Things I studied and did this year

MATH

This year we read from The Beginners Guide to Contructing the Universe and we learned how you could make all the different shapes and numbers starting from a circle.

I also read Mathematicians are People Too with my mom and did logic puzzles with my dad.

I finished all my math facts and Khan Academy through 7th grade so I started learning Algebra this year using the Dragon Box app.

One thing I really liked learning which has some math in it is how to solve a Rubiks cube. You need to use algorithms and I learned to solve a 3x3x3 cube, a 3x3x4 cube and a gear cube where the corners spin.

I also started a business selling soccer cleats on eBay and had to keep track of how much I was buying them for and paying to ship them and how much money I was making. I got to open a bank account too where I can put my money I get from selling cleats.

LANGUAGE

The big series I read this year was The Lord of the Rings. It was long but also interesting and I wanted to know how it was going to end.
I liked the adventure parts and the descriptions were good but sometimes a little long.

I also read Dragon's Watch the sequel to Fable Haven. I can't wait for more books to come out by Brandon Mull.

I finished reading the Book of Mormon this year and as a family we read 22 classics. My sister posted them on her blog.

I really liked Mark Twain's books and Robin Hood was pretty good too.

SOCIAL STUDIES

This year I finishd the Story of the World Book 3 about early Modern Times and learned about all different parts of the world like the Renaissance and also Japanese Samuraia and the Native Americans.

We got to travel as a family and I saw Plymouth Rock and Plimoth Plantation which was cool since it was just like olden times.

I also liked seeing all the differnt rocks in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History since I have a rock collection.

During a tournament in Maryland we visited an old Canal between Maryland and Virginia that takes you to a waterfall. I had to be quick because I had a game to get to, but it was still fun to see.
We also visited the Iron Works in Saugus and saw how they made iron using the river back then. The bellows were really big and cool to watch how the water would turn them.

SCIENCE

This year I learned about physics and centripetal force with fidget spinners how they can stay on your finger when turned if spinning fast.
I also learned a lot of new card tricks, some of which use illusions and other that use math to guess the right card.

My brother and I did chemistry experiments with Ph testing and acid base reactions. We even made the lid blow off a milk jug.

My favorite science right now is baking and this year I made from scratch croissants, cheesecake, truffles, chocolate cake with ganache and bread (all very healthy using honey instead of sugar).

This spring I helped my grandpa plant a gardent. We planted the seeds inside first in March and then moved them outside in May. I tried planting wheat seeds outside in the ground but the chickens kept eating them.

ART

Origami is still my favorite kind of art and this year I learned how to make 3D origami of dragons, animals, stars and people which look really cool
I had to order special tissue foil paper from Europe which took like six weeks to get here, but I loved the feel of it and how well you can fold very detailed designs.

I sold a piece I made at the NAA budding artist show which used driftwood to make a Christmas Tree with a starfish on top.

I also did some drawing this year and studied Renaissance Art History with my mom.

MUSIC
I'm still playing piano, some classical but a lot of popular songs I like and am learning to play by ear a little.

I figured out some Adele songs on my own and I also learned 12 different Christmas songs.

EXERCISE

I learned yoga this year and did some swimming in the winter and tennis in the warmer weather.

If you read my blog you will see soccer is still my favorite thing. This year I played with the GPS MA State Elite team which was the best team in New England for my age.
We won all the tournaments her locally and in New Jersey. I had a lot of fun and learned a lot about soccer this last year.

Next year I will be joining the New England Revolution Academy team which I am really excited for.