Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Not-So Wordless Wednesday...

July, 2010

Andrew checking out his seat in the front row of 'Henry IV - Part 1'...

I'm standing in the Henry set during the backstage tour...

'Merchant of Venice' Set...
Anna sat in row 2. Andrew & I sat in row 5. Excellent seats.

'Twelfth Night' Set...
Greg, Anna & I sat stage-right, front row.
Bliss.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Curriculum 2010-2011

Anna, 13, 8th Grade:



BIBLE:

Daily Bible Reading

HYMNODY:
‘Tis So Sweet
The Apostle’s Creed/We Believe
He Leadeth Me
Come Thou Fount
All Creatures Of Our God And King
How Great Thou Art
Amazing Grace
Be Thou My Vision
There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood
Fairest Lord Jesus
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Blessed Assurance
The Old Rugged Cross
It Is Well With My Soul
Crown Him With Many Crowns

MATH:
Chalk Dust Algebra 1

SPANISH:
Spanish 2 local class & tutor

LANGUAGE ARTS:
The Potters School: English 2, Writer's Inc, Poetry selections
Word Within The Word by Michael Clay Thompson
American Literature selections from Hewett’s Lightening Lit (oral only)

HISTORY & CIVICS:
The Potter's School: Jr. High U.S. History (literature-based study)
Field Trip: Travel to DC, Gettysburg, Philadelphia, Newport & Boston in April, 2011

GEOGRAPHY:
The Potter’s School: Physical/World Geography with Mrs. Brenda Runkle

SCIENCE:
BJU Physical Science class

MUSIC & THEATER:
Piano
Christian Youth Theater drama & music classes
Church Worship Team

Abigail, 7, 2nd Grade
Daily Core Subjects

BIBLE:
Christian Light Education: Bible 2,
Songs For Saplings Catechism Songs

HYMNODY:
Tis So Sweet
The Apostle’s Creed/We Believe
He Leadeth Me

Come Thou Fount
All Creatures Of Our God And King
How Great Thou Art
Amazing Grace
Be Thou My Vision
There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood
Fairest Lord Jesus
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Blessed Assurance
The Old Rugged Cross
It Is Well With My Soul
Crown Him With Many Crowns
Doxology
God Bless America
America The Beautiful
The Star-Spangled Banner

MATH: We obviously take an eclectic approach.
Singapore 2B, Rainbow Rock cd
Rightstart Math Games
Math Mammoth Blue Place Value 2, 3, Multiplication 1 & Division 1

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Spell To Write & Read by Wanda Sansari

Writing With Ease 2 & 3 by Susan Wise Bauer

Happy Scribe cursive copy work (history, science, Bible)
IEW SWI- A (Key Word Outlines)
Shurley English 3, Grammar & jingles
Grammar Island by Michael Clay Thompson
Living books from WTM and AO literature lists

MEMORY WORK:
Classical Conversations


Weekly Enrichment Subjects
POETRY:
A Child’s Introduction to Poetry, book & audio
Music Of The Hemispheres by Michael Clay Thompson

SHAKESPEARE:
Tales From Shakespeare by Charles Lamb
Shakespeare Stories by Garfield/Foreman
Shakespeare Coloring Book

SCIENCE:
Elemental Science Biology
Janice Van Cleave Experiments at Classical Conversations

HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY:
Story Of The World by Susan Wise Bauer
Selections from Beautiful Feet American (primary) books & activities
Living history books & literature
Classical Conversations Geography memory work
Veritas Press History Cards & Songs
Liberty Kids Videos (Netflix)
Drive Thru American History dvds
Kingfisher Encyclopedia
Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia

ART:
local class

ARTIST/PICTURE STUDY:
Meet The Masters
Art Authority & ArtPuzzle HD on iPad

COMPOSER STUDY:
Themes To Remember

FOREIGN LANGUAGE:
Latin memory work via Classical Conversations
Song School Latin by Classical Academic Press
Lingua Angelica song selections by Memoria Press
La Clasa Divertida
Rosetta Stone Spanish

NATURE STUDY :
Weekly nature walks (weather allowing)
Nature Readers I – V by Christian Liberty Press
Oregon Zoo
Geocaching

MUSIC & THEATER:
Piano
Christian Youth Theater drama & music classes

PRE-LOGIC:
Legos (Star Wars collection)
Snap Circuits
Chess For Kids
Rush Hour Jr. game & Rush Hour on iPad
Mosaic Mysteries by Discovery Toys

PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Swimming & Soccer
Aly, 6, 1st Grade
Daily Core Subjects
BIBLE:
Leading Little Ones To God
Songs For Saplings Catechism Songs

HYMNODY:
‘Tis So Sweet
The Apostle’s Creed/We Believe
He Leadeth Me
Come Thou Fount
All Creatures Of Our God And King
How Great Thou Art
Amazing Grace
Be Thou My Vision
There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood
Fairest Lord Jesus
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Blessed Assurance
The Old Rugged Cross
It Is Well With My Soul
Crown Him With Many Crowns
Doxology
God Bless America
America The Beautiful
The Star-Spangled Banner

MATH:

Singapore 1A & 1B
Rightstart B worksheets, abacus & games
Math Mammoth Blue: Addition/Subtraction/Place Value

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Spell To Write & Read
Writing With Ease 1 by Susan Wise Bauer
Explode The Code 2 & 3
Shurley Grammar jingles, learning question/answer flow
Happy Scribe cursive copy work (history, science, Bible)
Bob Books, Harcourt Decodable Readers, Living books
What Your First Grader Needs To Know by Ed Hirsch

MEMORY WORK:
Classical Conversations
Weekly Enrichment Subjects
POETRY & SHAKESPEARE:
Developing Linguistic Skills Through Poetry Memorization by IEW
A Child’s Introduction to Poetry, book & audio
Music Of The Hemispheres by Michael Clay Thompson

SCIENCE:
Janice Van Cleave Experiments at Classical Conversations
Elemental Science Biology

HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY:
Story Of The World by Susan Wise Bauer
Beautiful Feet American (primary)
Living history books & literature
Classical Conversations
Veritas Press History Cards & Songs
Liberty Kids Videos (Netflix)
Drive Thru American History dvds

ARTIST/PICTURE STUDY:
Classical Conversations
Meet The Masters

COMPOSER STUDY:
Classical Conversations
Themes To Remember

FOREIGN LANGUAGE:
Latin via Classical Conversations
Song School Latin by Classical Academic Press
La Clasa Divertida

NATURE STUDY :
Nature Readers I – V by Christian Liberty Press
Oregon Zoo
Geocaching

MUSIC & THEATER:
Violin
Christian Youth Theater drama & music classes

PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Swimming & Soccer