Daniel's Duck
Last week we found ourselves back in Appalachia, in the story Daniel's Duck, by Clyde Robert Bulla. This is a fun story about trying new things and believing in oneself. We enjoyed this story, and the various activities that went along with it.
Vocabulary words: traded, moccasins, coonskin cap. Tristan also copied a page from the book containing a conversation. We learned about quotation marks.
In math this week we learned about measuring and lengths. Of course, Tristan continued lessons in Saxon math.
History and Geography were about Appalachia. This story is set in Tennessee, so we were able to mark the map. We still discussed the Appalachian region of our country as a whole. Anastasia pointed out as many aspects of cabin life that she could glean from our story.
Science involved learning about ducks, again, as well as review of the four seasons. Three of the seasons are definitely represented in this story. Summer may not be part of the story, but then again, it seems the story begins at the end of summer. We could not agree on this point. We really emphasized winter, and what happens during winter. We also completed week two of our gardening unit. We planted seeds in egg cartons to count days to germination. I learned this week that beginning seeds indoors is not the best way to grow a healthy garden, but, for now that is what we have going.
In art, we carved. I purchased some cheap ivory soap, and the children each had a turn carving. They both enjoyed this activity so much. It was neat to see. We also enjoyed listening to bluegrass music on various occasions.
Supplemental stories/books for Daniel's Duck,
Measuring up: Length, Peter Patilla
Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds, Cynthia Rylant
Mist over the Mountain: Appalachia and it's people, Raymond Baial
Putumayo Presents: Bluegrass (music cd)
Last week we also enjoyed homeschool day at Pennsbury Manor. This is the historic location of William Penn's country home in Pennsylvania. The founder and namesake for our state only lived here a few years, but the site is preserved in his honor and is a living history museum of 17th century life in the colony of Pennsylvania.
Vocabulary words: traded, moccasins, coonskin cap. Tristan also copied a page from the book containing a conversation. We learned about quotation marks.
In math this week we learned about measuring and lengths. Of course, Tristan continued lessons in Saxon math.
History and Geography were about Appalachia. This story is set in Tennessee, so we were able to mark the map. We still discussed the Appalachian region of our country as a whole. Anastasia pointed out as many aspects of cabin life that she could glean from our story.
Science involved learning about ducks, again, as well as review of the four seasons. Three of the seasons are definitely represented in this story. Summer may not be part of the story, but then again, it seems the story begins at the end of summer. We could not agree on this point. We really emphasized winter, and what happens during winter. We also completed week two of our gardening unit. We planted seeds in egg cartons to count days to germination. I learned this week that beginning seeds indoors is not the best way to grow a healthy garden, but, for now that is what we have going.
In art, we carved. I purchased some cheap ivory soap, and the children each had a turn carving. They both enjoyed this activity so much. It was neat to see. We also enjoyed listening to bluegrass music on various occasions.
Supplemental stories/books for Daniel's Duck,
Measuring up: Length, Peter Patilla
Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds, Cynthia Rylant
Mist over the Mountain: Appalachia and it's people, Raymond Baial
Putumayo Presents: Bluegrass (music cd)
Last week we also enjoyed homeschool day at Pennsbury Manor. This is the historic location of William Penn's country home in Pennsylvania. The founder and namesake for our state only lived here a few years, but the site is preserved in his honor and is a living history museum of 17th century life in the colony of Pennsylvania.
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