Friday, May 31, 2013

Home School Summary - Spring 2013

READING
Scout:  Phonics Pathways (pgs 100-180)
            The Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading (lessons 70-170)

Independent Readers:  Too many to count thanks to Book Adventures!  The most memorable this semester were Hour of the Olympics and The Tales From The Odyssey books by Mary Pope Osborne
                       

Read Alouds:  The Saturdays, Mary Poppins, Greek Myths, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Toys Dance Party, My Father's Dragon trilogy, Roman Myths and Toys Come Home

                    

RiverTeach your Child to read in 100 Easy Lessons (lessons 40-60)

Independent Readers:  BOBs books, Levels 1 - 5 from Carrie Lane's "book boost" list

Read Alouds:  Eric Carle Books, Nursery Rhymes, Alfie books, Tall Tales, My Father's Dragon Trilogy and most of Scout's read-alouds

PHONICS
Scout:  Explode the Code (3, 4)
River:  Get Set Ready for the Code and Go for the Code

All About Spelling - Level 1 - completed    Level 2 - steps 1-6 

                                                                        
HANDWRITING
Scout: Writing With Ease - level 1
            Printing Power
River: My First School Book






LANGUAGE
Scout:  First Language Lessons - level 1 (lessons 39-100) finished! 


MATH
Scout - MathUsee Beta (lessons 1-19)
River - MathUsee Primer (lessons 1-18)

         

HISTORY
The Story of the World - Ancients  (chapters 12 - 29)


Read Alouds: too many too count! Some of our favorites were:
The Legend of the Persian Carpet, The Hero and the Minotaur, Usborne Greek Myths for Young Children, The Librarian who Measured the Earth, King Midas and the Golden Touch, The Persian Cinderella, Mr. Semolina-Semolinas, Cupid and Psyche, Is my Friend Home? Pueblo Fireside Tales


Independent Readers:  Monster in the Maze, Tales from the Odyssey, The Trojan Horse, Hour of the Olympics, The Flying Horse, Romulus and Remus
 

SCIENCE
R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey - Space
Volcanoes, the Earth's Surface, Rocks and Minerals  

FINE ARTS:
Music: The Orchestra, Bach, Mozart, Hadyn
Art: Edgar Degas, George Sueratt, Henri Matisse, Vincent Van Gogh   

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