Week in Review 1/27/12

We had an overall better week this week.  I developed a schedule (which I've been resistant to in the past) and each child has set times to work with me.  During the other times they had to be working on independent work or preparing for their time with me.  Z really doesn't have much independent work so some of his time was scheduled as playing critical thinking games, spending time with The Giver playing phonics game, and I reintroduced Super Why (Public TV) show.   This definetly made me feel a little scattered but it did seem to work. 

Together Work:

• Bible Study using the guide from The Church at Brookhills and prayer guide from Operation World. 
• Mystery of History Volume 2, Week 16 which included Good King Wenceslas, Otto I and the Holy Roman Empire and Vladimer I of Russia.
• Lesson 4 of La Clasa Divertida.
• Lesson 2 of Meet the Masters.
• Read 3 chapters of Archer's and Alchemists and 98 other Medieval Jobs You Might Love or Loathe.  Definetly glad I bought this book. We have read it gradually over the course of this year and it really gives a good peek into what life was like for people during this time.
• Completed Chapter 8 on Apologia's Botany.
• Attended Co-op on Friday.
• Electronics lesson with Daddy (not Z).

N (6th Grade)

• Completed 2 lessons in Math Mammoth and took a math test, he made a 79.  He was upset with this grade.  Unfortuantely, several of his mistakes were careless errors.
• Completed Lesson 14 of IEW Medieval Writing, in which he wrote a story from a picture.  He was VERY resistant to this process.  However, after we worked on it diligently together, he made a 93 on his final paper!!!!  He still MUST work on correct capitalization and comma usage but I'm very pleased with his work on this story this week!
• Completed his project for his Romans, Reformers and Revolutionaries Co-op class:

This is the birth of Jesus depicted how a stained glass window might look.
• Practiced guitar each day and had his first lesson this week!
• Completed 10 pages of Easy Grammar.
• Memory work: I Corinthians 13:1-4, Dickinson poetry, prepositions
• Read 8 chapters of Genghis Kahn.

The Giver (3rd Grade)

• Completed 5 pages of Easy Grammar
• Completed final 2 lessons of All About Spelling Volume 3.
• Completed 4 lessons in RightStart D math.

• Read 8 chapters of Viking Adventures by Clyde Robert Bulla.
• Memory Work: I Corinthians 13: 1-4, Dickinson poetry, prepositions.

Z (Kindergarten)

• Completed 2 lessons in IEW PAL.
• Completed 4 lessons in Right Start A.

• Memory Work: Homes Address and Phone Number
• Read daily in Magic Tree House.