Homeschool Dismissed

The company I used to work for laid off 300 people on January 23. I was one of them. We have relocated out of Texas and John has returned to public school. We enjoyed homeschooling very much, but circumstances no longer allow for it.

Class dismissed.

Lessons: 2-27-09

Reading

• Sea of Monsters: 30 minutes
• Focus On Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences: Lesson 16

Grammar

• BBC Skillwise: Commas Quiz: Level B

Good Citizenship

• World Cultures and Geography: Page 50 — Chapter 2 Assessment

Science

• Documentary: Becoming Human

Lessons: 2-26-09

Reading

• Sea of Monsters: 30 minutes
• Focus On Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences: Lesson 15

Spelling

• Lesson 7: Final Test

Grammar

• BBC Skillwise: Commas Worksheet 3

Math

• Bridge to Algebra: Lesson 2.6

Good Citizenship

• World Cultures and Geography: Page 49 — Section 2 Assessment

Science

• The Complete Book of Questions and Answers 1st Edition: The Appearance of Humans — Who were our first ancestors?

Lessons: 2-25-09

Reading

• Sea of Monsters: 30 minutes
• Focus On Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences: Lesson 14

Spelling

• Lesson 7: Dication

Grammar

• BBC Skillwise: Commas Worksheet 2

Math

• Bridge to Algebra: Lesson 2.5

Good Citizenship

• World Cultures and Geography: Read pages 47 — 49

Science

• The Complete Book of Questions and Answers 1st Edition: The Giant Mammals — When did the mammals first appear?

Lessons: 2-24-09

Reading

• Sea of Monsters: 30 minutes
• Focus On Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences: Lesson 13

Spelling

• Lesson 7: Exercises

Grammar

• BBC Skillwise: Commas Worksheet 1

Math

• Bridge to Algebra: Lesson 2.4

Good Citizenship

• World Cultures and Geography: Read pages 44 — 46

Science

• The Complete Book of Questions and Answers 1st Edition: Death of the Dinosaur — When did the dinosaurs die out?

Lessons: 2-23-09

Reading

• Sea of Monsters: 30 minutes
• Focus On Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences: Lesson 12

Spelling

• Lesson 7: Pre-test

Grammar

• BBC Skillwise: Verb-Subject Agreement Quiz: Level C

Math

• Bridge to Algebra: Lesson 2.3

Good Citizenship

• World Cultures and Geography: Page 40 — Section 1 Assessment

Science

• The Complete Book of Questions and Answers 1st Edition: Dinosaur Behavior — How long did dinosaurs live?

Lessons: 2-20-09

Reading

• Sea of Monsters: 30 minutes
• Focus On Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences: Lesson 11

Spelling

• Lesson 6: Final Test

Grammar

• BBC Skillwise: Verb-Subject Agreement Quiz: Level B

Math

• Bridge to Algebra: Lesson 2.2

Good Citizenship

• World Cultures and Geography: Read pages 39 — 40 (Human-Environment Interaction)

Science

• The Complete Book of Questions and Answers 1st Edition: The Giants — What were sauropods?

Lessons: 2-19-09

Reading

• Sea of Monsters: 30 minutes
• Focus On Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences: Lesson 10

Spelling

• Lesson 6: Dictation

Grammar

• BBC Skillwise: Verb-Subject Agreement Quiz: Level A

Math

• Bridge to Algebra: Lesson 2.1

Good Citizenship

• World Cultures and Geography: Read pages 37 — 39 ( Region, Movement)

Science

• The Complete Book of Questions and Answers 1st Edition: Up and Running — Why did dinosaurs walk on two legs?

Lessons: 2-18-09

Reading

• Sea of Monsters: 30 minutes
• Focus On Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences: Lesson 9

Spelling

• Lesson 6: Exercises

Grammar

• BBC Skillwise: Verb-Subject Agreement Worksheet 4

Math

• Bridge to Algebra: Lesson 1.7

Good Citizenship

• World Cultures and Geography: Read pages 35 — 37 (The Five Themes, Location, Place)

Science

• The Complete Book of Questions and Answers 1st Edition: What Is A Dinosaur? — What do we know about how dinosaurs’ bodies worked?

Lessons: 2-17-09

Reading

• Sea of Monsters: 30 minutes
• Focus On Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences: Lesson 8

Spelling

• Lesson 6: Pre-test

Grammar

• BBC Skillwise: Verb-Subject Agreement Worksheet 3

Math

• Bridge to Algebra: Lesson 1.6

Good Citizenship

• World Cultures and Geography: Read pages 32 —34 and do spider map

Science

• The Complete Book of Questions and Answers 1st Edition: The Time of the Reptiles — Which were the first reptiles?