Update: The Human Skeleton

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This week we focussed on the skeleton (our theme for the week) and went over the basic functions of the bones.

Monday we did an overview of the Skeleton (see the post below)

Tuesday we did the Skull and Ear
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Wednesday we did the Rib Cage and Spine
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Thursday we did the Arm and Hand
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Friday (today) we did the Foot and Knee
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I am exceptionally happy with Noo’s progress over the last week. His reading has improved 10 fold as well as his over attitude towards his work.
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This week I also managed to sort out our book shelf. Some of Noo’s “school” books are on the top shelf as well as Koko’s puzzles and some craft supplies that need to be sorted and repacked into the craft drawer.Β  Our reading and story books are on the second shelf and our files are on the bottom shelf with the Practica activities.
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It’s international astronomy year, so on Thursday I contacted Sivuyile Manxoyi (sivuyile@saao.ac.za) fromΒ The South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town to get some information from them and the he said he will mail brochures, posters, an Astro CD and hands on activities that they do at the observatory to me today FREE of charge. I’m thrilled, can you tell. Now I’ll have allot of information straight from the source, so to speak, when we do the solar and star systems.

Lesson Update: Math Guru

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Noo is a maths guru. He is doing so well and is already ploughing though his maths work books.Β  I’m so proud of him.Β  He is also excelling in his reading and writing lessons, though he detests his writing skills worksheets.

We start lessons at 8:30 in the morning and finish at around 11, sometimes a little earlier depending on what the lessons entail or how quickly he grasps the concepts.

Any doubts I had about homeschooling have been well and thoroughly squashed 

 

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Spring is here and other great news!!!

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Spring is here and other great news!!! We spent most of the day outside. Its great not having to worry about the cold and wind for a change. Lets pray the weather stays this way!!! Noo is doing so well, not only with his math, but with his reading. We officially started on his first reader yesterday and he is already on lesson 7 (one lesson with 4 3-4 word sentences per page). We plan on doing 6 lessons per day, but at this rate we might do a couple more πŸ™‚

Koko eating Breakfast outside
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Noo busy with a lesson
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Koko sitting on his bean bag in his playpen watching Thomas the Tank Engine
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The boys and their snack time picnic
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Why its pointless to pay hunderds on toys, LOL. He is playing with one of the snacktime boxes
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Our lesson today

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Noo’s school is closed for the day, the teachers are receiving first aid training.

Noo keeps asking me what the time is, so I thought I’d do a lesson on telling the time.Β  He did so well and can now tell the hourly and the half hour times.Β  Its quite a long lesson I downloaded from www.learningpage.com but he went through it so fast!!!Β  I’m so thrilled with my little man.Β  I had downloaded the nursery rhyme Hickory Dickory Dock from www.kizclub.com which goes so well with the lesson too.Β  He was on a roll today!!!

We also started with the letter “K” today. He went through his worksheet faster than ever.

The boys watching Mary Poppins tonight

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The boys are watching Mary Poppins tonight. They love it. Its the only movie Koko will sit through. Little Rascal πŸ˜‰ Noo loves to sing along too, its just to adorable!!!
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Noo eating his home-made pizza while watching, LOL
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Koko watching while Noo eats dinner
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Papa getting in on the action
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The boys watching together again
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2008 Curriculum

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I finally ordered and paid for Noo’s curriculum today!!!Β  Now we just have to wait.Β  Hopefully we get it by Saturday.

I have decided to go with the Clonard Education system.Β  Http://www.clonard.co.za 

 

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