Author: Thena

Week 22 of Homespun Homeschool: We learned how to find the circumference of a circle, finished a paper on Born Again, continued learning about the physics of light, studied weather fronts, started reading Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, continued studying Latin 3rd declension noun endings, worked on our research paper, continued reading the Taming of the Shrew, learned about linking verbs, started our Shakespeare project, discussed the federal debt, learned about the Mexican Revolution, did Saxon math lessons, found locations for the Dominion of Canada, worked on Henle Latin, read in a Bluestocking Economics Guide, continued working on the cost of living and stock market venture projects, read in Penny Candy, worked with our partner on the debate Electoral College issue, continued memorizing Robert Frost poems, played with AI and started performing in the youth worship band at church!

Week 21 of Homespun Homeschool: We found more Mesoamerica locations on a map, finished reading Up From Slavery, learned about the physics of light, learned about the Anasazi, continued reading the Taming of the Shrew, learned some more helping verbs, did Saxon math lessons, learned about ocean zones, worked on a paper for Born Again, studied Latin 3rd declension noun endings, worked on Henle Latin, learned the area of a circle, worked on elocution, read in a Bluestocking Economics Guide, worked on our research paper, continued memorizing Robert Frost poems, worked on spelling, read in Penny Candy, continued to collect articles for the affirmative and negative sides of the Electoral College debate, and read our final Faces of History paper ever!

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!