KiKi's Progress Report (11-02-13)

Kiki's main focal points over the last three weeks have been playing with legos, "reading", sorting stuffed animals, and lots of pe time between thumping, jumping, donkey kicks, and running. He's also back to playing on his Kindle Fire more, so he's logged several hours on the Dr Panda games, pertaining to logical thinking/reasoning skills, matching, puzzles, and problem solving.

List of materials Kiki used in the last three weeks:
     Science:
          Activities:
               water exploration
               star gazing
               dog anatomy investigation (mouth, eyes, ears)
               cat anatomy investigation (mouth, eyes, ears)
               nature observation
               play dough - cause and effect exploration
          Kindle Fire Programs:
               pepi tree
          Television Programs:
               how it's made
     Math:
          Activities:
               sorting stuffed animals
               lego building
               puzzles
          Kindle Fire Programs:
               dr panda's restaurant
               beck and bo
               cubistry
               cutie monsters preschool
               dr panda's hospital
               awesome memory match
               puzzingo
     History:
          Activities:
               social interaction
     Language Arts:
     Health:
          Activities:
               routine exercise (running, jumping, thumping, donkey kicks)
               stationary bike riding
               hiking
               park play dates
     Reading:
          Activities:
               free reading with ZoKo and B
          Kindle Fire Programs:
               wubbzy's train adventure
               istorybooks
     Art:
          Activities:
               coloring with crayons
               play dough
          Kindle Fire Programs:
               kids doodle

Kiki's hours log update:
     Annual hours completed 566.25/1000 hours
     Total hours completed so far this year:
               science (100.50)
               math (241.00)
               history (26.00)
               language arts (22.25)
               reading (63.50)
               art/pe/health (113.00)
               home ec (0.00)
     Total hours left this year: 433.75 hours in 240 days/34 weeks
               Hours left averaging 13.00 hours/week or 2.00 hours/day

ZoKo's Progress Report (11-02-13)

ZoKo's main focal point continued to be reading.

List of textbooks and reading books ZoKo used in the last three weeks:
     Science:
          Observing God's World (ABeka)
          Animals You Will Never Forget (Reader's Digest)
          Cricket
          Secret Life Of Plants (Peter Tompkins)
     Math:
          Arithmetic 6 (ABeka)
     History:
          New World History (ABeka)
          Land Of The Buffalo Bones (Marion Dane Bauer)
          Minstrel's Melody (Eleanora E Tate)
          Under Copp's Hill (Katherine Ayres)
     Language Arts:
          God's Gift Of Language C (ABeka)
          Expeditions (Houghton Mifflin)
          Creative Writing (ABeka)
          Mountain Pathways (ABeka)
     Health:
          Choosing Good Health (ABeka)
     Religion/Spirituality:
          The Bible
          Spirits, Ghosts, And Guardians (Ted Andrews)
          Faerie Charms (Ted Andrews)
     Classic Literature Reading:
          Moving Picture Girls Under The Palms (Laura Lee Hope)
          Tale Of Fatty Coon (Arthur Scott Bailey)
          Little Prudy (Sophie May)
          Moving Picture Girls At Rocky Ranch (Laura Lee Hope)
          Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple (Sophie May)
     Independent Reading:
          Dead As A Doornail (Charlaine Harris)
          Second Summer Of The Sisterhood (Ann Brashares)
          Dark Visions (L J Smith)
          Zombies Inc (Michael Chambers)
          Definitely Dead (Charlaine Harris)

ZoKo's hours log update:
     Annual hours completed 449.75/1000 hours
     Total hours completed so far this year:
               science (45.75)
               math (64.25)
               history (100.25)
               language arts (62.25)
               reading (138.25)
               art/pe/health (30.00)
               home ec (9.00)
     Total hours left this year: 550.25 hours in 240 days/34 weeks
               Hours left averaging 16.25 hours/week or 2.50 hours/day

B's Progress Report (11-02-13)

B is my third grader. Her main focal point over the last three weeks has been working on reinforcing grammar and basic math skills, as well as working on her accuracy levels pertaining to direct copywork.

Field Trips:
...Hot air balloon tethered flight and learning about how hot air balloons work
...Hospital visitation learning about various medical procedures, conditions, and hospital procedures pertaining to health and hygiene.
...Park play dates at various parks with various other kids

List of textbooks and reading books B used in the last three weeks:
     Science:
          Exploring God's World (ABeka)
          Into The Sea (Brenda Z Guiberson)
          Dinosaurs
          Black Bear Cub (Alan Lind)
          All About Horses
          Chimpanzee Family Book (Jane Goodall)
          Prehistoric Life
          We Read About Electricity And How It Is Made (Harold E Tannenbaum)
          All About Monkeys (Robert S Lemmon)
    Math:
          Arithmetic 3 (ABeka)
     History:
          Our American Heritage (ABeka)
          This Country Of Ours (H E Marshall)
          Children's Book Of America (William J Bennett)
          Ice Mummy (Mark Dubowski)
     Language Arts:
          Language 3 (ABeka)
          Worlds Of Wonder (ABeka)
          Cursive Writing (ABeka)
     Health:
          Health, Safety, And Manners 3 (ABeka)
     Religion/Spirituality:
          The Bible
     Classic Literature Reading:
          Wind In The Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
          Tale Of Nimble Deer (Arthur Scott Bailey)
          Tale Of Squirrel Nutkin (Beatrix Potter)
          Tale Of The Pie And The Patty Pan (Beatrix Potter)
          Tale Of Ginger And Pickles (Beatrix Potter)
          Tale Of Samuel Whiskers (Beatrix Potter)
          Moving Picture Girls (Laura Lee Hope)
     Independent Reading:
          Kaya Keeps Her Cool (Gaby Hauptmann)

B's hours log update:
     Annual hours completed 320.50/1000 hours
     Total hours completed so far this year:
               science (30.75)
               math (89.75)
               history (61.00)
               language arts (51.75)
               reading (35.75)
               art/pe/health (47.50)
               home ec (4.00)
     Total hours left this year: 679.50 hours in 240 days/34 weeks
               Hours left averaging 20.00 hours/week or 3.00 hours/day