Religion -
1. We discussed the stories we've read so far in our kids' Bible. We talked about how the Bible is a book that God inspired humans to write, and how it is filled with stories and lessons about God that have been preserved and passed on. God wants everyone to live with Him forever in Heaven, and this is good news. This good news is in the Bible, God's Word. Jesus teaches the good news in his words and his actions. Everyone can learn of the good news in the Bible.
2. We played the B-I-B-L-E song on our new music CD.
3. Little Bill colored the Bible page for his Bible ABC booklet.
4. Together we made these adorable fig newton Bibles, then ate them for a snack. While eating, we talked about how during Mass, we listen to readings from the Bible and how quotes from the Bible are parts of our responses and prayers during Mass.
Language -
1. We completed lesson 15 in How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.
2. Handwriting Without Tears practice, and practice writing full name and sight words.
3. We played with the printed color word game.
4. I printed out a new rime wheel which we used for reading/honics review, then pasted into Bill's language notebook.
Math - with calendar time
1. We did some more story problems in Little Bill's math notebook. I wrote three story problems in there and helped him to read them and figure out how to solve the problems.
2. We continued identifying ordinals (first, second, third, etc.) to the tenth position.
3. We practiced counting by 2's and 5's, as well as counting backwards from 20 now.
4. We practiced adding and subtracting with flashcards.
5. I introduced Little Bill to the penny and we practiced counting a handful of pennies by 1's.
6. I took apart the word "three" in the printed number words game, and we practiced all of the number words.
7. I gave Little Bill some oral problems to solve in his head: 1+4, 1+1, 2+3, 1+3, 3+1, 0+2, 4+1, 2+2, 0+3, 0+1, 0+5, 1+2, 2+1, 3+2, 0+4.
Science & Social Studies:
1. We read in Magic Treehouse, chapters 7 & 8.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Catholic 1st Grade Homeschool: Day 14
Religion -
1. We put the Noah mini-book that we printed out yesterday in order, retelling the story as we went, and stapled them together. Then we pasted the mini-book onto the next blank page in our religion notebook.
2. Little Bill colored the Noah page for his Bible ABC booklet.
Language -
1. We completed lesson 14 in How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. Today the lesson introduced i.
2. Handwriting Without Tears practice, and practice writing full name and sight words.
3. I introduced the sight word "as", and we wrote in Bill's language notebook with his other sight words.
4. We practiced color words with the printable game.
5. I printed out some rime wheels to play with with Little Bill. A rime is a word ending that can make lots of words by changing the beginning. For example, the rime "ill" can make Bill, dill, fill, hill, Jill, kill, mill, pill, will.
Math - with calendar time
1. Today I gave Bill his very first math test. This is the only subject I'll be testing this year. In the other subjects, I will assess how well Bill is picking up the subject matter and progressing simply by interacting with him daily. I will give him grades accordingly.
2. After the test, we made shapes and numbers on the geoboard rubber bands.
Science & Social Studies -
1. We read the next 2 chapters in Magic Treehouse, chapters 5 & 6.
1. We put the Noah mini-book that we printed out yesterday in order, retelling the story as we went, and stapled them together. Then we pasted the mini-book onto the next blank page in our religion notebook.
2. Little Bill colored the Noah page for his Bible ABC booklet.
Language -
1. We completed lesson 14 in How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. Today the lesson introduced i.
2. Handwriting Without Tears practice, and practice writing full name and sight words.
4. We practiced color words with the printable game.
5. I printed out some rime wheels to play with with Little Bill. A rime is a word ending that can make lots of words by changing the beginning. For example, the rime "ill" can make Bill, dill, fill, hill, Jill, kill, mill, pill, will.
Math - with calendar time
1. Today I gave Bill his very first math test. This is the only subject I'll be testing this year. In the other subjects, I will assess how well Bill is picking up the subject matter and progressing simply by interacting with him daily. I will give him grades accordingly.
2. After the test, we made shapes and numbers on the geoboard rubber bands.
Science & Social Studies -
1. We read the next 2 chapters in Magic Treehouse, chapters 5 & 6.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Catholic 1st Grade Homeschool: Day 13
Religion -
1. We read the story of Noah and the flood in our children's Bible. I printed out a Noah's Ark mini-book here (scroll down to find it) to go with it. We discussed how God calls each of us to faith and obedience, and He rewards us for it. God called Noah to build the ark, he did, and God provided safety for him and his family. Noah could have thought it was crazy to build an ark and didn't want to waste his time without a reason. But he chose faith & obedience to God and did what God told him, whether it made sense to him or not. And thank goodness, right?
2. We played the first song on our new "25 Sunday School Songs" CD, which is about Noah & the ark.
3. Using paper plates, we made this craft, that I found at Mama Jenn's, to go along with the Noah story. Click for instructions.
Language -
1. We completed lesson 13 in How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.
2. Handwriting Without Tears practice, and practice writing full name and sight words.
3. I taught Little Bill that "ck" makes only one sound, and that it usually follows a short vowel. Again, using index cards and a black marker, I made word cards to go over and reinforce this lesson. I write the vowels in red, however, which iterates the point of this rule, as well as helps Little Bill recognize his vowels. Then we recorded the rule into Bill's language notebook, and he wrote sample words to illustrate the rule.
4. We reviewed color words using the game I printed out.
Math - with calendar time
1. We reviewed adding with our AddIt! game. I printed out the SubtractIt! version and we practiced subtracting using the game.
2. We went over ordinal (first, second, third, etc.) numbers using our set of creation days cards that we printed out last month.
3. I made a geoboard for Little Bill. You can make one as well; find the printable guide here. You'll need a 5x5 piece of wood and some small nails. Use the printable guide to see where to put the nails. You can paint the wood as well. Make sure to sand it first to eliminate rough edges and splinters. Or you can buy one from your local education store. Today we used rubber bands to make the basic shapes on our geoboard.
Science & Social Studies -
1. We read the story of Noah and the flood in our children's Bible. I printed out a Noah's Ark mini-book here (scroll down to find it) to go with it. We discussed how God calls each of us to faith and obedience, and He rewards us for it. God called Noah to build the ark, he did, and God provided safety for him and his family. Noah could have thought it was crazy to build an ark and didn't want to waste his time without a reason. But he chose faith & obedience to God and did what God told him, whether it made sense to him or not. And thank goodness, right?
2. We played the first song on our new "25 Sunday School Songs" CD, which is about Noah & the ark.
3. Using paper plates, we made this craft, that I found at Mama Jenn's, to go along with the Noah story. Click for instructions.
Language -
1. We completed lesson 13 in How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.
2. Handwriting Without Tears practice, and practice writing full name and sight words.
3. I taught Little Bill that "ck" makes only one sound, and that it usually follows a short vowel. Again, using index cards and a black marker, I made word cards to go over and reinforce this lesson. I write the vowels in red, however, which iterates the point of this rule, as well as helps Little Bill recognize his vowels. Then we recorded the rule into Bill's language notebook, and he wrote sample words to illustrate the rule.
4. We reviewed color words using the game I printed out.
Math - with calendar time
1. We reviewed adding with our AddIt! game. I printed out the SubtractIt! version and we practiced subtracting using the game.
2. We went over ordinal (first, second, third, etc.) numbers using our set of creation days cards that we printed out last month.
3. I made a geoboard for Little Bill. You can make one as well; find the printable guide here. You'll need a 5x5 piece of wood and some small nails. Use the printable guide to see where to put the nails. You can paint the wood as well. Make sure to sand it first to eliminate rough edges and splinters. Or you can buy one from your local education store. Today we used rubber bands to make the basic shapes on our geoboard.
Science & Social Studies -
Let's Get Started: September
Calendar -
This month's calendar will be apples, both for autumn and for Adam & Eve's story. You can print the apple calendar numbers from here. For the personal calendar, you can print out the calendar from here, and order red, yellow, & green apple stickers here (for making a pattern on the calendar, as you cover days that go by).
Music -
This month we are adding the children's CD "25 Sunday School Songs"
Storybooks -
Each month we add a few storybooks that either go along with our lessons or that are just good for this age. You can look for them at the library or buy them from our shop. These storybooks are optional, however.
This month we will be using:
Science & Social Studies -
This month we will be reading 2 Magic Treehouse books as well as the guides that go with them:
The Knight at Dawn
Mummies in the Morning
This month's calendar will be apples, both for autumn and for Adam & Eve's story. You can print the apple calendar numbers from here. For the personal calendar, you can print out the calendar from here, and order red, yellow, & green apple stickers here (for making a pattern on the calendar, as you cover days that go by).
Music -
This month we are adding the children's CD "25 Sunday School Songs"
Storybooks -
Each month we add a few storybooks that either go along with our lessons or that are just good for this age. You can look for them at the library or buy them from our shop. These storybooks are optional, however.
This month we will be using:
Science & Social Studies -
This month we will be reading 2 Magic Treehouse books as well as the guides that go with them:
The Knight at Dawn
Mummies in the Morning
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