Join our daily homeschool activities for Eudora’s journey through second grade…

Day 1: Monday July 12, 2010:

Reviewed Sight Words. Ordering. Beginning and End Sounds. Capital Letters, Short Vowel Sounds, Learned about the endangered Goliath Frog, Visited Cameroon West Africa on Google Earth (home of the Goliath Frog) Phys Ed: Stretching and Yoga, Wrote 10 Vocab Words, Measured in inches and centimeters, Read 100 +1 Cats, Drew Pictures inspired from book

Day 2: Tuesday July 13, 2010:

Solving Addition and Subtraction Problems. Beginning and End Sounds. Lowercase Letters. Comprehension. Drawing. Phys Ed: Tumbling. Read Tails. Created a Game (Came up with Rules, Strategies, Determination of Winning, Fair Play, and Created Game Materials) Sight Words. Counting by 10’s. Defined Cambrian Period and Drew Pictures of What We Learned. Read The Planet-Eating Giant.

Day 3: Wednesday July 14, 2010:

Telling Time. Long Vowel Sounds. Sentence Sequence. Word Match. Glass Recycling Facts. Glass Reuse/Re-purpose/Recycling Ideas. Sight Words. Phys Ed: Yoga. Creative Painting (Robot, Kitten, and Clown Paintings). Read My Secret Monster.

Day 4: Thursday July 15, 2010:

Number Patterning 1-100, Word Match. Writing First and Last Names/Proper Nouns. Punctuation. Phys Ed: Outdoor Play. Creative Drawing (Crazy Pink Fluffballs). Read Colorful Moods

Day 5: Friday July 16, 2010:

Counting Money. Short Vowel Sounds. Rhyming Words. Creating by Following Directions. Character Check: Helping Others in Our Family. Sight Words. Creative Drawing (Puppy Collage). Read Digging in the Garden.

Day 6: Saturday July 17, 2010:

Counting by Tens. Writing Numbers. Long Vowel Sounds. Opposites. Read Move Like  a Starfish. Read about Crocodiles. Visit Natural Habitats of Crocodiles on Google Earth. Phys Ed: Yoga. Creative Art: Using Scraps to Create New Work

Day 7: Sunday July 18, 2010:

Problem Solving. Contractions. Alphabetical Order. Word Recognition. Insect Flash Cards. Sight Words. Creative Drawing (Opposites Potions). Phys Ed: Tumbling. Using Tools and Following Written and Verbal Directions. Read Washing

Day 8: Monday July 19, 2010:

Counting Money. Sentence Prompts. Completing Sentences.  Family History Filling the Blank. Human Body: Food is Fuel. Read The Three Wishes. Drawing. Sight Words.

Day 9: Tuesday July 20, 2010:

Trip to the Library. Read Hunt the Guinea Pig. Sight Words. Geometry/Shapes. Counting Money. Measuring with Rulers (inches/centimeters). Reading Comprehension Q&A. Punctuation. Phys Ed. Yoga.

Day 10: Wednesday July 21, 2010:

Field Trip to Mini-Golf Course (Geometry Angles, Physics, Large Motor, Hand Eye Coordination, Addition, Phys Ed.) Vocabulary Words: Friction, Uphill, Downhill, Turf, Putter, Windmill, Swing, Angle, Deflect, Par. Workers and Their Jobs! Long I vs Short I. Finding Misspelled Words and Making Corrections. Character Check: Emotions.

Day 11: Thursday July 22, 2010:

Addition and Subtraction, Sight Words. Fact Families. Color Words. Reading Comprehension Q&A. Read Fergus and the Tractor.

Day 12: Friday July 23, 2010: Read The Silly Billies and Dragon. Problem Solving. Blended Sounds. Contractions. Sentence Scramble.