SL Weeks 9, 9"A", 10, 10 "A" Core 3/D (4-18 to 5-15 2011)

SL Week 9  

(4-18 to 4-22  2011)

Added In: 

The Mayflower Secret by Dave & Neta Jackson

The Trailblazing Life of Daniel Boone by Cheryl Harness

Our Strange New Land-Elizabeth's Diary-Jamestown 1609

Priscilla Alden and the First Thanksgiving by Alice Benjamin Boynton

Our Colonial Year by Cheryl Harness

activities: Library; Aqua Athlete's, Dentist (no cavities)

Week 9 "A" Left-Over's Week

Added-In: 

If You Were At the First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma

Giving Thanks: The 1621 Harvest Feast by Kate Waters

The Mayflower Compact:American Documents: Nat'l Geo:Judith Lloyd Yero

Roanoke-The Lost Colony-An Unsolved Mystery From History by Jane Yolen

John Smith Escapes Again by Rosalyn Schanzer

Who's Saying What in Jamestown,Thomas Savage by Jean Fritz

Daily Life in the Pilgrim Colony 1636 by Paul Erickson

Samuel Eaton's Day-a day in the life of a pilgrim boy-Kate Waters

Sarah Morton's Day-a day of a pilgrim girl -Kate Waters

Top 10 Worst Nasty Pirates You Wouldn't Want to Meet -Fiona MacDonald

Pirates by David L. Harrison

Bones by Steve Jenkins

fun add-in's:

the Witches by Roald Dahl

Rainbow Magic-The Pet Fairies-Lauren the Puppy

Science add-in to SL Science:

kit:

The Young Scientist Series

experiments on Shrimp Brine & Eggs

SL Week 10  

Add-In's:

My America: The Starving Time:Elisabeth's Diary:book two; Jamestown 1609

William Penn-Founder of Pennsylvania by Steven Kroll

VHS:

Keeping The Promise (based on The Sign of the Beaver)

Audio:

Felicity-Tape 1 Meet Felicity

Hands and Hearts: Early American History Discovery Kit:

make & play the Bowl Game

Learn to trade with the authentic trade beads

Rubbings from the Tea Brick

Decorate the Bamboo Flute

Make an Apple Pomander

Week 10 "A" Left-Over's Week (5-9 to 5-14 2011)

Add-In's:

Meet Kirsten -American Girl-book 1 of series

audio& Movies:

Felicity-American Girl- Bk 1,&2 and MOVIE

Molly American Girl Movie

Activities:

Shades Park 

Children's Museum

Vhs:

Magic School Bus-Get's Planted & Busaurus

SL Week 7, 7 A, 8, 8A & Pix of Fishing at Boone's Pond 6-5-11

1.  SL Week 5  Feb. 21-25, 2011
2. Read Aloud-Secret of the Andes and the rest of the IG list of things.  Activities were plentiful-bike rides; party, Co-op Classes, and a Blood Drive, HBHE Gym class
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4. SL Week 5 "A"  Feb. 28-March 4, 2011  
5. Activities: Field Trip to Mc Cloud Park for a Maple Syrup Demonstration  Aqua Athlete's   Library  Plainfield Parks & Rec to go swimming as a family  Dd's Reader (fun) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (and watched old movie) 
6. Audio: One Hundred Dresses (we've listened to this one over and over) - Sarah, Plain & Tall   -Caleb's Story
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9. SL Week 6  March 7-11, 2011
   Read Aloud: Sign of the Beaver  
   Dd's Reader: Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims by Bulla
   Add-In's:
   Audio:The Secret Garden
   Dd's fun reader: Swiss Family Robinson
   
   Activities:
   Aqua Athlete's
   Library
   LHE Co-op classes
10. HBHE Gym Class
    
12. SL  Week 6 "A" Left-Over's Week (LOW)  March 14-18, 2011
    Science Focused Week (SL Science Weeks 19-21)
    Reading: Sign of the Beaver
    Audio: The Secret Garden & Matilda
    Story of the World-Chapter 15: A new world in Conflict
    Add-In's:
    Dd's Reading:
    The Thanksgiving Story
    
    **We finished MUS Beta this week!!!!***
    
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14.  SL Week 7  March 21-25 2011:  
15. The Secret Garden.  Extra Books: 
16. Good Luck, Ivy (American Girl) , 
17. To Root, to Toot, to Parachute-What is a Verb by Brian P. Cleary;  
18. Little Hawk's New Name by Don Bolognese, and 
19. Sword Fighting as a nightly bible study/family devotional
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21. Activities this week-Plainfield Parks & Rec; Aqua Athlete's, Mad Science Class at Brownsburg Library, Lighthouse Home Educators Co-op classes (Science, Money, and Gym classes), HBHE-Gym Class.

SL Week 7 "A" Left-Over's Week  March 28-April 1, 2011

We are reading a Cheryl Harness book on Miles Standish:

The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish and the Amazing-but-True Survival Story of Plymouth Colony (Cheryl Harness Histories) by Cheryl Harness

Dd is reading The Courage of Sarah Noble and The Matchlock Gun for history. 

For fun she is reading: Meet Rebecca (American Girl), Horse Happy (from the library), 2 Star Wars books, 3 Narnia books, Meet Julie (American Girl).

Audio: Matilda by Roald Dahl  

SL Week 8   April 3-8 2011

 We are reading The Sign of the Beaver.  Dd is reading Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims.

Add-In's: 

The Adventurous Life of Miles Standish by Cheryl Harness

My America: Season of Promise-Elisabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary -Book 3

The Care & Keeping of You by Valorie Lee Schaefer- American Girl Book

One Small Square Backyard by Donald Silver

Sword Fighting by Karyn Henley

Comic Book Bible by Rob Suggs

Activities:

Library

Aqua Athlete's

4H

LHE Co-op Classes

HBHE-Gym Class

SL Week 8 "A" Left-Over's Week  April 11-15, 2011
Add-In's:
Sword Fighting
Teaching Textbooks
Field Trip to Recycling Site- recycled a microwave
Aqua Athlete's
Swimming Class at Clark's Creek Elementary
Library
Planted new flowers--Gardening

May 25, 2011 at Children's Museum

In the Dinosphere at Indy Children's Museum