Homeschooling - 13.5 Weeks In

   This week... ZoKo finished reading "My First Book About Space", "True Book Of Insects", and "Tunnel Builders" for science reading. She also decided to continue "The Book Of Virtues", which had been sitting abandoned on her shelf for some time now... Meanwhile, here it is, grade 2, progess report 12...
          - Total Hours completed as of October 1st, 2011 -
     Science     58.50
     Math     48.50
     History & Social Studies     48.75
     Language Arts & Reading     191.50
     Daily Review   1.50
     Health & Physical Education     62.25
     Art     26.00
     Home Economics     4.50
     Foreign Language (Latin)     8.00

          - Total Hours   449.50     out of     1,000 mandatory hours -
     Hours Left:     550.50     averaging     14.25/week  -or-  2.25/day

Curriculum used this week (percentage of current status towards completion):
     Science:
          Textbook - Discovery Works (Houghton Mifflin gr 3)     lesson 102 of 129     (79.1%)
          Reading - My First Book About Space (Dinah L Moche)     section 6 of 6     (100%)
          Reading - True Book Of Insects (Illa Podendorf)     section 3 of 3     (100%)
          Reading - Tunnel Builders (James E Kelly)     section 3 of 3     (100%)
     Math:
          Textbook - Arithmetic 3 (Abeka gr 3)     lesson 144 of 170     (84.7%)
          Reading - Brain Games For Kids (Publications International)     page 136 of 176     (77.3%)
     History:
          Textbook - History Of Our United States (Abeka gr 4)     lesson 26 of 73     (35.6%)
          Reading - Meet The Pilgrim Fathers (Elizabeth Payne)     chapter 12 of 19     (63.2%)
     Language Arts:
          Grammar - Language 3 (Abeka gr 3)     lesson 136 of 163     (83.4%)
          Comprehension - Worlds Of Wonder (Abeka gr 3)     lesson 19 of 46     (41.3%)
          Penmanship - Cursive 3 (Abeka gr 3)     lesson 143 of 175     (81.7%)
          Ind Reading - Fire Eternal (Chris D'Lacey)     chapter 33 of 34     (97.1%)
          Ind Reading - Eclipse (Stephenie Meyer)     page 368 of 629     (58.5%)
          Classic Lit - Outdoor Girls In Florida (Laura Lee Hope)     chapter 11 of 25     (44.0%)
          Classic Lit - Wizard Of Oz (Lyman Frank Baum)     chapter 20 of 24     (83.3%)
     Health:
          Textbook - Your Health (Harcourt gr 3)     lesson 30 of 85     (35.3%)
          Reading - Book Of Virtues (William J Bennett)     lesson 8 of 100     (8.0%)
     Foreign Language:
          Latin - Minimus (Cambridge)     lesson 5 of 27     (18.5%)

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)
          Reading - My First Book About Space (Dinah L Moche)
          Reading - True Book Of Insects (Illa Podendorf)
          Reading - Tunnel Builders (James E Kelly)
     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: