Wow-we are rowing our very first book from FIAR Volume 2! As we have family living in Spain (a US expat) this seems like a good first choice. Oh, and the fact that we already had this book too!
Day 1: Social Studies
a. We read the book
b. We talked about the capital of Spain, the leaders, 3 major products, looked at pictures of Spain on the internet, found Spain on a map and talked about "neighbour" countries.
This week we will also color a Spanish flag for our lap book (our first one ever!)
Day 2: Social Studies
a. Read the book
b. We have talked about three types of sentences, identified them, made up our own and talked about what goes at the end of each.
c. We talked about repeating words in stories and thought about what repeated in our book this week.
Day 3: Art
1. We will read the book
2. Talk about the art of Dali (Spanish artist).
3. Look at a Dali work and do picture study (our first time!).
4. Talk about Humor in the book's art.
Day 4: Applied Math
1. Read book.
2. We are going to talk about how to measure using feet and inches.
Day 5: Science
1. Read book.
2. Talk about cork trees
3. Talk about treees
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The Story About Ping
This week we are "rowing" The Story About Ping. Our activities have been short because we are playing catch-up with 3R school work from CS.
Day 1: Social Studies:
We read the book and then read another book about the Great Wall of China. The second book was in story format and I'm not sure how much DS retained. We talked about China and it's capital, the fact that the Olympics just took place there, the river and why it is yellow. We also talked about clothing and the eyes on the boats. We talked about why Ping got " a spank on the back" and also the kindness of the little boy in the book. We also talked about what it means to live in a free country.
Day 2: Language Arts:
Today we are talking about repeating words and sentences in a story and what they do. We will also look for this topic as we read. We will also review the setting of the story and find China on our map.
Til next time!
Michele
Day 1: Social Studies:
We read the book and then read another book about the Great Wall of China. The second book was in story format and I'm not sure how much DS retained. We talked about China and it's capital, the fact that the Olympics just took place there, the river and why it is yellow. We also talked about clothing and the eyes on the boats. We talked about why Ping got " a spank on the back" and also the kindness of the little boy in the book. We also talked about what it means to live in a free country.
Day 2: Language Arts:
Today we are talking about repeating words and sentences in a story and what they do. We will also look for this topic as we read. We will also review the setting of the story and find China on our map.
Til next time!
Michele
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