This last week for Tech the Kimball and Elsie uploaded the new Education version of Mindcraft and played on the program. They learned how to create a password and sign in.
Anna, Elsie, and Kimball also worked on their music. They all went to their Bows and Bridges music school and participated in their lessons and group playing. Elsie and Kimball also practiced. All three of them also went to their piano lessons. They are working hard on their flashcards for note recognition and also on their "100s Chart" where they are working on playing their Suzuki piece 100 times.
Adam had a fun time at his gymnastics. He practiced his balance, cartwheels, and other coordination testing feats. He loves to participate and go as fast as he can.
For science Elsie, Kimball, Anna, and Adam learned about the water cycle. Kimball and Elsie drew it out in their science notebooks. We also created a storm in a jar with glow in the dark paint and shaving cream. It didn't turn out like we were hoping though. The shaving cream "cloud" didn't let the paint "rain" down, rather it pooped it out in one nasty clump. However, it served its purpose in creating greater understanding. :) The kids also gave small oral reports about an African animal that lives on the savanna. Adam talked about zebras, Anna talked about crocodiles, Elsie told us about lions, and Kimball taught us about the symbiotic relationship between warthogs and meerkcats.
For history we all reviewed stories we had learned about ancient Egypt. Elsie and Kimball picked their favorite and wrote up their own narration. We picked three stories to review, and then we presented them through drama. The kids created a tableau of Cleopatra meeting Marc Antony, another tableau of 2 brothers who stole from the kings treasury, and a skit about King Khufu and a magician. They worked hard, shared their narrations, and presented to their dad.
For language arts Anna learned the blends ob, og, un, and ug. She read several short stories, such as The Fog and Fun in the Sun from Hooked on Phonics. Adam worked on identifying E-P letters from hooked on Phonics. He is getting better at rhyming and recognizing rhyming words in a story. He is also working on and getting better at finding out what sound words start with. Kimball read 3 chapters of the book Nick and Tesla. He wrote his Weekend Story and about adventures of the sandbox he had during the summer in his journal. He also memorized 2 stanzas from Godfrey Gordon Gustaf Gore. Elsie read book 9 of the Wings of Fire series, which was about 400 pages. She also wrote her weekend story and copied a couple articles of faith she wants to memorize. We all had poetry and tea and shared a poem we had found or are working on memorizing.
For math Anna worked on chapter 18, learning how to subtract and what it means. She reviewed her addition facts and how to solve for the unknown. Adam finished chapter 11 of his MUS book, identifying MUS blocks with their number. He also reviewed counting, writing, and saying 3 digit numbers. Kimball finished chapter 11 and started on 12. He is learning how to divide by 8s and 7s. He also practiced 2 digit multiplication and finding the area in parallelograms and triangles. He reviewed converting pounds and ounces and finding averages. Elsie started chapter 9, learning how to multiply fractions. She reviewed adding and subtracting fractions as well and did some story problems.
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