Monday, December 21, 2009

I guess we did more than I thought

Mom School
Pray/Pledge/Motto
Song: We sang 4 primary songs.
Weekly Scripture Memorization: Isaiah 9:6
Family Scripture Study: 1 Nephi 5
Literature: Read two chapters from Usborne's Treasure Island.
Music: We had our piano recital! Olivia, Jared, Luke and I participated. (Jared is pictured).
Chores/Animal Care

Olivia
Religion:Read a chapter in the Bible.
Music: Practiced the piano. Practiced the violin and practiced vocally for 30 minutes. Watched 30 minutes of a tape about some sing off in America? She really likes it, her grandma taped if for her.
Creating/Life Skills: She is working on some headbands for winter on a loom. She has one finished.
PE:Went on a walk with Jared.
Computers/Art: We finished making our yearbook pages for my parents binder. (painful, but printed and done)
Reading: I'm certain she read. She always reads, but I don't know what today.
Writing: Did some book reviews on Goodreads.

Jared
Music: Practiced the piano. Practiced the saxophone.
Art: He's been doing many things for several days with paints, clay and fabric. He's recreating the characters from Peter and the Starcatchers.
PE: Went on a walk with Olivia. Did the Fun Physical Fitness CD with the other two boys.
Lesson Preparation: He prepared a fantastic lesson on the Nativity story. Complete with scriptures, props, pictures, songs and visual aids. All with no help. He had some wild costumes.
Oral Presentation: Gave a great FHE lesson.
Book on Tape: He listened to a Peter and the Starcatchers for 30 minutes.
Logic: Hours of Lego's.
Creative Play: Lot's of sword fights with his brothers.

Luke
Religion: Read his scriptures.
Music: Practiced the piano.
Creative Writing: He still spending an hour or two at least a day on his current story.
History: He spent over and hour reading about the Egyptians from Usborne's book of World History. He had to tell me everything he read every 5 minutes. He was so excited!
Creative Play: Lot's of sword fights with his brothers.
Logic: Hours of Lego's
PE:Did the Fun Physical Fitness CD with the other two boys.
Art: Lots of drawing and coloring.
Life Skills: We made a new skills lists for cooking.
Goal Planning: We made a list of things he wants to learn and do for the next 6 months. This is called a "Compass." (a Thomas Jefferson Education ingredient)

Caleb
Music: Played around on his aunt's fancy piano after the piano recital.
Creative Play: Lot's of sword fights with his brothers.
Logic: Hours of Lego's
PE:Did the Fun Physical Fitness CD with the other two boys.
Art: Lots of drawing and coloring.Biography:
Science: Read and studied pictures of spiders for a long time.
Life Skills: We made a new skills lists for cooking. Helped with dinner.
Goal Planning: We made a list of things he wants to learn and do for the next 6 months. This is called a "Compass." (a Thomas Jefferson Education ingredient)

To Show Parent Core/Love of Learner/Scholar here are some things we modeled to the children today...
Deanna: Scriptures, journal, conference talk, word of the day, practiced the piano, read several chapters in Leadership Education by the DeMille's, researched the Great Book's book lists, wrapped and worked on Christmas presents, and did the 6 month inventory (an ingredient in the TJED regarding goals for each child for the next 6 months).
Alex: Scriptures, word of the day, went to see a sick friend in the hospital, went to work, ran a lot of errands for me in town (he's such a good hubby, he even bought be mushrooms-he HATES mushrooms), and he is listening to The Last Dickens.

Family Home Evening:
Songs: Away in a Manger, Silent Night and Jingle Bells
Talent: Caleb doing hand stand walking and backward somersaults.
Testimonies: Alex, Deanna, Olivia, Jared, Luke and Caleb
Strength of Youth: Physical Bodies
Uncommon Courtesy: How to apply the rules. We finished it AGAIN. We have read this through 10 times?? Time to go back the Rules of This House.
Proclamation to the World on the Family: Finished the large paragraph.
Weekly Scripture Memorization: Isaiah 9:6
Article of Faith: 11th
Lesson: Given my Jared on the Nativity Story. (Caleb is pictured as a Shepard. The brooms were used as staffs. Jared just had towels draped all over everybody).
Activity: He grandpa/ma haul out their carpet. Played Celestial Pursuit. Treat: Pumpkin bars and cinnamon rolls from a friend. Yummy!

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