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