March 23 - 27

MATH

Preston:

Preston completed four lessons on the Math Seeds app this week.  He also did some geometry work and fun puzzles that grandma left on our porch as a surprise.     

Marissa:

Marissa completed four lessons on the Math Seeds app this week.  She also did some geometry work and fun puzzles that grandma surprised us with this week.  

Caleb:

Caleb completed four lessons on the Math Seeds app this week.  He also played with the geometry puzzles that grandma brought.  

LANGUAGE ARTS

Preston:

Preston completed four assignments in his language arts book this week.  He also completed three modules in TTRS and 30 minutes of reading every day.  

Marissa: 

Marissa completed four assignments in her language arts book this week.  She also completed two modules in TTRS and 20 minutes of reading every day.  

Caleb:

Caleb completed three lessons in his “Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons” book.  He also read some "Bob" books for extra reading practice.  

As a family, we are reading "Anne of Green Gables" as a read-aloud right now.  We are LOVING it!! Caleb sometimes falls asleep and isn't able to follow it all because of it, but everyone else is on the edge of their seat every chapter.  It's been a fun one for us.  

AMERICAN HISTORY

Preston, Marissa & Caleb:

The kids watched videos on Brain Pop for history this week.  They watched a video about Abraham Lincoln and sang a song they had learned about Abraham Lincoln when they were at Ziegfeld Arts Academy.  

ENTREPRENUER (The Art of Business)

Preston, Marissa & Caleb: 

We are practicing all sorts of art that can be used to create things to sell while we are out of classes.  We are loving spending time creating together!

OPTIONAL (Karate, Tumbling, Musikgarten)

Preston:

Preston jumped on the trampoline, rode his bike and scooter and played basketball for PE this week.   

Marissa:

Marissa jumped on the trampoline, rode her bike and scooter (she has a new bike from her cousin, Kylie, that she is so excited to ride) and practiced learning dances through YouTube and Facebook videos.  

Caleb:

Caleb sang and danced to his Musikgarten CD this week.  In place of his normal arts and crafts projects he would be doing during class, we have been creating projects at home.  This week, he worked on a Koala crate about stars and then we sang some of the songs about the sky and stars from his class.  

OTHER

Preston, Marissa & Caleb:

We are taking advantage of extra time at home to make lots of things.  We have missed our building class this year so we are building with all sorts of materials.