12/8/2013 School Retro and Planning

What Went Well
  • We are starting to see spontaneous composition all of the time. 
  • She is super passionate about science right now and can't get enough of learning about the human body. 
Areas for Improvement
  • Skipped a lot of spelling as it has become Audrey's last choice when choosing which subject is next.
  • Did not successfully download Charlotte's Web.

Action Items
  • complete planning for the year
  • Download Charlotte's Web, and Trumpet of the Swan from the Library
  • create spelling words flash cards
  • plan library trip and return items that are due

Schedule for the week
  • Monday 
    • early
      • Math: 20.4 (counting money) 
      • Spanish: Unit 1, lesson 1, pronunciation 
      • Grammar: lesson 48 (copywork, pronouns)
    • morning
      • Swimming (A&L)
      • Spelling: Lesson 10
    • afternoon
      • Composition: Week 12, day 1 (Days of the Week poem)
      • Science: Read First Human Body Encyclopedia on  Muscles (pages 24- 29) and complete narration exercises. 
      • Quiet time (self directed time)
        • options include, correspondence, handwriting, art for science or history, needle felting, listening to audio books, reading, making spelling fashcards, rhymes and opposites book
    • dinner time
      • Poem practice 
      • Spelling bee
    • reading
  • Wednesday 
    • early
      • Math: Unit 20 Review
      • Spanish: Unit 1, lesson 1, grammar
      • Grammar: lesson 50 (they, them, their, their's)
    • morning
      • Boulder Dinner Theatre's Kids Cabaret
    • afternoon
      • Composition: Week 12, day 2
      • Spelling: Make Spelling flashcards (starting with lesson 6), have bee
      • Science: Play Some Body, play with Human Body model and discuss muscles. 
      • Quiet time (self directed time)
        • options include, correspondence, handwriting, art for science or history, needle felting, listening to audio books, reading
      • Gymnastics
    • dinner time
      • Poem practice 
      • Spelling bee
    • Reading
  • Thursdat
    • early
      • Math: Activity 20.1 and 20.2
      • Spanish: Unit 1, lesson 1, finish grammar
      • Grammar: lesson 51 (story narration) 
    • Kinderheart
    • afternoon
      • Fabricate
    • dinner time
      • Poem practice 
      • Spelling bee
    • Reading
      • Bible Stories 
  • Friday 
    • early
      • Math: Activity 20.3 and 20.4
      • Spanish: Unit 1, lesson 2, CORE
      • Grammar: lesson 52 (introducing verbs)
    • morning
      • Circus Skills
      • Spelling:Spelling fashcards and bee
    • afternoon
      • Composition: week 12, day 3
      • History: Chapter 10, Ancient China, part 1 and 2 reading, review questions and narration. 
      • Quiet time (self directed time)
        • options include, correspondence, handwriting, art for science or history, needle felting, listening to audio books, reading
      • Children's Opera, The Magic Flute, at Nomad Theater
    • dinner time
      • Poem practice 
      • Spelling bee
    • Reading
  • Saturday 
    • early
      • History: Chapter 10, Ancient China section 3, reading, review questions and narration, plus map work, and coloring page. Review History Encyclopedia on Ancient China
      • Composition: Week 12, day 4
      • Spelling: Lesson 11
    • afternoon
      • Wesley's Birthday Party at the Children's Museum
    • dinner time
      • Poem practice 
      • Spelling bee
    • Reading
Audrey's past work in her Human Body Coloring Book