September 30, 2009

Mom School
Pray/Pledge
Song: Nephi's Courage and The Sacred Grove
Bible: Joseph from The Old Testament Reader
Family Scripture Study: Galatians 6
Weekly Scripture Memorization: Mosiah 2:17
Friend Article
Idaho History: Read about the first people in Idaho from A Rendezvous with Idaho History.
Read-a-loud: We read two chapters from The Silver Chair by CS Lewis.
Fairy Tales: Snow White
Science: Read a chapter in Science: A Closer Look by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.
PE: Lots of trampoline jumping, golfing and kite flying
Logic: Lots of Lego's
Chores including animal care

Olivia
Religion: Read a chapter in Genesis, read a lesson from Preach My Gospel and several conference talks.
Geography: Did an Evan-Moor lesson.
Math: Did a Saxon 7/6 lesson.
Language Arts: Did a Daily Grams lesson and did an Editor in Chief lesson.
Spelling: Did a spell drill
Creative Writing: Did an hour of her scholar writing assignment.
Science: Did a science lesson from her science textbook.
Music: Practiced her piano lesson.
Mentor: Played a reading/school game with Caleb.
PE: Went on a scooter ride.

Jared
Religion: Read in the Book of Mormon.
Music: Practiced his piano lesson.
Geography: Did an Evan-Moor lesson.
Math: Did a Saxon 6/5 lesson.
Spelling: 1 spell drill
Phonics/Handwriting: 5 pages of Explode the Code
Creative Writing: Did a lesson in Let's Write.
Grammar: Did a Daily Grams lesson.
Reading: Read Peter and the Star Catchers for 30 min.
PE: Went on a bike ride.

Luke
Religion: Read in the Book of Mormon
Geography: Did an Evan-Moor lesson.
Math: Did a Saxon 3 lesson.
Phonics/Handwriting: 5 pages of Explode the Code
Grammar: Did a Daily Grams lesson.
Spelling: Did a spell drill.
Creative Writing: Worked on his Scholar writing assignment.
Reading: Read numerous things from non-fiction, to fiction and magazines today totaling over two hours.

Caleb
Religion: Read a couple of versus in the Book of Mormon to me.
Geography: Did a lesson from Evan-Moor.
Math: Did one Saxon Math 2 lesson.
Spelling: 1 spell drill
Phonics/Handwriting: 2 pages of Explode the Code
Reading: Read a short story to me. Practiced his sight words by using a highlighter and finding them in The Friend.
Game: Played a school/reading game with Olivia.

To Show Parent Core/Love of Learner/Scholar here are some things we modeled to the children today...
Deanna: Scriptures, journal, word of the day, piano practice, worked extensively on my English-Advanced Writing class, ran for 30 minutes, and practiced my Greek. (Yesterday I finished The Suppliants and I didn't post it).
Alex: Scriptures, word of the day, went to the temple, went to work and listening to The Fountainhead.