Learning Log #12 (Nov 4th - 8th)

KEIRA
Math - Math this week was done in the Mathemagic book, mostly.  She read about the history of the abacus and learned how to use in in complex ways.
ELA - This week she used The Good & The Beautiful for grammar lessons, did a typing lesson, wrote a letter to her penpal in the Philippines, and read from Dragon Slippers for reading time.
Science - We started an experiment this week with mold.  Before we started that experiment, we watched a Mystery Science lesson on leaves decomposing, and then we created different containers for our experiment, and started the worksheets for observation.
Tech - Keira started a new lesson on the Boston Tea Party this week.  It took a lot of studying this week to get ready for the build next week.
Music - As always Keira practiced her piano every day, and did a lesson on Wednesday.  She continues to make beautiful progress.

GARRETT
Math - After finishing some math reviews we went back to some concepts that he's rusty on, and studied those.  He learned about Functions, and then got started on Life of Fred Edgewood.
ELA - This week Garrett worked in his creative writing book, did a handwriting worksheet, and read from his American History book a lot.
Science - We started an experiment this week with mold.  Before we started that experiment, we watched a Mystery Science lesson on leaves decomposing, and then we created different containers for our experiment, and started the worksheets for observation.
Tech - He did a lesson from Tynker.com again.  He's continuing to learn how to code through those lessons.
Music - As always Garrett practiced his piano every day, and did a lesson on Wednesday.  He continues to make great progress.

LIBBY
Math - Libby read through a book called, Math Curse, and did bar graphs.  She also did a few lessons from Life of Fred, Dogs. 
ELA - This week she did a few typing lessons, and read from picture books and Felicity Learns a Lesson.  She also did a chapter review for one of the Felicity chapters.
Social Studies - Libby got a new Atlas Crate this week and was excited to start her study of Kenya!  She learned a little bit about the country, and then started on a bracelet made just like a traditional Kenyan bracelet.
Tech - Libby started a new lesson on the Boston Tea Party this week.  It took a lot of studying this week to get ready for the build next week.
Music - As always Libby practiced her piano every day, and did a lesson on Wednesday.  She continues to make steady progress.

WILLIAM
Math - This week Will worked on learning coins a little better, by using abcya.com's Money Bingo.  He also did activities from Grapes of Math, played Dominoes, and did a few lessons from Life of Fred, Dogs.
ELA - He did a grammar lesson from The Good & The Beautiful, learning about the "ee" sounds, used nouns, verbs, and adjectives to do Mad Libs, did a lesson from Reading Eggs, and read Litter Critter books.
Social Studies - Will also got a new Atlas Crate this week and was excited to get started learning about France!  He learned a bit about the country, and then made a model of a cyclist, after learning about the Tour de France.
Tech - Will combined forces with his dad this week and recreated a LEGO set from his dad's childhood.
Portuguese - For Portuguese this week Will watched a show dubbed in Portuguese, listened to dialogue from Talkbox.com, and practiced reciting those phrases in the kitchen when asking for food.