Sunday, October 27, 2013

SS

Social Studies for October:

 
Aiden's mapping. 

 
PEI, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. 

 
Following directions. 


 
Aiden, Gemma, Keiran, and Mom read this book together. 

 
Finding and discussing things. 

 


 
In the home. 



October Math

Aidy:

 
shapes, skip counting, adding doubles....

 



Gemma: 

 
weight

 
length

Gemma's story.

The Cat at the Beach









Some October English

Gemma's October English: 

 
W


 Gem's first readers.

 
Get Ready for the Code.... K recognition. 

 
f

 
Which one is different? 


 
The letters that Gemma has worked on so far in her Sonlight K program. 

Making words. 

Aiden's October English: 

 
"Surprises"- A book of poems. 

 
Good job!

 
"ed" words

 
pic recognition
 
 
Cracked a new Code. 

 
Pronouns. 

 
Spelling test. 

 
The king was caught by his enemy Jake. He was in jail for 10,000 years. One day he got an idea. He had a bag full of cans. He made a fake king and escaped. The end!

 



Free Time Creative Writing.

Aiden decided to write his own book one day....

 
Page One:

 
I like hockey, guns and video games. I like soccer, and pizza. I have 10 friends. I do homeschool. I know about volcanos and alot about math too. 

 
The illustration. 

 
Page 2: 

 
I have a lot of model guns. And I like football. I have 1 sister and 2 brothers. 
My book of the day is Berenstain Bear Scouts and the ice monster.





 
Drawing to go with. 


 
Page 3: 

 
I have a dog names Echo. He is big! And I have a friend is Austin. He is just like me and I have a friend over today.

 
Echo the dog. 

 
Page 4: 

 
Grandma Froment wrote about herself for Aiden. 

 
Gemma illustrated this page with a rendering of Grandma's house. 

Monday, October 21, 2013

Simple life lessons.

We had a busy but restful week off of any major schoolwork. I am learning to take cues from my kids (and myself) that we need a break. We instead had a week of getting ready for the baby and for winter. We had a work-bee day and cleaned out the basement, along with digging out winter gear. The kids worked outside with Dad for a couple days, gathering and burning yard waste and branches.
Extended family was also here for the week, as well as for Thanksgiving. Uncle Brandon has just started working here and is staying with Grandma for now. Auntie Kristina and Dominic were up and they all have found a place to live so they will be back soon.
Uncle Darin and Auntie Courtney were up for Thanksgiving dinner. That is all of Mom's family! Grandma took the kids for a hike/walk down to the gully in the afternoon and then the kids got to paint Kool-Aid paintings. The rest of the day was spent watching movies and playing games.
We ended the week with a family hike around the lake. 
Mom has been having lots of pre-labor but there is no baby yet, so it is back to schoolwork this morning.

Kool-Aid Painting~
 
Step one: Spray paper with water. Step two: dip brush, sponge, etc, in Kool-Aid powder.

 
Gemma's. 

 
Smells like lime. 

 
Dominic :) 

 
Aiden. 


Family time~



 
A family walk. 

 
The boys checking out the drain pipes.... Hellooooo....

 
....... Gemma on the other side.

 
The kids climbed a huge stump and were pretending they were judges.
"Order in the court!" 

 
Who can do a chin-up? Only Daddy can. Dad lifted them up to try.