Mt. Hope Academy 2011~ Week 3

Classical Conversations: Week 15.
Bible memory, history time line, Star Spangled Banner, presentations (public speaking), science experiment, famous artist/art project, geography, history/science/Latin/grammar/math memory work, and gym/social time.

CC Memory Review

Bible:

Sing the Word From A to Z (memorized verses I,J)Children’s Illustrated Bible (Luke, read aloud)Day by Day Kid’s Bible (Levi, independently)The Early Reader’s Bible (Leif, read aloud)

Hymns:

For the Beauty of the Earth (Levi on piano)O The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus (CD)This is the Day (Luke on piano)

Fine Arts:

Memorizing The Tyger by William Blake
Poetry for Young People: William Blake by John MaynardWatched Thomas Gainsborough YouTube videoGainsborough Art Stickers(Levi) Drawing: tulip (Linnaeus) and people for landscape painting (Gainsborough) for CC art notebookPlaying Haydn’s Surprise Symphony on piano (very simple arrangement, Luke and Mom)

Geography/Cultures:

Geography Songs: Middle EastAround the World Coloring Book: Turkey and Saudi ArabiaCountries Around the World: Turkey (DVD)Countries Around the World: Lebanon (DVD)Countries Around the World: Israel (DVD)Countries Around the World: Jordan (DVD)

Global Hot Spots: Iraq by Paul Mason

(CC Geography review/drawing Europe)

Grammar:

Grammar Island (pgs 64-94)

Under, Over, By the Clover: What is a Preposition by Brian P. Cleary

Spelling:

AAS: Steps 1-5

Handwriting:

HWT work book pages

Latin:

Song School Latin: Ch. 5 review, 6/review

Spanish:

DVD lessons: month 1/week 1/lesson 4, 1/2/1

Math:

WorksheetsNumber Dice games

Math Brain (online games)

Math: A Book You Can Count On by Basher

Science:

Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia: Kinetic and Potential EnergyBill Nye: Motion (DVD)Bill Nye: Atoms (DVD)Bill Nye: Brain (DVD)Dragonfly TV: Simple Machines

History:

History Encyclopedias (Usborne-Luke, Kingfisher-Levi): World War I Era

Levi’s Assigned Reading:
The War to End All Wars: World War I by Russell Freedman

The 1910s Decade in Photos: A Decade That Shook the World by Jim Corrigan
The 1920s Decade in Photos: The Roaring Twenties by Jim Corrigan
The 1930s Decade in Photos: Depression and Hope by Jim Corrigan

Luke’s Assigned Reading:

Little Pear by Eleanor Frances Lattimore
Jenius: The Amazing Guinea Pig by Dick King-Smith
The Time Warp Trio: Oh Say, I Can’t See by Jon Scieszka
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner

Family Read-Aloud:

Little Britches by Ralph Moody (ch 18-20)

Miscellaneous:

Star Spangled BannerPrepared presentations for CC Week 16 (Bible verse recitation)Luke piano practice Su, Tu, W+Lesson, Th, SaLibrary trip with Dad and friendsLots of outdoor play!

Levi’s Free Reading:
The 39 Clues: The Viper’s Nest by Peter Lerangis

Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke

Family Movies:

The Prince of Persia

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~Igor Stravinsky