Our Week Ahead ~ Feb 18th 2013

It's another short week in our home - which is pretty standard for us at this time every year and I'm looking forward to returning to full learning weeks without national holidays or our childrens birthdays (☺) diverting our attention towards days off and celebrations.
We've  (adjusted) our scheduled week accordingly below.

For the Week Ahead
Bible:
KJV Genesis 12-21   (listen to, via audio bible)   and a  (few questions on Thursday) from GG to OTH
Victory Journey through the Bible;  pgs 18-25,  Abraham - Issac
BiblioPlan Companion Ancients Map - Abraham's Journeys
What the Bible is All About for Young Explorers pg 28 (Genesis)
Making Brothers & Sisters Best Friends (Character Study, Read Aloud) Continue. This book is not the most exciting read :-) but the content is creating some interesting spin off conversations in our home, and we're appreciating the topics the Malley young people have written about.

Math Bobs:
Khan Academy (continue) 
LOF, Elementary Physics (fun easy review with this new LOF book)

Math Daisy: 
Making Math Meaningful
Khan Academy (review) 
Life of Fred
Math Games

Language Arts Bobs:

Rod and Staff Grammar (2 lessons each day)

Review All About Spelling Rules.
work through dictation pieces with word lists 7&8 from Natural Speller
WWS1 (continue)

Reader: The Island of Sheep ~ Buchan (complete)

Read Aloud to family: Poetry Piece

Language Arts Daisy:
All About Spelling (Review & continue)
WWE (continue)
Rod n Staff Grammar (continue)
Reader: Elsie Dinsmore series (book basket selection)
Read Aloud to family, poetry from Favourite Poems Illustrated  ~ Helen Ferris

History & Geography 
Week 4 of Ancient History Schedule: Polynesians, &, Abraham (select portions only)
Complete history sheet portion of Sumerians/Stonehenge from last week.
Audios:
Random choice :-)

Logic:
Chess for Bobs (online this week)
Perplexors D for Bobs
Perplexors B for Daisy

Other Language:
Visual Latin  delayed start until after mid-term break
Science & Nature:
Bobs to continue working on his perpetual motion machine
Photography of God's creatures & creation (All of us)
Delight led science for Daisy this term
Continue with our summer garden/ing study (we're starting to harvest our crops= pretty exciting!)

For the Term
Memorisation : (loaded on to their ipods as a play list and to be listened to in their own time)
Scripture: Isaiah 40: 25-31
Hymn: He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought
Review Grammar Songs - Both
Review Geography Songs: 7 Continents - Both
Multiplication Songs 6,7,8,9,12 times tables - Daisy

Composer:
Gustav Holst via  Classical Composers Monthy    
Week 3 of 3 weeks    (planetary tie-in for creation/ancients)

Artist & Theme:
God & His Creation
(various mediums-  including real life,  and the beauty captured by a camera)

Art:
A lesson with Mark Kistler (Ancients)
Photography, in nature study time

Electives:
Delight led projects with Dn for Bobs this term
Cupcake baking with Daisy  (Weds only)