Learning Log Week 25

MATH:  I did Dreambox math.  I did function machines mostly.  I really like it.

LANGUAGE ARTS:  I read 30 minutes a day.  I got two new books in the mail today.  One is Star Wars and one is Iron Man.  They're level 2, and I'm doing really good with them.  I really like the Star Wars book.  I did spelling and writing in my journal.

SCIENCE:  I learned how you can mix food coloring.  We did green, orange, blue, and pink.  It mostly turned black, but once we grabbed some paper strips and put them in it became rainbow after we pulled it out.  You can mix colors together, and then you can also make it so it is hard to get it separated or you can make it so you can separate it easily.  It depends on what you mix and how you separate it.

ENGINEERING:  I'm working on some projects with my dad.  I need to turn in my next one.

HISTORY:  I learned about Mississippi.  It's at the bottom of the U.S.  I also learned about Michigan.  There are lakes around it.  I'm filling in my map on the wall.

Learning Log Week 24

MATH:  I did Dreambox math.  I started doing function machines adding numbers backwards and forwards.  I've been adding blocks to make them the same length and same number.

LANGUAGE ARTS:  I read 30 minutes a day.  I did spelling and handwriting.  I wrote in my journal.  I did a craft with colored paper and shapes.

SCIENCE:  I learned about mixtures.  Some things mix together and some things don't.  Oil and water do not mix.  Water mixes with milk and juice and things kind of like water.  Oil mixes with butter or other greasy things.  If you add soap most of them mix together...even oil and water.  Soap is kind of like water and kind of like oil so it can dissolve both.

ENGINEERING:  I'm working on some projects with my dad.  I hope to be able to turn in my next project soon.

HISTORY:  I learned about some of the Eastern States.  Massachusetts is where the Mayflower ship landed with the pilgrims on it.

Learning Log Week 23

MATH: I did Dreambox math with 100s charts.  I also did worksheets with ones, tens and hundreds.  I also spelled out numbers.

LANGUAGE ARTS: I read 30 minutes a day.  I practiced sight words, spelling and handwriting.

SCIENCE: I learned about acids and bases.  We mixed some acids and bases and they bubbled.  Lemon juice is an acid and milk is a base.

ENGINEERING:  I worked on some of my own projects.  My dad is going to help me with the school assignments.

HISTORY: I played Stack the States.  I practiced learning about the States on my map.

Learning Log Week 22

MATH:  I did some worksheets with 100s charts.  I also did counting backwards this week, and it seems like it becomes easier the more I do it.

LANGUAGE ARTS:  I've been reading 30 minutes a day.  I did spelling and handwriting.  I did ABC Mouse.  I wrote a story in my journal.

SCIENCE:  We tested different kinds of ingredients and found out what happened.  When we put all the ingredients it bubbled up.  We tried vinegar and baking soda...that bubbled up.  We tried lemon juice and milk...that made chunk in ti.

ENGINEERING:  I'm going to be working on some projects with my dad this weekend.  I have some projects that will be due soon.

HISTORY:  I learned about Kansas.  It's in the middle of the United States.  I also practiced learning the State on a game called "Stack the States."  I love that game.

Learning Log Week 21

MATH:  For Math I've been doing 100s charts and ones and tens and hundreds.  I re-group numbers.

LANGUAGE ARTS:  I read 30 minutes a day.  I took my DIBELS test.  I did better this time.  I did spelling and handwriting.

SCIENCE:  We went to the Hogle zoo.  We learned about the different animals.  I liked seeing the lions laying around.  The seals were swimming around chasing each other.  I elephants ate hay from a really all thing hanging in the air.  They used their trunks to grab it.

ENGINEERING:  I made a project of my own this week.  Next week I'll start working on my next project that's coming up.

HISTORY:  I practiced learning about the United States.  I practiced with a map on my wall and a worksheet.