Art Expressions through Clay

Aleli on 8/29 and 8/30 has worked on making things out of Clay. She has done this as her art activity for both days. She built several things in several colors with Clay.

A Thank You Note

Last Week 8/22-8/26

Last week we discussed Science things like Earthquakes and Hurricanes. Since we experienced the East Coast Earthquake last week here on the Mountains of North Carolina. It was not too much but a small wave at our home but we got to experience first hand an Earthquake. We got to feel it and observe the situation before and after an Earthquake. So we tuned in to the news and the aftermath of the East Coast Earthquake . Then we got ready to track Hurricane Irene's track as well. We know it would impact the North Carolina Coast line. We only got maybe 14 mph Winds last Saturday night at our home. This experience made my daughter learn more about Weather Forcasts, Tracking, Radars on Satellite TV like Direct TV. She was able to follow Hurricane Irene's path from North Carolina to Vermont. So we took last week as themed as Science in the real world.  We are now getting back to other topics. She also did worksheets last week leasrning about Fractions and Words with Long Vowels. However, the big focus was on the Weather. She also learned about Plants and how a pumpkin can grow up to 10 lbs. She wa learning the cycle of a plant. 

8/18/2011 Dear Diary Activity

Journal Writing in the most basic form. She is making her own Dear Diary. Aleli is practicing to write her thoughts into a journal.She is writing simple sentences like ---> My car is sick. She also asks for words to be spelled out for her if she does not know them. She is practicing to write.

She is also keeping a Nature Sketch Book/Composition Book. She will be keeping tabs on her ant habitat.

Guided Reading/ Story Time 8/17

For Story Time I read to Aleli the book : Castaway cats by: Lisa Wheeler . This book gets kids reviewing basic math - counting the cats through out the story. We discussed the book.  She also practiced her writing and drawing . She practiced pc skills online as well.

Science: A Balloon Rocket Experiment

Used Book ChildCraft -The Universe

 Balloon Rocket Experiment"  We observed the balloons behavior and see if it could do the action of a Rocket.  According to the Book ( pg 159) " A real rocket works in a similar way.  Burning fuels make gases that rush out of the rocket and propel it into outer space." 

Aleli helped make the Ballon Rocket and we tried it several times.

What Your Second Grader needs to know by: E.D Hirsch Jr

Went to the Library. Picked up the copy of the book - What Your Second Grader Needs to Know by E. D Hirsch Jr. This Core Knowledge Curriculum has been used in schools like Three Oaks Elementary in Lee County, Florida in the 90's and reviewed by experts in education.  What we will explore from this book in the next few days:

Language and Literature
1. Reading, Writing and Second Grader Tips
    * Read Aloud Regularly & Talk about what they are reading
    * Take the children to the Library
   
Topics to Explore : Literature -Poetry-Stories-American Tall Tales-Myths from Ancient Greece
                                Learning about Language
                                *Sentences * Writing Sentence Rules
                                *Nouns,Verbs,Adjectives,Using Capital Letters

World History & Geography - Review 7 Continents , Important Oceans , Maps

2011-2012 Home School Resources

1.  CraZArt Crayons 24
2.  Big 2nd Grade Workbook
     Skills Include : Reading & Writing
                              Basic Math
                              Science
3. Monthly Planner : Day to Day Activity Tracker
4. Books to Explore : Science Themes  ----> The Kids Nature Book 365 Indoor/Outdoor Activities & Experiences 
                                   EyeWitness Book -Great Scientists - Discover the pioneers who changed the way we think about our world.

5. Main Curriculum : What Your Second Grader needs to know -Fundamentals of a Good Second Grade Education  edited by : E.D Hirsch Jr.  - Core Knowledge Series
Supplemental Curriculum: What Your Fourth Grader needs to know edited by: E.D Hirsch Jr.

Map out Lessons based on 2nd grade to 4th. 

8/15/2011 See it, Trace it, Write it Activity

Writing: Sight Words

More about Tens and Ones

8/15/2011 Work Sheets

Draw and Write Activity

Write on her Mead White  Board on the Draw and Write Activity Section. Drawing a picture and writing something about it. She also made a picture and wrote a complete sentence.

Science: Reading book on diverse topics.

Looked at a Science book. Read Aleli the book and looked at the diverse illustrations. We also looked at the Kid's Nature Book 365 indoor /outdoor activities & experiences. Last night Aleli also observed the moon and stars in the star. She is exploring several science books this week on diverse topics like :
planets, stars, sun, moon, star charts....

Independent Reading 8/13/2011

Aleli has been using the TAG Reader to do independent reading.

Friday Home Schooling

We took Aleli to the Library on Friday. She picked books on Science themes. She picked astronomy books that explain the stars, milky way and planets. She picked several books that teaches how to follow star maps. She used binoculors to see the night sky and map it out. She also went to the bank and learned to count money. She went to the grocery store and counted $$. She also set up her lego and built a log home with them.

Reading: Mac and Cheese Box Instructions

Look at the Mac & Cheese Box Instructions and follow along . Let her see how the instructions relate to cooking the food. See the quantity and how its done. Then serve as part of the meal .

Math: Bank & Money Counting 8/10/2011

Go to Bank of America on a field trip. Get Aleli to count money from her Savings. She can count up to $100.00 . She will add up $20.00 bills to make $100.00 . She can count her money. Then take her with money to store and see how much left she will have if she spends a certain amount in groceries. This is a real life math problem . She learns amount , amount taken away and Change. Learning to count and use Money in a real life situation.

Math & Reading Skills 8/10/2011

Follow Numbered Pictured Instructions to build a castle. Using Harry Potter themed Lego's. Follow the instruction booklet to make the object in the picture.

Rango

Aleli watched Rango. Rango the Movie is a great teaching flick. It shows all about story telling and ideas like the quest of a hero.

892011 Morning Reading Activity

8/9/2011 Math

Library & Independent Reading

Last week took Aleli on a trip to the Library. She picked out books for Independent Reading. She read the book - I AM NOT A DINOSAUR By : Mary Packard - Hello Reader

Over the weekend Aleli practiced her Spanish speaking skills. She also practiced her math skills.

Phonics

8-8-2011 Long o Review

Morning Workbook 8/8/2011

Morning Workbook 8/8/2011

Complete Sentence Activity 8-3-2011

We made a Sentence Wall. The theme is Like.
So it states : I like to ...........
I put pictures and words under it.

Aleli had to complete the sentence. So she completed the Sentence on the Sentence Wall.

Aleli stated :  I like to dance. 

Every day she will get a chance to change the Sentence on the Sentence Wall. 
The theme is Like. So she gets to complete things she likes .
For example   * paint * watch tv * eat  etc.

Aleli is reviewing what a Sentence is and making her own.

Dolch Sight Word List 8/3/2011 Test

Tested Aleli on 19 Words  . Tested her on the Dolch Sight Word List that Wilkes Public Schools have listed for Elementary School Students between Kinder to Third. The list used to test Aleli was under 1. She read all 19 Words by herself.

Dolch Sight Words
*after    * again   *an   *any  * as   *ask
*by   *could  *every  *fly *from
*give * going *had * has * her * him *how
*know

August 2011- What Are We Learning?

What Are We Learning ?

* Calendar Skills * Map Skills  * Seasons
* Plants & Animals
* Math ( Addition & Subtraction)
             - money -budgeting money - allowances
*English  (Phonics) ( Reading)  ( Writing)
*Spanish (Phonics)  (Reading)  ( Writing)
                   - sight words - complete sentences

Basic Daily Activities

* Solve Daily Math Problems - Addition / Subtraction

*Reading Activities
            - Aleli will read a book to me in English.  I will read books to Aleli on diverse topics in both English and Spanish.
            - Aleli will read sight words.
* Writing Activities
            - Aleli will write daily . Aleli will write sight words. Will practice writing in both English and Spanish.

Will post activities on site for record keeping.

8-3-2011 Writing Sample- Complete Sentences

8-3-2011 Home Schooling Activities

2011-2012 School Year

Cardo School had Summer Sessions reviewing basic things. We had a mini Summer vacation.We did creative projects over the Summer.We are now in August and ready to start a day to day schedule. We are on a Back to School mode.  Our goal is for Aleli Cardo-Clarens to take the national standardized achievement test between July 1, 2011 to June 30,2012. Will post results on the Cardo School Blog and have it available to NC DNPE via the Mail Inspection by Mail program. This blog will also serve as a record of Aleli's attendance and record of her home school activities for the 2011-2012 school year as well. 

Goals: Aleli Cardo-Clarens to read  and write. Aleli Cardo-Clarens to improve her math skills. To continue her math lessons into Adding and Subtraction. These are basic goals. So the basics are Writing, Reading and Math.

2011-2012 Resources : Math Work Book -  Grades 1-2 Addition & Subtraction ( School Zone)
                                                                      Follows NCTM Guidelines
                                                                      * Addition and Subtraction
                                                                      * Fact Families
                                                                      * Regrouping
                                                                      *Using Number Lines
                                                                      * Place Value

How Kids Can Make The Earth Green Ebook By: Alida Cardo and Aleli Cardo-Clarens

Based on several Science conversations and conversations of the Environment I wrote the e-book. Its based on Aleli's comments on how kids can impact the Earth and make it more Green.  Here is a link to the ebook :

http://www.amazon.com/Kids-Make-Earth-Green-ebook/dp/B005E59OEO/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1311520954&sr=1-1

This is a great Science Home School resource to get ideas on how to get kids motivated about their environment.

Friday 7/22

Spanish - Review Flash Cards, Read Story to Aleli in Spanish. She practiced speaking in Spanish.
Math - She reviewed money and change. She can count money and change. She did artwork.

Money Math Summer Worksheet

Summer Home School Review

Summer Home Schooling Activities: Aleli has been reviewing Phonics, Math. She has been drawing, learning about sewing and cooking. She has been learning about eating healthy and cooking healthy foods. She is learning about Vitamins. I have been reading her the American Girl Book Series. Today she has been learning about Observing an Ant. What does an Ant do. Why. She has also been practicing her Spanish skills. She is learning to speak 1/2 of the time just in Spanish and write in Spanish.  So I'm home schooling more in a more bilingual focus.
She has been learning about pets and taking care of pets. She has been learning how chickens hatch or kittens are born.Many home school activities.

Phonics Review 7/20

Phonics Summer Review

Summer Home School: Math

Aleli is reviewing this Summer her Math skills. She is doing Addition and Subtraction. She is doing "Seperating Problem Solving" worksheets.

Cardo, Corsica

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/37945303 Pictures of Corsica and Cardo in Corsica. This is one of the stops Aleli has done in a virtual trip locating Historic sites related to the Cardo surname.

Family Tree Project : Cuban-American Heritage

Aleli is learning about her family tree. She is learning about the Cardo family, Rivera family, Silva family , Calvo family and Clarens family. She is tracing her heritage from US to Cuba, Spain and using a map to build up the family tree. We are also exploring  the history of the families. Like we discovered Port Cardo in Corsica . There was a historic fishing village and sea port - Cardo there. So she is learning more about Corsica. She is learning history and geography. She is learning about immigration and how families set out from Spain exploring a new world into Cuba. She is learning Cuban-American history through her own family.

Summer Home School

Summer Home School Activities have begun. We have seen tadpoles in a water habitat being developed. We have been on a nature walk in a green energy Visitor center in Wilkes. She has toured a Recycling Facility and learned about Recycling. She also learned about making extra money recycling. She had counted the $$ she got for the aluminum cans. She has also been visiting a sick relative and learning about Cancer. She has been learning many things in an out of box scenerios. She has had playtime too with other kids at a minipark. So she has done many activities. Today she was learning about money and counting her change. She is learning about coupons and saving money. She has also done Independent reading.

Books: Honey Bunny , Honey Bear - Step into Reading

May Home Schooling : Art, Library, Math and Books

May Home Schooling : Art, Library, Math and Books

May Home Schooling : Art, Library, Math and Books

Farmers Market & Pony Ride

To learn more about Earth week. We went to the Farmers Market on Monday. We saw plants, animals and Aleli rode a pony. She was so happy to see so much fruits and veggies. She saw Farmers selling their crops. She saw livestock and purchased baby chickens.

Ratatouille : Run, Remy , Run!

Aleli read this book to me. Aleli read Ratatouille : Run, Remy,Run . She practiced reading. She also spent a bit on Starfall online. She looked at the section - All about me. She also looked at the chinnesse fairy tales

Art & Science Activities

Aleli made a boat. She tested it to see if it floated in the water.
Aleli made some crafts. With a Marker Pad . She made some drawings. So she has spent part of the day doing these activities. She made a boat out of tin foil.

Weekend Activities

Aleli looked at the new book by Barbara Parks. I read 8 Chapters of Jingle Bells, Batman Smells. P.S So does May.......
We looked at the Halloween theme books. There are three books about five themed halloween things.....
She saw Cloudy with a chance of meatball.....
She read the Happy Meal box this weekend at McDonalds.....
She has been counting Money all weekend. Adding it up.

Five Dollar Math Lesson

How much can you spend with $5.00 . She was given $5.00 and she budgeted it. She purchased 3 kit kats and got change. So she learned to use Math , Money in a real life scenerio.

Library Trip: April 8

Aleli and I went to the library. Aleli picked out several books from the library. She picked Halloween themed Readers. She picked Junie B. Jones themed books.  Also a book/cook book.

We had returned the library books we read. We had finished reading several books this week.
*Egypts Boats
* Junie B. Book
* Fairy Themes
* Animals

Reading Activity

We finished reading the Junie B Book . The book  theme was being a  Cheater Pants . The other theme was poetry. Aleli learned about Poetry.

We also continued reading a Fairy Chronicle Book.

Time Capsule Project

Aleli started to put together a Time Capsule. The goal for this activity is for her to learn about Time. Past, Present, Future. She put together some items and put it in her Box. She put her name in it. She practiced writing, cutting etc.

Science : Make a Boat

Aleli was learning to make paper boats. She made boats of different materials. She tried to make it float in water. She observed which boat could float and which one did not. This is a great scientific activity to do.

Aleli can Subtract By 4

March 29 Art Activity

Aleli worked on Coloring, Drawing, Cutting and Pasting. She was creative and did some art activities.

March 29 Completed Math Work Sheet

Using Money - Math

Guided Reading - March 29, 2011

* Junie B. Books
* Science - Animals Magazines

March 28 Science Activity

MATH Sorting

We sorted  RING POPS. We sorted by flavor and color. We had STAWBERRY , CHERRY, WATERMELON etc. We looked at the words and saw the labels. She then counted the ring pops .She looked at how many she had in the box and how many are left after eating one.

Junie B., First Grader- Cheater Pants

* Started Reading the book Junie B. , First Grader - Cheater Pants to Aleli. Read up to Chapter 6
* We talked about how cheating is not right
* We talked about what Junie B do differently.....

Learning Through Cuisine : Pizza

Aleli enjoyed Pizza. She enjoyed Cheese Pizza. We discussed where Cheese comes from and about how Pizza came from Italy.

Ranger Rick - Wild Life Magazines

Aleli looked at these at the Library and brought them home. We looked over these at home.

Guided Reading: Junie B -Barbara Parks Series

I read to Aleli - Junie B., First Grader Boo and I MEAN It !
                        Junie B., First Grader Boss of Lunch
                        Junie B. Jones Is Captain  Field Day
                        Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy

Guided Reading - ( MATH/Money)

The Big Buck Adventure By: Shelley Gill

Guided Reading : Junie B. - by : Barbara Parks

Wen 3/23/2011 Completed Worksheets

Aleli completed three worksheets on : Who Is It? -Details/Picture Clues
                                                           Cookie Sale- Using a Bar Graph to Solve Story Problems

                                                           Find a Rhyme! -Rhyming Words

Learning through Cuisine - Healthy Snacking

She learned today about eating healthier by adding fruits to her snacks. Drinking  lots of fluids like water, juice or gatorade. She snacked on bananas and learned about the vitamins related with this nutrional snack. So snacking on bananas or apples can be very healthy.

Smithonian Zoo- National Zoo Virtual Trip

Aleli looked at the webcams for the animals. The animal webcams she looked at were related to the PANDA, Lion Cubs and other animals at the zoo. She figured out they came from many habitats from around the world. She saw a sleeping Panda at the Zoo.  Then she saw the Penguins of Madagascar on Nickeolodeon were they explore the life of penguins at the Zoo. Both these experiences are opening Aleli to learn about animals,habitats and about diverse places in the world. On the Zoo she also got to see te Amazonian River fishes in their Zoo habitat.

Bilingual Storytime

Read 2 books in English & Spanish to Aleli. El Cucuy !  - Also a book about a Girl from Chile who becomes a writer and teacher. She really enjoyed these books.

Writing & Photography

Aleli will start her photojournal blog. She will take pictures and post on her online photo blog. She will make up the title of the post and learn about putting together an online photo blog. She called her blog - Aleli's Photo Journal

http://alelicardoclarens.blogspot.com/

Guided Reading: Justin Bieber His World

Subtraction Math Worksheet Completed

Completed Math Worksheets -Subtraction

Pixie Bingo - Math

She played Pixie Bingo- With Tinker Bell. She did the numbers in English and Spanish.

Spring Science : Gardening

Aleli learned about planting red beans, tomatoes, Cuban pumpkins and replanting strawberries. I also showed her how you can plant sprouting potatoes from the refrigerator into the soil too. This was planted today. Then it was labeled. She also saw one of our hens had given us a "fresh" egg today. Placed that in the refrigerator.

Spring: Guided Reading - The Fairy Chronicles by: J.H SWEET

We started Spring with the story or theme of Fairies. We started the book - The Fairy Chronicles - Marigold and the Feather of Hope,the Journey Begins. We read all of Chapter 1 and started Chapter 2. Marigold Fairy. The writer J.H Sweet has "always looked for magic in the everyday" -according to her book. Aleli loved hearing this story being told.....

We also finished reading Aloha- Junie B., First Grader by Barbara Park. Aleli likes the idea of making a photo journal/ blog . Junie B. had explored nature and gone on a nature hike .....

These are wonderful themes to explore today on the first day of Spring..........

Sunday Bedtime Reading

I started reading the Junie B First Grader book about Junie's Hawaii trip. Will continue on Sunday night reading to Aleli all about the Hawaii trip.

Sunday Guided Reading-3/20/2011

I read several pages from the Read & Grow Picture Bible to Aleli. I read the stories about Adam & Eve, Abraham and the Covenant , Abraham's Search for the Wife of Issac.  The book is like a comic book with Bible stories.

Bed Time Saturday Story: Rainbows, Hawaii and Junie B

We read the book on Rainbows. The book is called -Over the Rainbow . We listened to the CD song by Judy Collins. This is the best story.  Best line from the story is : "Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue, and the deams that you dare to dream really come true."

I started reading to Aleli - Junie B., First Grader -Aloha. We talked about how Junie B is photo journalist for her 1st grade class going to Hawaii. She has a photojournal. Aleli liked the idea of starting her own photojournal blog online and taking pictures of places here - in her day trips.

We looked at pictures of Hawaii in a book about Hawaii. We talked about how there are other islands like in the Pacific like JAPAN. We talked about how CUBA is an island in the Caribean. We also talked about "PARADISE" like Junie B. talked in her class.

We also compared this book to a real event in Aleli's life. Her trip to Florida last year .The airplane ride and train ride.

* We talked about the seasons and how Spring arrives tomorrow. That she can capture Spring's images in a photo journal.

Science Weekend Activity: Spring & Sprouting Plant

We noticed the first sign of the plant sprouting. We had gotten seeds from the Danoninos - Dannon Yogurt . THey were seeds of Chives. They are now sprouting. We also started an experiment - we placed water in a cup. Then we placed a red kidney been. So we can study what happens to red kidney bean seed in the water.

2nd Grade Science Projects -Rainbows & Clouds

We are using and reading - The Big Second Grade WorkBook.  We looked at the CLOUDS and RAINBOWS.... We tried the experiments in the book. To create a RAINBOW.....

Introduction to Fairy Tales

Aleli watched The Secret of Anastasia and she related to the stories of Snow White . She related to other books I have read. She is looking at th difference between Reality and Fantasy.  She also watched Toy Story 2 as part of seeing the difference between Fantasy and Reality.

March 2011 Homeschool Resources

Music -  Over the Rainbow Performed By: Judy Collins with a CD

This is a perfect book and CD to read as we approach the Spring Season and right after Irish holiday of St. Patricks Day.

The Fairy Chronicle J.H Sweet - Marigold and the Feather of Hope - Perfect Guided Reading for Spring.

DVD's : Phonics I & II - ROCK N LEARN
             Hola Amigos -Spanish Made Easy for Children  Volume 2 -

Friday Field Trip: Library Trip 3/18/2011

Field Trip -Aleli picked several books. She picked Bilingual Books, Nature Books/Animal Books. She wants to continue with the Junie B. Jones series. She also picked some DVD's. She is learning to go to the library and pick books.

Presidents by: DK Eyewitness Books

I read the book PRESIDENTS to Aleli. We looked at all the presidents from Washington to Clinton. However, she was focused on Reagan. She thought it was cool that he was an actor before reaching President.

Writing Activity : Shopping List

Writing Activity - Making a List for Groceries. Aleli made the list by drawing a picture and making a word to associate it. Then she went to the store and read her list. So it reinforced writing and reading skills. She also counted the items she was buying. She also kept "adding" the items.

Aleli's Independent Reading: A Merry Fair -The Backyardigans

The Merry Fair- The Backyardigans was the book Aleli read this morning as part of her morning work. She really enjoyed reading through this.

Documentary: Cuba- Sueno de La Libertad

She saw a short piece of this documentary. It talks about - the "Balseros". How they came from Cuba to the U.S . It showed a Boat Car made by Balseros.  Aleli saw this and we talked about how her grandparents on her father side and father came from Cuba as "Balseros". We also talked that our other relatives came from Cuba in the Freedom Flights in the 70's.
We also looked at the book Cuba- Enchantment of the World -Scholastic-Wright

Cuisine - We talked about the meals that are common in our Cuban-American home like Beans, Rice and sweets like flan

Weekend Educational Activities

Aleli watched Mickey's Reading & Math Fun DVD. It focuses on spelling, reading,math  - story comprehension. She did this activity on Sunday March 13. She also did guided reading with me. We read a group of Holiday inspired books. We did Easter, Valentine and Christmas inspired books. 

Monday March-14-2011 Morning Work

MATH PLAY TIME- She Plays "Teacher" and ask MATH problems. She reviewed addition like 100+100 or 200+200 . This is a math game.

Worksheets- Subtraction from the Math Books

- Guided Reading 3/13/011 -Zoo Books

I read all the Zoo Book Magazines to Aleli. We discussed the creatures in the magazine. We explored :

*Elephants
*Parrots
*Sea Otters ( Pacific Ocean)
*Bears
*Gorillas * Old World Monkey - Concept of Primate
*Nocturnal Animals
*Hummingbirds

ZooBichos

Aleli saw this show from Argentina . The show - Zoo Bichos shows animals in the Zoo (in Buenos Aires) and it showed a lizard . She enjoyed watching this show. Its in Spanish. So she also hears also the language as well.  They give this show on Telefe -International on Direct TV. This show is great to watch and learn about "Bichos" or "creatures".

Saturday: Japan,Tsunami -Current Events

We discussed the events happening in Japan. We saw the pictures in the news stations. We saw coverage in English and Spanish. We discussed the Weather, Earthquakes and Tsunami's.We prayed for Japan. We talked about Japan and how its an island. We talked about the Shift in the Earth's Axis according to scientist. I tried to show her a webpage about this science. We talked about Japan and other islands ( Cuba, Hawaii, Puerto Rico). We will be reading books about these islands. She will learn more about Islands. We discussed what can be done to help Japan . 

We discussed that Japan had moved. That it had a new location due to the Tsunami. We will keep watching all the stuff on Japan. Learn about its history and see the future Japan will create after this Tsunami.

Saturday Bed Time /Story Time Reading 3-13-2011

I read a couple of books to Aleli. The books are :

Jan Brett -Gingerbread Baby
Jan Brett-The Easter Egg
Steven Kroll- The Big Bunny and the Easter Eggs

Aleli read this book independently.  P.D Eastman - Go Dog Go

BedTime Story: The Sadle Club- Western Star

We started reading this story about friendship and horses. The story is called Western Star and its By: Bonnie Bryant.  We had also seen a DVD on Sadle Club - Horse of a Different Color. Its about friendship, horses and its a great way to tie the reading to the movie.

Homeschooling Resources 3/11-2011

Library Books :
Social Studies/ Geography

Islands -
Cuba-Enchantment of the World -Scholastic -Wright
Hawaii -America The Beautiful -Kent
Puerto Rico -America The Beautiful - DarleneStille

DK Eyewitness Books - Presidents - Discover the presidents who have shaped American history,from the Founding Fathers to today's leaders -Dorling Kindersley

Reading/ Phonics / Independent Reading

Sound Box Books -Jane Belk Moncure -


Guided Reading
Marigold And The Feather Of Hope - The Fairy Chronicles 

DVD -
Mickey's Reading & Math Fun -Mickey & The Beanstalk
Way Cool Science -StormChasers- Make Your Own Weather Station

Guided Reading & Library Field Trip

The Bat , Fox & Tree Books . These books  relate the Life Cycles of  Trees, Bats and foxes. I read these book as a guided reading in our car trip to the Library. We looked at the pictures and enjoyed it.  We went to the library to get another group of books to explore and DVD.
* The Saddle Club - Western Star
* The Saddle Club DVD - Horse of a Different Color

We picked these as the book for tonight's Bedtime Guided Reading - Story Time
We picked the DVD to watch before Bedtime Story Time.

Today's Theme: Horses
Goals:  Listen to a Story. Follow a Plot . Learn about Horse Clubs. See it on a DVD and experience a visual representation to the stories being read. 

- Bath Tub Chemistry

Fizzy Tub Colors By Sesame Street . I used this to make Colors change in the Bath Tub. She saw the color mixing changes the water.

Social Studies: Learning about Lent & Roman Catholic Calendar

Social Studies: Vatican, Lent & Ashe Wen

Aleli went to mass today and experienced Ashe Wen at the local Catholic Church. Today in the Catholic Faith - Lent begins. She got a book from Church with reflections on Lent.  She learned how in Italy in the Vatican this celebration is being done ( via EWTN) . She also experienced the customs at the local Catholic Church. She saw how mass is done, how the Ashes are given. She received them and the blessing of the Priest. She learned about this Roman Catholic tradition and how its still alive now. She learned about the Easter Lent Calendar.

Bed Time Stories: Halloween Theme

We will be reading tonight - 2 Books ( guided reading). The book's themes is Halloween. The books are :

I Double Dare You More Stories to Scare You - Hello Reader Grades 1&2 By. Keeler
Creepy Crawly Critters An I Can Read Book - By Nola Buck

Homeschool Resources

A great collection of books to use for Homeschool Resources. These books can be a great supplement in giving lessons at home or supplementing other projects. I picked up these books to use with Aleli this month.

Reading -  English

Go Dog Go! By. P.D Eastman
Super Fly Guy ! Ted Arnold
Dog and Cat -My First Reader By Paul Fehlner
Creepy Crawly Critters and other Halloween Tongue Twisters by Nola Buck- An I Can Read Book
I Double Dare You More Stories to Scare You - Keeler
The Bears' Christmas by Stan and Jan Berenstain
The First Cat by: Esther Averill

(Guided Reading Activity - suggested)

Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day- Barbara Park
Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy
Junie B., First Grader Boss of Lunch

The Saddle Club Super Edition #3  Western Star ( Horses) By. Bonnie Bryant

The Red Fairy Book Edited By Andrew Lang


These are great DVD's to see and help teach . I will be using with Aleli this month.

Read Along  Stories - Rock'n Learn -
Language Tree Spanish for Kids Beg. Level 1 - Volume 1
National Geographic-Really Wild Animals - Deep Sea Dive
Puppy Power Dora the Explorer -Spanish

Cinderella II Dreams Come True  ( Theme Fairy Tales)

Nature/Science Books

Zoobooks - Elephants, Bears,Gorillas,Parrots
Life Cycle Books- Foxes, Trees, Bats
Weather -Learnng Ladders

Science & Nature Guides - Butterflies ,Mammals,Birds ( World Book)
Why do the Seasons Change? By: Dr. Philip Whitfield
Big Book of Play and Find Out Science Projects
Easy Activities for Young Children By: Janice VanCleave's

Art Project- Tuesday 3/8-2011

Tuesday Guided Reading: Halloween Theme

I DOUBLE DARE YOU -More Stories to Scare You By: Kathleen Keeler 

I read this story book twice to Aleli. The book is at the Grade 1 & 2 Level.  - Hello Reader

Spanish Flashcards & Sight Words

Spanish Flashcards & Sight Words - Aleli reviewed all the sight words in this flashcard. The cards review everyday phrases and objects. There are 55 Cards - Aleli reviewed.

Tuesday Science Activity

Book: Birds- Science & Nature -World Book,Inc

We discussed this book. We looked at birds in the guide. She spotted the "Crow" in the yard. She watched it as it was flying. She looked at the picture in the book. I read the information about the bird. We also looked at the Cardinal since its also a bird you can spot in North Carolina.
This Science & Nature Guide from World Book can be a great resource to help kids learn about Science and Nature in a fun way. The goal with this activity was for Aleli to identify birds and see more about it in the Field Guide. We will put corn out for the Crow. I also explained to her all about how Crows and Ravens can look similar too. We also talked about different Habitats and how some birds can be part of each habitat. This is an excellent book to look with the kids.

Independent Reading Activities - Go Dog Go By: P.D Eastman

Aleli read a book to me. She read Go Dog Go By. P.D Eastman.
She read all 59 pages.

I read to Aleli - Super Fly Guy! By Ted Arnold. We discussed the author, tittle, plot and characters of the story.

Science, Plants & Chives Experiment

http://www.flower-and-garden-tips.com/growingchives.html

We started planting our Spring Garden. We planted Chives seeds in a cup with soil. Aleli got them from the Dan-o-nino's Yogurts . We are studying plants and its cycle. This is part of the homeschool project. We are going to be reading the Tree Life Cycle book too. That book discusses oaks and its growth.

National Geographic Documentary: Really Wild Animals -

Aleli saw this documentary today. The documentary was about the "Deep Sea ".

Science :Why do the seasons change? -By Dr. Philip Whitfield

This great book lets kids get answers to questions they seek. They get answers to questions like :

How old is the Earth? Why does the moon change shape? What is the sun made of?

*I spent about an hour reading this book to Aleli and exploring the answers to these questions.

Field Trip : Library

We went to the library. She picked out books and returned books. We came out with several books that explore Science/ Nature. Some Junie B. Books and Fly Guy Book Series by Arnold. She is learning all about the way things are in a library.

Juggling Math & Counting

We got some plastic easter eggs and counted them as I juggled them. We counted and Aleli tried to learn to juggle them. She practiced counting.

Independent Reading -Aleli Read

Sunday Reading Activities : Guided Reading

I read to Aleli a Junie B. Jones Book. She read a paragraph in the book to me. I also read a book -It's not the Stork by: Robie H. Harris to Aleli as well.

Spanish: TVE-Television Espanola

Aleli enjoyed watching  a nature/environment documentary in Spanish about the species in Spain. She saw their habitats and all about their Spring activities in the Iberian peninsula. She also watched the Lunis and other Spanish programming for kids. She has also been practicing her Conversational Spanish skills.

Saturday Art

Aleli has kept working with Art -Modeling Clay. Making figures and shapes. She has enjoyed looking, sorting out the clay.

CrazArt Project : Modeling Clay Art

Aleli enjoyed working with modeling clay to make figures . She enjoyed the modeling clay . She sorted it in several colors. This can be an activity done weekly.

Cupcake Math Pizza & Real Life Math

We did Cupcake Math. We counted all the cupcakes and then subtracted from the cupcakes. So we counted how much cupcakes were left. We also discussed fractions or equal parts of a whole with a Pizza. We have counted the pizza slices. Then seen that all of it make a Whole Pizza. So we eat a fraction of the pizza.  What is needed to do these activities : Pizza & Cupcakes

Library Field Trip

We went to the library . Got several books. The books for this weekend are :


Reading/Language Arts
Barbara Park's Junie B. Books -  Junie B. First Grader : Dumb Bunny
* Teaches about Politeness
*Teaches about "name-calling" as  not correct
* Teaches about Easter / Easter Egg Hunts
* Teaches about 1st Grade and Writing Journals

( Guided Reading - Friday 3-4-2011 - Read & Discussed Book with Aleli)

Tedd Arnold's Book  Fly Guy Books
* Hi! Fly Guy
* There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy
* Teaches Action Words * Sequences /Plot

( Guided Reading -Firday 3/4/2011 Read * Discussed Books with Aleli)



Health/Anatomy
It's Not the Stork-Robie H. Harris - Read & Discussed Book with Aleli
* A book about Girls, Boys ,Babies,Bodies,Families, and Friends

Spanish

Aleli is practicing her Spanish language skills daily at home. She is listening to Spanish and practicing to Speak it daily. She is learning new vocabulary in Spanish.

Thursday Homeschool Projects

* We are still working on the lady bug observation project.
* We are starting to plant herbs -Romero in the Garden - She is learning about the Spring Season
*Art Projects: Play-doh / Coloring

Project: Writing Sentences

Math: Money WS

Time4 Learning Projects - Language Arts

Writing Assignment - When I grow up

Completed : Am/PM Time Worksheet

Completed Art Project

Completed Assignments -

Completed Work - Big First Grade Workbook

Aleli has done several work from the book : Big First Grade Workbook.

Writing Assignment Completed

Aleli wrote sentences. She practiced writing.

More- Lady Bugs

http://www.ladybuglady.com/ScienceFair.htm

30 Days of March - Easter Egg Count

We will count down Spring Days with Easter Eggs. Each egg will have a prize . Like a gum or treat. Aleli will get an egg a day.  So she will have a total of 30 by the end of the month. We also hid them today and looked for them. She counted up to 30.

Art Project: Picnic Bucket Activity

Aleli will work on this Art Project. She will do the Picnic Bucket Activity using Play-doh. This will be an activity to explore colors,shapes and use her imagination skills.

Lady Bug Habitat Project -Day 1

Resources: Lady Bug Science Projects

http://www.hometrainingtools.com/ladybug-science-projects/a/1503/

There are interesting questions to pose about Lady Bugs. What about the life cycle of a lady bug?

Lady Bug Observaion-Science Exploration

She will continue observing Lady Bugs and make observations about their behavior.  Ask questions about them and we will read online about Lady Bugs.

Field Trip : Bank -Math & Money Lessons

Taking an ordinary trip to the Bank can create a real opportunity for kids to learn about banking, saving and math. She will learn in this field trip all about how people can deposit and take out money from a Bank. She will use her coin skills to deposit 50 Cents or $1.00 in a Savings Account. Learning to count 1.00 worth of pennies . This is another way for her to learn about money ,adding and counting. A real life approach. So we will take a trip to the Bank. Explore the concept Budgets. How much for food, clothing ,toys etc. Will give her a $5.00 Reward. She will have to budget those $5.00 at the store. See how much will go for Wants/Needs based on the Social Studies lesson from Time4Learning.

Social Studies -Time4 Learning

Aleli did two lessons on Time 4 Learning covering Contients and the theme Wants /Needs. She explored all about the 7 Continents and matched them on the lesson. She explored the Oceans  and the map online.

Science : Lady Bug Observation

We observed a Lady Bug. We talked about what it did and what it might do . We put a piece of lettuce on the cup and looked to see if the Lady Bug would eat it. We talked about doing a bug search in the yard this Spring and explore the creatures we find.

The book to do with this fun project is : Bugs, Beetles and Butterflies -Harriet Ziefert

Reading Time

I read several books with diverse themes to Aleli.  The main book I read was about Bugs,Beetles and Butterflies. This book by Harriet Ziefert is a book to open the season of Spring. We are so close to Spring and we discussed bugs and the upcoming season. I also read these other books to Aleli.  I read :

Pooh's Wake -up Song - Disney -Gaines
All Better -Thiesing
It's not Easy Being Big ! - St. Pierre
Dora's First Trip - Molly Reisner
Boats! By: Shana Corey
First 100 Words in Spanish By: Heather Amery

Then I read a whole book about Junie B Jones and her adventures in Kinder. The book :Junie B Jones and a Little Monkey Business

Morning Work : Writing, Math & Science

She worked on several worksheets. Practiced writing upper and lower case letters. Reviewed the concept SAME and identified same words in a worksheet.  We did cupcake math. Where she did a problem solving. How many cupcakes did she eat? How many left? How many blue or yellow. Then we did cupcake science. What happens when you mix yellow and green icing? Turns green. So she explored Science with a cupcake. The morning has been focusing on math , science and Writing activities.

Weekend Lessons

Weekend Lessons -  These included math and sorting. We used coins and sorted them into the different categories like 5cents ,25 cents, 10 cents etc.
Then we had some Art lessons where she practiced making numbers out of clay . So it combined math and art. She has lessons of nutrition . The importance of drinking daily - Water.

Morning Work - Reading Time

Independent Reading Activity - (Aleli read  all by herself  )
* All Better By Lisa Thiesing - Read to Reading -Mile 1 Book

I also read several books to Aleli.  She enjoyed the book:

The Best Mistake Ever!  We discussed new words and vocabulary.

Art & Crafts

Completed Assignement & Tasks -Time4Learning

Completed Assignement: Math

Wen Homeschool Activities

Aleli will begin Ultimate Box of Projects today. It will have 30 Art+ Craft Projects to do. She also began the book Grades 1-2 Addition & Subtraction for math.  She was also playing with Play Dough that reviews numbers.

Aleli

Aleli reviewed some books last night. She also did Time 4 Learning Activities online. In Math, Science and English yesterday. She received a 90% in Science studying about Ants & other creatures.

Time4 Learning Lessons

Aleli did Time 4 Learning Lessons online and received 100%. Reviewed ar,th,sh,ea words.

Time 4 Learning Virtual School

Aleli did several lessons on Time 4 Learning. She worked on Math and Phonics. She reviewed:
*ck words
*whole numbers
*high frequency words - make,little,you
*Read a Decodable Story

* Took Quiz and got 100% in Whole Numbers
* got 100% on ck word Review

Independent Reading

Aleli will read independently before bedtime some books and review her sight words.

Martin Luther King

Who was MLK? We discussed who MLK was.

Money Lessons

Money Concepts - Adding Money
                           -  Identify Cost of Products
                           - Budget Concepts
                           - Real Life Math  (Shopping at Store with Budget on Sunday)
                           
                           -Play Shopping at home
                           -Use Play Money to sort and use

Reading Time

Reading Time -- Aleli read a book. She practiced reading. I also read several books to her.

Writing Activities

Aleli practiced her writing by writing a letter to her friend. She also made a list of wishes for her 16th Birthday. These activities helped her practice her writing.

Reading Time

I read Aleli the story - Daisy Jane By : Megan McDonald

Time & Equal Parts of a Whole Concepts

Aleli completed a worksheet on the concept of " Equal & Unequal Parts of Whole Shapes". Aleli had to identity equal parts of a whole shape. She also did a worksheet on Determining am and pm ( Time)

Workbook Work Completed

Aleli worked on the Workbook and completed several assignments. She worked on :
* Days and Dates  -Using Calendar to Solve Story Problems
*Reading Comprehension Worksheet - Apples ( Detail/Making Inferences)
                                                            Leaves ( Main Idea/ Drawing Conclusions)
* At the Circus Worksheet - Picture Clues/Comparing

Time4Learning : Math & Language Arts

Time 4 Learning Activities : Aleli did Language Arts & Math 
* High Frequency Words
* Whole Numbers
* She completed several activities on this site at the 1st grade level....

Math Skills-Completed Assignment

Completed Assignment

Art Education

Today Aleli is using clay to mold and make several shapes with it. She is learning about shapes,colors and creative play.

Math Skills & Chemistry Skills

This weekend Aleli began using math to measure cups of water to make Jello. She helped me pour it and I made it. So she learned math and chemistry. Since we took the jello after it boiled and turned it into a solid in the refrigerator. She saw how it transformed from liquid to solid. 

Road Trip :

We took a Road Trip last week. Aleli learned about traveling and maps. She learned to follow signs on the road and look at the maps. We traveled from NC to Fl and back. She learned more about places in NC, SC, Georgia and Florida.  She practiced her reading and her Spanish skills in Miami. She also learned about miles and measuring distances on the road. We talked about a count down in miles till we reached a destination. She also learned about counting down to the New Year with the time as reference. So she learned alot in the road trip.