Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Homeschooling - 11.5 Weeks In

   Okay, so I obviously didn't post this up yesterday like I was supposed to. I ended up spending yesterday dealing with two sick kids, a Mutt that was home from work, and my mom who spent the day at my house. So yeah. I might have been a little bitty bit busy. Just maybe...
   Anyway, this weekend Zoko finished up "The Outdoor Girls In A Winter Camp" (book 4) and started reading "The Outdoor Girls In Florida" (book 5). So far she likes the series. :) She also resumed reading "Wishbone Unleashed In Space" by Alexander Steele... We managed to cover one more Latin lesson, which we have rescheduled. We will now be spending a full three days on each lesson. Day one will be the lesson; day two will be writing the vocabulary in her personal Latin-English dictionary; and day three will be doing her own written translations of the entire lesson... So far that plan seems to be more suited than our previous attempts at covering everything in one day. Each step takes about 1-1.5 hours, which works well for her. Here it is, grade 2, progess report 10...

          - Total Hours completed as of September 17th, 2011 -
     Science     49.50
     Math     40.50
     History & Social Studies     41.75
     Language Arts & Reading     159.00
     Daily Review   1.50
     Health & Physical Education     54.50
     Art     22.75
     Home Economics     4.50
     Foreign Language (Latin)     4.00

          - Total Hours   378.00     out of     1,000 mandatory hours -
     Hours Left:     622.00     averaging     15.25/week  -or-  2.25/day

Curriculum used this week (percentage of current status towards completion):
     Science:
          Textbook - Discovery Works (Houghton Mifflin gr 3)     lesson 93 of 129     (72.1%)
          First Book Of Bugs (Margaret Williamson)     lesson 6 of 9     (66.7%)
     Math:
          Textbook - Arithmetic 3 (Abeka gr 3)     lesson 136 of 170     (80.0%)
          Reading - Brain Games For Kids (Publications International)     page 121 of 176     (68.8%)
     History:
          Textbook - History Of Our United States (Abeka gr 4)     lesson 18 of 73     (24.7%)
          Reading - Stories From Old Russia (Edward W Dolch)     chapter 16 of 21     (76.2%)
     Language Arts:
          Grammar - Language 3 (Abeka gr 3)     lesson 130 of 163     (79.8%)
          Comprehension - Worlds Of Wonder (Abeka gr 3)     lesson 12 of 46     (26.1%)
          Penmanship - Cursive 3 (Abeka gr 3)     lesson 137 of 175     (78.3%)
          Ind Reading - Fire Eternal (Chris D'Lacey)     chapter 29 of 34     (85.3%)
          Ind Reading - Eclipse (Stephenie Meyer)     page 228 of 629     (36.2%)
          Classic Lit - Outdoor Girls In A Winter Camp (Laura Lee Hope)     chapter 25 of 25     (100%)
          Classic Lit - Outdoor Girls In Florida (Laura Lee Hope)     chapter 1 of 25     (4.00%)
          Free Reading - Glory Of Unicorns (Bruce Coville)     page 182 of 198     (91.9%)
          Free Reading - Wishbone Unleashed In Space (Alexander Steele)     page 220 of 252     (87.3%)
     Health:
          Textbook - Your Health (Harcourt gr 3)     lesson 23 of 85     (27.1%)
     Foreign Language:
          Latin - Minimus (Cambridge)     lesson 4 of 27     (14.8%)

Completed Curriculum For The 2011-2012 School Year (2nd Grade):
     Science:
          Reading - First Book Of Bees (Albert Tibbets)
          Reading - Polar Bears (Susan Canizares)
          Reading - Rain Forest (Jinny Johnson)
          Reading - True Story Of Corky The Blind Seal (Georgeanne Irvine)
          Reading - To Be A Chimpanzee (Chris Martin)
          Reading - Horses (Harold Roth)
          Reading - Rattlesnakes (ZooBooks)
          Reading - Otter On His Own (Doe Boyle)
          Reading - Day Of The Dinosaur (Stan Berenstain)
          Reading - Kittens And Cats (Intercontinental Books)
          Reading - Creature Questions (Chris Kratt)
          Reading - Bravest Dog Ever (Natalie Standiford)
          Reading - Wild Cats (Diane Muldrow)
          Reading - Where Do Birds Live (Betsey Chessen)
          Reading - Look To The North (Jean Craighead George)
          Reading - Big Dinosaurs (Michael Berenstain)
          Reading - All Kinds Of Animals (Merrigold Press)
          Reading - Ancient Forest (Guy J Spencer)
          Reading - Animals (A+)
          Reading - Penguins And Other Polar Animals (Dalmatian Press)
          Reading - Discovering Australian Wildlife (Steve Parish)
     Math:
     History:
          Textbook - Spectrum Geography Grade 3 (McGraw Hill gr 3)
          Reading - Stories Of American Life And Adventure (Edward Eggleston)
          Reading - First Dog (Jan Brett)
          Reading - Orient (Tom McMahon)
          Reading - Story Of Jumping Mouse (John Steptoe)
          Reading - U S Mail (Elaine A Kule)
          Reading - Why The Sun And The Moon Live In The Sky     (Elphinstone Dayrell)
          Reading - Finding The Titanic (Robert D Ballard)
     Language Arts:
          Comprehension - Silly Things Happen (Houghton Mifflin gr 3)
          Comprehension - Foot Prints (Abeka gr 3)
          Independent Reading - Fire Star (Chris D'Lacey)
          Independent Reading - New Moon (Stephenie Meyer)
          Classic Literature - Outdoor Girls Of Deepdale (Laura Lee Hope)
          Classic Literature - Outdoor Girls In A Motor Car (Laura Lee Hope)
          Classic Literature - Outdoor Girls In A Winter Camp (Laura Lee Hope)
     Health:
          Reading - It's Not The Stork (Robie H Harris)
     Foreign Language:

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