Homeschool Day 1/10

 We finished at 1:30 pm.  The chemistry lab took awhile.

3rd Grader

Wild Math 3

• Multiplication by 5s and 10s
• Multiplication flashcards

Reading/Language Arts

• Barton Reading and Spelling
• Copywork

Sonlight C (history, Bible and literature)

• Bible reading
• A Child's History of the World
• Michelangelo, Rafael, Da Vinci
• Tiger Boy

French

• Ecoutez, Parlez!
• Bonjour et Au Revoir

Science

• National Geographic Stunning Science Chemistry kit

Extras

• Ballet class
• Wednesday night church activities

11th Grader

Math

• Mathusee Algebra 2

Bible

• Ephesians

History & Geography

• Crash Course US History

Literature

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Grammar & Writing

• The Elements of Style Workbook

Logic

• The Fallacy Detective
• Tu Quoque

Science

• Smithsonian's Zoology
• Notetaking with Funschooling Biology notebook
• MicroChemistry Kit
• Melting Points, Freezing Points, Super-cooling

Extras

• Ballet class
• Wednesday night church activities

Homeschool Day 1/9

 3rd Grader

Wild Math 3

• Multiplication by 4s
• Addition practice problems

Reading/Language Arts

• Explode the Code
• Simple Words Dyslexia Reader

Sonlight C (history, Bible and literature)

• Tiger Boy (read-aloud)

Art

• Usborne's Famous Paintings Art Cards
• The Creation of Adam

Extras

• Karate class

11th Grader

Algebra 2

Bible

• 2 Corinthians

Literature

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Logic

• The Fallacy Detective
• Genetic fallacies

Extras

• We took more steps on the list to enroll in dual enrollment at the college
• We set up Outlook on her phone with her college email account
• We emailed paperwork to the registrar's office
• Gymnastics class

Homeschool Day 1/8

We were finished by about 1pm. 

3rd Grader

Wild Math 3

• He now knows multiplication by 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 and 11 - very exciting
• Subtraction with regrouping practice problems

Reading/Language Arts

• Barton Reading and Spelling 
• Dictation

Sonlight C (history, Bible and literature) World History 2

• A Child's History of the World
• Tiger Boy
• Bible reading

French

• Ecoutez, Parlez! - in what was the weirdest French lesson ever, the 8 year-old pretended like our pet bunny was answering the questions from the lesson in French

Science

• National Geographic Stunning Science Chemistry Set

Extras

• Playdate with friends
• Cub Scouts

11th Grader

Bible

• 2 Corinthians

Algebra 2

• Measurements

Grammar & Writing

• She finished writing a 5 paragraph essay for TSI practice - we looked through the essay and discussed its structure, etc
• Elements of Style Workbook

Literature

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

History & Geography

• Crash Course US History
• Growth, Cities and Immigration
• Trail Guide to US Geography
• Ohio
• We researched the Serpent Mound

Logic

• The Fallacy Detective
• Ad Hominem

Homeschool Day 1/4

 3rd Grader

Wild Math 3

• Multiplication by 3's
• Multiplication flashcards

Reading/Language Arts

• Copywork
• Barton Reading

Sonlight C World History 2

• Tiger Boy
• A Child's History of the World
• Magellan

Science

• National Geographic Stunning Science Kit
• Acid/Base Color Change

Extras

• We played tennis

11th Grader

Bible

• 2 Corinthians

Literature

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
• History Channel biography of Mark Twain

Logic

• The Fallacy Detective
• Special Pleading

Science

• MicroChemistry Lab Kit
• Chromatography Lab
• Smithsonian's Zoology
• FunSchooling Biology notebook

Extras

• Rollerskating
• Ballet class

Homeschool Day 1/3

 3rd Grader

Wild Math 3

• Multiplying by 2
• Subtraction flashcards
• Mixed addition/subtraction/multiplication flashcards

Reading/Language Arts

• Simple Words dyslexia reader
• Copywork
• Explode the Code

Sonlight C World History 2 (history, Bible and literature)

• Bible reading
• A Child's History of the World
• Age of Discovery
• Tiger Boy
• Hands-on History Box
• We did the Samurai Helmet project

Hymn

• "Amazing Grace"

Extras

• Piano practice
• Ballet class
• Wednesday night church activities

11th Grader

Literature and Writing

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
• The Elements of Style Workbook

History and Geography

• Crash Course US History
• "Westward Expansion"

Logic

• Fallacy Detective
• Red Herrings 2

Extras

• TSI Math Practice Problems
• Ballet class
• Wednesday night church activities

Second Day Back! 1/2

The 3rd grader is having a rough time getting back into school mode after the break, but the 11th grader is enjoying it.  We finished school at 2pm.

3rd Grader

Wild Math 3

• Addition flashcards
• Multiplying by 1
• Practice problems - addition and subtraction
• Grouping activity

Reading/Language Arts

• Cursive copywork
• Barton Reading
• Explode the Code

Sonlight C World History 2 (Bible, literature and history)

• A Child's History of the World
• Christopher Columbus
• Tiger Boy (read-aloud)
• Poetry book

Art 

• Usborne Famous Paintings Art Cards
• Jackson Pollock

11th Grader

Bible

• 2 Corinthians

Literature

• Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)

History/Geography

• Crash Course US History
• The Industrial Economy
• Trail Guide to US Geography
• Louisiana

Logic

• The Fallacy Detective
• Red Herrings

MicroChemistry Lab Kit

•    Lab 1: Velocity and the whirlybird

First Day Back! 1/1/2024

 The 11th grader is going to start tomorrow, but the 3rd grader started back up again today.  Here's what we did.

3rd Grader

Wild Math 3

• Addition/Subtraction review problems
• Skip-counting exercises
• Multiplication by 0

Reading/Language Arts

• Barton Reading - program specifically for dyslexics
• Explode the Code

Sonlight C (history, Bible and literature) World History 2

• Read-aloud: Tiger Boy
• 100 Bible Stories - we're adding this to our Bible study

Science

• National Geographic Stunning Science Chemistry Kit
• Underwater volcano

Extras

• He has a playdate
• Bedtime reading dyslexia reader/read-aloud