Winter Promise - Week 16

This week proved to be difficult in trying to stay on task. My older kids and DH returned for the holidays and all they wanted to do was play. :) So, we worked hard to keep on track and finally finished our work for the week in time to have fun with the siblings. Here are a few of the activities that we did.

J is working on syllables in her reading program. I showed her several ways to discover the syllables in words and she chose the clapping method.

She also learned about open and closed vowels. This was one of the last lessons in All About Reading Level 1. She finished the 49 lessons in Level 1 and will continue with Level 2 after the holidays.

The story she used for fluency practice was Biscuit. It was found in her reading textbook. She read it every day.

Not only did she finish All About Reading Level 1, she also finished her Handwriting Without Tears Yellow Book. I now need to figure out how she will be practicing her handwriting for the rest of the school year.

We read all about elephants and finished her savannah habitat study, just in time for a break. I love how it we ended the unit for the break. It just worked out so nice. When she returns in January, we will begin the Polar habitat study.

Lastly, I wanted to share the wreath I made for my mother's door. Isn't it cute? I love snowmen. Well, we finished our studies and are now going to enjoy family and friends for the holidays. We will be taking the next few weeks off for a holiday (including a blog holiday) and we will return in January with lots of new ideas and plans. I wish you all a great Christmas and Happy New Year. Hope to see you soon.