Whole Family: (August-Oct Term 1) ( Nov-Feb Term 2) (March-May Term 3)
Liturgical Year activities including name days, Great Feasts of the Church, etc.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd weekly for 10yo, 8yo and 5yo
Confirmation classes for 13 yo
Math games monthly with group at local library
Read alouds:
Churchill: The life triumphant
Apostle of Peace: the story of Pope Pius XII
Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Gray
Science: The Story of Inventions
Math: Mathmeticians are people, too.
Composer studies:
Term 1: George Frideric Handel (1750) (Baroque)
Books: Handel by Venenzia, Handel:who knew what he liked by M.T. Anderson,
Music Masters:Handel
Listening selections for this term:
Messiah (an oratorio) (4 weeks) go to the Sing-it-yourself-Messiah
Water music (link to video)
Any of the organ concerti (such as Organ Concerto in B-flat Major, op. 7,no. 6)
Rinaldo (opera) (link to video)
Harmonious Blacksmith (from suite in E major) (harpsichord youtube) (harp by young girl)
Term 2: Claude Debussy (1910) (Impressionist)
Listening selections:
Prelude to the Afternoon of the Faun (link to music)
La Mer (link)
Nocturnes for Orchestra I Clouds II Fetes III Sirenes
Suite Bergamasqe (includes Claire de Lune) Prelude
Children's Corner (piano link)
Jeux ("Games"); a "danced poem" intended to accompany a ballet Part 1 Part 2
Note: Where is The Girl with the Flaxen Hair? Look at Preludes
La Mer (link)
Nocturnes for Orchestra I Clouds II Fetes III Sirenes
Suite Bergamasqe (includes Claire de Lune) Prelude
Children's Corner (piano link)
Jeux ("Games"); a "danced poem" intended to accompany a ballet Part 1 Part 2
Note: Where is The Girl with the Flaxen Hair? Look at Preludes
Term 3: Opera Overtures
Giuseppi Verdi: Aida overture
Giuseppi Verdi: Rigoletto overture
Giacomo Puccini: Madame Butterfly overture
Giacamo Puccini: La Boheme overture
Gioacchino Rossini: Barber of Seville overture
Gioacchino Rossini: William Tell overture
Giuseppi Verdi: Rigoletto overture
Giacomo Puccini: Madame Butterfly overture
Giacamo Puccini: La Boheme overture
Gioacchino Rossini: Barber of Seville overture
Gioacchino Rossini: William Tell overture
Term 2 Grandma Moses (Venezia book), more info
Term 3 Ansel Adams
Poetry Study:
Term 1 John Keats
Term 2 Robert Louis Stevenson
Term 3 no poet!
Spanish tutor for conversation in the home once a week
13 year old:
Spiritual Reading:
Gospel of St. John, Ephesians, Sirach, Phillipians
Mere Christianity (audio)
Seven Story Mountain by Thomas Merton
YOUCAT: Christian Mysteries, What We Believe
Math:
Life of Fred Algebra and companion guide through Chapter 7
RightStart Geometry second half of book
History:
Story of the World Vol 4 with 10 year old
The Catholic Church Through the Ages by John Vidmar p. 258-340
Churchill's Birth of Britian
Geography:
The Brendan Voyage by Tim Severin
How the Heather Looks by Joan Bodger
Literature:
Watership Down by Adams (kindle)
My Russian Yesteryears by Catherine deHueck
Ivanhoe
Economics:
Whatever happened to Penny Candy
Citizenship:
Ourselves by C. Mason
Pleutarch's lives
Recitation:
Psalm 45, 46 and 51
Science:
Story book of Science (kindle)
The Life of a Spider by Fabre (kindle)
Secrets of the Woods by William Long (kindle)
Handbook of Nature Study
Visual Latin
Logic:
How to Read a book by M. Adler (continue through Part 1)
Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
Century book
Book Log
Commonplace Book
Artistic Pursuits Jr. High with 10 year old
Clarinet (marching band) at local highschool
Mother/Daughter book group: I kissed dating goodbye by J. Harris
{movies to supplement our Modern History study: A Man Named Peter, The Assisi Connection, Au Revior Les Enfants, Inside the Vatican, A Man Named John, The Red and the Black, Saving Grace}
10 year old:
Spiritual:
An Illustrated Catechism by Inos Biffi
The Life of our Lord for Children
Trial and Triumph (first half)
Math:
RightStart D FINISHED!
History:
Story of the World Vol 4 with 13 year old
Abraham Lincoln's World by Foster
Herodotus and the Road to History by Jeanne Bendick
Century book
Book Log
Commonplace book
Latin: Songschool
Geography: Read aloud Pagoo by H.C.Holling to 3rd grader
Literature:
Little Duke
Science:
Madam How and Lady Why
Artistic Pursuits for Jr. High with 13 year old
copywork of the Weekend Mass readings
MotherDaughter Book Group: Beautiful Girlhood
8 year old:
Spiritual:
Prayer by Inos biffi
Holy Mass CHC book (also read aloud to mom)
copywork of Bible verses
copywork of Bible verses
History:
George Washington and Benjamin Franklin by D'Aulaine with 5 year old
An Island story-listen to audio
Geograhy:
Pagoo by Holling C Holling (read by 10 year old to him)
Science:
The Story of Caves by Dorthy Sterling
One Small Square:The Night Sky
Silent Readers Science book about Animals
Language: Spanish-listen and tutor once a week
Read Aloud:
What does a cowboy do?
The courage of Sarah Noble
They were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson
5 year old
Right Start Math B (continue)
Finish learning penmenship of letters with Handwriting without Tears then switch to copywork from Winne the Pooh read aloud
Term 1 Winne the Pooh
Term 2 Little House Books
Science: One Small Square the Night Sky and Woods
Using this check list to fine tune.
2 year old
Montessori activities: tonging, metal insets, color matching,
Reading lots and lots of books (ues FIAR as spine)
Baby
Hang out in the sling/wrap with mom and make us all smile
Mother
Watercolor practice
Pysanky egg gatherings monthly
Weekly Nature Journal
Weekly Century Book
Keep a Quiet Heart by Elisabeth Elliot
Monthly Mass and quiet hour with baby to local monestary