Homeschool Day 6/1

Bible

• Action Bible Anytime Devotions
• The Action Bible - Elijah and Baal

English

• Spelling Workout F
• Grammar Island - prepositions
• Writing with Ease 3 - dictation

Reading

• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
• The Wild Robot

Math

• Saxon Math 6/5

History

• Story of the World 2
• Story of the World 2 Activity Guide - we did the map work
• Famous Figures of the Middle Ages and Renaissance - William the Conquerer
• The Whipping Boy

 

Homeschool Day 5/28 Short Day/Sick Day

 This was all we could handle doing after spending all morning in urgent care.

Bible

• The Action Bible - Elijah and the widow

Reading

• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (read-aloud)
• The Wild Robot

Science

• Apologia Astronomy - we finished the chapter on Uranus and did the lab "Make Your Own Clouds" using hot water, a lit match and a sandwich bag of ice. The lab did work, but it helps to turn all the lights off to see the clouds

Homeschool Day 5/27

 Bible

• Action Bible Anytime Devotions
• The Action Bible - Ahab and Jezebel

English

• Grammar Island - conjunctions
• Writing with Ease 3 - dictation
• Spelling Workout F

Reading

• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 
• The Wild Robot

Math

• Saxon 6/5 - long division

History

• Story of the World 2 - Alfred the Great
• The Whipping Boy

Homeschool Day 5/26

 Reading

• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (read-aloud)
• The Wild Robot

Math

• Saxon 6/5

Science

• Apologia Astronomy - Uranus
• We looked at Jupiter, Venus and the moon last night with our telescope

Art and Music

• Michelangelo
• We looked at a 3D tour of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
• Composer Study: Thomas Tallis and "If Ye Love Me"

Foreign Language

• German DuoLingo
• We went through some vocabulary

Homeschool Day 5/25

 Before school, we took a walk around a nature preserve and that was a good start to the day.

Bible

• Action Bible Anytime Devotions
• The Action Bible - Israel and Judah splitting into two kingdoms

English

• Grammar Island - more adverbs
• Writing with Ease 3 - Paul Revere
• Spelling Workout F

Math

• Saxon 6/5 - Fractions investigation - this was actually a great lesson using manipulatives

Reading

• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (read-aloud)
• The Wild Robot

History

• Story of the World 3 - Vikings invading Britain
• We finished Castle by David MacCaulay

Homeschool Week 5/18-5/21

 Bible

• Action Bible Anytime Devotions
• The Action Bible - Saul's death, the Temple and Israel splitting

English

• Grammar Island - verbs
• Spelling Workout F
• Writing with Ease 3

Reading

• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (read-aloud)
• The Wild Robot

Math

• Saxon Math 6/5

History

• Story of the World 2 - the vikings
• Castle by MacCauley
• Famous Figures of the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Science

• Apologia Astronomy - Saturn

Art and Music

• Michelangelo

German

• DuoLingo and working through a picture dictionary with me

Field Trip to Texas Ballet Theater's Swan Lake

https://texasballettheater.org/#

An amazing field trip.  

If you get a chance to see a professional ballet performance, it's incredible.  

My college kids have been to Texas Ballet Theater about fifteen times (can't remember the exact number).  They have even seen the Bolshoi Ballet.  The 5th grader has been twice to Texas Ballet Theater.  He described his first trip to see a professional ballet at Texas Ballet Theater as "the best day of his life."

All three of my younger kids have spent years taking ballet classes and all three have performed in the same ballet company, which focuses on bringing ballet to people who otherwise are unable to see ballet - like a nursing home/memory care facility or community festivals.  I count this as volunteer work for them as well.

Two of our girls have taken ballet and other dance classes at the college level also.

I highly recommend a professional ballet performance, opera or even a symphony performance as an excellent homeschool field trip.  

Here is a link explaining what to expect when you attend a professional ballet: https://texasballettheater.org/the-ballet-experience/