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Our 2014 year with ECC and MFW 1st

We ended the year of ECC (Exploring Countries and Cultures), 1st grade (2nd time) and also Pre-K. I really enjoyed this year and these are some things I thought that worked well this year and some that I would improve. 1st Grade and Pre-K LOVES 1. Daily Calendar I cannot say how much I love the daily calendar. This was for the 1st grader. I love especially the daily math. It started easy (because of the smaller number) and added up. And because of this, I found my girl was all ready for Singapore Math 1B three quarter into the year. Her understanding on place values was strong and so was her addition with double digits. It also "taught" her (by means of practicing everyday) money and time! It was very very cool. I compiled the calendar pages from  here  and  here   For the Pre-K'ler, at the end of the year she traced her letters very well and knew her numbers. What a great way to learn! I got the resource from  here 2. Dry Erase Crayons and prote

MFW ECC Weeks 33-34: Antartica

* My pinterest page, booklist, planning pages are on the side bar* Overview Bible:  Samoa, Iceland Christian Heros:  Geography:  Antarctica, Vocab(iceberg, crevasse, glacier, peninsula) Math:  multiplication, division Language:   Spelling Power, Chinese Bible Lessons  Science: Antarctica, iceberg Art:  Penguin art Books we read:  Bible Prayed for Samoa and Iceland Geography Watched some video of Antarctica and learnt about Arctic and Antarctic Science The iceberg experiment (showing most of the ice in the water) Language We did more lessons. Will compile all the lessons in the last blog of the year. Lesson 1   Lesson 2    Lesson 3   Lesson 4   Math We did multiplication and division.Little boy is doing his multiplication up to 7 now. Art The mosaic penguin We did the handprint penguin/iceberg art and the little one wanted to do too. So we did. This is a cute project! Preschool This is th