Today was another scorcher of a day (it's still currently 40 degrees as I write!) so I tried to get the kids to do some work earlier this morning, before the heat really set in. Unfortunately we didn't get alot done before they were distracted by the heat and I didn't have the heart to make them sit there and work, knowing that they wouldn't really absorb what they were learning.
Zakari
More maths today from Maths Plus 4 Stage 2, pages 83 (Division), 84 (Angles) and 85 (Millimetres). He learned about the division symbol (you know, the one that looks like a closed bracket with a line across the top?) and how you divide the number on the right side of the bracket by the number on the left side of the bracket and write the answer above the line. I also elaborated on the importance of learning this way, because it comes in handy down the track when you're doing long division. I also told him that if he wasn't sure if the answer was right, then all he had to do to double check was to multiply the answer by the divisor and see if that came out the same as the original number.
There were a few simple errors on this page, mainly things he hadn't double checked, but one or two of them, he had actually second guessed himself and crossed out the correct answer in favour of the incorrect one. Most of these were where the division problems had remainders.
Zak worked quite well through the angles exercises, he has a competent understanding of right angles, and larger / smaller than right angles.
In the millimetres exercise, he is very capable of using a ruler and reading the correct measurement from it.. He also estimates length quite close to the correct length, and translate centimetres to millimetres with no problems.
As the heat had well and truly set in by the time he had finished the maths, I decided that that was it for the day and Zak spent some free time constructing with lego and watching some television.
Later in the afternoon, he prepared his dad's snacks for work.
Kaliah
Kaliah chose to read Night Noises by Mem Fox today and wrote a two page recall of the story. Her spelling was much improved from yesterday - she only had two mis-spelled words today. The main things that I feel we need to work on with Kaliah is her punctuation (she often forgets full stops, so thought and sentences run into each other) and her handwriting letter formation. I understand it's hot, so I am giving her a little bit of leeway for the time being.
Kaliah also had some TV time time today - it really was too hot to do anything - even play outside!
Khaemon
I gave Khaemon a choice today whether he wanted to do any work or not. He chose to work (perhaps cause the others were!) but it was short lived! He traced and copied a few letters of the alphabet in Literacy for Littlies Part A - Early Stage 1, a book which he had completed in about a month last year! But the heat got the better of him and he ended up watching TV and then playing various DS games with Veygas (they sometimes like to connect and it's hard to keep up with what game they are playing sometimes!) He finished the day by flicking through some Disney and Dr Seuss books (we have an extensive library of both!), moreso for the pictures at this stage!
Veygas
Veygas spent about 5 minutes today being artistic with coloured pencils on 4 pieces of paper, before the heat got the better of him. He watched some TV, which he tired of fairly quickly, and then played DS with Khaemon. He spent most of the day hot, tired and whingy, but who can blame the poor child?
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Tomorrow is our weekly shopping day, so I am looking at making up a worksheet tonight for Zak and Kaliah for them to find the answers for in the supermarket tomorrow. I think I am most looking forward to the air conditioning!
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