A Boy's Education

An Apology and a Hiatus

2009-10-09T10:12:00.002-04:00

I owe everyone an apology, as I have not used this blog as I had hoped. I will be using it to list my son's assignments, but unfortunately we are going to have to take a hiatus from it for awhile.

We are currently in search of a new home, and will be moving very soon. I look forward to you all coming back in the near future to see what becomes of this online learning tool.

Thanks for your patience
Mom

9/21/09 Assignments

2009-09-21T21:38:00.002-04:00

Reading: 30 minutes from "Trumpet of a Swan", write in reading journal...remember DETAILS please.

Science: Watch Bill Nye video on Blood and Circulation, do graph using BP and P of yourself and 3 other family members (you have to do 2 for yourself, one at rest, one after 10 minutes of riding your bike).

History: Label world map with Holland, Hudson River, New York Bay, Maryland Bay, Hudson Bay, Netherlands

Art: This is your choice (he chose to draw from the Ed Emberly books from the library)

He also spent some time on the computer, went outside to play with his dinosaurs, and watched a show on National Geographic on new ideas for ways to create water for those places that don't have any.

9/15/09 Assignments

2009-09-15T14:05:00.003-04:00

Reading: Read 30 minutes from The Trumpet of the Swan, work with mom on writing better details in journal notebook.

History: Complete last two flaps of famous people of NH

Science: Do 3 part fold for Pulmonary, Coronary and Systemic. Do individual folds for aveolus, vein, capillary, artery, arteriole.

Math: Practice times 4

No other subjects today. Watching "Underwater Universe" on History Channel instead.

Assignments

2009-09-14T08:34:00.002-04:00

Reading: Read 30 minutes from The Trumpet of the Swan. After reading, write in your journal about what you read. REMEMBER: DETAILS!! Use lots of describing words!

Math: Practice multiplication of 4's

Spelling: Complete 5 vocabulary cards for List 1, and add to your Growing Dictionary

Language Arts: Complete proofreading of personal narrative with Mom. Rewrite pen-pal letter to Jordan, and get ready for mail.

History: Complete 4 famous people of NH folds.

Copywork: John Adams quote:

"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain."
-John Adams to Abigail Adams 1780

Music: Work on music theory for 30 minutes.

PE: Play outside for at least 30 minutes