Science 3 - Rainbows

Next Up in our Science study is Rainbows
The Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow
Rainbow Fish
Rainbow Fish to the Rescue
The Rainbow Goblins
Rainbow Magic

Play with our wooden rainbow and coloured wooden puzzles

Make a cloud from a paperplate and hang crepe paper streamers down to represent the rainbow colours
Make a salt dough rainbow
Make a paper rainbow 
Make a felt rainbow from felt one on top of the other
circle Rainbow template
Rainbow fish colouring page
Rainbow colouring page

Paint paddle pop sticks into rainbow shapes

Use coloured pipecleaners and match the beads to it to form a rainbow
sort buttons into rainbow colours

Hoop Rainbow
Rainbow in a Jar- three ingredients, jar, salt and coloured chalk
Make Pavement Chalk

Make Rainbow Crayons (here is a guide if you don't know how)

FOOD:
Rainbow Pudding Pops
Make a Rainbow cake (use this as a guide perhaps)

you tube ideas-
Sing a rainbow Song
How do rainbows form
Another
How is a rainbow formed
Does it need rain and sun?

Blessings,
 

Science 2- Volcanoes

Third week of Science- VOLCANOES

The Magic School Bus Blows it's Top
Magic School Bus Youtube
Types of volcano
diagram
image in colour diagram
Volcano info
volcanic information
National geographic volcano for kids

Island volcanic growth

videos
volcano 1
volcano lava
volcano eruption
10 amazing facts a bout volcano
Mt Helens Eruption
Mount Etna eruption
deep ocean eruption

Activities-
make a volcano like we do in sandpit
menthos volcano eruption

colouring page
mini book

Blessings,
 

Poems for Rogan to Learn

Unfinished List- 2014:

To Rivendell- J.R.R. Tolkien
The Land of Story-Books- Robert Louis Stevenson
Journey's End- J.R.R. Tolkien
The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon-J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lamplighter- Robert Louis Stevenson
The Road Goes Ever On and On- J.R.R. Tolkien

Add the others soon Rogan :)

Blessings,
 

Poems for Vellvin to Learn

Term 1- 2014:

To Rivendell- J.R.R. Tolkien
Charge of the Light Brigade- Alfred Tennyson
A Thing of Beauty(Endymion) John Keats
The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon- J.R.R. Tolkien
The Road Goes Ever On and On-J.R.R. Tolkien
Proverbs 31
A Word- G.K. Chesterton
Cradle Song- Alfred Tennyson
He Who Serves- Edgar Guest
Peace- Edgar Guest
The Englishman- G.K. Chesterton
A Bird Came Down- Emily Dickinson
A Christmas Carol- Christina Rosetti
A Prayer in Spring- Robert Frost

Blessings,
 

Nature 2 - Sugar Glider

Our second week of Nature Study will be Sugar Gliders-
Books- we don't actually own any so all work will be form the Book Australian wildlife and online

Information Australia
Enchanted Learning
Fun Facts

Make  a sugar glider from the Australian Wildlife packet similar to this one

Youtube-
gliding
Lifecycle by young children
Eating and again eating
More
Cool whip
Sugar glider barking
Kung Fu

Blessings,
 

Vellvin's Assinged Reading -1

ASSIGNED READING FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2014

Information-
Italy: the land and its people
Britain is my Country
We live in Argentina*

Classics-
Persuasion- Jane Austen
Mardie- Astrid Lindgren**
Little Men- Louisa May Alcott

Nature/ Science-
All About Dogs- Carl Burger*
The Ox-team- Elizabeth Coatsworth
Gatie the alligator- Rhoda Leonard & William S. Briscoe

Saint-
Saint Ignatius and the Company of Jesus- August Derleth*
Pauline Jaricot- Mary Fabyan Windeatt
The Spear- Louis De Whol

G.A. Henty
One of the 28th
In the Irish Brigade
At Aboukir and Acre*

History-
That Girl of Pierre's- Robert Davis*
The Mitchells: Five for Victory- Hilda Van Stockam
Sword Song- Rosemary Sutcliff

Blessings,
 

Rogan's Assigned Reading -1

ASSIGNED READING FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2014

Information-
Italy: the land and its people
We live in France
We live in the U.S.A.*

Nature/Science-
The Yearling- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Young Astronomer- Harry Ford*
Animal Stories- Ruth Manning Sanders

Classics-
Huckleberry Finn- Mark Twain
Anne of Green Gables- L.M. Montgomery
Mardie- Astrid Lindgren**

History-
My Heart Lies South- Elizabeth Borton de Trevino*
Midshipman Quinn-Showell Styles
Enemy Brothers-Constance Savery

G.A. Henty-
True to the Old Flag
Winning His Spurs*
A Roving Commission

Saint-
Saint Paul the Apostle- Mary Fabyan Windeatt*
Saint Hyacinth of Poland- Mary Fabyan Windeatt
St. Thomas More of London- Elizabeth M. Ince

Blessings,
 

Science 1- Bees

We will be doing  quick Science based projects each week or two. Just following our interests and using mostly any internet based resources and books we have at home or can be borrowed easily form the library

The first one is bees and we covered this today.
We read aloud and watched these interesting youtube sessions as well as listen to the cute song at the end.

Books: Inside a Beehive (Magic Schoolbus Series)
Honey in a Hive - Anne Rockwell
How do Bees make Honey- Usborne

Youtube resources_
Magic School Bus- Inside a Bee Hive a favourite with the children always
Honey Bee Lifecycle
A look inside a Beehive
How do bees make Honey
Extracting Honey by Hand
Cleaning Melting and Filtering Beeswax
Extracting Honey on the Cheap
Cutting and straining honey

Information-
Beeright Facts
Beeright videos

Honey Bee Song Youtube the kids loved this one

And the Bee Movie. Not accurate in lots of ways but fun to watch.

Activities: make a fleece bee and catch and observe bees

Blessings,
 

Nature 1- Kangaroo

Once a week we are looking at Nature
We are starting off with Kangaroos
At the moment we are using this Australian Wildlife book I have had for  14 years and used on and off
Books to read-
Chai the Kangaroo -Pam Blashki
Katy No Pocket- Emmy  Payne

Using the internet for a lot of information-
Basic Facts
Fun Facts
Red Kangaroo
Eastern Grey
Wallaby

You tube-
Joey in a pouch
Kangaroo
Dot and the Kangaroo Movie
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport - Ralph Harris

Colouring page and the joey page we have to cut our and put in the mothers pouch

Skippy Series our younger kids love watching this all the time!!

Blessings,
 

Eden's Schedule 2011- Term 1

Monday~                                                            

Maths -P.c,X tables, speed-maths 1 hour

Story of the world 40mins

Geography-p.c capitals, citys and book 30mins

English aka stories of saints 3o mins

Music practice 2o mins

Theory 2o mins

Prima Latina 1o mins

Cursive 10 mins

Exercise______

Reading 30 mins

Art 30 mins

Dictation/spelling 10mins

Virtue 30 mins  

Tuesday

Maths (p.c , Xtables, speed-maths)1 hour

Story of the world -40 mins

Geography (P.c, citys capitals and book)-30 mins

English =stories of the saints- 30 mins

Music practice=guitar 20 mins

Theory 20 mins

Prima Latina 10 mins

Cursive 10 mins

Exercise________

Reading 30 mins

Art 30 mins

Dictation/spelling 10 mins

Orchard house circle 30 mins

Wednesday

Maths (p.c , X tables, speed-maths)1 hour

Story of the world  40 mins

Science 30 mins

English- stories of the saints 30 mins  

Music practice- flute 20 mins

Poetry 20 mins

Lingua angelica 10 mins

Cursive 10 mins

Exercise__________

Reading 30 mins

Nature journal 30 mins

Dictation /spelling 10 mins

Orchard house circle 30 mins

THURSDAY

Maths (P.C, X tables, speed maths ) 1 hour

Story of the world 40 mins

Science 30 mins

writing 30 mins

Music practice 20 mins

Latin with laughter 10 mins

Cursive 10 mins

Exercise ___

Reading 30 mins

Nature journal 30 mins

Dictation/spelling 10 mins

Orchard house cirle 30 mins

 FRIDAY

Maths (P.C, X tables , Speed maths )

Story of the world 40 mins

Grammar land 30 mins

Music practice 20 mins

Apologetics 20 mins

Latin with laughter 10 mins

Cursive 10 mins

Exercise _________

Reading 30 mins

Music appreciation 30 mins

Dictation/spelling 10 mins

Orchard house circle 30 mins  

Blessings,

Saxon's Schedule 2011- Term1

Monday~

Maths-1 hour

Story of the World-40 mins

Geography-30 mins

English-30 mins

Music practice-20 mins

Theory-20 mins

Prima Latina-10 mins

Cersive-10 mins

Exercise-========

Reading-30 mins

Art-30 mins

Dictation-10 mins

Virtue-30 mins

Tuesday~

Maths-1 hour

Story of the World-40 mins

Geography-30 mins

English-30 mins

Music practice-20 mins

Theory-20 mins

Prima Latina-10 mins

Cersive-10 mins

Exercise- =========

Reading-30 mins

Art-30 mins

Dictation- 10 mins

Maintenance- 30

Wednesday~

Maths-1 hour

Story of the World-40 mins

Science- 30 mins

English-30 mins

Music practice-20 mins

Poetry-20 mins

Lingua Angelica-10 mins

Cersive-10 mins

Exercise- =========

Reading-30 mins

Nature Journal-30 mins

Dictation- 10 mins

Maintenance- 30 mins

 

Thursday~

Maths-1 hour

Story of the World-40 mins

Science- 30 mins

Writing-30 mins

Music practice-20 mins

Poetry-20 mins

Laughing Latin-10 mins

Cersive-10 mins

Exercise- =========

Reading-30 mins

Nature Journal-30 mins

Dictation- 10 mins

Orchard House Circle - 30 mins

Friday~

Maths-1 hour

Story of the World-40 mins

Grammar-land- 30 mins

Writing-30 mins

Music practice-20 mins

Apologetics-20 mins

Laughing Latin-10 mins

Cersive-10 mins

Exercise- =========

Reading-30 mins

Music Apretiation-30 mins

Dictation- 10 mins

Scribbling Squires- 30 mins

Blessings,

Rogan's Learning for 2011- Term 1

Monday~
Board Game
Maths

English Lesson in lit

Dictation

Copy work

Spelling + Keep word book

Poetry writ out and draw pic

Story of the world lesson1

Catechism

Music prac

Geography look at book writ draw

Exercise

Art

Read to Little 1s

Big kid Little kid

Mum Read

A/R 3 1  1

Tuesday~

Maths

English Lesson in lit

Dictation

Copy work

Spelling + Keep word book

Poetry

Story of the world 2

Science

Music prac

Geography   Reed H.C . Holling Book and Computer

Exercise

Art

Read to Little 1s

Bib kid Little kid

Mum Read

A/R

Wednesday~

Board Game

Maths

English Lesson in lit

Dictation

 Copy work

Spelling + Keep word book

Poetry

Story of the world lesson1

Catechism

Music Lesson

Geography look at book writ draw

Exercise

Science E X P

Read to Little 1s

Bib kid Little kid

Mum Read

A/R

Maths

English Lesson in lit

Copy work

Dictation

Spelling + Keep word book

Poetry

Science

 Music prac

Story of the world 2

  Nature  journal

Exercise

Scribbling Squires 

Thursday~

Maths

English Lesson in lit

Copy work

Dictation

Spelling + Keep word book

Poetry

Science

Music prac

Story of the world 2

Nature  journal

Exercise

Scribbling Squires 

Read to Little 1s

Bib kid Little kid

Mum Read

A/R

Friday~

Board Game

Maths

Dictation  test

Story’s  With a  View

Copy work test

 Spelling + Keep word book

Poetry recite Poem

Music apparition  

writing

Music prac

Nature  journal

Exercise

Scribbling Squires 

Read to Little 1s

Bib kid Little kid

Mum Read                

A/R

Blessings,

Autumn's Schedule for 2011

Monday ~
Maths: 1hr and 20 mins.
History: 1 hr.

Literature: 1 hr.

Apologetics: 45 mins.

Latin, Lingua Angelica: 15 mins.

Elementary school: 30 mins.

Music: Guitar+ singing.

Moran’s piano lesson.

Writing: blog, stories etc.

Sewing/craft: 1 hr.

Exercise: Run and Yoga.

Tuesday~
Maths: 1 hr and 20 mins.

History: 1 hr.

Literature: 1 hr.

Elementary School: 30 mins.

Art: sketching.

Grammar: 1 lesson.

Music: Piano+ singing.

Liturgical year planning stuff.

Writing: blog, stories etc.

Autumn’s Caring Kitchen. 
Exercise; Run and Yoga.

Wednesday~
Maths:  1hr and 20 mins.

History: 1 hr.

Literature: 1 hr.

Apologetics: 45 mins.

Elementary School: 30 mins.

Latin, Latina Christiana: 15 mins.

Sewing/craft: 1 hr.

Music: Guitar + Singing.

Rogan, piano lesson.

Writing: blog, stories etc.

Exercise; Run and Yoga.

Thursday~

Maths: 1 hr.

History: 1 hr.

Literature: 1 hr.

Elementary School: 30 mins.

Music:  Piano + Singing.

Latin, Latin with Laughter: 15 mins.

Grammar: 1 lesson.

Liturgical year planning stuff.

Art: sketching.

Writing: blog, stories etc.

Autumn’s Caring Kitchen.

Exercise: Run + Yoga.

Friday~
Maths: 1 hr and 20 mins.

History: 1 hr.

Literature: 1 hr.

Elementary  School: 30 mins.

Sewing / craft : 1 hr.

Writing: blog, stories etc.

Music: Guitar + singing.

Vellvin’s piano lesson.

Autumn’s Caring Kitchen.

Exercise: Run and Yoga.

BGD.

Keep a running list of books read.

Literature  Info.

Choose some books.   Read Shakespeare. Write as reading great quotes. 

Be able to give some account of what has been read in each book with outlines of chief characters. 

Learn 100 lines of poetry.                              

                                            Plutarch’s lives

                                    To kill a mocking bird

Using these sources:    

The Catholic Knight

Catholic Culture

The Curt Jester

The Red Cardigan

A Catholic Mom in Hawaii.

And others as we remember.

And read the news therein, keep a calendar of events. Choose 3 or 3 stories of the week and rewrite in own words and then put in folder.

Essay: read Monday, outline Tuesday, rewrite from outline Wednesday, polish up rough draft Thursday.

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,

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,