March 2015 (20 days)

Weeks 19-21 for CC

Timeline
Lincoln's War between the states
Reconstruction of the southern states
Dominion of Canada
Otto von Bismarck unifies Germany
Boer Wars in Africa
The Spanish- American war
The progressive era
Australia becomes a commonwealth
Mexican revolution
WWI and President Wilson
Lenin and the Bolshevik Revolution
US Evangelist Billy Graham
Modern period of the arts
The great depression and the New Deal
WWII and President Franklin D Roosevelt
Stalin of the USSR and the Katyn Massacre
The United Nations formed
The Cold War
Gandhi and India's Independence
Jewish State Established
Mao and Communist Victory in China

History
Tell me about NATO.  In 1949, the US and its allies formed NATO to resist the spread of Soviet Communism.
Tell me about Brown vs. Board of Education.   In 1954, in Brown v Board of Education the  US supreme court ruled that the segregation of public schools by race is unconstitutional.
Tell me about US Astronauts.  In 1969, US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon.

Geography
Trails: Cumberland Road, Santa Fe, Mormon, Gila, Old Spanish Trail, California ,Oregon
Canals: Erie, Pennsylvania, Chesapeake & Ohio, Ohio and Erie, Miami & Erie
Territories & Terrains: Eastern Woodlands, Plains, Plateaus, Northwest coast, California & Great Basin, Southwest

Math
circumference of a circle
area of a circle
associative law for addition and multiplication

English
predicate is that part of a sentence that says something about the subject
a phrase is a group of words that does not contain both a subject and a verb and may be used as a single part of speeach.  a clause is a group of words that does contain both a subject and a verb.

Science
What do the heavens declare? the heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands (psalm 91:1)

What is the theory of evolution? the belief that life began as a chance combination of non-living things

What is uniformitarianism? the belief that the earth's past geological changes can be fully explained by current processes.

Latin
John 1:5-6
and the darkness comprehended it not there was a man sent from God whose name was John this man came for a witness
et tenebrae eam non conprehenderunt fuit homo missus a Deo cui nomen erat Johannes

February School (20 days)

Feb. 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27

Timeline:
Age of Industry
James Cook sails to Australia & Antarctica
American Revolution & General George Washington
Madison's Constitution & The Bill of Rights
French Revolution
Second Great Awakening
Louisiana Purchase & Lewis & Clark Expedition
Napoleon Crowned Emperor of France
Liberation of South America
The War of 1812
The Missouri Compromise
Immigrants Flock to America
The Monroe Doctrine
Romantic Period of the Arts
Cherokee Trail of Tears
US Westward Expansion
Marx Publishes The Communist Manifesto
The Compromise of 1850 and the Dred Scot Decision
US Restores trade with Japan
British Queen Victoria's Rule over India
Darwin Publishes the Origin of Species

History
Tell me about immigrants coming to America.  From 1820 to 1930, more than 37 million immigrants came to America, seeking freedom and the opportunity to increase their personal wealth.

Tell me about President Wilson.  In 1917, President Wilson asked Congress to declare war on the Central Powers two years after German U-boats sank the Lusitania, killing American citizens.

Tell me about Pearl Harbor.  On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, causing the US to join the Allies in World War II.

GeographyBays: Chesapeake, Hudson, San Francisco, Puget Sound, Pamlico Sound
Rivers (East): St. Lawrence, Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas River
Rivers (West): Colorado, Red, Rio Grande, Columbia, Great Salt Lake

Math:
Area of Rectangle, square and triangle

English
Irregular Verb Tenses
To shake, shake, shakes, shook, shaking shaken
to go, go, goes, went, going, gone
Subject: The subject is that part of a sentence about which something is being said.

Science:
What are the first 12 elements of the periodic table by number, element, and mass (mass is rounded)
1 hydrogen H 1
2 Helium He 4
3 Lithium Li 7
5 Beryllium Be 9
5 Boron B 11
6 Carbon C 12
7 Nitrogen N 14
8 Oxygen O 16
9 Fluorine F 19
10 Neon Ne 20
11 Sodium Na 23
12 Magnesium Mg 24

Latin:
John 1:3-5
and without him nothing was made that was made in him was life and his life was the light of men and the light shineth in the darkness

et sine ipso factum est nihil quod factum est in ipso vita erat et vita erat lum hominum et lux in tenebris lucet


Science experiments and learning about great artists Wyeth, Lichtenstein, Davis

Girls also have been working on paper writing. Research and creative writing.
Started working on faces of history, Payton is Florence Nightingale and Emi is Helen Keller. Working on complete project to present.

January 2015 (5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30) - 20 days

Started CC back in full swing and going really good!

Did weeks 13-15

Timeline - from Age of Exploration to The Seven Years War

History -
Tell me about the Fourteenth Amendment.   In 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment made all former slaves US citizens and paved the way for the Civil Rights Movement.

Tell me about tycoons.  During the late 1800s, tycoons like Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie and Swift fueled the nation's Industrial Age by developing American resources.

Tell me about Theodore Roosevelt.  In 1898, Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders, defeated the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Hill while trying to help the Cubans win their independence.


Geography
Western Mountains
Rocky Mountains, Pikes Peak, Mt. Elbert, Sierra Nevadas, Mt. Whitney

Northwest Mountains
Cascade Mountains, Mt. Ranier, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. McKinley

Great Lakes
Superior, Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Eerie, Niagara Falls


English
Irregular Verb Tenses
To beat, beat, beats, beat, beating, beaten

To break, break, breaks, broke, breaking, broken

To write, write, writes, wrote, writing, written


Math
Liquid Equivalents:
8 fl oz = 1 cup
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 qts = 1 gallon

Linear Equivalents
2.54 cm = 1 inch
12 in = 1 ft
5,280 ft = 1 mile

Metric measurements
10 mm = 1 cm
100 cm = 1 m
1000 m = 1 km


Latin
John 1:1 (continued) - John 1:3
and the Word was with God and the Word was God.  This was with God in the beginning all things were made through Him

et Verbum erat aupud Deum et Deus erat Verbum
hoc erat in principio apud Deum
omnia per ipsum facta sunt


Science
What is the atomic number? It is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which is also the number of electrons in a neutral atom.

What is an element? An element is a basic chemical substance defined by its atomic number (number of protons) and atomic mass.

What are some parts of an atom?
nucleus, protons, electrons, quarks, leptons, neutrons

December 2 - 5; December 8-12; December 15-19, 2014

Back into school after Thanksgiving break week.  Enjoyed having the week off and just being with our family.  We pushed through 3 weeks of school so we could take a couple off for Christmas break.  Girls really seem to be doing well and work together real well too.  I see E and P helping with G and also P stepping up and helping when she can.

We reviewed CC for first 12 weeks each week and traced our Geography maps.  The girls know all 50 states and exactly where they are on the map along with their capital  Pretty impressive :)

Girls continued reading, writing, spelling, and Math also.

November 17-21, 2014

Reviewing CC and also went on field trip to Bibb County to Brierfield camp ground.  The girls were able to see the original furnace and hike through the woods while camping. We had a great time !

http://www.brierfieldironworks.org/history-of-bibb-furnace-beginnings/

November 10-14, 2014

Week 12 of CC

Timeline
Genghis Khan rules the Mongols
England's Magna Carta
Ottoman Empire
Marco Polo's journey to China
The 100 Years war & Black Death
The Renaissance
China's Ming Dynasty

History
Tell me about General Robert E Lee.
In 1865, General Robert E Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

Geography
Appalachian Mtns (Southern Features)
The Great Valley
Blue Ridge Mtns
Great Smoky Mtns
Cumberland Mtns
Mt. Mitchell

English
to sit, sit, sits, sat, sitting, sat

Latin
John 1:1, in the beginning was the word
in principio erat Verbum

Math
Tsp and Tbsp
3 tsp=1 Tbsp
2 Tbsp=1 fl. oz.

Science
What are the major purposes of blood?
Transportation, protection, communication, temperature regulation

November 3-7, 2014

Week 11 of CC

Timeline:
Norman Conquest &: Feudalism in Europe
The Crusades
Zimbabwe and Early Mali in Africa
Aztecs of Meso-america
Francis of Assisi and Thomas Aquanis
Japan's Shoguns
Incas of South America

History
Tell me about the Civil War.
In 1861, the Civil War began when President Abraham Lincoln went to war with the Southern states that had seceded from the Union.

Geography
Appalachian Mountains - New England Features
White Mountains
Green Mtns
Adirondack Mtns
Alleghany Mtns

English
Irregular Verb Tenses
to set, set, sets, set, setting, set

Latin Rules - Verbs
Latin nouns and pronouns have different endings called declensions.

Math
Cubes from 1 - 10x10x10

Science
What is the endocrine system?
Glands and organs that use hormones to send messages through the bloodstream to the rest of the body.

Science experiment
Making the body - eyes,nose, ears, tongue, face

Fine arts
Continue working with tin whistle and musical dynamics & tunes

October 27-31, 2014

Week 10 of CC

Timeline:
Japan's Heian Period - East - west Schism of the Church

History
Tell me about President Polk.
In 1853, after the Mexican War and the Gadsden Purchase, President Polk's belief in the doctrine of the Manifest Destiny was realized.

Geography
Helena, MT
Boise, ID
Olympia, WA
Salem, Or
Juneau, AK

English
Irregular Verb Tenses
to lie
lie (s)
lay
lying
lain

Math
Squares

Latin - rules - articles
Latin has no translation for articles a, an, the.

Science
What are some parts of the respiratory system? nose, pharynx, larynx, trachae, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, lungs

October 20 - 24, 2014

Week 9 of CC

Timeline: Byzantine Emporer Justinian - Vikings Raid and Trade

History
Tell me about the Compromise of 1850. The Compromise of 1850, the Fugutive Slave Act,and the Dred Scott Decision preceded the secession of the Southern States.

Geography
Salt Lake City, UT
Phoenix, AZ
Carson City, NV
Sacramento, CA
Honolulu, HI

English
Irregular Verb Tenses
to lay
lay (s)
laid
laying
laid

Latin
Rules - verbs
Latin verbs have different endings called conjugations.

Math
15s

Science
What are 4 parts of the lymph system? lymph vessels, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus

October 13- 17, 2014

This was an off week for CC so we used it to our advantage.  The girls worked hard on map tracing and reviewing all information.

Also had a field trip to Orr Park. The girls had so much fun and they were able to learn many things about the trees and the carvings in the trees. They went with Nana Reed and Papa so it was definitely fun!!

October 6-10, 2014

Week 8 of CC

Timeline:
Council of Nicea through Western Roman Empire Falls to Barbarians

History
Tell me about the Missouri Compromise. In 1820 Henry Clay, worked out the Missouri Compromise, allowing Missouri to enter the Union as slave state and Maine as a free state.

Geography
Topeka, KS
Oklahoma City, OK
Austin, TX
Denver, CO
Santa Fe, NM

English
Verb Tenses
to raise
raise (s)
raised
raising
raised

Latin
Nouns
testimonium - witness
lumine - light
Johannes - John
tenebris, tenebrae - darkness

Math
14s

Science
What are 6 parts of the circulatory system? heart, arteries, veins, capillaries, red & white blood cells, platelets


Making the human body for science project.

Sept 29- Oct 3, 2014

Girls are doing incredible!! I cannot believe how quick time is going by and how great they are doing!

Each girl is doing better at reading but we are doing extra work in that area for comprehension and speed accuracy.  Doing a lot of read alouds but seem to be doing good with it

CC Week 7

Timeline: Jesus the Messiah through India's Gupta Dynasty

History
Tell me about the War of 1812. The War of 1812 gave confidence to the U.S. to write the Monroe Doctrine, warning Europeans not to attempt to Colonize the Americas.

Geography
St.Paul, MN
Bismarck, ND
Pierre, SD
Cheyenne, WY
Lincoln, NE

English
Irregular Verb Tenses
to rise
rise (s)
rose
rising
risen

Latin
Nouns:
vita - life
lux - light
homo, hominum - man
nomen - name

Math
Skip counting 13s

Science
What are 4 parts of the excretory system? urinary tract, lungs, skin, intestines

Monday-Friday, September 22-26, 2014

CC Week 6 - along with reviewing previous weeks and Bible, handwriting, spelling, reading, math and EEL and IEW writing paper on The Boston Massacre.

History:
Tell me about the Louisiana Purchase. In 1803, the purchase of Louisiana from France prompted westward exploration by pioneers, such as Lewis and Clark and Congressman Davy Crockett.

Geography:
Madison, WI
Springfield, IL
Des Moines, IA
Jefferson City, MO
Little Rock, AR

English:
Irregular Verb Tenses
To do, do, does, did, doing, done

Latin Nouns:
verbum, word
Deus, Deum, Deo, God
Principio, beginning
omnia, omnes, all
nihil, nothing

Math
11s and 12s

Science:
What are some parts of the digestive system? mouth, esophagus, stomach, liver, small intestine, large intestine

Timeline:
India's Mauryan Empire through John the Baptist

September 15-19, 2014 (Monday - Friday)

Continuing with studies.  E is doing more complicated math problems but pushing through them and doing better each day.  G is doing more subtraction. P is doing great with skip counting and multiplication.  Girls are doing much better in their spelling books also.  Each girl is reading through books also.  Assigned reading time and pages per day.

Week 5 CC

Timeline:
Judah falls to Babylon - Persia falls to Alexander the Great

History:
Tell me about George Washington. In 1789, in New York, George Washington was granted the full powers and responsibilities of the presidency by the US Constitution.

Geography
Lansing, MI
Columbus, OH
Indianopolis, IN
Frankfort, KY
Nashville, TN

English
Irregular Verb Tenses
To be, am, are, is, was, were, being, been

Math
9s and 10s

Science
5 main senses
sight hearing
taste
smell
touch

Latin
factum, made
missus, sent
conprehenderunt, comprehended
lucet, shineth
fuit, there was

Science Experiment
Epidermis

Fine Arts - perspective

September 8-12, 2014

Girls working through Bible catechisms, we do Bible Story, spelling, and handwriting

P
IEW - writing paper on Plymouth Colony
EEL - chart work
Math - multiplication
Reading comprehension

E
IEW - writing paper on Plymouth Colony
EEL - chart work
Math - prime and composite numbers
Reading comprehension

G
Math - subtraction  and adding 8's
English - working on sentences

CC Week 4
History:
Tell me about the Declaration of Independence.  In 1776, The Continental Congress published the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, announcing the colonists intent to form a new nation.

Timeline
Early Native Americans - Lao-Tzu, Confucious, Buddha

Geography:
Atlanta, GA
Tallahassee, FL
Montgomery, AL
Jackson, MS
Baton Rouge, LA

English:
Verb: Principle Parts
Infinitive
Present
Past
Present Participle
Past Participle

Latin
Verbs
erat - was
sunt - are
est - is
venit - came
perhiberet - bear
crederent - believe

Math
7s and 8s

Science:
What are 3 parts of the nervous system?
brain, spinal cord, nerves

Science Experiment - measure the amount of air that can be forced out of the lungs

Fine Arts - abstract art

September 2-5, 2013 (Monday off for Labor Day)

Girls did all handwriting, Bible story and writing catechisms, spelling

P
Math - working on Multiplication facts and doing great!
EEL - started task sheets
IEW - working on writing papers

E
Math - continuing work with fractions
EEL - started task sheets
IEW - working on writing papers

G
Math - subtraction and addition
English - moving forward with sentences

CC Review

August 25-29, 2014

Girls are doing great as we move along in our school year.

Learned week 3 of CC:
History: Tell me about the Boston Tea Party.  In 1773, colonists dressed as Mohawks, dumped tea from the British East India Company into the Boston Harbor.

English
A PAST PARTICIPLE is a verb plus "ed" used as an adjective or a verb

Math
5s and 6s

Timeline
Through Israels United Kingdom

Latin
Pronouns
hic, hoc - this
ipso, ipsum - him
cui - whose
quod - that
eam - it
illum - him

Science
What are 3 kinds of muscle? skeletal, smooth, cardiac

Geography
Annapolis, MD
Richmond, VA
Charleston, WV
Raleigh, NC
Columbia, SC

Girls are continuing working on Math and xtra math online.  Reading Childrens Story Book Bible.  Handwriting.  English and EEL and IEW. P wrote her first paper on Christopher Columbus and so did E.  They both did great!!

August 18-22, 2014

We accomplished 1 full week of school and girls did great! We did week 1 of CC and the girls had a great time and learned a lot.
Math - G is moving along in addition and subtraction
P - working on multiplication
E - working on fractions

All are doing xtramath.com for extra practice

E & P are working on IEW learning to write keyword outlines

Bible stories - from Child's Story Bible

Handwriting - P and G working on cursive

English - G working on Rod and Staff

Cc - Week 2 Information
History - Tell me about the Pilgrims. In 1620, the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England, signed the Mayflower Compact before landing in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Grammar
A Present Participle is a verb plus 'ing' used as an adjective or a verb

Science
Which bones make up the axial skeleton? Cranium, vertebrae, ribs & sternum

Geography
Montpelier, VT
Albany, NY
Trenton, NJ
Harrisburg, PA
Dover, DE

Latin
Conjunctions:
et - and
ut - that
sed - but

Math
3s and 4s

Timeline - through next 7

Back to School!!! August 11-13, 2014 (Monday - Wednesday)

Finally getting back into school and everyone is very excited!!
We did our first week of CC to prepare for upcoming class this coming Tuesday.

Girls did so good today!
We accomplished Math, reading, comprehension, handwriting, and Bible.

Along with CC work:
Cycle 3, week 1

History Sentence:
Tell me about Columbus.  In 1492, Columbus made the first of four trips to the Caribbean on three Spanish ships named the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

English:
An infinitive is "to" plus a verb, used as a noun, adjective or adverb.

Science:
What are 4 types of tissue?
Connective
Epithelial
Muscle
Nerve

Latin:
Prepositions
in - in
apud - with
per - through
sine - without

Geography:
states and capitals
Augusta, ME
Concord, NH
Boston, MA
Providence, RI
Hartford, CT

Monday-Friday, May 12-16, 2014

Girls continued to push through studies.
Reading more and more and getting more fluent.
Math is also progressing.  E is dividing fractions, P is doing multiplication and G is subtracting.  Very proud of them!
English and Phonics have gone great too.
Still writing Philippians for handwriting.
Finally finished reviewing all of CC too for summer.
Bible story is always great! We have great discussions after each reading.
Along with PT and learning about the body, this week was packed full!!!