Weekly Updates

Week 10 of Homespun Homeschool: We played pumpkin carving number knockout, wrote a fictional story based on a series of pictures and read it in class, worked on Algebra, learned new Latin vocabulary and grammar, worked on spelling, researched William and Caroline Herschel and wrote an essay, skip-counted the squares, learned new Logic concepts, wrote an essay about Where the Red Fern Grows, learned some parts of the respiratory system, continued reading The Hiding Place, learned about Manifest Destiny, read about Clara Barton and Stonewall Jackson, located states on a map of the U.S., carved pumpkins and went to the Greenville Zoo!

Week 9 of Homespun Homeschool: We worked on music theory, read about Fanny Crosby and Harriet Tubman, wrote Part II of our paper about Thomas Jefferson, learned new Latin grammar rules, researched Benjamin Banneker, worked on Algebra, practiced our acrylic painting skills, drew a diagram of a solar eclipse, learned new Logic concepts, worked on spelling, sorted our ANI chart for Where the Red Fern Grows, started reading The Hiding Place, and went to a high school football game to see a friend perform in the marching band!

Week 8 of Homespun Homeschool: We worked on our editing skills, researched Sir Isaac Newton, wrote a paper about Thomas Jefferson, learned about the Missouri Compromise, worked on our ink drawing skills, learned some parts of the circulatory system, read about Susan B. Anthony and Abraham Lincoln, worked on spelling, learned more Latin nouns, worked on Algebra, practiced skip counting the 14’s, learned new Logic concepts, wrote an ANI chart for Where the Red Fern Grows, and went to Jeter Farms where we used an old hand-mill to make cider and picked apples from the orchard!

Week 7 of Homespun Homeschool: We researched Cassini and wrote a paper about him, worked on perspective drawing, started a timeline of space exploration, worked on Algebra, reviewed Latin vocab and grammar rules, wrote an essay about Little Britches, finished reading Where the Red Fern Grows, learned the parts of the excretory system, wrote a paper about George Washington, started a rhetorical assignment about just cause, worked on drawing with perspective, learned Latin nouns, worked on spelling, built impossible jenga structures and completed Dr. Mozart Level 1!

Week 6 of Homespun Homeschool: We researched Kepler and his laws of planetary motion and drew diagrams to illustrate, worked on Algebra, reviewed Latin vocab and grammar rules, wrote an ANI chart for Little Britches, started reading Where The Red Fern Grows, read about Sam Houston and Robert E Lee, wrote a paper about Benjamin Franklin, studied logic, diagrammed sentences, worked on music theory, and started up drum and bass lessons!

Week 5 of Homespun Homeschool: We drew a diagram of a Galilean Telescope, researched Galileo and wrote a paper about him, worked on Algebra, reviewed Latin vocab and grammar rules, wrote an ANI chart for Little Britches and an outline for an essay, read about Dolly Madison and Sacajawea, researched both sides of the abortion issue for debate, diagrammed sentences, wrote a paper about the Boston Tea Party and read it aloud in class, worked on music theory, studied logic, created originl GIFS and drew a map of the United States!

Week 4 of Homespun Homeschool: We practiced our colored pencil drawing skills, reviewed Latin vocab and grammar rules, researched and wrote an interview-style biography on the scientist Copernicus, finished reading Little Britches, learned some parts of the nervous system, wrote a persuasive essay on The Phantom Tollbooth, read about Molly Pitcher and Eli Whitney, added more states to our geography of the U.S., wrote a paper about the Boston Massacre, researched and discussed whether women should serve in combat in the military, practiced spelling, defined types of statements and looked at various types of disagreements, worked on music thory, learned about the Declaration of Independence, worked on Algebra and got our pottery back, fired and finished!

Week 3 of Homespun Homeschool: We learned about 3 kinds of muscle, finished writing an ANI chart for The Phantom Tollbooth, located five more U.S. states and capitals on the map, started reading Little Britches, learned about the Boston Tea Party, wrote a paper about a Treacherous Journey, read about Paul Revere and Patrick Henry, worked on spelling, researched, wrote and presented a biography on the scientist Ptolemy, practiced writing musical notation, created a model of the geocentric theory of the solar system, diagrammed sentences, researched and discussed the right of U.S. citizens to protest, learned how to define ambiguous words, reviewed Latin vocab and grammar rules, looked at types of statements and true or false statements by structure and definition, worked on Algebra, presented original artwork to our class, and went to Greenville’s once-a-year Big Book Sale!

Week 2 of Homespun Homeschool: We learned about the pilgrims sailing to America, studied the Bible, researched and wrote a two-paragraph biography of the scientist Hipparchus, learned about the axial skeleton, learned how to define terms, extend terms, and how to separate terms by genus and species, reviewed Latin vocab and grammar rules, located 5 more states and capitals of the U.S. on a map, started writing an ANI chart for The Phantom Tollbooth, practiced writing whole, half and quarter notes, read about George Washington and Daniel Boone, learned new vocabulary words and drew pictures to illustrate them, researched and discussed whether or not homeschooling should be legal, practiced spelling, reviewed Latin declensions, and viewed the moon through our telescope!

Week 1 of Homespun Homeschool: We opened our schule-tutes and got to work, found states and capitals of the U.S. on a map, studied the Bible, read about Benjamin Franlink and applied his story to the issue of eminent domain, learned about Columbus’ trip to America, read The Phantom Tollbooth, learned about 4 types of tissue, practiced spelling, started Algebra, read an introduction on Logic, picked back up on Latin, researched the scientist Hipparchus, and had a back-to-school breakfast with our Classical Conversations community!