tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40038848472364851952024-03-13T11:56:45.423-05:00Tending The Pumpkin PatchAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10215156031742880552noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003884847236485195.post-29744544957746860642016-11-20T14:27:00.001-06:002016-11-20T14:27:37.477-06:00Weekend Ramblings {November 19, 2016}<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I devoted some time to the blog this week to try and catch-up and get some post up. I accomplished <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2016/11/review-of-term-2-2016-2017.html" target="_blank">Review of Term 1</a> and <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2016/11/fall-nature-study-2016.html" target="_blank">Fall Nature Study</a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span> I decided to finish the week with a <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/search/label/weekend%20ramblings" target="_blank">Weekend Rambling<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span></span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Thin<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">gs have been moving swiftly along over here. I work very hard to keep the calendar not full <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">so that when <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">it's out of my hands we can enjoy a full c<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">al<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">endar and not be too stressed. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We are ce<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">rtainly in a low and have been catching up on the stuff that gets put aside during a busy season</span></span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">In some<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> what </span>related news, <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">i</span>t's deer season here and the boys have been out hunting to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">fill the freezer. Caleb got a unique one Friday afternoon. It <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">had white socks on each leg and white on it's nose. Picture quality is low, but you might be able to see it. I<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> don't have much taste<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> for the me<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">at<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, but <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'll eat it. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We typically ground some <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">of the meat for soup and to make jerky. I do like jerky (actually goose jerky is my favorite).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'm really behind in Christmas shopping. I typically like to be mostly done by Thanksgiving or at least have a good list made and waiting for sales. I've barely started! <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I went with my mom and aunt to do some shopping on Friday afternoon in hopes to find some things <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">for my mom to give me for Christ<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">mas and <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">we came home empty handed. I spent a couple of hours online trying to find these ite<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ms I'm wanting and still haven't found them. I'm really a little sticker sh<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ocked! I did pur<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">chase two ite<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ms off Amazon over the weekend to give and enjoyed hitting the slow shipping butto<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">n to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">build up some ebook credits<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> sinc<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e they are not needed until Christmas.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Some of my favorite things on the web recently:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~ Jen @ <a href="http://wildflowersandmarbles.com/" target="_blank">Wildflowers & Marbles</a> has her annual <a href="http://wildflowersandmarbles.com/2016/11/15/advent-2016-booklet-available/" target="_blank">Advent Booklet</a> out for this year. This is always my favorite for making Advent plans. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~ Celeste @ <a href="http://joyouslessons.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Joyous Lessons</a> has one of my favorite type of post up <a href="http://joyouslessons.blogspot.com/2016/11/this-years-paper-plans-schedules-chore.html" target="_blank">This Year's Paper Plans</a>. I get excited about those types of things!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~ Masterly Inactivity advice from <a href="http://afterthoughtsblog.net/2016/11/masterly-inactivity-virtue.html" target="_blank">Brandy @ Afterthoughts</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">What are you liking on the web lately? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">What I've been reading~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">My fiction list is just keeping up with the books the boys are reading. I'm working on <i>Count of Monte Cristo, Pride & Prejudice, </i>and <i>Wind in the Willows.</i> For teacher training I'm reading through volume one of Charlotte Mason. I've read parts and pieces of all<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> her</span> books, but I'm ready for a run through of them in order this time. I have a few others on my need to read pile, but I think I won't add anything to my list until Christmas break. Perh<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">aps I will just read through Christmas break<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. A girl can dream! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Advent Planning~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The Advent season kicks off next Sunday. I'm<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> looking forward to pullin<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">g out <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the box of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">A<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">dvent decorations. I probably should clea<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">r a little <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">room f<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">or those <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">during the week to make it go smoothly. Bes<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ide<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s some family time<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> and decorating next Sunday, I will enjoy my favorite Advent song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7ySn-Swwc" target="_blank">O Come, O Come Emmanuel</a> performed by <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The Piano guys. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Wait until Sunday, then click<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> on that link and enjoy!</span></span></span> I'll be working on an Advent plan this week. Our tradition is that there is no tradition. We do things a little <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">different each year. This i<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s were keeping a blog comes in handy. I just need to click the <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/search/label/Advent" target="_blank">Advent label</a> on the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">right hand side to tell me what we<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> have done in the past. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">; )</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I really thought I would be working on cleaning projects, but I think I got those all done during the last break week. Happy!! So, reading, Advent planning, and Christmas gift buying is on my list for next week. </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'm hoping to work on my Advent <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/search/label/Morning%20Basket" target="_blank">Morning Basket</a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> plans<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, too.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> The boys will probably do three half days of school. I plan to relax after Thanksgiving! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">You're never too old to play in leaves. I encouraged the boys to go find rakes and enjoy. And they did!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">On one of our visits we went to visit <i>Frog Pond </i>and found a green mess. Lucy thought it was fun to swim in! She came out green! Yuck!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10215156031742880552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003884847236485195.post-56819035727994148902016-10-01T12:20:00.002-05:002016-10-01T12:20:27.983-05:00School Ramblings {October 1, 2016}<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">What's this? two <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/search/label/school%20ramblings" target="_blank">School Ramblings</a> in a row?? I can't believe it either. I was hoping to have another post done and ready to publish, but that did not happen. I felt like I should do a quick School Ramblings to make up for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><i>What's in the Morning Basket? </i>I added something new to the basket . . . . well, I can't actually put it in the basket. There is a show on Amazon (free for Prime members) called <i>Fall in Love with Music. </i>It was recommended somewhere online by a fellow homeschooler for music study. We've only watch one episode and it was a little cheesy, but there were no complaints from my crew. I plan for us to watch one episode a week during Morning Basket. Go check it out if you have Amazon Prime.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><i>We've got this! </i>A couple weeks ago I broke down and purchased myself a <a href="https://www.erincondren.com/referral/invite/scottwilliams0415" target="_blank">Erin Condren Teacher's Lesson Planner</a> (this is an link that will get you $10 off your first purchase and I will get a referral credit if you purchase through this link). This was a good purchase! My system (for school planning and paperwork) is now running smoothly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Another improvement for this week (the new planner was instrumental in this)was <b>daily </b>meetings with each boy and going over all of the day's work. This was a pleasant change! No more of me getting upset on Friday evening (or Saturday morning) when I go through all the week's work and find things not completed. Stress saver!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><i>What's this? (improvement needed) </i>Weekly nature study/hikes are not happening. We did go out yesterday, but the boys had to do their nature walk all on their own. I'm waiting for a freeze before I go back into the woods. Twice this summer I stepped into a nest of itty bitty ticks and I really don't want to do that again! Of course, I'm not looking forward to a freeze and the fall landscape is very inviting. Maybe next week? The boys did come out of the woods tick free.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><i>Looking ahead (teacher's duties): </i>This is my stack of pre-reading for the weekend. It all got done last week and I'm hoping for the same result this week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> How was your week?</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10215156031742880552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003884847236485195.post-30448735490866947702016-09-26T16:31:00.002-05:002016-09-26T16:31:37.941-05:00School Ramblings {September 26, 2016}<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'm a little behind in the school ramblings and should have had one out last week<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, bu<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t other things happened. I attemp<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ted to hav<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e this post published on <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Friday . . . . then Saturday . . . . then it was forgotten about.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">After our last <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2016/09/school-ramblings-september-5-2016.html" target="_blank">School Ramblings</a> we had a break week and now have had two weeks of school. We have finished week 8 out of 12 of our first term.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Caleb's favored book~ </i>Caleb has named <i>The Count of Monte Cristo </i>as his current favorite. I mentioned in my last School Ramblings that I was surprisingly enjoying this book too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Tyler's favored book~ </i>I didn't have to beg Tyler this week to get his current favorite book<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">;</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">h</span>e is enjoying <i>Call of the Wild</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>We've got This! </i>I worked hard on putting together a new schedule and our days have been much smoother the last two weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>What's in the Morning Basket? </i>Morning <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Basket is going <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">well (depending on who you ask)</span>. I've been working on improving our art study time and have been pleased with the narrations<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> and discussions. <i>Carry On, Mr<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. Bowditch</span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> is a favorite o<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">f Tyler's. Caleb may be<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> too old for the book <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">since he has little interest. This ha<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s been a problem the last two year in Morning Basket. I'm not sure how to fix it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Looking ahead (teacher duties): </i>I am working on getting all the pre-reading done before start of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the school week. It's tough<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> and I<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">'m currently behind in <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">two books (last week it didn't <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">get <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">completed</span></span> and I finished some during the week and couple more this weekend). The biggest probl<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">em <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is that <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Tyler is doing some d<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ifferent books than Caleb so I need to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">pre-read for both (instead of just the oldest). It was helpful pre-reading complete books du<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ring the summer, but I wanted to read 4 and I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">onl<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">y goth through one and a h<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">alf. (I did finished that hal<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">f if that counts for anything.)<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> Another issue is that I'm <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">distracted</span> easily and my to-list for Saturday is unrealistic (both<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> of these greatly d<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ecrease the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">effectiveness</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> for the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">pre-read, which is <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ano<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ther probl<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">em)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I want to rea<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">d all the boy's books so we can have better discussions. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>I know I can't <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">pre-read <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">them all</span> books<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span> I r<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ead mor<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e of Caleb's than Tyler because th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">at</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">will</span> save me time in the fut<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ure. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I decided a couple of weeks ago to add a few more to the list t<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">o read and I jus<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t haven't been abl<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e to keep up. I'm not sure if the<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">re is a solution<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> (besides not planning anything on Saturday and hiring a housekeeper) but this is something I want <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">to work on and try to accomplish.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i> </i> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10215156031742880552noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003884847236485195.post-7791209662750781472016-09-05T09:26:00.001-05:002016-09-05T09:26:22.343-05:00School Ramblings {September 5, 2016}<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">My goal for this past week was just to get in a full week of school. I'm checking that off as completed. I was feeling behind and getting discouraged and we just needed a good week with few interruptions and we got that. We needed that the previous week too and it didn't happen. I don't plan to talk about that though. ; )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">After all the school, chores, and work of the week we headed to the family farm for some family time. I'm hoping this was some good schole for everyone. There was fishing, reading in the hammock, walking the trails <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">just before sunset</span>, fire building, and dove cooking. Pictures in this post are from that outing. I didn't pull the camera out until almost d<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">usk</span>, so the pictures are dark and<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span>blurry. And, yes, th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ose are pictures of the boys swinging on vines in the <strike><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">jungle</span></strike><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> woods.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> week's <i><a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/search/label/school%20ramblings">School Ramblings</a></i> will cont<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ain<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> a favored book I've been reading from<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> Caleb's list, some improvement needed <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">in the schedule, and<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> p<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">erhaps I'll talk a little about our Morning<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">/A<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">fternoon Basket.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">T<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">he<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> boys cou<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ldn't give me any raves about books this week, so I guess that means I need too. Surprisingly, I<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">'m going to say that I'm lik<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing <i>The Count of Monte Cristo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. </span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I put it on Caleb's list for literature because it was on the AO list and it came recommended by <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">others. I started rea<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ding it and thought it was wonderful <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">writing. I then turned it over to read the back because I had no idea what it was about and was quickly saddened because this was not a story that I would <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ever pick to read and I honestly didn't want to read this 1000+ page story of wrongful <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">imprisonment</span> and <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">revenge. I tr<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ied to get Scott to take over reading it with no luck. I have since picked it back up and it's been really hard to put down. The story is very engaging<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">,</span> I like the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">writing,<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span>the characters have d<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">epth, and there is a little mystery. I still don't think I like th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">plot, but I don't think that really matters at this point. Caleb is listening to a d<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ifferent translation than I am reading and that has been interest<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing. I think mine is better not counting the numerous French words that are not tra<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">nslated.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Our schedule is my biggest problem at the moment. I can't really describe the problems I'm having, but our days <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">are</span> not piecing together in a way that I feel like our days should. Some days/weeks are wonder<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ful and it all comes together, although <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">sometimes</span> messy. Other<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> days/weeks <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">just feel like <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">that dream <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">when</span> you are late for the bus and you just keep running and running but you never get closer to the bus stop.</span></span></span></span> I<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">'ll be working on that schedule this week</span>. The boys have been extremely helpful in telling me how they want their days to go. I think we will have the rhythm down very soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Tyler threw me for a loop this week with two books choices he wasn't happy about. I'm still working on a solution to one of those. I think the other one is just a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">buck</span> up buttercup moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Free reading <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is a litt<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">le bit of a fight. This is a common prob<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">lem that we have<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> had before, b<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ut I thought I had a good solut<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ion <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">this year. Free reading isn't actually free reading. It's school required reading. I pulled the books from the AO list and what we had on our shelf<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">; I also got feedback from the boys <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">on what they wanted to read.</span></span> The boys <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">each have a stack <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">of books I want them to read this year and I've asked that they spend two hours a week reading them outside of school time. This tends to conflict with their real free reading books that they have picked themselve<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s to read. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I decided to schedule free reading for<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> Tyler after he is done with <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">school <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">since</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">he is finish<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span> early anyway. This will allow him to read whatever he wants at be<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">dt<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ime. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">With Caleb I took <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Gulliver's Travels off <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">his literature list <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(</span>something had to be dro<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">pped) and moved it to his free <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">reading pile. Since he was enjoying this book he picked it up right away and<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> hasn't complained all week about <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">his free reading pile. The problem may return when he finishes that book. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I do think I need to change<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <i>free reading</i> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span>t<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">o <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">another</span></span> name as<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> it appears to be confusing to begin with<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I had some reason for making Morning Basket into Afternoon Basket this school year and all those reasons have disappeared. We are now back to Morning Basket. Hone<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">stly, this is where it should be. St<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">arting with tru<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">th, beauty, and goo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">dness is a wonder<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ful start to the day. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I have Caleb working hard in writing and I'm happy with his progress. I've been<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> giving him more detailed instructions on his written narration instead of just write about what you remember. I expected lots of resistance, but he <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is doing it with little<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, if any complaints. I really think he <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">enjoys writing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We have completed six week<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s of school so that makes <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">this week a break week. I don't feel like we deserve a break yet, but I don't feel like we can go another six weeks without a brea<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">k. We are going to take the break week, but I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">will have the bo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ys spend 45 minutes a day doing school readings. This makes me feel better<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> about of schedule!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://wildflowersandmarbles.com/2008/09/21/ember-days-and-seasonal-thanksgiving/">Ember Days and Seasonal Thanksgiving</a> from Wildflower & Marbles~There are <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">at least two older post <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">that Jen has about Ember days. This is a practice that I have wanted to put in<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">to our home. Perhaps this will be the year.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">And speaking of Jen, <a href="http://wildflowersandmarbles.com/2016/09/01/the-call-within-the-call-lessons-from-mother-teresa-on-homeschooling/">The Call Within the Call-Lessons from Mother Teresa on Homeschooling</a> is a must read!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://www.adelectableeducation.com/2016/09/ADE44.html">A Delectable Education Podcast-Language Acquisition</a>~ I'm <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">excited about the langu<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">age <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">arts podcasts. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This first one is a great introduction and would be good even for my friends who don't homeschool<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, but have children, espec<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ially little <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ones.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Our educational philosophy follows a <a href="https://amblesideonline.org/WhatIsCM.shtml">Charlotte Mason</a> education that focuses on our Catholic faith.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span>To achieve that educational goal I used several resources to make our book list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Resources I used for p<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">utting together Caleb's year in<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">clude<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">:</span></span></span></span> <a href="https://amblesideonline.org/curriculum.shtml" target="_blank">Ambleside Online</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://www.adelectableeducation.com/p/form-schedules.html" target="_blank">A Delectable Education-Subjects by Form</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://wildflowersandmarbles.com/" target="_blank">Wildflowers & Marbles</a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">A very special thank you to Je<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">n</span> for sharing <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">with me <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">her son's book list from last year that <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">corresponded to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Caleb's history <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">period</span></span></span></span></span>. You can find Jen's previous book list on her blog<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Caleb</span> is 1<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">5</span> years old and <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">10</span>th grade. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This list has the books he will use <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">this</span> year</span></span> (I've linked most books to book stores, but I do not have affiliates). <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Some books are label for the term we will use them (our school year is divided i<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">nto three terms)</span>. Those not label will be used the whole year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><b>Bible/Religion</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Our-Goal-and-Guides/dp/B000FE3KQC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1471882898&sr=8-3&keywords=our+goal+and+our+guide">Our Goal and Our Guides</a> </i>(Book 1 in Our Quest for Happiness series from Lepanto Press) I wanted to start this series last year, but could not locate a copy of the book. I'm not sure if they were not available last year or if I wasn't searching the right words, but I did finally run across a new copy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Old Testament </i>bible reading</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Understand-Bible-Illuminating/dp/1586170457/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472084678&sr=8-1&keywords=you+can+understand+the+bible">You Can Understand the Bible</a></i> by Peter Kreeft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cure-Ars-Priest-Out-Talked-Devil/dp/0898706009/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479334822&sr=8-1&keywords=cure+of+ars" target="_blank">The Cure of Ars: The Priest Who Outtalked the Devil</a></i> by L<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">omask (term 2-3)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>The Young Man of Character </i>by Toth (terms 2-3) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/History-American-People-Paul-Johnson/dp/0060930349/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471883174&sr=1-1&keywords=history+of+the+american+people">A History of the American People</a></i> by Paul Johnson<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/classical-studies/book-of-the-ancient-greeks/">The Book of the Ancient Greeks</a></i> by Dorothy Mills</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/the-stuff-they-left-behind-portfolios/">The Stuff They Left Behind</a></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-Ancient Gr<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ee<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ce from Sim<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">pl<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">y Charlotte Mason</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Benjamin-Franklin-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486290735/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479335153&sr=8-1&keywords=autobiography+of+benjamin+franklin" target="_blank">The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin </a> </span></i><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(listening to on Audible; term 2-3)</span><i><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft </i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by Thor Heyerdahl (term 1-2)</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Microscopes-Living-Things-Katherine-Shippen/dp/0692746153/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471887179&sr=1-1&keywords=men+microscopes+and+living+things+by+shippen">Men, Microscopes, and Living Thing</a></span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> by Katherine Shippen (term 1)</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wonders-Chemistry-Classic-Reprint-Frederick/dp/1332776647/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1479335643&sr=8-6&keywords=wonder+of+chemistry" target="_blank">Wonders of Chemistry </a> </span></i><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">by <span class="author notFaded" data-width="">Archie Frederick Collins (terms 1-2)</span></span><i><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://sabbathmoodhomeschool.com/downloads/high-school-chemistry-part-1-study-guide/">Sabboth Mood Homeschool Living High School Science Guide: Chemistry</a> (terms 1-2)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brother-Astronomer-Adventures-Scientist-New-trade-ebook/dp/0071372318/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471887475&sr=1-1&keywords=brother+astronomer">Brother Astronomer: Adventures of a Vatican Scientist</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">keep a science notebook</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Term 3 work <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">to replace chemistry is undecided (probably a physics read)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Grammar with various sources</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">oral and written narrations-Caleb will be <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">adding </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">persuasive<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> narrations</span></span> this year<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> (2-3 written weekly<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-25th-Anniversary-Nonfiction/dp/0060006641/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1479335935&sr=8-2&keywords=on+writing+well" target="_blank">On Writing Well</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by Williams Zinnser (terms 2-3)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="http://The Elements of Style" target="_blank">The Elements of Style</a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(terms 2-3)</span><i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prose-Poetry-America-Thomas-More/dp/B001LYQE9K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1471886918&sr=8-2&keywords=st.+thomas+more+prose+and+poetry+of+america">St. Thomas More Series: Prose & Poetry of America</a></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Caleb is stu<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">dying Fr<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ench t<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">his year too<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We ar<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></span>using<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://classicalacademicpress.com/subject/french/" target="_blank">French For Children Primer A</a><b> </b></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by Classical Academic Press</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> because compared to a high school text they are te<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">aching <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">similar </span>stuff. I'm adding in some French culture and writing to make this a high school credit. (<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'm hoping we can get into Primer B this year too, but maybe not or we might move onto another pro<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">gram</span></span>.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://store.mathusee.com/catalog/math-u-see/secondary-math/algebra-1">Math-U-See Algebra</a> (finishing from last year; term 1-2) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://store.mathusee.com/catalog/math-u-see/secondary-math/geometry" target="_blank">Math-U-See Geometry</a> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(term 2-3 <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">and into next year</span>)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://www.rainbowresource.com/proddtl.php?id=042824" target="_blank">Life of Fred: Beginning Algebra</a> (review; term 2-3 and into next year) </span> </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Art-Kids-Drawing-Artist-Always/dp/1402784775/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479337053&sr=8-1&keywords=art+for+kids+drawing" target="_blank">Art for Kids: Drawing</a></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">drawing <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">practice</span> using Ed Emberley books (looks <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">him</span> up on Amazon-we really like his drawing books; if you are local to me our library has some of his books<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">)</span><i><b> </b></i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gullivers-Travels-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486292738/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471886999&sr=1-2&keywords=gulliver%27s+travels">Gulliver's Travels</a> </span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by Jonathan Swift (started)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The Man Who Was <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Thursday </span></span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by G.K. Chesteron (started)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>The Silmarillion </i>by J.R.<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">R. Tolkein (started but too hard<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>The Screwtape Letters </i>by C.S. Lewis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>The Brotherband Chron<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">icles </span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by John Flanagan (#1-2 completed)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">You can find what we are doing in Morning Basket <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2016/08/school-ramblings-august-6-2016.html" target="_blank">here</a>. You can find Tyler's Year 7 book list <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2016/08/year-7-book-list-2016-2017.html">here.</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10215156031742880552noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003884847236485195.post-87250263307141793212016-08-24T16:13:00.001-05:002016-11-16T19:06:41.812-06:00Year 7 Book List {2016-2017}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We started our school year a few weeks ago. This is our tenth year of homeschooling. And no, I don't feel like I know what I'm doing, yet. ; )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Our educational philosophy follows a <a href="https://amblesideonline.org/WhatIsCM.shtml">Charlotte Mason education</a> that focuses on our Catholic faith.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span>To achieve that educational goal I used several resources to make <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Tyler's</span> book list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Resources I used for p<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">utting together <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Tyler</span>'s year in<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">clude<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">:</span></span></span></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">my own previous book<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> list I put together for Caleb</span></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://amblesideonline.org/curriculum.shtml" target="_blank">Ambleside Online</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://www.adelectableeducation.com/p/form-schedules.html" target="_blank">A Delectable Education-Subjects by Form</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://materamabilis.org/ma/" target="_blank">Mater Amabilis</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://wildflowersandmarbles.com/" target="_blank">Wildflowers & Marbles</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Tyler is 12 years old and <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">7th grade. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This list has the books he will use <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">this year. Those not labeled <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">will be used all year otherwise the term used is <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">noted</span> (our school year is divided into three terms)</span></span>.</span></span></span></span> (I've linked most books to book stores, but I do not have affiliates.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Story-Bible-Old-Testament/dp/1618906445/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1471404262&sr=1-1" target="_blank">The Story of the Bible-Volume 1</a> by Chris Pelicano </i>(Old Testament)<i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blessed-Miguel-Pro-Century-Mexican/dp/0895555425/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471405178&sr=8-1&keywords=blessed+miguel+pro+by+ann+ball" target="_blank">Blessed Miguel Pro: 20th Century Martyr</a> </i>by Ann Ball (term 1)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Heights-Novel-Blessed-Giorgio-Frassati/dp/1618906321/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1479342099&sr=8-2&keywords=to+the+heights" target="_blank">To the Heights: A Novel Based on the Life of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati</a></i> by B<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">rian Kennelly (term 2<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> & 3)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/St-George-Dragon-Michael-Lotti/dp/1496153545/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1479342274&sr=8-2&keywords=st.+george" target="_blank">St. George and the Dragon</a></i> by Michael Lotti (term <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2 &<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> 3)</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/America-moves-forward-history-Peter/dp/B0007DN1VU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471405273&sr=8-1&keywords=gerald+johnson" target="_blank">America Moves Forward</a> </i>by Gerald Johnson (American History)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/classical-studies/book-of-the-ancient-world/" target="_blank">The Book of the Ancient World</a></i> by Dorothy Mills (Ancient History)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1440442258/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=cmasonideas-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1440442258" target="_blank">Our Island Story</a> </i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by H.E. Marshall</span><i> </i>(British Hist<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ory) (term 1 & 2)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Never-Give-Extraordinary-Character-Churchill/dp/1581823223/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471411616&sr=8-1&keywords=never+give+in" target="_blank">Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill</a></i> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by S<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">tephen Ma<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">nsfield</span></span></span> </span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i> </i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(term 1 & 2)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/the-stuff-they-left-behind-portfolios/" target="_blank">The Stuff They Left Behind-Ancient Egypt</a> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ronald-Reagan-Our-40th-President-ebook/dp/B007AFKE4A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479342542&sr=8-1&keywords=ronald+reagan+by+groom" target="_blank">Ronal Reagan Our 40th President</a></i> by Winston Groom (term 3)<br /><i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Book-Discovery-Yesterdays-Classics/dp/1599151928/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471411770&sr=8-1&keywords=a+book+of+discovery+by+m.b.+synge" target="_blank">A Book of Discovery</a> </span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by M.B. Synge (term 1* didn't like)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft </i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by Thor Heyerdahl (term 2 & 3)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/sku/006200" target="_blank">Uncle Sam & You</a></i> by Notgrass (continued from last year; we don't use <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the full program-just rea<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">d)</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">read about <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">current events in The Catholic Missou<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">rian<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">and other sources</span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><b>Literature</b></i></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The Call of the Wild</span> </i>by Jack London (term 1)<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Questing Kni<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ghts of the Fa<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">erie Queen</span></span></span></i> by Geraldine McCaughrean (term 2 & 3)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Roll of Thunder, He<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ar My Cry </span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by Mildred Taylor (term 1)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Wind in the Willow </span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by Kenneth Grahame (term 2)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>The Hobbit </i>by J.R.R. Tolkien (term 3)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prose-Poetry-Enjoyment-Thomas-More/dp/B000N2UUP0/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479344586&sr=1-1&keywords=prose+and+poetry+for+enjoyment" target="_blank">Prose & Poetry for Enjoyment</a></i> (term 2 & 3; reading SLOWLY and will continue next year) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><i>Free Reading</i></b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> (assigned reading </span>2 hours weekly outside school hours)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Treasure-Marie-McSwigan/dp/0142402249/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479342954&sr=8-1&keywords=snow+treasure" target="_blank">Snow Treasure</a></i> by Marie McSwigan-COMPLETED</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>My Side of the Mountain </i>by Jean Craighead George-COMPLETED</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/only-a-dog-a-story-of-the-great-war/" target="_blank">Only a Dog: A Story of the Great War</a> </span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by Bertha Whitridge Smith<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-COMPLETED</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>White Fang </i>by Jack Londo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>n-COMPLETED</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=redwall+series&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aredwall+series" target="_blank">Redwall Series</a> </i>by Brian Jacques (a few in this series completed)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ember-Falls-Green-Book/dp/0996436804/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479343312&sr=8-1&keywords=ember+falls" target="_blank">Ember Falls</a> </i>by S. D. Smith<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-COMPLETED</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Duck-Treasure-Caribbees-Storyteller/dp/1567924247/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank">Peter Duck</a> </i>by Arthur Ran<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">some (started)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Garden-Frances-Hodgson-Burnett/dp/0763631612/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479343581&sr=1-1&keywords=the+secret+garden+illustrated+by+inga+moore" target="_blank">The Secret Garden</a></i> by Frances Hod<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">gson Bur<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">nett</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Winged-Watchman-Living-History-Library/dp/1883937078/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479343737&sr=1-1&keywords=the+winged+watchman" target="_blank">The Winged Watchman</a> </span></span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by Hilda <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Van Stockum</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(Tyler is going through these pretty fast so I will have to add to this list.) </span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><b>Science </b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Microscopes-Living-Things-Katherine-Shippen/dp/0692746153/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471412873&sr=1-1&keywords=men+microscopes+and+living+things+by+shippen" target="_blank">Men, Microscopes, and Living Things</a> </i> by Katherine Shippen (term 1<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">* didn't finish-may complete at a later time</span>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Weather-Herman-SchneiderJeanne-Bendick/dp/B002AOCJM6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471826347&sr=8-1&keywords=everyday+weather+and+how+it+works" target="_blank">Everyday Weather and How It Works</a></i> by Herman Schneider (<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">term 1</span>) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Genius-Trailblazer-Biographies-Paperback/dp/1575050676/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471826527&sr=1-2&keywords=ordinary+genius" target="_blank">Ordinary Genius: The Story of Albert Einstein</a></i> by McPherson (term 1)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Archimedes-Science-Living-History-Library/dp/1883937124/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479343963&sr=1-1&keywords=archimedes+and+the+door+of+science" target="_blank">Archimedes and the Door of Science</a></i> by Jeanne Bendick (term 2)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gateway-Medicine-Living-History-Library/dp/1883937752/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479343963&sr=1-2&keywords=archimedes+and+the+door+of+science" target="_blank">Galen and the Gateway to Medicine</a></i> by Jeanne Bendick (term 3)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/School-Woods-Yesterdays-Classics-William/dp/1599151901/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479344180&sr=1-1&keywords=school+of+the+woods" target="_blank"><i>School of the Wood</i>s</a> by William<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> Long (term 2 & <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">3)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">keep a science notebook </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">weekly nature study </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><b>Math</b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="http://store.mathusee.com/catalog/math-u-see/general-math/zeta" target="_blank">Math-U-See Zeta</a> </i> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/sku/042828" target="_blank">Life of Fred: Fractions</a> (term 1-2)</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://www.rainbowresource.com/proddtl.php?id=042827" target="_blank">Life of Fred: Decimals & Percents</a> (term 2-3)</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://www.rainbowresource.com/proddtl.php?id=023084" target="_blank">Life of Fred: Australia</a><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></b></span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(I bought this last ye<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ar<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> for Caleb and wasn't too <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">impressed, but since I had it Tyler will read through it this year<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. I don't plan to purc<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">hase any<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> more <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">from this set.)(term 1)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.rfwp.com/series/grammar-elementary-program-by-michael-clay-thompson#book-grammar-island-teacher-manual" target="_blank">Grammar Island</a></i> and Practice Island by Mich<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ael Clay Thompson (term 2)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://wildflowersandmarbles.com/2010/07/07/considering-language-arts-narration/" target="_blank">Oral and Written Narrations</a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span>(1-2 written per week) </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><b>Logic</b></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fallacy-Detective-Thirty-Eight-Recognize-Reasoning/dp/097453157X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471828031&sr=1-1&keywords=the+fallacy+detective" target="_blank">The Fallacy Detective</a><b> </b></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by Bluedorn</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Caleb's year 10<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span>book list <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2016/08/year-10-book-list-2016-2017.html">here</a></span>. You can find what we are doing in Morning Basket <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2016/08/school-ramblings-august-6-2016.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Pictures <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">were</span> taken by Scott during a n<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ature walk last Sunday a<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t our typical place. The above mushroom was <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">found <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">under our backy<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ard pine tree. Th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ere were many of those this year.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We are in full swing of the new school year. Our friends in public school are back at it too so summer break is officially over. We are enjoying a 4 day school break due to a fishing trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>What's in the Afternoon Basket? </i>A favorite book has been <i>The children's Plutarch-Tales of the Greeks </i>by F.J. Gould. We have tried Plutarch in the past but either we didn't understand the translation or we didn't like the writing style. This book <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">reads</span> easily <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">and is</span> delightful. All three of us are finding it entertaining and narrations and discussions <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">are</span> readily taking place. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We've finally conquered Plutarch!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Caleb's Favored Book~ </i>I'm not sure which one he is enjoying at the moment, but when asked if we needed to drop a book (because it's not all getting done) he decided that he didn't want to drop any of them even though he feels like his schedule is too full. I'm taking that as a very good sign!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>What's this? (improvement needed)~ </i>I think we are all needing to work on giving our full attention to school work during school time. This has a lot to do with starting back early and summer break going on all around us. That should not be a problem anymore. I had some discussions yesterday about learning to ignore distractions in the house and keep at task. Sometimes we think a 5 minute distraction isn't a big deal, but they add up and then you realize your way behind and your work hasn't been that great either.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>We've got this! (improvement made)~ </i>We actually got through Afternoon Basket every day this week! I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">did some</span> rearrang<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span> and some how it all fit together beautifully. I did drop one book, moved Sh<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">akespeare to the morning,</span> and moved another book to their independent reading time. I also got <i>Little House in the Big Woods </i>on CD. These were all good changes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Looking ahead (teacher duties)~ </i>I worked on another schedule edit last night and it came out beautifully. I just needed to change <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">independent</span> work before Afternoon Basket in our afternoon schedule. I also needed to take out science, that Caleb and I were working together on first thing in the morning, <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">and move it to later</span>. I'm not sure who thought that was wise to do, lol<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">!</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'm also working on adding things to French to make it worth a high school credit. I need to watch some DVDs from the library to see if it work for "French culture".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I started putting together two blog post on the books we are using this year/term but I have not been able to finish it. That's on the plan this weekend and I should have those published next week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="https://www.circeinstitute.org/blog/summons-sacred-palestrinas-kyrie?mc_cid=c2670c5547&mc_eid=2e96e9f994" target="_blank">Summons to the Sacred: On Palestrina "Kyrie"</a> </i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">from Circe <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Institute<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-excellen<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t article that would count for high school mu<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">sic study<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><a href="http://www.plumfieldandpaideia.com/why-i-sabbath/" target="_blank">Why I Sabbath</a></i> from Plumfie<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ld and Paideia-We have been working on doing something <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">similiar. I was able to connect <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">with Sara online to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ask her a few questions and it was helpful in figur<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">out solu<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">tions to our problems with Sabbath.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10215156031742880552noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003884847236485195.post-31440204616707451602016-08-07T21:41:00.005-05:002016-08-16T19:26:31.233-05:006th Annual Curriculum Sale Blog Hop<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> Updated 8/1<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">6/16-The <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Curriculum</span> Sale Blog Hop is now over. Thanks to everyone for taking a lo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ok and to everyone that contacted me with sales. I<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> didn't sell everything, but I'm <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">out of boxes. If you purchased from me<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> please let me know that you got it.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">UPDATED 8/10/16-I still have a lot <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">for sell. I've reduced some prices and I will take offers<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> if you are wa<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">nting to purchase several items</span></span>.</span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'm taking part in <a href="http://showerofroses.blogspot.com/2016/08/6th-annual-book-sale.html" target="_blank">Shower of Roses 6th Annual Curriculum Sale Blog Hop.</a> I've taken part in the past and have been successful in selling some books. First, please read Jessica's introduction post listed above. Then take a look at what I have to offer. Ask questions if you have them through email or comment below. If you would like to purchase please comment below or send me an email. If you comment, please leave your email so I can contact you. tending pumpkin patc<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">h (at) gmail dot com i<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s my email.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I plan to ship out books within a week using media mail through USPS. I will charge (the same as Jessica) for shipping:</span><b>
</b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a flat rate to help cover the cost of packaging, media mail postage,
and any Paypal fees of $5 for 1-3 items and $7.00 for
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~ <strike><a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-U-S-Government-Works-Sobel-ebook/dp/0764111116/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470622833&sr=1-6&keywords=syl+sobel" target="_blank">How the U.S. Government Works</a> by Syl Sobel $</strike>1 SOLD </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~<strike><a href="https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Constitution-You-Syl-Sobel-ebook/dp/0764117076/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470622833&sr=1-11&keywords=syl+sobel" target="_blank">The U.S. Constitution and You</a> by Syl Sobel $1</strike> SOLD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~ <strike><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Know-Much-About-States/dp/0064462277/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470623351&sr=1-7&keywords=the+50+states" target="_blank">The 50 States (Don't Know Much About series)</a> by Kenneth Davies $2</strike> SOLD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~ <strike><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Revolutionary-Began-Landmark-Books/dp/0375822003/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470623559&sr=1-1&keywords=liberty+how+the+revolutionary+war+began" target="_blank">Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began</a> by Lucille Recht Penner $2</strike> SOLD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~ <a href="https://www.amazon.com/United-States-Coloring-Dover-History/dp/0486401685/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470623625&sr=1-1&keywords=united+states+coloring+book" target="_blank">United States Coloring Book (Dover)</a> $1 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~ <a href="https://www.amazon.com/horse-BOOK-Chronicles-Narnia-Horse/dp/0439861365/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470622247&sr=1-2&keywords=horse+and+his+boy" target="_blank">The Horse and His Boy</a> by C.S. Lewis $1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~ <a href="https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/stories-of-the-nations/" target="_blank">Stories of the Nations</a> volume 1<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> &<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span>2 <strike>$10</strike>-<span style="background-color: yellow;">REDUCED $5</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~ <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Great-Smoky-Mountains-National-Park/dp/0762779667/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1470622675&sr=8-1&keywords=ridge+runner+rescue" target="_blank">Ridge Runner Rescue</a> (Great Smokey Mountains Nat<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ional Park-Adventures with the Parkers) by Mike Graf </span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><strike>$2</strike><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="background-color: yellow;">REDUC<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ED $1</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><strike>Great Scenes from Shakespeare plays</strike>-SOLD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Warriners-English-Grammar-Composition-Complete/dp/0153118857/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1470606608&sr=8-4&keywords=warriner%27s+english+complete+course" target="_blank">Warriner's English Grammar and Composition Complete Course</a> (older book with more wear, but good spine) <strike>$8</strike><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="background-color: yellow;">REDUCED $5</span></span></span><strike><span style="background-color: yellow;"></span><br /></strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~ <strike><a href="http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/sku/023683" target="_blank">The Book of Trees</a> student and teacher set (student had two pages completed in pencil and then erased) $8</strike> set-<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">SOLD</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~<strike> CHC 5th grade Daily Lesson Plans 2010 edition $2-</strike><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">SOLD</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~ <a href="http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/sku/052954" target="_blank">Classical Composition Fable Stage Teacher Guide</a> $10 <span style="background-color: yellow;">will sell <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">both fable and narrative together for $10</span></span><span style="background-color: yellow;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~Famous Men of Rome student & teacher guides-this is an older set and it comb-bond (some writing in student) $2 for both (FREE if purchase Famous Men of Rome)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">~ <strike><a href="http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/sku/002542" target="_blank">Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 5</a> $3 </strike></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Last spring I started doing these post called <i><a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/search/label/school%20ramblings" target="_blank">School Ramblings</a></i> and I plan to continue them this year. It will be a look into our homeschool. I probably won't get them done every week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>What's in the Morning Basket? </i>Well, this heading is being changed to Afternoon Basket. This year i<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t</span> just works out to do this in our afternoon. Our Afternoon Basket for the first weeks ha<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ve</span> gone well. We have the following things in the basket that we will be working through this term and some items all year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i> listening to folk songs, learning hymns, reading The Listeners Guide to Music by Percy A. Scholes (can find free online)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Reading the following books: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham; Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder; Ourselves by Charlotte Mason; A Field Guide to the Familiar by Gale Lawrence; The Forty Dreams of St. John Bosco; The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Greeks by F.G. Gould.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i> We are studying the works of Constable using <a href="https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/picture-study-portfolios/" target="_blank">SCM Art Portfolios</a>. We will be using The Law's Guide to Nature Drawing & Journaling by John Muir Laws on weeks that nature study isn't possible. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>We are reading poems by Williams Wordsworth and listening to Romeo & Juliet by Shakespeare.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Tyler's favored book: </i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Tyler read <i>Snow Treasure </i>by Marie McSwigan for free reading and flew through it and enjoyed it. I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">sked for a review and got nothing except that <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">it was mu<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ch enjoyed. ; )</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>What's this? (improvement needed) </i>It has been a struggle to get going in the morning an<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">d starting school on<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> time. We've done well, but I really need to work on my attitude. I've been unpleasant and my voice is stern and that really <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">makes everyone <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">anxious</span>. My morning grumpiness is due to lo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">w<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> B12 levels and I'm working on getting those up, but I really shouldn<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">'t let th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">at show and I need be more loving in<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> the m<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">orning no matter what. I hope to work on this next week.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Blackberries were abundant this year, but small in size. Wild blackberry plants have grown prolifically around the lake at the family farm. We picked more then we could eat and advised relatives to get out and pick more. Birds and beetles moved in shortly after we picked and made the crop useless after that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I think one of my favorite things about using the same piece of property for nature study is to see the changes from week to week (or month to month when weather doesn't allow weekly visits). Some things are gradual (spring greening up and fall leaves changing) and some things happen so fast (flowers blooming and damage from insects). I will go and revisit places from year to year and sometimes flowers don't reappear or unexpected things appear. It's all amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Recent Events ~ </i>Our troubles started just over a month ago when our 16 year old Kenmore died. It wasn't worth putting another $300 in it to fix it. We bought a used washing machine from the local appliance parts store that had been very helpful in keeping our old machine running. The used one had all kinds of trouble. We finally had to take it back two days after the warranty expired. They were kind and gave us half of our money back. We then purchased a new GE from Sears. It arrived on Wednesday and did NOT WORK! There is another one on order (with an extra 10% discount) and should arrive next week. Yep! Sometimes that is how it goes. I've been thankful my parents have let me use their washing machine this week . . . . and hey, it has given me some time to blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Around the house ~ </i>I've been enjoying my new <a href="https://www.erincondren.com/referral/invite/scottwilliams0415" target="_blank">Erin Condren</a> Life Planner. That is a referral link that will get you $10 off your first purchase and give me a $10 credit. I would greatly appreciate if you used it because I have some accessories I would like to order that the budget won't allow. : ) This is my second year using the planner and I've been pleased with it overall. It's durable and still looks new after a year of use. This is the biggest selling point for me. I also really enjoy the pretty. I'm not a pl<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">anner decorat<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">or, b<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ut I have list all over that planner.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'm about halfway through <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Formation-Character-Homeschooler-Charlotte-September/dp/B0157IWPB6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1467432944&sr=1-1&keywords=charlotte+mason+formation+of+character" target="_blank">Charlotte Mason's Formation of Character</a>. This one has been difficult to get into and I really find it out dated. I ended up skipping parts of it, but will finish it because there w<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ere</span> some gems. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I started reading <i>The Innocence of Father Brown </i>by G. K. Chesterton (checked out from the library) to preview for Caleb. I'm not much on a mystery, but I did enjoy <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> three chapters I read</span></span>. I decided to purchase <a href="http://www.rainbowresource.com/proddtl.php?id=048879" target="_blank">The Complete Father Brown Stories</a> and will add it to Caleb's free reading list. I'm not sure if I will read anymore or not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Next in my to-read pile are <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-Happy-Failure-Alice-Hildebrand/dp/1618901265/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1467433681&sr=1-1&keywords=memoirs+of+a+happy+failure" target="_blank">Memoirs of a Happy Failure</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Rest-Homeschoolers-Guide-Unshakable/dp/1600512879/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1467433734&sr=1-1&keywords=teaching+from+rest" target="_blank">Teaching From Rest</a>, and the next school book I need to pre-read (not sure which one yet). I will pro<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">bably </span>add another CM vo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">lume to my list after I finish #5. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">In th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e school room~</span></span></i> I think we will start back to school in the last week of July. I like starting back early so that we can take a week off every six weeks. This seems to be a good schedule for us. Keeping summer break short seems to help us not get out of habits and gives us time to work on <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">new</span> habits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I still <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">have a few items to check off my school planning list, but <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I think I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">can get those easily done in th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e next two weeks. My week of planning went really well<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. I knew I wouldn't get it all done, but I was hoping for a miracle. That didn't happen<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, but I did <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">accomplish more than last year so I'm pleased with the progress. I should have our book list on the blog later<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> in the month<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1) Summer is flying by! It's hard to believe, but our summer break is more than half over. It's been busy, but I've worked hard to stay organized and I think it's been successful . . . . if you don't count keeping up with the blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2) There was a request for a family fun t<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">rip</span> by a certain boy. We decided to honor that request with a quick overnight trip to our (Scott and I) favorite <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">B</span>&<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">B</span> and free entertainment in the surrounding area. We stayed in <i>Old Bass Lodge </i>at <a href="http://www.bassandbaskets.com/" target="_blank">Bass & Baskets</a> and the boys much enjoyed their first stay. It was noted that one night was not enough and someone mentioned a week stay, lol!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Our plan was hiking and touring at <a href="https://mostateparks.com/park/ha-ha-tonka-state-park" target="_blank">Ha Ha Tonka State Park</a>, but the rain that was suppose to be spotty lasted all day. We only got to tour the ruins and then ate lunch in the car waiting for the rain to stop. It never did! We ended up going to <a href="http://www.bridalcave.com/" target="_blank">Bridal Cave</a> instead and our "free entertainment trip" was no more. If we had a better weather forecast we could have rearranged our plans, so I was a little upset with that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">3) Tyler went to to a day camp at our <a href="http://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/places/runge-conservation-nature-center" target="_blank">local nature center</a>. This is the second year he got to attend and it was much enjoyed. If you are local this is something you want to keep your eye out to sign up for in April. They only take 30 kids and they pick through a drawing. I think the ages are 9-12, so most likely Tyler will be too old next year to attend (his birthday is usually around the time of the camp). Highly recommended!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">4) Boy Scout camp is coming up soon! This means I have my annual school planning week. I'm working hard to get everything ready. My goal is to be down to the nitty gritty planning by this week and to get it done. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">A new</span> goal this year is to get the whole year planned. Typically I just get one term done. I have a new plan and <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I think I will pull it off.</span> Pam @ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/edsnapshots" target="_blank">ed snapshots</a> has been doing a weekly Facebook Live on planning and you can view the past videos on her Facebook page.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">5) I have a goal to pre-read 4 of the boys books before the start of school. I'm<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> done with</span> book 1, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kon-Tiki-Across-Pacific-Thor-Heyerdahl/dp/0671726528/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466093213&sr=8-1&keywords=kon+tiki" target="_blank">Kon Tiki: Across the Pacific By Raft</a> and it <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">was a<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">n enjoyable<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></span>read. I've been making notes to help remind me of the story when I hear narrations from Caleb. I will also be reading through a selection of the boys books during the school year. It's impossible for me to read 100% of their books, but I think this plan will work well (and slightly better than last year's plan). I will have to be well organized and keep my notes so I don't have to read Kon-Tiki again when Tyler reads in a couple of years . . . . this is probably going to be a struggle for me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">6) I got to meet Jen @ <a href="http://wildflowersandmarbles.com/" target="_blank">Wildflowers & Marbles</a> last weekend at the <a href="http://kccatholichomeschooler.org/" target="_blank">KC Catholic Homeschool Conference</a>. It was wonder<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ful to mee<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t this long time online friend and mentor. I wish we had more <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">time to spend together.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We c<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">elebrated Tyler's 12th birthday a couple week ago. We had dinner, fishing, an<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">d camping at the family farm. My brother and his family camped out with us. My parents and aunt did too, but they brought a RV and not a tent. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The boys finished up their school year in mid-May, but I completely forgot about doing a year-end review. I like doing these when they are fresh in my mind and now that I'm planning for next year the memories are hard to find. Ask questions as I'm sure I will think of more if you ask. : )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The first year of high school is done. My biggest mistake with high school was thinking that it was different. Once I got th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">at</span> silly idea </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">out of my head<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span>life was much better.<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span>The biggest success was just treating <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">high school</span> as just another year and continuing with the methods we were already using. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">An<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">other big</span></span> obstacle for high school is goals. Our world tends to make<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> the</span> fruits the goal of high school (fruits are the good grades, high test scores, scholarships, good college, good job, riches in life). The goals should be wisdom, knowledge, and Truth. It's so hard to keep that focus in a world that thinks the opposite.<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> I've c<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">aught my wrong thinking many times this past year and had to realig<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">n.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Caleb's favorite subject was history and he much enjoyed <a href="https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/classical-studies/book-of-the-ancient-world/" target="_blank">The Book of the Ancient World</a> by Dorothy Mills. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Caleb's least favorite book was <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Watership-Down-Novel-Richard-Adams/dp/0743277708/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1465832643&sr=1-1&keywords=watership+down" target="_blank">Watership Down: A Novel</a> by Richard Adams. This book went unfinished and Caleb's end-of-term examination for this book was a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">writing</span> on why he didn't like the book. I have this book for sale, really cheap if anyone wants to give it a try. ; )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">My favorites from Caleb's book list this year was <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fabres-Book-Insects-Henri-Fabre/dp/0486401529/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1465833480&sr=8-2&keywords=book+of+insects" target="_blank">Fabre's Book of Insects</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/History-American-People-Paul-Johnson/dp/0060930349/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1465833554&sr=1-1&keywords=history+of+the+american+people" target="_blank">History of the American People</a> by Paul Johnson. I loved Fabre's love of discovery (and references to the Creator). Johnson's book taught me more about history and made me mad at <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">times</span>s. Both of these were a tough reads for me, but well worth it. I'm looking forward to continuing in Johnson's book. I love history books that make you realize that the world is not a worse place than it use to be (and getting worse). Early America could be a pretty nasty place too and the bad things that go on today were going on back then too in some form or another. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Tyler's favorite books came off his literature and free reading list. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Old-Sam-Trotter-History-Bethlehem/dp/1932350284/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1465833023&sr=1-1&keywords=old+sam+dakota+trotter" target="_blank">Old Sam: Dakota Trotter</a> by Don Alonzo Taylor was at the top of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">his</span> list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Tyler's least favorite also came off his literature list and was <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bulfinchs-Greek-Roman-Mythology-Editions/dp/0486411079?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0486411079&linkCode=as2&redirect=true&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&tag=thecomroo-20" target="_blank">Bulfinch's Age of Fable</a>. Tyler loves mythology books and he was very familiar with most of the stories he read, but the book was too challenging for him. I plan for him to pick this book up in a year or two and continue it. I will probably add it to Caleb's list next year since mythology is a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">favorite</span> here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">My favorites from Tyler's list were his history books and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rocks-Rivers-Changing-Earth-Geology/dp/0486782018?ie=UTF8&keywords=rocks%20rivers%20and%20the%20changing%20earth&qid=1442173765&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Rocks, Rivers, and Changing Earth</a>. I was surprised how much geology I didn't know! I read this one out loud to Tyler and many times I would ask Tyler if it was true because I couldn't believe it. Turns out it was all true and I was amazed by God's creation! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I think my biggest disappointment for the year was lack of Morning Basket (a term I use for the work <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">we do tog<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ether)</span></span>. We struggled getting this done and when we did it was not inspiring. I tinkered with it a lot to try and fix that and didn't come up with any solutions. I plan to make big changes to Morning Basket next year and hope for a better outcome. Morning Basket is truly a very important part of our school time and I need to figure out why we are struggling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I was most happy with our schedule. It was a little too much at first, but I worked it out and we had a good schedule the rest of the year. I had to say no to many t<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">hings and keep us at home during school hours<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> to make this work. </span></span>We ended the year because we were finished and not the usual because it's just time to finish. It was nice not to get "behind" this year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1) School is done! Now is the season that I will be working overtime to do the planning for next year. I hope my efforts will afford me a few weeks o<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">f</span> nothing school related before starting back at the end of July. We shall see!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">3)I've been spending so much time online with "teacher training". There are so many wonderful things out there for the homeschooling mom and dad! Too many! All wonderful! Overwhelming, but did I mention wonderful? This is why I can't write! Too much brain energy on learning. I plan to watch <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/restfulteaching" target="_blank">Restful Teaching from Circe</a> this weekend and can't wait! This one is not free, but it's only $10.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">4) My calendar for the the rest of May and June has really exploded. I'm working really hard to keep it under control and to keep stress levels in check. As long as nothing unexpected comes up all will be well. LOL! I'm looking forward to a quick overnight trip with Scott and the boys, a homeschool conference in June, Tyler's 12th birthday, a scrapbooking day with family and friends, and a whole week with nothing on the calendar but school planning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">5) Nature study/hikes have been put on hold for the summer. Ticks are so thick this year! We tried to go out to our usual spot last Friday and gave up because all we did was pull of ticks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">6) I've been eating a gluten and dairy free diet since March. My stomach was always upset and I decided to do something about it. The good news is I feel so much better, I've lost a little weight, and my blood sugars have been much lower (type 1 diabetic). I'm still not sure *exactly* what was causing the stomach issues as I'm still experimenting and adding things in to see what happens and it's not always consistent. The good news is I can eat ice cream (I've only had just vanilla or chocolate with no added ingredients), but the bad news is butter is a big no-no. Cheese is still up in the air. I can handle a little bit of gluten, but more than a little (or with dairy) upsets my stomach. Staying away from over-processed packaged food seems to be a key point too. It's been a interesting experiment. It's been a strain on the budget and I'm still fine-tuning what and when I purchase to make it work in the budget. As long as I eat at home I don't have any problems eating gluten and dairy free.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">7)Weekend plans: <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">school clean up! I'll be <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">r</span>earran<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ging all <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the books, bookshelves, and school <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">items</span>. Going through papers for the year and fil<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span> away is also on the list. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I also plan to gather<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> up books needed for<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> the next school year and final<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ize the book list and see what<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> else needs to be purchased. I<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">f time permits I will finalize all the high school <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">records</span> and maybe <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">start that</span> transcript . . . . . I will mostly likely <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">put the transcript off <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">another year. Ugh!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10215156031742880552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003884847236485195.post-66117011075824029082016-05-19T13:17:00.000-05:002016-05-19T13:17:02.482-05:00Will be back soon after a little break!I can see in my stats that people are visiting my blog, but I haven't been able to get post out. I have many ideas for post, but I can't get those down in writing. I'm hoping to work on this in the near future and have the blog busy again by the end of the month. I had hoped to be able to do regular schedule posts, but I just can't seem to keep up with a writing schedule. I'll be checking in soon. Contact me by email if you want to chat!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10215156031742880552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003884847236485195.post-19868097883000990722016-04-27T08:32:00.000-05:002016-04-27T08:32:30.282-05:00Wednesday With Words {April 27, 2016}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I was reading the most recent <i>Newbie Tuesday,</i> a resource that <a href="http://afterthoughtsblog.net/" target="_blank">Brandy @ Afterthoughts</a> produces, and ran across a quote from Charlotte Mason from her fourth volume, pg 78:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">There is just 5 more weeks to go! Rumor has it that the boys would like to work a little harder and cut that down to 4. It is completely possible since the boys are starting to finish some books and can put that extra time towards extra readings on those books still to finish. Tyler finished one science book last week. Caleb could finish <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a</span> book this week. We shall see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We ended out of the house more than normal this past week, but still the school work got completed. I feel myself getting lazier towards the end, but the boys are pushing to get it done. I like their attitude!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I sent an email to Math-U-See to get some suggestions on a math issue that I had for each boy. They sent me back a wonderful email with great suggestions and even suggested I call them and for Tyler to call them to talk to th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e</span>m directly about it. Tyler said no, but I was impressed with the customer service. I went over the suggestions with each boy and one has already seen improvement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Caleb has been reading <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fabres-Book-Insects-Henri-Fabre/dp/0486401529/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1461543657&sr=8-4&keywords=book+of+insects" target="_blank">Fabre's Book of Insects</a> </i>as one of his science reads. Surprisingly, this has been a wonderful book to read. I wasn't looking forward to a book of insects! Fabre is a wonderful naturalist with a beautiful writing technique that makes insects <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">interesting</span>. We do have to google all the insects to see what they look like and compare them to their American version. (Fabre is French and some of these insects are from France.)I picked this book out at a homeschool conference last year as my door prize and I'm glad I did! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">At this point, so late in term 3, I'm just making sure we are staying on track to finish what we had hoped to finish this year. I'm looking towards next school year and reading over new books and deciding what kind of teacher trainer that I need over the summer break. I've also decided to move our summer cleaning jobs to spring cleaning to free up more time during summer break<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>. </i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It seems like I'm always pushing our start date back because I'm not ready. </span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i> </i> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10215156031742880552noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003884847236485195.post-82005967325996464362016-04-15T22:35:00.001-05:002016-04-15T22:35:26.034-05:00Seven Quick Takes on School Planning for 2016-2017<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I won't have a <i>School Ramblings</i> post this week.<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> I've started planning for the 2016-2017 school year and I wanted to share <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">what I'm working on. Maybe th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is</span> will help someone or maybe <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a reader can help me. : )</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crab apple is blooming! It's a feast for all the senses. It looks beautiful, is full of fragrance, and you should hear all the bees doing the pollinating . .. . Lucy says the crab apples are yummy in the fall, and if I was brave enough to get my hand near the tree I'm sure the petals would be soft. I think that covers all the senses! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1</span>)<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Here are</span> the main resources I'm using for planning 10th and 7th g<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">rade (there <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">are many more wonderful ones too!)</span>:</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://amblesideonline.org/" target="_blank">Ambleside Online</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://materamabilis.org/ma/" target="_blank">Mater Amabilis-A Charlotte Mason Style <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Curriculum</span> for Catholics</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://www.adelectableeducation.com/" target="_blank">A Delectable Education</a> (AWESOME po<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">dcast for teacher training on Charlot<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">te Mason methods!!)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="http://sabbathmoodhomeschool.com/charlotte-mason-living-science/" target="_blank">Sabbath Mood Homeschool</a> (this ha<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a living books science list<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">)</span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2</span>) <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We changed the way wer<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e doing history at the begi<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">nning of th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is</span> year and we have been very pleased with the changes.</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span>We will keep doing history this way in the future. It does make using AO <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">difficult and <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">AO will just be a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">resource next year and not use<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">d as our curriculum. My feelings are mixed on this one, but the joy of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the</span> wonderful history we have enjoyed since January <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">finalizes that decision</span>! We will be continu<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing along with many titles for history that were in our <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2016/03/term-3-plans-2015-2016.html" target="_blank">term 3 plans.</a></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">3</span>) I'm 100% convinced and no longer question my decision to do an <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">integrated</span> science with Caleb in high school. I cam<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e to this <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">conclusion</span> after watching <a href="http://www.adelectableeducation.com/2016/03/episode-24-middle-and-high-school.html" target="_blank">A Delectable Education Podcast</a> on middle <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">and high school science. I was really struggling with that de<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">cision befo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">re hearing from some<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">one else <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">that this way would work. I don't know what else to s<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ay about it, but <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">listen to the podcast and <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">all my <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">reasons</span> for choosing a<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">n <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">integrated</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">approach to high sch<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ool science is in there. ; ) I'm using many books already on our shelf for <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Tyler's science. I did purchas<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e this <a href="http://sabbathmoodhomeschool.com/downloads/middle-school-biology-study-guide/" target="_blank">middle school biology guide</a> (and boo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">k). I'm leaving some wiggle room f<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">or</span> s<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">cience plans in case I really need to purchase some of her future guides.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">6</span>) I have not sat down with the calendar to plan out dates. Some do this first (and I use to) but I've been d<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">oing <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">it last and I like this approach. I assume we will start at the very end of July. This allo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ws for much needed weeks off</span></span></span> during the school year. I also like to keep summer break sh<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ort.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">7) We are still<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">classical</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Catholic </span></span>h</span>omeschoolers using C<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">harlotte Mason metho<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ds <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">meet the education goals of our family. We are still <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">learning and tweaking. I'm very gr<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ateful for all th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">resources out there for sel<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">f education on CM <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">and <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">c<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">lassical methods. It is all <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">wonderful!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10215156031742880552noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003884847236485195.post-54445277771433230842016-04-09T13:12:00.001-05:002016-04-09T13:12:28.280-05:00School Ramblings {April 9, 2016}<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Since the last <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2016/03/school-ramblings-march-19-2016.html" target="_blank">School Ramblings</a> we've had a shorter school week followed by an Easter Break (Happy Easter!!). I can't recall what happened two weeks ago! That was very apparent when we picked up some books this week and had to page through the previous readings for a quick reminder. This week we were back at a regular school week. We are counting down the last eight weeks of school with now ONLY 7 more to go! (That sounds way better than it feels!)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tyler working on math and happy because I let him use a calculator for the first time.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>What's in the Morning Basket?</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I changed up our daily schedule for the remaining weeks and put Morning Basket right before lunch. This sounded perfect when I did it, but it's not been too welcomed by the boys. I don't have any intentions to change the schedule again so they are stuck with it until the end. ; ) We had only 2 (maybe 3? why can't I remember?) days of Morning Basket (out of a scheduled 4<i>). </i>This is something we still need to work on! We listened to Swallowdale, learned some more about da Vinci and studied his <i>The Annunciation </i>painting, said our prayers and read the daily Gospel reading, and worked on memorizing the poem <i>April </i>by Elsa Beskow. As usual we didn't get much done during Morning Basket.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Cassie's favored book of the week.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I finally sat down and read <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Splendor-Saints-Dazzle-World-History/dp/1618906070/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460157835&sr=8-1&keywords=splendor+of+the+saints" target="_blank">Splendor of the Saints</a> </i>and really enjoyed it! Caleb not so much. It is a little too much for him and we will save that for when he is older. I think I will continue reading it though. The book was exciting and gets you all fired up over the Saints.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Tyler's favored book of the week.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This is a really hard question for Tyler. He responded with <i><a href="http://www.bethlehembooks.com/old-sam-dakota-trotter-626" target="_blank">Old Sam, Dakota Trotter</a> </i>and couldn't give me a reason why. ; ) I do mentioned it because Bethlehem Books is having 40% off and free shipping until the 10th. Tyler would like the sequel, <i><a href="http://www.bethlehembooks.com/old-sam-and-horse-thieves-796" target="_blank">Old Sam and the Horse Thieves</a> </i>so I<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> placed an order</span>.<i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>We've got this!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Tyler is very close to finishing Math-U-See Epsilon. I thought I would go ahead and order Zeta and start that, but that seems silly since he would only have about 4-6 weeks before school would be done. Yet, I could still be easily talked into starting it! I decided to have him do some of the enrichment and application pages that were missed when we went through the book. I'm not sure why we didn't do that to begin with. I'm very happy that this math book was completed in great time this year. (That doesn't happen every year.)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pair of geese at the family farm. I'm looking forward to the little ones to follow.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Looking ahead.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I have the usual weekend duties of preparing for next week's school work and pre-reading a few selections<i>. </i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(I'm already behind on this because I decided to deep clean <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a bedro<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">om and it's taking longer than expected.)</span></span></span><i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I've been really thinking about next year's books and went over the list and edited it a couple of times this week. I even made a list of books to purchase and compared prices. I'm deciding if I feel good about purchasing them now or waiting another month in case I make a change or two or three or the whole list! ; )<i> </i>I do have a couple of books to decide on and I hope to do that this weekend too. I have 4 spine books picked <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">out</span> for Caleb's history and we just need two . . . which will it be?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">How was your week of school? </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10215156031742880552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003884847236485195.post-21223373289667051652016-03-19T16:38:00.001-05:002016-03-19T16:38:42.462-05:00School Ramblings {March 19, 2016}<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The last two weeks have been <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">for the most part smo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">oth sailing. I really thought we would <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">get be<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">hind th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is week. Even Caleb kept saying he wasn't going to get it all done. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I just looked <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">o<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ver the weekly lesson sheet and everything was completed. : ) Next week <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">will be a four day school week and then Easter break. Just 8 weeks of school left after that!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We made it out to the family farm on Wednesday afternoon for some nature study. I took Lucy for a long walk while the boys <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">helped <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">my dad plan<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t potat<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">oes. The boys <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">did a n<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ature hike after their work was done. There isn't much to see <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">right now (so no pictures). <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Things are greening up and a few tre<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">es are blooming. Lucy and I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">did scare up some wood ducks on one of the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">creeks.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stopping at the creek so Lucy can get a drink. She always has to go into the water.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>What's in the Morning Basket? </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Not much! I have been <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">inconsistent with Morning Basket this year. Mornings <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">are <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">not my favor<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ite and we have str<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">uggled with starting on time. I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">tried a few things to fix our lack of m<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">orning time but have<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> not been successful. </span></span></span>This week we did listen to Swallowdale (and hoping to final<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ly finish this <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">before the end of the school year since</span> we have liste<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ned to it off and on for two years now<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">)</span>. We also read som<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e poetry and had a drawing lesson.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>What's this (<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">impr<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ovements needed)</span></span>?</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As I mentioned above, we really need to work on our morning routine.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I noticed I was missing a lot of narrations from one boy<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> in partic<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ular and I will need to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">remind him that it <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is his duty to make sure he gives those to me<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>We've <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">got this! </span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(impro<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">vement made, stuff mastered)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">At the beginning of the school year (and a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">few months in) I thought I would never get Tyler <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">writing a proper sentence. Written narrations w<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ere</span> a real struggle for him. I thin<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">k <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">that goal has been met</span>! I think the key with him (who <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">can give a really long and detailed oral narration) was telling him his written narrations could be on just one part of what he read and it does<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> not need to be as long as his oral narrations. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Another key step was having him read <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">his <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">narration out loud to me. This al<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">lowed him to hear the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">awkward sentences</span></span> and fix <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">them. (I also <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">didn't <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">need to see his horrible handwriting<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, which caused me to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">not be encouraging of his work</span>.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I've been impressed with imp<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">rovement that Caleb has made to his drawing. He <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is</span> slow<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span> down and pay<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span> attention and giv<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing some effort. Now if I could just get Tyler to do that. ; )</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I've been reading out loud <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Carry-Big-Stick-Uncommon-Roosevelt/dp/1620453711/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458403714&sr=8-1&keywords=carry+a+big+stick" target="_blank">Carry a Big Stick: The Uncommon Heroism of Theodore Roosevelt</a><i> </i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">to Tyler as a his<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">tory biography. We are really enjoying it!</span></span><i> </i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I chose to read it to Tyler because the voc<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">abulary<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> makes the book almost arduous. It makes it a tou<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">gh read aloud too, but it would be a challenge for Tyler to read alone. I'm hoping even with <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">all the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">tripping around <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">all the adjectives <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">that Tyler is picking up on the challenging vocabulary. We do recommend <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">this book if you are reading this era of history.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'm very slowly <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">starting to plan for next year since this year is wrapping up. I've got grammar and foreign language heavy on my mind at the moment. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I think history will ea<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">sily come together for next year (perhaps a first for once<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">!!) and <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I haven't even thought about science yet.</span></span></span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I do have a ton of pre-reading to do for next week. I'<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">m averaging getting all but one book done each week. I think I plan to skim one book to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">help getting them all read.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(<i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Pictures from our nature hi<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ke on Monday.)</span></span></i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It's already the last term of this school year. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">T</span>he first year of high school is almost complete and the youngest will be entering junior high next year<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Our school year is just trucking along at a good pace. I feel like we are accomplishing much! One goal I had for this year was to be at the end of the year and to feel finished instead of just stopping because it was time to be done. I've made changes to accomplish that this year and I think it will happen!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I made one major change after Christmas break to history. I<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span>listen<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ed</span> to <a href="http://www.adelectableeducation.com/" target="_blank">A Delectable Education Podcast</a> and felt like our history needed some revamping. I was easily able to make the changes mid-year without any problems. It went smoothly and both boys are happy with the changes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">At the beginning of the school year it was a struggle to get all of Caleb's work fit into the week and there wasn't enough of me to go around. That has changed. I'm not sure how it worked out but it did by second term and third term is looking like a repeat of term 2.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I struggled with having enough school work for Tyler and even though I have added in more than originally planned he is still getting it all done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">You will find term 2 plans/term 1 in review <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2015/12/term-1-review-2015-2016.html" target="_blank">here</a>, Tyler's 6th grade term 1 plans <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2015/09/6th-grade-book-list-2015-2016.html" target="_blank">here</a>, Caleb's 9th grade term 1 plans <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2015/09/9th-grade-booklist-2015-2016.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and math choices for the year <a href="http://tendingthepumpkinpatch.blogspot.com/2015/12/our-math-choices-for-2015-2016.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Overall, term 2 went great. Caleb's favo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">rite book was a new <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Ancient history book we picked up after Christmas. Caleb's least favo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">rite <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">book was <i>Watership Downs </i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by Richard Adams. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Ty<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ler's favo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">rite book<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">in term 2 w<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ere anything on his free reading list (he has been reading from the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Redwall series<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">).</span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Tyler<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> couldn't give me a least favorite. : )</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I decided I will just list the whole book list. I won't be linking any books (time issue), but I will mark those that came from AO and which year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>A History of the American People by Paul Johnson </i>(US history and will probably use through out high school)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Christ and the Americas by Anne Carroll<b> </b></i>(US history more of an overview with Catholic history)</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The Book of the Ancient World by Dorothy Mills </span></i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(ancient history)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Light to the Nations </i>(European history along side Church history) </span><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>The Brendan Voyage by Tim Severin </i>(AO year 7)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Why Greenland is an Island . . . . by Joyce Davis</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Amateur Naturalist by Gerald Durrell</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Book of Insects by Fabre</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>The Book of Trees by Sean Brooks</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>The Mystery of the Periodic Table by Wiker (just because he hasn't read it and we needed an easy chemistry intro) </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Watership Down by Richard Adams </i>(AO year 7)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Prose and Poetry for Enjoyment by Maline and Downey </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Odyssey (translation by Robert Fagles) (at co-op) </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Splendor of the Saints by Aloysius Roche</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>The Fallacy Detective by Bluedorn (AO year 7)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Life of Fred Australia</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">review basic grammar with Win<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ston Grammar</span> (also work on learning comma rules)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Creative Writing class at co-op </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>America Grows Up by Gerald Johnson</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>The Story of Inventions by Frank Bachman (AO year 5)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Nature Reader 5 by Worthington Hooker (AO year 5)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Dr. George Washington Carver by Shirley Graham (AO year 5)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Rocks, Rivers, and the Changing Earth: A First Book of Geology by Schneider</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Chemistry and Physics lab at co-op</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Animal Survival (Tops) at co-op </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>The Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch (AO year 5)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Old Sam, Dakota Trotter by Don Alonzo Taylor</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Uncle Sam & You by Notgrass (with their Citizens Handbook) (will spread out and work on the remained of this year and the next)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Saints and Heroes by Ethel Pochocki</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism #2</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>dictation</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>cursive copywork</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>review<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> grammar <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">in dictation lesson</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Greek Alphabet by Memoria Press</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Math-U-See Epsilon</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>Life of Fred Miner</i></span></div>
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