WEEKLY REVIEW 8/23 - 8/27

BOTH GIRLS

Bible: Psalms

Composer: Beethoven - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Claude Monet - Read about him and looked at works online

Country: Italy - Looked at web sites and books

Daily poetry reading

History: Shakespeare

Read Aloud: Treasure Island

BIG GIRL

Painless Writing

Vocabulary: Homemade lessons

Literature: Shakespeare - Macbeth

Systematic Theology: The Atonement

Independent Reading: Bible

Writing: She is working on her own stories

Economics: Are You Liberal, Conservative, or Confused? - Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions; Key to Decimals

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: poly

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Map workbook

History: Mystery of History - 4 lessons

Science: Nature Friend Magazine, Nature Lovers Book 1

Independent Reading: Black Gold by Marguerite Henry, Second Book of Marvels, Bible, Ellen Tebbits, Horrible History books

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WEEKLY REVIEW 8/16 - 8/20

BOTH GIRLS

Bible: Psalms

Composer: Beethoven - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Claude Monet - Read about him and looked at works online

Country: Italy - Looked at web sites and books

Daily poetry reading

Renaissance and Reformation: Shakespeare

American History: Jamestown; The Massachusetts Colony

Read Aloud: Treasure Island

BIG GIRL

Painless Writing

Vocabulary: Homemade lessons

Literature: Renaissance Era Introduction

Systematic Theology: The Atonement

Independent Reading: Bible

Bob Jones World History: Ch. 12 - The Reformation

Writing: She is working on her own stories

Economics: Are You Liberal, Conservative, or Confused? - Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions; Key to Decimals

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: gon

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Map workbook

History: Mystery of History - 4 lessons

Science: Nature Friend Magazine, Nature Lovers Book 1

Independent Reading: Black Gold by Marguerite Henry, Second Book of Marvels, Bible, Ramona the Pest, Horrible History books

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WEEKLY REVIEW 8/2 - 8/6

BOTH GIRLS

Bible: Psalms and Names of God study

Composer: Mozart - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Paul Cezanne - Read about him and looked at works online

Country: Italy - Looked at web sites and books

Daily poetry reading

Renaissance and Reformation: Elizabethan England

American History: Henry Hudson

Read Aloud: Treasure Island

BIG GIRL

Painless Writing

Spelling: Homemade review of problem words

Vocabulary: Homemade lessons

Literature: Beowulf

Systematic Theology: Break

Independent Reading: Bible; The Omnivore’s Delemma by Michael Pollan

Spielvogel’s Human Odyssey: Ch. 14 - Renaissance and Reformation

Writing: She is working on her own stories

Economics: Are You Liberal, Conservative, or Confused? - Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions; Key to Decimals

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: dia, di

Spelling: List using SWR words

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Map workbook

History: Mystery of History - 4 lessons

Science: Nature Friend Magazine, Nature Lovers Book 1

Independent Reading: Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry, Second Book of Marvels, Bible, Horrible History books

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WEEKLY REVIEW 7/26 - 7/30

BOTH GIRLS

Bible: Psalms and Names of God study

Composer: Mozart - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Paul Cezanne - Read about him and looked at works online

Country: Italy - Looked at web sites and books

Daily poetry reading : Rudyard Kipling

Renaissance and Reformation: Elizabethan England

American History: Henry Hudson

Read Aloud: Treasure Island

BIG GIRL

Painless Writing

Spelling: Homemade review of problem words

Vocabulary: Homemade lessons

Literature: Beowulf

Systematic Theology: The Person of Christ

Independent Reading: Bible; The Omnivore’s Delemma by Michael Pollan

Spielvogel’s Human Odyssey: Ch. 13 European Civilization in the Middle Ages

Writing: She is working on her own stories

Economics: Are You Liberal, Conservative, or Confused? - Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions; Key to Decimals

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: the, theo

Spelling: List using SWR words

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Map workbook

History: Mystery of History - 4 lessons

Science: Nature Friend Magazine, Nature Lovers Book 1

Independent Reading: Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry, Second Book of Marvels, Bible, Horrible History books

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WEEKLY REVIEW 7/19 - 7/23

BOTH GIRLS

Bible: Psalms and Names of God study

Composer: Mozart - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Paul Cezanne - Read about him and looked at works online

Country: Spain - Looked at web sites and books

Daily poetry reading : Rudyard Kipling

Renaissance and Reformation: Queen Elizabeth 1; Mary, Queen of Scotts; John Knox

American History: Sir Walter Raleigh

Read Aloud: Treasure Island

BIG GIRL

Painless Writing

Spelling: Homemade review of problem words

Vocabulary: Homemade lessons

Literature: English and Scottish Ballads; Excerpt from Everyman

Systematic Theology: The Person of Christ

Independent Reading: Bible; The Omnivore’s Delemma by Michael Pollan

Spielvogel’s Human Odyssey: Ch. 12 - The Emergence of European Civilization and the Byzantine Empire

Writing: She is working on her own stories

Economics: Are You Liberal, Conservative, or Confused? - Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: cracy, crat

Spelling: List using SWR words

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Map workbook

History: Mystery of History - 4 lessons

Science: Nature Friend Magazine, Nature Lovers Book 1

Independent Reading: Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry, Second Book of Marvels, Bible, Horrible History books

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WEEKLY REVIEW 7/12 - 7/16

BOTH GIRLS

Bible: Psalms and Names of God study

Composer: Mozart - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Edgar Degas - Read about him and looked at works online

Country: Spain - Looked at web sites and books

Daily poetry reading : Rudyard Kipling

Renaissance and Reformation: St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, Queen Elizabeth

American History: Francis Drake (The Sea King); Sir Walter Raleigh

Read Aloud: Treasure Island

BIG GIRL

Painless Writing

Spelling: Homemade review of problem words

Vocabulary: Homemade lessons

Literature: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; Sir Thomas Malory

Systematic Theology: The Covenants Between God and Man

Independent Reading: Bible; The Omnivore’s Delemma by Michael Pollan

Spielvogel’s Human Odyssey: Ch.11 - South Asia and Southeast Asia

Writing: She is working on a couple stories

Economics: Whatever Happened to Justice - Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: arch

Spelling: List using SWR words

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Map workbook

History: Mystery of History - 4 lessons

Science: Nature Friend Magazine, Nature Lovers Book 1

Independent Reading: Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry, Second Book of Marvels, Bible

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WEEKLY REVIEW 7/5 - 7/9

BOTH GIRLS

Bible: Psalms and Names of God study: Adonai

Composer: Mozart - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Edgar Degas - Read about him and looked at works online

Country: Spain - Looked at web sites and books

Daily poetry reading : Rudyard Kipling

Renaissance and Reformation: Anabaptists, Calvin, The Counter Reformation

American History: Francis Drake (The Sea King)

Read Aloud: Treasure Island

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BIG GIRL

Painless Writing

Spelling: Homemade review of problem words

Vocabulary: Homemade lessons

Literature: Chaucer and Canterbury Tales

Systematic Theology: Sin

Independent Reading: Bible; The King James Only Controversy by James White; The Omnivore’s Delemma by Michael Pollan

Spielvogel’s Human Odyssey: Ch.10 - Golden Ages in East Asia

Writing: She is working on a couple stories

Economics: Whatever Happened to Justice - Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: mono

Spelling: List using SWR words

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Map workbook

History: Mystery of History - 4 lessons

Science: Reading Weather Book by Michael Oard and Nature Friend Magazine, Nature Lovers Book 1

Independent Reading: Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry, Second Book of Marvels, Bible

WEEKLY REVIEW 6/28 - 7/2

BOTH GIRLS

Bible: Names of God study: El Shadai

Composer: Mozart - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Edgar Degas - Read about him and looked at works online

Country: Spain - Looked at web sites and books

Daily poetry reading : Rudyard Kipling

Renaissance and Reformation: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Thomas More, Cromwell, Cranmer, Latimer, Ridley, Tyndale, Bloody Mary, Zwingli

American History: Francis Drake (The Sea King)

Read Aloud: Treasure Island

BIG GIRL

Painless Writing

Spelling: Homemade review of problem words

Literature: Bede, Old English riddles

Systematic Theology: The Essential Nature of Man

Independent Reading: Bible; The King James Only Controversy by James White; The Omnivore’s Delemma by Michael Pollan

Spielvogel’s Human Odyssey: Ch. 9 - Early Civilizations in Africa

Writing: She is working on a couple stories

Economics: Whatever Happened to Justice - Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: log, logue

Spelling: List using SWR words

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Map workbook

History: Mystery of History - 4 lessons

Science: Reading Weather Book by Michael Oard and Nature Friend Magazine

Independent Reading: Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry, Second Book of Marvels, Bible, Life in Bible Times

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WEEKLY REVIEW 6/21 - 6/25

BOTH GIRLS

Bible: Names of God study: Yahweh

Composer: Mozart - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Edgar Degas - Read about him and looked at works online

Country: Spain - Looked at web sites and books

Daily poetry reading : Rudyard Kipling

Renaissance and Reformation: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Thomas More, Cromwell, Cranmer, Latimer, Ridley, Tyndale

American History: Cartier, de Soto, Coronado, Francis Drake (The Sea King)

Read Aloud: Treasure Island

BIG GIRL

Painless Writing

Spelling: Homemade review of problem words

Literature: Beowulf

Systematic Theology: Man as Male and Female

Independent Reading: Bible; The King James Only Controversy by James White; The Omnivore’s Delemma by Michael Pollan

Spielvogel’s Human Odyssey: Ch. 7 - The World of Islam

Writing: She is working on a couple stories

Economics: Whatever Happened to Justice - Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: bio

Spelling: List using SWR words

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Map workbook

History: Mystery of History - 4 lessons

Science: Reading Weather Book by Michael Oard and Nature Friend Magazine

Independent Reading: Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry, Second Book of Marvels, Bible, Life in Bible Times

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WEEKLY REVIEW 6/14 - 6/18

We finished up our overview of the elements of the periodic table this week. Yaaayyyy! Lol. I also changed the way Little Girl will use our dictation book. I am having her copy it (on the computer) the first day, and I dictate the same passage the second day. I am also letting her use spell check as she does it.

Big Girl has worked a lot on her model horses, customizing them, this week. She also took some photos, which she enters in contests. This is just one of the many reasons I love homeschooling. Children have time to develop their own interests and hobbies.

BOTH GIRLS

Bible: Names of God study: El, Elohim, Yahweh

Composer: Haydn - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Eduard Manet - Read about him and looked at works online

Country: Spain - Looked at web sites and books

Elements of Periodic Table: Mendelevium, Nobelium, Lawrencium

Daily poetry reading : Rudyard Kipling

Renaissance and Reformation: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Thomas More

American History: John Cabot, Balboa, Spanish Conquistadors, Ponce de Leon, Magellan, Verrazano

Read Aloud: Treasure Island

BIG GIRL

Painless Writing

Spelling: Homemade review of problem words

Literature: Break

Systematic Theology: The Creation of Man

Independent Reading: Bible; The King James Only Controversy by James White

Spielvogel’s Human Odyssey: Ch. 6 - World of the Romans

Writing: She is working on a couple stories

Economics: Whatever Happened to Justice - Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: meter, metry

Spelling: List using SWR words

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Map workbook

History: Mystery of History - 4 lessons

Science: Reading Weather Book by Michael Oard and Nature Friend Magazine

Independent Reading: Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry, Second Book of Marvels, Bible, Life in Bible Times

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WEEKLY REVIEW 6/7 - 6/11

Big Girl finished up her American Literature this week, as far as we are going with it. The more modern stuff can wait till she is an adult, if ever. Most of it is just junk. We will be starting with British Literature week after next. There is a lot more good literature there, as Britain is obviously a lot older than America. :-)

BOTH GIRLS

Bible: Names of God study

Composer: Haydn - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Eduard Manet - Read about him and looked at works online

Country: Switzerland - Looked at web sites and books

Elements of Periodic Table: Berkelium, Californium, Einsteinium, Fermium

Daily poetry reading

Renaissance and Reformation: Early French and Spanish colonies in the New World; Henry VIII

American History: Marco Polo; Henry the Navigator; Coumbus; Vespucci

BIG GIRL

Grammar: Painless Grammar

Spelling: Homemade review of problem words

Literature: Thornton Wilder - Our Town

Systematic Theology: Satan and Demons

Independent Reading: Bible; The King James Only Controversy by James White

Spielvogel’s Human Odyssey: Ch. 6 - World of the Romans

Writing: She is working on a couple stories

Economics: Whatever Happened to Justice - Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: thermo, therm

Spelling: List using SWR words

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Map workbook

History: Mystery of History - 4 lessons

Science: Reading Weather Book by Michael Oard and Nature Friend Magazine

Independent Reading: San Domingo by Marguerite Henry, Second Book of Marvels, Bible, Life in Bible Times

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WEEKLY REVIEW 5/31 - 6/4

We took last month off to do spring cleaning, and because we had out of town company. Back into our routine this week.

I dropped Little Girl's CLE reading. I was going to go ahead and finish it, but I realized it was just a waste of time. We did not even like the stories in the 5th level book. Too much of their religion thrown in to suit us. And the workbooks had tons of it as well. Just not what we want. Instead, she will just read good books, and perhaps some other literature books we have here by BJU or Abeka.

We tried doing our fine arts and geography differently this week, but none of us liked it much, so we are going to go back to the way we were doing it. We had been doing a bit of each daily. This week, we tried doing only one thing for longer each day. I think we like the little bite-size chunks much better. Just like our books we read. We all like to have several going at once, and read a bit of each per day, rather than read a lot of one each day until it is finished. Attention problems, maybe. :-)

BOTH GIRLS

Composer: Haydn - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Eduard Manet - Read about him and looked at works online

Country: Switzerland - Looked at web sites and books

Elements of Periodic Table: Neptunium, Plutonium, Americium, Curium

Renaissance and Reformation: Charles V; Suleiman and the Ottoman Empire; Mayans; Aztecs; Incas; Cortes; Magellan

American History: First Americans; Leif Eriksson-Leif the Lucky; Viking books; Robinson Crusoe

BIG GIRL

Grammar: Painless Grammar

Spelling: Homemade review of problem words

Literature: John Steinbeck - Flight

Systematic Theology: Angels

Independent Reading: Bible; The King James Only Controversy by James White

Spielvogel’s Human Odyssey: Ch. 5 - The Greeks

Writing: She is working on a couple stories

Economics: Whatever Happened to Justice - Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: geo

Spelling: List using SWR words

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Map workbook

History: Mystery of History - 4 lessons

Science: Reading Weather Book by Michael Oard and Nature Friend Magazine

Independent Reading: San Domingo by Marguerite Henry, Second Book of Marvels, Bible, Life in Bible Times

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WEEKLY REVIEW 4/19 - 4/23

BOTH GIRLS

Bible: Psalms

Composer: Handel - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Eduard Manet - Read about him and looked at works online

Country: Switzerland - Looked at web sites and books

Elements of Periodic Table: Actinium, Thorium, Protactinium, Uranium

Daily poetry reading

Renaissance and Reformation: Martin Luther book and movie

Extra Reading: The First Four Years

BIG GIRL

Grammar: Painless Grammar

Spelling: Homemade review of problem words

Literature: F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Systematic Theology: Prayer

Independent Reading: Bible; The King James Only Controversy by James White

Spielvogel’s Human Odyssey: Ch. 4 - Ancient China

Writing: She is working on a couple stories

Economics: Whatever Happened to Penny Candy by Richard Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions; multiplication copy work

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

CLE Reading: 2 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: micro

Spelling: List using SWR words

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Cursive practice

Map workbook

History: Mystery of History - 4 lessons

Science: Reading Weather Book by Michael Oard and Nature Friend Magazine

Independent Reading: San Domingo by Marguerite Henry, Book of Marvels, Bible, Life in Bible Times

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WEEKLY REVIEW 4/12 - 4/16

BOTH GIRLS

Bible: Psalms

Composer: Handel - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Camille Pissarro - Looked at works online daily and read about him

Country: Germany - Looked at web sites and books; watched video

Elements of Periodic Table: Erbium, Thulium, Ytterbium, Lutetium

Daily poetry reading

Renaissance and Reformation: Machiavelli, Savonarola, Pope Leo X (Giovani de Medici), Started book on Martin Luther

Extra Reading: The First Four Years

BIG GIRL

Grammar: Painless Grammar

Spelling: Homemade review of problem words

Literature: James Thurber - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Catbird Seat

Systematic Theology: Miracles

Independent Reading: Bible; The King James Only Controversy by James White

Spielvogel’s Human Odyssey: Ch. 3 - Ancient India

Writing: She is working on a couple stories

Economics: Whatever Happened to Penny Candy by Richard Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions; multiplication copy work

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

CLE Reading: 2 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: scope

Spelling: List using SWR words

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Cursive practice

Map workbook

History: Mystery of History - 4 lessons

Science: Reading Weather Book by Michael Oard and Nature Friend Magazine

Independent Reading: San Domingo by Marguerite Henry, Book of Marvels, Bible, Life in Bible Times

Had Little Girl start reading through Mystery of History 1, just reading one lesson per day, since it has been a while since she has had ancient history.

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WEEKLY REVIEW 4/05 - 4/09

BOTH GIRLS

Bible: Psalms

Composer: Handel - Listened to cd and/or works online daily and read about him

Artist: Camille Pissarro - Looked at works online daily and read about him

Country: Germany - Looked at web sites and books; watched video

Elements of Periodic Table: Gadolinium, Terbium, Dysprosium, Holmium

Daily poetry reading

Renaissance and Reformation: John and Sabastian Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, Vasco Balboa, Vasco Da Gama, Ponce de Leon

Extra Reading: The First Four Years

BIG GIRL

Grammar: Painless Grammar

Spelling: Homemade review of problem words

Literature: O. Henry - The Ransom of Redchief, The Last Leaf, A Retrieved Reformation

Systematic Theology: God’s Providence

Independent Reading: Bible; The King James Only Controversy by James White

Spielvogel’s Human Odyssey: Ch. 2 - First Civilizations of Western Asia, Egypt

Writing: She is working on a couple stories

Economics: Whatever Happened to Penny Candy by Richard Maybury

LITTLE GIRL

Math: Key to Fractions; multiplication copy work

CLE Language Arts: 4 lessons

CLE Reading: 2 lessons

Vocabulary Vine: graph, gram

Spelling: List using SWR words

Dictation: From Spelling Wisdom

Cursive practice

Map workbook

Science: Reading Ocean Book by Frank Sherwin and Nature Friend Magazine

Independent Reading: San Domingo by Marguerite Henry, Book of Marvels, Bible

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