Friday, June 5, 2009

Week 22

I love summers! I feel like I am able to focus on Me, not Them so much more by studying and getting ready for next year's curriculum. So, you will see a lot more about what I am studying than what the kids are studying. They are out being kids...with some reading and fieldtrips thrown in too.

Chris - Reading: "Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo"

Marly - Reading: "If You Come Softly" and "Hush".

Mom - Reading: "The Promise" and "What is Seen and What is Not Seen", Math: Math-U-See Pre-Algebra (see Mom Notes below), Writing: Sense and Sensibility report, Other: Studying for Government and Freedom curriculum by re-reading The 5000 Year Leap by Cleon Skousen.

Monday - Fieldtrip: Library Day - Subjects: Government and Freedom - We watched the third section of "Key Constitutional Concepts". The website has free lesson plans and video links if you sign-up. It is free!

Tuesday - Fieldtrip: Walnut Canyon Cliff Dwellings (see post Walnut Canyon) - Subjects: Math and Music - We read from "Mathematicians Are People, Too, Vol. 1" - Sir Isaac Newton.

Wednesday - Subjects: History and Art - We read "The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 2" - The Celts in Britian

Thursday - Subjects: English and Grammar - Review of various adjectives and adverbs through sentence diagramming.

Friday - Day Off

Mom Notes - I have decided to update my skills and relearn some of the things I have forgotten since taking College Algebra. I took the pretest and discovered that I needed to go back and fix some gaps in my math memory. I feel that this will help inspire my kids to never stop learning, or relearning, for the rest of their lives.

4 comments:

  1. O.K. let me first set the stage of this comment post. A woman sits at her computer, and as she types she sighs outloud, "humph!" As she types she thinks in a whiny voice "when are you coming back home?" Then rational and somewhat less selfishly she chides to herself "they are happy", but the more childish imp adds "but what about me!" Just thought you should know you are missed! :-)

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  2. We miss you guys too! I hope everything is going well. I'm just a phone call or an email away!

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  3. Hi Celeste! You are staying busy as ever! I am still in the deciding stages to home school next year. I know I need to make my decision quickly because I am running out of summer! :)

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  4. Hey Molly - I did not know you were thinking about homeschooling. You always have time - so don't rush the decision until you have prayed about it and feel confident in what the Lord wants you to do. You would be a great homeschooling mom!

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