Nathan and Genevieve both spent about a half an hour playing piano. While Genevieve practiced piano Nathan and I played connect 4 and then we started playing scrabble. Nathan informed me we were doing a lot of school work as scrabble has math and language arts. Nathan again astonished me at being able to use math in practice. Things he finds hard on paper he can do. 
While Nathan was practicing Genevieve worked on her writing book.
This page was completing sentences, by either adding a subject or a predicate.
Next page was identifying complete or incomplete sentences. We also went over the sentences and reviewed what parts were what.
Next up was math, we spent a lot of time on math today, we reviewed rounding and we started adding with carrying over. Nathan got this concept immediately! Yeah for Nathan. I sent Nathan to the other room with worksheets and a small dry erase board to work on problems. I spent about 10 minutes going over problems with Genevieve, she mastered very quickly.
Next we had to take our house cleaner home! So we went out for diner, did I mention how sore and exhausted I am from shovelling? At dinner we played snap it up. Nathan was grumpy, didn't eat much, his shoulder would not stay in place. He says it was hurting but only after I asked if that was what was wrong.
Nathan played minecraft for 1/2 hr when we got home, and then it was bedtime.
At bedtime Nathan asked for math worksheets to work on and Gigi asked as well. They both completed 4 worksheets. Nathan made a few mistakes but they were basic math fact mistakes. He completely understand how to do it.
These worksheets were carrying under 1000. I think they could easily do over 1000 as well.
Now to only improve Nathan's math fact memorization. He knows his doubles and can figure them out from there but the 9 trick stumps him!
Until tomorow.
4 math sheets at bedtime! Wow! Sounds like a good start to the week.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good start to the week, but today, I woke up early all reaedy to go, and got a phone call from a friend, her husband is in the hospital, so I have her children today :) I am happy to do this for her, but it just proves I should not have procrastinated yesterday!!!
ReplyDeleteFor the 9 trick, I used to say "one less and add a teen", meaning 1 less than whatever number you are adding to 9, and put a teen in the front.
ReplyDeleteI think there should be some government program to assist with snow shoveling. That could really impact your day!