Homeschooling Highlights: Starting Back Up

We have started back on our lessons.  DG is eager to start fifth grade, so that means finishing up fourth grade first.  ;-)   I think it's a sure sign of a good and long enough break when your child asks to start back a week sooner than planned.  It's such a blessing that we have the freedom to do just that!  We really enjoy our year round schedule that allows us to work and take breaks on our own/family timeline.   This time of year is sort of like our "summer" with the longest consecutive number of weeks we usually take off.  So without further ado, here's summary of the week:

This week in Creation to Christ, DG completed Unit 17.  

In history, she read about Cyrus and Darius, and reviewed the story of Esther.  (We read ahead to complete the book of Esther before the break.) She completed The Story of the Ancient World and will begin reading Streams of History:  Ancient Greece next week!  The Story of the Ancient World is the first history book of this size (over 250 pages) that she has read and completed narrations from completely independently.  We were both so excited when she finished the book!   Her timeline for the week is pictured below:

 

In Science, she continued reading Birds of the Air and enjoyed answering the unit questions.  This is one of her favorite parts of science!  She also enjoyed completing a new sketch in her book about birds.  Pictured below is her sketch from Unit 17 and her notebook/questions page (if you look closely you can see a "heart" science at the top right corner  :-)  )

 

 

In math DG has been studying angles as well as reviewing multiplication and division.  She completed her tenth quiz and is on lesson 72 in Teaching Textbooks 4.  

 

In English, DG completed Unit 7 of Bob Jones English 4 which covered reference skills, outlining and notetaking; and began Unit 8 which covers how to write a persuasive short essay in the form of a book review.

Thanks to Grand D for gift certificates to a local paint on plaster shop, DG spent an afternoon thoroughly enjoying painting these new treasures:

 

It was a very nice week!

 

And even though this post is already long and full of pictures, I want to close with a series of pictures from an assignment from Unit 16 since I never did post on that unit.  The assignment was the first from the Draw and Write Through History:  Greece and Rome book.  DG enjoyed the assignment very much, and it was a lot of fun to watch (and photograph) the stages of her drawing.

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Christine]

I can't believe you guys started school last week! I love all her pictures. :)

[Kim]

Thanks!