It has been such a busy week.
We did not study on Monday because ST and I went and renewed our passports. Blessedly the machine didn't break down this time and we get our new passports on the same day. The last time when we apply for Sweden's passport, it took us more than a week with numerous trips.
We only have time to read Bible and practice phonics on Tuesday. The verse for this week is: Proverbs 15:8: The Lord delights in the prayer of His people. Delights is a new word for Den. We covered David and king Saul's stories this week -- how David was not willing to harm King Saul even though he has been trying to kill him.
For phonic we use "Teach Your Child To Read In 100 Easy Lessons". It is a wonderful book and I will write a review later.
I worked on Sunday School things on Wednesday. Den went to Mary's house and learned the following:
1. Practice piano
2. Bible story - King Josiah Reads God's words
3. Science - Machines & gadgets at home - washing machine, vacuum, food processor, can opener.
Plus lots of playtime with Eleanor. :)
Today, we spent almost 3 hours studying and doing projects.
We started off with Bible verses, Bible reading, and prayer. Den can memorize the whole verse.
Except for the book.
Then we read about "family" from "A child's book of Art" and "A first word Bank". The first book is all the classic painting (mainly) and the 2nd one is more cartoonish.
Then we make a family tree.
It took me almost the whole night (I slept at 530am) to edit and print out the photo. Plus planning on the layout. I think it turns up well. We talked about our family members and Den pasted the photo on the tree.
When we were doing the project, I realize Den actually doesn't know which children go to which parents. Interesting! Anyway, she was more impressed with the coloring (we did it together) than all the pictures. :)
While I prepared lunch, she wrote the Chinese word "几" and worked on 10 math questions (addition, using a counter). She also helped me to make coleslaw for dinner (she stirred and poured them into containers).
During lunch, we talked about the 4 seasons, the importance of saving, and scholarships. Don't ask me how we ended up talking about all these. It was a very long lunch. The topics just pop-uped.
After that, We read stories from:
1. The Lion storyteller Bedtime book
3. Things people do (I love this book!)
All of them are part of the Sonlight program that we use.
After that, we practices the Chinese flesh card. I'm now using "High-Frequency Chinese Words" (最常用的华文字). I like it because it comes with a flesh card and worksheet that are quite interesting. It covers the most frequently use 128 words.
We also read 2 Chinese books. Just brought this series of picture books from popular. I like it because it is colorful and the stories are interesting - 童悦坊 "公主王子成长绘本"系列. Plus the stories are about the little princess and little prince (in the eyes of their parents), so Den likes it too. It is kind of expensive though. RM9.90 for each book (10% discount.)
We also did something new today. Since I joint a US-based homeschooling group a few weeks ago, I have found a lot of good and free websites through it. Today we tried on one of the reading websites at http://www.starfall.com/ Den enjoyed playing it.
Tomorrow we are going to do a science project.
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