Saturday, January 24, 2015

Sonlight Core G Week 8 "B" January 19-21, 2015

Sonlight Core G
Week 8 "B"
January 19-21, 2015
Focus on Greeks- Week 3 (so far)
This is our 21st week on Core G



We are about half way through Dorothy Mill’s book entitled: The Book of the Ancient Greeks; with Teacher’s Manual, and Student Manual to go along with the thick book.  I like how after each chapter the Student Manual has two pages of fill in the blank questions for us to answer (similar to The Greenleaf Guide to the Old Testament).  This book is really an in-depth study of the history of Greece; not for the casual study of the area!  I am guessing it will take us another two solid weeks of working on it to complete the material.

Besides focusing on the Greeks, we focused on Language Arts and Science this week.  Dd had finished Daily Grams 7 and so we moved to Easy Grammar Plus this week.  Unlike Daily Grams, I will be working with her to complete each page and check the answers with her each day.  I have to tear out her worksheet each day, and then place it back in the book afterwards since I need the material that is written on the backside of each page.  I could have (probably) bought a “student book” that had all the worksheets separate, but this way saves a little money.  This week we focused on Prepositions, (I focused on Prepositions last week to get her ready) Interrogative / Demonstrative Pronouns, and Friday we focused on Helping Verbs.


It is always so interesting looking into the snow tracks to see the critter action~

Science this week continued with Exploring the World of Physics by John Hudson Tiner.  Last week we read and watched video’s on Motion and the Laws of Motion.  I really wanted to make sure this material is absorbed and not just skimmed, so we completely re-read those two chapters again this week.  We also went forward one chapter Gravity.  These three chapters have covered Aristotle, Galileo, Isaac Newton, and Johannes Kepler.  I found some good video’s on YouTube to go along with the LAWS we were studying.  The Invitation to the Classics book that I recently bought was helpful in looking up a concise synopsis on Aristotle (and the other Greek Thinkers).

I honestly don’t feel like I covered enough material this week.  I had such high hopes of fitting in some Latin and beginning our other new book: The Fallacy Detective.  There just isn’t enough hours in our day.  Dd isn’t a morning person, starting earlier than 10 AM isn’t beneficial.  Plus, since Dh’s work is close by, he has been coming home for lunch with us.  Although I am so glad to have him come home (so I can feed him a very healthy Tracy Super Salad, I have to admit, it is very difficult getting Dd back on track after he leaves.  This week Dd wasn’t feeling well—still has the fever from last week—and her motivation was more in line to making Lego worlds than Latin!  I guess I should just try to happy that we moved forward even though she was truly puny.


Her snail, Opis, is doing GREAT!  She moves around all over the tiny tank very quickly!  We really think she has grown already!!  Dd is asking for another snail to keep her company (wouldn’t it be great if we had baby snails!).

Dh’s work is extremely busy—and he rarely gets home before 7PM.  But, he really is much happier here than in his last place.


I believe these are squirrel tracks


This week I went back to my doctor and am trying a new medication for my migraines.  Let’s hope this medication can turn things around for me!  That would definitely help us be more productive with our homeschooling.  I had a migraine on Monday and Tuesday, and a headache on Friday; so I am sure that probably held us back some too.

There is a showing at our house in Indiana on Saturday; and we are really praying that it goes super well!  It has been on the market since July!!!  Eventually someone must see how fantastic it is!




Dd and I went on three nature hikes this week with our dog, in the woods and on the trail by the apartments and highway.  The snow here doesn’t go away, but just goes and down in depth.  I really like looking at all the critter steps in the snow—and trying to guess who made each track.




Enough of the chatting---here is what we completed this week in our Home school:


Just like we are taking a “bunny trail” on our Sonlight Core G to focus on the Greeks, we are taking a “bunny trail” from our Veritas Press (VP) Bible Program (Chronicles Through Malachi), to focus on the book of Jeremiah.  VP had us read a section from the Survey of the Bible about the book of Jeremiah instead of reading the book of Jeremiah.  I just didn’t feel okay with that—so we are on our third week studying Jeremiah, and still have probably two weeks more material to read through with our Bible and our Believer’s Bible Commentary.

Bible 1:
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Believer's Bible Commentary   [BELIEVERS BIBLE COMMENTARY -SS] [Hardcover]

Mar 31, 1995
by MacDonald, W.(Author) ; MacDonald, William(Author); Farstad, Arthur L.(Editor)
Jeremiah, chapters 24-30
Read with Bible and Believer’s Bible Commentary

This week's favorite bible passage:

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares the Lord,...
Jeremiah 29: 11-14

Bible 2:
Archaeological Study Bible:
The Last Days of Jerusalem pg.1027
The 70 Years of Captivity pg. 1023 
The Problem of the Septuagint Version of Jeremiah pg. 1059
Baruch, Scribe of Jeremiah pg. 1064

Bible 3:

Lamps, Scrolls, and Goatskin Bottles
Pg.’s 108-125




Science 1:

Galen and The Gateway to Medicine
Pg’s 15-36

Science 2:

Food and Nutrition by Janice Jan Cleave
Ch. 16: Colorful
Ch. 17: Pucker Up
Ch. 18: Risers
Ch. 19: Changers
Ch. 20: Supporter

Apologia: Exploring the World of Chemistry & Physics
Pg.’s 203-213



Science 4:


The World of Physics by John Hudson Tiner
Ch. 1: Motion (re-read this entirely again this week)
Ch. 2: Laws of Motion (re-read this entirely again this week)
Ch. 3: Gravity
Each chapter has a QUIZ too

YouTube: (I didn’t write down all of the video’s we watched, here are just a few we watched—it has been great to look up video’s on the material we’ve just read about.)
Galen (Medicine Through Time)
Johannes Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion-Greatest Moments in Science by The Kepler Telescope Channel



Math:
Math U See: Pre-Algebra
15 “A” re-do/review
15 “B” re-do/review
Then back to normal—reviews are complete, started back on NEW material:
16: A, B, C


Language Arts:


Easy Grammar, Plus:
Assessment completed, then started worksheets: pg’s:15, 19, 21, 25
Focus this week on Prepositions, so had Dd say ALL the prepositions aloud, from memory each day M-G

YouTube LA:
Watched some YouTube video’s on Prepositions, Pronouns (Interrogative and Demonstrative), and on Helping Verbs

Listened to our CD from First Language Lessons on Prepositions, Helping Verbs (chant and song)

IEW’s Fix-It (Frog Prince)
Week 22 completed

All About Spelling 6:
Step 24 passed
Reviewed steps 4 and 5, tested on completed cards, and spent 2 days on the Blue Cards


SL LA:
Read and discussed SL’s Week 8’s material

Writing With Skill:
Week 3 completed




Typing:
Nitro Type
Monday-Friday!

Geography:
Seterra 2 games


Reader 1:

Reader 2:

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The Trojan War
Pg. 194-218



The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan: completed
This audio, and book, has been read and/or heard MANY times!


Audio 2:
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Under Wildwood: The Wildwood Chronicles, Book II

Sep 24, 2013 | Deckle Edge
by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis

Under Wildwood
Well, this is the sequel to WILDWOOD (which I thought was totally awesome; especially due to the superb vocabulary), but, unlike Wildwood's audio, this one was narrated by the author and not Amanda Plummer.  I have to say, Amanda Plummer did a FAR superior job, and as a result, we are having a hard time getting into this sequel.  So, if you haven't haven't listened to Wildwood yet--I highly recommend it! 

History:

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The Book of the Ancient Greeks, Text

May 10, 2011
by Dorothy Mills


The Book of The Ancient Greeks
Pg’s 82-161
Plus worksheets from Student Book
Story of the World: Ancients
Ch 25 (Activity pages and Test)


Fun Books:
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Amos Daragon #1: The Mask Wearer

Mar 13, 2012
by Bryan Perro and Y. Maudet
Amos Daragon by Bryan Perro

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Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery




Busy Hands:
LEGO Week!!
With LEGO, she has made a Ranger’s Apprentice, “Halt’s Cottage”; and she made a “medieval village” set as well.  The Medieval village has blacksmith shop, Inn, bakery, stables, vegetable stand and barracks.


She did some keyboarding some this week; various songs.

She has made a new rubber band bracelet thing this week too.

She has been crocheting on the brown and gray piece this week.




Cooking---she baked fish, made “sushi”—but, with cooked fish, seaweed, avocado, and brown rice filling (very good!), she made eggs, baking soda biscuits, and make a chocolate cake!

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