April A.D. 2024 || Week 3

First bloom of the season from Lady Emma Hamilton <333

Having a marvelous visit with our guests. (+ dealing with major seasonal allergies. It's a whole saga.)

Daily

Bible

Beginner's Bible + narration

Memory Work

Children's Catechism

Verse Memorization -- review & Colossians 3:17

Psalm/hymn/song of the week: 

Patriarch Song (Jamie Soles)

Poem: Spring Rain by Marchette Chute

Other memory work: name, age, address, parents names, where Daddy works, phone number

Phonics / Reading

Alpha-Phonics by Samuel L. Blumenfeld

Math

Saxon Math 1

Picture Books (English/Lit)

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

Rotating Subjects

Took Monday off to do major decluttering / getting the guest bedroom ready ;) 

Tuesday (Nature walk/study)

Observed a hawk on the way to the airport

Wednesday (Nature Book / Geography)

Slow Down by Rachel Williams (pp. 46-49: A Snake Sheds Its Skin, Mushrooms Grow in a Forest)

Tales of the Mushroom Folk illustrated by Signe Aspelin (a top favorite) 

Atlas of Ocean Adventures (pp. 22-23: Sheltering with the Clownfish, Australia)

The following isn't narrated, but still recommend PG: 

A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle

Thursday (Further English / Language / Myth)

Rhyme / Poetry

Paused while playing hide and seek with our guests to read one of the quotes we have hanging up. <3

"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king."

J.R.R. Tolkien

(Friday) 

Favorite Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose illustrated by Scott Gustafson

Fairy tales:

Classic Fairy Tales illustrated by Scott Gustafson: Three Little Pigs

Classic Bedtime Stories illustrated by Gustafson: The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Note: in general, we're currently tracking along with the curricula outline from Veritas Press (swapping out a few of the resources) + trying to consistently add in Charlotte Mason inspired material/subjects (narration, nature study, poetry...) plus, of course, some additional important-to-our-family subjects (creation science, etc.)