History: Pete just finished reading Gemma Little Duke. (He LOVED it.)
Tales: This year, I had Gemma read half of Pilgrim’s Progress and half of Tales of Troy & Greece, two books on Charlotte Mason’s original programmes. She’ll read the second half of each book in 3rd grade. We have less than 90 pages of Robin Hood.
Last song learned on piano: Arkansas Traveler; She’s two songs from completing Alfred Prep E so I’ll need to order Book F soon. One of the things that I like about the Alfred Prep series is that it’s filled with folk songs, so I don’t feel the need to add additional folk songs to her schedule.
A couple of the (many) books Gemma read this month: Green Ember & Matilda
Bedtime: We finished Cleopatra Confesses (with a couple of minor edits), and started The Tarantula in my Purse by Jean Craighead George (which is wonderful!!!).
Math: We’re on Lesson 16 in LOF Algebra.
Currently reading Trees and Shrubs. (Gemma said she misses natural history books with dialogue, so I’m looking at some dialogue-filled natural history options for 3rd grade.)
Foreign Language: Currently reading El Raton Pablito and Brandon Brown Veut Un Chien.
Shakespeare: Gemma chose Merchant of Venice for Shakespeare, but is scared of the “pound of flesh.”
Bible: We’re finishing Genesis & Luke. Looking ahead to 3rd grade, we’ll be doing Exodus and Matthew.
Poetry: Eugene Field
Artist: Mary Cassatt
Composer: Haydn
P.E.: Dance, swim, jiujitsu
Handicrafts: Slowly cross-stitching a large cat picture
Geography: Currently reading The World by the Fireside. Recent passages have been set in Asia (examples: the Mongolian steppe, Tibet).
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