Week 4 (9/11-9/14)

This was a compressed week as we were preparing for a trip. Some things were left out, while others were doubled up on.

Reading: We finished our read aloud of Shiloh. The girls liked it so well, they begged me to start Shiloh Season as our next read aloud. They also performed their final Reader's Theater based on Shiloh Season.

Social Studies:

1. C&C - The girls finished their Neighborhoods & Communities book. The final lessons were on compass directions and measuring distance on a map.
2. Madelyn - Madelyn finished the formal lessons from Map Skills: The United States during Week 3 so this week she worked through the 50 Questions of the Day. She really got to know her country and became quite comfortable with the US map.

Math:

1. C&C - More Sprints. They also completed the Unit 1, Week 3 work from Singapore Math 2A. This included their first formal test ever. No problem for our girls!
2. Madelyn- More Sprints too. She also completed Unit 1, Week 2 from Singapore Math 4A. This included her first test of the year on place value up to a million. She is a little rusty and tends to let anxiety hamper her performance on tests (kind of like her teacher). We'll keep working on it though.

Writing:

1. C&C - Completed Week 2 in Writing with Ease. We are still working on getting into a routine with this new program. I like the activities but sometimes struggle with knowing what to emphasize in the lessons as I present them to the girls.
2. Madelyn - Completed Lessons 136 through 139 from Primary Language Lessons. Our daughter has tremendous memorization skills. She amazes me every time I assign her a text to memorize.

We did not do science or preschool this week.