We are almost through with the first nine weeks of our school year. For lack of time and laziness in creativity, I’m listing their accomplishments as yet.
Math~
Ty: Adds and subtracts, with regrouping, four-digit numbers, including money.
Kyle: writes numbers to 150, adds and subtracts using a number line, adds and subtracts without a number line (mental math) to sums of 12.
English~
Ty: Reads “The Magic Treehouse” books, spells second grade high frequency words
Kyle: reads “Frog and Toad,” spells Dolch words
History~
Both children read and listen to stories about Norse gods, English and Irish legends, and the Old Testament.
Life Science~
Ty: Notes the differences between invertebrates and chordates, the differences between the five chordate orders, hypothesizes on special features’ functions (whiskers, beaks, shells)
Kyle: Differentiates between living and non-living things, plants and animals, names parts of a tree and knows their functions
German~
Both children count, recite the alphabet, name body parts, months, days of the week, family members by relationship, and rooms in the house
Ty: writes
Kyle: listens and recites
Art~
Both children work on line compositions and projects on positive and negative shapes.
Handwork~
Ty: knits rows of 12 stitches.
Penmanship~
Ty: practices lower case letters, Dolch words, proper nouns in history
Kyle: practices capital letters, Dolch words
Piano~
Ty: plays harmonies, triads, staccato, and dotted quarter notes in C, F, and G Majors
Kyle: plays Middle C position melodies
Everyday, we journal, study mathematics, English, and German. The boys alternate days to practice piano or do their penmanship assignments. Each fortnight, we study a new Block subject (Art, Science, Handwork, Legends).
