Our month was cut a week short by a vacation we took last week. We still accomplished much!
Classical Conversation
We started our sixth year with Classical Conversations. This is my son's first year in Essentials and both kids' second time through Cycle 3.
Bible
Shaping Hearts for God Bible curriculum studying the life of Jesus
My son finished learning the 23rd Psalm and is working on learning Matthew 5:3-12 (The Beatitudes).
Math
Her:
RightStart Mathematics Level C - Lessons 58 through 70 (multiplication and fractions)
Singapore Math's Challenging Word Problems Level 1 - pages 146 through 159 (time)
Dreambox - logged 20 minutes for the month
Him:
Saxon Level 5/4 - through Lesson 31 (starting multiplication review)
Dreambox - logged 20 minutes for the month
Writing
Her:
Writing With Ease Level 2 - Week 24 through Week 29
Handwriting Without Tears Cursive Handwriting - learning "f"
Him:
Writing and Rhetoric Book 1: Fable - Completed!
IEW's U.S. History -Based Writing Lessons - Completed Lesson 1
English Grammar
Her: Classical Conversations English grammar memory, week 1
Him:
First Language Lessons Level 3 - finishing up with Dictionary Skills
Classical Conversations The Essentials of the English Language - Completed Week 1
Spelling
Her: Level 3 of All About Spelling - Step 11 through Step 13
Him: Level 4 of All About Spelling - Step 21 through 23
Poetry
None. We're focusing on Bible memory work for a few weeks.
Science
Classical Conversations Week 1 memory work and experiments
History
We are continuing to read non-fiction and historical fiction chronologically through American history.
Early European Settlements:
James Towne Struggle for Survival by Marcia Sewall (Read Aloud)
"King James's Town" from SOTW Volume 4 (RA)
The New Americans: Colonial Times (1620 to 1689) by Betsy and Giulio Maestro (RA)
The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh (Her IR)
Small Wolf by Nathaniel Benchley (Her independent reading)
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh (Her IR)
Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams by Avi (Her IR)
Jamestown New World Adventure by James E. Knight (His IR)
Literature and Required and Free Reading
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb - read King Lear, Macbeath, and All's Well That Ends Well (RA)
Him:
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O'Brien
Moonrise (Warriors The New Prophecy Book 2) by Erin Hunter
Firestar's Quest by Erin Hunter
Calvin and Hobbes The Lazy Sunday Book by Bill Watterson
Fine Arts
Her: Finished "Minuet in G" by Bach and various Irish fiddle tunes
Him: Finished "Concerto No. 5 in D Major, Op. 11, 1st Movement" by F. Seitz and various Irish fiddle tunes
Both:
Visited a glass art exhibit by artist Dale Chihuly
Attended a performance of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"
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