Week 5 of Homespun Homeschool: We worked on algebra, finished writing our paper about Wind and Sun, translated Latin, kept records of science experiments in our lab journal, practiced playing drums, continued writing an essay on Johnny Tremain, started reading The Scarlet Letter, practiced playing bass, memorized the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, finished prepearing the 1AC for Debate, read and annotated Washington’s Farewell Address, worked on drawing from what we know, read the Northwest Ordinance, took a spelling test, read Washington’s First Inaugural Address, studied Romans, read The Defense of Fort McHenry, discussed cell structure in living things, learned the logic concepts of Judgment & Proposition, learned about the Roman Empire, reviewed the states of matter, assembled “atomic models” out of cookie dough, and took Milo to the Biltmore for a walk in the Sunflower fields!