We're getting through our week 2 of MFW ECC. We reviewed the longitude and latitude on Monday. Yesterday we talked about the oceans of the world. Today political and physical maps. I've really been helped out by a find in the dollar section at Target- I love that spot :). There is a laminated map of the world. On one side it has all the continents and 4 of the oceans labled. On the flip side, there are lines at the bottm and you are supposed to label the continents and oceans. I love it. The only thing is it is missing the Southern Ocean, but apparently the Ocean was not even recognized until 2000, so that's understandable :)
We've been doing drill work for MathUSee. So, tomorrow we'll start on the lessons. C's been doing really well with his drill work, although it was a bit rocky at first.
We're continuing to love and use Bible Study Guide for all ages. Today, Bella participated, too. Yesterday, I read a character book from the library titled "Honesty" that went well with the lesson.
We finished up our creepy crawly section of Noeo, so we'll be moving on Desert Habitats tomorrow. Since we actually lived in a desert habitat for awhile, C should have something to relate to it.
C's handwriting is continuing to get better and better with the HWOT review. I love that program! I just can't say enough about it.
We've been playing a game similar to chess that came with C's Viking's Treasure Box by Fiona McDonald called hnefatfl. I was surprised he was so taken by it. I think we played it four times today! He's also VERY good at it. I wa sreally challenged the last couple of times. I shouldn't have given him those pointers, LOL. :) Anyhow, I think we'll pick back up with our review of Early American History with ourlosbanos.com
After many attempts to keep all four of C's chair legs on the floor with our old schoolroom set, I have replaced it. It wasn't so much that I was afraid he would crack his head (the floor is well padded) as much as the chairs (which are nearly 40 years old) kept coming apart & I just couldn't deal with the repetitive gluing. :P So, I moved one of our Craigslist chairs to the schoolroom and got a TV dinner type table at WalMart for $8 after seeing a friend use it in her home. It appears it will be a success and it opens up the room quite a bit. Better still, it can be folded away so the room can be a play room. Pictures to follow.
Another delightful thing to have entered our home in the past week is a DVR. I have recorded the shows that are acceptable for the kids to watch and they are limited to those shows. The TV is on a 24 hr. parental lock, so the kids must get us to watch TV. It's allowed for a lot more outside/creative play as well as less brain eating from the TV.
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Weekly Review 7/14-7/18
This week was so discombobulated because of Ron's surgery. We were back and forth to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs for the procedure and follow ups. Ron is healing nicely, praise God!
So, this left little time for school, unfortunately. :( I went through the Spectrum test book for First Grade as a precaution to ensure that we covered all our bases. I believe we did, but there were a few things to review. For example, deciphering calendars, graphs, etc.
We started My Father's World ECC this week. C filled out his "passport" yesterday. We talked about maps and globes and the benefits/disadvantages to each. Today we'll be writing our first definition. I have to say that I love the visual activities. For example, flattening out the orange peel to see how difficult it is to make a flat map. Very cool. Very useful for my visual son.
We finished the first week of LLATL. It's a learning process like everything else. When I first became a hs'er I was repeatedly told "Don't work for your curriculum, let it work for you." So, we do. Some of the activities for LLATL we do and some we don't.
We went to the Butterfly Pavilion here in Westminster as a means of exploring invertebrates for Noeo. What a great resource to have! I'll post pictures. We were able to point out the three parts of an insect, the different life stages of insects, see oceanic invertebrates, and of course enjoy the BEAUTIFUL butterflies. B kept saying "Blue Morpho butterfly!" :)
I'd like to give props to Bible Study Guide for all Ages. We started this week and we love it. The pictoral narrations and life applications are GREAT. C was encouraged to interact and stay focused through activities on the page. Then, a life application associated with the Bible Story was provided. At least twice this week I referred to one of the applications when behavioral issues arrived. I really like it. I have not needed the Teacher's Guide as I thought I did, but if you're into song (C isn't) and timelines, then this would probably be the route for you.
Finally, I have had the chance to see blogs from fellow MFW ECC participants. The blogroll is on the left if you are a MFW user & would like to meet others in cyberworld. What a blessing it is to "meet" other MFW users and see how they implement ECC.
So, this left little time for school, unfortunately. :( I went through the Spectrum test book for First Grade as a precaution to ensure that we covered all our bases. I believe we did, but there were a few things to review. For example, deciphering calendars, graphs, etc.
We started My Father's World ECC this week. C filled out his "passport" yesterday. We talked about maps and globes and the benefits/disadvantages to each. Today we'll be writing our first definition. I have to say that I love the visual activities. For example, flattening out the orange peel to see how difficult it is to make a flat map. Very cool. Very useful for my visual son.
We finished the first week of LLATL. It's a learning process like everything else. When I first became a hs'er I was repeatedly told "Don't work for your curriculum, let it work for you." So, we do. Some of the activities for LLATL we do and some we don't.
We went to the Butterfly Pavilion here in Westminster as a means of exploring invertebrates for Noeo. What a great resource to have! I'll post pictures. We were able to point out the three parts of an insect, the different life stages of insects, see oceanic invertebrates, and of course enjoy the BEAUTIFUL butterflies. B kept saying "Blue Morpho butterfly!" :)
I'd like to give props to Bible Study Guide for all Ages. We started this week and we love it. The pictoral narrations and life applications are GREAT. C was encouraged to interact and stay focused through activities on the page. Then, a life application associated with the Bible Story was provided. At least twice this week I referred to one of the applications when behavioral issues arrived. I really like it. I have not needed the Teacher's Guide as I thought I did, but if you're into song (C isn't) and timelines, then this would probably be the route for you.
Finally, I have had the chance to see blogs from fellow MFW ECC participants. The blogroll is on the left if you are a MFW user & would like to meet others in cyberworld. What a blessing it is to "meet" other MFW users and see how they implement ECC.
