1/11/14

Links:

Look at a few from these:

List of links on Queen Victoria

Usborne WWI links

Queen Victoria's family

Video on general relativity (don't watch until tomorrow, low on bandwidth)

One hour reading, math mammoth.

Individual reading.

1/10/14 Pictures

Self-directed projects often use duct tape

Snow Day

The last trip up the hill is hardest

Back to the house

To town to fix this

The deer clear spaces for themselves for lying down, we find them all over the yard

Warmest part of the classroom

Horrible aftermath of being outside in boots and snowshoes

Nails, too

Up the hill

Reading, writing, and cats

1/10/14

One hour writing
One hour reading (current reading is Pride and Prejudice, Treasure Island, and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon)
Math Mammoth

Einstein, Hayak
Usborne history WWI

Individual work

Individual reading that is not officially school, finished Sans Familia, Alcestis, The Giver, starting Brideshead, Alice's Adventures, Gathering Blue)

Quiz:

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Quiz 1/11/14

1.  Hayak thinks that some people who work for different causes think we need central planning because they believe they can convince the planners to do what?

2.  Give me a summary (one good, well-written paragraph) of Hayak’s argument so far.

3.  Are “gravity waves” strong or weak?

4.  If you’re talking about stars, what is a binary system?

5.  How many nations were involved in all in World War I?

6.  What were the names of the two sides in WWI?

7.  What one event sparked WWI?  Be as specific as you can.

Extra credit:

1.  If electromagnetic waves consist of particles of light called photons, “gravity waves” consist of particles called what?

2.  Why were so many countries across the world involved in WWI?  (one point for each good reason).

3.  The  Schlieffen Plan was _______________’s plan to invade ____________  through

_______________ and conquer it, then turn around and fight ______________.

4.  Who entered the war after the invasion of the neutral country of Belgium?

1/9/14

Co-op day, errands

Co-op this year is:

Oldest:  helping in nursery, Apologia general science, drama, club

Middle: writing, speech, cooking, piano

Youngest:  arts and crafts, Spanish, games, chess, ASL, maybe piano

Lots of library reading, art, all independent work

1/8/14

Day spent in town trying to get car fixed

Story of the World, finished a disk
Two hour city hike, pound
Library

Individual projects and reading

Still sick, still house sitting

1/7/14 Orange

Read aloud- Robin Hood
Me at co op meeting most of day
Library trip

Grand
Math
History
Written narration
Memory work

Baby Grand
Math
Copywork
Memory work
Knitting

Upright
Reading
Read alouds

1/6/14 Orange

Forgot the bible, but blessed rooms of house with holy water, wrote

20+C+M+B+14

Above the front door with appropriate prayer.

Outside in melting snow.

Lederhosen
Math
History SOTW2 ch 4
Writing- narration of history
Memory work- Columbus, St. Crispin's Day Speech
Scouts
Read aloud- Three Men in a Boat. Funny. Set along Thames, mentioned this:

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Tights
Math
Copywork
Memory work- all things bright and beautiful

Gym socks
Reading- a birthday for frances
Read aloud- bugs
Lite brite

1/5/14 Orange

Much skepticism about Saturday lessons from middle. Ha.

New Years resolution- math, writing/narration, memory work (recovery of all past works), history, drawing, reading, bible every day

Genesis

Whiskey
Math
Drawing
History- sotw2 ch 2-3
Writing- letter to vortigern.
Memory work
Myst on iPad
Eagle of the ninth reading

Beer
Math
Drawing
Memory work
Narration
Copywork
Madeline reading

Kombucha
Still sick, but a little reading, bug counting

1/5/14, 6, 7

Sick days, 1 hour reading, 1 math, Story of the World in all

1/4/13

nonschool day, storm on road trying to get to friend's
Othello
Individual reading