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Mar 22-28

Language Arts: We finished reading The Last Battle (and by extension The Chronicles of Narnia series). Kennedy is reading Harry Potter 5. Kingston listened to some books on Epic. Kennedy listened and read books on Epic. We listened to poetry. Kennedy wrote a song. We did crossword puzzles. We are reading Family Courageous.

Math: Kingston played a pizza addition game on education.com. Kennedy played Sorry. Kennedy did a math worksheet using the abacus. Kingston used cubes to do addition. He reviewed telling time.

Social Studies: We read about how the British brought opium to China in Story of the World. We read about Napoleon in Story of the World. Kennedy says, "He was in the government. He was an explorer and then he went into the government."

Science: We watched Mystery Doug. We learned how plastic is made and its effect on the environment. We learned how batteries are made. We learned about earthquakes. We learned about how magic tricks are performed. One of the Epic books was Sid the Science Kid about germs. Kennedy and Kingston talked about how rain and snow form.

Tech/Trep: Kingston played Scyscraper, a city-building game. He worked on railroads this week. Kennedy and her dad researched parts for a wind turbine. She helped move the windmill to a better place for wind energy.

Elective: We played on the trampoline. Kingston tried drawing dinosaurs. Kennedy drew symbols and sites of Utah.

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