Dec. 22, 2009 - In Need of An African American History Program
Well, I wanted to share this wonderful site that I found on the Well Trained Mind boards by Kysha. It is calledAfrican American History Programs by Belinda Bullard. Just click on the name of the program. Here is a quote from Kysha aka Sweetbaby from the Well Trained Mind boards:
"There are really guides with notes, a few map activities and a few comprehensive questions along with a great literature list. At the back of the guides, you can also find neat finds such as a list of African American Inventors so that you can research bios. Her guides are similar to TruthQuest if you want a comparison. Each guide is $14.00 and it is used for 1 year. The guides are divided into two years for lower elementary and there are two years for middle/junior high levels. Unlike some History programs, her program is inclusive and not exclusive so you will learn American History in addition to African American History. We really enjoyed it. She also offers a character training curriculum."
I just wanted others to know.
Merry Christmas!!!
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Dec. 22, 2009 - Merry Christmas everyone
Areyou tired of being busy? Is Christmas just running around? Well it is for me.
My sons were in three concerts last week. Oh, tiding of comfort and joy! They were in the homeschool music program Thursday night. I rushed them out as soon as they were done because they had to get up early on Friday.
Friday, we went to a Christian nursing home in the morning and a secular nursing home at noon. So that was 3 concerts in all. I liked the Christian nursing home. The people were friendly and talkative to us, but I felt we really ministered to the secular home. The people in the Christian home live to be about 100 years old. It is a wealthy nursing home. The residents looked very happy and lively. They were Christians.
In contrast, the people in the secular nursing home were needy. They were not as mobile, but they had such a joy when the children played there. They even gave the children candy canes after they played. The rich nursing home gave us nothing. Isn't that interesting? It is like the poor gave out of their abundance, yet the rich gave nothing. Who really were blessed by our ministry?
We are not done with performances. My older son's violin teacher asked him to play with her ensemble group on Christmas Eve. So, we are not out of the woodworks yet.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
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Dec. 18, 2009 - My Weekly Report
My sons were very busy this week. This past weekend was a struggle for me because I suddenly got a severe muscle spasm. I was in so much pain on Saturday that my mother and husband had to carry me around the place. My cousin's son had a birthday party. I stayed in the car with my legs up and my back down. I was better for Sunday. My son's birthday was on Sunday, but it was ice rain. So we ended up taking him to a gaming place where they played with Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo, etc. Get the picture. This was a real treat for them since they don't do this that much. We took him out for dinner and they sang "Happy Birthday."
On Monday, we had our pizza party for the FIRST Lego League team, NXT United. Two of the children were sick. So, I sent their certificates out to them later in the week. Then we took my older son for his 12 year old check up. He received some immunization shots that he did not get at age 11. I had his eyes check also. He is in good health and is developing nicely. We told the doctor about FLL. He was fascinated with it. The boys complete their school work before we had the party.
Math:
My older son completed the section on angles and started the reviews in the workbook of Primary Mathematics 6B. He continued his work in section 7 of Challenging Word Problems 5.
My younger son finished Primary Mathematics 3A, this week! Yay! He completed parts of section 5 of Challenging Word Problems 2.
History:
My younger son read about serfs and noblemen in England in Story of the World 2.
Science:
My older son read the first two chapters of a book called Rocks and Minerals. This is his earth science lesson. We were so busy with FLL, but he did a science research project. So, I counted that as science.
Writing and Grammar:
My older son completed Classical Writing: Beginning Poetry this week! A big YAY!
My younger son completed lesson 58-60 in First Language Lessons 3.
Latin:
My younger son completed lesson 9 of Latina Christiana I. We still love this program.
My older son worked on translating and diagramming in lesson 2 of Henle 1. I am taking this program very slowly with him.
Logic:
My older son completed his 10 pages of Building Thinking Skills level 3 verbal. He is doing flow charts.
My younger son completed 6 pages of Building Thinking Skills level 2. He is copying patterns.
Music:
My sons were in two concerts this week. They sang for the music program on Thursday and played the violin for two nursing homes on Friday.
Bible:
My sons had the AWANA Christmas party this week. My older son got Discovery 7 of book 4 of TnT.
My younger son almost got Discovery 5 of book 2 of TnT.
My older son was invited to play at a Christmas Eve service. The rehearsal is Saturday, but I just saw that there is a possible severe storm watch!!
Blessings!
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Dec. 11, 2009 - My Weekly Report
Well, now that our FIRST Lego League season has come to a close. I want to share what we have been doing.
My older son:
My older son has been very busy working in his Primary Mathematics 6B workbook. He has been doing pages and pages of review. The area where he gets tripped up is in finding the area of the shaded part in a picture. He does well with ratio, speed, and time. He understands the decimals and he loves angles. He is also doing Challenging Word Problems 5. He has had some difficulty, but he is doing a great job figuring the problems. They are challenging. I am glad that he is doing it. Here's what he has done
Math: Primary Mathematics 6B- Review 5 and Challenging Word Problems Topical 7 problems 1-5
Reading: He has read Story of the World Volume 2 Chapter 38- 42. He has completed Volume 2 of Story of the World. He will start Story of the World Volume 3 in January. He will start Volume 4 in September 2010.
Writing: He is in week 11 of Classical Writing: Beginning Poetry. It has been so much easier that Classical Writing: Homer. I will not say if I am a fan of Classical Writing yet. I am still not impressed with the tasks in the curriculum. I feel a lot of this bogs you down. I want my son to learn how to write.
Logic: Building Thinking Skills Level 3 Verbal and Mindbenders B2
Latin: Henle I, he is working on 2nd declension masculine. I am going slowly with him in this program
Spanish: His father is teaching us Silent Night in Spanish
My younger son:
My younger son struggles in math. However, the multiplication and division are starting to click for him. The Primary Mathematics word problems are a challenge for him, but he needs to get use to it. I have him doing Challenging Word Problems 2. It is easy, but I want him toget use to word problems. I realize that math word problems also help a child with reading comprehension skills. A child has to try and figure out what the problem wants. There is a lot of thought and concentration skills going on.
Math: Primary Mathematic 3A. He is almost done with the workbook. He will do the review in the textbook next week and he will complete 3A. He is in Topical 5 of Challenging Word Problems 2. He is a little behind, but I am not concerned because he needs to always go over math. Math is a subject that I cannot afford to stop with him.
Reading: He has read chapter 15 of Story of the World Volume 2.
Writing and Grammar: He has completed Lessons 56-58 in First Language Lessons 3. He loves this program. He has learned a new role that adverbs do. He has learned that adverbs describe other adverbs and adjectives based upon intensity like very small or very quickly.
Latin: Latina Christiana I lesson 8
Spanish: His father is teaching him Silent Night in Spanish.
TOGETHER:
I am reading Viking Tales by Jennie Hall to them aloud. I am reading Bulfinch's Mythology to them.
The boys take violin lessons. They have separate individual lessons. They also are apart of a Junior Ensemble group through the homeschool support group. The children are also in the choir. So they get folk music and violin for fine arts. They also take private piano lessons with a wonderful woman. She is in her eighties. The boys love her. They passed their tests in June and they received their trophies in November.
They had no AWANA this week because the school closed. So, they did not have the program. The children still studied their Bible verses.
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Dec. 9, 2009 - Wordless Wednesday
