Saturday, September 14, 2013

September 14, 2013

A positive thing happened this week.  11yo decided that we need to have a schedule so that we get to all of the subjects in her logbook.  She happily pulled her science textbook and Christian Studies books off the shelves and plopped them on the end of my bed.  I was happy to see her take an interest in what she is learning. : )

Car schooling - we had a couple of 1/2 days this week and car schooling made it possible to still feel like we had a successful day of learning.  Before leaving the house spelling, grammar, Latin, composition, and most of math were finished.  Both times I brought chalkboards with problems from the remainder of her math lesson, D'Aulaire's Greek Myths on CD, The History of US volume 1 (she read to me),flash cards (math and Latin vocabulary) and Core Knowledge classical music CD's.  In general the first hour on the road was our most productive time.  I reserved music CD's for the return trip.

The following may not look like much on "paper."  However, we do daily lessons and it does take time!  The 3R's plus Latin fill our mornings (8-12).

Math - two-digit multipliers
Spelling - meet, kept, shape, thin vs. thine
English - compound subjects and verbs
Latin - review of conjugating 1st conjugation verbs
Composition - more ownership of the KWO process.  She reads the paragraph, underlines the three key words, and writes the key word outline.  Mom still acts as scribe for the paragraph.

Classical Studies - Calydonian Boar Hunt, The Apples of Love and The Apple of Discord, Helen of Troy
Christian Studies - Joseph and His Brothers, Joseph in Egypt, Pharoah's Dream
World History -
American History - chapters 2, 3, and 4 of A History of US
Geography -
Science - The Science Experiment, Unit 1 review, and Air Pressure (Magic School Bus)
Art -
Music - Core Knowledge CD's (prek-K and grade 1 and 2).  We read about Antonio Vivaldi in The Story of the Orchestra and Lives of the Musicians.  We also read Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Anna Harwell Celenza.

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