Did you know that if you soak an egg in vinegar for 24 hours it will dissolve the calcium in the shell therefore making it feel just like a reptile egg?
Neither did I.
This week for science we learned about the desert habitat, camels, and reptiles. The boys even asked me to read more from the science book (Sassafras Science Adventures) for bedtime one night because they didn't want to be left in suspense.
Our history timeline this week included the Thirteen Colonies, Freedom of the Press, Benjamin Franklin, the French and Indian War and Daniel Boone. Yeah - there was a lot to learn about this week! Geography was labeling North American countries. Next week has even more packed in to our timeline and I'm debating taking two weeks to cover it instead of one - we'll see.
We're still studying Johann Sebastian Bach for music but switched our saint study to Saint Junipero Serra and The Hudson River School for art. We read about Thomas Cole and discussed how using different types of lines convey different feelings in art work.
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| Hard-working teens in the background |
We didn't really go anywhere this week, since we've been busy with dogsitting. I've also had a cold and thought it best not to risk spreading my germs to others. We have a field trip planned next week, though, and I, for one, am looking forward to the cool weather!
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| So. Much. Cuteness. |
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| Quiet stitching time keeps me sane |
I should point out that what I usually write about and show pictures of each week is from our group learning - and mostly just the youngest two boys. I do have a post in the works where I write more about our core or skill subjects and what that looks like for our family. I like to start our day (usually late morning) with our Morning Basket time where we do content subjects together as much as possible. This works well for a few reasons. We start the school day with "fun" things like drawing, videos and reading aloud. After a break for lunch and playing outside the boys can work on their individual subjects. I find that it works well, especially for younger kids, to start with things that are fun and engaging. This also ensures that we get to things that might otherwise get pushed out of our day.
As for resources used this week:
Book List:
- Catholic Schoolhouse Tour Guide and Art Book
- Sassafras Science Zoology
- DK Encyclopedia of Animals
- Please Mr. Panda (virtue - courtesy)
- The Last of the Mohicans
- Struggle for a Continent
- Benjamin Franklin (D'Aulaire)
- Slither and Crawl
- I Wonder Why Camels Have Humps
- I See a Kookaburra
- The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
- Bach the Boy from Thuringia
- Picturing America; Thomas Cole and the Birth of American Art
- Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia
- Who Was Daniel Boone?
- Ben and Me
- The Sign of the Beaver (plan to do this as a read-aloud)
- The Matchlock Gun (also plan to do as a read-aloud)
- Brainpop: Thirteen Colonies, Benjamin Franklin, French and Indian War, Reptiles
- PBS Learning Media: Colonial Settlement Interactive Timeline, Benjamin Franklin, French and Indian War Timeline, Daniel Boone
- PBS Nature - Camel, The Reptiles
- Catholic Brain
- Draw Write Now
- classicsforkids.com
I hope you've had a great week!
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| Greeted by this guy in the dog run one morning |
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