I know that I haven't done a weekly report all year, and it seems odd to start with week 21...but sometimes this teacher/mom gets too disctracted with other things to keep up. Here is where we are now.
We started off on Monday (V-Day) attending our charter school's Geography field day. All of the kids had a fun time, and it was exciting for Kai to see all of the different areas that Geography touches. Some of the highlights included: a 20 ft. blown up globe that you could step inside, bird tracking, a craft booth from each continent, sea life presented by Kai's former Oceanography teachers, a desert dome, a condensed history of California play, and Geography musical chairs. The Geography musical chairs was much the same as regular musical chairs, except if you were the one with no seat, you had the chance to correctly answer a Geography question to stay in the game. Kai did pretty well, lasting until only four children were left, but he was out on a question asking what state has "north" as part of its name. He recognized North Dakota, but got confused while reading the map and said, "North Canada." Oh well! As a result, Mommy has since downloaded the Scrambled States of America and ordered Evan Moor Daily Geography.
Here's how we wrapped up the rest of the week:
Bible:
Leading Little Ones to God
My Father's World Bible Reader
English:
Phonics Road 1 - Week 5
Math:
Singapore Primary Math 1B - Unit 13 Ex. 3-7
Science:
Elemental Science Biology - Human Body Week 2 (Skeleton and Bones)
Bill Nye: the Science Guy -Cells
History:
Wrapping up with Ancient Greece. We did the Parthenon activity from our Ancient Civilizations History pockets.
Books read:
Alexander the Great Rocks the World
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
The Greek News
Dem Bones
Biscuit's Valentine's Day
Books read by Kai:
Pegasus
Green Eggs and Ham
Little Bear
