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WORLD HISTORY: All Eras

A Picturesque Tale of Progress by Olive Kennon Beaupre Miller. 1935. Reprinted in 1963 as The Story of Mankind: A Picturesque Tale of Progress.
This link takes you to a thorough review. The books are out of print.

by Hendrik Willem Van Loon, ed. by John Merriman. Liveright Publishing Corp., 1999. JH-HS
A bestseller when it was originally published in 1921, this book won the first Newbery Medal. The current edition has been updated by a Yale history professor to include modern times. The

by J. Bingham, F. Chandler, S. Taplin. Usborne, 2001 E-UE+
Moves chronologically from pre-history to modern times with lots of color and fabulous illustrations. Internet links guide you to some of the best websites on each topic. Tends to spend more time on pre-history than the Usborne Book of World History (see above).

WORLD HISTORY: The Ancient World

by Susan Wise Bauer. Peace Hill Press, 2007. HS
The author of

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, Revised Edition

WORLD HISTORY: Middle Ages -- A.D. 400-1400

WORLD HISTORY: Age of Discovery
(Renaissance & Reformation) -- A.D. 1400-1700

by Deborah Mazzotta Prum. Core Knowledge Foundation, 1999. UE-HS
With enough color to keep a younger student's attention, but a wealth of information suitable for upper grades, this book is a treasure. Recommended.

WORLD HISTORY: 1700 - The Present

AMERICAN HISTORY: Overview

All American History, Vol. 1: The Explorers to the Jacksonians, Student Reader by Celeste W. Rakes. Bright Ideas Press. UE-JH
Reads like a story, with hundreds of images and dozens of maps. Geared for grades 5-8, but adaptable for younger and older students. 32 weekly lessons. A Teacher's Guide and Student Activity Book are also available. Note: The upcoming Volume 2 will cover the Civil War to the Present.

A Child's Story of America, Second Edition: Grades 4-5 . Christian Liberty Press.
American history from a Christian perspective.

Children's Encyclopedia of American History (Smithsonian). Dorling Kindersley Publishing. E+

The Complete Book of U.S. History. McGraw-Hill Pub. E-UE
This inexpensive book has bright colors and short chapters to appeal to the younger student.

A History of US (10 Vol. Set) by Joy Hakim. Oxford University Press. JH+
These are textbooks that are not textbooks! All the facts are here, but the human interest stories and the volume of pictures and illustrations keep interest level high. Recommended. Note: With access to a well-stocked library, a homeschooler could conceivably just borrow these volumes throughout the year.

The Landmark History of the American People from Appomattox to the Moon by Daniel J. Boorstin. Sonlight Curriculum, 1987.

A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror by Larry Schweikart and Michael Patrick Allen. Sentinel HC, 2004. JH-HS
American history from a Christian, conservative point of view.

AMERICAN HISTORY: Civil War

Fields of Fury: The American Civil War by James M. McPherson. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2002. E-JH
Each 2-page spread includes description of a major theme or battle on one side, with a full-page illustration or photo on the opposite page. Takes you from beginning to end of the war, giving a good overall picture.

BOOKS THAT SPAN THE AGES -- Not Source Books

ENGLISH SPELLING RULES
Short and Long Vowels

1. To spell a short vowel sound, only one letter is needed:
 
                 at           red            it            hot           up

2. To spell a long sound you must add a second vowel. The second may be next to the first, in the VVC pattern (boat, maid, cue, etc.) or it may be separated from the first one by a consonant in the VCV pattern (made, ride, tide, etc.). If the second vowel is separated from the first by two spaces, it does not affect the first one. This is the VCCV pattern in which the first vowel remains short. Thus, doubling a consonant can be called "protecting" a short vowel because it prevents an incoming vowel from getting close enough to the first one to change its sound from short to long: 

          maid,  made,  but  madder;            dine,  diner,  but dinner.

Spelling the Sound /k/

This sound can be spelled in any one of four ways:

1. c     2. cc     3. k        4. ck

1. The single letter, c , is the most common spelling. It may be used anywhere in a word:

2. Sometimes the letter c must be doubled to cc to protect the sound of a short vowel:

3. The letter k is substituted for c if /k/ is followed by an e, i, or y.

(Boring examples? How about kyphosis, kylix, keratosis, and dyskinesia?)

4. Similarly, the spelling ck, is substituted for cc if the following letter is an e, i, or y:

5. The letters, k and ck are more than substitutes for c and cc. They are used to spell /k/ at the end of a monosyllable. The digraph, ck, ALWAYS follows a short vowel:

(Forget about yak. Your student will never need it.)

The letter, k, follows any other sound:

The Sound, /j/
The sound, /j/ is spelled in three ways: j ge and dge.

1. The letter j is usually used if the sound if followed by an a, o, or u.

2. Since the letter g has the soft sound of /j/ when it is followed by an e, i, or y, it is usually used in this situation:

2. If /j/ follows a short vowel sound, it is usually spelled with dge. This is because the letter j, is never doubled in English.

The Sound, /ch/

The sound /ch/ has two spellings: tch after a short vowel, ch anywhere else:

Exceptions:
Which, rich, much, such, touch, bachelor, attach, sandwich, and ostrich.

The Sound, /kw/
This sound is ALWAYS spelled with the letters, qu, never anything else.

Using -le

Words ending in -le, such as little, require care. If the vowel sound is short, there must be two consonants between the vowel and the -le. Otherwise, one consonant is enough.

Odds and Ends

1. The consonants, v, j, k, w, and x are never doubled.
2. No normal English words ends with the letter v. A final /v/ is always spelled with ve, no matter what the preceding vowel sound may be:

Adding Endings

There are two kinds of suffixes, those that begin with a vowel and those that begin with a consonant. As usual, the spelling problems occur with the vowels:
 

1. Words that end in the letter y must have the y changed to i before adding any suffix:

2. In words that end in a silent e you must drop it before you add a vowel suffix. The silent e is no longer needed to make the preceding vowel long as the incoming vowel will do the trick:

 3. Words that end in an accented short or modified vowel sound must have the final consonant doubled to protect that sound when you add a vowel suffix:

Note that this doubling is not done if the accent is not on the last syllable. If the word ends in a schwa, there is no need to "protect" it.

4. Normally you drop a silent e before adding a vowel suffix. However, if the word ends in -ce or -ge and the incoming vowel is an a, o, or u, you cannot cavalierly toss out that silent e. It is not useless: it is keeping its left-hand letter soft, and your a, o, or u will not do that. Thus:

Gorgeous George bludgeoned a pigeon noticeably! Tsk.

5. Adding consonant suffixes is easy. You just add them. (Of course you must change a final y to i before you add any suffix.)

/sh/

When this sound occurs before a vowel suffix, it is spelled ti, si, or ci.

When /ee/ precedes a vowel suffix, it is usually spelled with the letter i:

Spelling Determined by Word Meaning

1. Mist and missed sound alike, as do band and banned. To determine the spelling, remember that -ed is a past-tense tending.

1. The mist drifted into the harbor.
2. I nearly missed my bus.
3. The movie was banned in Boston.
4. The band played on.

2. The endings of dentist and finest sound alike. Deciding which one to use can be tricky. One rule helps but doesn't cover all cases:

1. --ist is a suffix meaning someone who does something:
      artist    -   machinist    -   druggist
2. --est is the ending used on superlative adjectives:
      finest    -   sweetest    -   longest

3. The sounds at the end of musician and condition sound alike. but....

1. cian always means a person, where...
2. tion or sion are never used for people.

4. How do you tell whether to use tion or sion?

1. If the root word ends in /t/, use -tion: complete, completion
2. If the root word ends in /s/ or /d/, use sion: extend, extension
   suppress, suppression
3. If the sound of the last syllable is the "heavy" sound of /zhun/ rather than the light sound, /shun/, use s: confusion, vision, adhesion

Exception: The ending, --mit becomes -mission:

The Hiss

1. The letter s between vowels sounds like a z:

2. The light "hissy" sound is spelled with either ss or ce. Predictably, ss, like any proper doubled consonant, follows accented short vowels. Soft c is used anywhere else. (A soft c is one that is followed by e, i, or y).

3. The plural ending is always spelled with a single letter s unless you can hear a new syllable on the plural word. In that case, use -es:

No compendium of spelling rules would be complete with the most important rule of all:
WHEN IN DOUBT, ASK (or look it up)

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Thank you God for another year of Peter's life. Happy Birthday son!!!

What a great first day!!  I taught HOMER B and we had a great time. I have all boys. I can not wait to see the wonderful writing that they will bestow upon me. Here is what their homework for the week was.

  Homer B

H.W. Week I

Scylla and Charbydis

Day I (Friday)

*Review relative pronouns (using whatever grammar text you prefer)

*Make sure you know the the difference between single paragraph scences and multiple paragraph scenes. (Skill level 6 Lesson 1, parents can look it up in HOMER pp 48-49)

*Begin your writing project; Step I ANALYZE (make sure you type it, it will be e-mailed to me on Wednesday before noon.)

Day II (Monday)

*Complete verbals lesson, parsing, and vocabulary on pp 15-17. (Skill level 6 Lesson 1 & 2, parents can look it up in HOMER pp. 116-119)

*Continue working on writing project; Steps II & III; PLAN & DRAFT.

Day III (Tuesday)

*Complete pp 18-20 (Skill level 6 lesson 1; parents can look it up in HOMER pp. 224-225)

*Continue working on writing project; Step IV EDIT.

Day IV (Wednesday)

*Complete pp. 21 (Skill level 6 Routine), use a Thesaurus.

*Copy this portion of the model into a COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK

The wind becoming fair, they sailed from the island. They had not gone far when the weather changed, and a storm of thunder and lightning ensued. A stroke of lightning shattered their mast, which in its fall killed the pilot. At last the vessel itself went to pieces. The keel and mast floating side by side, Ulysses formed of them a raft to which he clung; and, the wind changing, the waves bore him to Calypso's island. All the rest of the crew perished.

*Check over your writing project and e-mail it to me at built_upon_the_rock@yahoo.com before 12pm on Wednesday. Put HOMER B in the subjest line.

I will also be teaching Latin II, but I want to watch and observe for the next few weeks. It is a Latin Curriculum that I am not familiar with. So.... I will be the student for a while.

We are still in the process of collecting $$$$ For the roof project. They have been getting wet because of the rain. I have been busy and will be posting pictures asap. We also need one more roll of tar paper. You can send donations to Roof Repair, 53 Black Oak Drive, Vernon, NJ 07462.

We plan on doing this in 2 weeks. We wanted to get it done before the end on the summer but God had other plans for me. (Cancer)

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The Lord is great and we are on our way!!  The Shingles for the roof have been supplied, tar paper for the roof has been supplied ( we need a little more of this), and money to rent a dumpster has been supplied. We only need about $100.00 and this will be ready to go!! I asked the Lord to have this done before the summers end and guess what?? He is answering my prayer. He is so faithful!!  Thank you Lord for showing this family how real you are. I will be taking before and after pictures for all to see.. Look for a posting on my blog soon!!

Blessings,

Kelli

I am seeking Gods face early this am. Several things, my son just bought a car from a wholesaler-it failed inspection and is now in my driveway and will not start, My husbands car died and had to be repaired with money we do not have and now I will be at the Gynecologist at 11am this morning to have precancer cells removed from my cervix. My biopsy from the surgery came back not well. I will find out more after this next biopsy, how bad it is. The Lord is in control and trying to teach us all new and wonderful things about Him. Keep us in prayer during this time. My doctor is not covered by the insurance that I have so we are paying cash for the hospital, as well as all of the procedures after that. Keep that in prayer as well. Money for everyone is tight these days. The Lord provides. Thank you and may the Lord shine His face upon you!!

This has been a questions on a few of the "groups" that I belong to. My son was diagnosed with ADHD w/ impulsivity, when he was 18 months old. Had I known back then, what I know now. I would have NEVER given him medication. This is just for me and may not be for every one. I struggled with it, everyday. Do I medicate him or become insane!!! I have researched this in its entirety and have implemented all that I researched. My Son is 13, off all meds and very healthy and happy. NO Mood swings,, temper tantrums or staying up all night because he can not sleep. The secret is in the diet. If you would like more info on this I will send it to you personally. Just e-mail me. I am in the process of getting a degree to become a nutritionist. I know that people like to see the "degree" so they know you know what you are talking about. 

In many ways, the needs of a husband are the counterpart to the needs of his wife. God made the woman with a view to male needs (Genesis 2:18), and thus He equipped her with just the proper resources for meeting those needs. So just what are the needs of a husband?

1. A husband needs someone who depends on him. God has given to the man the responsibility of leadership in the home. There is something about the dependence of a wife which calls to the manliness of her husband. His very malehood wants to provide, to nurture, to care for, and to protect; and he finds satisfaction and fulfillment in meeting the needs of his wife. Even as the husband can misuse his strength to dominate, so the woman can misuse her weakness and dependence to manipulate. Many are the women who have used their tears, their headaches, and their whining to play upon the malehood of their husbands in order to get their own way. Such "weakness" gets old fast. A wise wife allows her husband to be her provider, but does not control him from beneath.

2. A husband needs someone who accepts him as he is. Everyone has a basic need for acceptance, and inasmuch as marriage is the deepest level of human friendship, it has the most potential for meeting that need. It likewise has the greatest potential for rejection. Nagging criticism and discussing a husband's failures with others are probably the two most common ways a wife signals rejection of her husband. Acceptance, as noted earlier, does not necessarily mean complete approval. It does mean recognizing a person for who he is, as opposed to fighting that reality, and supporting him in becoming all that God intends him to be.

3. A husband needs someone who encourages and supports him. In describing His intentions in making a wife for Adam, God said, "I will make him an help meet for him" (Genesis 2:18). The woman is a "help." This does not mean she is a tagalong, someone who comes in handy at times, but that she was designed to fill a necessary role as man's mainstay. Her mind, her will, her energies are hers to use, not in competition with him, but in union with him to complement his mind, his will, and his energies. Certainly, much of the wife's potential to encourage and support depends upon the husband's willingness to talk and work together. But a wise wife will recognize that every husband has weaknesses, and she will not allow her support and encouragement to mope continually at the foot of his failures. She will instead clearly ally herself with him so that both his strengths and his weaknesses are improved by her presence in his life. A very practical way in which a wife can encourage her husband is by her gratitude. Her smile, her expressions of thanks, her willingness to find joy even in difficult circumstances will fill one of the most basic needs in his life.

4. A husband needs his wife's womanhood in the home atmosphere. "Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands" (Proverbs 14:1). "The aged women likewise . . that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home..." (Titus 2:3-5). While the husband is responsible for leadership in the home, he is inadequate by himself to build the home. He needs the womanhood of his wife to establish an atmosphere of order, beauty, cleanliness, and care. Contrary to modern thought, homemaking is not a dull, servile work for lower-intelligence women; it is a full-time, lifetime responsibility which demands creativity, intelligence, and management skills of the highest caliber. The womanhood of a wife is in many ways the heart of the home and, as such, is the fulfillment of her husband; and the career-minded wife leaves a void both in her home and in her husband which nothing can replace.

5. A husband needs someone who is faithful. "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her" (Proverbs 31:10,11). Fidelity is imperative on both sides of the marriage relationship. Even as faithful love stirs the sweetest emotions in human relationships, so unfaithfulness stirs the bitterest emotions. There is probably nothing so devastating to a marriage as the realization that a third party has invaded the sacrosanct realm of intimacy. Wives need faithful husbands; husbands need faithful wives. A godly wife will guard her manners, her speech, and her appearance, reserving her womanly charm and beauty for her husband alone. "In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; but (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works" (1 Timothy 2:9,10).

Understanding one another's needs in marriage is the first step love takes toward meeting those needs. If we focus on our needs rather than on those of our partner, we may easily stumble in self-pity rather than move ahead in love. Much of the success in marriage depends upon the willingness to give ourselves to meeting the deepest needs of one another. This is the exercise of love, and love is the cement of marriage.

The Homeschooler's 23rd Psalm

"I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep." (John 10:11)

The Lord is my shepherd,

I shall not want.
He maketh me to live on less sleep:
He leadeth me through the noise of many voices.

He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me to teach
The right lessons each day, for His name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of undone
Laundry and kitchen messes, I will fear no evil:
For thou art with me, my teacher's guides and
Answer keys, they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the pr