This Week's Memory Verse

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. ~ Proberbs 3:5

Poetry

This past week we read some poetry, including one of my favorites, Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost. I read the poem, the kids illustrated what they saw (in their minds) while I read.



My question is, how do such smart kids end up drawing apple trees, complete with apples, when listening to:


Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.


My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.


He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.


The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.


Then I remembered, besides being 90 plus degrees outside, they had been picking pears the evening before!


Maybe we will give this another shot in January!! For now we will stick to "that dirty little coward, that shot Mr. Howard. And laid poor Jesse in his grave."


I'll be back to post about the coming week.


Until then,
Cheryl

The Coming Week ~ August 17 to 21

I am sitting here preparing for next week. Usually, I am not so efficient. Many thoughts are running through my mind, some of which will find their way into our homeschooling experience.

Will Rogers along with Wiley Post died 74 years ago today, on August 15, 1935, when their plane crashed near Barrow, Alaska Territory. This coming week we will be studying a little about Oklahoma’s favorite son.

We will also continue to look at the sky and how the moon affects life here on Earth.

We have two projects lined up for the next few days. First we will be dying T-shirts with a little help from the sun and then we will begin the process of making paper.

Our Liberty’s Kids dvd’s arrived, which we will begin watching and part of our reading will be the American Adventure Series! These two studies will go hand in hand and I am very excited about both. Also, we will be studying England and why people wanted to make that dangerous move in coming to America. Tea and cookies, anyone?

Our world map is now hanging and the boys are anxious to play “Geography Bowl.” This involves a bowl (surprise!) containing note cards. Each card has the name of three countries or two countries and an ocean. The deal is for each student to pick a card (randomly) and see who can find the places listed on their card first.

To the above mix, we will add our daily math assignments, penmanship, commuter skills, and a little cooking. And we will be memorizing The Lord’s Prayer. Elijah is ready to start writing the book he has been planning. The other three still need to select a special project they would like for individual study.

For now, this is a glimpse of what we will be working on in the days ahead!

May you studies, whether at home or in a public school setting, be blessed!

Until next time,
Cheryl

Quote for the week ~

All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

This week's Bible verse:

As for me, I will call upon God, And the LORD shall save me. ~ Psalm 55:16

Happy Birthday, Michaela!!!

Spirograph Nebula

A dying Star. Only God could something dying so beautiful. It almost looks like a beautiful rose, doesn't it?