BIBLE: We had a lot of conversation this week about God and His Living Water and we talked about the water that comes in the form of rain and replenishes the earth, plants, flowers, grass, etc. We read in Exodus 17:1-6, John 7:37-39, and Proverbs 25:21.
Memory Verse: We continued this week with our memorization of John 7:37.
SPELLING: A typical week in spelling still using Spelling By Sound and Structure.
ENGLISH: We completed several english lessons this week. One in particular was a picture of a Lion in a cave and there was a short story to go with it. The main point was that the lion was pretending to be ill and hurt so that small creatures would come to him in the cave and he could eat them. Caleb looked up at me and said, "mom, that story would really scare small children." The story ended with the sly fox out-smarting the lion and not ending up as dinner.
HISTORY:
*We had some review in history this week and talked about some of the history lessons we'd done so far.
*We read a story about George Washington becoming president and how a young boy named Nathan rode his horse to go watch this great man be sworn in. Caleb really enjoyed this story.
*We talked about how people used open fires in colonial times
Read-A-Loud: Since we finished Sarah Whitcher's story early, we haven't picked up another read-a-loud yet. We have several on the shelf to pick from, just need to make a choice. With our Christmas break coming up, I decided we wouldn't dive into one yet.
Book Basket Reading:
Pass It on the Cow is Stuck in the Fence, Marilyn Sadler
Sky Tree, Thomas Locker
The New Americans, Betsy Maestro
George Washington, Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulare
MATH: We covered 9 lessons in Singapore Math this week and I'm pleased with the progress Caleb is making in math.
SCIENCE: Our topic this week was things that are Wet and Dry.
Pop the Lid:
Using a container Caleb filled it 2/3rd full with dried peas. He added water and let it sit for a while.
Before long the peas soaked up water and popped the lid off the container!
Knock Down the Tower: Caleb stacked some sugar cubes on a plate, poured a bit of colored water at their base and was able to see that the bottom cube would deteriorate from the water and the stack would collapse.
Drying Things Out: Cucumber covered with sugar shows that the sugar draws the water out of the cucumber.
MUSIC: It was a complete treat this week that the Corpus Christi Ballet group was holding a performance of The Nutcracker for all the public and homeschool kids. The cost for the tickets was only $2 per person. At the last minute there were available tickets and Sissy and Chevy were able to go with us! It was so cool! It is a goal of mine to be able to go back in the future and watch the full performance. This is something I might have to do with Sissy as I think Caleb had enough of ballet for a lifetime. ;)
Sissy tried to take some photo's of the performers in their beautiful costumes and managed to get a couple worth keeping.
HEALTH/MANNERS: This weeks topic was The Care of Rooms. Daddy was home for this lesson and it was fun for daddy to add some input. In this lesson Caleb was asked a series of questions and he had to determine if whether or not they were the "right thing to do." Such as, "hang up my clothes in their place" or "put the garbage in a pile in the corner." So much is common sense and it's nice to see that these things make sense to Caleb, too.
What a blessed week this was. So many fun learning activities to filled the mind! I think Caleb had a great time and is excited because this is our last week of school until after the Christmas break. Daddy is taking time off of work and Caleb doesn't like to do school was dad is home. Add to that Randy will be here for a week or so and it really is too hard to do school with Randy here also. So, we will enjoy a much needed break and be back at it after the first of the year! Until then, we pray God's blessing on everyone during this busy time of year and into 2013!
Educating in Christ,
Momma/Pam
Hi Pam! I enjoy reading your posts! We are in the midst of MFW 1st and I've gone back to your first grade posts to get encouragement. In reading the last few posts (and thinking about next years curriculum)I was curious about what you use for Health & Manners. Is it part of the Adventures curriculum or did you get it somewhere else? I appreciate the input-
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Hi Amy,
DeleteThank you! I'm so glad that someone has found my blog and finds that it does help them! I do it as much for our record keeping as I do to help and inspire others about homeschool!
As for the Health & Manners books I bought those from Rod and Staff Publishers. Another homeschool mom recommended it to me. It was VERY inexpensive, like $6 or so and it comes with a student workbook and a teachers guide book. I can't remember if they were $6 each or $6 total, but either way it's not bad. We've had some good lessons. Using Gentle Words like please, thank you, you are welcome, i am sorry, etc. And lessons on mealtime manners and respecting the privacy of others.
Like I blogged, it really has an old-school feel, but the concepts discussed are really and truly manners and such that we should all be aware of to help us be the best person we can be. The lessons are short and we do one a week. I may bump this to two if I feel like we want to finish it this year. Or, I'll just carry it over into 3rd grade until we're done. There are 30 lessons in the book and it consists of a lot of topics I'm not sure I would have thought about on my own - Littering, Safety at Home, Fire Hazards, Care of Mechanics and Tools, Coughing and Sneezing, etc, etc.... :)
Wishing you the best on YOUR homeschool journey!!
Blessings,
Pam
Thanks Pam! I'll take a look. I had looked @ Rod & Staff a few years ago but not since starting w/MFW. I think it's a great idea to incorporate it into school, not just here's what we do because Mommy & Daddy say so. I'm sure we (Mommy & Daddy) could use a refresher course too! Thanks again and I pray for continued success in your year as well.
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