tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post2616830928027525697..comments2024-03-23T08:55:43.666-07:00Comments on Joyous Lessons: Cate's First Grade :: Exams, Term 2Celestehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-4229934230677533372016-07-10T20:21:41.636-07:002016-07-10T20:21:41.636-07:00Hi Jessie! Welcome back to the internet! :) I jus...Hi Jessie! Welcome back to the internet! :) I just used Word for that -- I "cut" a map from online, "pasted" it into the Word doc, then just typed above it. Hope that helps!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-82929907892941221742016-07-06T19:13:02.332-07:002016-07-06T19:13:02.332-07:00Hi Celeste! I'm enjoying browsing 6 months of...Hi Celeste! I'm enjoying browsing 6 months of blog posts now that I have Internet again! I wondered, how do you make the map exam sheet with just the state names on it that you want it to have? Is there a website or program you find helpful? Thanks!JessieWessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489175718739922997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-67039425632396869112016-04-12T22:04:35.045-07:002016-04-12T22:04:35.045-07:00And thanks, Catie. :)And thanks, Catie. :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-74078418607679424692016-04-12T22:04:24.503-07:002016-04-12T22:04:24.503-07:00Yes, I use Startwrite to print our cursive practic...Yes, I use Startwrite to print our cursive practice pages too. Only here at the end of Y4 have we gotten to the point that they can just copy directly from the book into cursive, so I have used Startwrite all the way through this year. I think in Y5, I'll still use it for dictation passages, though.<br /><br />Thankfully I save exam narrations on audio, so I can enjoy that "Audiobook Presents" bit years from now when she's grown! :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-47957231499432515002016-04-12T22:00:56.444-07:002016-04-12T22:00:56.444-07:00Yes, Nature Friend magazine. The kids love the dr...Yes, Nature Friend magazine. The kids love the drawing prompts in there. :)<br /><br />Cate's details very often fit into the story and if I hadn't read it aloud to her just a few minutes before, I might be fooled. :) These extra bits do not surprise me at all in the sense that adding them is SO in keeping with her personality. BUT Vincent and Gianna were always so eager to make sure every single detail was told EXACTLY as written (they could barely keep themselves from jumping in to correct each other if one of them made an error in their narration) that her style is definitely a change!<br /><br />What's even more wonderful about the art lessons is that the art teacher's husband is the kids' piano teacher. So they both come at the same time and do a rotation among the kids, and all the lessons happen at the same time, in my home. It is a huge blessing!!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-42064419121288959032016-04-12T12:10:34.887-07:002016-04-12T12:10:34.887-07:00I just love your Exam posts. :) I agree with a pre...I just love your Exam posts. :) I agree with a previous poster - so inspiring! <br /><br />LOL @ "Catherine Audiobook Presents"! :D How did you keep a straight face?! <br /><br />Do you use Startwrite for teaching cursive as well?<br /><br />Catiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383687550373527504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-78772423293131970842016-04-12T12:05:27.492-07:002016-04-12T12:05:27.492-07:00Yes, the supplying their own details. Caroline use...Yes, the supplying their own details. Caroline used to do that in Y1. I used to constantly hide behind the book trying not to laugh out loud. Often the added details were quite imaginative and really did fit into the story. Now she writes stories of her own during her free time instead. That seems to be a nice way to still have her flex those lovely creative muscles. But we *never* had, "Catherine Audio Book Presents." That is just wonderful!!! I'm still smiling.<br /><br />Is Nature Friends the magazine? I noticed you've had that in a couple of posts now. And your art lessons sound lovely. What a blessing that y'all know someone who has the talent, time, and desire to come and do that. In your own home! That is a blessing indeed. =)Virginia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639646299075064468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-81272875087848479122016-04-11T07:13:02.207-07:002016-04-11T07:13:02.207-07:00The one we're using here is Best-Loved Childre...The one we're using here is Best-Loved Children's Stories by Richardson: http://amzn.to/1SJnL7K (Ours has a blue cloth cover with that same graphic on the front, so I think it's the correct version.) We have several folk tale books that we enjoy, but Cate got this one for Christmas and used it at the end of Term 2 for her reading practice, a bit a day. :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-80829818023800177532016-04-11T07:10:04.367-07:002016-04-11T07:10:04.367-07:00I hope you guys have a great time! The fun answer...I hope you guys have a great time! The fun answers are really a riot. It's amazing how much their personalities show through with these kinds of questions!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-3520981928517907752016-04-11T03:43:42.950-07:002016-04-11T03:43:42.950-07:00I have to ask about your folktales book.... :)I have to ask about your folktales book.... :)Jason and Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232275181204878465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-79233441525174428602016-04-10T11:39:45.743-07:002016-04-10T11:39:45.743-07:00This is great. We are coming up to our first exam ...This is great. We are coming up to our first exam week and I'm nervously excited to see how it goes. My y1 is on the young side but has been a great narrator so I'm keeping expectations low although I anticipate some fun answers.MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018963981535476477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-25631174809530045682016-04-10T11:36:29.843-07:002016-04-10T11:36:29.843-07:00This is great. We are coming up to our first exam ...This is great. We are coming up to our first exam week and I'm nervously excited to see how it goes. My y1 is on the young side but has been a great narrator so I'm keeping expectations low although I anticipate some fun answers.MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018963981535476477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-60837864541972184592016-04-09T11:52:29.677-07:002016-04-09T11:52:29.677-07:00Hi Antonia!
I make our copywork pages using Start...Hi Antonia!<br /><br />I make our copywork pages using Startwrite: http://amzn.to/1qEhTq5<br /><br />My kids all love drawing, so this year we started them in art lessons. We have a great teacher that comes to the house and works with my three oldest kids are an hour a week. She doesn't work through any particular resource--she just has them select projects they'd like to draw, then encourages the to layout via a grid, then goes through how to outline on the page and how to shade. Cate is working with colored pencils and the big kids are mostly doing graphite and, just recently, a bit of watercolors. It is low-pressure and interest-led, so they have had a good time with it. :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-58854227049009847112016-04-09T09:59:22.581-07:002016-04-09T09:59:22.581-07:00Thank you for sharing. I'm always so inspired ...Thank you for sharing. I'm always so inspired when I read your site.<br /><br />Just two quick questions if you have time....<br /><br />Where do you get the printable copywork? Is there a free website you use?<br /><br />Also, your children's drawing skills are impressive. They have an art teacher? Does she use some kind of book or resource?<br /><br />Thank you<br />Best wishes<br />AntoniaEnglish Home Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506539134585982773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-28414979278841190422016-04-08T21:33:07.774-07:002016-04-08T21:33:07.774-07:00Her art teacher keeps saying how HUGE an improveme...Her art teacher keeps saying how HUGE an improvement Cate has made in her penmanship over the course of the year--she really has made great strides in fine motor skills. :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-35592296052582632562016-04-08T21:31:09.408-07:002016-04-08T21:31:09.408-07:00I know, right? She was so serious about it. LOL ...I know, right? She was so serious about it. LOL I'm pretty sure she's gearing up to be an actress. ;)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-16281535907088712682016-04-08T21:30:42.351-07:002016-04-08T21:30:42.351-07:00The early years are so much fun, just seeing insid...The early years are so much fun, just seeing inside their minds and how they process the ideas! :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-40850137215091860552016-04-08T20:20:33.676-07:002016-04-08T20:20:33.676-07:00Wow!!! Her handwriting is gorgeous!! I'm impre...Wow!!! Her handwriting is gorgeous!! I'm impressed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-32198890182652525662016-04-08T20:14:50.032-07:002016-04-08T20:14:50.032-07:00These are wonderful!! Your bigger kids' ones ...These are wonderful!! Your bigger kids' ones on the other post and these ones as well. Thanks for taking the time to post! <br /><br />"Catherine Audiobook Presents" Hahahaha!Andrea Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-41259266531213379752016-04-08T17:54:41.804-07:002016-04-08T17:54:41.804-07:00Wow, that's so amazing! I'm going to be a ...Wow, that's so amazing! I'm going to be a Charlotte Mason homeschooler but my oldest is 5 so we haven't started yet. If she knows just a part of this by the end of her year I will be SO impressed and excited!Brookenoreply@blogger.com