Weekly Wrap-Up 12-11-09

This week went quickly.  Unlike last week where we got every single thing on the list accomplished, this week was progressive, but not everything was completed.  Laura worked hard and got nearly everything completed.  I gave up spelling for the second half of the week so Laura could focus on math.  Other than that, we got nearly everything done.

Math - Laura ran into a bit of trouble, but she seems to have gotten over it quickly.  She redid her work that she had gotten wrong and seemed to have no trouble after that.  She completed four lessons.

Science - We finished the unit we were working on about the water cycle, clouds, and the states of matter.  Since we are finished with matter, our next unit will be on Energy.  It looks like we will be studying sound and hearing and lots of related topics.

History - We studied this week just a bit on Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar.  We even touched on Antony and Cleopatra.  This is all leading up to next week, when we will study the birth of Christ. We did make a Denarius coin.

We got the project out of our Heart Of Dakota book.  Laura used bread, glue and coffee to make the coin.  It turned out okay, but I think I should have used white bread instead of wheat.  The coin didn't turn out as white as I would have liked.  Then, after the project was started I discovered we had no waxed paper.  I tried to use freezer paper, but it didn't work as well.

Language Arts - Laura finished the ACE English that I had.  We started the Abeka Language book.  So far, she hasn't had any problems.

Writing - Laura did a writing assignment every day of some sort.  She seems to like some of these assignments.

Reading - Laura is reading her Salute to Courage Abeka reader.  Some of the stories she enjoys and some she thinks are just okay.  We will be in this reader until the New Year when we will switch to The Song of the Brook.  Laura is doing well with her Reading Skills books and her Adventures in Other Lands book.  We are over half way finished with the book The School Story that we are using as a read aloud.  I'm anxious to finish it so we can begin reading the Elsie Dinsmore books.  I've read the first one on my own, and they are precious.

Bible - Laura didn't have a memory verse this week for Stars, but she did continue her New Testament reading.

One week left and then we will be breaking for the Holiday.  I plan to use that time to plan the next semester.  I am not sure why, but I feel a bit antsy about our lessons.  I feel kind of tired, and if I'm tired I worry that Laura is not getting the best from me.  We are covering a lot of ground, but I just feel like we are doing stuff some days and not really working the way I think we should.  Laura's kind of negative about stuff, and I feel like that is my fault.  I've been dealing with so many other issues that I'm afraid it is rubbing off on my daughter.  Maybe the holidays will bring about some answers to prayers and some more concrete direction for our little homeschool.