September 19, 2014

There is a trend.  We skipped a day ... again.  This is not "end of the world" terrible but it could turn into a nasty habit.

Math
Weak.  We finished the first Key to Measurement booklet and did one lesson in Rod & Staff.

Latin
The new vocabulary was piling up, so we only did two lessons this week (11 & 12) which both covered 2nd declension neuter (um, i).   12yo spent most of the week reviewing vocabulary flash cards and memorizing the table blessing.  Today I had her remove the vocabulary words she knows well.

Grammar
11 Compound Subjects and Predicates
12 Simple and Compound Sentences
13 The Structure of a Paragraph
14 Avoiding Run-on Errors

Spelling
We finished lesson 17!  Spreading the lesson over two weeks works much better than trying to cover it in one week.  We pulled the single letter phonogram cards to cut down on the size of the stack.  I want to her spend more time on the tougher ones (ex: ough has six sounds).

Composition
12yo wrote a thank you note to the director for the summer youth program in our small community.

Literature
She started reading this to me:

And I restarted reading this to her:

Geography

Turkey.  We did the Memoria Press workbook.  While she labeled her map I read Turkey (Blastoff! Readers: Exploring Countries) to her. 

World History

DK's History of the World encyclopedia - reading through Chapter 2 "Early People" (40,000 - 5,000 BC)

American History

MIA

Classical Studies

6 Horatius and Mucius the Left-Handed

We started the Memoria Press guide for "Horatius at the Bridge."

Art

Still waiting for the shipment.

Music

MIA

Christian Studies

7 Jonathan Breaks the Oath; David

Saul is no longer supported by God as King.  The prophet Samuel is sent to Jesse of Bethlehem to find a new king (David).

Science

We did four lessons/activities last week, but we didn't finish the notebook assignment for the last two.  We only got around to doing one this week.  Why do I drag my feet on this stuff?  I'm a better "let's read the book" than a hands-on teacher.

Homemaking

Again, lacking in the "follow through" department.

Core Knowledge

Reading stories: It Could Always Be Worse, Jack and the Beanstalk, Medio Pollito, The Knee-High Man, The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Also reading sayings from What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know.