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 This week we learnt about the Industrial Revolution and the inventors. This was a fun research for Homeschool in the Woods. We also listened to the chapters in Story of the World and the girls did easy quizzes. We did the trail map for Lewis and Clark. (Homeschool in the Woods) These are the presidents we have learnt so far State study: We finished this book (was for Georgia). It was funny!  Saturday was LOVELY so we went to Brooklyn. It really is quite amazing that we get to see this sight.

  We're onto our 2nd week! HISTORY We learnt about Charles V, The Spanish explorers, William the Silent (Dutch), Mary Queen of Scots. I added more things onto the timeline other than the ones given by MFW.  We used IEW style to write about Charles V and William the Silent. These are the notebook pages they did For the Story of the World, the girls listened to the audio reading by Jim Weiss, and I made short google quizzes for them. They also listened to this fun podcast on Mary Queen of Scots MIDDLE SCHOOL Lil Sis learnt about plates, volcanoes, earthquakes, and glaciers. 9TH GRADE Big Sis started Chemistry this week! (as well as Intro to Logic) Lab reports. This is a fun book for Geography! "Many maps are not accurate because they don't include Alaska and Hawaii". WHAT??!?! Big Sis has been giving us trivia and fun facts everyday. =) And she finished "From here to Eternity" book. We went through the process of writing an argumentative (critical) essay. She ...

We came back from a vacation in Maine and we were ready to plug into Week 3! Bible We memorized Php 1:1-11.I LOVE the book of Philippians. It is uplifting. History We learnt about the Queen Victoria's England (Great Exhibition), Sepoy rebellion, and the Crimean War. This year we used the Story of the World Student Sheets, and I felt it was good for the older two to practice writing outlines. It helps with retention. I did have to help them a little at first though. We also watched this video on the Great Exhibition. Lil Sis is not doing SOTW. She is doing the worksheets from U.S. Facts and Fun instead. It suits her well! This was how we revised the states this week. I made laminated cards of the states names. The older ones have to put them in spatial order. Lil Sis pointed to the state when I drew a card. We did the President Study on Millard Fillmore. We had a lovely Victorian Tea, and read the chapter in U.S. History Cookbook. Science W...

Week 2 is still easy, for we have not started Spelling or art. Bible We started memorizing Philippians 1:1-8 History We started learning about the states by region. The older two have no problems. I need to remember more games with Lil Sis next week. Science We learnt about the elements and water surface tension This are the Slo-mo videos of the experiments Big Bro studied General Science on his own. He did these experiments this week. Big Sis did a science page on what she learnt. Language and Math Besides Rod & Staff, and Math, Big Bro started on writing. We are using Institute in Excellence for Writing this year. Big Bro had a LOT of fun listening to Andrew Pudewa. In fact, the other girls joined in because he was so amusing. =) We also started Mandarin Chinese this week. Lil Sis is finally writing words! Read A-louds We started Farmer Boy this week. Extras I attended a conference this week and we visited Connecticut...