by Patricia | May 15, 2012 | Art, Social Studies
Moving Beyond the Page 6-8 – Concept 3, Unit 2, Lesson 5: Transportation in Culture Today we reviewed the methods of transportation that people use and how they vary according to the geography and community who uses them. AA acted out several types of transport...
by Patricia | May 11, 2012 | Social Studies
Moving Beyond the Page 6-8 – Concept 3, Unit 2, Lesson 3: Different Religions Today we learned about different religions around the world and how they shape the culture of a community. We learned about special holidays in the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish...
by Patricia | May 8, 2012 | Social Studies
Moving Beyond the Page 6-8 – Concept 3, Unit 2, Lesson 2: Traditions Today we continued to learn about the traditions of people in the community. We studied about the 5 de Mayo celebration and how important it is for Mexican Americans. We read about it online...
by Patricia | May 7, 2012 | Social Studies
Moving Beyond the Page 6-8 – Concept 3, Unit 2, Lesson 2: Traditions Today we learned about different traditions around the world and how many of these traditions are related to religious holidays. We reviewed the celebrations of Thanksgiving, Christmas, the 4th...
by Patricia | May 1, 2012 | General
Today AA took his very first standardized test —the Iowa Test for the first grade— although he officially is finishing up kindergarten this school year. I was glad to see how enthusiastic about the test he was afterward. He thought he did great and said he...
by Patricia | Apr 30, 2012 | Curriculum Reviews, Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Spelling, Writing
Hi, I love your blog and it is so nicely put together! I am considering MBTP and also Sonlight. Do you think MBTP could stand alone as it’s own curriculum? I also just bought AAS and will be starting right start math Level B. My son can read at 2nd-3rd...