Watched: Keeping The Promise
This video is based on the novel we recently read titled: The Sign of the Beaver.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Hands and Hearts Early American History Kit
We have been enjoying our Hands and Hearts Early American History Kit. I broke down each project into a clear bag with the paperwork that described what and how to do the project along with all the materials needed. That split the kit up into neat and tidy portions that I could use in the order I wanted to do them in.
The first project we started was the Trading Beads. These Authentic beads were very beautiful to look at. There was a little dust on the surface; from the clay cores, so we wiped them all down. Then we split them up depending upon their color. Then we put them in a vertical line from most valuable to least and calculated their total worth. The paperwork listed how much each color was worth. Then we figured out how many days we could pay an Indian guide and how much corn meal we could buy. We eventually used the trade beads to play restaurant and purchased our own things with each other.
The second project we did was the Bowling game. My daughter had difficulty painting the round, flat circles. We were to only paint one side; but somehow there was paint on both sides. I am suggesting we paint the underside white; but that hasn't been decided yet. We played a few rounds of this game and enjoyed it.
We made rubbings off of our Tea Brick. We had fun experimenting with all sorts of different materials trying to find the perfect medium for these rubbings. After all sorts of charcoals and pencils we found the old fashioned crayon worked best! How funny! We haven't made the tea yet b/c we want to make more rubbings.
We put our bamboo flute together. I do wish the leather straps were a little bit longer; maybe 2 inches longer would be good. I liked the flute, but wanted to do more with it. I wonder if we painted the flute if that would do any harm? I is nice to have a penny whistle (rural ) flute, but the project was almost too simple. Maybe a song could have been included?
That is as far as we have gotten so far. We are enjoying this kit!
The first project we started was the Trading Beads. These Authentic beads were very beautiful to look at. There was a little dust on the surface; from the clay cores, so we wiped them all down. Then we split them up depending upon their color. Then we put them in a vertical line from most valuable to least and calculated their total worth. The paperwork listed how much each color was worth. Then we figured out how many days we could pay an Indian guide and how much corn meal we could buy. We eventually used the trade beads to play restaurant and purchased our own things with each other.
The second project we did was the Bowling game. My daughter had difficulty painting the round, flat circles. We were to only paint one side; but somehow there was paint on both sides. I am suggesting we paint the underside white; but that hasn't been decided yet. We played a few rounds of this game and enjoyed it.
We made rubbings off of our Tea Brick. We had fun experimenting with all sorts of different materials trying to find the perfect medium for these rubbings. After all sorts of charcoals and pencils we found the old fashioned crayon worked best! How funny! We haven't made the tea yet b/c we want to make more rubbings.
We put our bamboo flute together. I do wish the leather straps were a little bit longer; maybe 2 inches longer would be good. I liked the flute, but wanted to do more with it. I wonder if we painted the flute if that would do any harm? I is nice to have a penny whistle (rural ) flute, but the project was almost too simple. Maybe a song could have been included?
That is as far as we have gotten so far. We are enjoying this kit!
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
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