As far as school we had a productive week. I'm proud of myself for being more consistent than I naturally want to be.
- We did math, spelling, grammar, and Latin every day.
- We finished AAS 1 (All About Spelling) and started AAS 2.
- Started Math Mammoth
- We did ancient history, geography, and science four days.
- Greek Myths and Christian Studies once
- We had two writing lessons.
FMI ("for my information"):
Reading - working on clear pronunciation. We picked a passage/page which she read daily. She tends to be "lazy" due to a stuffy nose and tongue that tires quickly.
Math - started Math Mammoth 3A. She was halfway through Rod & Staff Math 4. MM 3A starts with mental math and it has been work. Glad I didn't try to start her in level 4. The Puzzle Corners are kicking our butts (notice that is plural because they are kicking my behind too).
Spelling - started AAS 2 today. She seems to really enjoy this program ... specifically the tiles and writing on the dry erase board. Is this kid kinesthetic? Probably.
Grammar - direct objects. She still gets confused about what a verb is, so we have to review the terms every day. It can make for a long lesson but she needs the review. We have finished 70 lessons. We will be skipping 10-15 lessons which I know will be repeated in R&S 4. Since I was the kid who didn't understand grammar at all when I was her age, I don't mind that she is working a couple of years "behind."
Composition - Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales. This is such a charming little lesson book from IEW (Institute for Excellence in Writing). We've done several lessons and will be taking a quick detour to SWI A to cover the same information (Units 1&2).
Latin - LOVE Lively Latin! This is the second child I've used Big Book 1 with and I am enjoying it even more than I did last time. I love hearing my sweet girl chanting Latin. BTW, we use the ecclesiastical pronunciations.
Classical Studies - we read about King Midas and Sisyphus in D'Aulaires' Greek Myths and Numa Pompilius in Lively Latin and Famous Men of Rome. Looking through and planning Famous Men of the Middle Ages for next school year.
Christian Studies - the one subject I feel relaxed about. This week we read about Abram, Sarai, Lot, and the Abrahamic Covenant. The plan is to cover Christian Studies I-III over the next few years in preparation for early morning seminary when she turns 14. One lesson a week is perfect.
History - read, did map work, and colored pictures for two chapters (first writing, Old Kingdom in Egypt) in Story of the World (Ancient Times). We own the SOTW volume 1 CD's so 11yo is familiar with these stories. I would like to finish Ancients and then read Volume 2 (The Middle Ages) along with Famous Men of the Middle Ages next year. I would love to work through The Human Odyssey with her but she isn't ready for it.
Geography - Geography I from Memoria Press is sitting in the wings.
Science - I enjoy the younger levels of Rod & Staff Science so I couldn't pass up R&S Science 3. We finished it last week and 11yo has proven that she was ready for R&S Science 4. In one week we completed the first unit which was about weather. If we finish before summer that would be great!
Art/Music - Um... no plan. I'll wait until fall/autumn to worry about it. Whatever we do we will most likely use Core Knowledge materials.
Literature - Memoria Press Literature Grade 5 is another "in the works for fall" subject. It looks like it will be large addition to our day. Now is not the time.
My overall goal at this time is to be consistent and progress. As I look at Memoria Press's curriculum packages, it helps give me goals to strive toward.
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