This week, Big Girl started her Apologia Biology. We will probably be taking 3 weeks per module instead of two. We will take it as it comes. The first one is definitely going to take 3. There are a lot of neat links to visit in the bookextras section of the Apologia site.
We started studying Scott Joplin this week. His most famous pieces are The Entertainer and The Maple Leaf Rag. He composed and played what is called ragtime music, which was used in a lot of westerns, in saloons, and on player pianos. A lot of fun, familiar pieces there to listen to.
We started studying Alfred Noyes, and read his most famous (long) poem, The Highwayman. It was fun to discuss what the poem was really about, but it is a mystery, and we don't really know. We are memorizing his When Daddy Fell into the Pond. The girls think it is a fun poem.
We watched a PBS documentary on Buffalo Bill yesterday. It was kinda interesting, but I think a book would have been more enjoyable. Keeping that in mind. We also read a book about Annie Oakley this week. It was a fun picture book.
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