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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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