Yasmeen High School

Yasmeen High School

9^th Grade

Medieval History

English

Math

Performing Arts: Acting

10^th Grade

History

English

Geometry

Biology

Performing Arts: Acting

French I

Art History

11^th Grade

American History

American Literature

Algebra I

Astronomy

Performing Arts: Acting

French II

Economics

12^th Grade

World History

World Literature

Algebra II

Chemistry

Second Grade Journal

Aug. 27, 2014 - Seneca read Angelina Ballerina Has the Hiccups to me.  She also read "The Crow and The Pitcher" in her reading book.  She did a lesson in FLL.  Homeschool Park Day with other homeschoolers.

Aug. 28, 2014- Reading: Seneca re-read Angelina Ballerina Has the Hiccups with considerable improvement. I read the first two chapters/pages of Paddle-To-The-Sea to her.  Grammar: She recited the poem "The Caterpillar," by Christina G. Rosetti.  Lesson in FLL. Math: She completed a worksheet of addition problems.    Park Day just she and I at Lewis Park for two hours. Science: Wild Kratts

Aug. 29, 2014 - Reading: Seneca read "The Crow and the Pitcher" to her grandpa.  Then they added stones to a kettle of water to watch the water rise.

Aug. 30, 2014 - Seneca helped grandpa put a bookshelf together.

9/1/2014 - Reading: Seneca read "The Fox and The Crow."  Literature:  Seneca listened to Paddle to the Sea.  Math: one worksheet.  Handicrafts: Woodworking - put together another book shelf with her grandpa.  Grammar: lesson in FLL

9/2/2014- Homeschool Enrichment Day: found earth worms!  Reading: Seneca read "The Hare and The Tortoise."  Literature: Paddle to the Sea  Math: worksheet and Sum Swamp  Science: using an egg to demonstrate the earth's crust, mantle, and core

9/3/2014 - Reading: "The Boy and the Wolf"  Math: money with grandpa!

9/5/2014 - Reading: "The Lion and The Mouse"  Grammar: FLL  Math: Fractions review and more money and making change

9/11/2014- Grammar: FLL (writing first, middle, and last names) Spelling: copying spelling words  Math: math worksheet and money flashcards

9/12/2014-  Spelling: Spelling Test -2   Grammar: FLL Poem: "Work" Math: Shopping at Dollar Store.  Seneca went in with $5 and planned to buy 3 items, so she would have a dollar left over to buy little toys from the vending machines.  I had explained to her that she would need to get one less thing than however many dollars she actually had to spend.  She had $5, but she understood that she could spend $4 Art; sketching dress designs

9/14/2014 Handicrafts: Making play dough and then re-enacting scenes from Amelia Bedelia with her play dough and playing restaurant with her play dough.  Reading: Seneca read a few pages in Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish.  Music: Recorder Practice

9/15/2014 - Grammar: FLL Math: Addition worksheet and money flashcards PE: 15 minutes of jump roping and jumping jacks  1 hour at the park  Art: drawing dress designs

9/16/2014 - Homeschool Enrichment Day!  Riding horses and painting a flower pot.  Dance: Ballet  Spelling: Reading spelling words and then figuring out how to spell random words from sounding them out.  Grammar: FLL common nouns: places Literature: I read Seneca the fable "A Man, A Boy, and A Donkey."  Science: Wild Kratts: Porcupines and time outside finding bugs and worms at Homeschool Enrichment

9/17/2014 - Spelling: copying spelling words  Grammar: FLL writing Bradenton, Florida Art: Sketching dresses

9/23/2014 - Homeschool Enrichment (horse riding, drawing, time in nature)  Ballet Class

9/25/2014- Seneca read Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

9/26/2014 - Paddle-To-The-Sea, Working with clay, Wild Kratts

9/29/2014 - Paddle-To-the Sea, Spelling: recopied spelling words,  Math worksheet, Mom-Mom showed Seneca the Great Lakes on a map of the United States, jump roping Grammar: FLL writing Bradenton, Florida

9/30/2014 - Reading: Seneca read "The Wind and The Sun" in Second Reader.  Grammar: FLL writing Bradenton, Florida and map of Florida  Spelling: practice test  Math: worksheet
Dance: Ballet Literature: Paddle To The Sea

Oct. 1, 2014 Science: Science class at South Florida Museum.  When you stay still, you are actually moving 3,000 miles because the Earth is spinning.   Playing at park with other kids.

Oct. 2, 2014 - Grammar: FLL (poem reading and writing names of three states) Reading: Seneca read in her reading book.  Math: one worksheet Girl Scouts: had a tea party

Oct. 10, 2014 - Science: Homeschool Day at Mote Marine learning about deep sea diving, mapping the ocean floor, graphing, and underwater robotics. Math: worksheet

Oct. 12, 2014 - Dance: Back to Classical Indian Dance Class! Math: Seneca has discovered math on Khan Academy and she is on a roll!  Literature: We finished Paddle-To-The Sea!

Oct. 13, 2014-  Math: more math on Khan Academy

Oct. 18, 2014 - Science: Chimpanzees  and exploring at Lewis Park Math: math practice in notebook  Literature: Meet Felicity

Oct. 19, 2014 - Dance: Classical Indian Dance class

Oct. 20, 2014 - Just over one hour at Bayshore Gardens Park with cousin learning to bat a ball, catch, climb on monkey bars, and climb on rock wall

Oct. 21, 2014 - Homeschool Enrichment. Dance: Ballet Class.  Started the movie Meet Felicity.  Seneca made up a tea party.  Grammar: FLL Reading: Seneca read the poems "The Caterpillar" by Christina G. Rosetti and "Work" by M.A. Stodart

Oct. 22, 2014 - Reading: Seneca read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.  Seneca read the poem "Hearts Are Like Doors" by Anonymous.  Science: Chimpanzees  Grammar: FLL Math: Worksheet and activities on Khan Academy  Socialization: Homeschool Park Day

Oct. 23, 2014 - Reading: Seneca read first half of Scat Cat and re-read The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  Socialization: Girl Scouts  and Sarasota Krishna House.

Oct. 25, 2014 - Gills Club learning about Stingrays

Oct. 26, 2014 - Classical Indian Dance Class

Oct. 28, 2014- Homeschool Enrichment: Ziplining, held a chick, catch and release fish in a pond Art: Sketching and Musical Notes  Grammar: FLL lesson Dance: Ballet Class

Oct. 30, 2014 - Grammar: FLL copying sentences, drawing common nouns   Reading: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle  Math: Worksheet Science: I finished reading Chimpanzees to her.  Socialization: Girl Scouts!

Nov. 4, 2014 Homeschool Co-op Day!  Ballet Class

Nov. 9, 2014 Classical Indian Dance

Nov. 11, 2014 - Lantern Walk with Waldorf School  Story of St. Martin

Nov. 16, 2014 - Lantern Walk with MSU  Reading: Seneca read "The Hare and the Tortoise"
Dance: Classical Indian Dance

Nov.  17, 2014 - Classical Indian dance rehearsal for recital   Math: worksheet

Nov. 18, 2014 - Homeschool Enrichment  Dance: Ballet Dance: Classical Indian dance rehearsal for recital

Nov. 20, 2014 - Thanksgiving Dinner at Girl Scouts, worked on cooking badge

Nov. 21, 2014 Classical Indian Dance Recital!

Nov. 23, 2014 - Classical Indian Dance class. Seneca did really well today.

Nov. 26, 2014 - watched CATS on PBS

Nov. 30 -Yahtzee, Mancala, Math games, baked blueberry muffins

Dec. 1 - Homeschool Co-op, Ballet, FLL Reading: "The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg"

Dec. 3, 2014 - Homeschool Science Class

Dec.  15, 2014 - Ballet Recital!  Holiday Revue 2014

Dec. 16, 2014 - Homeschool Co-op, Dance: Ballet class Reading: Pinkalicious

Dec. 17, 2014 - Science: Class at museum, light spectrum, finding constellations, gravity of the sun
Math: working with rods to learn how to do double digit addition, math games focusing on adding Reading: Math At The Airport

Jan. 4 - Indian Dance Class, Lewis Park (finding raccoon and owl)
Jan. 6 - Homeschool Co-op, ballet class
Jan. 7-Homeschool Science class, library visit, Reading: Pinkalicious Drink Pink

Jan. 9 - Reading: The Crow and The Pitcher Math: Money Bags

Jan. 10 - Reading: The Little Red Hen  Math: Khan Academy History: Evolution and Cavemen

Jan. 12, 2015 - Math: Subtraction with math gems and Money Bags Science: Usborne book of Astronomy History: Intro in SOTW 1 Grammar: FLL

Jan. 15 - Girl Scouts

Jan. 16, 2015 - Math: subtraction with math gems Reading: The Fox and The Crow History: Nomads in SOTW Grammar: FLL Science: Usborne Book of Astronomy

Jan 19 - learned about MLK and Montgomery Bus Boycott    Rye Preserve with homeschool friends History: SOTW Chapter 2

Jan. 20 - Sick kiddo

Jan 27 - homeschool co-op: Horseback riding  Dance: Ballet

Jan. 28, 2015 - Reading: The Fir Tree in 2nd Reader Writing: FLL and History writing History: SOTW: Chp. 3 Math: 2x tables, 3x tables Science: Usborne Book of Astronomy and video on the sun's energy (nuclear fusion)

Jan 29 History: sotw mummies. Math: worksheet grammar: FLL literature: the monkey and the crocodile Writing: history writing

Feb. 4 - Science class at the museum. History: The Pyramids

Feb. 9, 2015 - History: SOTW: Abraham  Math: Money Bags  Science: learning about Venus Literature: Jataka Tales  Grammar: FLL  Crafts; Seneca made a camisol out of old tights

Feb. 10 - Dance: Ballet

Feb 16 - Indian Dance

Feb 17 - Ballet, Money Bags, Beethoven's 5th, Van Gogh's Wheatfield by the cypress tree, FLL

Feb 18, 2015 - Science: homeschool science class  Math: Odds and Evens review  History: review of Hammurabi Literature: Jataka Tales Composer Study: Beethoven's 5th symphony Artist Study: Van Gogh Wheat field and cypress trees

Second Grade

Second Grade Seneca

Saints and Heroes
Books Read to Seneca:
Wangari's Trees of Peace by Jeanette Winter
St Francis of Assisi retold by Nina Bawden
The Librarian of Basra retold by Jeanette Winter

History
7/31/2014 - Family Night at the Museum: History Comes Alive (South Florida Museum)
8/2/2014 - Family Night at the Museum: Jump Into Reading (South Florida Museum)

Science
-Tell Me Trees, All About Trees for Kids by Gail Gibbons
-7/31/2014 - Family Night at the Museum: History Comes Alive (South Florida Museum)
-8/5/2014 Lewis Park - leaf rubbings, Seneca spotted an owl in the trees and watched it for a while. She also told me about how male birds dance to show the females how strong they are.
-Building with Blocks

Animal Studies: Wild Kratts PBS Kids
Desert Owls
Crocodiles and Alligators
Wolves
Elephants
Fireflies

Handicrafts
Knitting - July 7, 14, 28  Aug 2,
Cooking: Mini Chicken Pot Pies
Cooking: Shaking cream into butter
Woodworking: 2 bookshelves

Math
Sum Swamp Game - Aug. 3, Aug. 7, Aug. 8, Aug. 25
Starfall Math

Language Arts
Reading: 
Starfall dot com
Second Grade Reading Primer by Free and Treadwell
Angelina Ballerina Has the Hiccups
Grammar: 
First Language Lessons

Books Read to Seneca:

Art Study
Katie and The Waterlily Pond: A Magical Journey Through Five Monet Pieces by James Mayhew

Art

Dance

Volunteering

June 17, 2014 - Yasmeen and Liam 1 hour All Faiths Food Bank

Oct. 22, 2014 - Liam Manacon orientation   1.5 hours at Manatee County Central Library

Oct. 25, 2014 - Liam Manacon 5 hours

Unschooling Seneca

June 2, 2014 - 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 i 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.

June 5, 2014 - 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, and washing Daisy the horse.  Wild Kratts: Flight of the Draco (lizard)

June 12, 2014- wet-felting craft class, pool day with grandpa and cousins, and read Aesop's The Sun and The Wind in Reading Primer.  She also found a kids' exercise video online and worked out to that.

June 15, 2014 - Classical Indian Dance class in the morning. Kids Yoga class in the afternoon.

June 18, 2014- Scrabble with cousin Ashlynn and Great-Grandma.  Seneca's scrabble words were rock, bad, me, and write.  Math: Seneca learned how to multiply by one.

June 19, 2014 - a wading hike at Rye Preserve.  Mad Science at Palmetto library.

June 23, 2014 - I read One Grain of Rice by Demi to Seneca.  Wild Kratts: Monkey

June 24, 2014- Seneca asked where her Red Math workbook was.  I showed it to her and she started to work in it on fractions.  Seneca decided that she wanted to play Spelling Bee, so she asked her brother and I to give her words to spell.  And, Beach Day!

June 25, 2014 - Seneca did some more work on fractions in her math workbook.  She read a few pages in Frog and Toad All Year.   She also went to a friend's house to play for a few hours.

June 26, 2014 - Seneca decided that she wanted to paint, so she did some free painting.

June 28, 2014 - Seneca wanted to review rhyming words, so we did that for a little while.

July 1, 2014 - Seneca examined some rocks of hers.  She named them according to their characteristics.  Then, she used the rocks to play math.  She had also been playing some imaginative games with the rocks.  She asked me to read Dream Snow by Eric Carle to her.

July 6, 2014- Classical Indian Dance class.  Math drill review of counting by 4s at Seneca's request.

July 7, 2014 - Beach coop! Jump rope, knitting, child-led puppet show, and playtime

July 28, 2014 - Beach coop!

July 31, 2014 - Family Night at the Museum: History Comes Alive

Aug. 2, 2014 - Family Night at the Museum: Jump into Reading

Aug.3, 2014 - Sum Swamp

List of Books for First Grade

Books Read To Seneca
1.Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
2 The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
3 Katie And The Dinosaurs by James Mayhew
4 Katie Meets The Impressionists by James Mayhew
5 The Bremen Town Musicians  The Brothers Grimm
6 Peter in Blueberry Land by Elsa Beskow
7 Scuffy The Tugboat
8 The Blue Fairy Tale Book by Gordon Laite
9 Saint George And The Dragon by Margaret Hodges
10 The Brave Little Tailor by The Brothers Grimm
11 Princess Sylvie by Elsa Beskow
12 Amos and Boris by William Steig as retold in The World Treasury of Children's Literature Volume II
13 The Princess in The Forest by Sybille von Olfers
14 The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie Di Paulo
15 Bumblebee At Apple Tree Lane by Laura Gates Galvin 
16 Ladybug At Orchard Avenue by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
17 Fossils Tell of Long Ago by Aliki
18 Dinosaurs Big and Small by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
19 Dinosaur Dinners by Lee Davis
20 The Golden Goose retold by Dennis McDermott
21 Annie And The Wild Animals by Jan Brett
22 Cordoruy by Don Freeman
23 The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer
24 The Hut In the Forest by The Brothers Grimm
25 The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
26 Mary Cassatt by Mike Venezia
27 The Gift of The Nile by Jan Mike
28 Wooly Mammoth In Trouble
29) Pelle's New Suit by Elsa Beskow
30 Rumplestiltskin as retold in The World Treasury of Children's Literature Volume II
31) The Snow Bears by Jan Brett
32) Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
33) Henry Ossawa Tanner: His Boyhood Dreams Come True by Faith Ringgold
34) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy

Bill and Pete Go Down The Nile by Tomie Di Paulo

Children of the Forest by Elsa Beskow

James Herriot’s Treasury For Children by James Herriot

Clouds by Anne Rockwell

Hello Ocean by Pam Munoz

All About Birds by Catherine Sill (read by Seneca)

Giant Pandas by Patricia A. Fink Martin

Designing Dandelions: An Engineering Everything Story by Emily Hunt and Michelle Pantoya

Older Than The Stars by Karen Fox

Stories Told To Seneca
The Fisherman and His Wife
Snow White and Rose Red
The Queen Bee
The Three Little Pigs
Snow White
The Six Swans
Mother Holle
Little Red Riding Hood
Brother Acorn

Books Read by Seneca
Dick and Jane: We Look
Dick and Jane: Go, Go, Go
Dick and Jane: Something Funny
Little Bear by Elsa Minarek
Little Bear'sVisit by Elsa Minarek
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Fox In Socks by Dr. Seuss
Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel
"Three Billy Goats Gruff"  in Elson's Reader Book One
"Bobbie's Yellow Chicken" in Elson's Reader Book One
Picnic by Bobby Lynn Maslen
The Train by Bobby Lynn Maslen
Princess Sylvie by Elsa Beskow
Chickens by Bobby Lynn Maslen

First Grade Crafts