Friday, January 16, 2015

January 16, 2015

Much better week!

12yo moved up in swimming lessons to level 5. :)

Current Events
Dropped the ball on Newsademic, but we did watch CNN Student News religiously.

Latin
Lively Latin - More Camillus, cont'd conjugating future tense verbs

Math
103-108  Converting between English and Metric measures, distance = rate X time, scales of miles, reading a blueprint

Grammar
61-64  Nominative and objective case pronouns, friendly letters, and more practice using pronouns correctly (when to use nominative or objective case)

Literature
The Hobbit - read chapter three (arriving at Rivendell), corresponding workbook pages

Science
The Book of Astronomy - Solar System (115), Constellations: Hercules, The Summer Sky

The Book of Insects - (1-3) What is an insect?, Phylum and Class, Orders

Geography
Libya

American History
6-11 Jamestown.  Starving time, Pocahontas dies, tobacco, first African Americans, House of Burgesses, Indians vs. Colonists

World History
Story of the World - Phoenicians, Assyrians
History Detective - 7 Hittites and Phoenicians, 10 Assyrians and Chaldeans
Usborne Encyclopedia - Trading and Conquering, Newcomers and New States
Calliope - "Assyrian Expansion," "The Great Restorer" (Nebuchadnezzar II), "The Hand of Hammurabi"

Classical Studies
Famous Men of Greece - (1-2) The Gods of Greece

Christian Studies
14 Wisdom of Solomon, The Temple, Queen of Sheba

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