Sonlight Core G Week 4 Nov. 3-7,2014
These weeks are just flying by! We spent last week painting our house in Indiana, and returned to Michigan on Sunday totally wiped out. Our house that is for sale is back on the market after two weeks off. We made some improvements to our house. We painted a lot of walls and molding, and rearranged our furniture. Our realtor suggested we combine the furniture we left into a few 'full' rooms, and leave the other rooms completely empty. I am generally not an unmotivated person, but Monday and Tuesday I could not get myself going! We had used up all our energy the week before, and had nothing left! So, we picked up our crochet needles, turned on the tv, and our audio (not at the same time), and sat, sat, sat! By Wednesday we were back to our normal selves, and primed to start back on our lessons. So, this was a short week for us --regarding getting our work done. We did do a great job on making things!! I put a post, after this post, with pictures of the things we made this week--at least SOME of what we did.
Here is our summary:
Bible: Book of Jonah
Veritas Press: Chronicles Through Malachi
Card 72: completed
Jonah and the Great Fish
Worksheets completed
Survey of the Bible pg. 233-235
We read the Book of Jonah with our Bible and our Believer's Bible Commentary
Archaeological Study Bible:
*Archaeological Sites: Joppa
*Archaeological Sites: Joppa
*Cultural and Historical Notes: Seafaring in the Ancient World
*The Historicity of the Book of Jonah
Children's Bible Field Guide: Ch. 4: Completed
Math:
Math U See: Pre-Algebra
Lesson 13 A, B, C
Lamplighter Book: Completed
This company, "Lamplighter", has spent years re-printing books that have gone out of print, but were top sellers years ago (some from the 1800's). These books are all similar in that they all are promoting Christianity, and are all above average, quality books!! These are hand chosen books that are incredible. I can't recommend any collection of books more than these gems!
We finished: Jill's Red Bag by Amy Leuvre.
This book is about Jill, a young girl who brings all those around her to the Lord. Her "red bag" is the collection bag for her 'tenth'; her tithe. She innocently asks all the people (young and old) to help her fill her bag. She is wanting to use the tithe to build a Missionary Building in a neighboring town, to serve the people there. She is aided by her younger brother, Jack (yes, they are "Jack and Jill"), and their younger sister (with a lisp), "Bumps". The youngest, Bumps, is the comic relief of the book! I laughed a lot throughout the pages that Bumps entered. The three children change all those around them, as they show all the "Golden Path".
Nature Hike:
Dd went on a nature hike in the woods beside our apartment. Here are some of her pictures:
Current Events:
Every weekday!
I always forget to document this; but we watch the ten minute video on CNN Student News each morning. I really am so glad we found out about this site while doing Core F; it is really great. http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
Current Events:
Every weekday!
I always forget to document this; but we watch the ten minute video on CNN Student News each morning. I really am so glad we found out about this site while doing Core F; it is really great. http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
Language Arts:
All About Spelling 6
Step 18- in process
IEW's Fix- It (Frog Prince):
Week 18: completed
Daily Grams 7:
Completed pages: 155, 156, 157
Audio:
Ranger's Apprentice: The Burning Bridge: completed!! Dd is totally loving this series! She has already begged her grandmother, "Giz' to make her a full length cape (with hood) as her Christmas gift. Giz made her 2 previous capes, but they were shorter--stopped around her thighs. The Rangers, in Ranger's Apprentice wear capes. She'd like the 'oak pin' that they wear as well! I have to admit, I enjoyed listening as well.
Amazon's comment on the book (this is a big series, but the review is just for this book):
The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone!
For years, the Kingdom of Araluen has prospered, with the evil lord Morgarath safely behind the impassable mountains. For years, its people have felt secure. but the scheming hand of the dark lord has not been idle. . . . on a special mission for the rangers, will and his friend Horace, an apprentice knight, travel to a neighboring village and discover the unsettling truth: All the villagers have either been slain or captured. but why? Could it be that Morgarath has finally devised a plan to bring his legions over the supposedly insurmountable pass? if so, the king's army is in imminent danger of being crushed in a fierce ambush. And will and Horace are the only ones who can save them.
Perfect for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, T.H. White’s The Sword in the Stone, Christopher Paolini’s Eragon series, and George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire series.
Timeline & Mapping
for Week 4: completed
(Huang Di Unites villages in China, Shang Dynasty--studied Ancient China and Ancient Africa this week--China, Yangtze River, Yellow River, Africa, Egypt, Nile, Sudan, Kenya, Arabia, Meroe, Khartoum, Niger River, Nigeria, and Babylon. I'm so glad we are doing this, and doing it well!
Core G items:
Sonlight Reader:
Hittite Warrior by Joanne Williamson: Completed
Dd says this book was: "Bland, Plain, Flat, and no good words. The story line wasn't very good. It spent too long focusing on things without anything exciting happening. This book was just boring."
Usually Dd really enjoys the books that SL assigns, but this time she really disliked this book. She kept waiting for it to get better; since some books that SL assigns starts out slow but gain their momentum. She stuck it out and read the whole book, but never did have anything good to say about this one.
Dd says this book was: "Bland, Plain, Flat, and no good words. The story line wasn't very good. It spent too long focusing on things without anything exciting happening. This book was just boring."
Usually Dd really enjoys the books that SL assigns, but this time she really disliked this book. She kept waiting for it to get better; since some books that SL assigns starts out slow but gain their momentum. She stuck it out and read the whole book, but never did have anything good to say about this one.
Favorite Poems Old and New: Selected For Boys and Girls
Favorite Poems Old and New
The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to...
Apr 17, 2006
Story of the World: Ancients:
Ch. 10 and Ch. 11
Add-In Books:
Ancient China (Eyewitness Books) ((REV)05) by [Hardcover (2005)]
2005
Eyewitness Books: Ancient China
Jan 2002
The Usborne Roman World
Fun Books:
Dd is going through these books that she has already read, and finding her favorite quotes in each. Then she is writing those quotes down in her notebook. She is enjoying doing this fun thing, on her own.
Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
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