I'm totally copying this quote from my friend's site because it is so true and scary. This is where we are people.
Alexander Tyler, (in his 1770 book, Cycle of Democracy):
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising them the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over a louse fiscal responsibility, always followed by a dictatorship. The average of the world’s great civilizations before they decline has been 200 years. These nations have progressed in this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependency; from dependency back again to bondage.”
10/10/08
10/4/08
Two Week Break
Well, we've officially finished our first unit. We will take a 2 week break from our schooling. The two older princesses will be expected to do one extra section in their Awana books each week, and will be assigned an extra song in their piano lessons. I plan to try to catch up with Princess L in her school. We've been working on an alphabet lapbook, as well as a notebook with her Letter of the Week stuff. But, we've been unable to work on them this past week as we had a glue stick mishap the week before and I kept forgetting to buy some new ones. So we'll get that up to date this week. I hope to be able to have one kid swap play day with their friends who are also on a two week break from the charter school they attend. And, if we can swing it, I hope to make it to the zoo one day as well.
The princesses worked most of the weekend on a deep clean of their bedrooms. Their toy boxes still need to be gone through, but their rooms look a lot better. Princess L needs help with this, however, and we hope to get hers done this week as well. I plan to finish planning out unit two and getting supplies for hands on activities.
Blessings.
The princesses worked most of the weekend on a deep clean of their bedrooms. Their toy boxes still need to be gone through, but their rooms look a lot better. Princess L needs help with this, however, and we hope to get hers done this week as well. I plan to finish planning out unit two and getting supplies for hands on activities.
Blessings.
9/30/08
TOG Y1r U1 W9
Princess L (PreK)
Letter I
Reading: Inside Outside Upside Down, Inch By Inch, Inspector Hopper, Inch By Inch the Garden Song
Princess S (LG)
Bible: selections from Numbers, Deuteronomy and Joshua
Climbing to Good English: pgs 123-127
Handwriting: capital W-Z
Literature: free reading
Math U See: Beta continuing column addition lesson 13
SOS Science: finding errors from last weeks test and correcting them
Writing Aids: 5 sentence paragraphs
Reading: Old Testament Days (excerpts), Celebrate (excerpts)
Princess E (UG)
Bible, SOS Science and Handwriting: same as above
Growing with Grammar: 1.9-1.12
Literature: Tirzah pgs. 99-159
Math U See: Gamma Lesson 8
Writing Aids: narrative writing
Reading: What the Bible is All About for Young Explorers (excerpts), Celebrate (excerpts)
This is our last week of Unit One. We will take a two week break and start back with Unit Two on October 20. During the break, I will hopefully be getting together all the things we need for hands on activities. We've really fallen short on those this unit, partially because I didn't gather things before hand, partially because we've had some issues with ADD and irresponsiblilty of the students to not do work they said they've done. Then we've had to implement discipline and extra work, and then the "fun hands on stuff" goes away because there isn't time. It's sad because that is the stuff that they remember, but it's the stuff that is less necessary most of the time. During their two week break, the princesses will be expected to learn double their Awana verses and will be given an extra song or two from their piano teacher. I am looking forward to it as much as they are.
Blessings.
Letter I
Reading: Inside Outside Upside Down, Inch By Inch, Inspector Hopper, Inch By Inch the Garden Song
Princess S (LG)
Bible: selections from Numbers, Deuteronomy and Joshua
Climbing to Good English: pgs 123-127
Handwriting: capital W-Z
Literature: free reading
Math U See: Beta continuing column addition lesson 13
SOS Science: finding errors from last weeks test and correcting them
Writing Aids: 5 sentence paragraphs
Reading: Old Testament Days (excerpts), Celebrate (excerpts)
Princess E (UG)
Bible, SOS Science and Handwriting: same as above
Growing with Grammar: 1.9-1.12
Literature: Tirzah pgs. 99-159
Math U See: Gamma Lesson 8
Writing Aids: narrative writing
Reading: What the Bible is All About for Young Explorers (excerpts), Celebrate (excerpts)
This is our last week of Unit One. We will take a two week break and start back with Unit Two on October 20. During the break, I will hopefully be getting together all the things we need for hands on activities. We've really fallen short on those this unit, partially because I didn't gather things before hand, partially because we've had some issues with ADD and irresponsiblilty of the students to not do work they said they've done. Then we've had to implement discipline and extra work, and then the "fun hands on stuff" goes away because there isn't time. It's sad because that is the stuff that they remember, but it's the stuff that is less necessary most of the time. During their two week break, the princesses will be expected to learn double their Awana verses and will be given an extra song or two from their piano teacher. I am looking forward to it as much as they are.
Blessings.
9/25/08
New Blog
Just wanted you all to know that I moved all political posts to another blog. I wanted this one to stay focused on homeschooling. But I do feel it is important that people see what is going on so I moved all the posts (but not the comments because I didn't know how to move those) to a separate blog. Look on the sidebar for the link if you want to visit that one.
Blessings.
Blessings.
9/22/08
TOG Y1r U1 W8
Princess L (Pre-K)
Letter H
Reading: The Happy Hippopotami, Horton Hears a Who, My Hands, Hop on Pop, Ho for a Hat, The Big Honey Hunt
Princess S (LG)
Bible: selections on OT law from Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy with the focus on understanding why the law is there and what it means for the Israelites and for us as Christians
Climbing to Good English: pgs 118-122
Handwriting: capital Q-V
Literature: On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Math U See: Beta continuing column addition lesson 13
SOS Science: plants test
Writing Aids: steps in the Writing Process
Reading: The Story of Shabbat
Princess E (UG)
Bible, SOS Science and Handwriting: same as above
Growing with Grammar: 1.5 - 1.8
Literature: Tirzah pgs. 60-98
Math U See: Gamma Unit 1 test and lesson 7
Writing Aids: descriptive writing
Reading: On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, The Story of Shabbat
Letter H
Reading: The Happy Hippopotami, Horton Hears a Who, My Hands, Hop on Pop, Ho for a Hat, The Big Honey Hunt
Princess S (LG)
Bible: selections on OT law from Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy with the focus on understanding why the law is there and what it means for the Israelites and for us as Christians
Climbing to Good English: pgs 118-122
Handwriting: capital Q-V
Literature: On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Math U See: Beta continuing column addition lesson 13
SOS Science: plants test
Writing Aids: steps in the Writing Process
Reading: The Story of Shabbat
Princess E (UG)
Bible, SOS Science and Handwriting: same as above
Growing with Grammar: 1.5 - 1.8
Literature: Tirzah pgs. 60-98
Math U See: Gamma Unit 1 test and lesson 7
Writing Aids: descriptive writing
Reading: On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, The Story of Shabbat
9/20/08
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