Monday, December 05, 2016

Advent and Antarctica: Week 2 Peace

Advent

Week 2: Peace

Readings and Prayer: The Journey

Hymn: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear


Bible Reading Schedule/Activities:

Celebrate the Advent Season

Memory Verses:
Micah 5:2-5
Seeds Family Worship: To the Ends of the Earth

Jesse Tree Readings:

Ann Voskamp: Unwrapping the Greatest Gift
Ann's Peace Sunday Candle Lighting

The kids are working on their Bible Quizzing verses, we find this audiobible helpful: http://www.biblica.com/bible/online-bible/niv/luke/11/


Reading

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens ( read for free on Gutenburg or download Audible version with Tim Curry)

Other choices, free on Gutenburg:
The Night Before Christmas and Other Christmas Stories
Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
Short Stories by Lucy Maud Montgomery
A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others

Antarctica


Interactive website we are having fun with: http://discoveringantarctica.org.uk/

These first two videos are about the discovery of the South Pole, from last week.

Glory and Death: Amundsen and Scott's Race to the South Pole



Race to the South Pole: Tragedy at the South Pole
We watched this last week, very good.


The Secret of Antarctica


 
On Netflix:
Encounters At the End of the World
Frozen Planet

We will be doing more microscope labs this week and taking a trip to the Zoo to learn about animals in winter.  


Other resources:
http://lima.nasa.gov/
http://mamaofmanyblessings.com/arctic-antarctic-unit-study-ideas.html
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/icebridge/


Monday, November 14, 2016

November Week 3

Hymn of the Month

Be Still My Soul

Written by Katharina A. von Schlegel, 1752
Music: Finlandia by Jean Sibelius, 1899
Classics for Kids, Jean Sibelius




Bible Readings 

http://www.amblesideonline.org/Biblesch.shtml
2 Samuel 11
2 Samuel 12
Psalm 51
Luke 4: 16 - 31
Mark 6: 1 - 7

Bible Memory Work

Mark 12: 31-31
Seeds Family Worship: Seeds of Purpose vol. 4 


Language Arts


The kids and I are writing books this month. We have monthly and daily word goals. 

Nanowrimo.org 


Learning to Read

All in One Homeschool

Starfall

Maybe try: http://readingeggs.com/


History of Language
NativLang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0jqMO63SUg&list=PLc4s09N3L2h3HtaAYVqOVKGt2h6wRasw2 

The Writer's Workshop - Ted Ed
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJicmE8fK0Eib5y-bh4RVFvg492OIwpg8 

Foreign Languages

 
 

Social Studies

180 Days Around the World

Australia

Gov of Australia
http://splash.abc.net.au 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yXNrLTddME

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqkgKkW8o6E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyFFfKfgcbc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyf7hxVpI-Y

Current Events:
http://www.cnn.com/studentnews 

New Zealand Trek: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/science-expedition-new-zealand-teaching-guide

Science:

Earth Science 

Classical Conversations Cycle 1 App, starting in week 13

YouTube Channels: 
SciShow Kids
Crash Course Kids 
Magic School Bus Earth Science
    Watch episodes on Netflix



   




 






Monday, January 26, 2015

First Twelve Elements of the Periodic Table

You can use these as flash cards or play games with the terms. Have fun! Sing along to the elements song: at about 54 seconds: Here is a fun song with the names of all the elements: