SL Core G
Week 26 "C" (BiblioPlan Week 14)
Middle Ages
May 2-8, 2016
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| Dh's gift for me...I love the smell of Petuna's! |
Hello Friends! Did you know that May 4th is a special holiday; Star Wars, "May the "Fourth" Be With You." This year, Dd wore her "Rey" costume to the Star Wars Party. One of Dd's friends invited us to meet-up at the Millennium Park and go on a little hike this week, and we went. The hike was very short, but it let us see another park in this area. Dd had another private sax lesson with her band teacher, Mrs. March. On Friday, she had her monthly, "Girl's Club" get-together. They played volleyball, "Gaga Ball," and "Nuke-Em." To wrap up our activities this week, we went to the library and church. It was a very full week, and Dd was extremely tired and run down by the end of it. We had a LOT of driving this week, so listened to a lot of audio's-- Mystery of History & Story of the World on Middle Ages.
Independent Study
This week we tried out a new format in our homeschooling---I wrote down everything Dd needed to do for the week and left her on her own to do it. She liked the "independent" format, but she didn't get all the things done that I had assigned. I had asked to do the science experiments WITH her, but she went ahead and did the ones she wanted to do on her own. It didn't go the way I had planned--I had asked her to meet with me each day for bible study and sign language lessons, and she was always busy. I'm afraid it wasn't a good attitude week. I'm not sure how parents can balance independent and good attitude. We had a lot of talking about this, and hope that we can combine how to help her become more independent and maintain a good relationship with her parents. Dd thought this week was really good; but it might be b/c she didn't have to work as hard as she does when we work together. I have to admit, I wasn't sure how much work she could do alone, so I probably didn't assign as much work as she could have accomplished. I noticed she didn't work as hard as she does when I am working with her. We still have a lot of work on getting Dd working more independently.
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| We built four new beds, and hope for more later. I mowed and put the grass inside the new beds, then we dumped most of our compost and old leaves into them too. We got three beds pretty filled up already! I took two buckets out in the woods and filled them up with humus to add into the mix. |
Dh and I build the Raised Bed frames for our future garden.
Dh put together a larger compost bin--from some wooden skids.
And, we have been working on building the chicken coop, in the 'barn' section of our outbuilding. So, we did get a lot done on our chores.
Dd trimmed some of our bushes did some yard work.
Dh put together a larger compost bin--from some wooden skids.
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| The broom on the floor is where the outer wall will be built. |
And, we have been working on building the chicken coop, in the 'barn' section of our outbuilding. So, we did get a lot done on our chores.
Dd trimmed some of our bushes did some yard work.
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| Dd trimmed three bushes. |
Our Lessons:
Bible:
Veritas Press: Gospels
Card 113: Completed
Journey Through the Bible:
pg's 226-227
pg's 253-281
DVD: Courageous,
Honor Begins at Home
Do Hard Things by Brett Harris
pg's 128-143
Audio: Lamplighter:
The Boy of Mount Rhigi
**History Related:**
BiblioPlan: Companion for Medieval History
Chapter 14: The Black Death, The Hundred Years War....
BiblioPlan Advanced Maps:
Wk 11,12,13
Monks & Mystics by Mindy Withrow
*How the University was Born
*Thomas Aquines: We call Him the Ox
*Thomas Aquines: We call Him the Ox
Audio: Story of the World: Vol. 2, The Middle Ages
Ch. 1-10
Mystery of History Vol. 2 Early Church-Middle Age
Audio: Mystery of History: (Lessons 63-79)
The Shoguns and Samurai of Japan, St. Francis, The Children's Crusade, King John and the Magna Carta, Fredrick II, St. Thomas Aquinas, Roger Bacon, The Great Khans, Marco Polo, Sir William Wallace and Robert Bruce, Bravehearts of Scotland,, Dante Alighieri, The Aztecs, The Hundreds Years' War, The Black Death of Europe, The Ming Dynasty, John Wycliffe, Geoffrey Chaucer...
Sonlight Timeline and Mapping:
Weeks 23, 24, 25
Add-In Reader:
Hawksmaid,
The Untold Story of Robin Hood and Maid Marion Hawksmaid
Foreign Languages:
pg 10-19
DVD: Word Up
Lesson 3,4,& 5
Item #: 043585
Rosetta Stone: French
10 min per day
Sign Language:
Lessons 1-5
We are using my old class from when I took classes.
We are using my old class from when I took classes.
Music:
Alto Sax
She is trying to memorize two songs for her Marching Band try-outs. So, she has been doing two or three practices each day instead of just one. Probably five or six hours this week.
Piano:
Not a big piano week---one or two hours
Teaching Textbooks: Algebra I
28-32
Exploring Creation with General Science Text Only
Exploring Creation with General Science Text Only
Item #: 054686
Science:
Apologia: General Science:
Module 9: What is Life?
Text: 217-236
Experiments: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
Draw a Cell
Dd taking care of her seedlings, and growing a lot of different things--herbs to veggie's
Dd is helping take care of the chicks.
Hiking---TWO hikes--one to Millennium Park, and one on our property.
Language Arts:
Easy Grammar, Plus
pg's 128-143
Sewing:
Added more fabric to her hood.
Fun Books:
by Chris Bradford
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Added more fabric to her hood.
Fun Books:
Way of the Warrior, The (Young Samurai, Book 1)
The Way of the Warrior: Completedby Chris Bradford
Way of the Sword, The (Young Samurai, Book 2)
The Way of the Sword Young Samurai: In ProcessHawksmaid: The Untold Story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian
Hawksmaid by Kathryn Lasky..........
