To Do:
Prayers: St. Andrew Novena
Advent Observances: St. Nicholas (shoe gifts, Santa figurines out), St. Ambrose, Immaculate Conception (read Mary, Mother of God)
Math: the next few MEP lessons + some Khan Academy videos & practice
for B: Level 2 Addition (multi-digit w/regrouping) for review
for R: the same, as an introduction to regrouping
I love how you can watch an instructional video, then click on a set of practice problems with a scratch pad. The skills exposure and practice via Khan seems like a good counterpoint to the highly conceptual MEP. B does better at working through procedures and plugging in answers, so MEP stretches him usefully. R is rather the opposite, so the two approaches both build her confidence and stretch her abilities. This seems like a good routine to keep up through Advent.
Read aloud: This Way to Christmas
Spanish: work on Our Father & Noche de Paz
Writing: cursive: using cursive A, B, C, introducing D
Reading:
B: The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow
R: B is For Betsy
P.S. We had a Week 14 in our first semester -- we didn't break for Christmas until Dec. 16. Our read-alouds were all Christmas-themed -- This Way to Christmas, Why the Chimes Rang, Good Stories for Great Holidays, etc -- and we maintained a light schedule of math, handwriting, and independent reading.
Prayers: St. Andrew Novena
Advent Observances: St. Nicholas (shoe gifts, Santa figurines out), St. Ambrose, Immaculate Conception (read Mary, Mother of God)
Math: the next few MEP lessons + some Khan Academy videos & practice
for B: Level 2 Addition (multi-digit w/regrouping) for review
for R: the same, as an introduction to regrouping
I love how you can watch an instructional video, then click on a set of practice problems with a scratch pad. The skills exposure and practice via Khan seems like a good counterpoint to the highly conceptual MEP. B does better at working through procedures and plugging in answers, so MEP stretches him usefully. R is rather the opposite, so the two approaches both build her confidence and stretch her abilities. This seems like a good routine to keep up through Advent.
Read aloud: This Way to Christmas
Spanish: work on Our Father & Noche de Paz
Writing: cursive: using cursive A, B, C, introducing D
Reading:
B: The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow
R: B is For Betsy
P.S. We had a Week 14 in our first semester -- we didn't break for Christmas until Dec. 16. Our read-alouds were all Christmas-themed -- This Way to Christmas, Why the Chimes Rang, Good Stories for Great Holidays, etc -- and we maintained a light schedule of math, handwriting, and independent reading.
No comments:
Post a Comment