready)
GRAMMAR: *English for the Thoughtful Child
MATH: *My First Math Book (DK Family Learning); *Kitchen Table Math
SCIENCE: *Bubbles, Rainbows & Worms: Science Experiments for Pre-School Children
red text = books/programs to consider using
* = books already acquired
** = program already completed
Additional:
LANGUAGE: Signing Time, Series One & Series Two; Rosetta Stone Arabic Level 1
MUSIC: 30-minute piano lessons one day/wk; practice 2x/day; musictheory.net/will begin "Music With Susan" (ages 4-5) in September (2nd and 4th Fridays of the month)
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