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Dec 21-Jan 3

Language Arts: Kennedy spelled words with magnetic letters. Kennedy wrote a letter to her cousin. Kenendy wrote thank you notes for Christmas presents. She learned how to write a friendly letter. Kingston plays Teach Your Monster to Read in the evenings. Kennedy spelled words with Banangram tiles. We read a lot of Blaze books and other books on Freetime.








Math: Kennedy played with an abacus. She used it to count up to quintillion. She also figured out how to add two digit numbers. She also showed large numbers 0-1 million. We played Rail Wreck. It teaches strategy and sorting. We also played 1st and Goal. It's a football game that teaches adding and subtracting and strategy. We played Santorini, a strategy game.










Social Studies: We read in Story of the World. We read about Charles I and Oliver Cromwell in England. We also played Santorini which taught us the names of some Greek gods. Kennedy looked at a map to see where Jesus was born. We played Ticket To Ride using a map of the United States. We learned where some new cities are.





Science: They watched Generation Genius videos. We read a book about Deadly Dinosaurs.

Tech/Trep: We built with magnetic toys. Kingston built with train tracks. Kingston built a train robot. Kingston and Kennedy played with a robot. They helped their dad build the 3D printer. We played with gears. We built with Keva planks. They tried to build a Keva contraption to guide a ball down. We built a lot of cool things with new toys.














Elective: We played and drew with spirographs. Kennedy shoveled snow. She rode her new skateboard. Kingston rode his new scooter. They went sledding. Kennedy and Mom did ballet. We made snowflakes. We painted. They helped Dad build a tricycle.











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