Lapbooks - Science

This is our first attempt at Lapbooking. You can tell because we glued the cover to the back by mistake...oops! It went well and it was a lot of fun and in my opinion a great way to learn. I don't think we'll go making a lapbook on everything we study, but it was fun for a change.
I just found a bunch of information and activities/worksheets on the Internet. I didn't note which sites I got them on but there's a ton of information if you just Google: Bee lapbooks or bee notebooking.

Bees are fascinating insects and I thoroughly enjoyed studying them as well.

I hadn't planned for Jaxon to create anything but he got the idea to make a scrapbook page for his nature journal and went to town on it. It was a great day!

Mom School

Gospel: Book of Mormon (Helaman finished ch. 11)

Read Aloud: The Little House On The Prairie (finished ch. 9)

History: The Story Of The World ch. 39(studied Roman Emperor Nero, Christian persecution & Emperor Constantine).

Science: Loved on more science books about insects

Jaxon

Assigned Reading: The Work And The Glory (two chapters) vol. 1, listened to Kade read chapter from Young Reader's Bible Stories.

Science: Made a scrapbook page (insects), played on Discovery Kids Insects web site.

Math: Saxon 5/4 lesson 83

PE: Martial Arts & soccer at park.

Kade

Assigned Read: Chapter in Young Reader's Bible Stories

Art: Pencil drawing of Christians catacomb's in Rome.

Science: Made a lapbook (Bees), played on Discovery Kids Insects web site.

PE: Park Day with friend, soccer w/ friends.

Free Read: Mom read Bug book to him, Kade read The Magic Tree House.
Sophia
Art: Drew on the walls, shutters, & chair in the boys room w/ a blue marker!!

Creative Play: Built castles and giraffes w/ blocks

PE: Played outside

Music: Sang lots of songs with mom

Jessica
Personal Reading: Bible (Prov., Thes), Benjamin Franklin, The Fat Flush

Study: Finished Oliver DeMille's audio, Thomas Jefferson Education...the basics & took notes. I now see just how rediculous it was for me to worry if Kade was ever going to LOVE reading...he's only 6!
Writing: Journaling

I am leaving for Utah tomorrow night for my nephews wedding, I am SO nervous/sad to leave the kids. It is crazy how much we have bonded this past year. I wish I could take them all with me, but I suppose the free time will be good for me.

Last week, Kade lost his first tooth. It was sad for me, but great for him. He left his window open that night so the tooth fairy could get in. He now talks with a lisp, it's adorable!
Last Friday night, the boys had a little party at our house. It was a joke contest/movie night. They invited several friends and had a blast shining the spot light on the boy telling the jokes. They all did a great job, even the shy ones. They had treats, popcorn, prizes and of course a Nerf gun battle before and after. It's so fun to watch them grow and interact with their friends. Jaxon was the host of the joke contest and was hilarious...to my surprise (I'm not sure why), he had a whole routine memorized and was dropping jokes one after the other. The boys all behaved so great, we'll definitely do it again

Little Jerry Seinfeld...