All Grades
Latin
We worked in Keep Going with Latin up to the point where the third declension was introduced. Then we took a break to go back and really nail down the first and second declensions before we proceed. We are doing "Latin bees" to drill vocabulary and declensions.
Poetry
M. has not yet mastered "The Highwayman." C. memorized "In Flanders Fields," "Something Told the Wild Geese," and "A Christmas Carol" from The Wind in the Willows. E. memorized "Merry are the Bells" and "A Christmas Carol" by G.K. Chesterton.
Catechism
We finished the section of the catechism on the incarnation and moved on to the chapter on redemption. We did our usual Advent prayers with the Jesse Tree. We used The Season of Light by Jay Cormier as our Advent Wreath book, and also prayed the Christmas Novena and watched some Brother Francis "Days of Advent" episodes.
Art
In November, we studied:
Commuters by Norman Rockwell
Máh-to-tóh-pa, “Four Bears” by George Catlin
The Blind Girl by John Everett Millais
Dignity and Impudence by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
In December, we studied:
Winter Landscape by Peter Brueghel
Sir William Pepperrell and His Family by John Singleton Copley
Madonna of the Chair by Raphael
Forever Free by Edmonia Wildfire Lewis
Music
The girls have been watching Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts on Wednesday evenings. In November, they played "Skye Boat Song" in a recital. Since then, they have been practicing Christmas music on piano and soprano recorder. Additionally, C. has been playing alto and tenor recorder, M. has been playing alto and sopranino recorders, and E. has been playing the sopranino.
5th Grade (M., girl, age 11)
Social Studies
M. finished the Oxford University Press textbook about Africa and moved onto Asia. She watched related Great Courses videos and answered workbook questions daily.
Science
M. continued watching John Long's Great Courses videos about robotics and did Arduino activities from Arduino for Beginners.
English
M. made further progress in Editor in Chief, Sentence Diagramming Level 2, Easy Grammar, and Vocabulary from Classical Roots B.
Math
M. continues to do a Challenging Word Problem each day. She is still working on Algebra I on Khan Academy (around 80% complete). She is also still working through Life of Fred: Pre-algebra 0 with Physics.
3rd Grade (C., girl, age 9)
Social Studies
C. studied Prohibition and the 1920s and now she's moved into the 1930s and The Great Depression. She was especially interested in the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby.
English
C. continued working on Sentence Diagramming Level 2 and Daily Grams, and she completed Vocabulary from Classical Roots 6.
Science
C. continued working independently on The Book of Birds. We worked together on Snap Circuits, up to chapter 5.
Math
C. continued working on Singapore Primary Mathematics 4B, including correcting past incorrect answers. She continued Life of Fred: Honey and Khan Academy 7th grade math.
1st Grade (E., girl, age 7)
Social Studies
We continued reading from Story of Civilization, covering the Norman invasion, the Bayeux tapestry, monks, the Crusades, the Investiture Conflict, and a variety of medieval saints. E. watched Illuminations and The Secret of Kells.
Science
We read Let's Read and Find Out books about animals in shells, about living things and energy from the sun, about icebergs, glaciers, and arctic animals, as well as about satellites, rockets, computers, and telephones.
English
E. continued working in Sentence Diagramming Beginning and Easy Grammar Workbook 3-4.
Math
E. continued working on Singapore Primary Mathematics 2B, finished Life of Fred: Cats and started Life of Fred: Dogs. She is in 5th grade math on Khan Academy.
Pre-K (R., boy, age 4 & A., girl, age 4)
R. read My Father's Dragon and Penny and Peter and started the Dan Frontier series. He started early math on Khan Academy. R. also used rods to make "trains" adding up to specific numbers.
A. worked on sounding out three-letter words on flashcards. She also started reading an Ant and Bee book with me. She has been practicing tens and ones on her fingers and on the soroban.
Both twins listened to a read-aloud of every single Beatrix Potter book.
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