Week 21
Getting really close to the end. We have three more weeks left. It has been a wonderful adventure. The kids are doing great, and I can see they all want to finish strong. Keep on!
Thank you, Mrs. Peters for the wonderful introduction to our Great Composer Beethoven. We were introduced to Exposition, Development, Recapitulation and Coda. If you want to read a little bit more about Beethoven, check out this page. This is one of our favorite rendition of "Beethoven's Fifth Symphony" "Beethoven's wig, so very big (da da da daaah)... Enjoy!
Presentation was so much fun. We learned to make/taste lemon cookies, play the guitar, fold a paper ball, draw Japanese animals through shapes and cut an apple with the least amount of waste. Life skills! Thank you for helping your child prepare for presentation every week. Next week will be another demonstration from Elle, Ellie, Jayven and Ruthie. Have fun preparing.
We finished our straw bridges and would like to thank Mr. Boyer for being our structural engineer for the day. The kids were great. No bridges broke. Everybody won. (Look, Mrs. Rittenhouse, 3sss). It was a wonderful lesson for the kids, too - to learn to work with others, as this is their first group project.
New Grammar and Review
With so limited time, we have been doing new grammar and review together a lot lately.
History: Song - CC CD
I briefly discussed the beginning and the end of the Cold War to the kids (in the middle of a vertigo spell). The kids seemed to have understood what I stated. For more info on how the Cold War began, check this out. For info on how it ended, check this out.
English: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We discussed a little bit about words, phrases and clauses and I did mentioned to the kids that if they continue singing the whole song, they will be able to memorize the whole conjunction chart (Chart H) in Essentials.
Science: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
To introduce them to the third law of thermodynamics, I briefly explained the different measures of temperature - Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin. When we say absolute zero temperature, we are talking about 0°K which is -273.15°C, or -459.7°F. Check this site for more information on the third law. I also briefly mentioned that there is a zeroth law, check this out to learn more about it.
Latin: Song - CC CD
Review of first conjugation pluperfect tense. We also reviewed the "to be" pluperfect active indicative (just add fu to the pluperfect tense). We have two more weeks to do the Latin Challenge in Essentials, I know the kids can do it, so please encourage them and practice with them at home.
Math: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We are done with Geometry and are moving on to the Laws. We tried applying the associative law, and it worked. Practice with them at home. I reiterated that the law applies only to addition and multiplication.
Geography: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We have an acronym for ease of memorizing the countries of the first part of Central America - BiGHEN. I will review this again with them next week when we move to the second part of Central America.
Timeline: Song - CC CD
We are so fortunate to be doing Timeline in our opening ceremony. We will review timeline next week. Again, if you are reviewing it at home, separate them into periods (age), note what event is immediately after that age. This will make it easier to remember the Timeline, and makes it less confusing when saying the whole Timeline. Keep up the good work!
Verse
We are in Paul's final greetings to the people of Ephesus... the reason he is writing to them. We were able to go through the verse a couple of times, since we were not able to do it during the opening ceremony. I am open to listen to the memory verse anytime during the lunch hour for the next three weeks. Two students and one parent in our class recited the verse already, that means we have seven students and eight parents more to go. Any parents interested to recite the verse are always welcome to see me too. This is your opportunity to encourage your child to do the memory verse with you - our class goal!
Thank you so much for all you do every week, I am so blest to be walking along side your child in their learning. Keep up the good work.
Have a wonderful week!
God Bless!
Zabrina
P.S. I will send the photos of the kids with their bridges via email for privacy purposes.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Week 20
We really are coming to a homestretch... the kids are doing marvelous. Keep up the good work!
The second week of our orchestra unit introduced us to the different period of classical music and selected composers during the classical and Romantic Era. The kids enjoyed a brief game of music vocabulary and the instrument of the orchestra. Thank you very much Mrs. Herson, we enjoyed every moment of it. My book recommendation for the orchestra is "The Story of the Orchestra" by Robert Levine.
Before we started class, I reminded the kids of the announcement Mrs. Herson gave during the opening ceremony. We are very fortunate to be able to use the facility as our meeting place, as visitors to this place, we need to learn to take care of everything that is in it. I also stressed the rule of being mindful with our words. I feel like I am preaching to the choir because I know these kids are model kids. I just told them that they need to be role models and learn to take care of the younger ones. They seem to take it well.
Presentation was exciting. We learned a few things about different Asian countries (something dear to my heart) - India, Pakistan, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea, Hong Kong and cities - Calcutta, Tokyo and a city in North Korea. It was interesting that nobody presented on the same country and they have their own special reason why they chose the country they reported on. We learn something new everyday, don't we? Next time's presentation is Demonstration: Make or do something. Show the class how to make or do something allowing audience participation if possible. Show all the steps, narrating as you go (class divided into two weeks). The following kids volunteered to present the first week (March 27) - Nolan, Caroline, Dawn, Reid and Jacob. The following kids will present the second week (April 3) - Elle, Ruthie, Ellie and Jayven. Have fun preparing.
Science experiment with Mr. Herson as always, is so much fun. The first group project of the year, the kids are paired (one boy, one girl) to construct a bridge from straws. We have two weeks for this project and I would say I am really impressed because the kids spent a big part of their lunch hour working on their bridges. If the kids want to continue to learn about how to construct their bridges, check out this site.
New Grammar and Review
English: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We learned about appositives. Although our definition only states " a noun (or pronoun)", I mentioned that it can also be a noun phrase. I gave them a few examples and they gave me some examples as well.
History: Song - CC CD
When I told the kids that the Vietnam War started in 1955, everybody was armed and ready to devour me because our history sentence states, "In 1965,..." Then I have to explain that the US troops was sent in 1965 to Vietnam making our sentence correct. This site is an easy reading about the Vietnam War. While telling them that the Vietnam War encompassed four presidents (two of which I cannot remember), the kids sang through the "Presidents' Song" and we were able to figure out the four presidents - Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon. I tried to tell them that the sentences for both Korean and Vietnam War are very similar with only the key words that are not the same. I reminded them to be very careful and think about what they are memorizing (own their memory work).
Math: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
I briefly reviewed where 𝜋 came from and encourage them to do the experiment at home (get anything circle and measure the circumference and diameter, get the ratio and the answer will always be 3.14). We reviewed the area of the circle and proceeded with the circumference. A quick review, radius is half of the diameter, so with the formula for Circumference, 2 𝜋r, it can be substituted with 𝜋d. I also pointed out the difference between r² and 2r. I did mention that the only time the area and the circumference of the circle will be the same if the radius is 2 and nothing else. It would be good to review that at home. Again, I would encourage you to help them with the application at home because I am sure they can recite the formulas in their sleep. I forgot to post my book recommendation for circles last week. "Sir Cumference and the Dargon of Pi" by Cindy Neuschwander.
Latin: Song - CC CD
Review of present perfect tense and "to be" perfect active indicative. I just fund out that they can do the Latin challenge in Essentials just add two more -
Science: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
Our focus on the second law of thermodynamics is heat flow and I believe the kids understood the concept really well with the example hot water left on its own will cool down and not warm up. It is one direction - the concept of irreversibility - what goes out will not come back. A good tie in to our announcement to be careful with our words. Another example I gave was spray can, when you spray, you will not be able to retrieve the gas that goes out. I briefly mentioned the other component of the second law, entropy - every isolated system becomes disordered in time. If you want to learn more about the second law, check this out.
Timeline: Song - CC CD
We reviewed what was taught during the opening ceremony. We focused on time periods - the dates and what events follow immediately. This is for them to not be confused when saying their timeline.
Geography: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
Aside from the countries in our memory work of South Central Asia, I added a few countries that are near the area, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma and Malaysia. We were able to review the countries in Southwest Asia and Southeast Asia. Keep on reviewing.
Verse
We were able to review Ephesians 6:18-20 a few times. Someone asked if this is included in MM. No it is not, but the goal of the class is to memorize the verse so we are doing it, myself included. The kids can come see me anytime now for reciting the passage. Any parent interested in reciting the whole of Ephesians 6 is welcome to come see me too. Thank you very much for encouraging your kids to do this. I would consider this more important than anything else because this is God's word. "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away." Matthew 24:35
Thank you very much for all you do for the kids.
Have a wonderful week. Enjoy the snow!
Sincerely,
Zabrina
P.S. I meant to send this photo the last time, but didn't get the chance. Here goes...
We really are coming to a homestretch... the kids are doing marvelous. Keep up the good work!
The second week of our orchestra unit introduced us to the different period of classical music and selected composers during the classical and Romantic Era. The kids enjoyed a brief game of music vocabulary and the instrument of the orchestra. Thank you very much Mrs. Herson, we enjoyed every moment of it. My book recommendation for the orchestra is "The Story of the Orchestra" by Robert Levine.
Before we started class, I reminded the kids of the announcement Mrs. Herson gave during the opening ceremony. We are very fortunate to be able to use the facility as our meeting place, as visitors to this place, we need to learn to take care of everything that is in it. I also stressed the rule of being mindful with our words. I feel like I am preaching to the choir because I know these kids are model kids. I just told them that they need to be role models and learn to take care of the younger ones. They seem to take it well.
Presentation was exciting. We learned a few things about different Asian countries (something dear to my heart) - India, Pakistan, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea, Hong Kong and cities - Calcutta, Tokyo and a city in North Korea. It was interesting that nobody presented on the same country and they have their own special reason why they chose the country they reported on. We learn something new everyday, don't we? Next time's presentation is Demonstration: Make or do something. Show the class how to make or do something allowing audience participation if possible. Show all the steps, narrating as you go (class divided into two weeks). The following kids volunteered to present the first week (March 27) - Nolan, Caroline, Dawn, Reid and Jacob. The following kids will present the second week (April 3) - Elle, Ruthie, Ellie and Jayven. Have fun preparing.
Science experiment with Mr. Herson as always, is so much fun. The first group project of the year, the kids are paired (one boy, one girl) to construct a bridge from straws. We have two weeks for this project and I would say I am really impressed because the kids spent a big part of their lunch hour working on their bridges. If the kids want to continue to learn about how to construct their bridges, check out this site.
New Grammar and Review
English: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We learned about appositives. Although our definition only states " a noun (or pronoun)", I mentioned that it can also be a noun phrase. I gave them a few examples and they gave me some examples as well.
History: Song - CC CD
When I told the kids that the Vietnam War started in 1955, everybody was armed and ready to devour me because our history sentence states, "In 1965,..." Then I have to explain that the US troops was sent in 1965 to Vietnam making our sentence correct. This site is an easy reading about the Vietnam War. While telling them that the Vietnam War encompassed four presidents (two of which I cannot remember), the kids sang through the "Presidents' Song" and we were able to figure out the four presidents - Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon. I tried to tell them that the sentences for both Korean and Vietnam War are very similar with only the key words that are not the same. I reminded them to be very careful and think about what they are memorizing (own their memory work).
Math: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
I briefly reviewed where 𝜋 came from and encourage them to do the experiment at home (get anything circle and measure the circumference and diameter, get the ratio and the answer will always be 3.14). We reviewed the area of the circle and proceeded with the circumference. A quick review, radius is half of the diameter, so with the formula for Circumference, 2 𝜋r, it can be substituted with 𝜋d. I also pointed out the difference between r² and 2r. I did mention that the only time the area and the circumference of the circle will be the same if the radius is 2 and nothing else. It would be good to review that at home. Again, I would encourage you to help them with the application at home because I am sure they can recite the formulas in their sleep. I forgot to post my book recommendation for circles last week. "Sir Cumference and the Dargon of Pi" by Cindy Neuschwander.
Latin: Song - CC CD
Review of present perfect tense and "to be" perfect active indicative. I just fund out that they can do the Latin challenge in Essentials just add two more -
Science: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
Our focus on the second law of thermodynamics is heat flow and I believe the kids understood the concept really well with the example hot water left on its own will cool down and not warm up. It is one direction - the concept of irreversibility - what goes out will not come back. A good tie in to our announcement to be careful with our words. Another example I gave was spray can, when you spray, you will not be able to retrieve the gas that goes out. I briefly mentioned the other component of the second law, entropy - every isolated system becomes disordered in time. If you want to learn more about the second law, check this out.
Timeline: Song - CC CD
We reviewed what was taught during the opening ceremony. We focused on time periods - the dates and what events follow immediately. This is for them to not be confused when saying their timeline.
Geography: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
Aside from the countries in our memory work of South Central Asia, I added a few countries that are near the area, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma and Malaysia. We were able to review the countries in Southwest Asia and Southeast Asia. Keep on reviewing.
Verse
We were able to review Ephesians 6:18-20 a few times. Someone asked if this is included in MM. No it is not, but the goal of the class is to memorize the verse so we are doing it, myself included. The kids can come see me anytime now for reciting the passage. Any parent interested in reciting the whole of Ephesians 6 is welcome to come see me too. Thank you very much for encouraging your kids to do this. I would consider this more important than anything else because this is God's word. "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away." Matthew 24:35
Thank you very much for all you do for the kids.
Have a wonderful week. Enjoy the snow!
Sincerely,
Zabrina
P.S. I meant to send this photo the last time, but didn't get the chance. Here goes...
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Week 19
We are counting down the days... we are close to the end. Congratulations everyone for doing a wonderful job. Keep on and finish strong! Nolan, we miss you! Happy Birthday!
We had to divide the time for art, as we need time to allow the background to dry. We learned gradient (ombre) painting first thing in class. The kids were wonderful...they followed instructions really well.
Presentation was fun. Everyone seems to love Aesop fables. Aside from the moral lesson of the stories, we learned something special this week. We learned two special words - "adaptation" and "sour-graping". Ask the kids about the two words. Next week's presentation is on geography: Tell us about a country/city in Asia. Where is it on the map? What is the climate? What type of government does it have? What is the official language? Add anything interesting about the country/city. Have fun preparing!
New Grammar and Review
English: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
While learning gerund, we reviewed the definition of a present participle. Everyone gave an example of a gerund.
History: Song - CC CD
I briefly discussed a little history of Korea ending in Korea being under Imperial Japan, and how after World War II, it became divided into North and South. If you want to read more on the Korean War, check this site out. This is an interesting site for more facts.
Science: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
I briefly discussed the first law of thermodynamics by giving them an example. The kids seem to understand the concept of energy not being destroyed or created. For more about the laws of thermodynamics, check out this and this. Just a fun fact... there is a zeroth law of thermodynamics, which was not really recognized until the 1930's.
Timeline: Song - CC CD
We played our usual game, what is before this time period. Continue on working on the Timeline at home. Again, I encourage them to know the dates, it will be very helpful in the future.
Latin: Song - CC CD
Present Perfect Tense conjugation - they know well. We worked on the "to be" Perfect Active Indicative. We will have another opportunity to review next week.
Math: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
The area of a circle. I briefly discussed hoe pi (ratio of the Circumference and diameter) came to be. I encouraged them to go home and measure the Circumference of any circle they find at home and divide it with the diameter and they will always get 3.14.... We also worked on the application of the formula. A lot of them struggled with the application, so you may want to work on this at home.
Geography: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We continue looking into countries in Asia. This time it is Southeast Asia. We did not encounter any problems identifying the countries this week.
Verse
We worked on last week's and this week's verse. We were even able to review from v. 10-19. The kids are doing great. Keep on encouraging them.
Science experiment was short. We learned Bernoulli's principle by blowing over the top of a strip of paper. I discussed a little bit about how an airplane fly using just four words - lift, weight, thrust and drag. We did not have time to fold paper airplanes for fun (paper airplanes does not really describe lift), but we might have the opportunity next week. To learn more on how airplane fly, check out this site.
The second part of the art project was the real project. We learned about Berthe Morisot, one of the few women artist in the 1800's. The interesting thing we learned about her is that she is married to Eduoard Manet's brother, Eugene. We focused on texture painting. I made two colors of texture paint (1/2 cup cornstartch, 3 T white glue and 2 T white paint) - white and gray (added a tinge of black to the recipe). We painted circles with the textured paint. The project came out really marvelous! The kids were so proud of their work, and I am proud of them.
This is the end of our Art Projects, but I hope the kids will continue to be inspired to do more art projects on their own. As long as they have the tools, they can learn anything. It has been a wonderful six weeks of art projects. I am inspired to continue painting. Next week, we will continue with our Great Composers.
Have a wonderful week!
Zabrina
We are counting down the days... we are close to the end. Congratulations everyone for doing a wonderful job. Keep on and finish strong! Nolan, we miss you! Happy Birthday!
We had to divide the time for art, as we need time to allow the background to dry. We learned gradient (ombre) painting first thing in class. The kids were wonderful...they followed instructions really well.
Presentation was fun. Everyone seems to love Aesop fables. Aside from the moral lesson of the stories, we learned something special this week. We learned two special words - "adaptation" and "sour-graping". Ask the kids about the two words. Next week's presentation is on geography: Tell us about a country/city in Asia. Where is it on the map? What is the climate? What type of government does it have? What is the official language? Add anything interesting about the country/city. Have fun preparing!
New Grammar and Review
English: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
While learning gerund, we reviewed the definition of a present participle. Everyone gave an example of a gerund.
History: Song - CC CD
I briefly discussed a little history of Korea ending in Korea being under Imperial Japan, and how after World War II, it became divided into North and South. If you want to read more on the Korean War, check this site out. This is an interesting site for more facts.
Science: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
I briefly discussed the first law of thermodynamics by giving them an example. The kids seem to understand the concept of energy not being destroyed or created. For more about the laws of thermodynamics, check out this and this. Just a fun fact... there is a zeroth law of thermodynamics, which was not really recognized until the 1930's.
Timeline: Song - CC CD
We played our usual game, what is before this time period. Continue on working on the Timeline at home. Again, I encourage them to know the dates, it will be very helpful in the future.
Latin: Song - CC CD
Present Perfect Tense conjugation - they know well. We worked on the "to be" Perfect Active Indicative. We will have another opportunity to review next week.
Math: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
The area of a circle. I briefly discussed hoe pi (ratio of the Circumference and diameter) came to be. I encouraged them to go home and measure the Circumference of any circle they find at home and divide it with the diameter and they will always get 3.14.... We also worked on the application of the formula. A lot of them struggled with the application, so you may want to work on this at home.
Geography: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We continue looking into countries in Asia. This time it is Southeast Asia. We did not encounter any problems identifying the countries this week.
Verse
We worked on last week's and this week's verse. We were even able to review from v. 10-19. The kids are doing great. Keep on encouraging them.
Science experiment was short. We learned Bernoulli's principle by blowing over the top of a strip of paper. I discussed a little bit about how an airplane fly using just four words - lift, weight, thrust and drag. We did not have time to fold paper airplanes for fun (paper airplanes does not really describe lift), but we might have the opportunity next week. To learn more on how airplane fly, check out this site.
The second part of the art project was the real project. We learned about Berthe Morisot, one of the few women artist in the 1800's. The interesting thing we learned about her is that she is married to Eduoard Manet's brother, Eugene. We focused on texture painting. I made two colors of texture paint (1/2 cup cornstartch, 3 T white glue and 2 T white paint) - white and gray (added a tinge of black to the recipe). We painted circles with the textured paint. The project came out really marvelous! The kids were so proud of their work, and I am proud of them.
This is the end of our Art Projects, but I hope the kids will continue to be inspired to do more art projects on their own. As long as they have the tools, they can learn anything. It has been a wonderful six weeks of art projects. I am inspired to continue painting. Next week, we will continue with our Great Composers.
Have a wonderful week!
Zabrina
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Week 18
We are so privileged to have the principal flutist, Mrs. Reighley, of Delaware Symphony Orchestra with us. It was a fun-filled morning as we learned about the instruments of the orchestra. We even learned about the different kinds of flute (wooden flute, alto flute, bass flute). Thank you very much, Mrs. Reighley for a wonderful, fruitful morning. I could not have been more proud of the kids who sat there with their best behavior for a long time. Congratulations! If you want to learn more of about the orchestra, this is a good site to hear the different instruments of the orchestra. Next week's fine arts is the last of the great artist. We will work with paint, so please bring paintbrushes. Thank you!
Presentation was really fun, the kids seems to like Claude Monet a lot, half of the class did their presentation on Monet. I am really glad that the kids has been using KWO during their presentation. Next week's presentation: Narration - narrate a fairy tale, a fable or a tall tale. Make sure you are narrating not reading. Feel the emotion of the story and make it evident in your voice. Have fun preparing!
Science experiment focused on Simple Machines - the screw and inclined plane in particular. It was a simple but a good introduction to simple machine. Thank you Mr. Herson. If you want to learn more about simple machines, check out this site.
New Grammar and Review
With the limited time, we reviewed Week 13-18 facts, as new grammar is introduced.
English: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
Five Kinds of Nouns (Usages) - the kids know them and they used the Essentials Song for memory (that means they have more than 5, which is okay, according to Mrs. Herson). I asked them to use that particular noun usage in a sentence. The kids seem to be struggling with indirect object.
History: Song - CC CD
I briefly (hahaha, not really brief) introduced the United Nations to the kids. Check out the United Nations website if you want to know more about the United Nations and its different Councils (click Main Organs for info on the councils).
Math: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We did a lot of application. What is the area of a triangle with a base of # and height of #? It was fun and it kept the kids thinking and computing. This video explains how the area of a triangle was derived from the area of a rectangle. It even discuss why the units are squared. Enjoy!
Science: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
I explained a little bit about Newton's 3rd Law of Motion. Force always comes in pairs - when I sit on a chair, I exert a force downward while the chair need to exert a force upward or it will collapse and I will fall. This is the video of the third law. Found an interesting site on conceptual physics which you might find helpful while teaching the kids.
Latin: Song - CC CD
Review of Future Tense first conjugation. Also a review of "to be" future active indicative. Keep reviewing Latin... sometimes we tend to take the things we know really well for granted. I will try to do something different next week to keep them motivated.
Geography: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
More Central Europe... we reviewed last week's Central Europe and added this week's. Continue on reviewing the maps, especially the countries hidden under the mountains. Keep up the good work.
Timeline: Song - CC CD
Thank you Mrs. Reid for doing Timeline with us during the opening ceremony. We will try to work more on Timeline next week.
Verse: Song
Please work on the verse at home... we will try our best to work on this next week.
It was a full morning, but we made it through. We did not have enough time for a more comprehensive review, but I know you will do it at home. Keep up the good work.
Have a wonderful week!
Zabrina
We are so privileged to have the principal flutist, Mrs. Reighley, of Delaware Symphony Orchestra with us. It was a fun-filled morning as we learned about the instruments of the orchestra. We even learned about the different kinds of flute (wooden flute, alto flute, bass flute). Thank you very much, Mrs. Reighley for a wonderful, fruitful morning. I could not have been more proud of the kids who sat there with their best behavior for a long time. Congratulations! If you want to learn more of about the orchestra, this is a good site to hear the different instruments of the orchestra. Next week's fine arts is the last of the great artist. We will work with paint, so please bring paintbrushes. Thank you!
Presentation was really fun, the kids seems to like Claude Monet a lot, half of the class did their presentation on Monet. I am really glad that the kids has been using KWO during their presentation. Next week's presentation: Narration - narrate a fairy tale, a fable or a tall tale. Make sure you are narrating not reading. Feel the emotion of the story and make it evident in your voice. Have fun preparing!
Science experiment focused on Simple Machines - the screw and inclined plane in particular. It was a simple but a good introduction to simple machine. Thank you Mr. Herson. If you want to learn more about simple machines, check out this site.
New Grammar and Review
With the limited time, we reviewed Week 13-18 facts, as new grammar is introduced.
English: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
Five Kinds of Nouns (Usages) - the kids know them and they used the Essentials Song for memory (that means they have more than 5, which is okay, according to Mrs. Herson). I asked them to use that particular noun usage in a sentence. The kids seem to be struggling with indirect object.
History: Song - CC CD
I briefly (hahaha, not really brief) introduced the United Nations to the kids. Check out the United Nations website if you want to know more about the United Nations and its different Councils (click Main Organs for info on the councils).
Math: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We did a lot of application. What is the area of a triangle with a base of # and height of #? It was fun and it kept the kids thinking and computing. This video explains how the area of a triangle was derived from the area of a rectangle. It even discuss why the units are squared. Enjoy!
Science: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
I explained a little bit about Newton's 3rd Law of Motion. Force always comes in pairs - when I sit on a chair, I exert a force downward while the chair need to exert a force upward or it will collapse and I will fall. This is the video of the third law. Found an interesting site on conceptual physics which you might find helpful while teaching the kids.
Latin: Song - CC CD
Review of Future Tense first conjugation. Also a review of "to be" future active indicative. Keep reviewing Latin... sometimes we tend to take the things we know really well for granted. I will try to do something different next week to keep them motivated.
Geography: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
More Central Europe... we reviewed last week's Central Europe and added this week's. Continue on reviewing the maps, especially the countries hidden under the mountains. Keep up the good work.
Timeline: Song - CC CD
Thank you Mrs. Reid for doing Timeline with us during the opening ceremony. We will try to work more on Timeline next week.
Verse: Song
Please work on the verse at home... we will try our best to work on this next week.
It was a full morning, but we made it through. We did not have enough time for a more comprehensive review, but I know you will do it at home. Keep up the good work.
Have a wonderful week!
Zabrina
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