September
2016
PRINCIPLE
OF MONTH: Humility Yields Abundant Life and Happiness
Devotionals: "Quest for the Abundant Life"
by Monson and Aesop's Fables
WEEK #1) Obedience to Law
(from "Quest for the Abundant Life")
LEADERSHIP:
Personal Discipline and Leadership studies
Painless Grammar M T W TH F
Read "I am Malala"
Game Simulations: Importance of Rules
Wilderness Survival
Animal Care
Write Personal Creeds for Happiness
Crust
skills:Painless
Grammar, Math, Latin, Cooking, Swimming, Animal Husbandry
WEEK #2) Respect for Others
(from "Quest for the Abundant Life")
GEO-CONQUEST:
Geography
and Culture
Mom-led:
Overview of Start of Civilizations: Tigris and
Euphrates, pg 62-63 and power points
Intro to Maps
Read "I am Malala"
Finish "Herodotus and the Road of History"
Role of War: Study "Gettysburg" in prep for
field trip on Thursday (Movie Wed)
Kid projects:
Middle East culture and food
Persians and Modern Muslims
Map studies: know countries and major geographical
features and cities of Middle East
Study of Jamestown and York town (History of US books)
Simulations:
create
your own civilization
Update time-line
Crust
skills: Time
line, writing, map studies, cooking
WEEK #3) Mastery of Self
(from "Quest for the Abundant Life")
EUREKA:
Math
and Science
Cover how to make S.M.A.R.T. Goals (see BSA program)
Read "String, Straightedge, and Shadow" and do
examples with them
Read 1st
story in "Mathematicians are People, Too" Vol I and do math
experiments
Talk about the power of symbols and tools
Start "In The Beginning" by Wile general science text:
light
Start: "History of Science"by Wile in reading
Do activities in "Sharing Nature with Children"
in hand's on field trips
Van games while driving to Jamestown and Yorktown
Optical Picture Puzzles book
Measurements: "The Librarian Who Measured the
Earth" and do hand's on measuring with little ones, conversion
between units for older ones
WEEK #4) Joy of Service
(from ""Quest for the Abundant Life")
IMAGINATIVE ARTS: Literature,
Art, Music
Make Mosiacs and study other Persian/Middle East Art
Picture Study of Adam and Eve and ancient middle east
art
Read "The Choice" by O.G. Mandino
Catch up for rest of the month! Watch "Lagaan"
Spelling Bee
October
2016
PRINCIPLE
OF MONTH:
Freedom
Requires Courage
Devotionals
WEEK #1
LEADERSHIP:
People of Courage: what does it take to keep us free?
Painless Grammar M T W TH F
Read "The Gorgon's Head" and "Hypatia:
Woman of Courage"
Moses and Ancient Israel
Abraham and Isaac
Writing assignment about what we learned from the
leaders of that week
Crust
skills:Painless
Grammar, Math, Latin, Cooking
WEEK #2
GEO-CONQUEST: Geography
and Culture
Mom-led:
Early Chinese rulers, wars and culture
Intro to Maps of Asia and points of interest
Buddhism and Confuscianism
Yin-Yang
Read Chinese myths
Kid projects:
Asian/Chinese culture and food
Art or Prezis
Map studies: know countries and major geographical
features and cities of Asia
Simulations
Update time-line
Crust
skills: Time
line, writing, map studies, cooking
WEEK #3)
EUREKA: Math
and Science
Chess: ancient game with much to teach us!
Watch new Uganda chess champion movie by Disney and
discuss
Intro to Logic and Euclid
Abacus: how to use it and practice!
Study water and air from "In the Beginning" by
Wilke (?)
Chinese animals: prezi or presentation?
Gunpowder: history, chemistry and uses
Chemistry: read "Mystery of the Periodic Table"
Ch 1-3
WEEK #4)
IMAGINATIVE
ARTS: Literature,
Art and Music
Study Chinese music, art and poetry with projects and
immersion
Read "The Single Shard"
Catch up for rest of the month!
Spelling Bee
Practice Calligraphy
Origami
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