I know, it’s been a while since I’ve posted on the girls Homeschool Portfolio, but we have been learning and I have been taking pictures. So I guess it’s time to get the girls portfolio updated now!
We’ve continued learning about the human body by reading fun books, lapbooking, and hands on learning. Our life size models of our bodies are almost complete!
We only have bones and muscled left and our little bodies will be complete. The girls are really learning a lot from this body study. It’s crazy how you can think they’re not paying attention and later on they will tell you (and everyone else) how the food you eat is digested (and were it ends up – they think that’s really funny).
We are continuing to do the mini lapbooks along with the bodies. The girls color and cut as we read books about the body part we’re learning about the day. Next we do our mini lapbook and then we glue our new body part on our bodies.
Along with learning about the body Xandra has been practicing sight words and reading as well as counting and math.
Xandra has been using these games and activities for learning:
– Dinosaur Dolch Words
– Alphabet Cover Up!
– Dinosaur Detection
– Sentence Builder card game
As well as other activities and games not listed. All of Naomi’s games for 2 or more people were also played with Xandra, they are marked with a *.
Look at the first picture of Xandra. Naomi is throwing a temper tantrum, lol.
Naomi has been practicing the Alphabet (phonics, sounds, etc.) as well as counting and math.
Naomi has been using these games and activities for learning”
– Alphabet Cookie Game *
– Alphabet Uno *
– Alphabet Dominoes *
– I have, Who has for the alphabet *
– Alphabet Cover Up! *
– Busy Alphabet Beavers *
– Line Up for Recess *
– Capital Letter Quilt *
– Acorn Alphabet Matching – Mixed!
– Alphabet Acorns! Alphabetical Order
– Sky Writers *
– Ship Shape Letters *
– Counting Apples
– Apple Numbers
– Counting Sheep *
– Alphabet Acorns Matching!
Along with learning about the above we always start the day with journaling and calendar time. Reading books and chores are also part of the day.
We’ve been doing our usual hiking, soon we’ll have done all of the Miami University Trails.
We just went on a field trip recently to Fort Ancient to learn about the Native Americans who lived here long ago. We had a lot of fun and got to learn a lot. There were a lot of hands on activities as well as hiking and outdoors things to discover. The learned a lot and told the family all about how the native Americans “traveled to the US a long time ago on the giant ice bridge.” LOL, it was cute.
It’s been a while but I think I’ve covered a lot of it. Now it’s off to the shower and then learning time!
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