SL Core D Week 21 "A"-LOW (Oct 24-28, 2011)

Our Read Aloud is Carry On, Mr. Bowditch.  There are two terms that I really have appreciated in this book:
1)"Lose an anchor to windward"-
*this means that an anchor holds a ship in place; and when one loses an anchor one drifts from important things.  This analogy is used to describe people and how we can lose an anchor to windward.
2)"Sail by the ash breeze"-
*this means when you get ahead by your own efforts, or your own get up and go.  This is also an analogy to describe the main character, Nat.   Nat has had to sail by the breeze (so far) all his life.

We have  been enjoying The Life of Fred-Apples.  Dd asked if this was "math" and I said no, it was logic.  That is true, right?!

Did I mention we are doing this about once a week and it is fun for dd:
Typing Instructor For Kids Platinum (Windows/Mac) by Individual Software
This week for bible, we are using:
Sword Fighting by Karyn Henley
(I love the swords we make and the concepts behind it; but I am ready for something more meaty soon.)

IEW-This week we are working on "Oysters".  Monday we made it through 3/4 of the KWO (Key Word Outline) and Wednesday we made it through 1/3 of the rough draft.  This program is difficult for dd.  I am hoping it will get easier as we progress.

Dd's Reader:

The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777 (Dear America) by Kristiana Gregory

AAS-Step 6
WWE-Week 10
FLL- Lesson 14 (we did lesson 14 on Mon and again on Wed b/c it was such a good lesson on Adjectives I thought we could remember it better if we did it twice.)
Teaching Textbooks 4- Lessons 54, 55, 56
Story of the USA 2 chapter 4
Skip-Counting Songs (MUS) 8 Family


Activities:
Monday-dentist (no cavaties!)
Tuesday-Aqua Athlete's
Wed-Lessons
Thursday-LHE Co-op
Friday-Lessons

Audio:
finishing:
The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3) by Rick Riordan

Playaway:
Anne of Green Gables 

craft:

Lauri Toys Peel and Stick by Numbers Pets by Patch Products

*this is not the exact one she is doing; but you get the idea. 

vhs:  

Dear America the Winter of Red Snow (Unknown Binding)

*this vhs movie (from our library) is based on the reader dd is reading; we've watched this movie 3 times now! 

SL Week 21--week 42 of Core 3/D Oct 17-21th, 2011

Monday: Lessons then a Field Trip "Art on the Farm"
Should have taken photo's!!!  Dd had an art lesson then she got to play (or hopefully draw) some animals.  They had a rabbit, chickens, roosters, ducks, and a pony.  Dd got to spend an hour riding the pony bareback and had the best time.

Tuesday-Lessons then Aqua Athlete's.
Wednesday-Lessons
Thursday-LHE Co-op Classes (Gym, Games, Speech), then lessons.
Friday-Lessons and then the YMCA for swimming- Dd invited a good friend along


This week we did Teaching Textbooks and MUS Test booklet pages.
Enjoying: Sing the Word: Great in Counsel and Mighty in Deed
The Landmark History of the American People, Vol. 1
The Story of the USA, Book 2
American Adventures 1
Bible: Acts
The Discover's Bible for Young Readers-- 1 Kings
American Indian Prayer Guide-Osage
IEW
 AAS-week 5
WWE- Week 9
FLL-Lesson 14
Skip-counting Songs from MUS -8 family
A Child's Poetry-Elizabeth Barrett Browning
We are reading "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" for Sonlight; along with some history books.
(We've finished the the scheduled reader:Om-Kas-toe & Martha Washington so we added in:
We added in: Dd's new Reader is:
The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777 (Dear America) by Kristiana Gregory
We added in:
The Constitution (True Books: Government) by Patricia Ryon Quiri
as we focused on understanding the 3 branches of the American Government in detail.
 Timez Attack, Star Wars Monopoly for fun at night...
For fun we finished reading Book Two of Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters and we are listening to Book Three: The Titan's Curse which lead to reading some Greek Myths:
Orchard Book of Greek Myths by Geraldine McCaughrean
 
vhs: 
The Best of Schoolhouse Rock! - 30th Anniversary Edition [VHS] Dd is listening to the Playaway: Anne of Green Gables (for the umpteenth time)

SL week 20 "A" or LOW--week 41 on Core 3/D Oct 10- 14th, 2011

Turkey Run State Park

The Punchbowl

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Pictures of our visit to Turkey Run State Park

Monday-
Left-overs week-plus Dh is home this week, so we are doing more field trip things than book things this week. Yesterday we spent the whole day and ate dinner at "Turkey Run State Park". We brought our picnic lunches, then hiked all day, then enjoyed a buffet dinner at the Inn. It was a really special and wonderful day. There were LOTS of people there-which is confusing since it was a Monday and school should be in; but there were loads of people and kids on the trails....bummer about seeing people when we were hoping for more quiet hiking.
Tuesday-Aqua Athlete's class & math
Wednesday-around the house & some lessons & woodworking with Pappa-building and finishing a box together & lots of prep work and rehearsals for speech class.
Thursday-LHE co-op.  Dd gave her "Presentation" on Sophie & Great Danes & Black Lab. Retrievers and did a great job! and math
Friday-visitors from church came (the Landrum's) and math
(Math U See-Gamma 19E to 21 B)
Board Games this week: Backgammon, Othello, and Sequence

SL Week 20 --week 40 of Core 3/D Oct 3-7th 2011

G&G had their 50th wedding anniversary celebration this past weekend.  We went down to celebrate with them.

We are on Week 20 of the IG-week 40 on this core so far.  Besides the scheduled IG items we have been adding in:
MUS's Skip-Counting Songs and focus on one family per week and write it, say it, and sing it at least 3 times each day.
FLL-Lesson 13
WWE-Wk 8
AAS-Step 4
MUS 17D-19D
We've already read the assigned Readers(The Bears on Hemlock Mountain and George Washington: Our First Leader), and the Read Aloud (Toliver's Secret) so I am adding in some new books:

The Liberty Tree: The Beginning of the American Revolution (Picture Landmark) by Lucille Recht Penner


Revolutionary John Adams by Cheryl Harness

Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? by Jean Fritz and Margot Tomes (Dd's Reader-finished)

Liberty or Death: The American Revolution: 1763-1783 (American Story) by Betsy Maestro and Giulio Maestro (Read Aloud-will finish on Friday)

The Dear America: The Winter of Red Snow by Kristiana Gregory (Dd's reader)


VHS/DVD:
American School Publishers: a Miller-Brody Dramatization:  Sarah, Plain and Tall
Magic School Bus: Gets Eaten [VHS]



NOVA: Dogs and More Dogs Starring John Lithgow

Eyewitness - Dog [VHS]

 (Dd has a 'Speech' class report to do on the topic of 'dogs' next week-researching dogs.)

 Monday we had to stop early so I could donate blood; which gave us an opportunity to go to the library ahead of schedule!

On Thursday we too are going to a farm- a dairy farm called Fair Oaks Farms.  My lactose intolerant child should love it; with her special pills!! Here is the website if anyone is curious:
www.fofarms.com/en/home

Fair Oaks Farms attractions (The Adventure Center, Birthing Barn, Tours and Cheese Plant) will remain open! So get on out to Mooville and have some fun before the season ends! Remember Cowtoberfest will be going on all month long in October, so there are more things to see and do at the farm!

Try your hand at connecting the sucking hoses to the artificial cow

Inga - gave us a lecture on the whole process

Hello Ladies!

The Milking Ride-the cows like it so well they don't want to get off after their circle is done!

I have no idea how to describe this bouncing, rubbery, bounce house-minus the house, fun contraption!

The hooves are right there--now wait another hour!

Can you see the little calf in the straw?