Homeschool Happenings - This Week's Lineup

After a few comrades, and compatriots have inquired as to Seneca's daily lessons, and other homeschool related questions, I have decided to post occasional lessons and lesson plans.
I shall begin with this week's skeleton of a subject plan.



Spelling - Unit 14 - receive list on Monday, folder due Friday with words rewritten in cursive and each word used in a sentence.  ***Challenge***  Use at least two words per sentence

Grammar - continue adjectives packet - parts of speech hangman - MadLibs Monday!!

Reading - continue and complete Homer Price writing/sketching assignment - complete vocabulary assignment - complete Shortcuts from newspaper - select a newspaper article to read and give oral report

Science - complete all assignments 1. Write a paragraph each describing the Illinois state tree and flower.  2.  Complete and color plant parts book and diagrams.  Begin lesson 2 - read section, complete review, ***Write It Wednesday*** write at least one paragraph about edible seeds around the world, accompany with at least two illustrations

History - Vaudeville project phase 1 - Choose and research your performers, write your paragraphs, include photos if you like.

Geography - Begin Mountain region packet, complete this region in your Geography project

Math - You have advanced to triple digit addition and subtraction with borrowing and carrying for your Wednesday Weeklies timed tests.  Continuing fractions (lesson 4), Wednesday Weeklies (15 min three digit addition 64 questions, 15 minute three digit subtraction 35 questions, 10 minute multiplication 30 questions), long division handout

Additional - calisthenics/exercise 10-15 min every day piano practice 25-30 min every day, helping friends with new house often as possible, Tuesday gymnastics 3:45-4:30, Thursday Calvin and Hobbes party @ Crete library, Saturday charity spaghetti dinner @4 and get together with friends @6, Sunday taking the family to Hollywood Blvd. for Gnomeo and Juliet and dinner.

Good Golly It's Been a While

Yeah, I can explain.  See, I have a toddler, a beautiful inquisitive little creature.  I also have (read: had) a laptop from which my internet connection derived.

For those of you that have children, you are, I would imagine, already nodding your heads in complete understanding and empathy.  For those of you that are still in need of a little steering, I will surmise...

My daughter killed my laptop.  And sadly it has taken me this long to rectify the situation. 

But, let's face it, this is not the kind of economy where one bounces in to Circuit Ci....well, Best Buy, points to a shiny laptop proclaiming "I'll take it" and then traipses to the register, whips out the drastic plastic and hums a merry tune.

The good news is my longwinded and opinionated brain is rewired to the internet, and I can't wait to catch up on all the things we have missed.  Issue to be covered first, our first grader is no longer a ward of the public school system, she is once again being home schooled.  Issues two through infinity, let's just play it by ear, shall we?