Friday, December 21, 2012

December 21, 2012

Happy
Things weren't very "happy" today so it was a very short lesson.....

  • Math - Complete Lesson 38 in Rod & Staff book. Complete math worksheets
  • Practice piano
Pilot
  • Completed 3 Lessons in Teaching Textbooks
  • Complete page 16 - Day Three - in handwriting book
  • Complete Lesson 2 - Section #3 in LLATL 
  • Complete Day #41 in Sequential Spelling
  • Complete Lab write-up for Experiment 1.2 in Science
  • Practice the piano
  • Read pages 53-59 in Growing Up is an Adventure, Lord
Lego-Man
  • Complete 4 Lessons in Teaching Textbooks
  • Complete page 22 in Handwriting book
  • Complete 1D on page 5 in Wordly Wise book
  • Fix errors on page 28 in LLATL book, complete Assessment on pages 33-35
  • Read WWJD book
  • Complete Day #44 in Sequential Spelling
  • Watched an episode of "Mankind: The Story of All of Us"




Day #25/175 Days

Thursday, December 20, 2012

December 20, 2012

Lego-Man

  • Complete 4 lessons in Teaching Textbooks
  • Complete Day 21 in handwriting
  • Complete Day #43 in Sequential Spelling
  • Complete pages 31-32 in LLATL
  • Read pages 6-11 in Science and complete Experiment 1.2
  • Practice the piano
  • Read in WWJD book
Pilot
  • Complete 3 lessons in Teaching Textbooks
  • Complete page 15 in handwriting (Day Two) book
  • LLATL - recopy literature passage neatly on separate piece of paper - Complete Lesson 2 - #2 - pages 22-23
  • Redo Day #40 in Sequential Spelling (got five words yesterday) - all correct today
  • Read all definitions on pages 1-2 in Wordly Wise & complete 1D
  • Read pages 43-52 in Growing Up is an Adventure, Lord
  • Read pages 7-11 in Science and complete Experiment 1.2
  • Practice the piano
Happy
  • Complete addition worksheet & Lesson 37 in Math
  • Practice the piano
  • Complete Lesson 13 in Alpha-Phonics
  • Complete pages 3-4 in Explode the Code book 2
  • Complete page 2 in Capitalization & Punctuation book



Day #24/175 Days

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

December 19, 2012

Happy

  • Complete Lesson 36 in Math
  • Practice the piano
  • Complete Lesson 2 #3 in LLATL - pages 30-40
  • Complete Lessons 11 & 12 in Alpha-Phonics
  • Complete pages 1 & 2 in Explode the Code 2
  • Complete page 1 in Capitalization & Punctuation book
  • Read pages 12-18 and complete Journal pages 14-16 in Zoology book/Notebook
  • Complete Week 2 - Day 1 in Lightening Literature (Read A Busy Year by Leo Lionni)
Lego-Man
  • Complete 4 lessons in Teaching Textbooks
  • Complete page 20 in handwriting book
  • Complete Day #42 in Sequential Spelling
  • Read all definitions on pages 1-2 and complete 1C on pages 4-5
  • Complete pages 27-29 in LLATL
  • Read pages 3-5 in Science and complete Experiment 1.1
  • Practice the piano
  • Read WWJD book
Pilot
  • Complete 3 lessons in Teaching Textbooks
  • Complete page 15 in handwriting book
  • Complete Lesson 2 - #1 - pages 21-22 in LLATL
  • Complete Day #40 in Sequential Spelling
  • Read all definitions on pages 1-2 and complete 1C on pages 4-5
  • Read pages 3-5 in Science and complete Experiment 1.1
  • Practice the piano
  • Read Growing up is an Adventure, Lord - pages 37-41


Day #23/175 Days

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

December 11, 2012

All

  • Completed Psalm 11 in Draw the Psalms
  • Read page 29 in Character Building book (being a good sport)
  • Read 3 chapters in The Treasure Seekers - finished the book
  • Read 3 chapters in Jotham's Journey
Lego-Man
  • Complete 4 math lessons in Teaching Textbooks
  • Complete Lesson 3 Day 2 pages 24-27 in LLATL
  • Practice piano
Pilot
  • Complete 3 math lessons in Teaching Textbooks
  • Complete Lesson 1 Day 5 and Review in LLATL (pages 18-20)
  • Practice piano
Happy
  • Complete math lesson
  • Complete LLATL - Lesson 2 Day 2
  • Practice piano
  • Complete Lesson 10 in Alpha-Phonics



Day #22/175 Days

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

December 4, 2012

All

  • Complete Psalm 10 in Draw the Psalms
  • Read page 20 on assertiveness in Character Building book
  • Read one chapter in The Treasure Seekers
  • Read one chapter in Jotham's Journey
  • Math Drill - Calculadder
  • Piano lessons
  • Listened to the book of Luke - Chapters 4-8

Lego-Man

  • Complete 4 lessons in Teaching Textbooks
  • Complete LLATL (Lesson 3 Day 1)
  • Practice piano
Pilot

  • Complete 3 lessons in Teaching Textbooks
  • Complete LLATL (Lesson 1 Day 3 & 4)
  • Practice piano
Happy
  • Complete Math
  • Complete LLATL (Lesson 2 Day 1)
  • Practice piano
  • Completed Lessons 7-8 in Alpha-Phonics



Day #21/175 Days

Monday, December 3, 2012

December 3, 2012

All

  • Complete Psalm 9 in Draw the Psalms
  • Read page 19 on assertiveness in Character Building book
  • Read one chapter in The Treasure Seekers
  • Read 2 chapters in Jotham's Journey
  • Math Drill - Calculadder
Lego-Man

  • 4 math lessons (Teaching Textbooks)
  • Complete LLATL lesson
  • Practice piano
  • Read in WWJD book

Pilot

  • 3 math lessons (Teaching Textbooks)
  • Complete LLATL lesson
  • Practice piano
  • Read pages 27-35 in Growing Up book
Happy

  • Math lesson
  • Practice piano
  • Completed Lessons 4-6 in Alpha-Phonics


Day #20/175 Days

Monday, November 26, 2012

November 26, 2012

All

  • Completed Psalm 8 in Draw the Psalms
  • Read page 18 in Character Building book on assertiveness
  • Read one chapter in The Treasure Seekers 
  • Calculadder Drill
  • History - completed Lesson 4
Lego-Man
  • Read in WWJD book
  • Completed 4 lessons in Math
  • Practice piano - completed homework
  • Completed LLATL lesson
Pilot
  • Read in Growing Up book
  • Completed 3 lessons in Math
  • Practice piano - completed homework
  • Completed LLATL lesson
Happy
  • Completed math
  • Practice piano - completed homework
  • Completed LLATL lesson
  • Reading lesson - began Alpha-Phonics - completed Lessons 1 & 2 & 3



Day #19/175 Days

Friday, November 16, 2012

November 16, 2012

Today we headed in to the city for a tour of the police department. It was pretty neat to see how the bigger city department works. The kids were given a tour of a police cruiser as well as inside the department itself. 




On the ride there and back, we listened to Focus on the Family's radio drama of A Christmas Carol. We were all intently listening when an thunderstorm occurred in the story and a loud clap of thunder hit. We all jumped and then laughed uproariously at ourselves. I really value the time we have in the car driving and listening to audio books/dramas. 




Day #18/175 Days

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

November 14, 2012

All

  • Completed daily Psalm lesson
  • Character Building book - read page 17
  • Calculadder Math Drill
  • Complete 4H enrollment paperwork
Lego-Man
  • Complete 2 math lessons
  • Complete LLATL
  • Practice piano
  • Read pages 8-12 in WWJD book
Pilot
  • Complete 2 math lessons
  • Complete LLATL
  • Practice piano
  • Read pages 9-17 in Growing Up book
Happy

  • Complete math lesson
  • Complete LLATL
  • Practice piano




Day #17/175 Days

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

November 13, 2012

All


  • Math - Both older boys - 2 lessons each (we're working to get caught up)
  • Happy - Day #4 in 180 days. Lesson in Rod& Staff book
  • Piano practice
  • Piano lessons
  • Listened to Ben-Hur on our drive

Day #16/175 Days

Saturday, November 10, 2012

November 10, 2012

Today we headed to my sister's church. They had invited Dr. Jobe Martin to come speak. He was as great in person as he is on his videos. Some of the more well-known are "Incredible Creatures that Defy Evolution." Much of what he discussed at the workshop was similar to what he presented in the videos. You can see what he has to offer at one of his websites - Creation Proclaims.

This was a full day workshop from 9am until 2pm with a lunch included. We only stayed for the morning portion and lunch. I didn't take any photos, but you can see some of what was presented in the clip below. If you have access to Netflix, you can also see the "Incredible Creatures that Defy Evolution" videos there.

Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3




Day #15/175 Days

Thursday, November 8, 2012

November 8, 2012

All

  • Completed Psalm 6 in Draw the Psalms
  • Calculadder Drill
  • Read 2 chapters in The Treasure Seekers
  • Pilot - 3 math lessons & Lego-Man  4 lessons
  • Practice piano
  • Read Gloria & Officer Buckle and worked on lapbook with Happy

Day #14/175 Days

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

November 7, 2012



What a fun play! I've been very impressed by the educational shows put on by the Waterville Opera House. This was a small cast - just five actors. Four played previous presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Sam Adams, as well as Benjamin Franklin. They came to the future to help a young girl run for class president.

It was, of course, a musical as most of these plays are. The singing was excellent. They taught the kids about how laws are made and how the political/judiciary processes work.

It was informative, fun, and very well done! We have a couple more we're heading to in the spring and I'm sure they will be as good.


Day #14/175 Days

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

November 6, 2012

All

  • Civics - Voted & took the boys with me - explained the process
  • Family History - lunch with Grandad - he talked about his childhood on the farm
  • Piano lessons
  • Listened to 50 Famous Stories Retold - 14 chapters
  • Listened to The Railway Children
  • Pilot went to an indoor flying time and flew his RC plane





Day #13/175 Days

Monday, November 5, 2012

November 5, 2012

All

  • Read and complete page for Psalm 5 in Draw the Psalms
  • Calculadder Drill
  • Read 1 chapter in The Treasure Seekers
  • Read 3 chapters in Seabird - finished book
  • Read Chapter 1 in Sailing Alone Around the World
  • Read Ephesians 1 together


Day #12/175 Days

November 2, 2012

All

  • Read and complete Draw the Psalms for Psalm 4
  • Calculadder Drill
  • Read 2 chapters in The Treasure Seekers
  • Read 3 chapters in Seabird
  • Read Chapter 2 in Stories of America
Lego-Man
  • Work on Chapter 2 in math
  • Complete page 19 in handwriting book
  • Complete Day #41 in Sequential Spelling
  • Read definitions on pages 1-2 and complete 1B in Wordly Wise
  • Complete pages 11-13 in LLATL
  • Read pages 24-32 in The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin & read page 1 in American Voices
  • Practice the piano
  • Finish the rest of the notebooking pages on field trips
Happy
  • Complete day 3 in math workbook
  • Practice piano
  • Complete Lesson 1 #4 in LLATL
  • Lightening Literature - Day 2
Pilot
  • Redo page 6 in math
  • Complete page 14 in handwriting book
  • Read next 4 chapters in The Boxcar Children
  • Complete Day #39 in Sequential Spelling
  • Read all definitions on pages 1-2 and complete 1B on page 3-4
  • Read pages 5-9 in The Landing of the Pilgrims
  • Practice the piano
  • Play on Sporty's Flight Simulator





Day #11/175 Days

Monday, October 29, 2012

October 29, 2012

All

  • Read and complete Psalm 3 in Draw the Psalms
  • Calculadder Drill
  • Read 2 chapters in The Treasure Seekers
  • Read 3 chapters in Seabird
  • Piano practice
  • Complete Lesson 1 in History: Read Chapter 1 in Stories of America
Lego-Man

  • Complete Page 18 in handwriting book
  • Complete Evaluation #1 in Sequential Spelling
  • Read all definitions on pages 1-2 in Wordly Wise book and complete 1A
  • Complete pages 4, 6-7, & 9-10 in LLATL
  • Practice piano
  • Fill in notebooking pages for field trips taken to date
  • Read pages 15-23 in the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin -narrate to Dad what you read
Happy
  • Complete day #2 in math workbook
  • Practice the piano
  • Complete Week 1/Day 2 in Science book
  • Fill in two notebooking pages for field trips taken to date
  • Read to Happy: Nothing Like a Puffin by Sue Soltis and Always in Trouble by Corinne Demas
  • Complete Lightening Literature - elementary - Day 1 - read Harold & the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Pilot
  • Complete page 6 in math book
  • Complete page 13 in handwriting book
  • Read 4 chapters in The Boxcar Children
  • Complete Day #38 in Sequential Spelling
  • Read all definitions on pages 1-2 in Wordly Wise book and complete 1A
  • Practice piano
  • Fill out notebooking pages for field trips taken to date
  • Read pages 1-4 in The Landing of the Pilgrims




Day #10/175 Days

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

October 24, 2012

All

  • Read and complete Psalm 2 in Draw the Psalms
  • Read 2 chapters in The Treasure Seekers
  • Piano practice
  • Calculadder Drill
  • Read Seabird aloud


Day #9/175 Days

Monday, October 22, 2012

October 22, 2012

All

  • Read and complete Psalm 1 in Draw the Psalms
  • Calculadder Drill
  • Read 2 chapters in The Treasure Seekers

Pilot
  • Complete Day #1 in Math Essentials book
  • Complete page 13 in handwriting book
  • Read 2 chapters in The Boxcar Children
  • Complete Day #37 in Sequential Spelling
  • Practice piano
  • Read pages 1-3 and complete 1.1 in General Science book
Happy
  • Complete Day 1 in 180 Days of Math workbook, complete Lesson 29 in Rod & Staff book
  • Practice the piano
  • Complete Day 1/Week 1 in Science book (Flying Creatures)
Lego-Man
  • Complete Lesson 1 in Mastering the Fundamentals of Mathematics
  • Complete page 17 in handwriting book
  • Complete Day #40 in Sequential Spelling
  • Complete Lesson 1 Day #3 in LLATL
  • Practice the piano
  • Read pages 1-3 and complete 1.1 in General Science book



Day #8/175 Days

Thursday, October 18, 2012

October 18, 2012

All


  • Practice piano
  • LLATL lessons for each
  • Read 2 chatpers in The Family Under the Bridge - finished book
  • Read 3 chapters in Seabird
  • Walk w with nature study - nature scavenger hunt
  • Read about oak trees 




Day #7/175 Days

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

October 17, 2012

All

  • Practice piano
  • Read 3 chapters in The Family Under the Bridge
  • Read pages 5-10 in Seabird
  • Nature study: Bird watching - spotted a Northern Flicker at the feeder

Day #6/175 Days

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

October 16, 2012

All

  • Piano Lessons
  • Listened to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 
  • Watched a show on the Science Channel on Astroids



Day #5/175 Days

Monday, October 15, 2012

October 15, 2012

All

  • Walked for 30 minutes outside
  • Practice piano
  • Learning Language Arts Through Literature (LLATL) - Day 1 completed 
  • Read 2 chapters in The Family Under the Bridge
  • Read 4 pages in Seabird

Day #4/175 Days

Thursday, September 27, 2012

September 27, 2012

This was a rather fun and unique field trip. We were able to take a ride on the Mail Boat that runs in Casco Bay out of Portland. Maine has many islands and there are a lot of folks who live on them year-round - not just lobster harvesters either.

  
Getting excited to head out....

We were able to see how the mail boat operates. Just before we left the harbor, we saw a harbor seal which is always awesome.


We spent a lot of time sightseeing on the ride out. I love the ocean and this was a perfect day to be out on the water. We even spotted this guy hanging out....(actually, the captain pointed it out to the us all...)


We weren't able to get off the boat anywhere along the way until we reached the last stop. We had about a 30 minute layover while mail was unloaded and loaded. We walked just up the hill from the dock to check out a small gift store there. We went with a group so we really invaded the little place! Just as we got back to the boat, Happy told me he had left his mittens so we both literally ran up the hill back to the shop to look for them and ran back down the hill to make the boat before it left! The mittens were found....still on the boat. At least we got some exercise in!

On the ride back, the captain allowed the homeschool kids in our group to come in to the pilot house to see how the boat works. They loved this.


We learned that there is one island that has children who attend high school in Portland. The Mail Boat is their "school bus" and they ride it both to and from the mainland each day for school - no matter the weather. 

On the way back, the captain was kind enough to take us close to a few lighthouses - one of my favorite things to photograph. 



This is Ram's Head Light. I've only been able to see this from the main land before and it looks very small from there. In fact, the lighthouse in the background here is the one where I've usually visited. It was very neat to see Ram's Head so up close.


This is Portland Head Light - I have never seen it from the water before so this was fun.

 

And lastly we saw Spring Point Lighthouse on the way back in to the dock....


Overall it was a really fun day.








Day #3/175 Days

Friday, September 14, 2012

September 14, 2012

This was a day of field trips. We started the day at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village. This is the only remaining Shaker Village left. They have five members remaining. Unfortunately, this is a working museum so no photos were allowed inside. I did snap a few outside. It was pretty fascinating. 



  

The tour took only about an hour. It was quite fascinating to see a glimpse into this religious community. 

We were close to one of our other favorite spots to visit, so we headed over to the Maine Wildlife Park as well. We brought our lunch to enjoy and then checked out the animals.


A Golden Eagle



  
I like to check the boys heights whenever we visit.


  
Being silly


An albino raccoon 

I love the new cougar exhibit. 
It's so much easier to see them and they have a ton more space.



Bald Eagle - after I took a few photos, it did this.....




Day #2/175 Days



Saturday, September 8, 2012

September 8, 2012

We began our school year with a field trip. We'll be doing a lot of those this month as we prepare to move. We headed to one of our favorite living history museums - Leonard's Mills. They were having a Revolutionary War Re-Enactment Day. We tagged along with another family - new to homeschooling.
























Day #1/175 Days