Weekly Wrap-Up ~ Week 21 ~ Swahili Numbers & Lego Matter
Monday: Joey was off from work today to celebrate President Lincoln. Whatever the reason, when Daddy is home the flow of the house is disrupted so I aimed for a shorter day. Amazingly we breezed through our “must dos” of history (Africa), First Language Lessons, math, and instrument practice, as well as spelling for Jayden.
The highlight of our academic day was this video that helped us to appropriately say the numbers 1-10 in Swahili. There are more numbers on this video but we just focused on 1-10. Kulmansam has many other videos in which to assist you in speaking Swahili.
Tuesday: Ava has already started on her birthday wish list (it is much longer than when she started it here in this photo). She had written one for Christmas, and now is obsessed with what she wants for her birthday (in June).
Wednesday: We are starting Matter in science this week. Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space. The kids enjoyed this lesson because we got out the Legos to demonstrate atoms, molecules and chemical reactions.
Even Ava got on the bandwagon with her Legos, only she created Rapunzel’s tower from the movie Tangled!
We also created acrostic poems using the word matter.
What’s the Matter?
Mountains
Air
Teapots
Trains
Everything
Really
Malted milk balls
Ants
Tinsel
Tanks
Everything
Really
Mats with flowers
Ant eater
Tater tots
Tacks
Everything
Really
Friday: Jayden had chess club again today. The girls are working on their own projects. Chloe is working on a “You Know You’re a Gymnast When” poster spurred by a t-shirt she had seen. Ava deicded she wanted to do a craft so we pulled out a sheep craft as well as books and little facts. Figured we may as well get a jump start on our farm unit!
February 17, 2012 @ 11:34 pm
LOVE the video!! We are going to have to use that when we study Africa. Thanks for sharing.
February 18, 2012 @ 6:50 am
Such a fun week!! You’ve got to love it when you can study legos for school. You daughter’s list is cracking me up.
Huge, huge fan of First Language Lessons. I was so distraught when she decided not to continue on with Advanced Language Lessons. Now we’ve been forced into something new for grammar. =o( Wah!
Popping in from the WWU.
February 18, 2012 @ 10:50 am
I didn’t know that she decided not to continue on with Advanced Language Lessons! I kept waiting for the next level to appear online! What have you switched to?
February 18, 2012 @ 7:41 pm
What a great week! That video is terrific. What a great way to teach your children Swahili. Awesome. 🙂
I like how they each came up with acrostics for “Matter.” Very creative! I just love fun, hands-on education.
Coming over to visit from WWU. Hope you have a blessed weekend!
Lisa
February 20, 2012 @ 10:54 am
I will have to look up that video when we study Africa in a few weeks. Looks like a very busy week. Our days are also shorten when daddy is home, kids don’t concentrate as well glad to know it happens to other people and not just in my house. Thanks for linking up to the NOBH
February 21, 2012 @ 2:49 am
Very cool. I love the idea of using legos as a learning tool!
February 22, 2012 @ 10:57 am
Being a homeschool mom you are so blessed to have the internet which is a storehouse of information and fun activities. Loved the video on counting numbers in Swahili.
February 24, 2012 @ 7:30 pm
Welcome to BTT! Thanks for sharing, Great activities… love the lego math, my son would love that!!