Homeschooling - 12.5 Weeks In

   This week... ZoKo finished reading "First Book Of Bugs", and started "My First Book About Space" for science reading. She also finished reading "Stories From Old Russia", and started "Meet The Pilgrim Fathers" for history reading. She also started playing an online game, Kabongo, for Language Arts. It's below her level, but we're hoping it encourages the other kids to want to play it if they get to see her on Daddy's computer... Meanwhile, here it is, grade 2, progess report 11...

          - Total Hours completed as of September 24th, 2011 -
     Science     53.50
     Math     44.25
     History & Social Studies     45.00
     Language Arts & Reading     174.00
     Daily Review   1.50
     Health & Physical Education     56.00
     Art     24.25
     Home Economics     4.50
     Foreign Language (Latin)     6.00

          - Total Hours   409.00     out of     1,000 mandatory hours -
     Hours Left:     591.00     averaging     15.00/week  -or-  2.25/day

Curriculum used this week (percentage of current status towards completion):
     Science:
          Textbook - Discovery Works (Houghton Mifflin gr 3)     lesson 98 of 129     (76.0%)
          Reading - First Book Of Bugs (Margaret Williamson)     lesson 9 of 9     (100%)
          Reading - My First Book About Space (Dinah L Moche)     section 5 of 6     (83.3%)
     Math:
          Textbook - Arithmetic 3 (Abeka gr 3)     lesson 140 of 170     (82.4%)
          Reading - Brain Games For Kids (Publications International)     page 128 of 176     (72.7%)
     History:
          Textbook - History Of Our United States (Abeka gr 4)     lesson 21 of 73     (28.8%)
          Reading - Stories From Old Russia (Edward W Dolch)     chapter 21 of 21     (100%)
          Reading - Meet The Pilgrim Fathers (Elizabeth Payne)     chapter 2 of 19     (10.5%)
     Language Arts:
          Grammar - Language 3 (Abeka gr 3)     lesson 133 of 163     (81.6%)
          Comprehension - Worlds Of Wonder (Abeka gr 3)     lesson 14 of 46     (30.4%)
          Penmanship - Cursive 3 (Abeka gr 3)     lesson 140 of 175     (80.0%)
          Ind Reading - Fire Eternal (Chris D'Lacey)     chapter 32 of 34     (94.1%)
          Ind Reading - Eclipse (Stephenie Meyer)     page 278 of 629     (44.2%)
          Classic Lit - Outdoor Girls In Florida (Laura Lee Hope)     chapter 6 of 25     (24.0%)
          Classic Lit - Wizard Of Oz Lyman Frank Baum)     chapter 6 of 24     (25.0%)
          Free Reading - Glory Of Unicorns (Bruce Coville)     page 198 of 198     (100%)
          Free Reading - Wishbone Unleashed In Space (Alexander Steele)     page 252 of 252     (100%)
     Health:
          Textbook - Your Health (Harcourt gr 3)     lesson 26 of 85     (30.6%)
     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)
          Reading - First Book Of Bugs (Margaret Williamson)
     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)
          Reading - Stories From Old Russia (Edward W Dolch)
     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)
          Free Reading - Glory Of Unicorns (Bruce Coville)
          Free Reading - Wishbone Unleashed In Space (Alexander Steele)
     Health:
          Reading - It's Not The Stork (Robie H Harris)
     Foreign Language: