Saturday, February 14, 2009 - Week 25
We are officially in the home stretch. We are in the last 12 weeks of school; term three. We had a very busy week with lots of extras. I think there was only one day that we didn't have to rush off to somewhere. We got the essentials done but a few things were put off until next week.
Bible:
- Kingdom Divided: Jereboam gets 10 tribes, Rehoboam gets 2
- Jereboam makes two golden calves and leads Israel into sin
- Ravens feed Elijah during drought and famine
- Elijah helps a widow
- Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel
Memory:
- Psalm 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Math:
- Addition, subtraction and multiplication drills using Math-U-See
- 3 digit subtraction with borrowing
Literature:
- Robin Hood - Prologue. The language is a bit to get used to but Cameron is really enjoying this so far.
History:
- Children's History of the World
- Chapter 58 - A Great Story Teller. We learned a little about Marco Polo
- Chapter 59 - "Thing-a-ma-jigger" and "What-cher-may-call-it" We are introduced to the compass and gun powder.
Nature:
- Pagoo
- ch 5 - A Ride and a Fall Far, Far from Home - We leave the dueling hermit crabs behind and learn more about mussels as Pagoo travels through Mussel Canyon
- ch 6 - A Starfish, and a Few Barnacles - Pagoo encounters different types of barnacles and watches as a starfish opens and eats a mussel.
Poetry by Christina Rossetti
Copywork:
- Memory verse
- 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)
Spelling:
- sing, sink, wink, drink, give, come, does, been, have, said, ear, hear
