Life Learning Portfolio: January 2013 Learning

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Danica

Began working her way through abcmouse.com. Much of it is review for her, but she's enjoying it. She does lessons on learning pathways to earn tickets, which are used to purchase things such as hamsters and supplies!
Various video links in sidebar
Books- too many to list
Adventure In Odessey- listens to stories most nights
Art and Crafts
Microsoft paint

Made Barbi sock dresses

Playing Guess Who

Painting

Danica taking a rest from skating

Danny

Drawing - links to tutorials are on the sidebar. Danny spends hours drawing
Reading - The Boxcar Children: # 9 Mountain Top Mystery, # 10 Schoolhouse Mystery, # 11 Caboose Mystery, # 16 Mystery In the Sand, # 35 The Mystery At the Dog Show, #112 The Ghost in the First Row, #13 Snowbound Mystery, #30 The Disappearing Friend Mystery, Childhood of Famous Americans Series (again): Mary Todd Lincoln, Clara Barton, Sacagawea, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Alva edison
Writing- working on a story, dreams of publishing one day
Science- video links on sidebar, especially likes How It's Made
Band In a Box, Music Composing software- Danny and Mom both enjoy this.
Guitar - working on some callouses! Watching Jean Welles Worship Guitar Class
Lego

Drawing With Tutorial

Danny's Artwork

Jerry

Horseback Riding, and working with neighbour dragging in trees with the horses
Wiring plugins in the basement
Helping with drywall
Reading- The Royal Diaries- Mary Queen of Scots, Queen Elizabeth, Hockey Night In Canada 60 Seasons
History and science - video links are on sidebar Jerry is especially interested in anything related to the military

Riding with Cameron

Justin

More volunteer camera work for WCG (Westman Communications Group)- AAA hockey, basketball,
He continues to maintain his Youtube Channel, Facebook pages- Videography, Music, and his blog. Some income is generated through advertising on his videos. (minimal at present, but a start)
Had Business cards designed
Writing, directing and filming videos
Much time is spent watching tutorials, learning different special effects editing techniques.
Piano
Guitar
Planning Recording Studio
Building Minecraft suit for upcoming video
Helping with drywall

NetFlix

Dora, Diego - Danica
Zaboomafo - Danny and Danica
Sherlock - Mom & Dad, Jerry and Danny all enjoy this one. We also watched Young Sherlock. We talked about how the tv shows and movies have taken bits and pieces of the original Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and woven them into new stories. They had already watched many of the old black and white ones on dvd.
Murder, She wrote
Surviving Disasters Series
Seven Wonders Of the Industrial World- The Great Ship, The Brooklyn Bridge, The Bell Lighthouse, The Sewer King,
Various other movies and cartoons

Games