What went well
  • Finished planned composition, science, and history.
  • Audrey has been more excited to read to herself.
  • Continued reading the Iliad daily
  • Started Rosetta Stone for Spanish and it went well. 
  • Started doing spelling bees and Audrey loves it.
  • Audrey is really starting to grasp addition and the concept of counting on. 
  • Audrey's handwriting is really improving.
  • Audrey's fluency is really nice when she is reading.
  • Lorelei has begun asking for 'word games', i.e. Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.
  • Put up our new fairy calendar and marking off days, and writing in upcoming important events. 
Areas for improvement
  • Didn't finish planned grammar, math, and spelling.
  • Had to do two composition lessons in one day in order to catch up.
  • Over-planned morning homeschooling with guests in town, and we are now behind in math and spelling.
  • Would like to spend a little more time having Audrey read to us.
  • Keep memorization fun. 
  • Find daily activity for Lorelei and Daddy. 
Action Items
  • Figure out when to practice Spanish. 
  • Pick a short fun poem to help Lorelei like memorizing again.
  • Put all Audrey's new spelling words into a flash card deck.
  • Put addition facts into a flash card deck.
  • Find a flash card app for the Kindle. 
  • Decide if we should have scheduled times for spelling bees, math bees, and poetry practice that isn't at meal times.
  • Return library books and get new library books for history and science. 
  • Download new audio books (check about The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairy Land, Lord of the Rings, Pinocchio) 
  • Show April the Spanish software
  • Film poem recitation of all our poems.
Schedule for the week
  • Monday
    • 6:45a -7:30a
      • math 
        • unit 14, activity 3 and 4, pages 45-52
      • spelling 
        • page 112, finish lesson 27, blends with L
    • 9:15a Leave for Swimming
    • 10:30a - 11:30a Swimming Lessons
    • 1:45p - 3:00p nap (fun reading, notebook page, handwriting)
    • 3:00p - 4:30p
      • grammar
        • lesson 12, story narration "The Lion and The Mouse" pages 19, 20
      • composition (2 lessons)
        • week 4 days 1 and 2, copywork and narration from Alice's adventures in Wonderland pages 11-13
      • history 
        • Chapter 3, section 1"Hieroglyphs and Cuneiform" pages 21-24
        • review question and narration from activity book page 11
      • spanish
    • dinner time
    • bedtime
      • Audrey: reading to us, reading Iliad to her 
      • Lorelei: reading aloud, including poetry
  • Tuesday:
    • 6:45a -7:30a
      • math
        • unit 14, activity 5, pages 52-53 
        • lesson 15.1, pages 55-56
      • spelling
        • page 113-115, beging lesson 28, blends with S 
    • 7:30a drop off Lorelei at Aspen Grove (until 3:30p) and leave for Kinderheart
    • 9a-3p Kinderheart
    • bedtime
      • Audrey: reading to us, reading Iliad to her 
      • Lorelei: reading aloud, including poetry
  • Wednesday
    • 6:45a -7:30a
      • math 
        • lesson 15.2 and 15.3, pages 68-72
      • spelling
        • page 116, finish lesson 28, blends with S 
    • 8:30a- 2:30p 
      • Aquarium field trip (studying frogs and turtles)
    • 2:30 - 4:30p Nap (notebook page, fun reading)
    • 4:30p Audrey's dance
    • bedtime
      • Audrey: reading to us, Spanish 
      • Lorelei: reading aloud, including poetry
  • Thursday
    • 6:45a -7:30a
      • math 
        • lesson 15.4 and 15.5, pages 73-76
      • spelling 
        • page 117-119, begin lesson 29, Y with a vowel, Y as a vowel
    • 7:30a drop off Lorelei at Aspen Grove (until 3:30p) and leave for Kinderheart
    • 9a-3p Kinderheart
    • 3:30p-5:30p 
      • Fabricate Camp
    • 4:45p Lorelei's dance class
    • bedtime
      • Audrey: reading to us, reading Iliad to her 
      • Lorelei: reading aloud, including poetry
  • Friday
    • 6:45a -7:30a
      • math 
        • lesson 15.6 and 15.7, pages 77-80
      • spelling
        • page 120, finish lesson 29, Y with a vowel, Y as a vowel
    • 8:30a - 11a
      • grammar
        • lesson 13, proper nouns, page 21
      • composition
        • week 4 day 3 (copywork page 13)
      • Spanish
      • science (turtles)
    • 11a-1:30p
      • either Shoshoni yoga or picnic at the park
    • 1:30p - 3:30p Nap (notebook page)
    • bedtime
      • Audrey: reading to us, reading Iliad to her 
      • Lorelei: reading aloud, including poetry 
  • Saturday
    • 8a-11a
      • grammar
        • lesson 14, proper nouns, page 22
      • composition
        • week 4 day 4 (narration pages 13-14)
      • history
        • map work
        • coloring page, carving hieroglyphs student page 9
        • write your name in Cuneiform
      • Spanish
    • bedtime
      • Audrey: reading to us, reading Iliad to her 
      • Lorelei: reading aloud, including poetry
  • Sunday
    • bedtime
      • Audrey: reading to us, Spanish 
      • Lorelei: reading aloud, including poetry

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