Our Yesterday and Today

Our yesterday went wonderfully!

The kids did their math after we read out Bible reading for the day and then we did our flash card work. They had lots of fun with the drills.
After math we had Latin and went over our next set of voc words and chants. The kids decided they would like to do some kind of play or presentation using what we have learned in Latin so far. I think they will use Pokemon as a start and make it where different Pokemon they create will be able to say/do/transform into different things in Latin.
Our Reading time was taken up with the following:
(you can find these at Amazon, Books a Million or your Library :)

If you were a noun Dahl, Michael.
If you were a verb Dahl, Michael
Both these books were fun for the kids. Bright Illustrations and creative.


The king's chessboard Birch, David
GREAT book!
This is about a king in India who wants to pay for the services he recieved from a wiseman. The wiseman doesnt want payment but the Kind insists. The wiseman finally asks for the kings to give him a mathmatical trick .. a grain of rice on the first square of his chessboard followed by 2 on the second and 4 on the third and so on.. until there is a LOT of rice being given to the wiseman .. I wont tell you how it ends but the kids LOVED it! Its a great story about how pride can get in your way.
Joseph continued to read from Magic Tree House- Knight before Dawn
Nathan started reading from Magic Tree House - Night of the Ninja
Catherine read quietly from her book "Tuck Everlasting" .. she is really enjoying it!

For extra handwriting and spelling the boys began work on letters to two friends.

The kids got some science in today by watching the NASA channell where they learned about light spectrum and how NASA can tell what a star/sun is made up of. They also watched Survivorman. (which is one of their favorite shows)

Cat and I got out our board game by Aristoplay- Hail to the Chief _ we got the cards organized and read the instructions so we can play it later today.


This morning we have completed Bible and Math.
In Bible we read Gen 31 through the end of 33. I think the kids favorite part was when Jacob wrestled with God.
For Math the kids did their bookwork and then we did facts on Mathusee.com drill page.
They also watched a short video inbetween Bible and Math on Brain-pop Jr. about Charactors in a story. Heres the link.
http://www.brainpopjr.com/
We also took a peak at this website: http://www.mathdork.com/ .. and had a little mini lesson in Algebra. Catherine said "NowTHAT looks fun!."


Better go finish.. Kids free play time is over .. on to lunch and Latin :)

blessings
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