Last week we started term 2 and are just loving to learn from the feast set before us. From our literature to poetry to nature study, our homeschooling life is a blessing. Here is a look into our schedule from last week.We read (one story a day) about the children of Israel leaving Egypt in The Child's Story Bible by Vos.
We started memorizing James1:1-8 (I want us to learn the entire book of James).
Everyday we read a devotional passage from Big Truths for Young Hearts by Ware (loving this book).
We started reading the poetry of James Whitcomb Riley (one a day).
John Singer Sargent is the artist we are studying this term. ~ Oyster Gatherers of Cancale 1878 is displayed on our kitchen table, resting on a cookbook holder.
Edvard Grieg, our term 2 composer, was enjoyed on several occasions.
Everyday we listened to and enjoyed the Hymn, Jesus Lover of My Soul.
Dixie's Land was a fun folk song to sing along with on Thursday.
Recitation was practiced everyday. Julia is learning to recite well a part of the poem, The Fountain of Youth by James Russell Lowell. ~A perfect description of the Dragonfly.
In summer-noon flushes,
When all the wood hushes,
Blue dragon-flies knitting
To and fro in the sun,
With sidelong jerk flitting,
Sink down on the rushes.
And, motionless sitting,
Hear it bubble and run,
Hear its low inward singing
With level wings swinging
On green tasselled rushes,
To dream in the sun.
Julia learned how to spell words using a sentence found in The Farmer Boy. On Friday her daddy dictated the sentence while she wrote them correctly in her journal.
Julia practiced reading everyday from the Elson Reader 3.
Julia practiced her printing by doing copywork of The Fountain of Youth. At the end of the week she asked to try cursive. I linked the Queensland font we are using to make it cursive.
Julia had a math lesson everyday from from Math U See.
Julia gave oral narrations everyday after listening to the bible stories.
Julia my little sweetheart, makes certain that James is learning as well. They both love to play school. The little teacher makes copywork and math lessons for her student, and also teaches the sounds of the letters he is copying.
Last weeks nature study was such an adventure as the storms hit our coast. We made sure to take time to enjoy this rare event. The next day after these pictures were taken, we again took a walk outside. An hour after returning inside we learned of a Tornado Warning! The police and fire departments were up and down our street with sirens, announcing to get inside as there was a spotted tornado in our path. I quickly turned on the weather channel and learned the best way to keep safe. The water spout turned tornado did come very close to home. Thankfully not one person was hurt and witnesses told of a few little boats that were observed 100 feet in the air!
BEACH EROSION
PIER CLOSED
STRONG WINDS
BIG SURF
SNOW STORM
(pretended the children)
The white ocean foam
blew past like a blizzard!
We did brave the storm and ventured out to art class.
Julia drew this camera and painted it with water color.
Last week we also learned a little Spanish, played the violin, added to our history time line, covered geography by locating Haiti on our world map, made cookies, enjoyed afternoon tea and knitted.
I am so glad we learned to knit as it is the perfect handicraft to do while listening to stories.
LAST WEEKS STORIES:
An Island Story ch. 33 The Story of Richard Coeur de Lion
Child's History of the World ch. 54 Tick-Tack-Toe; Three Kings in a Row
Trial and Triumph ch. 13 Bernard of Clairvaux Lover of Christ (1090-1153AD)
The Little Duke 1st half ch. 7
Tree in the Trail ch. 19
Burgess Animal Book ch. 25 & 26
The Wind in the Willows ch. 1
Pilgrims Progress pages 94-101
Farmer Boy ch. 13
A Wonder Book ch. 13
Five Little Peppers ch. 13
Mr. Popper's Penguins ch. 13
Dr. Dolittle ch. 13
Brighty of the Grand Canyon ch. 25 & 26
Laddie pages 25-29
Insect Folk ch. 1 Dragonflies
WE ARE LOVING THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS!
THE INTRO:
(Thanks Jen)
"One can argue over the merits of most books, and in arguing understand the point of view of one's opponent. One may even come to the conclusion that possibly he is right after all. One does not argue about The Wind in the Willows. The young man gives it to the girl with whom he is in love, and if she does not like it, asks her to return his letters. The older man tries it on his nephew, and alters his will accordingly. The book is a test of character. We can't criticize it because it is criticizing us. It is a household book; A book which everybody in the household loves, and quotes continually; A book which is read aloud to every new guest and is regarded as the touchstone of his worth. But I must give you one word of warning. When you sit down to it, don't be so ridiculous as to suppose that you are sitting on judgement on my taste, or on the art of Kenneth Grahame. You are merely sitting in judgement on yourself...It is you who are on trial." A.A. Milne.
JAMES' BADGER
We just read about Badger in
The Burgess Animal Book
and were introduced to him in
The Wind in the Willows.
JULIA'S BADGER
