Sonlight Core G
Week 2
Sept. 8-12, 2014
The weather was fantastic on Monday and Tuesday, so we took the opportunity to go to Huff Park (the wetlands one) (on Monday) and Kirk Park (on Lake Michigan)(on Tuesday). We had gone to Kirk Park on Saturday, so we made it there twice in two days! It really is such a lovely park! I just wish it was a little closer. With our field trip days, we didn't soar on our lessons...which has been a problem since we decided to move. Finding our 'groove' is very illusive!
Speaking of moving...our house had TWO viewings this week; which makes a total of four viewings and NO bites. We heard back from one of the families (finally)--they wished our home had granite counters, and was "SMALLER"! It is funny to hear a home being too big, but I can understand that with few children. No one has made a comment about our backyard, and that is really what would sell our house- if someone was an 'outside' type of person. For me, I really thought our home would sell very quickly and am surprised that it hasn't been viewed much or had any bites. I know the Lord has a specific family in mind, that will enjoy our home as much as we did. I am *trying* to be patient. Most days I do fine with the wait, but on days that are full of other issues and problems, then my patience seems to dive. Dh is still trying to find his way through his new job. Therefore, each week has it's own set of ups and downs regarding that. This last week was the most difficult for him. He went from having one boss, to having two bosses---and the new boss is someone that he has had difficulty with since day one. I am praying and *trying* to keep a positive attitude about all of the changes.
The weather here has been colder than Maine, and definitely Indiana! It has been in the 40's, and feeling like snow. Dd kept saying that it was going to snow, and I had to keep telling her it wouldn't snow until 32 degrees. We bought Dd a new winter coat on Saturday. I only kept out one of her coats, since I was **positive** we would be in a new home before cold weather hit!! God must laugh at all my plans! I've been so wrong, so often lately!
The weather here has been colder than Maine, and definitely Indiana! It has been in the 40's, and feeling like snow. Dd kept saying that it was going to snow, and I had to keep telling her it wouldn't snow until 32 degrees. We bought Dd a new winter coat on Saturday. I only kept out one of her coats, since I was **positive** we would be in a new home before cold weather hit!! God must laugh at all my plans! I've been so wrong, so often lately!
Our lessons this week:
Bible:
The Chronicles Through Malachi and Job: Teacher's Manual by Emily Fischer
Veritas Chronicles through Malachi Enhanced SET--Enhanced CD and Cards (Bible) (2004)
Veritas Press: Chronicles Through Malachi
Card 67: completed
II Kings 2 c. 850 BC
Read II Kings 2
from bible and Believer’s Bible
Commentary
Student Worksheets completed from VP
David C. Cook Journey through the Bible by Beers, V. Gilbert Reprint Edition (3/25/1996)
Journey Through the Bible-pg 148-149
The Greenleaf Guide To Old Testament History by Rob G. Shearer and Cyndy A. Shearer
The Greenleaf Guide to the Old Testament pg. 110, Lesson 133: Elisha receives the mantle of Elijah
CU:International Children's Bible Field Guide: Answering Kids' Questions from Genesis to Revelation by Lawrence O. Richards
For SL, we read from the International Children’s Bible Field
Guide, (Chapter 2)
Weekly Psalm:
This week Dd chose Psalm 21 for us to read with bible and Believer's Bible Commentary:
Math: Math U See: Pre-Algebra
8A-E
Plus, 4 days of worksheet generator to review lessons 1-4 with Dd. So, she kinda got double math this week, but was able to quickly complete the worksheet generator pages.
We went to the library on Thursday, and then took Pappa to see it on Saturday. He had not yet seen it!
Science:
Apologia: Chemistry and Physics
pg. 54-56
another microscope week--she looked at the water from Lake Michigan
Blog:
She has been trying to post pictures and thoughts on her blog each day. Her pictures are 98 % nature pictures, and a few pix of our dog, Sophie.
Confession:
In all the years of doing Sonlight, I never figured out exactly how to do the mapping and timeline...and that seems silly now, but every time I looked at the description in the beginning of the IG it never made sense to me. But, I took out a bunch of lined paper and each week has it's own piece of paper. Then I wrote: "Day One" and wrote the mapping and timeline down; then "Day Two"....., "Day Three"....., "Day Four".......and "Day Five". That really helped me see what we needed to process and focus on for the week. Wish I had thought to do that years ago!!!! Yes, it does take some time and effort--but well worth it. So, we are now getting that done the SL way (instead of 'our' way!).
LA:
All About Spelling 6: Step 13: NOT completed yet
Review: week 12
Daily Grams 7: pg. 124-128
Grammar Ace: Lesson 27: Comma's
Fix-It: Frog Prince: IEW: Week 13
completed
Writing: she worked on her story about Percy Jackson's son; Charles Jackson more.
Music:
another HUGE keyboarding week! She found some site on the internet that she can print out the notes to some of her favorite songs. She has been working really, really hard! And is doing great figuring out piano on her own. She had formal lessons when she was 5 years old, and has kept up her love of music, even though lessons are out of our range. Some of the songs she is playing: Concerning Hobbits, The Monkey's--Last Train to Clarksville, Demons by Imagine Dragons, I will Wait by Mumford and Sons, Best Day of My Life by American authors, the Imperial March or Darth Vader Theme, and 'her' songs that she creates herself. She has been getting song off youtube as well. You can google "How to Play Concerning Hobbits" or you can go here to look up songs yourself:
http://www.letternoteplayer.com/
Core G stuff:
The Trojan War: Ch. 1-3
The Golden Goblet--in process
Story of the World, Ancients: Ch. 1-5
Favorite Poems, Old and New: pg 371-372
(I figured out after we did our readings that last week I did the 4 day poem schedule, and this week did the 5 day schedule. We will stick with the 5 day schedule from now on...hopefully I won't read the wrong line again; but no promises!
SL Reader :
Mara, Daughter of the Nile - in process
FUN Readers: partial list:
Hoop Rat
ADD-IN FOR CORE G:
Audio:
Mystery of History Vol. 1: - in process
completed up to Chapter 23
Cleopatra by Diane Stanley -completed
FUN:
Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan - in process
completed up to disc 5
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince- in process
Emma
PLAN:
Up until now I have read everything to Dd, and with our new life here, that has not been working. We are having Dh come home for lunch each day, which takes about 2 hours out of our day that we use to have for lessons. It takes about an hour to get everything ready for his lunch, then 30 minutes or so, of his visit, then Dd needs/wants some time after he leaves for her break. So, I have taken one of those "Additional Schedule Pages" from my IG and written in Dd's chores and some of the things that need to be read for the week, to take those items off my list that I would normally read to her. I have to admit, I haven't wanted to miss anything that SL schedules, since I love the material so much! But, I am holding us back, and this is HER education after all, isn't it! So, I am trying this new method next week...hope it goes well. I know most SL'ers already do this, but we haven't tried it yet.
Psalm 21[a]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 The king rejoices in your strength, Lord.
How great is his joy in the victories you give!
How great is his joy in the victories you give!
2 You have granted him his heart’s desire
and have not withheld the request of his lips.[b]
3 You came to greet him with rich blessings
and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
length of days, for ever and ever.
5 Through the victories you gave, his glory is great;
you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings
and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the Lord;
through the unfailing love of the Most High
he will not be shaken.
and have not withheld the request of his lips.[b]
3 You came to greet him with rich blessings
and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
length of days, for ever and ever.
5 Through the victories you gave, his glory is great;
you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings
and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the Lord;
through the unfailing love of the Most High
he will not be shaken.
8 Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies;
your right hand will seize your foes.
9 When you appear for battle,
you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace.
The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath,
and his fire will consume them.
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
their posterity from mankind.
11 Though they plot evil against you
and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed.
12 You will make them turn their backs
when you aim at them with drawn bow.
your right hand will seize your foes.
9 When you appear for battle,
you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace.
The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath,
and his fire will consume them.
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
their posterity from mankind.
11 Though they plot evil against you
and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed.
12 You will make them turn their backs
when you aim at them with drawn bow.
13 Be exalted in your strength, Lord;
we will sing and praise your might.
we will sing and praise your might.
Math: Math U See: Pre-Algebra
8A-E
Plus, 4 days of worksheet generator to review lessons 1-4 with Dd. So, she kinda got double math this week, but was able to quickly complete the worksheet generator pages.
We went to the library on Thursday, and then took Pappa to see it on Saturday. He had not yet seen it!
Science:
Apologia: Chemistry and Physics
pg. 54-56
another microscope week--she looked at the water from Lake Michigan
Blog:
She has been trying to post pictures and thoughts on her blog each day. Her pictures are 98 % nature pictures, and a few pix of our dog, Sophie.
Confession:
In all the years of doing Sonlight, I never figured out exactly how to do the mapping and timeline...and that seems silly now, but every time I looked at the description in the beginning of the IG it never made sense to me. But, I took out a bunch of lined paper and each week has it's own piece of paper. Then I wrote: "Day One" and wrote the mapping and timeline down; then "Day Two"....., "Day Three"....., "Day Four".......and "Day Five". That really helped me see what we needed to process and focus on for the week. Wish I had thought to do that years ago!!!! Yes, it does take some time and effort--but well worth it. So, we are now getting that done the SL way (instead of 'our' way!).
LA:
All About Spelling 6: Step 13: NOT completed yet
Review: week 12
Daily Grams 7: pg. 124-128
Grammar Ace: Lesson 27: Comma's
Fix-It: Frog Prince: IEW: Week 13
completed
Writing: she worked on her story about Percy Jackson's son; Charles Jackson more.
Music:
another HUGE keyboarding week! She found some site on the internet that she can print out the notes to some of her favorite songs. She has been working really, really hard! And is doing great figuring out piano on her own. She had formal lessons when she was 5 years old, and has kept up her love of music, even though lessons are out of our range. Some of the songs she is playing: Concerning Hobbits, The Monkey's--Last Train to Clarksville, Demons by Imagine Dragons, I will Wait by Mumford and Sons, Best Day of My Life by American authors, the Imperial March or Darth Vader Theme, and 'her' songs that she creates herself. She has been getting song off youtube as well. You can google "How to Play Concerning Hobbits" or you can go here to look up songs yourself:
http://www.letternoteplayer.com/
Core G stuff:
The Trojan War: Ch. 1-3
The Golden Goblet--in process
Story of the World, Ancients: Ch. 1-5
Favorite Poems, Old and New: pg 371-372
(I figured out after we did our readings that last week I did the 4 day poem schedule, and this week did the 5 day schedule. We will stick with the 5 day schedule from now on...hopefully I won't read the wrong line again; but no promises!
SL Reader :
Mara, Daughter of the Nile - in process
FUN Readers: partial list:
Hoop Rat
ADD-IN FOR CORE G:
Audio:
The Mystery of History, Vol. 1: Creation to Resurrection by Linda Lacour Hobar
Mystery of History Vol. 1: - in process
completed up to Chapter 23
Cleopatra by Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema
Cleopatra by Diane Stanley -completed
FUN:
Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan - in process
completed up to disc 5
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince- in process
Emma 2010
DVD:Emma
PLAN:
Up until now I have read everything to Dd, and with our new life here, that has not been working. We are having Dh come home for lunch each day, which takes about 2 hours out of our day that we use to have for lessons. It takes about an hour to get everything ready for his lunch, then 30 minutes or so, of his visit, then Dd needs/wants some time after he leaves for her break. So, I have taken one of those "Additional Schedule Pages" from my IG and written in Dd's chores and some of the things that need to be read for the week, to take those items off my list that I would normally read to her. I have to admit, I haven't wanted to miss anything that SL schedules, since I love the material so much! But, I am holding us back, and this is HER education after all, isn't it! So, I am trying this new method next week...hope it goes well. I know most SL'ers already do this, but we haven't tried it yet.
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