Friday, February 6, 2009 - Weeks 22, 23, and 24
I am finally back on track of where I want us to be but the weeks have gotten all "smooshed" together. So instead of trying to figure out what we did each week I'm making one big entry for the last three weeks.
Bible:
- David spares the life of Saul
- Saul and his sons die in battle
- David becomes king of Israel
- David brings the Ark to Jerusalem
- God's covenant with David
- David and Mephibosheth
- David is judged for numbering the people
- Solomon is made king of Israel
- Solomon asks for wisdom
- The wisdom of Solomon; the dispute of two mothers
- Solomon builds a the Temple
- Solomon dedicates the Temple
- The Queen of Sheba
- Solomon's heart is turned
Memory:
- Psalm 23:1-3 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. (2) He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. (3) He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake
Phonics/Reading:
I have noticed a great improvement in his reading. We reached the end of a section in our handbook and instead of forging ahead, I decided to take a break and got back to review some. He finished his second A Beka reader, Tip Toes. We began working through book three of the Christian Liberty Press readers, A Time at Home.
Math:
- Shapes: square, triangle, trapezoid, circle, semicircle, rhombus, sphere, cylinder, rectangular prism, cube, cone
- Rearranged shapes to make different shapes (i.e. two triangles together to make a square)
- A lot of fact drilling on addition, subtraction and multiplication. Multiplication facts of 1, 0, 2, 3, 5, and 10
- Three digit addition with carrying
- Three digit subtraction with borrowing
Literature:
- Pilgrim's Progress
- Vanity Fair, Hubbub in the Fair, In the Cage
- Trial of Faithful, Defense and Death
- Wind in the Willows
- ch 8 - Toad's Adventures
- ch 9 - Wayfarers All
- ch 10 - The Further Adventures of Toad (Cameron's narration)
- ch 11 - "Like Summer Tempests Came his Tears"
- ch 12 - The Return of Ulysses (Cameron's narration)
History:
- Little Duke
- ch 11b - Carloman dies and the little Duke grieves his death
- ch 12 - Duke Richard decides to go and ask for the release of the prisoner he is keeping, Lothaire. On his way to make his request he rescues a dog's life from a wolf. The dog he saves is exactly who he must petition.
- Conclusion: There was much war in Duke Richard's young life but then he knows peace. The one thing never resolved was his father's murderer. One day, a very old and decrepit man approaches the monastery that the Duke is visiting. The man is seeking sanctuary. It is the man that murdered his father all those years ago. The man was truly repentant and the Duke forgave him
- Our Island Story
- ch 45 - Edward III - Battle of Sluys (Cameron's narration)
- ch 46 - Edward III - Battle of Crecy (Cameron's narration)
- ch 49 - Richard II - Wat Tyler's Rebellion
- Children's History of the World
- ch 56 - Bibles Made of Stone and Glass
- ch 57 - John, Whom Nobody Loved
Geography:
- Seabird:
- ch 4 - The Ivory Bird Soars. Ezra carves the two tusks into a replica of the bird that saved the boat. He was a master at scrimshaw work. (I learned something new)
- ch 5 - Seabird Learns About Whales. This was a good review of whales that we learned about last year. (Our Lapbook)
- ch 6 - A Nantucket Sleighride. The whaling boat spots a whale. They harpooned the whale and now the whale is taking them for a ride.
- ch 7 - A Gallopin' Fishpole. The whalers are trying to reel in the whale. (Cameron's drawing)
- ch 8 - Fin Out. "Fin out" means the whale is dead. The whalers got their whale.
Nature:
- Pagoo
- ch 2 - Shifting Tides and Changing Hides. Pagoo is pushed and pulled by the tides. He keeps eating and molting.
- ch 3 - Pagoo is a Hermit Crab! As Pagoo molts, his tail becomes unusual. At first he feels important and then he feels exposed.
- ch 4 - At the Ringside. Pagoo is now on sandy floor of a tidal pool. Two enormous objects land near him. They are grown hermit crabs that are sparing with one another. There was a great size comparison. If Pagoo were the size of a 6-foot man, the other two hermit crabs were the size of a large barn, each. That made an impression on Cameron
Poetry by Eugene Field:
- Telling the Bees
- Contentment
- The Naughty Doll
- Over the Hills and Far Away
- Inscription for my Little Son's Silver Plate
- In the Firelight
- Jest 'Fore Christmas
- Little Homer's Slate
- The Hawthorne Children
Copywork:
- Memory verses
- Nothing can for sin atone- / Naught of good that I have done- / This is all my righteousness- / Nothing but the blood of Jesus. (Nothing But the Blood ~ Lowery)
- Only trust Him, only trust Him, / Only trust Him now. / He will save you, He will save you, / He will save you now. / Come every soul by sin oppressed, / There's mercy with the Lord, / And He will surely give you rest / By trusting in His word. (Only Trust Him ~ Stockton)
- Sandy beaches spread wider, their rocks break and seem to rise like monsters rearing, pools are left a long the shore to gleam like little lakes. (Pagoo ~ Holling)
- Ezra was a master at 'scrimshaw work'-- the carving of bone and teeth. His shipmates had long since guessed why he wanted the two walrus tusks. (Seabird ~ Holling)
- Free! The word and the thought alone were worth fifty blankets. He was warm from end to end as he thought of the jolly world outside, waiting eagerly for him... (Wind in the Willow ~ Grahame)
- It seemed that the whole world must have rolled over Pagoo, leaving him lopsided. Yet without a doubt, poor little Pagoo had been changed! (Pagoo ~ Holling)
- The Whale's dash through a few ice cakes gave the Boat Steerer the chance of a lifetime to show off before the whole ship. (Seabird ~ Holling)
- He sang this song very loud, with great unction and expression; and when he had done, he sang it over again. Then he heaved a deep sigh; a long, long, long sigh. (Wind in the Willows ~ Grahame)
Spelling:
- now, fur, hurt, brown, turn, draw, saw, work, word, jaw, world
- brown, chalk, fall, talk, walk, small, all, plant, dress, front, bring, glad
Artist: Friedrich
- Moon Rising Over the Sea
- Woman at a Window
- We are starting something new that I've been wanting to do. Cameron chose from the six prints for this term to do a copy. He chose The Cross on the Mountains. He is actually enjoying copying his own rendition of this. He is almost finished but I am already very pleased with the details that he is noticing
Composer: Liszt
- Sonata in B Min
- Mephisto Waltz
Comments
Monday, February 9, 2009 - Wow!
Posted by tiredmom
What a well-rounded education your son is getting!
