Well today was a crazy as it started not so well. Chloe spent the night with my folks and my dad didn't bring her back till around 10:30 am and we just finished school at 6:00 pm. Needless to say, it was a grueling day. I thought the best way to do this was to let you know what we accomplished and show examples of one subject a day, so it may take longer than a week. I will do a better job documenting actual time spent on each subject beginning tomorrow. I was so focused today and getting what we needed to get done, that I didn't log times. I apologize.
Our morning started with Study Island which is a place where kids go to get ready for the state exams. Today Chloe did a less in organizing writing in which she scored a 90.9 % and also a lesson in 3-dimensional solids in which she scored 76.9%. As I have stated earlier, Math is not her strong suit, however, the beauty of study island is that they'll give her puzzles and lessons in the areas she needs help with in order to get her "up to speed" sort of speak. Chloe is responsible of making sure that she does Study Island and that her efforts get progressively better as part of her student's responsibility.
Study Island was followed by her online French class. Chloe wanted to do this on her own, and she will not pass to a new lesson unless she pronounces things correctly and passes a daily quiz. She's doing well, but not sure what she's doing as she won't share. I only know that she passes daily when I log her in and see that she has moved onto the next lesson.
Literature followed with a lesson in Robinson Crusoe, a kid friendly version not the actual book. She had to read the sections and answer questions. She has to use complete sentences, etc, and I will show an example on the Literature day. As part of Literature she has to read out loud to me and I decided to have her read Robinson Crusoe, the actual book. We read it together, so it makes it special and fun.
Math was next with 2 lessons in multiplication. I like to double up on the easy Math lessons so that we can take as much time as needed on the harder lessons. She passed her assessments with flying colors, although she needs to take more time to read directions. At times Math takes twice as long as it should because she doesn't follow directions, and I make her erase her work and have her start from the beginning if needed. Luckily, that didn't happen today.
Language Arts was next with lessons in spelling, grammar, and vocabulary. I will share her spelling list and exercises on Friday because it takes all week to get through spelling. In grammar we focused on apostrophes that show possession as well as contractions. In vocabulary she is doing a review of units 1 - 4, and had to do some work showing that she understood their meanings and could use them correctly.
History's lesson today highlighted George Washington's Farewell Address. We've been following the French Revolution up to and including the beheading of Louis XVI, the terror, and Napoleon Bonaparte. Chloe learned how the Americans at the time wanted to help, but how Washington felt that staying out of European wars was more prudent. I will be highlighting History on Wednesday as it has her doing some research in which she has to compare Napoleon to Julius Caesar, so it should be fun.
Lastly, we did Art. The picture at the beginning of this post is Chloe's interpretation of a haystack. She's studying impressionism starting with Monet. I personally don't like this genre of art, but she seems to be enjoying the unit. Her assessment questions were T and F and are as follows:
Which of the following is true about Claude Monet's paintings?
1. Some are part of a series.
2. They never show the same subject.
3. Some show the same subject.
4. Claude Monet showed the same subject at different times of the day or during different seasons.
Answers: T, F, T, T
Join us tomorrow for Math, spelling, Literature, composition, Science, strategies for success, study island, and French.
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