SLCore G Week 21 "C" / BiblioPlan Wk 7
Middle Ages
Feb. 22-28th, 2016
Brooder Pep Week
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| Dd built our brooder this week, and took pains to monitor the heat so that we could ensure we had the exact right temperature on the floor for the new chicks. |
We needed a week to focus on getting ready for our upcoming chicks hatching, make the brooder, and unbeknownst to me...time to get sick! This was mostly a week to read and watch YouTube video's on chickens; but we did get some academic things done as well.
Read Aloud:
Great and Terrible Quest
The Great and Terrible Quest by Margaret Lovett
: Completed
I believe BiblioPlan recommended this book at this time, not a SL book.
Dd and I really, really liked this book. We had a hard time putting it down! We read extra on it this week. The cover looks kinda cheesy, and I (again) was judging a book by it's cover and didn't think it would be very good, and was totally wrong. In summary, this young boy, Trad, 10 years old, has been mistreated by his grandfather, who he has been living with most of his life. His grandfather is pure mean and has no heart or care for his grandson, but only is filled with selfishness. Trad decides to help rescue an old man that had stumbled into their property, and the story begins. There are lots of little clues along the way, and we tried repeatedly to figure out who the boy really was, who the old man really was, and all the other mysteries that layered the story. There was a really nice "wise woman" in the woods that helped the two. A three legged dog, named "Jokey" added a lot of joy to the story too. We met a lot of bad characters and a few that risked their lives repeatedly to help these travelers reach their destination. This was a good fit for our Medieval period study. There were knights, armour, horses, jesters, jugglers, all sorts of typical medieval images to make us feel like we were back in the story with them. This was a really lovely story. The only negative I could share is that the ending was a bit abrupt! really abrupt! I could have really sunk my teeth into another chapter beyond where she ended to tie things up a little better. But, the ending was spectacular and a twist at the very end...which did in fact surprise me!
Dd and I really, really liked this book. We had a hard time putting it down! We read extra on it this week. The cover looks kinda cheesy, and I (again) was judging a book by it's cover and didn't think it would be very good, and was totally wrong. In summary, this young boy, Trad, 10 years old, has been mistreated by his grandfather, who he has been living with most of his life. His grandfather is pure mean and has no heart or care for his grandson, but only is filled with selfishness. Trad decides to help rescue an old man that had stumbled into their property, and the story begins. There are lots of little clues along the way, and we tried repeatedly to figure out who the boy really was, who the old man really was, and all the other mysteries that layered the story. There was a really nice "wise woman" in the woods that helped the two. A three legged dog, named "Jokey" added a lot of joy to the story too. We met a lot of bad characters and a few that risked their lives repeatedly to help these travelers reach their destination. This was a good fit for our Medieval period study. There were knights, armour, horses, jesters, jugglers, all sorts of typical medieval images to make us feel like we were back in the story with them. This was a really lovely story. The only negative I could share is that the ending was a bit abrupt! really abrupt! I could have really sunk my teeth into another chapter beyond where she ended to tie things up a little better. But, the ending was spectacular and a twist at the very end...which did in fact surprise me!
Reader:
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies, Voices from a Medieval Village by : Completed
I believe BiblioPlan recommended this book at this time, not a SL book.
Dd's review: "It gives a different swing on looking at the Medieval ages. Mostly peasants, but some noble men in training. The main characters were 10-15 year old's, and they were narrating their own story, so you saw things from their eyes. There were around twenty different people sharing their perspectives."
Science:
Taking care of the eggs in the incubator multiple times each day. Various YouTube video's on chicks....books on chicks...
Walk in the woods with me on Friday, in the snow.
Music:
One private lesson with Mrs. March on the Alto Sax for thirty minutes each week.
Band Class: one class (1.5 hours) with group each week; plus about 45 minutes each day practicing.
Choir class: one class each week, for one hour; plus 15-30 minutes each day practicing.
Piano: Dd got a new piano book this week: Easy Piano: The Hobbit, Battle of the Five Armies. She practiced an hour each day this week, and really loves her new book!
Fun Reading:
Baking/Cooking:
Dd made a chicken dishes two nights in a row. Very tasty!
Language Arts:
Worked on her new blog: Michigan Chickens
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Wrote the "L" family a letter
The Katana sword she ordered arrived...she was/is so excited. She also got two 'throwing knives.' Dd also helped her Pappa work on the truck that is still in the barn getting repaired.
I believe BiblioPlan recommended this book at this time, not a SL book.
Dd's review: "It gives a different swing on looking at the Medieval ages. Mostly peasants, but some noble men in training. The main characters were 10-15 year old's, and they were narrating their own story, so you saw things from their eyes. There were around twenty different people sharing their perspectives."
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| A little flock of Pine Siskin's |
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| This is a Pine Siskin, very cute, very small! I had not seen any of them in Indiana, but they come around to our feeders now. They didn't in the fall, but now that it is super cold and snowy they have started coming often. |
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| Here is this small squirrel, one of the smaller breeds we get at our house (there are three dif. types around here). He is sitting in the middle of one of our feeders, looking exhausted from eating so much! It kills me how much the squirrels gorge themselves wherever we live. We can turn a healthy squirrel into this! Don't you love his expression! |
Science:Taking care of the eggs in the incubator multiple times each day. Various YouTube video's on chicks....books on chicks...
Walk in the woods with me on Friday, in the snow.
Music:
One private lesson with Mrs. March on the Alto Sax for thirty minutes each week.
Band Class: one class (1.5 hours) with group each week; plus about 45 minutes each day practicing.
Choir class: one class each week, for one hour; plus 15-30 minutes each day practicing.
The Hobbit -- The Battle of the Five Armies: Easy Piano Selections from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Howard Shore and Dan Coates
Fun Reading:
Glass Sword (Red Queen)
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard (Book 2 of the Red Queen series): Completed and thoroughly enjoyed! |
| We found another paper wasp nest way up in a tree, in the woods. |
Baking/Cooking:
Dd made a chicken dishes two nights in a row. Very tasty!
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| Pappa Cardinal |
Language Arts:
Worked on her new blog: Michigan Chickens
and
Wrote the "L" family a letter
Cold Steel 92BKKC Hunting Fixed Blade Knives, Black
by Cold Steel
Swords and Trucks:The Katana sword she ordered arrived...she was/is so excited. She also got two 'throwing knives.' Dd also helped her Pappa work on the truck that is still in the barn getting repaired.
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| Red Bellied Woodpecker |
Math:
http://www.teachingtextbooks.com/
We received the TT (Teaching Textbooks) Algebra I set, and she has done lesson one and two so far. It arrived on Friday. I'll let you know if this curriculum is able to help us get through the Algebra course any easier than we've been struggling with MUS.
Especially for Chelle:
Curious how our snails have been fairing since we moved out of the apartment? Here they are :
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We enjoyed The Great & Terrible Quest too, and we're just as disappointed in the abrupt ending.
ReplyDeleteStill an enjoyable read though :)
Spring will be here before you know it... and just think of your walks in the woods then. Amazing!
I'm leaving my paw print here as I'm purposely operating on computer time deficit this week - too much else requires my attention.
(I have a critter post sitting in my draft box waiting to be tweaked and picture embellished. That may happen next week)
with love and care.
your NZ friend
Hello Chelle! I finally finished this post and got the latest pictures of the snails up for you---at the end of the post. We are having another major snow store today..tonight...we have plenty of snow to share with you!!! That might help your hot days! Sending you love and care and many prayers your way!
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