Day 7

Measured the crawfish, watched documentary "Before the Dinosaurs", played outside, did wb page on place value, wb page on reading a map

Day 8

Saw the movie "African Cats" and wrote about favorite part, wb page on long _o_ words, wb page on translating words to numbers to the thousands, read about photosynthesis and answered questions about it, identified PA, NY and OH on a US map, did worksheet on "African Cats".

Day 6


Read about sentences: subjects, predicates and punctuation.  did worksheet on subjects and nouns.  Read "Anansi and the Talking Melon" and answered questions about it.  2 workbook pages on counting money.  Looked up crawfish behavior on internet and realized one is a girl and she's laying eggs!  Swam in neighbor's pool.

Day 4

Read "Romeo and Juliet" from Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Children and discussed similarities with "Gnomeo and Juliet".  Discussed life of William Shakespeare.  Did worksheets on: critical thinking, alphabetizing, human body, and self.  Observed crawfish, isopods, and tarantula.  Read book on Ancient Egypt. Played outside.

 

Day 5

Watched "The Beauty of Ugly" Nature episode on PBS. Played a game identifying nouns, adjectives, articles and verbs.  Discussed personal finance, saving her allowance and giving to charity.  Read the tall tale "Davy Crocket" from Tall Tales.  Looked up species of minnows in our fish tank - bluntnoses.  Did worksheets on: common nouns and proper nouns, place value to 1000.  Read the Inuit tale "How Day and Night Came to Be" and answered questions.  Played outside in sprinkler.  Read alone - comic books.

Day 2


Read book about the moon.  Observed and cared for crawfish and learned how to identify males and females.  Solo reading: "A Cat Adrift".  Watched online video about seals and their diet.  Read about Thai geography, religion and language.  Read Thai folktale "Ta-In and Ta-Na".  Read chapter 1 in Queen Elizabeth biography

Day 3


Did worksheet on articles (a, an and the).  Discussed urban vs. suburban vs rural.  Read chapter 2 of Queen Elizabeth biography.  Went swimming and played outdoors.  Worked on number sense by estimating.  Discussed what "emotions" are.  Went over family fire plan.

Flora is in 2nd Grade!

Despite doing a wretched job of keeping track of her learning on here, she sailed through 1st with flying colors.

This is our last year of not needing to officially keep an educational log, but this year I am really going to try my hardest to do it.  Wish me luck!

DAY 1


Compound words, place value, the 7 continents, drew pictures of cats, the frog's life cycle, observed crawfish and minnows in our tank, worked on animated Lego movie with friends, observed and misted isopods in tank, cardinal and ordinal numbers, observed feeding habits of our tarantula, read about Thailand; geography, religion and language, counted money and paid for our items at the store.  Played outdoors.

practice cursive while listening to chapter 1 of "The Burgess Bird Book for Children" on librivox, looked at pictures of wrens online, read 2 chapters in her "Bad Kitty's Birthday" book, caught isopods and a millipede, made up chapter 1 of her story "Good Queen Isopod and Her Adventures", did a R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey lab on isopods, made a model of the volcano from the island of Thera...

...all before noon!  I am exhausted!

Educational Objectives for Flora D, 2nd Grade

Language Arts

• Daily exposure to poetry, folk tales, fairy tales, tall tales, myths and stories from various cultures
• Learn the use of antonyms and synonyms, contractions, and abbreviations
• Continue to learn and master phonics skills
• Continue to learn and master sight words
• Learn to write sentences using correct punctuation and capitalization
• Understand sentence structure, nouns and verbs
• Read Easy Reader Level 2 and 3 books on her own, daily
• Compose letters and stories
• Keep a journal
• Observe the use of reference materials
• Use library on a regular basis 

Arithmetic

• Learn and understand basic fractions; 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 4/4
• Continue to master telling time in 5 minute intervals
• Continue to work toward mastery of addition and subtraction, including carrying and borrowing
• Understanding money, identifying coins and dollars
• Place value to 1000
• Measuring in inches and feet
• Strengthening mental math skills
• Logic
• Continue to master use of calendar
• Introduction to multiplication
• One step problem solving

History and Geography

• Learn about the Middle Ages from the Fall of Rome to the Renaissance with associated map work
• Making and studying maps of our neighborhood, town, city, county, state, region, country and world
• American History including but not limited to: the Constitution, the War of 1812, Western Expansion, The Civil War, Immigration, and Civil Rights
• Learn about various notable Americans

Science

• Earth science, geology
• Space
• Native plants of Northwestern Pennsylvania
• Native animals of Northwestern Pennsylvania, including birdwatching
• Basics of nutrition
• Prominent names in Science

Civics

• Read and discuss current events as are appropriate
• Study holidays and festivals

Physical Education

• Daily active play, both structured and unstructured
• Swimming

Music

• Exposure to various styles of music
• Singing in groups and alone
• Exposure to US folk songs
• Learn to identify various music instruments by sight and sound
• Read biographiesj of various notable composers
• Beginning piano lessons
• Learn about pitch and scale

Art

• Continued use of various media for creative visual expression
• Observe and discuss various works of art from books and visits to museums
• Learn about various artists and their works

Safety

• Fire safety
• Kitchen safety
• Bicycle safety