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Week
8 “D”
Feb.
2-6, 2015
23rd
week on the Ancients!
We are still on our "bunny trail", off from what Sonlight has scheduled, and continuing to add in our in-depth study materials. As always, I am using one of SL's "Additional Scheduling Pages" to use to pre-organize my schedule and Dd's schedule. I've included pictures so you can see.
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| My Weekly Schedule for this week |
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| Dd's Weekly Schedule...she often forgets to check off the things she has completed, even though I encourage her to do so! Unlike me, she doesn't get that wonderful sense of accomplishment by checking off completed items! Not a Type A personality! |
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| This week's Bible Page |
We
did not complete our books on the Ancient Greeks this week, although we really
gave it all we could! Perhaps next week
we can wrap this section up. Then I
think I want to start over, at the beginning again, and review what we have
studied so far these past SIX months!
My
goal for the upcoming week is to finish up a few books that we are in the
middle of, and have a fairly easy week.
We need a light week!
Last
week we had super cold, negative temperatures (not wind chill), and more
snow! The ground is about 10 inches or
more of snow, accumulated these past few months and growing and decreasing, but
never melting all away. The sides of all
the roads are mounds and mounds of snow pushed to the side..and is such an odd
sight for me to see. Michigan is totally
different than Indiana! The soil, the snow, the trees, and lots of other
differences to! Dd has told me over and
over how she misses the SUNSHINE that we use to get in Indiana winters, and she
is right, it is very often gloomy and cloudy here. Whenever I see the blue sky I rush out and
take pictures!
Last
Saturday we all went to the Fredrick Meijer Sculpture Garden, and liked it so
well that we went again on Friday.
Friday though, it was just Dd and me, and we spent longer there enjoying
ourselves. I really like it there! My favorite spot right now is this huge
greenhouse that has a waterfall, palm trees, cacao trees, birds singing and
fleeting around, and it is bright and warm!
Coming in March they will have LOTS of butterflies released! They have already brought in the
building/sheds for this exhibit!!!! I
just love butterflies (and there will
also be a moth too!).
Our
lessons:
Bible:
Dd
finally hit her limit on Jeremiah! I have been asking her, as we have gone
along these weeks on Jeremiah for her to let me know when she has had her
fill. The book of Jeremiah is the
longest book in the Old Testament, and I’ve brought in tidbits from various
sources. We had finished Jeremiah 36
last week—having skipped a few chapters, but read/studied most up to this
point. Last Sunday I spent the day with
my bible and Believer’s Bible Commentary (BBC) and studied the last 16 chapters
and took notes to read to Dd on Monday.
I also picked out a few chapters that I wanted her to hear. I decided to spend this whole week on
finishing up Jeremiah.
I
finally ordered (and received) the Holman Bible Atlas and the What The Bible Is
All About books that I had noticed on Chelle’s blog, and they came in so handy
this week regarding Jeremiah. I am
beyond delighted with the quality of these two books, and wish I had bought
them sooner!!!!
Jeremiah
6, 37, 38 (with Bible and BBC)
My
Notes from Chapters 37-52
What
the Bible is All About: New Book
263-270
Holman
Bible Atlas: New Book
73,
115-118, 146, 152, 156-157, 160
Journey
Through The Bible:
170-171
Survey
of the Bible:
115-117,
257-264
Veritas
Press (VP) Card 79: COMPLETED!!!
The
Ministry of Jeremiah
(Next
week we will go on to Card 80)
History:
The Book of the
Ancient Greeks
Pg’s
264-290
The
Book of the Ancient Greeks: Student book:
42-77
We
have a thick book (The Book of the Ancient Greeks), then the “Teacher’s Manual”
and a “Student Manual” which has 2 pages of questions about each chapter that
we read. We have eight pages left to
read in our book, and two sections left in the worksheets.
Invitation
to the Classics:
Herodotus
(I
had scheduled to study Homer, Aeschylus, and Sophocles’ sections this week, but
we didn’t have enough time.)
Tools
of the Ancient Greeks:
Pg.
32-63
(This
really is a great book, you learn a lot about the Greeks and it is written in
such an easy to understand way!
There
are 10 chapters:
1.
Ancient Greece and the Beginnings of Democracy
2.
Farming, Trade, and the Greek Way of Life
3.
The Arts of the Ancient Greeks
4.
Greek Gods
5.
Sports and the Olympics
6.
Philosophy
7.
Architecture
8.
Science, Math, and Medicine
9.
Mapping the World and Stars
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| I couldn't resist doing one of these BiblioPlan maps myself! |
I
also purchased a new book called BiblioPlan Maps, and this week we each did:
The Minoans of Crete map. I’m looking
forward to doing more maps, we’ve been doing the ones in our SOTW Activity Book
–Ancients- but these are a bit more difficult—in a good way!
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| This is Dd's map. She doesn't ENJOY doing maps, like I do, she does them, but it isn't a joy for her like it is for me. I actually really like doing maps...a LOT! |
Galileo
and the Stargazers; narrated by Jim Weiss
1)Archimedes
2. Galileo, Ptolemy vs Copernicus
Yes,
we’ve heard this about five times over the past 8 years and really like
it! Actually, we like all of Jim Weiss’
stories!
Christian book description:
Product Description
Jim
Weiss' storytelling recordings have received the highest awards from
the Parents' Choice Foundation, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, The Film
Advisory Board, NAPPA and the American Library Association, and have
been widely praised in major publications across North America and
internationally. He has captivated and deligted child and adult
audiences with his original stories and retellings of ancient and modern
classics. In "Archimedes and the Golden Crown," Weiss reads "Archimedes
and the Golden Crown," "King Hieron's Challenge," and "Soldier and the
Scientist." On the same CD, he also reads, "Ptolemy vs. Copernicus,"
"Tycho Brahe Scans the Skies," "Kepler and Galileo," "The Trial of
Galileo," "Isaac Newton," and an epilogue. Running time: Approx. 1 Hour.
1 CD.
Youtube
History:
Socrates-Encyclopedia
channel 6:59
History
Reader 1:
Pg.
219-253
History
Reader 2:
Glaucia,
the Greek Slave: FINISHED!!!
Dd
gave it 4 ½ of 5 stars, she really liked it and told me all about it. Here is what I saw Rainbow Resources have listed as a product description:
(description by publisher) Glaucia, the Greek Slave masterfully
depicts the intricacies of a momentous time in human history. Ancient
Rome and Greece are the backdrop for this dramatic account of the early
Christians, whose belief in the one true God stands in stark contrast to
the polytheistic world in which they live. Great faith, perseverance,
and unyielding courage are paramount as they live according to what they
know to be right and true.
Famous
Men Of Greece (Reader, this week):
The
Adventures of Odysseus, Lycurgus, Draco & Solon, Pisistratus the Tyrant,
Miltiades, the Hero of Marathon read this week. This book has fantastic
illustrations!
Audio:
*We own all the Anne of Green Gables books, but most are boxed up, but I found Anne of the Island at the library sale for $1.00 and snatched that up for Dd. She has been reading Anne of Ingleside as her part-time, non-official reader for the past month, but had to return it to the library before she completed it. Now, we finally got a copy back to us, but it isn't the same book and she has lost her spot! Poor Kid! She so loves Anne!
Exploring
the World of Physics by John Hudson Tiner: reread Ch. 3: Gravity
Ch.
4: Simple Machines:
in process, we spent a lot of time on video’s:
I’ve
taken to youtube to watch some episodes on the science topics we have been
studying this week about Simple Machines:
“Eureka
is Mech advantage” (lever mechanical advantage) (good video)
“Bill
Nye Mechanical Advantage” (not good - not
informative)
“Pulleys-
simple machines” peace 6:07
“Chinese
windlass” 2:54 (VERY informative)
“Rope
and Pulley Systems: Segment 6- The Block and Tackle” 7:07 (okay…)
Science
2:
Pg’s
71-101
Nature
Hikes:
Mon,
and Thur.
Language
Arts:
Pg.
47-55
IEW
Fix-It Frog Prince:
Week
24 completed
All
About Spelling 6:
I
did our “Tricky Words” this week, I underline any words she has trouble with
during each lesson, and then used those words to make our own lists for this
week.
Writing
With Skill
Week
5 completed
Letter
writing!
She
is working on new letters!
Typing:
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| Dd found this form in one of her books, and typed it up for us to see...she is hoping for an Ipad or something like that and thinks this form will sway us! Good Try! | | | |
Latin!
Lesson
Two completed!
Dd is still really disliking this program, but voiced so less often this week. Dd is really annoyed by the "southern accent" of the woman "magestra" (teacher).
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| Dd's project |
Logic:
Dd
likes this book, and it is way easier than I thought it would be.
Math:
Lesson
18: completed
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| Dd's clay pot |
Busy
Hands:
LEGO,
LEGO, LEGO
Crocheting
daily
CLAY
pot!
Cooking/Baking:
Ranger
Cookies
Moo-less
Pie
SNAIL:
Opis
and Bilbo Snaggletooth are both doing very well. They have “found” each other and will
periodically go over and be beside each other for a while. It is nice that they have each other. Now, if only the tank didn’t smell so
awful!
Music
study—
I’ve
decided to pick a musical band or person to study each week from my lifetime,
my experiences. I’ve done a lot of
Classical music, jazz, hymns…and now I want to show her some of the stuff I was
listening to growing up. So, I just pick
one song each day by that artist and show her on youtube. I just thought it would be fun to do!
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| Meijer doesn't have ANY more of this yarn that I started this scarf with...I keep waiting, but it is frustrating! |
FUN Reader:
Dd
is REALLY enjoying Wisdom's Kiss by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, the
author of Princess Ben. I've not read this, and don't recommend
it...just documenting.
Family Read Aloud at bedtime, read by Pappa:
(we have heard this on audio, a year or two ago, but Dh and Dd wanted to hear it by him reading it.)
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