SL Week 20 Core F March 10-14, 2014

SL Week 20

 Core F

March 10-14th, 2014   

This week was another week in MARCH.  March should just be called and extended name--"Lower your expectations, do what you can, lower the bar--March"!  Next week is a scheduled "LOW" and very much needed too!  We didn't get done all of what we were suppose to this week; that is for sure!!  Friday I had errands to do, and when we did get to our lessons Dd wasn't in the right frame of mind to absorb any material.  She has found a new spot, I guess you'd call it a "Thinking Spot"--I haven't decided--maybe it is a "Growing or Independence Spot"; it is sitting on top of her two story playhouse in the backyard, with the wind blowing through her hair!  Since our house didn't have any big trees, we put up a fancy 2 story playhouse for her when we first moved here when she was 4 so she could have something to go out and play in.  Now that she is almost 12 she is finally taking to it!  I am glad.  I finally gave her the VP Bible workbook and her MUS workbook so she could do her work outside on Friday; since she definitely wasn't getting anything done inside.

I am not a great planner, and I am not a great schemer either--but twice this week when I had asked Dd to do something in our lessons she didn't and then in the evening when she asked if she could have some computer time, I reminded her that she didn't do what I had asked her to do in her lessons, and she wasn't happy, but accepted her fate.  I was proud of me and proud of her.

Anyway, I like to keep track of what we have got done each week and see where we are and where we are headed.  It helps process my brain and make me think.  You know we may have listed a lot of books we are reading; but many of them we are only reading a section or two each week--so don't think we are some super amazing reading family; we are just slow plotters!  Some books take us MONTHS to complete! My point in this paragraph is that I hope by my posting what we get done each week we don't look like we are trying to be prideful.  This is a tool for me, and helps me to process what we've done and where we need to work and I can see that more objectively by seeing it here.  Some of our listings of books may be useful to you; and that would be good!  But, I definitely don't want my listing of things done to make anyone feel 'less'.  We have good weeks and bad weeks, in regards to how much we get accomplished.

Last week I went to Facebook to check on a person and saw someone I know and it didn't take me long before I started to feel quite "LESS THAN".  Which, of course, got me to thinking to my contributions to the online world.....and wondering if I have that impact on others to.  Some weeks we do get a lot accomplished, and that would be hard on someone who is coming off a week where they didn't get a lot accomplished.  But, then of course, the opposite could happen to--they could visit when we barely did anything besides bible and math.  So, I guess I am saying I hope my notes on what we get done aren't being used as a marker to compare apples to oranges.  God seems to be making each child for a specific purpose, and the ingredients for each child are so different; and so it shouldn't surprise us that our daily activities would be so different.

I still feel bad for that person I saw on Facebook.  I thought long and hard and I finally figured that they must really feel very in need of love and acceptance to post all the things they post.  There are so many empty people out there that must not have received the love they needed growing up, and then never fully have accepted God all the way into their lives, and remain so twisted and crippled.  I hope I can raise my daughter so that she will have a full cup of love in her heart, and also be willing to keep her door open for the Lord all the days of her life.

Christie, Chelle, Michelle, Allie,...: I'm beginning my research for Core G, feel free to leave a comment about books about the Ancients--I am making my lists and thinking about what I need to buy, borrow, or ILL! I thought "ILL" would be better to say than "steal"! ha!  If you had any special books or things that really helped you fully process understand this time period; please share and I can look that product up!  I love getting ideas about things to use in our lessons.

Activities: Knitting Club, Swim & Gym, LHE Co-op, Library Twice!, and Dd is back to spending hours outside in the backyard!!! Which makes us both happy!  LEGO was very big this week; as was taking lots of pictures!  Then if you look at the next post we went to 2 parks with Dh on Saturday to see those Sandhill Cranes we always hear on the ground!  Mission Accomplished!  Plus we got to hike around too! 

Knitting:
ETA: Forgot to say that Dd knitted a scarf this week.  I'll try to get a picture of it in here.  She wanted BIG knitting needles and then did it really loose, and wallah!--done!  too!

KJV Archaeological Study Bible: An Illustrated Walk Through Biblical History and Culture by Zondervan

Bible:

Veritas Press Bible Program: Joshua Through Judges

Card 40: Hannah and Eli: I Samuel 1-2 : COMPLETED

Believer's Bible Commentary, read the "Intro to I Samuel"

Believer's Bible Commentary I Samuel 1 & 2

Bible I Samuel 1 & 2

The Greenleaf Guide to the Old Testament :Lesson 86

VP Student Worksheets

Card 41: Samuel: The Last Judge of Israel: I Samuel 2-4: COMPLETED  

 Believer's Bible Commentary I Samuel 2-6

Bible I Samuel  I Samuel 2-6

The Greenleaf Guide to the Old Testament :Lesson 87

Journey Through The Bible, pg. 98 & 99

VP Student Worksheets--

The Greenleaf Guide To Old Testament History by Rob G. Shearer and Cyndy A. Shearer

Card 42: The Ark is Taken Into Captivity: I Samuel 4-6:COMPLETED  (except Student worksheets)

Believer's Bible Commentary I Samuel 4-6

Bible I Samuel  I Samuel 4-6

The Greenleaf Guide to the Old Testament :Lesson 88 & 89

Journey Through The Bible, pg. 100 & 101

VP Student Worksheets--**Dd has fallen behind on this week!

Archeological Study Bible: Articles: 1)"Into to 1 Samuel", 2) "Israelite Shrines and Worship Before the Temple of Solomon.

Believer's Bible Commentary   [BELIEVERS BIBLE COMMENTARY -SS] [Hardcover] by W.(Author) ; MacDonald, William(Author); Farstad, Arthur L.(Editor) MacDonald

Card 43: Saul, The First King of Israel: 1 Samuel: 1 Samuel 9-10: in process

Bible: 1 Samuel 7-10 (re-read again)

Bible Commentary 1 Samuel 9

The Greenleaf Guide to the Old Testament Lesson 89 & 90

VP Student Worksheets--**Dd has fallen behind on this week!

David C. Cook Journey through the Bible by V. Gilbert Beers

Our artist of the Week:
Diego Rivera

Diego Rivera: Painting Mexico (A Proud Heritage: the Hispanic Library) by Deborah Kent

We did read this whole book, it was very interesting (Diego Rivera: Painting Mexico). This book is mostly a biography and didn't have enough pictures of his actual work.  I used the book below to show more images to Dd of his work, and this book to learn more about who he was. We always focus on Frida Kahlo and this time we focused primarily on Diego.  I had planned to have enough time this week to give 2 days to each of them; but only had enough time to give 2 days to Diego, and just skim Frida.  But, we have covered Frida many times before.  I am glad I finally gave Diego his time!

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Their Lives and Ideas, 24 Activities (For Kids series) by Carol Sabbeth

 Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Their Lives & Ideas, 24 Activities by Carol Sabbeth 
(This paperback book actually has a lot of images of Diego Rivera's paintings and murals.)

Science:

Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day (Young Explorer Series) (Young Explorer... by Jeannie Fulbright

Apologia: Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures:

Lesson Six: FISH: pg, 87-96

We got to draw & diagram a fish and the 5 cycles of a fish's life cycle!

*CNN Student News--we do watch that most days- but I never seem to remember to post that on the blog list!

Read Alouds: 

Teresa of Calcutta: Serving the Poorest of the Poor (Sower Series) by D. Jeanene Watson

Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

Praying through the 100 Gateway Cities of the 10/40 Window by YWAM Publishing,

William Carey: Obliged to Go (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) by Janet Benge

Audio:

From the Mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg and Jill Clayburgh

Math: 

Math U See: Zeta: 21 A-E

Skip-Counting Family 7's

Language Arts:

Fix It (IEW): Frog Prince: Week 2: completed

Daily Grams 7: 40-44

In Process Readers:

**Lamplighter Book**
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Fire in the Sky (Rare Collector Series) by Christoph von Schmid (completed)

The Lamplighter by Maria S. Cummins (in-process)

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 The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

 

 

Completed Readers: (that I know of!!)

The Shocking World of Electricity with Max Axiom, Super Scientist (Graphic Science) by Liam O'Donnell,

 

A Crash Course in Forces and Motion with Max Axiom, Super Scientist (Graphic Science) by Emily Sohn

Getting to the Bottom of Global Warming: An Isabel Soto Investigation (Graphic Expeditions) by Terry Collins,

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) Literature Circle edition by Rick Riordan published... by Rick Riordan

 

 

 

Jasper-Pulaski Park- Sandhill Cranes

Jasper-Pulaski Park- Sandhill Cranes

Saturday we went to the Jasper-Pulaski Park   

http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/sandhill.htm

http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/3109.htm

to see the "thousands" of Sandhill Cranes.  The funny part, is that there were huge flocks in the farms before we got to the park; but at the park-----you guessed it; there were only 20-30 cranes!  There were at least 23 deer in the same field; and also Canadian geese.  I had been wondering if there would be geese among the cranes.  So, I didn't get very many good pictures of the cranes; and I didn't get any pictures of "thousands"!!!!  But, you know what---We had such a great time!  And we will go back in the fall when the cranes will really be at their peak.   

After the first park we went to another park we had been wanting to check out--Prophetstown State Park     

http://prophetstown.org/    

This park is named after Tecumseh's (an American Shawnee Indian) brother--a.k.a. "The Prophet"...that is a long story, so if you are interested in the history, it is very interesting; but complicated!

The "X" shows you were we are, at this park, in Indiana.

At Eagle Creek Park, we see many Great Blue Heron. They are about the same size as the Sandhill Cranes, but the cranes have a straight neck that does not bend in that distinctive "S" shape that we see in the herons as they stand on the ground beside the water. I have not seen Sandhill Cranes land here, and I believe they are just flying over our area to get to Jasper-Pulaski's rest-stop to get to their final destinations. Our area, Brownsburg,  is not a "rest-stop" for them, but we do seem to be under their highway and get to see them and hear them so much in the spring and fall. Do you know, they only weigh 7-9.8 pounds? Such a big bird, yet so very light. Anyway, I could keep talking---but I better stop here. Keep your ears open too--that is usually how I catch them first...although the past few weeks, even when I am driving I can't help but see the big flocks in the sky! 

The view from up in the Viewing Tower.  They had about 6 metal stand binoculars for people to use to look out into the fields surrounding the tower.  It would be amazing if the fields were full of cranes...but, not the day or time when we were there.  We just had one flock to look at and watch.

This was the easy walking path-

This park didn't have any trails, so we had to make do and decided to walk down this long path.  First we went down the one side, and it had a little bit of snow--no big deal...then at the end Dh asks if we want to walk down the other side.  I say, "no, we should stay on the side we just walked..." and Dh and Dd are up for the snowy side....so, democracy wins and we go the down the new side.  Do you see the photo above?  See Dd's left foot above and how the right foot is under the snow.  Dd had it the easiest, since she is the lightest and didn't fall through the snow every single step (like Dh and I!!!)  But, at least we did get a really, really good workout which we wouldn't have gotten if we had just walked on the easy side! 

The snow had frozen over to make a hard top, that we fell through, with each step--which made for hard walking.

I found this algae very interesting.  I took a few photo's, but just thought I'd show you all this one--- there were so many cool things on this hike.

This lovely couple had my attention for a long time.  They found a thermal and circled around and around as they rose up higher and higher.  It really is nice to just stop and watch birds with 7 foot wings spans, spread out and take their time slowly raising up into the endless sky.

Prophetstown State Park seemed like a nice park--we had our picnic dinner here and decided it was a park that we need to come back and visit again soon.  We didn't do a proper hike here, as it was getting late and we needed to head home.  This was more of a research stop--and we did that!  And I collected 2 wonderful Milkweed stalks (already found a home in a corner in my house) and found a Preying Mantis egg case, and brought those things home....shh!

Did you know Indiana has LOTS of these Solar Energy Windmills, especially in northern Indiana?  Here are 2 pictures just to give you some idea of how prevalent they are around these parts---

Monon is a big deal around here--the railroad came through here...and decided where there would be towns based on that. 

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