May 20-25th, 2013 SL Week 27, Core E

May 20-25th, 2013 

SL Week 27, 

Core E

5-20-13 we released one female black swallowtail, 5-21-13 we released another Black Swallowtail.  We are averaging a Black Swallowtail every other day lately.  ETA: things have slowed way down on the hatching---I don't think we've had but one new butterfly in about 4-5 days.

We have released all the Painted Lady butterfly's left.

On 5-20-2013 we had our first hummingbird visit our backyard!!!

Such pretty markings on this one~

Dry-erase board drawing--soup!

Saying Goodbye to Aunt Marilyn

Dh has had 3 Aunt's die in 9-10 months---so now he has no Aunt's left...his last Aunt died on Wednesday---Aunt Marilyn (our closest Aunt).  His words were "I'm Aunt-less."  He was very sad about this, and so am I.  We drove down to Mitchell on Friday for the viewing, and the grave-side and 'Celebration of Life' was on Saturday.  We spent Sunday with Giz and Grampy.  We tried to uplift Giz as much as we could; as Marilyn was her little sister.  This was a very hard week for us; but when Aunt Marilyn went to the doctor's on Tuesday it was just like any other doctor appointment with no signs that the end was imminent.  So, we are thankful that she did not suffer for a long time and her time suffering was very short.

Besides this family issue, we also had a planned event on Wednesday.  We went to the Plainfield Church for the annual homeschool sale.  We sold some of our books!!  How great to make a few dollars instead of just spending them! I did buy one book---on drawing bugs!

So, we didn't get a lot done this week---but here is what we did get done:

Bible:

Starting Strong: Never Too Small For God: Ch.1: 1 Samuel: 16
Exodus 5:1-21, Exodus 5:22-6:8  Romans 1:1-32, Romans 2, Romans 3, Romans 4, Luke 1:26-56, Luke 2, Matt. 2:13-23, 

Sing the Word: The Heavens Declare-- We listen to this practically every week; but I rarely list it.  We have things that we do on a weekly basis; but I don't list---like BrainPop, and BrainPop, Jr. (those we do daily, and weekly).  The "Sing the Word" disc's/music are from a family that put music to verses from the bible.  It is a fun way to do bible memory for us!

The Heavens Declare by Sing the Word 

Audio's:
 

Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations by Alex Harris and Brett Harris (Chelle recommendation)

 
Written by teens for teens, Do Hard Things is packed with humorous personal anecdotes, practical examples, and stories of real-life rebelutionaries in action. This rallying cry from the heart of revolution already in progress challenges the next generation to lay claim to a brighter future, starting today. (Amazon quote)

We have restarted our Lord of the Rings Trilogy again, with a new set of discs from our library.  This set is distracting too--lots of noise in the background.  But, we are trying again. This new version our library just got isn't great.

The Complete Lord of the Rings Trilogy & The Hobbit Set by J.R.R. Tolkien and Ensemble cast

Family Read Aloud-read by Dh at night: It Made You Think of Home-The Haunting Journal of Deward Barnes, CEF by Bruce Cane

It Made You Think of Home: The Haunting Journal of Deward Barnes, CEF: 1916-1919 by Bruce Cane

Read Aloud's:

This started as just Dd and I; but now Dh is listening in on this too!  The Winged Watchman by Hilda Van Stockum.

The Winged Watchman (Living History Library) by Hilda Van Stockum

 

Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children's Poems

Loving the Leps!

Dd's Reader:

Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright

Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright

Geography:

States and Capitals Songs by Larry Troxel

States & Capitals Songs: Southern Border (6 times this week)

Math: (double math week)Math U See: Epsilon 22 A-F

Skip Counting: 8 family- M-F

Teaching Textbooks 5: 27, 28, Quiz, 29

Language Arts:

Grammar Flashcards--2 times

AAS:4: Step 24-passed, Reviews,  started Step 25

Fix-It:IEW: Week 16

Following Narnia: IEW: KWO

Grammar Ace:page's 12-17

New hatchlings still arriving!

Character:

We add "Character" as a subject in our family, just like math or science.  I think this "subject" is just as important as any other!  Some lessons are easier to read about and have Dd figure out for herself than for me to spoon-feed her. Some children, like mine, might need it more than others!

A Value Tale Treasury by Spencer Johnson-
Ch. 4 on Helen Keller (determination)
"Based on the original stories, which sold more than 10 million hardcover copies, these new ValueTales® have been reimagined and reillustrated to appeal to a new generation of children. Whether you’re an adult who grew up with the original ValueTales® or you’re discovering them for the first time, you’ll enjoy sharing these universal values and helping children grow into good people—one story at a time." -Quote by Amazon.com

Lampligher Audio: The Robber's Cave---finished

Robber's Cave Dramatic Audio (Lamplighter Theatre) by A.L.O.E. and John Ryhs-Davies

Art:

How Great Thou Art: Lesson 17: finished

How Great Thou Art I & II, Revised Editions, plus Teacher's Manual

Barry Stebbing

Foreign Language: Rosetta Stone: French: 2 times this week

Activities:

Archery & bb gun & running bare footed

Baking-a cake--iced it- flowers & decorations-nicely done!

Planted in the garden

Helped mow the yard

Drawing

Embroidery--green fabric with beautiful flowers!  I'll get a photo soon!

Knitted Giz a square brown 6-8 inch block--I'm not sure what it is for, a hot pad or "pretty", or to wash dishes, or just to say, "I love you, Giz!" - (I didn't get a pix of that.)

She had a hankering for cake!

Dd made a cake and then took a piece before I could get a picture, boy, she is fast!!!

 Some pictures from our visit down to southern Indiana---

We had a cook-out on Sunday.  It was cold so the warm fire was nice.

Dd got to race around while she mowed!

And she got to stick out her tongue at me when I took her picture.

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