June 20, 2012

Cooking Class again today. We're nearing the end, but it's been a lot of fun and we certainly have learned quite a bit.

We made a fruit salad today.

We also made homemade salsa (and toasted our own chips).

We also made our own "soda" with seltzer water and juice.

There is a story behind this photo....Lego-Man became the "project" of this cooking class. He dislikes any and all fruits and veggies. The chef and nutritionist had taken it upon themselves to get him to try and like them. At the last class (which he had to miss due to Driver's Education class), we were given chocolate cupcakes. However, they were "special" ones. Inside were pureed beets, carrots, and spinach and they were the best chocolate cupcakes I've ever had. Lego-Man thought so too.

Day #169/175 Days

June 13, 2012

Happy

• IXL Math and complete word problem sheet together
• Practice piano
• Complete Lesson 10 in handwriting book
• Complete Easy Grammar Day 3
• Complete pages 10-12 in Explode the Code
• Complete worksheet pages
• Starfall
• Professor B math

Pilot

• Read Psalm 38 and write out one verse
• Professor B math, IXL Math
• Complete page 12 in handwriting book
• Complete Grammar page 65
• Complete Day #35 in Sequential Spelling
• Read Chapters 9-10 in Guardians of Ga'Hoole
• Read pages 223-234 in The World of Capt. John Smith
• Practice piano
• Work on airplane lapbook

Lego-Man

• Read Psalm 37 and write out one verse
• Professor B online, IXL Math
• Complete page 15 in handwriting book
• Complete Day #38 in Sequential Spelling
• Read and complete pages 97-98 & 101-103 in Vocabulary book
• Read and complete pages 185-191 in Grammar book
• Practice the piano
• Complete Grammar page 73
• Read introduction plus pages 2-18 in The World of Columbus & His Sons
• Read Chapters 17-18 in The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way
• Complete Week #2 in "Career Exploration" on Schoolhouse Teachers

We had cooking class tonight. It was a fun one. We met at the local Farmer's Market. We made ranch dressing and as well as toasted/dipped bread (super yummy!). 

After that we went for a one mile walk. There is a walking path along the river with exercise equipment along it. It was neat to see it and try it out. All the equipment uses your own body weight and is designed to be used outside.

When we got back to the Farmer's Market we were given a shopping challenge. We had $20 and about 15 minutes to purchase an entire meal from the Market. We were given points for various things....like hitting all the food groups and purchasing from as many vendors as possible. There were only five vendors since summer market hasn't started yet. 

I ended up buying whole milk, hamburger, pretzel rolls, radishes, and salad mix. Very yummy!

Day #167/175 Days

June 6, 2012

Lego-Man

• Work on IXL Math
• Write a paper with this writing prompt..."My best day ever would include..." using at least 250 words
• Practice the piano
• Today is John Trumbull's birthday. Research who he is and use the notebooking page provided to tell me what you learned. Print out pictures to add to the boxes and/or draw something to add to what you wrote.

Pilot

• Work on IXL Math
• Practice the piano
• Today is D-Day - complete the notebooking page provided about this topic.

Happy

• IXL Math
• Practice piano

We had cooking class today. At the last class, the kids were asked to write up a recipe for a food that they wanted to make - but with a healthy twist. Today they made the items my boys wrote up. This included breaded mozzarella sticks, homemade chicken nuggets, and Rice Krispie Treats with cinnamon & apples added to them. YUM!

Happy loves peeling garlic.

Day #163/175 Days

May 23, 2012

Today was a shortened day.

We had piano lessons (20-30 mins each).

Then we had our second cooking class. While the boys aren't enjoying having to actually eat the food (with the exception of my youngest), they are having a good time during the actual prep and cooking. The classes run two hours.

Day #157/175 Days

May 16, 2012

Lego-Man

• Math: Complete #12-16 on pg. 193; Complete #11-15 on pg. 194 (and fix errors); Lesson 94 - complete rows 1-3 on pg. 196 and #8-13 on pg. 197; Lesson 95 - complete rows 5-7 on pg. 198 and #8-15 on pg. 199; work on CapJaxMathFax for 15 minutes; and work on IXL Math for 15 minutes
• Complete Lesson 2 in handwriting book
• Complete Day #33 in Sequential Spelling
• Read and complete pg. 85 in Vocabulary book
• Read and complete pg. 127-131 in Grammar book
• Practice piano
• Read Psalm 32 and write out one verse
• Complete Grammar pg. 61
• Read pgs. 286-299 in George Washington's World
• Read Chapters 7-8 in The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way

Happy

• Complete both sides of your math worksheet
• Practice the piano
• Complete handwriting pages
• Head of the Class
• Starfall
• Reading Eggs
• Go Go Kabongo
• CapJaxMathFax 
• IXL Math

Pilot

• Math: Fix errors on Lesson 40; Lesson 42 complete rows 3-5 on pg 92 and #8-12 on pg. 93; CapJaxMathFax for 15 minutes; and IXL Math for 15 minutes
• Complete Day 1 handwriting page
• Finish reading My Side of the Mountain
• Read pages 156-169 in The World of Capt. John Smith
• Review errors on Grammar pg. 57 and complete pg. 59
• Read Psalm 33 and write out one verse
• Practice the piano
• Complete Day #31 of Sequential Spelling
• Work on airplane lapbook

This afternoon we started our new cooking class. This is a new community program. We are participating with another family. Each week we are meeting to learn about nutrition and how to cook healthy meals. The class is being taught by a local chef and a local personal trainer/nutritionist. 

Each class has the children preparing the food and then we all sit down to eat it together before we leave. We also take home groceries in order to recreate the meals. It's a free program as well. I like that the kids are doing the work. The rule (for my very picky older boys) is that they have to try all the food. They may not like it, but they do have to taste it.


Day #153/175 Days