Week 13 of Learning 2014-15

Micah, First Grade Bible – Micah’s Bible lesson this week was on “My Bible Teaches Me Generosity,” and we read John 6:1-13 to accompany his lesson.
LLATL – Micah read another book for his program.  We also used Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina to work on some of his language skills.  He also worked on the sight words “what, oh.”  We discussed question marks, exclamation points, synonyms, and ordinal sequencing.

Math – This week Micah worked on reading a horizontal bar graph, solving story problems with three addends, ordering three nonconsecutive numbers, and drawing a line.
History – Micah continued to learn about “God’s Great Promise.”
Science – This week Micah learned about birds, flight, the bird’s digestive system, fish, and fins & other fish anatomy.
Caleb, Sixth Grade Bible – Caleb’s Bible lesson was on “The Ten Plagues,” and we read Exodus 4-12 to accompany his lesson.
Math – This week Caleb worked on comparing numbers; number sequences; addition; and subtraction.
Reading – Caleb continued to read The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare.  He read Chapters 7-16.
Geography – This week Caleb learned facts about the states of Mississippi, Illinois, and Alabama.

Writing – Caleb completed his writing assignment which was another Animated Food Poem.  He then began the next lesson which covers adjective sentences.

Science – Caleb read the same information as Micah, but he also read about Charles Darwin.