Up the Hill Gang
Jan. 4, 2007
Flower dissection, Handel and Hogarth

Posted in Homeschool

Yipee!!  We started school on time this morning!!  During breakfast we talked about I John 3:18..."Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions in truth."  Pete had to go take a entrance exam for nursing school in the afternoon...he passed and was allowed entrance! lol!! 

QOTD:  Life is an adventure in forgiveness. ~Norman Cousins

WOTD:  flummery

TDIH:  the euro debuts

Read alouds:  Twelfth Night from this book, Saint Ursula Reading 3 from this book, and various poems from this book.

 

DS1:

Bible:  Elisha

LA:  self-test, copywork from the poem "Mischief "by Jane Taylor, 3 new words from SAT list, adverb review

Math:  reviewed percentages to decimals to fractions, self test 2

History:  self-test 1

Science:  Isaac Newton, measuring the sky

Art:  freewriting using a Hogarth painting, cool and warm landscapes

Music:  listened to Handel

 

DS2:

Bible:  telling the truth

LA:  note-taking, cursive "Pp", copy work from "To a Lady" by Anna Laetitia Barbauld, spelling w/s

Math:  fractions review

History:  Articles of Confederation, discussed report to be done

Science:  flower dissections

Art:  freewriting using Hogarth painting, cool and warm landscapes

Music:  listened to Handel

 

DD1:

Bible:  discussed how the earth is full of God's glory

LA:  line leader letters, matching big letters w/ little letters, copywork from "The Field Daisy", listened to "The Tortoise and the Hare", practiced writing "Ww"

Science:  read One Bean by Anne Rockwell

History:  read about Africa

Art:  freewriting using a Hogarth painting, cool and warm landscapes

Music:  listened to Handel

        


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