Week 25 of Homespun Homeschool: We completed lessons 5 and 6 in Discovering Atomos, recorded a video ad for the element Bismuth (starring Francis Beam), read 2 short stories, researched procedure for the day of the Mock Trial, finalized our short story, worked on Algebra, did our end of the year Blue Book exam, practiced our Mock Trial roles, watched My Cousin Vinny (the clean version), took a field trip to a strawberry farm, and performed our Mock Trial at the Greenville County Courthouse!

Week 24 of Homespun Homeschool: We completed lesson 4 in Discovering Atomos, wrote a paper about the TV show LOST, read 2 short stories, researched Objections and Hearsay for Mock Trial, finalized our short story and drew an illustration, worked on Algebra, looked at the Bill of Rights, learned new Logic concepts, wrote an advertisement for the element Bismuth, translated reading #25 for Latin, prepared for the Blue Book Exam, learned about natural selection, practiced our Mock Trial roles, memorized the first 20 elements of the Periodic Table, re-read our paper on John Andre from the Essentials classes printed book, stood in for the bailiff for Mock Trial practice, took an art class and painted in the style of Monet, and played dodge ball with kids against parents!

Week 23 of Homespun Homeschool: We completed lesson 3 in Discovering Atomos, read 2 short stories, discussed the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, wrote a paper about the American flag, worked on Algebra, wrote the opening statements for the Prosecution and Defense for Mock Trial, designed the cover for our CC yearbook, researched the element Bismuth, finalized our short story and wrote an author’s bio, learned new Logic concepts, worked on Latin grammar and vocab, created flash cards and practiced our Mock Trial roles, and watched the solar eclipse with friends!

Week 22 of Homespun Homeschool: We completed lessons 1 and 2 in Discovering Atomos, learned about Intelligent Design, read 3 short stories, outlined the opening statements for the Prosecution and Defense for Mock Trial, brainstormed plot twists and surprise endings for our short story, discussed September 11, worked on Algebra, learned new Logic concepts, worked on Latin grammar and vocab, researched the opening statement for Mock Trial, wrote a paper about our upcoming trip to California, played the part of Igor Stravinsky for the morning assembly, hosted a lego video, had an easter egg hunt, and built our trampoline!

Week 21 of Homespun Homeschool: We read and outlined chapter 8 of Defeating Darwinism, learned about probability, read a short story, diagrammed sentences, wrote a summary of the state statutes and judicial decisions for Mock Trial, learned about U.S. astronauts, worked on spelling, refined the plot of our short story, worked on Algebra, worked on memorizing Logic symbols, wrote ANI charts for Mock Trial, worked on Latin grammar and vocab, learned about the theory of evolution, played bass and drums together, discussed the Associative Laws, celebrated Pi Day with a pizza Pi, and went to see the Makoto Fujimura exhibit with friends!

Week 20 of Homespun Homeschool: We read and outlined chapter 7 of Defeating Darwinism, read 2 short stories, learned how to find the circumference of a circle, wrote ANI charts for the evidence for Mock Trial, read about Brown vs. The Board of Education, brainstormed the plot of our short story, learned about independent clauses, worked on Algebra, learned new Logic concepts, worked on Latin grammar and vocab, researched and examined exhibits for Mock Trial, received our official roles for Mock Trail, and visited the Ark and Creation Museum!

Week 19 of Homespun Homeschool: We read and outlined chapter 6 of Defeating Darwinism, read a short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, notated bass clef notes, learned the difference between an acid and a base, created direct and cross-examination questions for Mock Trial, defined the characters of our short story, worked on Algebra, learned new Logic concepts, read The Red-Headed League, summarized our Faces of History paper and memorized it, learned about Nato, diagrammed sentences, learned the area of a circle, learned Latin 2nd declension neuter nouns, continued translating John 1 into Latin, looked at sentence clauses, found US trails on a map, visited a high school mock trial at the Greenville County Courthouse, and performed as John Andre in our Classical Conversations Faces of History event!

Week 18 of Homespun Homeschool: We read and outlined chapter 5 of Defeating Darwinism, read 2 short stories, learned about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, formed a legal strategy and order of the trial for Mock Trial, wrote and played a song together on bass and drums, brainstormed the characters of our short story, learned about musical rests, worked on Algebra, learned new Logic concepts, worked on Latin grammar and vocab, enjoyed the game room at CC, learned four more elements of the periodic table, researched background and prep for Mock Trial, and exchanged Valentines with family and friends!

Week 17 of Homespun Homeschool: We read and outlined chapter 4 of Defeating Darwinism, taught our class to make origami hearts, read 3 short stories, learned how to conjugate Latin nouns, created ANI charts for our Mock Trial witnesses, made homemade sushi, learned about the 19th Amendment, worked on the setting for our short story, looked at the area of a square, translated John 1:4 into Latin, worked on Algebra, learned the second four elements of the Periodic Table, learned new Logic concepts, found eastern rivers of the U.S. on a map, worked on Latin grammar and vocab, prepared a Math problem to present in class, and finished writing our Faces of History paper!

Week 16 of Homespun Homeschool: We learned the first four elements of the Periodic Table, read The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, worked on Algebra, discussed Darwinism, irreducable complexity and Junk DNA, learned new Latin vocab and grammar, practiced our acrylic painting skills, learned how to find the area of a rectangle, rewrote witness statements for Mock Trial, learned new Logic concepts, diagrammed sentences, read and outlined chapter 3 in Defeating Darwinism, worked on spelling, learned about World War 1, worked on an original short story, discovered a frozen pond at Furman, and pet adorable puppies in class!