Early Modern Times: Our Week Ahead ~ 09 Feb 2015

Week: 1

This will be the most basic of posts, no pictures n prettys.....
I'm in the throes of organising 3 birthday celebrations for next week, amongst some other special family events happening, so schooling is a focus and get it done task for me this week.
Even though it's always a busy-beyond-belief week for me - all self inflicted ☺ - I enjoy birthday week in our home so much.

Here's out week ahead:
Continue ramping up academic subjects

Bible

All: 2 Thessalonians 

Hymn: All People That on Earth Do Dwell
Memorisation & Cursive Copywork:

nil

History & Geography

Biblioplan Ch 1: The Spanish Empire in the New World

Family

Read Aloud: Papa Was a Preacher ~ Porter

Afternoon Audio: Don Quixote ~ Cervantes (purchase the kindle first to get the audio for $4.99 NZ)

We are rather enjoying the portion of Don Quixote we've heard so far; Part 1 - but be advised some of the content issues may need editing out, or as I prefer to do with some books once the children are older, discuss that content.  Not sure what the rest of the story is like - someone mentioned cursing in Vol 2 (?) 
 ETA: Part 2, on our audio download, definitely contains content issues that required discussion, and editing out (pre-marital relationship and then abandonment, adultery)

Car time audio:

N/F:  Christian Men of Science ~ Mulfinger: Kepler 1571-1630 (Scientist for this term)

Famous Men:

Poetry:  The New Oxford Book of Children’s Verse ~Philip

Daisy ~ History, Literature & Book Basket:

Story of the World vol 3 (audio) Ch:1

N/F:

Reader: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase ~ Aiken SL5
Book Basket:  Beyond Beautiful Girlhood  ~ Noonan (with mum)

Optional: The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn ~ Hoobler SL7

Free Reading: some of the original Nancy Drew books

Jay ~ History & Literature & Book Basket:

1: GG Yr 3Lit (1550-1900)  ~ Shearer Lesson 2: Reading Poetry 

2: Book Basket:  Practical Happiness ~ Schultz (discuss with dad)

3: Free Reading: various - delight led

Optional: The Prisoner of Zenda ~ Hope

English

Daisy:

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase ~ Aiken SL5
(we're using a discussion guide I downloaded off the internet: If you go to this link and then just scroll down to The Wolves of Willoughby Chase document)

Jay:

1: GG Yr 3 Lit (1550-1900)  ~ Shearer

Lesson 2: Reading Poetry  (Poetry for Dummies ~ Timpane.  Selections over the year)  Cyndy Shearer is right; this book is a very thought filled work and so I try to ignore the title ☺

Maths

Daisy: 

IXL  

Murderous Maths 

Computer Science 101

Jay:  

IXL 

The World of Mathematics ~ Tiner  (repeat read)

Computer Science 101

Science (both)

Nil

Languages

Nil

Logic

Nil