Emailed:
Article on whirlpools in the ocean, with several fun videos.
Bic pen art.
Today:
Oldest babysits
39 Steps
Another Way Things Work video, and a video on decimals from this series
Friday, September 6, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
9/4/13
Yesterday's Pilgrims, in email, since we never got to it.
We did get one of these.
Article about Van Gogh, very sad.
Painting on the edge of books.
Several versions of 1911 song Farther Along (and here, and here)
Today's work:
One kid working at national park, other will hit library during that time.
Watched movie, Room with a View
Did individual reading from library books
Youngest Usborne Moon and Planets, Stepping Stones, book on George and the Dragon, Castles book.
Spelling in Six Minutes a Day
39 Steps
We did get one of these.
Article about Van Gogh, very sad.
Painting on the edge of books.
Several versions of 1911 song Farther Along (and here, and here)
Today's work:
One kid working at national park, other will hit library during that time.
Watched movie, Room with a View
Did individual reading from library books
Youngest Usborne Moon and Planets, Stepping Stones, book on George and the Dragon, Castles book.
Spelling in Six Minutes a Day
39 Steps
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
9/3/13
Day out.
On emails, watch second part of The Pilgrim's Progress.
Picture of Chinese sculpture from natural stone outcropping.
Fold laundry while finishing Maltese Falcon movie.
To town, Mass, visit with friends, grocery, pick up hamster.
On emails, watch second part of The Pilgrim's Progress.
Picture of Chinese sculpture from natural stone outcropping.
Fold laundry while finishing Maltese Falcon movie.
To town, Mass, visit with friends, grocery, pick up hamster.
Monday, September 2, 2013
9/2/13
Reading Little Women in our non-school reading (connected with the Civil War) to the youngest. Email girls part one of The Pilgrim's Progress (girls play it in the book). Not really the feel of the book, but available and accessible to little kids.
Listened to Library of Congress recording of "Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill", middle child's piano piece from Dover sheet music
Bandwidth getting used up, so limiting emails for now.
Today's work:
Read literature books on own (Importance of Being Earnest and Pushkin short stories), start log to keep track of reading
While older girls read own books, read with younger Usborne Moon and Planets, two library books on Middle Ages (castle book and knights book), and Abeka Stepping Stones. Older girls learned to read with Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, but youngest was making it through each lesson but not "getting it". Moved to the Abeka readers, which are much more detailed and practice-oriented phonics texts.
Art: observe light direction in compositions, use fingers or cut rectangle out of page to make fake frame to see things through, see from different elevations; read pages 5 -- 7 in composition book, paint illustration
History, Killer Angels, rough copy of Gettysburg map so far
Continue work on music, piano pieces
Outside a ton, watching car being loaded onto a trailer to tow off; playing ladderball; digging pits; playing on play set; etc.
Listened to Library of Congress recording of "Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill", middle child's piano piece from Dover sheet music
Bandwidth getting used up, so limiting emails for now.
Today's work:
Read literature books on own (Importance of Being Earnest and Pushkin short stories), start log to keep track of reading
While older girls read own books, read with younger Usborne Moon and Planets, two library books on Middle Ages (castle book and knights book), and Abeka Stepping Stones. Older girls learned to read with Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, but youngest was making it through each lesson but not "getting it". Moved to the Abeka readers, which are much more detailed and practice-oriented phonics texts.
Art: observe light direction in compositions, use fingers or cut rectangle out of page to make fake frame to see things through, see from different elevations; read pages 5 -- 7 in composition book, paint illustration
History, Killer Angels, rough copy of Gettysburg map so far
Continue work on music, piano pieces
Outside a ton, watching car being loaded onto a trailer to tow off; playing ladderball; digging pits; playing on play set; etc.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
9/1/13
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| Huge harvest |
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| Watering a plant |
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| Ready for winter |
August 30: Saturday
Visited family, early Mass
Watched part of movie Maltese Falcon
Listened to the audio Redwall in the car
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