Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Homeschool Day 8/31

 2nd Grader

Math

  • Life of Fred - finished Apples, looked at Butterflies (the next book).  We are switching off between Mathusee and Life of Fred for now
Reading/Language Arts
  • All About Reading
  • All About Spelling - adding this has really helped his reading
  • Funschooling's Storyteller Book
    • He told me a story and I dictated the story into his notebook
  • Funschooling's Curious Creatures Journal
Fine Arts
  • Easy Peasy Music Appreciation
    • More ancient Roman instruments - the bagpipe isn't Scottish???
Sonlight B World History 1 (Bible, history and literature)
  • Usual reading - Usborne Time Traveler and Owls in the Family
  • Bedtime read-aloud: Henry and Beezus (Beverly Cleary)
Wednesday night church activities (Youth Group)


10th Grader

Mathusee Geometry

Bible
  • Mere Christianity (CS Lewis)
  • Daily Bible reading (2 Kings)
Astronomy
  • Smithsonian's The Planets
Fine Arts
  • Easy Peasy High School Music Appreciation
    • Gustav Mahler
  • We spent a loooooong time listening to what Spanish guitars/classical guitars sound like.  I think I am going to try to buy her one for Christmas.  We also listened to steel lap guitars, 12 string guitars, etc.  Apparently, we need to take a field trip to Guitar Center.
  • She practiced Ukulele (because that ukulele has become an extension of her body)
Bookshark J History of Science (history and literature)
  • The usual Bookshark reading
    • Archimedes
    • Zero and ancient number systems
    • We watched some videos about Vedic math and she was fascinated by it
    • Going Solo (Roald Dahl)
Wednesday night church activities (Youth Group)

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