Author: Thena

Week 20 of Homespun Homeschool: We located the regions of Mesoamerica, performed an experiment on the Law of Reflection, learned about the Mound Builders, continued reading the Taming of the Shrew, wrote a paper about water, learned some new helping verbs, worked on the research paper, started writing a paper on Born Again, learned about four types of ocean floor, read in a Bluestocking Economics Guide, continued studying Latin 2nd declension noun endings, started reading Up From Slavery, did Saxon math lessons, worked on Henle Latin, learned the area of a triangle, read in Penny Candy, researched the affirmative and negative sides of the Electoral College debate, diagrammed sentences, continued working on the cost of living and stock market venture projects, timed our Faces of History paper, performed an energy experiment with a battery and tin foil, read Shakespeare with the class, had the senior class pray for the graduating Essentials students, and started baseball!

Week 19 of Homespun Homeschool: We learned the area of a square, read several O’Henry short stories, studied Latin 2nd declension noun endings, continued studying the physics of waves and sound, learned about some parts of a volcano, did Saxon math lessons, wrote a paper about Pompeii, worked on our science research paper, continued reading the Taming of the Shrew, looked at some more helping verbs, finished writing a paper on To Kill a Mockingbird, learned about the Aztecs, worked on Henle Latin, read in a Bluestocking Economics Guide, located African countries, read in Penny Candy, finished reading Born Again, looked at rhetorical devices, continued working on the cost of living and stock market venture projects, continued memorizing Robert Frost poems, played Inauguration Bingo and went to Protocol!

Week 18 of Homespun Homeschool: We located African Waters, did Saxon math lessons, continued reading the Taming of the Shrew and prepared to read aloud in class, learned about the civilizations of Mesoamerica, worked on Henle Latin, prepared a science lab report, learned some more helping verbs, read in a Bluestocking Economics Guide, read about the physics of waves and sound, learned about four kinds of volcanoes, worked on our research paper, finished our paper on Seven Super Stones and read it in class, worked on penmanship, studied Latin 1st declension noun endings, worked on division, continued reading Born Again, learned the area of a rectangle, wrote a paper on To Kill a Mockingbird, worked on the cost of living and stock market venture projects, started memorizing Robert Frost poems, built modern 3-D sculptures, continued to research the debate Electoral College issue, and had our artwork (Francis and Mom) hung in an exhibition at church!

Week 17 of Homespun Homeschool: We learned about three kinds of rock, continued reading the Taming of the Shrew, learned the linear equivalents, researched Shakespeare’s idioms and phrases, continued studying Latin noun cases, started a writing paper on To Kill a Mockingbird, located each continent’s highest mountain, started a bibliography for our research paper, learned the physics of bridge-building, learned some helping verbs, began reading Born Again, learned about Prince Henry of Portugal, started writing a paper about Seven Super Stones, read about physics and energy, learned the geography of the Middle East, read in a Bluestocking Economics Guide, did Saxon math lessons, worked on Henle Latin, chose Robert Frost poems to memorize and recite for class, researched the electoral college issue for debate, started working on a cost of living project, had a practice meal for the protocol event, had dad visit us at CC, and had a snow day!

Week 16 of Homespun Homeschool: We learned the geography of Western Africa, diagrammed sentences, started reading the Taming of the Shrew, learned about the Kush, started reading Penny Candy, learned compound prepositions, reviewed To Kill a Mockingbird for discussion in class, learned about some parts of the geosphere, studied Latin noun cases, did Saxon math lessons, learned the liquid equivalents, worked on Henle Latin, discussed what makes a good marriage, learned about the stock market, read in a Bluestocking Economics Guide, worked on a research paper, got together to watch To Kill a Mockingbird with the class, and visited the Biltmore!

Week 15 of Homespun Homeschool: We studied Latin, worked on algebra, finished reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, finished writing our essay on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, performed original piano pieces for friends (Field), started reading To Kill a Mockingbird, studied for blue book on US history, studied the constitution outline, performed bass (Field) & drums (Francis) with the whole family at our Christmas recital, won a gingerbread house contest, and went to see The Best Christmas Pageant Ever with our class!

Week 13 of Homespun Homeschool: We studied Latin, worked on algebra, continued reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, wrote a paper about the Arts of the 1930’s, read Harvey, started writing an essay on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, read the Pearl Harbor Address, read The Marshall Plan, reviewed memory work for the year, worked math equations to equal 2025 in the shape of a Christmas tree, looked at the United States’ role in World War 1, compared plays to novels, discussed the connection between economic prosterity and legal systems, successfully debated Capital Punishment and tied with the other Debate team, and sold songs and Pokemon sleeves at the CC Christmas Faire!

Week 12 of Homespun Homeschool: We studied Latin, finished writing an essay on Billy Budd, learned about the Muslim Empire, started reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, continued studying Latin 5th Declension noun endings, looked at examples of antithesis, discussed teaspoon to tablespoon to ounce conversions, learned about the three Branches of the U.S. government, learned about plant systems, worked on algebra, researched a history topic and prepared a presentation, looked at the geography of the Muslim Empire, made final preparations with our debate team, practiced public speaking, and went to see mom perform at Victoria Valley Vineyards!

Week 11 of Homespun Homeschool: We studied Latin, finished reading Through the Gates of Splendor, worked on algebra, continued working on essay for Billy Budd, dissected owl pellets and assembled the rodent bones we excavated, practiced penmanship, read War Messages, learned about musical dynamics, read League of Nations Speech, studied 5th Declension Latin noun endings, skip-counted the cubes, summarized The Man with the Muck-Rake, wrote a story about King Tut and time travel, continued research on Debate arguments for Capital Punishment, learned about Emperor Constantine and the persecution of Christians, learned the parts of a flower, and volunteered at Overflow Church in Asheville, to serve those affected by Hurricane Helene.