Week 5 '05-'06

Becca returned from California last night! We were all so excited to see her and it has been wonderful getting back to the normal routine. Times Tables and Spelling lists will be a focus this week, along with Reading with Riley.

Week 5

1 Samuel 9:1 to 10:1-8

Burgess Animal Book: Ch. 23 Digger and Glutton

Special Movie: To celebrate Reuben's finishing of Charlotte's Web, we watched the DVD.

Our Island Story: Ch. 18

50 Famous Stories Retold: The Kingdoms, Grace Darling

Child's History of the World: Ch. 56 Bibles made of Glass and Stone

50 Famous stories: Antonio Canova (for Becca)

Aesop's Fables: The Monkey and the Cat, The Vain Jackdaw and His Borrowed Feathers, The Dogs and the Hides, the Bear and the Bees

James Harriot: The Market Place Dog

Joan of Arc: Part 1

Art Study: Antonio Canova

Alice in Wonderland: Up to the start of the croquet match

A little Princess: Reuben

Handicrafts: Origami men (inspired by Rick Schoolcraft)

Becca's Trip Narration

Reuben: Pinocchio

Becca: More Busy Times

Riley: First Steps! Way to go Riley!

Riley and Becca: Piano Lessons

Reuben: Guitar

Parcheesi

Times Tables Tricks: 0s, 1s, 2s, 10s, and 11s

Copywork, math, Explode the Code, Becca finished Busy Times, guitar