It’s been a busy week in the Contently Humble Household. A Taekwondo Tournament is on the horizon and practice has been nonstop. We had some great unscheduled lessons this week on insects and King Alfred the Great, so a few things will be repeated, but hey, that’s ok! That’s why we homeschool. Learning is happening- real, authentic learning. I love it!

Ambleside Online is our primary curriculum, we are currently in week 30.

Click on images of text to go to Google Book.

History

• Viking Tales: Foes’ – Fear
• Buffalo Bill by Ingri Parim D’aulaire 

Literature

• Aesop’s Fables: The Goatherd and the Wild Goats
• Aesop’s Fables: The Wolf and the Housedog
• Shakespeare: King Lear
  

 

Natural History/Science

• Burgess’s Bird Book : A Swallow and One Who Isn’t (same as last week)
• Mother Westwind “why” stories: Why Bobby Coon Has Rings on His Tale
  

• Astronomy
  • The Big Dipper and You by E.C. Krupp: Pages 28-29
  • The Stars: Perseus, Bull, Ram
  • The stars and their stories: a book for young people-The Royal Family

Geography

• Paddle to the Sea: Chapter 22 (same as last week)
  • Google Earth tour – (direct link)
  • When Niagara Falls Stopped

Poetry/Composer

• Memory – Music written by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics written by Trevor Nunn, T.S. Eliot
  
• Memory –CATS the Musical (video)
• About CATS the Musical
• Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats

 

Art

Georges Seurat (French, Post-impressionist, 1859-1891)

• The Channel of Gravelines, Petit Fort Philippe
• Google Art Project-Seurat Gallery (zoom in to view paint strokes)
• Complete works of Georges Seurat

Bible

• Devotions
  • Creation Moments
• Memory Verse
  • AWANA
• Bible: Luke 7:1-10

 

Hymn Study

Copywork

Handwriting Worksheet Creator

• “It is the name of my spear-point, and it says, ‘Foes’-fear,’ ” Harald said. “But now for a handle.”
• “Do not expect us to join your flock,” replied one of the Wild Goats. “We know how you would treat us later on, if some strangers should come as we did.”
• The Wolf had such a beautiful vision of his coming happiness that he almost wept. But just then he noticed that the hair on the Dog’s neck was worn and the skin was chafed.
• And now he knew at last which of his children it was that had loved him best, and who was worthy of his love.
• “What?” cried Johnny Chuck, quite as if he couldn’t believe he had heard aright. “Did you say Hummer the Hummingbird?” But he got no reply, for Jenny Wren was already beyond hearing.