Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
SL Core D- Week 10 May 2, 2011
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| I love this old picture of my Dd. She was a flower girl ! I just had to put it in somewhere! |
We had a really productive week, last week. We were on a LOW and managed 3 weeks of SL Science. We also worked on one of the sets in our Young Scientist Series focusing on egg experiments. We had a blast with it. We are still working on SL Science 2; but only have maybe 5 'weeks' left. We can do one week in about one day usually.
We read some great books and enjoyed listening to SOTW. For those of you that do SOTW, how do you do it? We just read it and listen to it and that is it. Do you do anything besides that? We especially like listening during our drives.
I think we are suppose to finally start The Witch of Blackbird Pond 'officially' this week. We are on Week 10. We are really getting a good feel for the Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth colonies and how life went during that time. I had bought a bunch of books about this period and was hoping that we would get a chance; or make an opportunity for us to read these and we are actually fitting them in. Anyone have any book suggestions that go with The Witch of Blackbird Pond?
We read The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh and Helen Sewell today. It was suppose to be dd's reader; but she has already started:
My America: The Starving Time: Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary, Two - Mass Market Paperback (May 1, 2002) by Patricia Hermes
She read Book One and Book Three that we owned; so I had to borrow Book Two from our library. She read them out of order; but she doesn't mind. I am glad I got to hear The Bears of Hemlock Mountain - I am glad she is enjoying reading to herself but I miss hearing all the stories from each core.
TT (teaching textbooks) is going great. Dd doesn't complain-at all- about doing her math anymore. What a blessing! What a wonderful blessing. I still miss MUS and I really liked that program; but this suits dd better and I guess she is the student-not me.
We had planted a bunch of seedlings and they were ready to be planted outside; but our weather here is so bad and rainy that they are staying inside and we have lost a few of the seedlings as a result. I may have to plant them in the rain.
Friday, April 29, 2011
April 29, 2011
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| Puddin is in the middle 2008 |
Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy by Kate Waters and Russ Kendall (Nov 1, 1996)
Daily Life in the Pilgrim Colony 1636 - Hardcover - Bargain Price (Aug. 17, 2001) by Paul Erickson
Who's Saying What in Jamestown, Thomas Savage? - Paperback (Jan. 21, 2010) by Jean Fritz and Sally Wern Comport
Library Books we read this week:
Nasty Pirates: You Wouldn't Want to Meet! (Top 10 Worst) - Paperback (Aug. 15, 2010) by Fiona MacDonald, David Salariya and David Antram
Pirates - Hardcover (Sept. 1, 2008) by David L. Harrison and Dan Burr
Bones - Hardcover (Aug. 1, 2010) by Steve Jenkins
Science fun this week:
Young Scientist Series - Set 10: Seeds, Fruits, and other Plant Parts (Kit 28) - Eggs (Kit 29) - Owls (Kit 30) by Young Scientist Club
We did kit 29 this week; which focuses on experiments with eggs and a shrimp brine project to bring the eggs back to life in salt water....we are still waiting to see if our experiment is a success.
We also did 3 weeks of SL Science 2 which focused on electricity and reading about machinery.
We also progressed in AAS, WWE, ETC, RFH, FFL, TT4, etc. etc. In her free time dd has been reading Roald Dahl's : The Witches
We made it to the library (twice) and Arbuckle Park once for a lovely nature walk.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Books I am wanting to Read to My Daughter:
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| Sophie! |
The Giant Killer (Rare Collector Series) by A.L.O.E.
The Hedge of Thorns (Rare Collector's Series) by Mark Hamby DONE
Rosa of Linden Castle: A tale for parents and children (Rare collector's series) - Hardcover (2001) by Christoph von Schmid
Sir Malcolm and the Missing Prince (Rare Collectors Series) - Hardcover (2008) by Sidney Baldwin
Sir Malcolm and the Missing Prince ; Lamplighter Theatre (Dramatic Audio) - Audio CD - Audiobook (2009) by Sidney Baldwin and John Rhys-Davies
The Basket of Flowers : Lamplighter Theatre (Dramatic Audio) by Christoph Von Schmid and John Rhys-Davies (2009) DONE
The Unexpected Return : Lamplighter Theatre (Dramatic Audio) by Christoph Von Schmid and John Rhys-Davies (2010)
DONE
The Three Weavers (Rare Collector's Series) by Annie Fellows Johnston and Mark Hamby DONE
April 25, 2011 Core D--lots of add-in's this week!
So far we have read this week:
Roanoke: The Lost Colony--An Unsolved Mystery from History by Heidi E. Y. Stemple, Jane Yolen and Roger Roth
John Smith Escapes Again! - Hardcover (Oct. 10, 2006) by Rosalyn Schanzer (Nat'l Geo)
If You Were At The First Thanksgiving - Paperback (Nov. 1, 2001) by Anne Kamma and Bert Dodson
Giving Thanks: The 1621 Harvest Feast by Kate Waters and Russ Kendall
American Documents: The Mayflower Compact - Hardcover (Oct. 10, 2006) by Judith Lloyd Yero (Nat'l Geo)
DD read:
My America: Our Strange New Land, Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary, Book One - Mass Market Paperback (May 1, 2002) by Patricia Hermes
Season of Promise: Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary, Book Three - Paperback (Nov. 1, 2002) by Patricia Hermes
A new series she is reading about the "Wind Dancers" Four tiny horses with shiny manes and shimmering wings burst from a puff of dandelion seeds!
Horse Happy: A Kona Story by Sibley Miller
The Horse Must Go On! by Sibley Miller
Times Tables the Fun Way by Judy Liautaud and Dave Rodriguez
Dd got a "Young Scientist Series" science kit set for Christmas. We had already done the owl pellet; and this week we are doing EGG experiments and shrimp brine too. We really had a lot of fun yesterday with the egg experiments!
We are all done with our co-ops and back to nothing on our schedule. It is kind of nice to have a break. Last week on Tuesday at dd last Aqua Athlete's class I started getting sharp stabs in my left ear; and here it is a week later and I am just now getting by without so much ibuprofen! I really don't like ear infections; and it seems April is the month I always get them. But, I am back to my nasal spray and that should clear it all up eventually.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Aug. 30, 2010
To topic-hsing...we had a well rounded week; last week. Monday was another gut-wrencher where dd was......(you can fill in your own descriptive word that means homework didn't go well). Tuesday, Wed, Thur, & Fri were good. We have had a good roll of great books that I've added in. Did I tell you all how good Crispin (by AVI) was? Fantastic! We listened to that on audio disc. We are still listening to Peter Pan on audio too. Dd & I finished her "Peter Pan in Scarlett", so she wanted to go back and listen to the original Peter Pan. We have one disc left.
We finished "White Stallion of Lipizza" last week & LOVED it. I was so not excited the first chapter and it very slowly built up and then we just loved it....sort of like Red Sails to Capri. I didn't get to finish Romeo and Juliet by Lamb b/c I actually lost the book. I seriously can't find it. That just blows my mind. I never, never loose books. I can't wait to find out where it is that I put it down at....I'll keep you posted b/c it has to be a good spot for me not to find it!
We also finished another GREAT add-in: "I, Juan de Pareja" another Renaissance book to add more depth of the time period. It was also fantastic.
We also finished: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan-the children's version. Wow, was that great. As a Christian it really was great. We have now started the 'real' version by John Bunyan b/c we loved the illustrated / shorter version so much. I highly, highly recommend this book. I know we will re-read this one a lot. I love that quote (can't remember who said it right now) "It isn't what you read, but what you re-read"!
Dd finished her Readers too. So, we are all caught up on our extra's and will do a regular IG week. We started "The Queen's Smuggler" today by Dave & Neta Jackson. We will also start "21 Balloons" today for our IG. We are a little ahead on our RA.
Last week we did 1/2 week of our Science 2 (SL) and math and Pilgrim's Progress for daily bible and Hero Tales IV for nightly bible....
This is our last week of our neighborhood pool; so I hope to get us to the pool a lot too. I need to get back to our WWE, FLL, ETC and AAS this week.
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