Shades Park Sept 20, 2014

Shades Park 

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_State_Park

 Sept 20, 2014

I think we took around 400 pictures, but I've narrowed it down to 10 for the blog post...but, boy could I easily add another 10!  This was a beautiful day, and we didn't have the trails to ourselves like we usually do.  We came across quite a few different family's on the trails.  We just waited for those others to go on, and we waited for the quiet to return before we got going again.  We were able to pace ourselves between other groups so we could hike without much human interaction.  When it is busy like this, we don't usually get to see many birds--but, we did see an American Bald Eagle!  That is the first time I've ever knowingly seen one in the wild.  Dh and Dd said they had seen one before; but I must have been looking the wrong way at that time!

Trails 1 & 2 go through a gorge that has lots of running water to maneuver around.  With so much water around, there were many different varieties of lichen to inspect and admire.  There was also a lot of ferns....Ahhh, love those ferns!

Dh picked some Sassafras leaves and bark for us to chew while we hiked.

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Core G Week 2 "A" (LOW) Sept. 15-21, 2014

Core G 

Week 2 "A" (LOW) 

Sept. 15-21, 2014

We are extending "Week 2" for a few weeks.  I have bought a whole shelf of books on Ancient Egypt, and don't want to move forward in our Core until we have read quite a few of these specific books.  It is planned--and we are enjoying going at our own pace and at our own level of detail.

This week Dd established her little ‘nook’ in the woods beside our apartment.  She started putting up some walls with sticks and rope to have a kind of circle of ‘hers’.  I am so very glad she found herself a little space outside that she feels comfortable in.  The rule is to bring our huge dog, Sophie, out with her on her excursions, so we are all happy and content with the balance of fun and safety.

For our activities this week—we went to the library on Monday and Thursday.  I had finally secured us an audio copy of Amazons and Swallows---a favorite audio of the “L” family.  I was so excited to get it, but it wasn’t at the hold section on Monday or Thursday.  So, we went to the Customer Service on Thursday asking about it.  They informed me it had been (past tense) waiting for us there, at the Customer Service area…NOT with the usual holds!!!  It had already been returned, and I would have to go through the process to ILL (inter-library loan) it again if I wanted it.

Here is the sheath that Dd made for the sword she had previously re-worked:

The sheath was made with card stock and duct tape, and built to perfectly fit her sword.

We didn’t go to a park during the week since we were planning a big, all-day visit to Shades Park with Dh on Saturday.  Friday we all drove down to Indiana and mowed & weeded.  Then on Saturday morning we headed right out to the park!  We had a wonderful Skipjack Tuna sandwich each, and headed for the trails.  I will do a post about our day; with pictures after posting about our lessons for this week.

*Welcome, fall!*
The drive to Indiana was definitely different this time; fall is truly here.  The leaves are changing colors and the fields are full of combines bringing in the harvests.  There were quite a few soybean fields that had already been picked!  Indiana really shines in the fall; unlike so many towns that I've in previously, it seems to really do fall best.  I use to not like fall-- at all-- but, after living in Indiana for almost 17 years I've really changed my mind. 

Dd got to have a play-night with her best friends, the "L" family; here is one picture she took while there:

Our lessons for the week-

Bible:

The Greenleaf Guide To Old Testament History by Rob G. Shearer and Cyndy A. Shearer

One of the odd things about doing the Veritas Press Bible Program is that they use The Greenleaf Guide to the Old Testament workbook as the spine for the course.  BUT, the VP program skips over some sections in the bible that the Greenleaf book includes.  I’ve skipped some of the Greenleaf assignments in the past; but not many.  This week we put VP to the side, and worked on the Greenleaf assignments instead.

The Student Bible Atlas by Tim Dowley

Greenleaf Lesson 129: completed

False Prophets and the Death of Ahab

God’s View of Jehoshaphat and Ahaziah

1 Kings 22

Read with Bible and Believer’s Bible Commentary

Believer's Bible Commentary   [BELIEVERS BIBLE COMMENTARY -SS] [Hardcover] by W.(Author) ; MacDonald,

Greenleaf Lesson 130: completed

2 Chronicles 17, 18, & 19

Jehoshaphat of Judah

Read with Bible and Believer’s Bible Commentary

Greenleaf Lesson 131: completed

2 Chronicles 20

Jehoshaphat at War with Moab

Read with Bible and Believer’s Bible Commentary

Current Events:

CNN Student News (M-F)

Math:

Math U See: Pre-Algebra

9 A-E

(Dd had difficulty getting this lesson, so although we did the 5 pages we will still keep working on this lesson next week.)

Science:

Apologia Chemistry and Physics

Pg 57-70

Exercise:

Leslie Sansone dvd workouts

X4

*and hiking all day at Shades Park on Saturday!  Very Rugged trails-

Cooking:

Merange Pecan Cookies

Typing:

(I can't find my Typing Instructor program for her, so she found something online to use)

15 minutes

Language Arts:

All About Spelling 6:

Step 13: passed

Step 14: in process

Daily Grams 7:

Pg. 129-132

SL Language Arts:

Started research for 3 paragraphs on Ancient Egypt

Time Line & book:

Sumerians Invent Cuneiform, Queen Hats. Rules Egypt, Narmer Unites Upper & Lower Egypt

Readers/ Read Alouds:

The Trojan War: Ch. 4-5

The Kingdom Strikes Back: pg. 3-5

Story of the World: Ch. 6 & 7

Usborne Ency. Of World History: pg. 110-123

The Golden Goblet: Completed

Mara, Daughter of the Nile: Completed

Add-In’s for Core G:

The Mystery of History, Vol. 1: Creation to Resurrection by Linda Lacour Hobar

Mystery of History AUDIO: ch. 24-28

Khan Academy: Law Code of Hammurabi, The Babylonian Mind….

Pharaohs and Foot Soldiers by Kristen Butcher

The Story of the Nile by Anne Millard and Steve Noon

Story of the Nile (DK) by Dr. Anne Millard

Pharaohs and Foot Soldiers: One Hundred Ancient Egyptian Jobs You Might Have Desired or Dreaded (Jobs in History... by Kristin Butcher and Martha Newbigging

Fun:

Audio 1: Mark of Athena (again): discs 1-4

Audio 2: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (again): discs 1-7

Music:

Keyboarding: she is researching songs, and printing out the sheets for the music from online resources.  Here is a sample of the songs she has been working on this week:

Mumford and Sons: I Will Wait

Demons by Imagine Dragons

Best Day of My Life by American Authors

He’s a Pirate- Pirates of the Caribbean theme

Ho Hey by the Lumineers

Last Train to Clarksville by the Monkeys

Star Wars Imperial Theme (Darth Vader’s theme)

Happy by Pharrell Williams

Prelude Suite #1 for accompany cello for Emma

For Elise—first line

Fun outside:

We are all still enjoying the Dog Park each day!  Especially our dog!

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