Language Arts: Kennedy finished reading the last Harry Potter book. She says, "I finally got to the Deathly Hallows chapter. They are at Luna's house but Luna was taken. Peeves made up a song at the end. I forgot Peeves was there." Kingston wrote a title on his picture, "The Soldier." Kingston read Sometimes and Bears in the Night. Kennedy took the ISAT ELA test. Kennedy typed an email to a friend. Kennedy and Kingston learned about doing reports and research. Using what she learned, Kennedy researched what bats look like and drew her findings. Then she did a researched presentation on Lions. Kingston says, "Catfish has two syllables. Kes has one syllable." Kingston made a research presentation about tigers, birds, and fishes. Kennedy read and listened to some books on Epic.
Math: We played Ticket to Ride, which involves counting and math. Kennedy and Mom discussed how fractions are like pieces of a pie or pizza and multiplication is like chocolate chips on cookies. She took the ISAT math test this week. We discussed time, especially how to convert minutes and seconds to seconds. Kingston played a beaker math addition game. We watched some skip counting videos to help Kennedy with her multiplication tables.
Social Studies: We played Ticket to Ride and became more familiar with the map of the United States. We read about Utah history and Native American dances in Family Courageous. We read about factories in Europe at the turn of the century. Kennedy says, "Factories can make children not breathe. People work for them and they get all the money and the people who work only get a little bit of money. And it is bad for the houses and the air pollution."
Science: Kennedy researched what bats and giraffes look like. She did a report on lions. We learned about how factories dirtied the environment and how we need to be aware of when we do things that affect the environment. We discussed sun and shade. Kingston says, "The shade is more colder and the sun is more hotter. The shade is not in the sun. The sun makes it hotter. There is trees (for shade)." Kennedy says, "What I was thinking was that we could get an umbrella from the car if we were in the desert. It can shade us. Umbrellas can be used for shade and shielded from the rain." As the kids did their presentations they learned about different animals.
Tech/Trep: Kennedy and Dad built another 3D printer. Kennedy and Kingston made prototypes of Go-Karts from K'nex pieces with Dad. Kingston built his own car. "When it starts to tip it just gets back up. I hold this piece and it won't tip over," he says. Kingston played a lot of Scyscrapers. This week we made buildings floating in the air. They built forts in the rec room. Kingston learned some typing and how to make presentation slides while doing his report. We finally got to printing with our 3D printer! We printed a lego first.
Elective: In April we are focusing on home ec (as well as sprinkling in other electives). We trimmed trees. Kennedy can easily drive the wheelbarrows with grass and branches. Kennedy says, "It is easy for my to drive the wheelbarrow. I used it with my dad to move leaves and sticks to the garbage can." Kingston made up a game on the trampoline. He says, "You have animal powers, like cheetah powers, or rhino powers. But if the ball hits your head, you don't lose powers. But don't let the ball hit you."
Math: We played Ticket to Ride, which involves counting and math. Kennedy and Mom discussed how fractions are like pieces of a pie or pizza and multiplication is like chocolate chips on cookies. She took the ISAT math test this week. We discussed time, especially how to convert minutes and seconds to seconds. Kingston played a beaker math addition game. We watched some skip counting videos to help Kennedy with her multiplication tables.
Social Studies: We played Ticket to Ride and became more familiar with the map of the United States. We read about Utah history and Native American dances in Family Courageous. We read about factories in Europe at the turn of the century. Kennedy says, "Factories can make children not breathe. People work for them and they get all the money and the people who work only get a little bit of money. And it is bad for the houses and the air pollution."
Science: Kennedy researched what bats and giraffes look like. She did a report on lions. We learned about how factories dirtied the environment and how we need to be aware of when we do things that affect the environment. We discussed sun and shade. Kingston says, "The shade is more colder and the sun is more hotter. The shade is not in the sun. The sun makes it hotter. There is trees (for shade)." Kennedy says, "What I was thinking was that we could get an umbrella from the car if we were in the desert. It can shade us. Umbrellas can be used for shade and shielded from the rain." As the kids did their presentations they learned about different animals.
Tech/Trep: Kennedy and Dad built another 3D printer. Kennedy and Kingston made prototypes of Go-Karts from K'nex pieces with Dad. Kingston built his own car. "When it starts to tip it just gets back up. I hold this piece and it won't tip over," he says. Kingston played a lot of Scyscrapers. This week we made buildings floating in the air. They built forts in the rec room. Kingston learned some typing and how to make presentation slides while doing his report. We finally got to printing with our 3D printer! We printed a lego first.
Elective: In April we are focusing on home ec (as well as sprinkling in other electives). We trimmed trees. Kennedy can easily drive the wheelbarrows with grass and branches. Kennedy says, "It is easy for my to drive the wheelbarrow. I used it with my dad to move leaves and sticks to the garbage can." Kingston made up a game on the trampoline. He says, "You have animal powers, like cheetah powers, or rhino powers. But if the ball hits your head, you don't lose powers. But don't let the ball hit you."
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