Archive for April, 2006

April 28, 2006

Friday, April 28th, 2006

We read 6 books yesterday, all childrens books. We didn’t start school until 3 today. We spent most of the day reading.
Warm-up: I wrote “April” on the whiteboard. Ani wrote that April had 30 days. Cameron said April is warm and cozy and then went on about laying in grass not being good because it […]

April 27, 2006

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

We read 10 books yesterday. 1 was a chapter book and 9 were childrens books. We started school at 9:45 this morning.
Warm-up: Ani wrote on the whiteboard “I like to”. Ani wrote that she likes to play in the snow. Cameron said he likes to cuddle up with his mommie.
Language Arts: Ani completed lesson 7 […]

April 26, 2006

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

We read 8 books yesterday. 2 were chapter books and 6 were childrens books. We started school at 2:15 today since I baby-sat a friend’s child all morning.
Warm-up: I wrote “My favorite animal is” on the whiteboard. Ani wrote that her favorite animal is a monkey. Cameron said his was an elephant. He drew a […]

April 25, 2006

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

We read 22 books yesterday. Three were chapter books and 19 were childrens books. We started school at 8:45 this morning.
Warm-up: I wrote on the whiteboard “My apartment”. Ani wrote our building and apartment numbers. Cameron had my write that our apartment is little.
Language Arts: Ani did a page in Spelling Workout B. She read […]

April 24, 2006

Monday, April 24th, 2006

We read 6 books on Friday (Ani read one of them out loud to Cameron). Saturday and Sunday the kids were at my parents’ and they read 3 books Saturday and 2 Sunday. We started school at 10:45 this morning.
Warm-up: I wrote “This weekend” on the whiteboard. We bought Cameron a composition book so he […]

April 21, 2006

Friday, April 21st, 2006

We read 10 books yesterday. One chapter book and 10 childrens books. Ani also read 2 childrens books to herself. We started school at 9:30 today.
Warm-up: I wrote “Babies” on the whiteboard. Cameron said babies need cradles. Ani wrote “Babies are fun but a lot of hard work.”
Language Arts: Ani took a spelling test and […]

April 20, 2006

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

We read 12 books yesterday. 9 childrens book and 3 chapter books. We started school at 9:45 this morning.
Warm-up: I wrote “School” on the whiteboard. Ani asked if she could write a poem about school. She wrote “School school school, I love school.”
Language Arts: Ani did a page in Spelling Workout B. She read lesson […]

April 19, 2006

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Yesterday we read four book. One chapter book and three childrens books. We started school at 8:45 this morning.
Warm-up: I wrote on the whiteboard “Animals”. Ani asked if she could change it a little and wrote “Baby animals are fun and a lot of hard work.” Cameron said his favorite animals are flamingoes, elephants, and […]