Week 2 Up and Running!

Yesterday was Nacho's first day of OHVA which is Ohio's Virtual Academy. It was also his first day of High School. I don't think either of us were ready for that, but we survived. His whole first day was nothing be online welcomes and orientations. He has to log onto these specific chat-like rooms and listen to the teacher. At the end of day two, his biggest complaint is that the other students in the Class Chats were rude and annoying. (HMMM very similar to a tradition b & m school...)

Lola is still moving right along. She is enjoying her math class which is rare for Lola. She completed her Scantron testing for her online school yesterday and asked me to let her do her other assignments listed for that day (I had told her she didn't have to if she was tired from testing)

Coco is still amazing me everyday. She has done everything I have planned without fail and spent all weekend asking for more school work...
Here's whats shes done yesterday and today:
DDs- pages 56 and 57 working on pairing and classifications
Spelling- wrote 3 xs each and made them into sentences
clip hate tape race mire kite bank fell pink hilt
Language Arts- using her book we covers pages 22-25 making statements questions and different types of questions.
Journaling- we wrote about how to handle different kinds of stress and how to build a terrarium (because we are building a soda bottle worm terrarium)
Explorers- Juan Ponce de Leon, we've read a bio about him from www.enchantedlearning.com and another one from our US History workbook
Math- we are reviewing double digit addition. We had some problems yesterday when Coco realized she had forgotten how to do them. It only took a minute or two on the white board and she is back on track. I make the worksheets on www.theteacherscorner.net
Science- we have started learning about the scientific method using our text book and worksheets from www.instructorweb.com
French- we work on the worksheets I created and listened to lessons 2 and 3 of Primsleur 2

Fifi is working on:
DD- CC1 pages 44 and 50
Spelling- Using 100 words your 1st grader should know, lesson 2 pages 8 and 9
am jump down fast have I in me my off on out play ran run up
Language Arts- Using SS Grammar book we did pages 7, 8 and 9 and then wrote out the sentences form page 9 on ABC paper. This week we are working with capitals at the beginning and punctuation at the end of sentences.
Phonics- still in the Hooked on Phonics grade 1 workbook, we did page 7 and 8
Math- Still working with money, we worked in out money workbook pages 8 and 9
Science- Starting Zebras this week, we did our activity from www.enchantedlearning.com and then we read some books about zebras from the library. I was so proud when she then explained to nacho that he is an omnivore and zebras are herbivores...
Since Fifi's day only lasts about 2 hours, I have been searching for movies for her to watch to kill time while I'm working with Coco. I rediscovered the Leap Frog series and watched the entire (all 5) series two days in a row now. I have an Animal Planet video for tomorrow about zebras.

Thursday is our first gym class at the Stark County Fairgrounds. We will be playing kickball. What I haven't told the heathens, Thursday night we are going to an Akron Aeros game cause they are playing the New Britain Rock Cats (as in New Britain CT) Thats a close to home as we will get for a little while.

Any questions or comments should be directed to paganpinup@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Dani