So yesterday the kids began some independent studies. Their assignments were to (1) look up and write the definitions to each of their vocabulary words, (2) write their Spanish words ten times each and say the word aloud each time they write it, (3) watch the new history dvd (dinosaurs in the Ice Age) and then journalize about it. They did pretty good. Drew also needed some help doing her definitions, and they both still needed to watch the history dvd. In their defense, they were adjusting to a different schedule as I had put them to bed earlier and then they woke earlier, but maybe still a little too early - they fell asleep when they tried to watch it (both times).
I got off of work by 5p, and met the kids with dad at the library. They were all a little lost as things had been rearranged since our last visit. I had my list of suggested reading and we found our way to the "card catalog" which, by the way, no longer consists of actual cards. We were there maybe an hour and had found 4-5 books each, then head out for a family dinner. By the time we got home they were both halfway through their first books. Drew was reading Lulu and the Brontosaurus, and Wolfie had started with his pick Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid (don't ask, at least he's reading). They journaled about their books, we even made a video of them critiquing their book, and I would share with you but the lighting and audio turned out really poor. Maybe after we've all got some practice under our belts, then I'll upload some videos. They picked out their next books and Wolfie chose Lord of the Flies (better), and Drew chose Only Emma.
Wolfie worked 25 math problems, all simple adding and subtracting 3-digit numbers. He did fabulous and his only mistakes were one issue with handwriting, his 2 looked like a 7 and he worked the problem that way. His second issue was close to the end, he wrote the problem correctly but simply subtracted rather than adding. Today, I'd like to see him work more math problems independently, only moving on to multiplication and division (he hates those, especially division). While Wolfie worked on his math, Drew and I worked together on her vocabulary definitions. We have a wonderful, and simple, dictionary that is perfect for her, but she needed more instruction on how to use it.
We touched on a little art with some photography, their picks for pics below:
(Wolfie's photo below)
(Drew's photo below)
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