Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Tuesday June 28

Right Start A Lessons 24-26
Played math card games with Justin
Elle and Justin played Go Fish
Read Dr. Seuss' Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?, No More Monsters for Me, Alexander Who's Not Going to Move, and Rosie and Michael

Monday, June 27, 2011

Samples

Art from the beginning and end of the year:









































Writing samples from the beginning and end of the year:

























Phonics workbooks from the beginning and end of the year:

Monday June 27

FIAR with Clown of God- discussed the plight of orphans and elderly people with no one to care for them, symbolic imagery in the book with the dove, relationships and difficult people, occupations and entertainers, Italian words for thank you and goodbye, the use of Legends and oral traditions, juggling, recalling the scenes from Papa Piccolo of Venice, miracles and the story's ending.
Started La Clase Divertida Lesson 1 and completed flag craft
Did mini-math eval- Elle is proficient in numbers up to 100, grouping, measurement, math vocabulary, imaging addition, manipulative subtraction, skip counting by 10, penny value
She needs work on skip counting by two, other coin values, and number reversals when writing

Friday June 24

Elle completed Lesson 5 in Explode the Code Book 3 and is up to page 49 in her HWT workbook!
Justin worked in his Get Ready for the Code Book A

Thursday June 23

Science Center- guitar exhibit!






Saturday June 18

Recital for Ballet and Bee Bop



June 11-June 22

Vacation in Marco Island and time with daddy!
Learned about sea turtles nesting and hatching on the beach


Thursday June 9

Elle worked in her HWT workbook
Picked up phonics game, history curriculum, and a few storybooks
Got our tadpoles and they love spinach!


Tuesday June 7

Elle worked in her HWT workbook
Put together the U.S. puzzle map

June 1- June 6

Went to a wedding in New Orleans
Learned about making bananas foster!



Tuesday May 31

Went to our co-op's End of the Year party!

Monday May 30

Elle started her HWT printing book
Finished Lesson 4 in Explode the Code book 3