Sunday, January 31, 2010

Daily Rhythm for Moran, Myffwyn and Corbyn

This is a daily rhythm mainly for the little ones but with odds and ends for older children thrown in...just because that is how my brain works.
The times are just guidelines- I have never been a great believer in sticking too closely to times but more as a rhythm to our day.

~ DAILY SCHEDULE ~ (At least this is my goal for this year... We'll see how it goes!)
6:00 WAKE and BREAKFAST
Morning Learning: over Breakfast
- 24 Family Ways
- Book of Virtues: read a story
- Bible Story
- Saint of the Day
- Daily Intentions
- Singing Hymns

~ MORNING CHORES AND HYGIENE
~ Sensory Programme every 2 hours
~ OT exercises during break times as needed as well as Pre circle time, pre lunch, and pre dinner.

8:00-9:00 MORNING "CIRCLE TIME" BLOCK -

(Friday mornings we will go to Mass )
-Morning Prayer Saint of the Day- review from Breakfast
-Once upon a Time Saints: Ethel Pochocki
- Read: Little Suzy Stories: Elizabeth Prentiss
Review Days of the week, months, seasons and weather.
Seasonal Songs from-A Journey through Time in Verse and Rhyme
and learn poem from
-Poetry :
Rhymes for Annie Rose: Shirley Hughes
A Child's Garden of verses: RL Stevenson
- Seasonal Bible Story (Advent/Jesse Tree; Lent/Jesus Tree; Easter/Garden of the Good Shepherd) or just a favourite one

Religion Lesson using one of the following: (one per day)
-Angel Food Story
-Mary's White League Level 1: Ann Frost
- CGS presentations- Home Catechises: Moira Farrell
-Catholic Mosaic: Cay Gibson: Use the monthly ideas for working in the Liturgical Notebook
Preparation for Mass on Sunday:
Mummy read the readings and these books
Saints and Feast Days -Sisters of Notre Dame
Companion to the Calendar - Mary Ellen Hynes
Celebrating the Gospels - Gaynell Cronin
-or other Liturgical Year Picture Book; Religious Reading / Devotional Story
-Liturgical Hymn

9:00-10:00 MORNING LESSON BLOCK #1 ::
- Read Aloud: The Orphelines- Natalie Savage Carlson
-30 mins time with older children
- activities from prepared "Montessori List"
- poetry
10:00-11:30 MORNING LESSON BLOCK #2
Alphabet Path
Monday:
Presentation of Letter Formation using Modeling Beeswax and HWT style Homemade pieces
Read the Letter page and discuss the letters and various words/sounds from these books:
Serendipity Story for the Letter
A Stands for Angel - Joan Gale Thomas
The Sunday Alphabet of Animals - Aunt Kate
A is for Altar, B is for Bible - Judith Lang Main
An Alphabet of Catholic saints - Brenda and George Nippen
Museum ABC- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Complete Book of the Family Fairies- Cecily Mary Barker
Waldorf Alphabet Book -Famke Zonneveld
Letters from Heaven- Susan Kelly von Medicus
LMNOP-Howard Schrager
Aa Apple - Rose Isabella Stark
All in the Woodland Early Jane Yolan
G is for Goat - Patricia Polacco
Saints Lives and Illuminations - Ruth Sanderson
More Saints Lives and Illuminations - Ruth Sanderson
- Flower Fairy Coloring Page
- copying of letter into main lesson book and tracing letter

Tuesday: Read Picture Books and Coloring Pages and/or Worksheets

Wednesday: Read Fairy Tales based on Letter of the week

Thursday: More picture books, painting and Crafts and from weekly list

Friday: Cooking using the letter of the week for a guide

Math (30 min)using below as a guide ~
Simply Numbers- Shoelace Books
A First Lesson in Numbers-Benjamin Greenleaf
Gnomes and Numbers- Serendipity
story problems
Counting, by 1, 10 5, 2 up to100 eventually
counting games- snakes and ladders, ludo, monopoly junior, dominoes, lotto,
dice adding up numbers
counting things, grouping things like shells, bears, acorns
use the 'mind' games we have like Camelot Junior etc
recognise the numerals and the amount of the numeral
measurement using a ruler

11:30-1:00 LUNCH BREAK ::
Free Play
Angelus at Noon
Lunch
Help clear and lunch sports with other kids

1:00-3:00 AFTERNOON LEARNING BLOCK
Read Aloud if want and/or need as well as daily below:
Monday – Nature Walk, nature notebook and quiet time
Tuesday – Australian Wildlife - Sharon Mengerson and favourite picture books and quiet time
Wednesday – Hand crafts, music appreciation and quiet time
Thursday – Liturgical year crafts, nature notebook and quiet time (Lent a Journey Towards Easter -Lap Books for Catholics)
Friday – Life Skills and sports and quiet time

3:00: DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET/TEATIME AND OUTDOOR PLAYTIME

5:00 : CLEAN-UP HOME AND PRE-DINNER CHORES

6:00 : DINNER ROUTINE
- dinner
- Rosary/ Bible Story/ Family Read Aloud

BED TIME ROUTINE~ From Amy Caroline ( we will try this and see how it goes)
(Older children do Dinner Clean up and own bed time preparations)

After dinner baths and into Pj's
Family read aloud and prayer time
Mummy get snack ready - warm milk with cinnamon and toast with honey.
Teeth and toilet time
Go to Mummy and Daddy's room, candles have been lit and crawl in under covers and read Bedtime bag books.
Special Mummy prayers: the ones I say with them every night and Guardian Angel and own little prayers.
Blow out candles and go to own beds

8:00: FREE TIME
Older children have free time for personal pursuits and games etc and then go to bed at set times

Blessings,

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Children's Assigned Reading for February

Children's Assigned Reading for February:

♥ Autumn (for 1st Term)

* St Thomas More - Elizabeth M.Ince
* St Catherine Laboure - Alma Power-Waters
* Nicholas Nickleby - Charles Dickens
* Swollowdale - Arthur Ransome
* The Wind in the Willows - Kenith Graham
* Woodland Tales - Ernest Thompson Seton
* The Phanton of the Opera - R. L. Stevenson
* Beloved of the God's - Barbara Ker Wilson
* The Hidden Art of Homemaking - Edith Schaeffer

♥ Vellvin

* Saint Pius X - Walter Diethelm
* Freckles - Gene Stratton -Porter
* Emily of New Moon - L. M. Montgomery
* The Crystal Snowstorm - Meriol Trevor
* William's Happy Days - Richmall Crompton
* A little Book of Manners - Emilie Barnes

♥ Saxon

* St Anthony -Helen Walker Homan
* Freckles - Gene Stratton-Porter
* St George of England -G. A. Henty
* At Abukir and Acre - G. A. Henty
* A Little Manners Book for Boys - Emilie Barnes

♥ Eden

* Saint Margaret Mary - Mary Fabyan Windeatt
* The Girl of the Limberlost - Gene Stratton- Porter
* The Drovers Road Collection - Joyce West
* The Great Alaskan Dinosaur Adventure - B. Davis, M. Liston, J. Whitmore
* Mama's Bank Account - Kathryn Forbes
* The Spirit of Loveliness - Emilie Barnes

♥ Rogan

* The Bush Boys- Father James Tierney
* Saint Catherine of Siena - Mary Fabyan Windeatt
* William and the Witch - Richmall Crompton
* The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk-Thornton W Burgess
* The Adventures of Prickly Porky - Thornton W Burgess
* A Little Manners Book for Boys - Emilie Barnes


Blessings,

Resources and some Plans for 2010

These are some of the resources and ideas we have for 2010.
Once again this is a work in progress and I will add to it as I resource other materials.

Term 1 1 February to 26 March

Term 2 12 April to 25 June (26 April - ANZAC Day Public Holiday)

Term 3 12 July to 17 September

Term 4 4 October to 17 December

SCIENCE -
A History of Science- Rebecca Berg
Big Book of Science: Dinah Zike choose 2 from the book)
Experiments from various books 2 week
Biology
Chemistry - 2nd term
Physics - 1st term
Astronomy - 3rd term

NATURE ~
Australian Wildlife - Sharon Mengerson

GEOGRAPHY-
Geography in Seven Months (downloaded)
Geography

ART-
Art Projects for Kids

MATHS-
Mathmatics.com.au
Number Nut
Maths U See
Simply Numbers- Shoelace Books
A First Lesson in Numbers-Benjamin Greenleaf
Gnomes and Numbers- Serendipity
An Easy Start in Arithmetic - Ruth Beechick

WRITING-
The Writers Jungle: Julie Bogart
Teen Inklings


READING FORMATION ~
Along the Alphabet Path
Before Five in a Row - Jane Claire Lambert
Five in a Row - Jane Claire Lambert
The Frances Study Guide: Valerie Bent
Making the Most of the Pre School Years - Valerie Bent

ENGLISH ~
My Catholic Speller : Level A (CHC)
The Essential Spelling List-Fred J. Schonell.
Essentials in Teaching and Testing Spelling- Fred
Stories with a View: Margot Davidson 1 lesson over the week
Ruth Heller Books 1 book per week
Lessons in Literature: Adnil Pres
Introduction to Classical Studies - Cheryl Lowe
Simply Grammar - Karen Andreola
English - Lingua Mater: Margot Davidson
Logic- Introductory Logic: Douglas J Wilson and James B Nance
EnglishMaven

LATIN ~
English from The Roots up: Joegil K. Lundquist
Prima Latina: Leigh Lowe
Lingua Angelica: Cheryl Lowe Learn in Latin
Latin with Laughter-Mrs. Sydney Frankenburg

POETRY ~
various sources dpending on the child

FAITH and VIRTUE TRAINING ~
24 Family Ways
Book of Virtues: read a story
Bible
Saint of the Day
Bible stories
Catholic Children's Treasure Box: Maryknoll Sisters
Once upon a Time Saints: Ethel Pochocki
Little Suzy Stories: Elizabeth Prentiss
Mary's White League Level 1: Ann Frost
CGS presentations- Home Catechises: Moira Farrell
Catholic Mosaic: Cay Gibson
Orchard House Circle resources
Pilgrims of the Holy Family-Kerry and Nancy MacArthur, and Blue Knights-Dan Mcguire along with various Boy Hood books we have on hand.
Credo lessons- this is an old pamphlet I printed off the net about 1996 and cannot find a link to anymore
The Virtue Tree: Sandra Grant
Life Work: Rick Sarkisian
Confirmation Preparation for Young Catholics: Seton Press
Sacrament of Confirmation: Faith in the Family Cathechetics
The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism
The Man Who Lived Forever: Rev Gerald T Brennan
The Mass Explained to Children: Maria Montessori
The Most Beautiful Thing in the World:~ Susna Brindle, Joan Bell, Miriam Lademan
The New St Joseph First Communion Catechism
My First Catechism: Father Lovasik
Receiving Holy Communion: Father Lovasik
Preparing for my First Confession: Helen Mills
My Picture Missal: Father Lovasik
Going to Confession: Father Lovasik
The Sacrament of Reconiliation: Rev Jude Winkler
The Holy Eucharist: Father Lovasik
The Sacrementals of the Church: Father Lovasik
The Seven Sacrementals: Father Lovasik
CGS presentations- Home Catechises Moira Farrell
Saints and Feast Days -Sisters of Notre Dame
Companion to the Calendar - Mary Ellen Hynes
Celebrating the Gospels - Gaynell Cronin
Preparation and Participation in various Feast Days

SIGN LANGUAGE ~
from basic notes I have printed out
Alphabet
sign with me cheat sheet
Australian version
Another
aslopro
I can't find the original one I saved, hopefully soon

HUMAN BODY UNIT STUDY ~ term 1
Human Body Unit Study -Jennifer Steward
Human Anatomy in full Colour - John Green
Life Science- Seton programme Chapter 15:Introduction to Systems

SHAKESPEARE UNIT STUDY~ term 2
Shakespeare for Kids - Colleen Aagesen and Marcie Blumberg
More Tales for Shakespeare - Marcia Williams
Lambs tales of Shakespeare - Charles and Mary Lamb
Shakespeare - E. Nesbit
Bard of Avon: The story of William Shakespeare- Diane Stanley
Romeo and Juliet - illustrated by Margaret Early

WEATHER UNIT STUDY~ term 3
Use the Acorn academy Unit Study and the other one I can't think of the name of

EARLY LEARNING ~
Oak Meadow Curriculum
Christopherus Curriculum
Charlotte Mason Method and all the books we have
Ruth Beechick
Maria Montessori Method on line and all the books we have

General Resources -
Freebie of the Day
abc teach
Jan Brett Page
Donna Young
Paper Dali
Enchanted Learning
Alphabet Colouring pages - Pondered in My Heart


HISTORY-
Story of the World:
The Story of the World 'resource book' and The Story of the World Activity Book
for all 4 terms
volume 1-Eden and Rogan
Volume 2-Saxon and Vellvin
Volume 3- Autumn.

History Lessons per term-
Term 1 - 9.
Term 2 -14.
Term 3 -12.
Term 4 -12.

Unit Studies:
Term 1 - The Human Body
Term 2 - Shakespeare
Term 3 - Weather
Term 4 - ???

Sports- Term 1:
Term 1- Volley ball
Term 2- Basketball
Term 3- Badminton and Table Tennis
Term 4- Soccer

Music Appreciation:
Term 1- Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, Bach
Term 2- Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mozart
Term 3- Schumann, Gilbert and Sullivan, Verdi, Dvorak
Term 4- Handel, Liszt, Chopin, Wagner

Poor Box Toys- through out the year one hour per week.

Art Work- in order left to right Autumn, Eden, Saxon, Vellvin and Rogan
Term 1: Sketching, Pen and watercolour, Sketching, Pen and water colour, Sketching.
Term 2: Wax sculpting, sculpy, Waldorf style drawing, wax sculpting, wax sculpting
Term 3: Pen and Watercolour, Form Drawing, Form Drawing, Waldorf style Drawing, Waldorf Style Drawing
Term 4: Waldorf Style drawing, sketching, Decorate a cut out alphabet with different mediums, sketching, Pen and Watercolour

Lent a Journey Towards Easter -Lap Books for Catholics

Monthly Theme work for Enjoy the Journey Through.....each Month

SIGN LANGUAGE ~
from basic notes I have printed out
Alphabet
sign with me cheat sheet
Australian version
Another
aslopro
I can't find the original one I saved, hopefully soon

Blessings,

Moran's 1st Term Plans 2010

Moran and Myffwyn will be learning together along with Corbyn as he wants to.

I am still working out a daily plan of how we go about this so we can achieve as much as we can.
I am anticipating some of Moran's 'exercises' from the OT etc to be added into this later.

Morning Learning: over Breakfast
- 24 Family Ways
- Book of Virtues: read a story
- Bible Story
- Saint of the Day
- Daily Intentions
- Singing Hymns

Lunch Learning- Read aloud over lunch

Evening- Read Picture Bible, Bedtime Bag Books, Chapter book and Rosary

Prayer Pegs: Morning Prayer, Angelus, 3 o'clock prayer, Rosary, Night prayers

Big Kid little Kids time 30 mins daily

Along the Alphabet Path
Plans for the week on this- still trialing this format.

Maths-
Simply Numbers- Shoelace Books
A First Lesson in Numbers-Benjamin Greenleaf
Gnomes and Numbers- Serendipity
story problems
Counting, by 1, 10 5, 2 up to100 eventually
counting games- snakes and ladders, ludo, monopoly junior, dominoes, lotto,
dice adding up numbers
counting things, grouping things like shells, bears, acorns
use the 'mind' games we have like Camelot Junior etc
recognise the numerals and the amount of the numeral
measurement using a ruler

Poetry- not written just oral recitation and I write out and Moran illustrate
- Rhymes for Annie Rose: Shirley Hughes
- A Child's Garden of verses: RL Stevenson

Virtue training-
-Bible stories- narrate and draw. I will copy her narration and she can copy a sentence and then move on to a paragraph
- Catholic Children's Treasure Box: Maryknoll Sisters
-Once upon a Time Saints: Ethel Pochocki
-Little Suzy Stories: Elizabeth Prentiss
-Mary's White League Level 1: Ann Frost
- CGS presentations- Home Catechises: Moira Farrell
-Catholic Mosaic: Cay Gibson
Use the monthly ideas for working in the Liturgical Notebook

Preparatin for Mass on Sunday:
Mummy read the readings and these books
Saints and Feast Days -Sisters of Notre Dame
Companion to the Calendar - Mary Ellen Hynes
Celebrating the Gospels - Gaynell Cronin

Read Aloud to little Ones ~
The Orphelines- Natalie Savage Carlson
Milly Molly Mandy -Joyce Lankester Brisley

THESE MAY BE USED LATER unsure I am going to format them yet ~
Before Five in a Row - Jane Claire Lambert
Five in a Row - Jane Claire Lambert
The Frances Study Guide: Valerie Bent

Making the Most of the Pre School Years - Valerie Bent; for extra activities

Australian Wildlife - Sharon Mengerson

Lent a Journey Towards Easter -Lap Books for Catholics

Life Skills:
Ball games and skills - throwing, catching, kicking rolling, aiming for baskets etc
using the balance beam
trampoline tricks
skipping and balancing
Telling Time - clock with movable hands
Seasons/weeks/months/weather

Any exercises for the OT etc

Lunch Sports - aka play for little ones

Sports - Term 1- Volley ball

Nature note book- 2 times a week

Music - piano when learnt letter G

Music Appreciation -
Term 1- Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, Bach
2 weeks per composer: listen to Vox Music Master series on each composer and then the rest of the time listen to music while doing jobs and in free time if want to.

SIGN LANGUAGE ~
from basic notes I have printed out
Alphabet
sign with me cheat sheet
Australian version
Another
aslopro
I can't find the original one I saved, hopefully soon

We will be reducing the DVD watching dramatically and having a selection of books, games and activities on hand for 'needy' children.

Bed time Routine- From Amy Caroline ( we will try this and see how it goes)

After dinner baths and into Pj's
Family read aloud and prayer time
Mummy get snack ready - warm milk with cinnamon and toast with honey.
Teeth and toilet time
Go to Mummy and Daddy's room, candles have been lit and crawl in under covers and read Bedtime bag books.
Special Mummy prayers: the ones I say with them every night and Guardian Angel and own little prayers.
Blow out candles and go to own beds

Blessings,

Myffwyn's 1st Term Plans 2010

Myffwyn and Moran will be learning together. They will do most of this at the same pace, but if one of them needs to move at a quicker pace they can.

Morning Learning: over Breakfast
- 24 Family Ways
- Book of Virtues: read a story
- Bible Story
- Saint of the Day
- Daily Intentions
- Singing Hymns

Lunch Learning- Read aloud over lunch

Evening- Read Picture Bible, Bedtime Bag Books, Chapter book and Rosary

Prayer Pegs: Morning Prayer, Angelus, 3 o'clock prayer, Rosary, Night prayers

Big Kid little Kids time 30 mins daily

Along the Alphabet Path
Plans for the week on this- still trialing this format.

Maths-
Simply Numbers- Shoelace Books
A First Lesson in Numbers-Benjamin Greenleaf
Gnomes and Numbers- Serendipity
story problems
Counting, by 1, 10 5, 2 up to100 eventually
counting games- snakes and ladders, ludo, monopoly junior, dominoes, lotto,
dice adding up numbers
counting things, grouping things like shells, bears, acorns
use the 'mind' games we have like Camelot Junior etc
recognise the numerals and the amount of the numeral
measurement using a ruler

Poetry- not written just oral recitation and I write out and Myffwyn will illustrate
- Rhymes for Annie Rose: Shirley Hughes
- A Child's Garden of verses: RL Stevenson

Virtue training-
-Bible stories- narrate and draw. I will copy her narration and she can copy a sentence and then move on to a paragraph
- Catholic Children's Treasure Box: Maryknoll Sisters
-Once upon a Time Saints: Ethel Pochocki
-Little Suzy Stories: Elizabeth Prentiss
-Mary's White League Level 1: Ann Frost
- CGS presentations- Home Catechises: Moira Farrell
-Catholic Mosaic: Cay Gibson
Use the monthly ideas for working in the Liturgical Notebook

Preparatin for Mass on Sunday:
Mummy read the readings and these books
Saints and Feast Days -Sisters of Notre Dame
Companion to the Calendar - Mary Ellen Hynes
Celebrating the Gospels - Gaynell Cronin

Read Aloud to little Ones ~
The Orphelines- Natalie Savage Carlson
Milly Molly Mandy -Joyce Lankester Brisley

THESE MAY BE USED LATER unsure I am going to format them yet ~
Before Five in a Row - Jane Claire Lambert
Five in a Row - Jane Claire Lambert
The Frances Study Guide: Valerie Bent

Making the Most of the Pre School Years - Valerie Bent; for extra activities

Australian Wildlife - Sharon Mengerson

Lent a Journey Towards Easter -Lap Books for Catholics

Life Skills:
Ball games and skills - throwing, catching, kicking rolling, aiming for baskets etc
using the balance beam
trampoline tricks
skipping and balancing
Telling Time - clock with movable hands
Seasons/weeks/months/weather

Lunch Sports - aka play for little ones

Sports - Term 1- Volley ball

Nature note book- 2 times a week

Music - piano when learnt letter G

Music Appreciation -
Term 1- Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, Bach
2 weeks per composer: listen to Vox Music Master series on each composer and then the rest of the time listen to music while doing jobs and in free time if want to.

SIGN LANGUAGE ~
from basic notes I have printed out
Alphabet
sign with me cheat sheet
Australian version
Another
aslopro
I can't find the original one I saved, hopefully soon

We will be reducing the DVD watching dramatically and having a selection of books, games and activities on hand for 'needy' children.

Bed time Routine- From Amy Caroline ( we will try this and see how it goes)

After dinner baths and into Pj's
Family read aloud and prayer time
Mummy get snack ready - warm milk with cinnamon and toast with honey.
Teeth and toilet time
Go to Mummy and Daddy's room, candles have been lit and crawl in under covers and read Bedtime bag books.
Special Mummy prayers: the ones I say with them every night and Guardian Angel and own little prayers.
Blow out candles and go to own beds

Blessings,

Corbyn's 1st Term Plans 2010

Corbyn will be basically following what Moran and Myffwyn will be doing but join in as he wants too.
Some things are required that are 'family oriented,' but he is free to come and go as he pleases.

Morning Learning: over Breakfast
- 24 Family Ways
- Book of Virtues: read a story
- Bible Story
- Saint of the Day
- Daily Intentions
- Singing Hymns

Lunch Learning- Read aloud over lunch

Evening- Read Picture Bible, Bedtime Bag Books, Chapter book and Rosary

Prayer Pegs: Morning Prayer, Angelus, 3 o'clock prayer, Rosary, Night prayers

Big Kid little Kids time 30 mins daily

Along the Alphabet Path
Plans for the week on this- still trialing this format.

Maths-
Simply Numbers- Shoelace Books
A First Lesson in Numbers-Benjamin Greenleaf
Gnomes and Numbers- Serendipity
story problems
Counting, by 1, 10 5, 2 up to100 eventually
counting games- snakes and ladders, ludo, monopoly junior, dominoes, lotto,
dice adding up numbers
counting things, grouping things like shells, bears, acorns
use the 'mind' games we have like Camelot Junior etc
recognise the numerals and the amount of the numeral
measurement using a ruler

Poetry- not written just oral recitation and I write out and Corbyn will illustrate
- Rhymes for Annie Rose: Shirley Hughes
- A Child's Garden of verses: RL Stevenson

Virtue training-
-Bible stories- narrate and draw. I will copy her narration and she can copy a sentence and then move on to a paragraph
- Catholic Children's Treasure Box: Maryknoll Sisters
-Once upon a Time Saints: Ethel Pochocki
-Little Suzy Stories: Elizabeth Prentiss
-Mary's White League Level 1: Ann Frost
- CGS presentations- Home Catechises: Moira Farrell
-Catholic Mosaic: Cay Gibson
Use the monthly ideas for working in the Liturgical Notebook

Preparatin for Mass on Sunday:
Mummy read the readings and these books
Saints and Feast Days -Sisters of Notre Dame
Companion to the Calendar - Mary Ellen Hynes
Celebrating the Gospels - Gaynell Cronin

Read Aloud to little Ones ~
The Orphelines- Natalie Savage Carlson
Milly Molly Mandy -Joyce Lankester Brisley

THESE MAY BE USED LATER unsure I am going to format them yet ~
Before Five in a Row - Jane Claire Lambert
Five in a Row - Jane Claire Lambert
The Frances Study Guide: Valerie Bent

Making the Most of the Pre School Years - Valerie Bent; for extra activities

Australian Wildlife - Sharon Mengerson

Lent a Journey Towards Easter -Lap Books for Catholics

Life Skills:
Ball games and skills - throwing, catching, kicking rolling, aiming for baskets etc
using the balance beam
trampoline tricks
skipping and balancing
Telling Time - clock with movable hands
Seasons/weeks/months/weather

Lunch Sports - aka play for little ones

Sports - Term 1- Volley ball

Nature note book- 2 times a week

Music Appreciation -
Term 1- Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, Bach
2 weeks per composer: listen to Vox Music Master series on each composer and then the rest of the time listen to music while doing jobs and in free time if want to.

SIGN LANGUAGE ~
from basic notes I have printed out
Alphabet
sign with me cheat sheet
Australian version
Another
aslopro
I can't find the original one I saved, hopefully soon

We will be reducing the DVD watching dramatically and having a selection of books, games and activities on hand for 'needy' children.

Bed time Routine- From Amy Caroline ( we will try this and see how it goes)

After dinner baths and into Pj's
Family read aloud and prayer time
Mummy get snack ready - warm milk with cinnamon and toast with honey.
Teeth and toilet time
Go to Mummy and Daddy's room, candles have been lit and crawl in under covers and read Bedtime bag books.
Special Mummy prayers: the ones I say with them every night and Guardian Angel and own little prayers.
Blow out candles and go to own beds

Blessings,

Monday, January 18, 2010

Eden's's 2010 Reading List


The Drovers Road Collection -Joyce West.
What would Jesus do -Charles M Sheldon's classic , retold for children.
The Wouldbegoods -E. Nesbit.
The House of Arden -E. Nesbit.
What Katy did -Susan Coolidge.
The Great Alaskan Dinosaur Adventure -Buddy Davis
- Mike liston
- John Whitmore.
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court- Mark Twain.
National Velvet-Enid Bagnold.
Hans Brinker -Mary Mapes Dodge.
Mama's Bank Account -Kathryn Forbes.
Cheaper by the dozen -Frank b. gilbreth.
Belles on their toes -Frank B . Gilbreth.
The Quilt -T. Davis Bunn.
Long way Home - Michael Morpurgo.
Mandie and the Cherokee Legend -Lois Gladys Leppard.
Addie McCormick and the mystery of the missing scrapbook - Leanne Lucas.
The Sword in the tree -Clyde Robert Bulla
Page Boy of Camelot- Eugenia Stone
Outcast - Rosemary Sutcliff
The Silver Branch- Rosemary Sutcliff
The Eagle of the Ninth- Rosemary Sutcliff
The Shining Company - Rosemary sutcliff
The Lantern Bearers - Rosemary Sutcliff
The Mouse and the Motorcycle - Beverly Cleary
Ralph S. Mouse - Beverly Cleary
Bows against the Barrons - Geoffrey Trease
Treasures in the Snow - Patricia M. St john
The Way to Sattin Shore - Philippa Pearce
Cue to Treason - Geoffrey Trease
Heidi - Joanna Spyri
Heidi Grows Up - Charles Tritten
Heidi's Children - Charles Tritten
Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
Ramona Forever - Beverly Cleary
Just David - Eleanor H. Porter
Beezus and Ramona -Beverly Cleary
Elsie Dinsmore Collection: Books15- 28, Martha Finley
Swallows and Amazons Collection - Arthur Ransome
The Hidden Treasure of Glaston- Eleanor M Jewett
If all the Swords in England - Barbara Willard
The Lost Baron - Allen French
The Red Keep - Allen French
The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow - Allen French
The Glad Books:
Pollyanna Grows Up - Eleanor H. Porter
Pollyanna of the Orange Blossoms - Harriet Lummis Smith
Pollyanna's Jewels -Harriet Lummis Smith
Pollyanna's Debt of Honour -Harriet Lummis Smith
Pollyanna's Western Adventure -Harriet Lummis Smith
Pollyanna and the Secret Mission - Elizabeth Borton
Pollyanna of the Magic Valley - Virginia May Moffitt
Stepping Heavenward - Elizabeth Prentiss
Linnets and Valerians - Elizabeth Goudge
The Little White Horse - Elizabeth Goudge
The Flower of the Family - Elizabeth Prentiss
My Family and other Stories - Gerald Durrell
When the Siren Wailed - Noel Streatfeild
A Vicarage Family - Noel Streatfeild
White boots - Noel Streatfeild
The Circus is Coming - Noel Streatfeild
Gemma - Noel Streatfeild
Gemma and Sisters - Noel Streatfeild
The Master of Ballantrae - R. L. Stevenson
Legions of the Eagle - Henry Treece
Man with a Sword - Henry Treece

Blessings,

Friday, January 15, 2010

Vellvin 1st Term Plans 2010

Morning Learning: over Breakfast
- 24 Family Ways
- Book of Virtues: read a story
- Bible Story
- Saint of the Day
- Daily Intentions
- Singing Hymns

Lunch Learning- Read aloud over lunch

Evening- Read Picture Bible, Bedtime Bag Books, Chapter book and Rosary

Prayer Pegs: Morning Prayer, Angelus, 3 o'clock prayer, Rosary, Night prayers

Big Kid little Kids time 30 mins daily

English:
- Introduction to Classical Studies 3 times a week
- Grammar - Karen Andreola approx 5 of the lessons a week as there are about 45 lessons

Spelling:- daily
The Essential Spelling List-Fred J. Schonell.
using the ideas in Essentials in Teaching and Testing Spelling- Fred J. Schonell Learn 3-5 words at a time and then there will be a dictation test on the section of words when reach the end of section.

Poetry: Learn by oral recitation daily
1. Logs to Burn: an old Sussex poem
2. The Blind Men and the Elephant: John Goddfrey Saxe

Faith Training:
Confirmation Preparation for Young Catholics: Seton Press
Sacrement of Confirmation: Faith in the Family Cathechetics
The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism
The Man Who Lived Forever: Rev Gerald T Brennan
The Mass Explained to Children: Maria Montessori
Preparation and Participation in various Feast Days

Preparatin for Mass on Sunday: Read the readings and these books
Saints and Feast Days -Sisters of Notre Dame
Companion to the Calendar - Mary Ellen Hynes
Celebrating the Gospels - Gaynell Cronin

Latin: ( we will attempt this again) daily
- English from The Roots up: Joegil K. Lundquist
-Prima Latina: Leigh Lowe
- Lingua Angelica: Cheryl Lowe Learn in Latin
1. Sign of the Cross
2. The Our Father
3. Hail Mary
4. Gloria
5. Table Blessing
6. Glory Be.....
7. Agnes Dei
-Latin with Laughter-Mrs. Sydney Frankenburg .( For fun.)

Maths:
- Maths On Line 4 times a week
-Number Nut - just for fun
Times Tables on tip of tongue( must know by end of term)

History - The Story of the World : The Middle Ages Susan Wise Bauer
and The Story of the World Activity Book - The Middle Ages
-9 lessons first term approximately 1 per week.

Science: 3 times a week
-A History of Science- Rebecca Berg
- Experiments from various books 2 week
- Physics - work through at own pace for the term. Finish this term

Human Body Study: 2-3 times week
A small Unit Study -Jennifer Steward
-Human Anatomy in full Colour - John Green
- Life Science- Seton programme Chapter 15:Introduction to Systems
11 areas to cover
1. Skeleton and Bones
2. Muscles
3. Spine
4. Brain
5. Nervous System
6. Heart and circulation
7. Skin, Hair, nose, Mouth Throat
8. Eye and Ear
9. Respiratory System
10. Digestive System
11. Internal Organs like stomach, liver intestines etc
12. Urinary System

Geography: 2 times week
Geography in Seven Months (downloaded)
Geography for fun

Blog:
Prepare 4 posts per week and pre publish using 1 and 1/2 hours per week to do this

Life Preparation:
- Orchard House Circle Meeting time Tuesday Night: homework 2 hours on Wednesday
- The Virtue Tree: Sandra Grant
1 lesson per week then move onto
- Life Work: Rick Sarkisian 1 lesson per week

Reading: from prepared list and Assigned reading.
45 min Quiet time/ reading time per day

Assigned reading will consist of
1. Saint book or book about A life of Faith of notable Christan
2. Science
3. Book from Orchard House Circle reading books
4. from reading list

Poor Box Toys Inc - 1 hour per week

Sports -
Term 1: 2 times a week
- Volley ball

Nature Note book- 2 times a week

Music Playing-
Term 1 Learn: Daily
1.Guitar - Breakfast by Newsboys
2. Piano- Spring: Vivaldi

Music Appreciation -
Term 1: 1 lesson for week other listening at various times
- Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, Bach
2 weeks per composer: listen to Vox Music Master series on each composer and then the rest of the time listen to music while doing jobs and in free time if want to.

Art Work: 2 times a week
Term 1- Pen and Watercolour: based on Elsa Beskow, Beatrix Potter and Tasha Tudor

Lent a Journey Towards Easter -Lap Books for Catholics

Monthly Theme work for Enjoy the Journey Through.....each Month

Blessings,

Saxon 1st Term Plans 2010

Morning Learning: over Breakfast
- 24 Family Ways
- Book of Virtues: read a story
- Bible Story
- Saint of the Day
- Daily Intentions
- Singing Hymns

Lunch Learning- Read aloud over lunch

Evening- Read Picture Bible, Bedtime Bag Books, Chapter book and Rosary

Prayer Pegs: Morning Prayer, Angelus, 3 o'clock prayer, Rosary, Night prayers

Big Kid little Kids time 30 mins daily

English:
- Introduction to Classical Studies 3 times a week
- Grammar - Karen Andreola approx 5 of the lessons a week as there are about 45 lessons

Spelling:- daily
The Essential Spelling List-Fred J. Schonell.
using the ideas inEssentials in Teaching and Testing Spelling- Fred J. Schonell Learn 3-5 words at a time and then there will be a dictation test on the section of words when reach the end of section.

Logic- Introductory Logic: Douglas J Wilson and James B Nance: 2 times a week

Poetry: Learn by oral reciitation daily
1. Paul Reveres Ride: Henry Longfellow

Faith Training:
Confirmation Preparation for Young Catholics: Seton Press
Sacrement of Confirmation: Faith in the Family Cathechetics
The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism
The Man Who Lived Forever: Rev Gerald T Brennan
The Mass Explained to Children: Maria Montessori
Preparation and Participation in various Feast Days

Preparatin for Mass on Sunday: Read the readings and these books
Saints and Feast Days -Sisters of Notre Dame
Companion to the Calendar - Mary Ellen Hynes
Celebrating the Gospels - Gaynell Cronin

Latin: ( we will attempt this again) daily
- English from The Roots up: Joegil K. Lundquist
-Prima Latina: Leigh Lowe
- Lingua Angelica: Cheryl Lowe Learn in Latin
1. Sign of the Cross
2. The Our Father
3. Hail Mary
4. Gloria
5. Table Blessing
6. Glory Be.....
7. Agnes Dei
-Latin with Laughter-Mrs. Sydney Frankenburg .( For fun.)

Maths:
- Maths On Line 4 times a week
- Number Nut - just for fun
Times Tables on tip of tounge( must know by end of term)

History - The Story of the World : The Middle Ages Susan Wise Bauer
and The Story of the World Activity Book - The Middle Ages
-9 lessons first term approximently 1 per week.

Science: 3 times a week
-A History of Science- Rebecca Berg
- Experiments from various books 2 week
- Physics - work through at own pace for the term. Finish this term

Human Body Study: 2-3 times week
A small Unit Study -Jennifer Steward
-Human Anatomy in full Colour - John Green
- Life Science- Seton programme Chapter 15:Introduction to Systems
11 areas to cover
1. Skeleton and Bones
2. Muscles
3. Spine
4. Brain
5. Nervous System
6. Heart and circulation
7. Skin, Hair, nose, Mouth Throat
8. Eye and Ear
9. Resperatory System
10. Digestive Sysrem
11. Internal Organs like stomach, liver intestines etc
12. Urinary System

Geography: 2 times week
Geograpy in Seven Months (downloaded)
Geography for fun

Computer Journal:
Prepare 4 posts per week and pre publish using 1 and 1/2 hours per week to do this

Life Preparation:
Real Boy Journal: 2 hours per week
Still have to write this up but similar to girls Orchard House Circle using as a spine
Pilgims of the Holy Family-Kerry and Nancy MacArthur, and Blue Knights-Dan Mcguire along with various Boy Hood books we have on hand.
- The Virtue Tree: Sandra Grant
1 lesson per week then move onto
- Life Work: Rick Sarkisian 1 lesson per week

Reading: from prepared list and Assigned reading.
45 min Quiet time/ reading time per day

Assigned reading will consist of
1. Saint book or book about A life of Faith of notable Chrisitan
2. Science
3. Book from Real BoyJornal (list not prepared yet) reading books
4. from reading list

Poor Box Toys Inc - 1 hour per week

Sports -
Term 1: 2 times a week
- Volley ball

Nature Note book- 2 times a week

Music Playing-
Term 1 Learn: Daily
1.Guitar - Breakfast by Newsboys
2. Piano- finish learning spring: Vivaldi and Canon ??

Music Appreciation -
Term 1: 1 lesson for week other listening at various times
- Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, Bach
2 weeks per composer: listen to Vox Music Master series on each composer and then the rest of the time listen to music while dooing jobs and in free time if want to.

Art Work:
Term 1- Sketching 2 times per week.

Lent a Journey Towards Easter -Lap Books for Catholics

Monthly Theme work for Enjoy the Journey Through.....each Month

Blessings,

Rogan's 1st Term Plans 2010

Morning Learning: over Breakfast
- 24 Family Ways
- Book of Virtues: read a story
- Bible Story
- Saint of the Day
- Daily Intentions
- Singing Hymns

Lunch Learning- Read aloud over lunch

Evening- Read Picture Bible, Bedtime Bag Books, Chapter book and Rosary

Prayer Pegs: Morning Prayer, Angelus, 3 o'clock prayer, Rosary, Night prayers

Big Kid little Kids time 30 mins daily

English - Stories with a View: Margot Davidson 1 lesson over the week
-Ruth Heller Books 1 book per week
-Lessons in Literature: Adnil Press 1 lesson over the week

-Spelling - My Catholic Speller : Level A (CHC) 3 times a week

Latin: ( we will attempt this again) daily
- English from The Roots up: Joegil K. Lundquist
-Prima Latina: Leigh Lowe
- Lingua Angelica: Cheryl Lowe Learn in Latin
1. Sign of the Cross
2. The Our Father
3. Hail Mary
4. Gloria
5. Table Blessing
6. Glory Be.....
7. Agnes Dei
-Latin with Laughter-Mrs. Sydney Frankenburg .( For fun.)

Poetry: Learn by oral recitation daily
1. The Land of Counterpane: R.L. Stevenson
2. My Bed is a boat: R.L. Stevenson
3. Autumn Fires: R.L. Stevenson
4. The Swing: R.L. Stevenson

Preparation for First Holy Communion:
The Most Beautiful Thing in the World:~ Susna Brindle, Joan Bell, Miriam Lademan
The New St Joseph First Communion Catechism
My First Catechism: Father Lovasik
Receiving Holy Communion: Father Lovasik
Preparing for my First Confession: Helen Mills
My Picture Missal: Father Lovasik
Going to Confession: Father Lovasik
The Sacrament of Reconiliation: Rev Jude Winkler
The Holy Eucharist: Father Lovasik
The Sacrementals of the Church: Father Lovasik
The Seven Sacrementals: Father Lovasik
CGS presentations- Home Catechises Moira Farrell 1 presentation per week and use as wanted
Preparation and Participation in various Feast Days

Preparatin for Mass on Sunday: Read the readings and these books
Saints and Feast Days -Sisters of Notre Dame
Companion to the Calendar - Mary Ellen Hynes
Celebrating the Gospels - Gaynell Cronin

History - The Story of the World: Ancient Times Susan Wise Bauer
and The Story of the World : Activity Book One - Ancient Times
-9 lessons first term approximately 1 per week.

Maths: 4 times a week
Maths U See (hopefully)
Number Nut
-Times Tables on tip of tongue (must know by end of time)

Human Body Study: 2-3 times week
A small Unit Study -Jennifer Steward
-Human Anatomy in full Colour - John Green
- Life Science- Seton programme Chapter 15:Introduction to Systems
11 areas to cover
1. Skeleton and Bones
2. Muscles
3. Spine
4. Brain
5. Nervous System
6. Heart and circulation
7. Skin, Hair, nose, Mouth Throat
8. Eye and Ear
9. Respiratory System
10. Digestive System
11. Internal Organs like stomach, liver intestines etc
12. Urinary System

Science: 3 times a week
-A History of Science- Rebecca Berg
- Experiments from various books 2 week

Geography- 2 times week
Geography in Seven Months (downloaded)
Geography for fun
Read- Minn on the Mississippi- Holling Clancy Holling

Reading: from prepared list and Assigned reading.
45 min Quiet time/ reading time per day

Assigned reading will consist of
1. Saint book or book about A life of Faith of notable Christan
2. Science
3. Book from Reading List
4. book from Real Boy Journal List (still to be formulated)

Real Boy Journal: 2 hours per week
Still have to write this up but similar to girls Orchard House Circle using as a spine
Pilgrims of the Holy Family-Kerry and Nancy MacArthur, and Blue Knights-Dan Mcguire along with various Boy Hood books we have on hand.

Blog:
Prepare 2 posts per week and pre publish using 45 mins week to do this

Poor Box Toys Inc - 1 hour per week

Sports -
Term 1: 2 times a week
- Volley ball

Nature Note book- 2 times a week

Music Playing-
Term 1 Learn: Daily
1. Piano - undecided
2. Piano - undecided

Music Appreciation -
Term 1: 1 lesson for week other listening at various times
- Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, Bach
2 weeks per composer: listen to Vox Music Master series on each composer and then the rest of the time listen to music while doing jobs and in free time if want to.

Art Work:
Term 1- Sketching

Lent a Journey Towards Easter -Lap Books for Catholics

Monthly Theme work for Enjoy the Journey Through.....each Month

Blessings,

Eden 1st Term Plans 2010

Morning Learning: over Breakfast
- 24 Family Ways
- Book of Virtues: read a story
- Bible Story
- Saint of the Day
- Daily Intentions
- Singing Hymns

Lunch Learning- Read aloud over lunch

Evening- Read Picture Bible, Bedtime Bag Books, Chapter book and Rosary

Prayer Pegs: Morning Prayer, Angelus, 3 O'clock prayer, Rosary, Night prayers

Big Kid little Kids time 30 mins daily

English:
-Introduction to Classical Studies - Cheryl Lowe 4 times a week
- Simply Grammar - Karen Andreola: approx 5 of the lessons a week as there are about 45 lessons

-Spelling: daily
The Essential Spelling List-Fred J. Schonell.
using the ideas in Essentials in Teaching and Testing Spelling- Fred J. Schonell Learn 3-5 words at a time and then there will be a dictation test on the section of words when reach the end of section.

Poetry: Learn by oral recitation daily
1. Fairy Dresses: Shirley Barber?
2. Land of Nod: R.L. Stevenson
3. The Fairy Market: Shirley Barber?

Faith Training:
Confirmation Preparation for Young Catholics: Seton Press
Sacrament of Confirmation: Faith in the Family Cathechetics
The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism
The Man Who Lived Forever: Rev Gerald T Brennan
The Mass Explained to Children: Maria Montessori
Preparation and Participation in various Feast Days

Preparatin for Mass on Sunday: Read the readings and these books
Saints and Feast Days -Sisters of Notre Dame
Companion to the Calendar - Mary Ellen Hynes
Celebrating the Gospels - Gaynell Cronin

Latin: ( we will attempt this again) daily
- English from The Roots up: Joegil K. Lundquist
-Prima Latina: Leigh Lowe
- Lingua Angelica: Cheryl Lowe Learn in Latin
1. Sign of the Cross
2. The Our Father
3. Hail Mary
4. Gloria
5. Table Blessing
6. Glory Be.....
7. Agnes Dei
-Latin with Laughter-Mrs. Sydney Frankenburg .( For fun.)

Maths - 4 times a week
- Maths On Line
- Number Nut - just for fun
-Times Tables on tip of tongue (must know by end of time)

History - The Story of the World: Ancient Times Susan Wise Bauer
and The Story of the World : Activity Book One - Ancient Times
-9 lessons first term approximately 1 per week.

Human Body Study: 2-3 times week
A small Unit Study -Jennifer Steward
-Human Anatomy in full Colour - John Green
- Life Science- Seton programme Chapter 15:Introduction to Systems
11 areas to cover-
1. Skeleton and Bones
2. Muscles
3. Spine
4. Brain
5. Nervous System
6. Heart and circulation
7. Skin, Hair, nose, Mouth Throat
8. Eye and Ear
9. Respiratory System
10. Digestive System
11. Internal Organs like stomach, liver intestines etc
12. Urinary System

Science: 3 times a week
-A History of Science- Rebecca Berg
- Experiments from various books 2 week
- Physics - work through at own pace for the term. Finish this term

Geography- 2 times week
Geography in Seven Months (downloaded)
Geography for fun

Reading: from prepared list (yet to give me) and Assigned reading.
45 min Quiet time/ reading time per day

Assigned reading will consist of
1. Saint book or book about A life of Faith of notable Christan
2. Science
3. Book for Orchard House Circle reading books
4. from Reading List

Blog:
Prepare 4 posts per week and pre publish using 1 and 1/2 hours per week to do this

Life Preparation:
- Orchard House Circle Meeting time Tuesday Night: homework 2 hours on Wednesday
- The Virtue Tree: Sandra Grant
1 lesson per week then move onto
- Life Work: Rick Sarkisian 1 lesson per week

Poor Box Toys Inc - 1 hour per week

Sports -
Term 1: 2 times a week
- Volley ball

Nature Note book- 2 times a week

Music Playing-
Term 1 Learn: Daily
1. Flute - Theme from Star Wars
2. Piano - Butterfly Kisses

Music Appreciation -
Term 1: 1 lesson for week other listening at various times
- Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, Bach
2 weeks per composer: listen to Vox Music Master series on each composer and then the rest of the time listen to music while doing jobs and in free time if want to.

Art Work: 2 times week
Term 1- Pen and Watercolour: based on Elsa Beskow, Beatrix Potter and Tasha Tudor

Lent a Journey Towards Easter -Lap Books for Catholics

Monthly Theme work for Enjoy the Journey Through.....each Month

Blessings,

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Autumn 1st Term Plans 2010

We will be attempting to follow school terms again after quite a few years of not doing this.
These are Autumn's plans for Term 1.
She will organise a schedule based on these plans and time frames.

Morning Learning: over Breakfast
- 24 Family Ways
- Book of Virtues: read a story
- Bible Story
- Saint of the Day
- Daily Intentions
- Singing Hymns

Lunch Learning- Read aloud over lunch

Evening- Read Picture Bible, Bedtime Bag Books, Chapter book and Rosary

Prayer Pegs: Morning Prayer, Angelus, 3 o'clock prayer, Rosary, Night prayers

Big Kid and little kid time 3o mins daily

English - Lingua Mater: Margot Davidson 3 times week
Writing - The Writers Jungle: Juklie Bogart 2 times a week
Grammar - Karen Andreola approx 5 of the lessons a week as there are about 45 lessons
Logic- Introductory Logic: Douglas J Wilson and James B Nance 2 times a week

Latin: ( we will attempt this again) daily
- English from The Roots up: Joegil K. Lundquist
-Prima Latina: Leigh Lowe
- Lingua Angelica: Cheryl Lowe Learn in Latin
1. Sign of the Cross
2. The Our Father
3. Hail Mary
4. Gloria
5. Table Blessing
6. Glory Be.....
7. Agnes Dei
-Latin with Laughter-Mrs. Sydney Frankenburg .( For fun.)

Poetry: Learn by oral recitations daily
1. Lepanto: G.K. Chesterton

Faith Training:
-Credo lessons- this is an old pamphlet I printed off the net about 1996 and cannot find a link to anymore
approx 3 times a week
- The Mass Explained to Children: Maria Montessori
- The Man who never Died: Rev Gerald T Brennan
Preparation and Participation in various Feast Days

Preparatin for Mass on Sunday: Read the readings and these books
Saints and Feast Days -Sisters of Notre Dame
Companion to the Calendar - Mary Ellen Hynes
Celebrating the Gospels - Gaynell Cronin

History - The Story of the World: Early Modern Times Susan Wise Bauer
and The Story of the World Activity Book Early Modern Times
-9 lessons first term approximately 1 per week.

Maths - 4 times a week
- Maths On Line
- Number Nut - just for fun
-Times Tables on tip of tongue (must know by end of time)

Human Body Study: 2-3 times week
A small Unit Study -Jennifer Steward
-Human Anatomy in full Colour - John Green
- Life Science- Seton programme Chapter 15:Introduction to Systems
11 areas to cover
1. Skeleton and Bones
2. Muscles
3. Spine
4. Brain
5. Nervous System
6. Heart and circulation
7. Skin, Hair, nose, Mouth Throat
8. Eye and Ear
9. Respiratory System
10. Digestive System
11. Internal Organs like stomach, liver intestines etc
12. Urinary System

Science: 3 times a week
-A History of Science- Rebecca Berg
-Big Book of Science: Dinah Zike choose 2 from the book)
- Physics - work through at own pace for the term. Finish this term

Geography- 2 times week
Geography in Seven Months (downloaded)
Geography for fun

Blog:
Prepare 4 posts per week and pre publish using 1 and 1/2 hours per week to do this

Reading: from prepared list and Assigned reading.
45 min Quiet time/ reading time per day

Assigned reading will consist of
1. Saint book or book about A life of Faith of notable Christan
2. Science
3. Book for Orchard House Circle reading books
4. from Reading list


Life Preparation:
- Orchard House Circle Meeting time Tuesday Night: homework 2 hours on Wednesday
- The Virtue Tree: Sandra Grant
1 lesson per week then move onto
- Life Work: Rick Sarkisian 1 lesson per week

Poor Box Toys Inc - 1 hour per week

Sports -
Term 1: 2 times a week
- Volley ball

Nature Note book- 2 times a week

Music Playing-
Term 1 Learn: Daily
1.Guitar - Vivaldi: Autumn
2. Piano- From Sound of Music 16 going on 17

Music Appreciation -
Term 1: 1 lesson for week other listening at various times
- Vivaldi, Strauss, Beethoven, Bach
2 weeks per composer: listen to Vox Music Master series on each composer and then the rest of the time listen to music while doing jobs and in free time if want to.

Art Work:
Term 1- Sketching 2 times per week.

Lent a Journey Towards Easter -Lap Books for Catholics

Monthly Theme work for Enjoy the Journey Through.....each Month

Blessings,

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Saxon's 2010 Reading List

Saxon's main goal is to read our entire collection of G.A. Henty books.
We actually have an almost complete collection, 98 books. I thought we had all the books and then discovered we were one book short. I keep meaning to get this but keep forgetting.

The above image is of part of our bookcase that holds the books. If you count they aren't all there because some are in circulation at the moment.

I think this is an enormous task for the year along with everything else he reads.
Blessings,