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 -

• √Readings for the Day
  
• √ Faith and Life - (Noah)
  
• √ Baltimore Catechism -
  

√ 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 -

• Spanish Online -
  
• Notebook -

LAGNIAPPE

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

SOURCES:
* Daily Readings @ post heading via EWTN