Homeschool Week 10/31-11/4

 2nd Grader

Math

• We played Math War (addition and subtraction game)
• We worked on money, coins, dollars, etc
• We read Money Math: Addition and Subtraction
• Counted coins up to $1

Reading/Language Arts

• Reading Eggs
• He read a couple of easy readers from the library
• Handwriting without Tears

Science

• Field Trip to botanical garden
• We watched butterflies in a pollinator garden
• The Everything Book of Cats

Sonlight B (history, Bible and literature)

• Usborne Book of World History
• National Geographic poetry
• The Year of Miss Agnes (read-aloud)

Fine Art

• He did some sketches from a drawing book 
• Homeschool theater class

Physical Education

• Homeschool karate class
• Ballet class

10th Grader

Bible

• She finished 2 Kings

Geometry

• Mathusee Geometry

Writing/Grammar

• Easy Grammar 10th Grade Ultimate workbook
• She wrote an argumentative essay from They Say, I Say
• She started learning to type (typing.com)

Science

• Field trip to botanical gardens and pollinator garden
• We toured a greenhouse with edible plants
• Foraging Texas (Falcon Guides) - we looked at the section on poisonous plants of Texas and identified one of them at the botanical garden
• Took pictures of migrating butterflies at pollinator garden
• Smithsonian's The Planets

STEM

• She finished the WeMake/Elenco European Siren Kit
• She finished all the soldering and tested it with a 9 volt.  It worked!  Here's a video:

 

Literature and History (we rabbit-trailed our way out of Bookshark J)

• She finished The Giver
• Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie
• The Westing Game (read-aloud)

Foreign Language

• DuoLingo Korean

Fine Arts

• She practiced ukulele and classical guitar
• Ukulele/Guitar Collaborative Class (outsourced)

Physical Education

• Homeschool gymnastics class
• Ballet