2) June 10, 2013 - Literature: Where the Wild Things Are to coincide with the birthday of Maurice Sendak followed by oral narration; Reading: Seneca read in her Ellson's Reader; Form Drawing: done in a cookie tray of flour and on paper; Writing: Seneca practiced the letter Aa in her handwriting workbook; Science: I read Katie And The Dinosaurs to her, we tried to put together a model T-Rex from a kit, but it didn't stay together too well. Later in the evening, we buried the T-Rex "bones" in flour and she dug for the fossils. She brushed off the dirt with a paint brush, then took the bones to her "lab" (aka known as a desk); Music - Lesson 1 in Oak Meadow Recorder Book
Day 3) June 14, 2013 - Literature: The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter followed by narration. Science: I read her the book Dinosaurs Big and Small. There were a lot of math concepts as well in the book, having to do with measurements and comparisons. Socialization: played with cousins. Cognitive: Worked on a puzzle. Form Drawing: Winding Road
4 June 18, 2013 - Math: Seneca woke up from her nap, went over to the cabinet and got out her cuseinaire rods. She went over to her desk and started working with them all without ever being asked to do so. She worked on the numbers 10 and 7 and copied down the sums she found. Reading: After math, she practiced her reading skills. She read one page of a Peter Pan book. It was only one page, but there were a lot of difficult words such as pirate and captain. However, she did well at sounding them out and figuring them out. At this point with difficult pages, she does fairly well at sounding out the words, but she doesn't comprehend the story. It isn't fluid yet. If it is a story that I read to her, she comprehends very well and does well with her narrations. She does better understanding and remembering stories that she reads when the reading level is something that she is more comfortable with. Science: Without being asked, Seneca's thirteen year old brother decided to give her a lesson on floating vs sinking. They filled up the sink with water and gathered objects and noted which ones sank and which ones floated. Seneca already had an idea about floating and sinking and she did well at predicting which objects would float or sink. Her brother also showed her how an empty bottle would float, but fill it up water and it will sink.
5 June 20, 2013 - Literature: Saint George and The Dragon retold by Margaret Hodges, Socialization: lots of time playing with her cousins, helped out around the house
6 June 21, 2013 Literature: Peter in Blueberry Land by Elsa Beskow and Dora Saves Mermaid Kingdom, Socialization: played blocks and other games with her friends; Reading: Seneca read Fox in Socks Dr. Seuss pages 1 - 22; Writing: Seneca wrote the words in her writing notebook that she struggled with while reading Fox in Socks. Math Miquon Math Workbook numbers 5 and 7; PE Seneca played at the park for an hour with her friends and cousins. She also went for a one mile walk with Mom in the evening Form Drawing: "The Crown" Science: Seneca started to talk about her five senses during the evening walk. She smelled flowers, listened to birds and power lines, tasted "my spit," felt leaves and Mommy's hand, and saw the houses and road around us. Music: Recorder Practice Notes B and A.
7 June 22, 2013: Reading: Seneca read from Elson's Book Reader 1, Literature: Storytelling: Seneca listened to the story "The Fisherman and His Wife"; Socialization: We went to our friends' house for dinner and had an Indian meal. Seneca played with little girls. At the end of the evening, Seneca and her friend watched a cartoon on Little Krishna.
8 June 23, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read some more Fox in Socks, and then I read the rest of the book to her. Literature: Storytelling: Seneca listened to the story of "Little Red Riding Hood." Math: Seneca worked very enthusiastically in her Miquon Math Workbook. She used C-Rods and Shells to help her with addition and subtraction. She did 5 pages.
9 June 24, 2013: Literature: Scuffy, The Tugboat followed by oral narration, Math: Miquon workbook with C-Rods, Science: Dinosaur Dinners by Lee Davis; Writing: copywork from the poem "Rain" by Stevenson, Seneca also wanted to do some cursive work, so we did some for fun on the chalkboard. Misc.: Seneca decided to make a book called Yoga. She drew the pictures and dictated the writing to me. I helped her to punch holes along the side. She pulled some yarn through the holes to bind the book. I tied off the yarn for her.
10 June 27, 2013 - Math: C-Rods for addition and coins were used to practice subtraction. Seneca did two workbook pages. Reading: Seneca read from Fox In Socks by Dr. Seuss Art: Coloring Writing Practice: Writing notes in a card.
11 June 29, 2013 - PE and Socialization: Seneca went to Airheads (Bounce Place) with her cousins and friends. Literature: Storytelling and Re-enacting "The Billy Goats Gruff." Narration: Drew a picture of The Billy Goats Gruff. Math: copied Roman numerals 1-5.
12 June 30, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read "Three Billy Goats Gruff" in Elson's Reader Book One; Literature: I read to Seneca "The Sleeping Apple" in Elson's Reader, I read Seneca the poem "The Little Plant" by Katie Louise Brown; Math: played math games with pennies, dimes, and quarters; Science: Five Senses Review: Seneca heard the the timer beep, she tasted broccoli, smelled some spices, touched Mommy's hand, and saw the tv
July 1, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read Dick and Jane: We Look. Literature: I read Katie Meets The Impressionists by James Mayhew to Seneca. Art: Seneca painted a glass jar. Math: Addition and Subtraction practice.
July 5, 2013 - Science: Nature Walk through Robinson's Preserve. We went up the observation deck. We saw fiddler crabs and a roseate spoonbill, birds, and more. PE: Walking the trails at Robinson's Preserve followed by play time in the children's park there. Cooking: Seneca made a blueberry smoothie (blueberries, french vanilla whole milk yogurt, honey, whole milk, and ice cubes) and helped to make scrambled eggs, but Mommy did the cooking. Literature: Oral Storytelling: "Brother Acorn" from A Donsy of Gnomes by Sieglinde de Francesca.
July 6, 2013 - PE: Playing at the park. Science: Bumblebee At Apple Tree Lane by Laura Gates Galvin followed by a short oral narration.
July 11, 2013 - PE: Yoga class Music: Drumming class (at Cool Kids Create Yoga and Drumming Class). Math: C-Rods math practice. Socialization: Cool Kids Create Yoga and Drumming Class, Played with cousins. Literature: Oral Storytelling: "Snow White" by The Brothers Grimm. Reading: Seneca read "Three Billy Goats Gruff" from Elson Readers Book One. (She struggled with a few words, but overall she did well.)
July 14, 2013 - Literature: "The Legend of the Bluebonnet" Comanche legend retold by Tomie dePaola; Writing: copied first few lines of The Rain by Robert Louis Stevenson; Math: worked on addition with C-Rods; Science: discussion of droughts, famine, and water cycle as were the themes of our literature story. Cognitive: Seneca acted out the story again of The Billy Goats Gruff as I read along. Socialization: played with her cousin. Reading: Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Eric Carle and Bill Martin
July 16, 2013- Reading: "Bobbie's Yellow Chicken" in Elson's Reader Book One. Science: building with wooden blocks, watched "The Magic School Bus" episode on bugs, learned that bugs are good for soil, good for planting, some bugs eat plants, bees eat the juice of plants, some bugs can fly What Animals Need: water and food and bugs to eat and fish. Birds eat fish.Mommy and Seneca discussed predator vs prey Music: listened to Mozart's "A Little Night Music"
July 17, 2013 - Science: Ladybug At Orchard Avenue by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld; Reading: Jake's Tale and Pete's Sheep from Starfall, and Lad and the Fat Cat from Bob's Books; Math: Busy Bugs by Jayne Harvey and addition practice on starfall.com Cognitive: building blocks with cousin Social: went to cousin's softball game, played with cousins and friend Literature: Storytelling "Snow White and Rose Red" on storynory.com
July 18, 2013 - Cool Kids Create! PE: Yoga Music: Drumming Art: Craft - made a talking stick
July 21, 2012 - Science: We had an impromtu lesson on the solar system. We looked at pictures of the solar system and reviewed the planets. Seneca told me about how the planets orbit the sun. Math: Seneca worked in her Miquon math workbook. Then, she decided that she wanted to work on Roman Numerals. She brought an old clock with Roman numerals on it over to her math table. I helped her by writing Roman numerals on one paper and she copied them onto another paper. Art: Craft time: making two batches of playdough Cognitive: make-believe restaurant-play with the playdough Reading: reading in Little Bear's Visit by Else Holmelund Minarik
22) July 22, 2013 - Reading; Continued reading some more in Little Bear's Visit Art: made watercolor paint out of water, flour, salt, and food coloring. Seneca painted with her new paints. Science: Seneca started to talk about magnets. I found a short video for her on youtube about magnets.
23 July 25, 2013- Music: Drumming class PE: Yoga class Art: decorating her new drum Math: building with wooden blocks Socialization: attended Cool Kids Create class and visited friends in the afternoon.
24 July 28, 2013 - Literature: "Rapunzel" from The Blue Fairy Tale Book retold by Gordon Laite Science: A Nest Full of Eggs
25 July 29,. 2013 - Literature: Oral Narration of Rapunzel Science: Nature Time at the beach PE: Swimming at the beach Math: working with tangrams
26 July 30, 2013 - Math: addition in workbook with c-rods Cognitive: playing restaurant with playdough
27 Aug. 3, 2013 - Literature: Storytelling "Brother Acorn" from A Donsy of Gnomes. Science: Visiting horses and chickens. Art: learned to do finger knitting
28 Aug. 6, 2013- History: Went to the Visitors' Center of DeSoto National Park and got a junior ranger book. We decided not to walk any trails as I was not feeling well. Seneca took her ranger book home and we worked on most of the activities together. She was so excited to do the work and she can't wait until we can go back and walk the trails.
29 Aug. 7, 2013- Baked bread rolls from scratch with mommy. She didn't care for them once they were baked. Science: Seneca watched videos from The International Space Station on wet wash cloth in space, washing hair in space, making a peanut butter and honey sandwich in space. She also watched a short video on parts of a fish. She is currently obsessed with sharks. PE: bike riding in front our house
August 15, 2013 - Seneca's big brother paid for anything she wanted from a gift shop. She chose out three boxes of shark teeth. Science: She later sorted them by largest, medium, and smallest. Seneca read chapter one in Little Bear. Art: free coloring with crayons
August 17, 2013 - Science: watching turtles, observing trees,and time in nature at Palma Sola Botanical Gardens. PE: playing/climbing at park set at Palma Sola Botanical Gardens Music: watched tutorial videos and learned to do the cups song.
August 19, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read four pages in Little Bear. Math: did five problems in math workbook using rods and math jewels. Form Drawing: castle in shaving cream. Cognitive; continued playing in shaving cream Science: reviewed dinosaurs Literature: Peter in Blueberry Land by Elsa Beskow followed by oral narration
August 20, 2013 - Reading: finished reading chapter two in Little Bear Art: painted a scene from the book Peter in Blueberry Land Form Drawing: more practice in shaving cream and painted the castle form
August 21, 2013 - Literature: Storytelling: "The Queen Bee" Math: 5 subtraction problems in miquon math workbook, some subtraction in The Queen Bee Music: percussion with cups song, clapping, and tapping the table. singing "I'm A Little Teapot" Handicraft: weaving a potholder
August 22, 2013 - Science: read Clouds by Anne Rockwell, started work on a lapbook, Art: painted and cut out a paper umbrella Math: worked on two pages in her math workbook, also played with her math gems Reading: read Chapter 3 in Little Bear, Mommy read chapter 4 to Seneca
August 23, 2013 - History and Science: went to South Florida Museum, saw a manatee feeding, dinosaurs and fossils display, early people display and the best part - the Discovery Room! This is a hands on room for kids. We also talked about the clouds we saw in the sky. Socialization: Seneca spent the night at her uncle's house with her cousins.
August 24, 2013 - Science: finished her "Clouds And Rain And Rainbows" lapbook Math: On her own initiative, worked on two workbook pages in miquon math.
August 25, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read half of chapter 4 in Little Bear: worked on reading the words wish, fish, dish, wishing and fishing before reading in her book. Writing: wrote "wish" Handicrafts: worked on her weaving Science: learned that dinosaur means "terrible lizard" Art: coloring (in a very artistic choice of colors) dinosaurs large coloring pages Cognitive: finger painting
August 26, 2013 - Science: nature time in the woods area of Colonial Oaks Park. Released tadpoles with other kids. Social: visited with friends and was given a fancy salwar khameez Handicrafts: Seneca finished weaving her pot holder. I tied off the ends for her. She can tie, but this was a bit more complicated and I didn't want her to lose her work.
40 August 27, 2013 - Science: Beach Day! Observed and compared storm clouds vs non-storm clouds, Observed the colors of the Gulf. Later, it was nature time at Palma Sola Botanical Gardens: watching for turtles. PE: climbing and running at Palma Sola Botanical Gardens Math: Subtraction problems in Miquon Math using pennies as manipulatives Reading: read Dick and Jane: We Look
41 August 28, 2013 - Social Studies: road trip to attend Krishna Janmashtami Festival.
August 29, 2013 - Social Studies: returned to the temple and drove around to see the cows in a self-guided "tour," Watched a Little Krishna video when we got home. Swimming at the pool with pop-pop and big brother
42 August 31, 2013 - PE swimming at the beach, Science: time in nature at the beach (Longboat Key), Socialization: visiting with our family on vacation from California; watched a Hibachi chef cook on the grill Cognitive: building with blocks at home
43 September 3, 2013 - Literature: "Beauty and the Beast" and "Toads and Diamonds" from The Blue Fairy Tale Book by Gordon Laite. Reading: worked on rhyming words, bat and cat, mouse and house, down, clown, frown, town. Cognitive: helped do chores with the guidance and help of her 13 yr old brother Math: Real World Math experience: counting money, using money to buy a toy, a little addition and subtraction Art: worked on a decoupage project
44 September 4, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read 36 pages in Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. Difficult words for her were "would" and "could." She also read the easy reader pages in The Three Little Pigs retold by Literature: Oral storytelling of the old version of "The Three Little Pigs." Seneca then re-enacted the story. Art: added another layer of glue completing her decoupage. Painting: She painted a paper blue and then added yellow to the bottom over the blue to make green grass. Social Studies: Impromtu lesson on shelters and houses. We looked at pictures of wigwams, teepees, pueblos, and Seminole stilt houses. We also talked about cement being used to build our house. Math: Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s. Some mental math of basic addition, mostly using her fingers. Socialization: Went to friend's house to play there. Bedtime Story: Good Night Fairies by Kathleen Hague
45 September 5, 2013 - Home School Co-op Day! On our way to co-op this morning, we passed a cement truck. Can you believe our luck? Seneca rode a horse and even went for a gallop. She went in a chicken pen, but no eggs today. She played on a playground set. After lunch, she and the kids there did finger knitting and coloring. She drew a picture of her house. She also wrote "I love Mom, I love Liam, I love Yasmeen, I love Dad. Do you love me to" in crayon. (She wrote to instead of too, but she hasn't really learned the differences in the to, two, too's yet.)
46 September 6, 2013 - Became a Junior Ranger at DeSoto National Park! Social Studies: Used a compass, found coordinates on a map from DeSoto National Park, went in a replica of a Seminole dwelling, saw a film on DeSoto and his expedition Science: Used an informational pamphlet to identify the trees along the nature trail. Found two spiders spinning webs. Evening cloud observation: Stratocumulus PE: walked the trail Literature: Katie Meets The Impressionists by James Mayhew
47 September 7, 2013 - Family Night At The Museum Science: Dissected a rose, looked at it under a microscope, Went on a "nature" hunt identifying a pine tree, and also finding many things that were not on the list. Saw a feeding of Snooty and the other manatees. Art: leaf stamping
48 September 9, 2013 - Literature: The Bremen Town Musicians by The Brothers Grimm; Oral Narration re-telling the story to great-grandma Reading: Dick and Jane: Jump and Run She first read the book to me. Later in the evening, she read the book to her stuffed jaguar. Math: Seneca walked up to me and said, "Ok, mom. Time to do my math." She worked in her miquon math workbook using her math jewels and her abacus. She later saw me helping Liam with his math and wanted to do more in her workbook, which she did.
49 September 10, 2013 - Literature: I re-read The Bremen Town Musicians to Seneca. Seneca acted out the story with clay characters. Reading: Dick and Jane: Go, Go, Go Cognitive: played with silly putty, played with stuffed frog Science: sky observation at twilight with binoculars, moon was at a crescent.
50 September 11, 2013 - Reading: Dick and Jane: Something Funny, words on a chalkboard "down, town, frown, clown, how, now, brown, cow" Seneca read pages 1 -13 in Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss Writing: writing on a personal size chalkboard Social Studies: went to Manatee Historical Village Cognitive: put together a puzzle
51 September 12, 2013 - Waldorf Homeschool Co-op Day! Seneca rode a horse, found two eggs in the chicken coup, heard a story about a dragon and a sword, knitted with needles, and water color painting the color yellow.
52 Monday Sept. 16, 2013 - Literature: The Brave Little Tailor Reading: words on personal chalkboard with the two "ow" sounds: flower, down, crown and show, flown. Seneca came across the word "power" on the tv set and was able to read it because she had learned "ow" and "er." Math: On her own initiative, Seneca worked on page F-2 in her workbook. Cognitive: worked on her shark puzzle
53 Tuesday Sept. 17, 2013 - Literature: The Brave Little Tailor followed by oral narration Reading: Seneca read Dick and Jane: Go, Go, Go and Dick and Jane: Something Funny. Math: Seneca finished workbook pages F-3 and F-4 using an abacus. Writing: Seneca wrote the words "wish" and "fish." Art: shaving cream marble art
54 Wednesday Sept. 18, 2013 - A visit to Urfer Park in Sarasota. PE: climbing, spinning and running at the park Art: colored pencil nature drawing of what she saw at the park Science: nature time exploring with her binoculars at Urfer Park
55 Thurs. Sept. 19, 2013 - Co-op Day! PE: horseback riding Science: time with horses and going in the chicken coop, growing tadpoles into frogs Seneca was feeling really tired, so she rested instead of doing her arts and crafts. Literature: dramatic re-enacting of The Brave Little Tailor; I re-read the book to Seneca. Reading: Seneca read some passages in the book The Brave Little Tailor. She learned the phonogram "ou," as it appeared in quite a few words in the book. Math: mental math, basic addition "drill"
56 Saturday Sept. 21, 2013: Science: 2 hour event at Emerson Park, walked to fresh water and salt water, dragged a plankton net in the water, and looked through a microscope at the lab.
Sunday Sept. 22, 2013: Indian Classical Dance class
57 Monday Sept. 23, 2013 - Literature: Oral storytelling of "The Six Swans" Reading: Seneca read six pages in Little Bear's Visit by Elsa Holmelund Minarik Writing: writing on her chalkboard, "wish" "ship" "I wish for a ship."
Cognitive: playing tic tac toe PE: playing at Urfer park in the rain Picture Study: Mary Cassatt's Mother About To Wash Her Sleepy Child (1880)
58 Wednesday Sept. 25, 2013 - Literature: I read Seneca "Amos and Boris," and "As I Was Crossing Boston Common" by from Children's Literature Book 2. Reading: Seneca read the rest of chapter one in Little Bear's Visit. She also worked on her chalkboard on the sounds "igh," and "ow." She sounded out the words blow, snow, flow, flown, flows, blows, and night, sight, right, might, and mighty. Social: attended Girl Scouts and made a tissue paper flower
59 Thursday Sept. 26, 2013 - Homeschool Co-op Day: made felted soap. Literature: Princess Sylvie by Elsa Beskow. I also re-read "Amos and Boris" by William Steig to her. Math: chalkboard basic addition and subtraction, drawing on triangles and circles in plac of manipulatives. Reading: Seneca read five pages in Little Bear's Visit. Picture Study: looked again at Mary Cassat's Mother About To Wash Her Sleepy Child (1880)" Music Study: Mozart's "The Magic Flute" for ten minutes
Sunday Sept. 29, 2013 - Indian Classical Dance class
60 Monday Sept. 30, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read sixty-two pages in The World of Dick and Jane. Form Drawing: reviewed and drew a spiral, loops, and windy road. Music: worked on "The Cups Song" with her cousin. Cognitive: outside time with other kids at Last Children In The Woods. Played Uno. Picture Study: "Little Girl in A Blue Armchair" (1878) by Mary Cassatt
61 Tues. Oct 1, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read five pages in Little Bear's Visit. Seneca also read parts of her science book as I read aloud to her. Math: basic addition practice on her chalkboard. Science: Fossils Tell of Long Ago by Aliki follwed by oral narration over the phone to her dad. Literature: The Princess in the Forest by Sybille von Olfers. Seneca learned about dew and moss from her story.
62 Wed. Oct. 2, 2013 - Seneca went to South Florida Museum and saw some fossils. She also went to Girl Scouts today too. Literature: Oral storytelling: "Mother Holle"
63 Thurs. Oct. 3, 2013 - Homeschool Co-op Day: Crafts: woodworking and knitting. Reading: Seneca read pages 54 -62 in Little Bear. Cognitive: Seneca and I went to the library and checked out some books.
64 Sat. and Sun. - Craft: worked on a well made of popsicle sticks to go along with the story "Mother Holle," Indian Dance Class on Sunday Oct. 6, 2013 Math: addition practice on her chalkboard
65 Tues. Oct. 8, 2013 - Literature: The Golden Goose retold by Dennis McDermott followed by oral narration. Reading: list of ay and ai words from galactic phonics and Seneca read up to page 54 in Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss Math: made a graph of dinosaur sizes Science: worked on a dinosaur lapbook
Day 66 - Thurs. Oct. 10, 2013 - Homeschool Co-op Day! PE, Crafts, and Socialization: Seneca rode the horse and learned to stand while riding, jump rope, playing on playground, and knitting! Literature: I re-read The Golden Goose to Seneca. Reading: Seneca finished reading Green Eggs and Ham. Picture Study: Woman And Child Driving (1881) by Mary Cassatt
Day 67 Mon. Oct. 14, 2013 - Literature: The Princess in the Forest by Sybille von Olfers was read to Seneca. Reading: Seneca read pages 34 -44 in Little Bear's Visit. Phonogram review and worksheet of "ch" sounds. Writing: intro to cursive and printing practice with "ai" worksheet. Math: Addition practice of The Four Family. Cognitive: playing Uno, coloring with her cousins
Day 68 Friday Oct. 18, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read ten pages in Little Bear's Visit, Math: Seneca completed two math worksheets, Social and Cognitive: played with cousins, put together a 30 piece puzzle with no help, and played Uno Science: Annie and The Wild Animals by Jan Brett
Sun. Oct. 20 - Classical Indian Dance class
day 69 Monday Oct. 21, 2013 - Math: Sum Swamp and addition worksheet, Art: Water bottle person and penguin Writing: cursive practice PE: park visit Literature: Corduroy by Don Freeman
Day 70 Tues Oct. 22, 2013: Hello Ocean by Pam Munoz, Beach day for science and PE, egg floating experiment, Math: Sum Swamp
Day 71 Thurs Oct. 24: Co-op Day horse riding, found egg in hen pen, knitting, jump rope. After co-op painted wood cat, and painted wood for a necklace and colored with marker pen for a mug. played with cousins
Day 72 Sat. Oct. 26, 2013 Reading: Seneca read in Little Bear's Visit. Math: Sum Swamp, 3 math workbook pages on measuring Writing: cursive practice Craft: learning to needle felt Cognitive: playing with playdough
Sun. Oct. 27, 2013 - Indian Classical Dance
Day 73 Mon. Oct. 28, 2013 - Reading: Seneca finished the book Little Bear's Visit. Math: one workbook page on measuring inches. Sum Swamp. Art: painting wood crafts and making a collage on foam paper. Cogntive: played Uno. PE: park time Writing: cursive practice
Day 74 Wed. Oct. 30, 2013 - PE: Urfer Park, Reading: phonics and reading review on Starfall Literature: "The Sleeping Beauty" by The Brothers Grimm. Science: Hello Ocean by Pam Munoz, The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer, Wild Kratz: Rainforest. Math: mental math review of addition. Seneca is still not understanding that if 6+5 = 11, then 11 - 6 = 5. But she is getting better and faster at answering addition problems, thanks to Sum Swamp. Math review on Starfall dot come Craft: painted a zebra mask for Halloween and did a witch craft at Girl Scouts.
Day 75 Thurs. Oct. 31 Happy Halloween!!! Reading: phonics on Starfall and Seneca read in Mouse Tales by Alfred Lobel. Math: fractions on starfall, greater than and less than in miquon math workbook one page Science: The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer Wild Kratts: Spider Web PE: walking the neighborhood for Halloween
Day 76 Friday Nov. 1, 2013 Reading: read seven pages in Mouse Tales. Writing: Cursive practice Math: Sum Swamp and two pages in workbook on fractions PE: park day
Nov. 3, 2013 - Classical Indian Dance class
Day 77 - Monday Nov. 4, 2013 - Literature: The Sleeping Beauty by The Brothers Grimm illustrated by Martina Muller, Science: Wild Kratts: Elephants and Rhinos followed by oral narration Math: Sum Swamp, addition review and subtraction and some basic fractions review Reading: Seneca read in Mouse Tales by Alfred Lobel Writing: cursive practice
Tues. Nov. 5, 2013 - Art: Marble Painting
Day 78 Thurs. Nov. 6, 2013 - Homeschool Co-op Day! PE: riding a horse, jumping, playing catch Craft: knitting Science: Open House at South Florida Museum, self-tour of the museum, saw the old Chapel, saw Snooty being fed, Seneca asked if manatees can talk. They do. They make squeaking sounds. Seneca worked on stations set up for open house, seeing the order of the planets, how far the planets are from the sun, mirror reading and looking through a magnifying glass, and gravity. Seneca and I went to the presentation of the new planetarium. She asked what Saturn's rings are made of (most likely a moon that broke apart) and why is the sun so hot (because there are explosions on it.)
Day 79: Saturday Nov.9: Math: Sick girl today, but she wanted to do some mental addition review and a little bit of mental fractions review. I told her a math-gnome story featuring the 4 Process Gnomes. Literature: I read Seneca The Hut In the Forest by The Brothers Grimm illustrated by Bettina Steinencron and The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. I re-read The Hut In The Forest to Seneca at bedtime. Science: "Wild Kratts: Oak Trees"
Day 80 Sun. Nov. 10, 2013 - still sick. Seneca re-told the story of The Hut In The Forest. Science: Wild Kratts: 3 videos.
Day 81 Thurs. Nov. 14 2013 - Homeschool Co-op Day. PE: exercises and jumping, juggling sticks.at co-op Science: digging in the dirt for composting, Craft: two rows of knitting and story time
Day 82 Friday Nov. 15, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read in Mouse Tales. Literature: The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf. Math: mental math review/drill of addition and subtraction Science: Seneca discussed some of what she learned about rhinos and insects from Wild Kratts. Socialization: visited family friends, played with children
Day 83 Sat. Nov. 16, 2013 Reading: Seneca read three pages in Mouse Tales. Literature: I re-read The Story of Ferdinand to Seneca. Writing: Seneca wrote a letter to Santa. Math: 3 games of Sum Swamp. Social Studies: located Florida and Maine on a map. Seneca learned where Spain is located. Seneca learned to identify that Maine is north of Florida. America is west of Spain. She also learned about the concepts of southwest and northeast. We also located St. Augustine on the map and Seneca learned that it is the oldest city in the United States. Seneca was quizzed on the locations of Florida, Maine, and Spain. Cognitive: Stacking miniature plastic chairs game Science: observing the moon and clouds with binoculars
Day 84 Sun. Nov. 17, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read three pages in Mouse Tales. Literature: I read the first ten pages in Gift of The Nile to Seneca. Writing: Form Drawing and cursive lower case t and I practice. Art Study: I read Mary Cassatt by Mike Venezia to Seneca. Picture Study of Breakfast in Bed (1897) Social Studies: located France (where Mary Cassatt lived and studied.) Math: 20 practice problems of addition and a some subtraction
Day 85) Mon. Nov. 18, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read in Mouse Tales. Literature: I finished reading The Gift of The Nile to Seneca. Writing: Seneca practiced writing cursive j. Picture Study: Seneca looked at Breakfast in Bed by Mary Cassatt for a moment. Math: Seneca worked on ten addition and ten subtraction problems. Science: review of the order of the planets using "My very educated mother just served us nectarines." Seneca learned that the first American to orbit the earth was John Glenn and about moon walking astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
Day 86) Wed. Nov. 20, 2013- Science and History: A visit to South Florida Museum seeing Snooty, historical artifacts, fossils, historic chapel, and exploring in Kids Discovery Zon Crafts and Socialization at Daisies.
Day 87) Thurs. Nov. 21, 2013 - Homeschool Co-op Day! PE: Horseback riding and PE exercises. Crafts: Knitting Science: time outside at co-op and time with animals and a reading of Wooly Mammoth in Trouble - learned about mammoths, saber-tooth tigers, herbivores, and arctic foxes. Diet coke and mentos explosion Socialization: time with kids at co-op Picture Review: Breakfast in Bed by Mary Cassatt
Day 88) Friday Nov. 22, 2013 - Reading: phonics review of ai words Writing: Cursive practice and Seneca wrote a short story. She was helped with the spelling of her words. Science: A visit to a pet shop to hold a bunny and also see a guinea pig, yorkies, and snakes. At night, Seneca found Orion's belt. Review of the first four planets from the sun. Math: measuring for baking Cognitive: baking brownies; Seneca poured in the ingredients, cracked the eggs (perfectly), and observed the measurement of 1/4 of a cup of vegetable oil and the measurement of the water I read Chp. 1 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum to Seneca.
Day 89) Sat. Nov. 23, 2013 - two-hour painting class at South Florida Museum from Botanical Arts followed by seeing Snooty and new children's exhibit at museum I read Chp. 2 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to Seneca.
Day 90) Sun. Nov. 24, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read in Mouse Tales. Writing: Seneca practiced her cursive with the words: valentine, love, meadow, and Seneca. Literature: I read Seneca the book Seneca by Karen Lee Baker. Math: practiced with Miquon rods to find ways to make 11, 12, and 13. Science: Seneca can name off the planets in order from the sun. First half of chp. 3 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Day 91) Mon. Nov. 25, 2013 - Writing: cursive practice Science: Dinosaur review PE: played ball outside with friends Socialization: imaginative play with friends
Day 92) Tues. Nov. 26, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read a chapter in Mouse Tales. Math: math practice of how to make 12 using Miquon rods. Literature: I read Pelle's New Suit by Elsa Beskow to Seneca. I read the second half of chapter 3 of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to Seneca.
Day 93) Wed. Nov. 27, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read the last chapter of Mouse Tales! Literature: I read Seneca and her cousin Rumplestiltskin as retold in The World Treasury of Children's Literature Volume II. Seneca did an oral narration after the reading. Science: I read Fossils Tell of Long Ago by Aliki to Seneca and her cousin. PE: kickball time with family and friends Socialization: Daisies!
Day 94) Sat. Nov. 30, 2013 - Literature: The Snow Bears by Jan Brett Math: time with tangrams and math practice on chalkboard Science: observing outside with binoculars. We had a discussion about Observe and Record as a method used by all scientists. We discussed ways to record such as writing in a notebook, coloring with colored pencils, painting, taking photos, recording videos, recording sounds. We also discussed ways to observe - with our eyes, with binoculars, with telescopes. Movie Night: The Wizard of Oz. Seneca's grandpa read Chapter 4 in Wizard of Oz to her.
Dec. 8 - Classical Indian Dance Class (the first class in a month - due to illness and Thanksgiving holiday)
Day 95) Tues. Dec. 10, 2013 - Art History, History, Science: field trip to DaVinci's Machines at Bradenton Municipal Auditorium followed by oral narration
Day 96) Wed. Dec. 11, 2013 Reading: Seneca read chapter 1 in Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel. Science: building and following instructions with Tinker Toys (engineering) Math: Math with Miquon Rods - 2 workbook pages in her Red Book. I read to Seneca chapter 5 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Day 97: Thurs. Dec. 12, 2013 - Homeschool Co-op Day! Art: Watercolor painting at co-op. Handicraft: Knitting at Co-op PE: jumping, hula-hoop, and outdoor time at co-op Science: holding a chicken, going in chicken coop, finding a caterpillar, and nature time. Bird review: Black and White Warbler Story time at co-op: The Golden Goose.
Day 98) Fri. Dec. 13, 2013 - Art: watercolor painting Reading: Seneca read pages 13-21 in Mouse Soup. Math: fractions review and 2 math workbook pages in Red Book (addition). Science: Goldiblox Socialization: Went to UU for potluck and helped decorate Christmas tree.
Sat. Dec. 14 Bird watching and nature observation at Robinson's Park
Sun. Day 99) Sun. Dec 15, 2013 PE: Indian Classical Dance Math: 2 workbook pages and some more math rod practice History: Manatee Village Historical Park Christmas Carnival: learned about old-fashioned toys, visited with Father Christmas (in green coat with garland) in old school-house, watched some bits old silent films, saw model train on tracks, went upstairs to see 1900s dresses. Literature: Snow Moon
Mon. Day 100) Dec. 16, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read Joe's Toes (Bob Books.) Math: math practice with c-rods going over addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Arts: attended a Holiday Revue of the children and youth classes from Sarasota Players Theatre (big sis was in the show). Picture Study: Girl Arranging Her Hair by Mary Cassatt Literature: Princess Sylvie by Elsa Beskow fell asleep listening to chapter 6 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Day 101 Tues. Dec. 17, 2013 - Handicrafts: Baking Day and frosting a wreath cake at Kasey's house! Science: Wild Kratts Math: mental math review and review of Roman numerals I - VII. Literature: the rest of Chapter 6 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Day 102 Wed. Dec. 18, 2013 - Reading: Seneca read The Train (Bob Books) and read 3 pages in Princess Sylvie by Elsa Beskow Writing: Seneca wrote the word train in print and learned to write the letter r in cursive. Math: one page of multiplication and addition comparisons in her Miquon Math workbook Science: "Robins Build a Nest" in Among the Meadow People followed by watching Wild Kratts Literature: chapter 7 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Social: visit with Santa today. Christmas party at Girl Scouts
Day 103- Thurs. Dec. 19. 2013 - Homeschool Co-op! PE: horseback riding, jumping on trampoline, and balancing on barrels Handicrafts: finger-knitted a headband Socialization: playing with friends at co-op After Co-op: Reading: Seneca read 3 more pages in Princess Sylvie. Science: Wooly Mammoth in Trouble Literature: Chapter 8 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Saturday Dec. 21 - strawberry picking at Eden Farms: on the way saw a bird with a fish in its claws, at Eden Farm saw chickens, goats, small horse and donkey across the creek; followed by Christmas Lights tour Picture study review: Girl Arranging Her Hair by Mary Cassat
Sunday Dec. 22 - PE - Classical Indian Dance Nature Time: feeding the goats and small horse at Eden Farms Science: Wild Kratts
Day 104 Mon. Dec. 23, 3013 - Reading: Seneca read The Picnic (Bob Books) Math: two workbook pages in Miquon Math Orange book Picture Study: Mother and Child c.1890 by Mary Cassatt Handicrafts: cooking and canning strawberry jam Literature: Chp. 9 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Science: "The selfish tent-caterpillar" in Among The Meadow People.
Day 105 Thurs. Dec. 26, 2013 - a visit to Lewis Park: went into the creek, kicked soccer ball with sister and cousins, Science: engineering with Goldiblox and the Parade Float, built 2 projects. Wild Kratts Art: painting using her easel Picture Study Review: Mother and Child by Mary Cassatt Composer Study: Mozart: A Little Night Music
Yesterday, she saw a possum with her cousins and her sister.
Day 106 Fri. Dec. 27, 2013 - Music: Recorder Lesson from Oak Meadow Reading: Seneca read four pages in Princess Sylvie by Elsa Beskow Composer Study: listened to Mozart: "Serenade #10 in B-Flat Major K 361 III Adagio" and review of A Little Night Music Writing: practiced cursive writing the word train 3x Handicrafts: made 2 bracelets on Rainbow Loom Math: one workbook page in Miquon Math F-7; she struggled a lot with this page with understanding what was being asked of her Literature: Chp. 10 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Cognitive Skills: Seneca attempted to make another Goldieblox machine, but the pieces wouldn't stick together. I tried to put it together myself and was very displeased with the quality of the product.
Day 107) Sat. Dec. 28, 2013 - PE: Seneca played several rounds of Twister and played outside. Math: She did one page of her math workbook. Writing: Cursive: She wrote the letters a,p,l,e and wrote the word apple. Handicrafts: Seneca made another bracelet with her Rainbow Loom.
Day 108) Mon. Dec. 30, 2013 - Picture Study: Sainte Marie by Henry Ossawa Tanner Composer Study: Mozart Clarinet Quintet In A , K 581 - 1 Allegro Art: Sand art with her cousins Reading: Seneca finished reading the book Princess Sylvie by Elsa Beskow Math: Seneca did one workbook page of multiplication and addition problems using her C-Rods for multiplication. Literature: Chp. 11 in TWWO.
Day 109) Wed. Jan. 1, 2014 - Math: Seneca started to work on fractions and addition on the large chalkboard, so we had an impromptu math class. Literature: I read Blueberries For Sal by Robert McCloskey to Seneca. Reading: Seneca then read the first three pages of Blueberries For Sal to me. Science: We read a little about Eagles from her Eagles book. She also watched Wild Kratts and told me that we have rods behind our eyes. We looked up an illustration of an eye in David MacCauley's The Way We Work. Cognitive: Seneca followed the pictured directions on her Tinker Toys pamphlet and built a little house. She also decorated a denim snap-bracelet from a kit. Seneca helped out with laundry. Movie: We watched the second half of "The Sound of Music" (1965) together.
Day 110) Thurs. Jan. 2, 2014 I read Chp. 12 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to Seneca. Seneca watched Wild Kratts: The Gila Monster. We had a short recorder lesson. She had a quick review of Saint Marie by Henry Ossawa Tanner and an informal review of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet In A , K 581.
Day 111) Fri. Jan. 3, 2014 Reading and Literature: I read to Seneca Billy and Blaze by C.W. Anderson, Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey, and Chp. 13 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Writing: Cursive practice the letter A,a. Math: Seneca worked on a page in her math workbook followed by some more math practice on her rods. Music: Recorder lesson - worked on Hot Cross Buns and remembering to hold the recorder with her left hand, which she doesn't like at all. Social: dinner and games with friends at the UU.
Sunday: Classical Indian Dance class. Girl Scout cookie rally.
Day 112) Mon. Jan. 6, 2014 - Happy Three Kings Day! Seneca woke up to two gifts left by the 3 Kings. Art: Felt-Painting Math: two workbook pages on length and width in her Orange workbook Reading: Seneca read Chickens (Bob Books). Writing: Cursive "B,b" Picture Study: Raising Lazarus by Henry Ossawa Tanner
Day 113) Tues. Jan. 7, 2014 - Reading: Seneca read a chapter in Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel to Kasey. Handicrafts: Baking a cake with Kasey: cracked the eggs, poured the oil, stirred. Math: Seneca did 4 math workbook pages! Cognitive: Seneca won 2 out of 3 Uno games
Day 114) Thurs. Jan. 9, 2014 - Homeschool Enrichment Day! Writing: Cursive practice in new workbook Math: Miquon Math Literature: first half of chp. 15 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Picture Study: review of Raising of Lazarus by Henry O. Tanner Composer Study: Mozart "Mash" Music: Recorder Lesson - doing better with distinguishing Bs from As as written notes.
Day 115) Sunday Jan. 12, 2014 - PE: Classical Indian Dance Math: Addition drill and comparing equal values (2+5 = 4+3) Picture Study: review of Raising of Lazarus by Henry Ossawa Tanner Composer Study: review of Mozart on Mash Literature: Chp. 17 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Reading: Seneca read 4 pages in
Day 116) Mon. Jan. 13, 2014 PE: Bike Ride at Nature Time: Robinson's Preserve Math: Math Drill Picture Study: The Banjo Lesson by Henry Ossawa Turner Composer Study: The Magic Flute Overture by Mozart
Day 117) Tues. Jan. 14, 2014 - Reading: Seneca read a chapter in Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel. Dance: First ballet class! Cognitive: Seneca played Uno and Mancala with her cousin. Art: pencil drawing of "Gary the snail" Composer Review: The Magic Flute Opera AnimationVersion in English 10 minutes
Day 118) Wed. Jan. 15, 2014 - Reading: Seneca read The Picnic by Bobby Lynn Maslen (Bob Books) Math: Seneca did some addition and subtraction problems and Roman numerals PE: bike riding in small neighborhood Social: Visiting with grandparents and great-grandma Picture Study Review: The Banjo Lesson by Henry Ossawa Tanner Composer Review: Mozart's The Magic Flute BBC animation part 1
Day 119) Thurs. Jan. 16, 2014 - Homeschool Enrichment Day! PE: horseback riding and jump rope Handicrafts: knitting Math: worked in Orange workbook Music: Recorder practice Literature: The Wizard of Oz chapter 18 Science: Found our bird chart and identified the birds she saw at Robinson's Preserve on Monday (White Ibis) Cognitive: Seneca put together a 48 piece puzzle and played with Bristle Blocks
Friday Jan. 17, 2014 - Reading: Seneca read nine pages in Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel to Kasey. Socialization and Science: Seneca attended UU Lite and learned about outdoor thermometers.
Day 120) Jan. 18, 2014 - Seneca went to Fallen Pines Miniature-horse Farm. She groomed a horse, took him for a walk, and took him for a trot and a jump on a bottom-rung. Math: Seneca worked in her orange and red math books using an abacus as needed. Cognitive: Seneca put together a 48-piece puzzle. Writing: Seneca copied words in her spelling book. (We tried working on Recorder, but she seemed very frustrated with it today.) Picture Study: Henry Ossawa Tanner: His Boyhood Dreams Come True by Faith Ringgold Literature: chp. 19 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Day 121) Jan. 19, 2014 PE: Classical Indian Dance Socialization: playing with kids at Eden Farm and roasting marshmallows there too! Cognitive: took apart and re-assembled her puzzle
Math: 2 pages in Miquon Math Red Book Science: Ladybug at Orchard Ave Literature: chp 20 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Day 122) Monday Jan. 20, 2014 - Science: I read Designing Dandelions: An Engineering Everything Adventure by Emily Hunt and Michelle Pantoya to Seneca. There was a lot of discussion throughout the reading on scientific concepts. Seneca played with models of insects and looked through her book Ladybug at Orchard Ave. and compared her insect models to the pictures.
Day 123) Tues. Jan 21, 2014 - Reading: Seneca finished reading Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel.
Dance: Ballet dance class at Sarasota Players Theatre. Math: workbook page in Miquon Math red book Writing: Cursive practice in workbook. Cognitive: Seneca played two games of Uno and built structures with a container and paper-towel cardboard rolls.
Day 124) Wed. Jan 22, 2014 Science: Life: A Cosmic Story at South Florida Museum planetarium followed by seeing fossils at the museum. Math: Seneca completed one workbook page in Miquon Math Red Book. Literature: I read chps. 21 and 22 in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to her. Her brother read a comic book to her. Picture Study: The Thankful Poor by Henry Ossawa Tanner. Composer Study: Mozart: watched an orchestra being conducted by Misha Katz perform the Overture of The Marriage of Figaro. Then Seneca watched 20 minutes of the BBC animation of The Magic Flute. Seneca also told me about learning about what a conductor does by watching Curious George. Social and Cognitive: Daisy Meeting tonight. Seneca learned about selling Girl Scout cookies.
Day 125) Thurs. Jan. 23, 2014 - Homeschool Enrichment Day! PE: Seneca rode a horse and did jump roping. Handicrafts: Knitting at Enrichment. Socialization: playing with friends at Enrichment. At Home: Reading and Science: Seneca read About Birds by Cathryn Sill. Science: watched the live stream of the rocket launch, then ran outside to see the launch Math: Seneca worked independently and completed one math workbook page in her Miquon Math Red Book. Literature: We finished The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Picture Study: review of The Thankful Poor by Henry Ossawa Tanner Composer Study: Seneca wanted to watch the cartoon of The Magic Flute again.
Day 126) Sunday Jan. 26, 2014 - PE: Classical Indian Dance Reading: Seneca read the first 4 pages in Frog and Toad Are Friends. Literature: I read The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy to Seneca. Picture Study Review: The Thankful Poor by Henry Ossawa Tanner. Composer Study Review: The Marriage of Figaro Overture by Mozart and The Magic Flute animation. Science: Wild Kratts: "Jaguars" and "Creature Powers."
Day 127) Monday Jan. 27, 2014 - Went to Selby Library Today! Reading and Writing: Fill in the blanks with the right word in spelling workbook. Cursive practice in cursive workbook. Math: Miquon Math Red Book workbook page and Starfalldotcom math games. Music: Recorder practice Composer Study Review: watched the first ten minutes of "The Marriage of Figaro"
Day 128) Tues. Jan. 28, 2014 Reading: Seneca read 9 pages in Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel to Kasey. Writing: Cursive practice in workbook with Kasey. Math: Math workbook page with rods with Kasey. Science: We found a hexipede today and Seneca observed it for a while. Dance: Ballet class Picture Study Review: The Thankful Poor by Henry Ossawa Tanner
Day 129) Thurs. Jan. 30, 2014 - Homeschool Enrichment Day! Handicrafts: Woodworking, making paper hats and knitting at Homeschool Enrichment Co-op. At home: Tinker toys, bristle blocks, and playing with Skylander dolls with her friend.
Day 130) Sunday Feb. 2, 2014 - PE: Classical Indian Dance Class. Science and PE: Bike ride at Robinson's Preserve. Seneca waded in the river. She described what she could see, hear, feel, and smell. We continued on our trek - Seneca on her bike. She stopped and watched a white ibis. Then, she saw another bird. We looked at our bird pamphlet and learned that it was a yellow-crowned night heron. Literature Review: Without being asked Seneca started re-telling some of the events from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Day 131) Monday Feb. 3, 2014 - PE and Socialization: We joined another homeschool family for a day at Riverwalk Park. We later went to a park in Palmetto for more physical activity. Reading: Seneca read in her book Clap Your Hands by Lorinda Bryan Cauley. Writing: Seneca did some writing in her Spelling Workbook. History: We walked around Palmetto Historical Village and peaked in the buildings. Unfortunately, the buildings were all locked. We also spoke about how history is the story of the past. Science: We reviewed the birds that we had seen at Robinson's Preserve (roseate spoonbill, white ibis, and yellow crowned night heron) in her bird pamphlet. She also reviewed owls and woodpeckers as she had learned about them on Wild Kratts.
Day 132) Tues. Feb. 4, 2014 - Reading: Seneca read in her book Frog and Toad Are Friends. Writing: cursive practice Math: used C-rods and worked independently in math Red Book. Dance: Ballet Class Art: Seneca made and colored two paper hats.
Day 133) Thurs.Feb. 6. 2014 - I read to Seneca: Bill and Pete Go Down The Nile by Tomie DePaolo, "Moses the Kitten" by James Herriot, and "Only One Woof" by James Herriot.
Day 134) Saturday Feb. 8, 2014 - 4H today! Seneca groomed and walked and jumped a miniature horse. Literature: I read "The Christmas Kitten" by James Herriot to Seneca. Reading: Seneca re-read the book Clap Your Hands. Composer Study: listened to 10 minutes of Mozart's Symphony 38 aka "Prague"
Day 134) Sunday Feb. 9, 2014: PE: Classical Indian Dance. Science: Wild Kratts "Rocket Fish" tv show Reading: Seneca read the poems "Rain" and "Happy Thought" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Seneca re-read Clap Your Hands by Lorinda Bryan Cauley. Literature: I read "Bonny's Big Day" by James Herriot to Seneca. Composer Review: Seneca listened to 10 minutes of Mozart's Symphony 38 aka "Prague" Picture Study Review: "The Annunciation" by Henry Ossawa Tanner. Socialization: 2 hours playing at the park with her friends.
Day 135) Monday Feb. 10, 2014- I took Seneca and her sister to Selby Library. Seneca checked out three books. She also watched the fish in the aquarium. Math: Seneca worked on some math problems in her Miquon Math Orange Book and then she played math games on starfall dot com. Reading: Seneca played some phonics games on star fall dot com. Seneca re-read the poems, "Rain" and "Happy Thought." Science: Seneca's Mom-Mom read Giant Pandas to her; it was one of the library books that she checked out. Composer Review: Mozart's Symphony 38 aka Prague. Outdoor/Socialization: Seneca played at a park in Palmetto for about an hour and a half. We met another family there and she played with her new friends.
Day 136) Tues. Feb. 11, 2014 - PE: bike ride around the block Composer Review: We listened to Mozart's Symphony 38 on the way to grocery store. Seneca noticed that it sounded a bit like "The Magic Flute." Reading: At the store, Seneca read in her book Giant Panda while riding in the shopping cart. On the way home, she asked to listen to Mozart! Dance: Ballet class
Day 137) Wed. Feb. 12, 2014 - Science: Homeschool Day at Mote Marine! The group went to the animal hospital and rehab center at Mote Marine. Seneca learned about rescuing a turtle. She felt a sting ray.
Day 138) Thurs. Feb. 13, 2014 - Homechool Co-op Day! Socialization: time with friends and co-op and with her friend, J. in the evening. Handicrafts: Seneca knitted one row. PE: outside time and jumping activities at co-op. Composer Review: first 10 minutes of Mozart's "Prague" Picture Study Review: The Annunciation by Henry Ossawa Tanner Literature: The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy..
Day 139) Saturday Feb. 15, 2014 - Selby Gardens (Seneca recognized bamboo trees from her book Giant Pandas.) Girl Scout cookie sales! Seneca would tell customers that it was $4 for one box, $8 for two boxes and $12 for three boxes.
Day 140) Sun. Feb. 16, 2014 - Girl Scout cookie booth again! Seneca was complimented on being quite the sales lady. She's fearless. :) Again, Seneca would tell customers that it was $4 for one box, $8 for two boxes and $12 for three boxes. Afterwards, we went out to dinner with Great-Grandma B at The Panda Garden Chinese restaurant. She tried really hard to use chopsticks, but couldn't get the hang of it. Seneca liked everything and even had some of Great-Grandma's food. Seneca had wonton soup, chicken fried rice, some chicken and cashews, a bit of Grandma's egg roll, and a fortune cookie. Seneca's fortune said, "Admire a successful person and try to emulate their success." We discussed what it means to be successful. I asked her if she could think of any successful people and she said, "Mary Cassatt." My grandma was quite impressed that Seneca knew about Mary Cassatt. Seneca then named her kindergarten teacher as another successful person that she would want to be like.
Day 141) PE: Playing at Riverside Park with her friend, Sara. Science: "Passport to the Universe" at South Florida Museum planetarium and exploring around at the museum - saw the new Plastics exhibition. Math: worked on addition with pop-pop
Day 142) Thurs. Feb. 20, 2014 - Science: Pop-pop read Designing Dandelions to Seneca in honor of National Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. Literature: I read to Seneca from James Herriot's Treasury for Children. PE: bike riding in her grandparents' neighborhood.
Day 143) Sun. Feb. 23, 2014 - Seneca did lead-roping with a miniature horse for 4H. She then sold girl scout cookies at a cookie booth. Math: She did three pages of math in her orange workbook. Picture Study: The Arch by Henry Ossawa Tanner Composer Study: Mozart's Requiem
Day 144) Mon. Feb. 24, 2014 - Nature time: one hour at the beach Science: We saw some dolphins at the beach. We met a lady who told Seneca that dolphins arch out of the water when they come up for air, a dolphin's family is called a pod, and dolphins stay together, but sharks swim alone. In the evening, Seneca played with her Ant Life Cycle kit and learned the body parts - head, thorax, and abdomen - of an ant. Picture Study review: The Arch by Tanner Socialization: We went to the park for an hour and Seneca played with other children that were also playing there. Math: Seneca worked in her Miquon Math orange workbook.
Day 145) Tues. Feb. 25, 2014 - Dance: Ballet Class Reading: Seneca read ten pages in Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel Art: Seneca painted on a wooden board. Literature: I read Children of The Forest by Elsa Beskow to Seneca. Science: PBS show "Nature: Honeybadger" followed by a detailed narration. Seneca also played with her ant life cycle kit and model spider as well. She reviewed head, thorax, abdomen.
Wed. Feb. 26, 2014 - attended Daisies Meeting Math: worked on some addition and Roman Numerals while we were at Bob Evans' Restaurant
Day 146) Thursday Feb. 27, 2014 -attended Homeschool Enrichment Program PE: horseback riding Handicrafts: knitting and string games Socialization: playing with friends at Enrichment Science: She worked on building a bridge from a kit from the DaVinci Machines Exhibit. However, the pieces didn't stick together very well and it fell apart just as she had almost finished it.
Day 147) Saturday March 1, 2014 - Handicrafts: made a bracelet on her rainbow loom Science/Art: Family Night the Museum "The Science of Art" Literature: I re-read the first half of Children of The Forest to Seneca.
Day 148) Sunday March 2, 2014 - Seneca sold girl scout cookies for three hours at a cookie booth. Literature: I read the second half of Children of The Forest to her. Handicrafts: Seneca made another bracelet on her rainbow loom and played with her string from co-op. Math: mental addition review Picture Study Review: The Arch by Henry Ossawa Tanner Reading: Seneca read three pages in Princess Sylvie by Elsa Beskow
Day 149) Tuesday March 3, 2014 - Reading: Seneca read 16 pages in Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel. Math: Oral drill of addition. She did very well. Socialization: played with her friend Handicrafts: Finger knitting at home
Day 150) Wed. March 4,2014 - Riverwalk Park Math: Intro to Fractals and a little fractions review Science: Older Than The Stars by Karen Fox Reading: Read-along poem parts of Older Than The Stars Writing: Form Drawing Picture Study: Dance Class 1871 by Edgar Degas Composer Study Review: Requiem by Mozart
Day 151) Thursday Homeschool Enrichment Day! Handicrafts: Knitting at Enrichment Math: addition and subtraction practice; odds and evens review
Day 152) Saturday March 8, 2014 - Rye Reserve for a birthday party. Girl Scout Cookie Booth
Day 153) Sunday March 9, 2014 - Science: Seneca made playdough. We used the playdough to make models of helium and hydrogen atoms. We watched "Cosmos" together. Math: addition review Picture Study Review: Dance Class 1871 by Edgar Degas
Day 154) Monday March 10, 2014 - Art: We went to the Ringling Museum. We toured the museum. Seneca was quite drawn to "The Blue Madonna." PE: Afterwards, she played for quite a while in the playground. Science: "Wild Kratts: Tasmanian Devil"
Day 155) Wed. March 12, 2014 - Science: Homeschool Day at Mote Marine: Seneca learned about nesting nesting habits of sea turtles, how to tell the difference between green turtle tracks and loggerhead tracks, and how crabs exchange shells. She went in the water with a net. After the class, we toured mote marine. Math: fractions review Reading: Seneca read the first half of the book Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastmann Cognitive: Seneca played with marbles on a wooden set of ramps.
Day 166: Thurs. March 13, 2014 - Seneca went to the the library today and got her very own library card. Reading: Seneca finished reading Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastmann. She also challenged herself by reading one page of Face to Face With Sharks with help from mama. Math: Math At The Airport and The Mission of Addition PE: bike ride around the block Socialization: attended Girl Scouts
Day 167: Sunday March 16, 2014 - Reading: Seneca read two poems by Robert Louis Stevenson. Science: Seneca watched "Cosmos." Literature: We finished the book James Herriot's Treasury For Children!" Handicrafts: Seneca made three bracelets on her Rainbow Loom.
Day 168) Tues. March 18, 2014 - Reading: Seneca finished reading Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel Writing: cursive practice writing her name Math: Seneca made 2 Siemensky Triangles for her study of fractals Dance: Ballet Class
Day 169) Wed. March 19, 2014 - Science: I read to Seneca from Face to Face With Sharks. Picture Study: I read Getting To Know The World's Greatest Artists: Edgar Degas to Seneca. The Rehearsal 1877 Socialization: Seneca spent the day with her friend Sara. PE: swimming with Sara
Day 170) Thurs. March 20, 2014 - Homeschool Co-op Day! Literature: Seneca re-told the story that Ms. Deb told the children of "The Fox and The Blueberries." Handicrafts: knitting at co-op and making a pinecone bird feeder Art: painting a fox Girl Scouts: Seneca attended Girl Scouts this evening.
Picture Study Review: The Rehearsal by Degas
Day 171) Friday March 21, 2014 - Reading: Seneca read six pages in Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel. Science: Ivory soap explosion and making soap playdough. Cognitive: played Uno
Picture Study Review: The Rehearsal by Degas Writing: Spelling words in her workbook
Day 172) Saturday March 22, 2014 - 4H Lead Roping Art: Seneca painted with water colors. Picture Study Review of Degas's The Rehearsal. Science: I finished reading Face to Face With Sharks to Seneca. Math Review: Counting by even numbers, counting my odd numbers, counting by 5s, counting by 10s, addition review
Sunday March 23, 2014 - Classical Indian Dance class
Tuesday March 25, 2014 - Ballet class
Wednesday March 26, 2014 - Archery class Science: watched Cosmos
Day 173) Homeschool Enrichment Day! Handicrafts: Knitting Socialization: time with friends at co-op
Art: drawing with crayons Math: playing store with play money - addition and subtraction practice
Saturday March 29, 2014 - PE 4H Lead Roping!
Day 174) Sunday March 30, 2014 Dance: Classical Indian Dance Picture Study: Danseuse Au Bouquet by Edgar Degas Reading: Bud's Nap (Bob Books) Math: a little double digit addition with c-rods, multiplication with c-rods, and math workbook pages Science: Seneca decided to get out her Goldiblox and The Parade Float and start building. I'm still not pleased with the quality of the product. She followed the diagram and worked on it without any help at all.
Day 175) Tues. April 1, 2014- Science: Seneca watched a new episode of Cosmos. Math: Seneca really wanted to do her math worksheet. She finished all of the problems on her worksheet. She used her rods a few times and her fingers a few times, but she knew many of the sums in her head. Reading: Seneca read 8 pages at Kasey's house of her Frog and Toad book. Then, she came home and read Green Eggs and Ham cover to cover. Picture Study: Seneca wanted to do a picture study from an illustration in her book Green Eggs and Ham, so we did that. Later, she did a picture study with a narration of her review-painting for this week: Danseuse Au Bouquet by Edgar Degas
Day 176) Thursday April 3, 2014 - Homeschool Enrichment Day! Handicrafts: She finished knitting her cat! PE: horseback riding Socialization: playing with friends at co-op Social Studies: We went with our friends to an Indian concert in Tampa.
Day177) Saturday April 5, 2014 4H Lead Roping Seneca listened to Beethoven's 5th Symphony. Seneca did a round of yoga from a kids yoga program.
Day 178) Sunday April 6, 2014 - 4H Mini-Show! Seneca won ribbons and even a trophy!
Day 179) Homeschool Enrichment field trip to Crowley Museum
Day 180) Seneca saw a chemistry kit at Michael's, so we bought it. We did the first few lessons in the kit on the 3 stages of matter. Seneca also played at the park and told me about how bees pollinate flowers - something she learned on Wild Kratts. She read some of the lesson instructions in the Chemistry book and learned to read the word chemistry. That sparked a conversation about how sometimes - but not often - ch can make a "k" sound.
Day 181) Seneca copied a math problem she saw on a tv movie. I made fraction strips to show her that 4/6 =2/3. We went to books-a-million and sat outside doing math practice including 5+3 = 4+4. I gave her some similar problems and she did well. I gave her 6+3 and she came up with 3+3+3. Seneca also chose out a 48 piece puzzle. Seneca came across her new writing notebook and practiced the printed letter A,a. A new book arrived and she asked me to read the first half of it to her. It was a biography of Augusta Savage. Co-op Day: Found and held a frog, swimming in the pond, sprinkler play. Time with her friends. Washing Daisy the horse. Wild Kratts: Flight of the Draco (lizard)
Day 182) Seneca watched an animated video which was a short introduction to atoms and molecules. Family Night at South Florida Museum - "The World on Your Plate."
