ivey league academy: weeks in review!

Here's what we did the week of 2/26-3/2!

Reading:  Caleb continued to read everyday for his Pizza Hut Book-It prize.  We fell a little behind on our schedule but I told him it was all right!

English:  We continued in our Language Arts curriculum and learned about helping words and linking verbs.

Spelling:  Caleb continued doing a Word Ladder a day as well as a daily lesson in our Spelling You See curriculum.  The words are getting more challenging but Caleb is doing very well!

Word of the Week/Journal:  Our word of the week was "miffed."

Math:  We continued in his Horizons Math 2 workbook.

Anatomy:  This week we studied the five senses.  Caleb already knew these, but it was fun to see how they all work together (for instance, how important your sense of smell is for tasting).

Countries:  This week we studied India.  Caleb colored a picture of the Taj Mahal and we ate store-bought naan (Indian flatbread) with a little butter and cinnamon-sugar.

Links:
Taj Mahal Printable (The Crafty Classroom)

Here's what we did the week of 3/5-3/9!

We had grandparents visiting this week but still managed to get a lot done.

Reading:  Caleb continued reading and by the end of the week, his chart was full and he earned his personal pan pizza!  He was so excited and proud of himself when we had pizza for dinner that Friday night.  We'll do this again for the month of March and then we'll probably have to wait for next year since the Book-It program only runs through April.

English:  We did a few lessons in his workbook, including contractions and double negatives.

Spelling:  We continued with daily Word Ladders and Spelling You See.

Word of the Week/Journal:  Our word of the week was "concoction."

Math:  Caleb had a test this week and did great!  The workbook has introduced a few things that surprised me for second grade (such as Roman numerals and "solve for n"), but I help him more with these since I know they'll probably appear again in later grades.

Anatomy:  This week the Sassafras twins moved on to Beijing and learned about the circulatory system.  We made "blood in a jar" using corn syrup for the plasma, cinnamon candy for the red blood cells, mini marshmallows for the white blood cells, and chocolate sprinkles for the platelets.  It was fun to put together!  We also added a heart to our life-size skeleton.

Countries:  We didn't get to study a country this week because of some abbreviated school days.

Read-Aloud:  We're still reading through the Frank Einstein series for fun, and then Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing as our devotional.

Links:
Blood in a Jar Activity (Mama of Many Blessings)