Our Week Ahead ~ 24 March 2014

Last week was technically, as in supposed to be, a very lite left overs week/semi week off. 
In reality it was a full week on with IRL situations that just leapt out of the box at us.
We are very happy to back to scheduled learning this week ☺ 
March 24^th 2014

• Bible 

All: 1 Corinthians ch:11- ch:12 & discussion with Dn
Daisy: II Kings  (continue)

Memorisation & Cursive Copywork:
Hymn: Bob's choice for this term
Scriptures: Ephesians 4:32

Christian Life 1 verses pg 217 from Living Memory ~ Campbell (wk 4 of 8)

• History & Geography

Topic: Medieval Christian Church
Biblioplan Ch: 3 The Medieval Christian Church~ St. Patrick, St. Columba, 
St. Augustine, St. Jerome
Mapping: Invasion (biblioplan)
Encyclopedia Research: Return to Christianity, Monks & Monasteries

N/F: Church History (selections)

Family 
Read Alouds:

Black Horses for the King ~ McCaffrey  (complete).

Flame Over Tara (SL) ~ Polland (start)

Car time audio: Beowulf the Warrior ~ Sutcliff

N/F: How the Irish Saved Civilization ~ Cahill 941.501 Cah (selections)
Poetry: Anglo Saxon Poetry 
The Dream of the Rood (GGtML) supporting link
The Seafarer, or, The Wanderer

Daisy ~ History & Literature:
SOTW 2: Ch 3: Christianity Comes to Britain

N/F: Medieval Myths, Legends and Songs ~ Trembinski

Reader: Where Red Deer Run ~ Jenny Robertson (Columba)
Audio: King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table ~ Pyle
Poetry: A Child's Introduction to Poetry ~ Driscoll

Bob ~ History & Literature:
1: Greenleaf Guide to Medieval Literature ~ (Interjecting a comment here about GGtML: J, and I, just flat out like!! these guides.  The guides are written directly to the student and Mrs. Shearer injects humour right into the lessons, which often produce a burst of laughter during lit studies.  J is enjoying, his 2nd year, using a Greenleaf lit guide.)

Lesson 2: Anglo Saxon Poetry, incs Caedmon's Hymn

  (the changes in Medieval English) (complete on Monday)
Lesson 3 : Introduction to Beowulf
2: Invitation to the Classics (early Christian Writers: Augustine AD401 - selections)  ~ Cowan & Guiness

Audio: Augustine's Conversion ~ Mclean

 

• English (or Language Arts ;) )

Daisy:
All About Spelling

Grammar in Rod n Staff 4

LOF: Language Arts bk 2
Type outlines on history topics
Continue with current lesson in Story Starters ~ Andreola
Strong Fundamentals Writing With Ease (level 4)  ~ Bauer

Bob (English):
WWS: continue with re-organising folders. Complete all the necessary, missing, written pieces.

AAS rules  

Grammar in Rod n Staff 6
Type outlines on history topics
(Writing in Greenleaf Guide, Above)

• Math

Both: Khan Academy
Daisy: Select topics in:  
AoPS Pre-Algebra book & videos, 
Making Math Meaningful (review)
Bob: AoPS (select topics)

• Science (both)

Chemistry 101 (Friday)

The Periodic Table of Videos   (Delight led)

Bob (check start date for Coursera astronomy courses)

Daisy (delight led: Equine/Horses)