This is a breakdown of what we learned last week. I have some pictures that the kids drew from our nature walk and our art study – I will do my best to remember to upload those for you to see!
Because Monday was a day off, we pushed literature to Tuesday and combined History & Geography on Wednesday.
Monday: (labor day)
Tuesday: (literature + math)
* Parables from Nature: A Lesson in Faith
* Aesop’s Fables: ‘The Wolf and the Kid’, ‘Tortoise and the Ducks’
* Just So Stories: Whale
* Math Introduction from Make Math Meaningful
**I love the ‘Just So Stories’, they are by Rudyard Kipling – the author of the Jungle Book.
Wednesday: (geography + history + phonics + math)
* Phonics Sounds Book
* Our Island Story: Albion and Brutus
* Fifty Famous Stories Retold: Sword of Damocles
* Paddle to the Sea: chapter 1
* Continued Math Introduction
Thursday: (science + copywork)
* Handbook of Nature Study: Cats
* Copywork: ‘Never let anything turn you from your purpose.’
**This term is ‘mammals’ and since we have two indoor cats, we spent the day observing them and trying to understand their ‘language’.
Friday: (art + composer / folk song / nature walk + drawing)
* ’Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’ by Albrecht Durer – study in pencil while listening to Beethoven’s ‘Pathetique’.
* Played musical instruments along with ‘Waltzing Matilda’
* Nature walk, looked for birds and mammals, brought home a leaf and drew it in pencil.
**When daddy came home, we ended up looking up more music online for ‘Waltzing Matilda’, learned about the song’s origin, and discovered that it is tied into the ‘Man From Snowy River’ movie in the theme song at the end (we picked it out together as we watched it tonight). How neat! Now the kids sing the song every day.
Daily Practice:
* Listen to Beethoven’s symphonies and piano sonatas while doing schoolwork
* Bible reading (Old testament – Genesis, the Creation)
* Hymn: I am a Child of God
* Phonics: post two new word cards on the wall and sight read throughout the day
* Spanish: practice one new word each week (this week: ‘Gato’)
Phew! :-) How exciting!
Now, wouldn’t you believe it? I forgot to purchase printer ink *again*, so I am writing this week’s schedule once more in my notebook. I think I might use this technique each week, even after I print out the lists and whatnot – it helps keep me organized when I can see the week’s selected work jotted down in one place!
Hopefully I will remember to divide this coming week’s adventures into a daily post, so I don’t bombard you with one long post like this. *wink*
See you again soon!
Keep up the great work, Melissa and family!!! It's so exciting to read all that you did this week.
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