Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A Storybook Day in Home School


Today was a simply stellar home school day.
Oh, if they could all be this productive and this much fun!
I am recording it here for posterity. :-)
√ means "done" . . . . as in, "check!"


Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles (Feast)

√ First Reading:
√ Psalm:
√ Gospel:

Ephesians 2:19-22
Psalm 19:2-5
Luke 6:12-16

I believe, in order to understand; and I understand, the better to believe
-- St. Augustine

RELIGION -
√ MATH - Saxon 5/6; Lesson 22 (Division w/ remainders - leading into fractions and decimals)
√ READING - Sustained silent reading / St. Vincent de Paul book (3:50pm)
LANGUAGE ARTS
  • Spelling - Spelling City
  • SRA reading comprehension & phonetics -
  • Easy Grammar: Grades 5 & 6 -
HISTORY
  • √ The Story of the World, Ancient Times Susan Wise Bauer - chapter 9; The First Cities of India
  • √ Timeline - 2000BC Mohenjo-Daro flourished
  • √ Independent study online
  1. http://www.mohenjodaro.net/
  2. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/ancient/mohenjo-daro.html
  3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/indusvalley/ (interactive)
SCIENCE -
  • √ Physics
  • √ Construction of a Hydrogen fuel cell kit for HydroCar (with Joelle)
GEOGRAPHY -
SPANISH -

LAGNIAPPE

Catholic Mosaic -
Information added to Time Line Book -
Information added to Journal -
Learn and Explore -
Keyboarding -

SOURCES:
* Daily Readings @ post heading via EWTN

3 comments:

bridget {bake at 350} said...

Wow...you go, girl!

Soutenus said...

It was an awesome day!!

Anonymous said...

What charming message

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