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• Apr. 2, 2008 - Home Education Week-Show and Tell

I asked my children what they would like me to feature on Show and Tell. They wanted me to show the unit celebrations. Last year we started doing unit celebrations with our Tapestry of Grace studies. We have had a lot of fun. The children like to dress up, as long as Mom dresses up too. My parents come and my mom is especially caught on every aspect of the presentation. My husband enjoys the whole thing. Last year my mil flew 1500 miles to come see one. She hopes to come out to our last one of the year this year too. ;) These have changed slightly from unit to unit. Because my dc were weak in writing and speech skills before we started Tapestry of Grace, I thought I'd start small in their weak areas and have them try a new skill with each unit. It's a lot of work but worth it since it motivates them to do present information before an audience. The grandparents are more involved and embrace homeschooling more. I am thrilled that my children are finally learning to write and give speeches! |
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Gardens thrill my soul. My senses awaken, my soul is refreshed, my mood calms down...and if given time for quiet ponder, I've enjoyed the sound of buzzing bees while collecting pollen, the delightful croak of shy Mr. Toad, the exuberant flutter a hummingbird near my face thanking me for scrumptious flowers, and the gentle touch of the butterfly who settles on my shoulder. I've been known to walk into the house with my hair showered in lavender crepe myrtle blossoms and my clothes covered in blue plumbago blooms. Picture a rustic wrought iron bistro set with floral cushions and gingham pillows under a crepe myrtle dripping in blooms. I've set out some tea. Come and sit with me while I catch you up on the latest of the happenings in my family. Welcome to my garden.
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2009-2010 Curriculum for dd-16
• Geometry, Chapter 5
• Latin III, chapter 7
• Chemistry, Module 3
• Tapestry of Grace, Year 4 Dialectic History, Geography, Worldview
• Tapestry of Grace, Year 4 Rhetoric Literature
• Tapestry of Grace, Year 4 Rhetoric Government
• Tapestry of Grace, Year 4 Rhetoric Philosophy
• Tapestry of Grace, Year 4 Rhetoric Fine Arts
• Institute for Excellence in Writing
• Piano
Rhetoric Literature
• TS Eliot, Robert Frost
Rhetoric Government
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Rhetoric Philosophy
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Writing Assignment
• Practice First Person Interpretation for Unit Celebration
• Practice poetry recitation for Unit Celebration
• CW EFT: Paper explaining symbolism of the political print about the Constitution
Art
• Expressionism
• Costume Design for "The Cherry Orchard"
• Victorian Quilt
2009-2010 Curriculum for ds-14
• Pre-Algebra, Chapter 6
• National Spelling Bee Study
• Latin I, chapter 9
• Physical Science, Module 5
• Tapestry of Grace, Year 4 Dialectic History, Geography, Worldview, Church History
• Tapestry of Grace, Year 4 Dialectic Literature
• Tapestry of Grace, Year 4 Dialectic Fine Arts
• Institute for Excellence in Writing
• Piano
• Fife
Spelling
• Words of Greek Origin
Dialectic Literature
• Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz
History Theme of the Week
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Writing Assignment
• Practice First Person Interpretation for Unit Celebration
• CW EFT: Persuasive paper, arguing for ratification of the newly written Constitution
Dialectic Church History
• Eric Liddell
Dialectic Music History
• Richard Strauss, Jean Sibelius, Charles Ives
Art
• Model Vintage Airplanes
• Political Cartoon
Current Read Aloud
By England's Aid: Or, The Freeing of the Netherlands AD 1588
2009-2010 Books Read 16yod
• Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt
• Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor
• The Panama Canal
• Selections from The American Regionalism Reader
• With Daring Faith
• The First World War
• Women's Right to Vote
• The Cherry Orchard
• Billy Sunday: Homerun to Heaven
2009-2010 Books Read 14yos
• The Call of the Wild
• Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt
• Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor
• The Panama Canal
• White Fang
• O'Henry Short Stories
• With Daring Faith
• The First World War
• Women's Right to Vote
• Billy Sunday: Homerun to Heaven
• Shoeless Joe Jackson
Movies of the Era
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
• In the Good Old Summertime
• The Seven Little Foys
• Easter Parade
• Christy
• Fiddler on the Roof
• Nicholas and Alexandria
• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Anne of Green Gables III (intrigue and espionage in WWI)
• Sgt. York
• Christy
• Cheaper by the Dozen
• Belles on Their Toes
• Chariots of Fire
• Singing in the Rain
• Spirit of St. Louis
Books on My Nightstand
• Stepping Up: A Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent by Beth Moore
• Williamsburg Before and After
• Adopted Son: Washington, Lafayette, and the Friendship that Saved the Revolution
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Tapestry of Grace: Map of the Humanities
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Map of the Humanities
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Ever wish your kids could see the "big picture" of what they're studying?
The "Map of the Humanities" puts it all on one page: history, literature, government, fine arts and philosophy from Creation to right now!
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Tapestry of Grace Year 1: Creation to the
Fall of Rome
Tapestry of Grace Year 2: Middle Ages,
Renaissance, Reformation, Exploration,
Colonial America, American Revolution,
The Constitution
Tapestry of Grace Year 3: 19th Century
Tapestry of Grace Year 4: 20th and 21st Centuries
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