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Michele Rowley Tell me what you know about Leif Ericsson. What was your favorite fairy tale that we have read? Tell me the story. What kind of stories did Aesop write? Can you remember one of his fables? How could I know that an animal is a mammal? Describe (1,2,3-whatever you think is best) mammals that you have seen. 1.Tell about your favorite Aesop's fable. 2. Tell what you know about either Leif the Lucky, Capt. James Smith, Columbus, the Pilgrims, Benjamin Franklin or George Washington. 3. What is your favorite animal you've learned about, either from your Nature Reader or the Burgess Children's Book of Animals, and why? What can you tell about this animal? 4. Pick your favorite picture from "Come Look with Me" and tell what you like about it. 5. Recite one verse you've learned (from Memlok). 6. Tell about King Solomon, King David or any other Israelite king. 7. Tell about The Minotaur, The Velveteen Rabbit, St. George and The Dragon, Abel's Island or Just So Stories:Rhino or Leopard. 8. Tell about The Master's Maid, Beauty and The Beast, The Unknown Land, Rumplestilskin or The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was. HISTORY: Tell me about one aspect of ancient history:cave people or Egypt. Retell one story from the Old Testament, one from the New Testament and one about a saint. Tell me about one explorer of the New World (North and Central America):Leif the Lucky, Christopher Columbus or Amerigo Vespucci. Describe the hard life of people building colonies in the New World. Tell me about your favorite pioneer girl:Laura Ingalls Wilder or Caddie Woodlawn. LITERATURE: Retell one story from Shakespeare or one fairy tale: Retell one of Aesop's fables and one of the nature stories. GEOGRAPHY: Looking at a map, tell me about Paddle-to-the-Sea's journey on the Great Lakes. Looking at a map of the Middle East, tell me about the geography of ancient civilizations. SCIENCE: Answer Nature Reader questions about crabs or wasps. Tell me about your favorite bird in our backyard. Tell me about your favorite mammal in our backyard. MAth: See worksheet. HUMANITIES: Tell me about Mary Cassatt and her paintings. Sing one song by Stephen Collins Foster. Pick one poem by Robert Louis Stevenson and print it using your best writing. Year One, Term Two BIBLE "What can you tell me about King David, and the temple, and who was king after him?" "Did David build the temple?" "What can you tell me about Solomon?" "Can you tell me any stories about Solomon?" "Can you tell me the story about the baby?" U.S. HISTORY "What do you remember about Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh?" "Can you tell me what you know about Captain John Smith and Jamestown?" "What can you tell me about Pocahontas and Captain John Smith?" "What about John Rolfe?" "What is Jamestown?" NATURE/SCIENCE:MAMMALS "What is a mammal?" What makes a mammal a mammal? LITERATURE - Just So Stories by Kipling tried a different tact, with mom being the one to do a little of the narrating. CHILD'S LIFE OF CHRIST (On Saturday nights, I've begun reading to them from an old book called "A Child's Life of Christ," written about 100 years ago.) "What do you remember about Mary?" "What about Herod?" "Tell me about the dream." "Where did they go?" "What happened then?" "What happened to Herod?" "Can you tell me about when Jesus was tempted in the desert?" MUSIC (I decided to revisit our songs - and will do Vivaldi questions another morning.) "Can you sing "Home on the Range"?" (Then I asked him some of the other hymns we had done:"For the Beauty of the Earth," "This is my Father's world," and "Blest be the tie," but he seemed unable to sing them. He 'clicks' more with the 'fun songs,' so I need to be sure I reinforce these more, I think. He did sing "All Creatures of our God and King" again!) FRENCH "Can you sing any of the songs from the video?" (Lyric Language) "Can you tell me anything you know in French/Spanish?" "Anything from "Good night, Moon"?" "Can you think of any French/Spanish from looking at the book?" "Can you count in French/Spanish?" "How about colors?" COPYWORK write name as *neatly* as possibly PHONICS tell the *sound* of each of the letters shown. These were all in upper case. MATH We use "Math-U-See" - but he's not on the second grade level. I showed him the chart I had made, as per Steve Demme's instructions, and asked him to tell me what it was. How high you can count." Get out blocks to show me this equation:1 + 1. Use blocks to show me some equations that added 2 (5 + 2, 3 +2), etc. Count by 2's Show me from the blocks what "14" looks like write out the number "236" for him to build onto the Decimal Street poster (with 2 red hundred squares, 3 blue ten bars, and 6 green units). HEALTH - BODY BATTLES We've been reading a book called "Body Battles" once a week for health. "What do you remember from "Body Battles"?" What about viruses?" Sickness tries to get in. What stops it?" "What else keeps it out?" AESOP'S FABLES "Which one did you like?" "What happened?" JAMES HERRIOT/NATURE "What was your favorite one?" FIRE SAFETY In our church's Keepers of the Faith program, Nathan has been learning "Fire Safety" for a badge. "What did you learn about Fire Safety?" What should you do so you *don't* have a fire? "What do you do if your clothes are on fire?" "Where do we go after we leave the house?" BIBLE MEMORY questions he was working on, John 6:38, Luke 2:11, John 1:29, and Romans 5:8). WORLD HISTORY "Child's History of the World "Do you remember anything about Homer, and the battle at Troy?" "Do you remember anything about the Olympic Games?" "Do you remember anything about Romulus and Rome? About the baby boys?" "Do you remember anything about Draco and Solon and their laws?" SHAKESPEARE "What can you tell me about The Tempest? BLUE FAIRY BOOK "Tell me about Ali Baba and 'The Forty Thieves.' " LITERATURE -The Velveteen Rabbit - "Tell me what you remember about 'The Velveteen Rabbit.' " "What happened to the boy?" -Mary Poppins - tell me a part of it we've read so far? -King of the Golden River - "Can you tell me anything about 'King of the Golden River'?" "How about the brothers?" KEEPERS OF THE FAITH "Can you tell me what Mrs. Meeker has begun to teach you in "Keepers of the Faith" on Sunday nights?" BIBLE MEMORY "Do you remember any of the beginning of Ephesians 6 from Keepers of the Faith?" CURRENT EVENTS "Can you tell me anything from your newspaper?" ("God's World" papers) "Do you remember any other news stories, from your paper or from Hannah's?" "What do you know about the vote?" PARABLES FROM NATURE "Do you remember any of the Parables from Nature?" "What do you remember from 'The Hobbit'?" MUSIC "Can you tell me about Vivaldi?" PHONICS I asked him to identify the lower case letters, and he did well at it. Term Two Exams Day One (Year 1, Week 24) Copywork/Phonics: "Write down the Alphabet in order. Literature: "Can you tell me what you remember about 'St. George and the Dragon'?" Songs and Hymns: "Can you sing 'All Creatures of our God and King'?" "Can you sing 'She'll be comin' round the mountain'?". "Can you sing 'Erie Canal'?" Poetry: "Can you tell me the poem about the 'white hen'?" "Can you tell me the poem about 'who has seen the wind?' " "Can you tell me the poem about 'A diamond'?" More LIterature: "Can you tell me one of the stories from the Blue Fairy Book?" Art Can you tell me about one of the pictures by Caravaggio?" Geography "Can you tell me what you remember about "Tree in the Trail"?" This Country Of Ours H. E. Marshall *Tell something about the Vikings' expeditions to America. *Tell the story of Christopher Columbus * Pretend you are Christopher Columbus and you are telling me about your adventure leading to the discovery of America. *Choose an explorer, and tell about the success of his voyage. Aesop's Fables *Choose one of Aesop's Fable and tell it in your own words. Blue Fairy Book Andrew Lang Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling *Choose a story that you have heard this term and tell it with as many details as possible. Handbook of Nature Study. Anna Botsford Comstock *Tell what you have noticed about a mammal that you observed for yourself. (You might name the specific mammal you want your child to tell about.) Paddle to the Sea. Holling C. Holling (1st term) Recall one of Paddle-to-the Sea's adventures. *Describe the travels of Paddle-to-the-Sea OR, be more specific and ask... *Describe one of the Great Lakes that Paddle visited. OR *Explain the path that Paddle-to-the-Sea followed. (probably for older students) 1. Hillyer's CHOW Tell me all you know about Moses and the Israelites plight in Egypt. 2. US History.....This Country of Ours Tell about the exploration of the Americas and its explorers. 3. Geography......Paddle to the Sea Follow the map, recalling Paddle's adventures out to the ocean. 4. Literature.....varied books a. Retell your favorite Aesop's Fable, along with the moral of the story. b. Act out a story from the Blue Fairy Book that you especially liked. c. Draw me a picture of your favorite story in Little House in the Big Woods. 5. Poetry.....Garden of Verse Recall your favorite RLS poem and what you liked about it. 6. Shakespeare.......Beautiful Stories book Re create a Midsummer Night's Dream in a picture story. 7. Artist Study......Durer Draw from memory your favorite Durer piece of art, and then explain it. 8. Composer Study......Beethoven Tell all you know about Beethoven and tell how his music makes you feel. 9. Readers.....Magic Tree House books Make stick puppets and do a play showing your favorite adventure of Jack and Annie 10. Nature Study.......varied books Make a collage of mammals and tell all the things that make them special. 11. Field Trips....various What was your favorite field trip and tell why. 12. Language Arts........LLATL Write a sentence using correct capitalization, punctuation and show a proper use for commas. Point out the noun and verb. 13. Recitation Recite 3 verses/poems of your choosing. Child's History of the World. V. M. Hillyer Mine were: 1. What differences can you point out between Mr. Hillyer's story of the beginning of the world and the Bible's account of creation. 2. How do historians know about the people and events of ancient times? 3. Tell about the first people according to Mr. Hillyer:their homes, their lives, what they did. 4. What is meant by "Stone Age" and "Iron Age"? 5. Talk about the waterways in the land where the first civilized people lived. Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare Edith Nesbit I first asked the question this way:"Pick one of the stories from Shakespeare, let me write the names on the white board for you, and you can look at the board if you need to while you talk." Parables from Nature Margaret Gatty My questions: 1. In Mrs. Gatty's parable "Training and Restraining", there was a struggle between the wind and the garden. Tell about their argument. 2. Why did the wind tell the flowers of the garden about the wildflowers? 3. How did the wind convince the garden to let him undo them? 4. What did the young girl and her mother find when they returned from vacation? 5. What was the lesson for us? Recall one of Paddle-to-the Sea's adventures. Tree in the Trail- trace the tree's journey to Santa Fe on a map Fairy Tale-retell one favorite story Aesop's Fables tell a favorite tale Seabird - tell about who owned Seabird - For additional assistance, this is a *real* PNEU exam administered to Form I-B students-meaning, first year students. 1. Tell how the Israelites crossed the Jordan OR about Caleb (you see, they gave the child a choice.) 2. Tell the story of the fall of Jericho. 3. Write "His bushy tail was his upright sail." 4. Tell a short fairy story OR one of Aesop's fables. 5. Tell about the Battle of Hastings. 6. Tell the story of the White Ship. (These two questions relate to English History.) 7. What is the shape of our earth? How can we know? 8. Tell about six ways in which people have made journeys, and say to what county each way belongs. (Geography of England.) 9. Describe three wild fruits you have found and two animals you have watched. 10. Tell the story of a turnip. How do plants store food? 11. What did the African elephant tell Tommy Smith? (from some nature literature) 12-15 are math word problems involving British pounds and shillings (I'm not typing these).:-) 16. Describe Durer's "St. Christopher." 17. Tell, in French, about a picture. 18. Recite, in French...(choice of two poems) 19. Drawing-you have a choice of 3 pictures to draw-some hips or berries, a picture from a story you have read, or a rabbit. 20. Recite a hymn, a Psalm, a poem, and two Scripture passages. 21. Read aloud. (parent to choose passage previously unread) 22. Tell about some composition by Brahms that you have heard. 23. Singing-an English song and a French song. 24. Drill-meaning physical exercises. 25. Work-display handwork completed. And that's it! You see it's only 20 or fewer narration-type questions, plus some other things. Not at all high-pressure or strenuous for a first-year student Literature, Term 1 I'll read the 1st paragraph from "Una and the Red Cross Knight", and you tell what happened next. Pick one of the characters you can tell a lot about. Tell me the story of the Gorgon's Head from Mr. Hawthorne's Wonder Book. Tell me the story of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." Nature Study/Nature Lit., Term 1 What are seeds? Tell some seeds that are food for people; some that are food for animals: Tell how some seeds travel; why do they travel? Some other ways plants can grow, other than by seeds. Tell me about deer. Tell me everything you can think of about trees. How do you identify trees? Tell what you learned in one of the nature study programs at the park Music/Composer Study, Term 1 Sing for me one great classic American hymn. Tell me all about the composer Frederick Chopin Language, Term 1 Tell me the short vowel sounds and some ways you can spell them. Pretend I don't know what a dictionary is. I don't know what it can do for me, or how to use it. What are the long vowels and how can you spell them? Spell:Don't throw me in that briar patch! Bible Study, Term 1 Think of some times when Moses besought the LORD, to beg his pardon for the people's sins. Tell the story of Moses on the mountain. Tell about the time the LORD gave them meat. Tell about God's answer to Moses when he said the burden of leading this nation was too hard. What do you know about Miriam? Tell about when the LORD sent spies into Canaan World History, Term 1 What do you know about the Phoenicians? What about the Spartans? The Olympian games? The birth of Rome. About Babylon? [Read opening para] American History, Term 1 Tell me about "The Unknown Land" before it was known to the rest of the world. Tell me about the rest of the world at that time. Could you show me where Columbus first landed? Tell me about sailing and the oceans and the nations that sailed, and what was happening that made those nations want to find a new route. What was happening to the seafaring nations at that time that made them want to explore for new sea routes? Can you tell me about Istanbul? Can you tell me any of the other explorers? Any other adventures of explorers? Artist Study: Recall a painting and tell as much as you can about it for nature study: Tell me everything you can remember about trees. OR choose a tree in our yard, and tell me everything you can about it. for American History: Describe one of the voyages of exploration to the New World. Tell as much as you can remember about it." for Heidi: Describe the home that Heidi loved best, and include examples that show why she liked it. ALSO Describe your favorite scene in for poetry Recall a poem that you liked and tell why Five Children and It Tell me about all the wishes the children made that you can remember and how they worked the results out. Bible:Tell the story of creation Memory work:Recite a poem for the family Tell a fairy story Draw a picture of a mammal and tell how it is different from other animals. Hum a tune written by Beethoven (or current composer). Tape record an Aesop's Fable in your own words. Sketch a map picture of the largest lake in the world. Choose your favorite Durer (or current artist) print and tell about it. YEAR 2 TERM 2 Lit., Term 2 TELL me all about William Shakespeare. Describe the Globe. Tell me the story of his play "As You Like It". Introduce me to several of the characters of Uncle Remus's stories. Tell me one of the best Uncle Remus tales. Nathaniel Hawthorne's Wonder Book. Tell the story of "The Three Golden Apples." Recitation, Term 2 Recite your passage from Luke 2. Recite your passage from Psalm 119 Recite "The Wanderers" by Walter de la Mare Nature Study/Lit., Term 2 Tell the story of The Moon of the Wolves. What else do you know about wolves? Composer Study, Term 2 What do you know about George Frederic Handel? Artist Study, Term 2 Say everything you know about Mr. Eugene Delacroix and his time Bible Study, Term 2 What is the Bible? Who wrote the Bible? What do you know about the language? Tell me about the way ancient people wrote things down. And how did we get the Bible? How were all those scrolls put together into one Bible? World History, Term 2 Tell about the battle of Thermopylae What is meant by the Golden Age? What do you know about life in Athens after they rebuilt the city? Tell me what you know about the great teachers during the Golden Age. Tell me about Philip and Alexander. Philip became King, and Greece didn't want any more kings - how did he do this? American History, Term 2 What do you know about George Washington? Tell about the winter at Valley Forge. Talk about Colonial America during Revolutionary Times. Language, Term 2 What are the rules of capitalization that you have learned? Capitalize and punctuate these sentences. Sketch out the parts of a letter. YEAR 2 TERM 3 Lit., Term 3 Tell about Nathaniel Hawthorne's version of the Chimaera, starting at the fountain of Pirene. Tell a favorite chapter from Queer Little Folks by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Either tell me the story of Jack the Giant Killer or of Medusa... What do you know about the poetry of Walter de la Mare? Recitation, Term 3 Please recite your selection from Psalm 139. Recite any poem. Nature Study/Lit., Term 3 Trees Every Child Should Know:What chapter do you remember? What happens to trees in earliest spring when they awaken from winter? Think of all the different things that make an insect a member of the order Lepidoptera. Draw while talking. Tell me the differences between butterflies, skippers, and moths. Composer Study, Term 3 Tell me what you know about the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart! Name or hum something he wrote. What about Mozart as a grown-up? Geography Literature, Term 3 How did Ezra's son Nate go from a little kid playing around the ship to being a regular cabin boy? Think about the places they sailed in their clipper. Tell what you know about the world they explored. American History, Term 3 Tell all you know about Benjamin Franklin. What about his life after the apprenticeship to his brother? Ben Franklin did important work for America. Tell about that. Tell me the story of The Cabin Faced West. Don't forget to tell about the time and place this story happened. CHOTW - Would you tell me a little about what happened after Julis Caesar was murdered? What can you tell me about the Teutons? What else would you like me to know about? (She chose to talk about a camel driver and arabian days - indictive of our times I'm afraid) TCOO - What was happening the most in this section of history? Tell me about the Charter Oak? Tell me about the witches of Salem? What else would you like me to know? Shakespeare: Please choose one of your diagrams and tell me the story. (the girls diagram the story on oversize paper while I read and draw lines and pictures to make connections and so on) recite the poem you have learned by Mr. Walter de la Mare tell me the story of Understood Betsy. tell me what this story means to you. choose a section of the Minotaur story to tell me. Can you illustrate this section also? tell me about Pilgrim's Progress. Would you explain what an allegory is and how this story is an allegory? sing Holy, Holy, Holy sing the Three Ravens Please choose your favorite from our art prints and tell me about it. What do you know about this artist. What is your favorite piece by Mr. Debussy? How does this music make you feel? Why do you think you feel this way when you hear this music? In addition to the above the girls did a math quiz, spanish vocab quiz, English from the Roots up quiz ( this has helped our Spanish as the girls see the relationship of the words) and chose a section from their Art-Literature Readers to read on the tape. 1. Tell the defeat of Jericho OR the story of Samson and Delilah. 2. Tell about Samuel's life. LITERATURE 1. Tell about Pilgrims Progress. AMERICAN HISTORY 1. What did Walter Raleigh have to do with the New World? (Walter Raleigh: Man from Two Worlds) 2. who first settled the New World? (This Country of Ours) World History (A Child's History of the World) 1. Tell about Greece and Persia, OR The Roman Empire. 2. Tell about the Arabians. Geography (A Tree in the Trail) 1. Tell about the 4 rivers mentioned in "A Tree in the Trail". My 9ds in years 1/2 is doing exam questions this week. I made up 8 questions for him: 1.Tell about your favorite Aesop's fable. 2. Tell what you know about either Leif the Lucky, Capt. James Smith, Columbus, the Pilgrims, Benjamin Franklin or George Washington. 3. What is your favorite animal you've learned about, either from your Nature Reader or the Burgess Children's Book of Animals, and why? What can you tell about this animal? 4. Pick your favorite picture from "Come Look with Me" and tell what you like about it. 5. Recite one verse you've learned (from Memlok). 6. Tell about King Solomon, King David or any other Israelite king. 7. Tell about The Minotaur, The Velveteen Rabbit, St. George and The Dragon, Abel's Island or Just So Stories:Rhino or Leopard. 8. Tell about The Master's Maid, Beauty and The Beast, The Unknown Land, Rumplestilskin or The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was. Nature Describe a spider. Tell some of the activities they do. What do you know about a wasp's body. Poetry Recite "Five Eyes" by Walter de la Mare. Recite your favorite poem from memory. Why is it your favorite? Music Tell what you think about the music by Debussy. What pieces that you've heard do you like the best? Art Pick your favorite Renoir piece and describe it. Reading Tell your favorite part of Understood Besty. Spanish Tell five words you have learned in Spanish. Language Arts, Term 1 Write and define all the Greek roots you know. I'll tell you some English words and you tell me their roots: synthetic, symphony, telephoto, centimeter, [etc]. Literature, Term 1 Monday List all the William Blake poems you can. Recite one. I'll read the titles and you tell me about the poem's contents What do you know about the poet's life? Tuesday From Mr. Kingsley's The Heroes, How did Perseus and his mother come to Seriphos? Tell about Perseus's rash vow. Tell how he slew Medusa. Wednesday From A Little Princess, Who is Sara Crewe? What happened to her? Thursday From Pilgrim's Progress, Who is Christian? How did his journey begin? Friday From Caddie Woodlawn, When and where did Caddie live? Tell all you can about the time in history, and the places where the story happens. Describe Caddie's family and a few friends or neighbors. Tell a story about Caddie. What was it like on Sundays for the Woodlawns? World History (Genesis), Term 1 Monday What do you know of the beginning of the world and of the earliest humans? Tuesday What was the world like 1,000 years after Adam, by the time Noah lived? Why was the Flood sent? Tell the story of Noah and the Flood. Wednesday After the Flood, do you know what God said to Noah? What foolish thing did Noah do? How did his sons react? What do you know about Noah's sons? Thursday What do you know about Abram's family:his father, his nephew? What kind of man was Abram? Can you plot his travels on a map? Tell about God's covenant with Abram and any meetings with God. How long did it take for God's promise to be fulfilled? What did Abram and Sarai do while waiting for the promise to be fulfilled? Friday Tell the stories of any the foreign kings who had anything to do with Abraham. How did God test Abraham's faith? Tell how Abraham found Isaac a wife. Recitation, Term 1 Genesis 1:26-27 Psalm 145 selection Recite another poem Geography and Geography Lit., Term 1 Man in Nature, Sauer What are four things to consider if you're studying a place? Describe the geography of our home. How does California differ in geography? What do you know about the Indians of California? Minn of the Mississippi Where does the story take place? Describe her journeys. What do you know about the Mississippi River. Nature Lit., Term 1 Secrets of the Woods What do you know about wood mice? Tell a story about the mice Mr. Long was watching. What do you know about the habits of otters? Tell one otter story. Composer Study, Term 1 What do you know about Felix Mendelssohn? How many of his pieces can you name? Do you know the stories of their composition? These are the exam questions I have written for my 8 yo. We'll be doing exams this week so I don't have her responses yet. Your comments are welcome. Exams, Year 3, Term 1 Please note:all these exams are to be done orally, with the tape recorder, unless otherwise noted. Monday Old Testament: 1. What are the last two books of the Old Testament? Although they are short, why are they important? 2. Mal 2:10-16. Although the people wept before the Lord, they found He would not regard their offerings. Why not? (You can look up the verses.) Mathematics: Do the accompanying sheets. Artists:1. Where did the artists we studied live? Do you know their names? 2. One of the artists was a friend of Chopin's. What were some of the things he liked to paint, and where did he get his ideas? French: Do the accompanying sheet. Tuesday New Testament:1. Tell two of the following stories (according to Mark): a) the raising of Jairus' daughter b) the death of John the Baptist c) the disciples crossing the lake after Jesus fed the crowd (NOTE: Tell one today, one on Thursday) Composers: 1) Tell about how or why Chopin might have composed one of the pieces of music we listened to. 2) Who was George Sand? Nature (Rainbow Book of Nature):Choose one of these:desert, forest, shore, barn. Tell about some of the plants or animals you would see there. (If you like, write it as a postcard to a friend.) Independent Reading: Choose one of the books you read alone (Ballet Shoes, The Princess and the Goblin, Miracles on Maple Hill) and tell about your favourite part. (Remember I haven't read most of these, so you'll need to make your telling extra clear!) You can do this in either of two ways:Tell me what happened in writing, or draw an illustration of the scene and give an oral description on the exam cassette to go with your picture. Poetry:Who is the poet we studied? What country was he from? Choose one of the poems you enjoyed, and read it into the tape recorder. Tell why you chose this poem. Thursday Old Testament: 3. Mal 3:2 What does it mean that the one who is coming will clean like launderer's soap? Math: do assigned sheets. World History (Hillyer):1. What part of the world did the first people probably live in? (You can show it on a globe if you're not sure of the place names.) What does Hillyer think the first people were like? 2. Tell about something interesting you've marked on the B.C. Tree. (Timeline) Water Babies:1. How did Tom become a water baby? 2. Tell the story of Tom and the sea candy. French: Recite the poem you learned. Friday New Testament:1. Tell the other story from Mark you have chosen. 2. Explain how John the Baptist fulfilled the prophecy in Mal. 3:1 ("he shall prepare the way before me"). Canadian History:1. Who were the Loyalists, and why did they move to Canada? Why was this important to Ontario's history? 2. You want to hire some voyageurs for your fur company. What kind of men will you look for? Shakespeare (Love's Labour's Lost):What is the problem that the king and his friends got themselves into, and how did they try to get out of it? Greek Myths:Who are some of the Greek gods or goddesses that you know of? Tell your favourite story from the D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths. Geography (Minn): What is the river Minn is travelling down, and what country does it run through? Describe some of the kinds of people that lived near or travelled on the river at one time or another. (Clues:some of the things Minn saw or bumped into on her journey.) Shakespeare:Tell the story of Hamlet by Shakespeare. Music Tell me what you think about the music by Debussy. What pieces that you've heard do you like the best? Poetry:Choose one of the poems you enjoyed, and read it into the tape recorder. Tell why you chose this poem. Write a line of Poetry from memory. Nature:Describe three plants you have seen and two animals you have watched. From Pilgrim's Progress Tell about Christian's journey so far, some of the people he's met and some of his adventures. Caddie Woodlawn-Tell your favorite part. Draw an illustration of a scene. Story of Inventions-Tell about two inventions. Draw a sketch of one invention. Hero's- Tell about Theseus and Ariadne and about the slaying of the Minotaur. Science lab in a Supermarket- What is cohesion? Describe how water travels through plants. Tell why and how popcorn pops. Tell a story about Archimedes. Child's History of the World- Tell what you know about the times of castles and the days of chivalry. Tell about William the conqueror and the Battle of Hastings. How many Crusades were there? What was the objective of the Crusades? Tell all you know of the Hundred Years War Tell about Joan of Arc. What was the first book ever printed? Why? Grammar- List all the prepositions you can from memory. This Country of Ours- Who were the Cavaliers? Tell what you know about the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe. Tell how Massachusetts was founded. Who were the Quakers? How did they come to New England? Year 3 Term 3 Tell about your favorite character from The Jungle Book. In what country did this story take place? Identify the location on a map. 1. Tell the parable of the Sower. 2. Tell how Christ fed the hungry crowds. How does he feed us today? 3. Write a line of poetry from memory. 4. Tell how Great-heart fought with Giant Maul, OR, about Mr. Fearing. 5. Tell about Theseus and Ariadne, OR, about the slaying of the Minotaur. 6. Tell about the crowing of King Harold. 7. Tell the story of William the Red. 8. Why is there a monument to Thomas a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral? Tell about him as a boy. 9. Describe a visit to Wales, OR, a journey round North Britain. 10. What is latitude? How is it measured? What does it help us to know? 11. Describe three wild fruits you have found and two animals you have watched. 12. Tell about the "strangers on the lake" OR, what do you know about crickets and grasshoppers? 13. What did Tommy Smith learn about a squirrel? 14-16 are math word problems. 17. Describe Durer's "St. Christopher." 18. Name, in French, and in sentences, the things in your schoolroom. 19. Make sentences with the words for 1,2, 5, 9. 20. Sing "Savez Vous Planter les Choux." 21. Drawing-you have a choice of 3 pictures to draw-some hips or berries, a picture from a story you have read, or a rabbit. 22. Recite a hymn, a Psalm, a poem, and two Scripture passages. 23. Read aloud. (parent to choose passage previously unread) 24. Tell about some composition by Brahms that you have heard. 25. Singing-an English song and a French song. 26. Drill-meaning physical exercises. 27. Work-display handwork completed. There you go-as you can see, it's just a bit longer than the year 1 exam, and some of the work is exactly same-drawing, singing, etc... 1. Tell me about a king or a period of time that we have been studying in A Child's History of England? 2. Tell me about Augustus Caesar? What have you learned? 3. Tell me about Kon-Tiki. And tell me about the constrution of the boat/raft. 3a. Can you tell me why they are doing this? 3b. What's the purpose of the expedition? 3c. What were they trying to prove? 3d. Why would they want to prove that? 3e. Where are they right now? 4. Write a line of poetry from memory Math: 5. What are the four symbols used to show multiplication? 5a.Write this number as a power 5x5x5x5 5b.Write each as a power 9 with 3 as it's base 8 with 3 as the exponent From Madame How Lady Why 6. Choose between a glen, an earthquake or a volcano and describe them for me. Choose one. 7. Tell me about one planet or a scientific theory that we have studied in It Just Couldn't Happen. 7a. Why did they choose to tell us that story? 7b.What did they authors want us to know about scientific theories? 8. Tell me about something you learned from Physics Lab? 8a. How do we apply that knowledge of science in our life? How do we use it practically? 9. Nature Study-Rocks Name three different kinds of rocks or minerals and tell about them. 10. Describe Renoir's Girl with the watering can. 10a.Tell me about the picture itself. 11. Tell me what a noun is in a sentence. 12.Tell what a verb does 13. What's an adjective? 14. What's an adverb? Tell about Jesus' baptism. 2. Tell about Jesus and the woman at the well. How does He give us living water? 2a. Tell how Solomon was crowned king (and not Adonijah). 3. Write out one verse from "The May Queen" in your best handwriting. 4. Tell how Beowulf fought with Grendel. 5. (Age of Fable) Tell about Diana and Actaeon, or about Phaeton's request to "borrow the car keys." 6. You are Julius Agricola, the new Roman governor of Britain. Write a letter to the Emperor describing how you have found Britain so far and some of your plans to improve life there. 7. Tell the story of Vortigern. (British history) 8. Here is a postage stamp showing George Washington Carver. Why did they design a stamp to honor him? Tell about him as a boy. 9. a) What do you know about how maps are made? b) How do satellites give us a clearer picture of our earth? 10. Describe a visit to an apple orchard and tell what you learned about apples from your reading, OR tell about three different members of the bean family. 11. (It Couldn't Just Happen) What are some of the things that make Earth exactly suited for human life? What would happen if some of these things were changed slightly? (give examples) Do you think that is good evidence that Earth was created by God? 12. Compare a six month old baby to a newborn. How does he change in that time? (What can a six month old do that a newborn can't?) 13. Math (to be assigned) 14 and 15. French (to be assigned) 16. Describe your favourite painting by Renoir. 17. Sing a Christmas song in French, and one of the English songs we have sung during music time. 18. Recite the Tennyson poem you memorized. 19. Draw something you have observed outside, or a picture from a story you read this term. 20. Grammar:Analyze the following sentences (to be assigned). 21. Latin:to be assigned. 22. Tell about a composition by Debussy that you have heard. 23. Reading aloud (to be assigned) Columbus - During Columbus's life, what was the most important world event? Life cycle of a flower Age of Fable - favorite character Who is Ivanhoe? Recite a Poem It Couldn't Just happen - 3 reasons why "it couldn't just happen" The way we're made Madame How and Lady Why describe Chalk; tell all you know about chalk Delacroix - How would you describe him to someone who had never heard of him? King Arthur tell your favorite of the knights of the round table A Child's History of England - tell about a king Was Thomas a Becket a hero, or not? Why? Augustus Caesar-What important events were happening around the world during AC's life? Madame How and Lady Why- explain how water shapes the landscape Age of Fable- describe favorite and least favorite character Plutarch- contrast/compare the character flaws and strengths of Coriolanus Marcius and Alcibiades Poetry/Recitation-Recite Tennyson/Psalm 29 Music Study- Name something Vivaldi wrote; hum a few bars. Artist Study-Caravaggio what do you like best or least about his paintings? Tell something about his life. Crusoe- How did Crusoe get stranded on the island? How did he get off the island? Plutarch- Compare Theseus and Romulus Birds - name some distinctives of birds The Incredible Journey- retell the story from the point of view of one of the animals. -describe each of the three animals including their "personality" and what were the greatest challenges each of them faced on the journey. Augustus Caesar's world- Tell How Julius Caesar was murdered by his enemies. Who was Octavius? Tell about Cleopatra and her part in the Roman Empire. Tell me what you know about Mark Antony. Who was Octavia? How was Hanukkah celebrated in Jerusalem Tell me about Herod and the Jews. What do you know about the Druid priests? Tell me about the Pantheon. How did Sunday and the other six days get their names? Tell of Herod's new Temple for the Jews. Tell how the Roman emperor was also pharaoh and god of Egypt Tell about the Bible being translated into Greek. This is a mix of years 5 and 6 with a request at the bottom for help on the books with no sample questions. Bible Catechism We have discussed the following Catechism Question and Answer (give Q and A) Show as far as you can the meaning of this answer How can you apply this in your life? Old Testament and New Testament What
Bible character in the Old Testament is your favorite character? Or any other thought provoking questions, e.g. How does God answer prayer? Why do you think is it necessary to study the Bible, to pray, etc. Memorization For Scripture memorization we have done the following passages (give passages) Tell
about one scripture passage that speaks to your heart. Poetry Some of the poems we have done (give names of poems) Who
wrote these poems? History: Streams of Civilization/ Story of Mankind 1. What
country has been called the Dark Continent and why? 2. Tell about the following philosophers:Buddha and Confucius. Where
did they come from? 3. Write 4-8 lines, in blank verse, on one of the following people in history: Cleopatra
(b) Nero (c) Alexander the Great Describe Van Loons theory on the Ascent of Man. Egypt,
Greece Why where the pyramids built? What did Cleopatra do to prevent Egypt from Becoming Rome? What can you tell me about Mesopotamia? What can you tell me about Assyria and Babylonia? Retell the story of Moses. Tell me about the Phoenicians and what they gave to us? - Alphabet. Tell me about the Indo-Europeans. Identify the Aegean sea and tell me about the lost city of Troy. What can you tell me about the Greeks and their form of Government? Tell me about Greek life. Tell me about the Greek Theater. Tell me how the Greeks defended Europe against Asiatic invasion and drove the Persians back across the Aegean Sea. Literature 1. Tell about what happened in the chapter following the next few lines of "The Hobbit:" "Good-bye!" said Gandalf to Thorin. "And good-bye to you all, good-bye! Straight through the forest is your way now. Don't stray off the track! if you do, it is a thousand to one you will never find it again and never get out of Mirkwood; and then I suppose I, or any one else, will ever see you again." They heard his voice come faintly:Good-bye! Be good, take care of yourselves and DON'T LEAVE THE PATH!" Now began the most dangerous part of all the journey. They each shouldered the heavy pack and the water-skin which was their share, and turned from the light that lay on the lands outside and plunged into the forest. 2. The Cricket on the Hearth Who
wrote this story? 3. Tell from which Shakespeare play the following lines are copied: "Where is Pease-blossom?" said the ass-headed clown. "Here, sir" said little Pease-blossom. "Scratch my head, said the clown. "Where is Cobweb?" "Here, sir," said Cobweb. "Good Mr. Cobweb," said the foolish clown, "kill me the red humble bee on the top of the thistle yonder; and good Mr. Cobweb, bring me the honey-bag." 4. Describe a scene in your favorite Shakespeare play. 5. You have read two books that R.L. Stevenson wrote. What
were the names of the two books? 6. (a) Who wrote The Prince and the Pauper? Tell
about your favorite scene in this book. Story of My Life- how did Helen Keller learn to communicate? Iliad- Tell what this story is about. Geography 1. We have only just begun to read "The Travels of Marco Polo." Answer the following questions: Which
country / part of the world did we read about? [Teacher (mom):be more specific about the question if you only want to discuss a specific area] 2. Show on a map (outline map) the following: Egypt
Rome Greece Italy [Mom:use places as discussed during map work] Science 1. Tell something about sunbeams, the aerial ocean in which we live and the path that a drop of water follows (Fairy Tale of Science) 2. Make a rough sketch of a spider catching its prey as you have read about in "The Life of the Spider." Name the spider. 3. Tools and Technology: Name
the six tools that we have discussed. 4. We have discussed two groups of animals one group without a backbone and one group with a backbone. What
are the scientific names for these two groups? 4. What do you understand by: static
electricity Mathematics 1. Some of the new concepts that we have discussed in math include: give a few concepts:2-3 Discuss
each concept by writing down your own question. Languages 1. Read the following paragraph aloud (text from literature book). Look
at all the words carefully. 2. Second language read aloud 3. Second language dictation 4. (a) Recite one of your Greek scriptures. (b) Write down this scripture. (c) Read the following Greek scripture. 5. (a) Translate the following Latin sentence into English. (b) Vocabulary Music, Arts and Handicrafts 1. Play one of your favorite piano pieces / other instrument / sing. 2. Play one scale with both hands or some theory questions (if necessary). 3. Drawing-you have a choice of 3 pictures to drawsome apples in a bowl; a picture from a story you have read, or a flower / animal, etc. 4. We have listened to the following music: some
of deBussy's compositions Which
of deBusse's compositions did you like best? Why? 5. Picture study questions: Describe
your favorite painting by Van Gogh. 6. Handicraft q's: preparing
a meal Maybe you could come up with some? For Year 5 Hans Brinker *Oliver Twist *Puck of Pook's Hill *The Black Arrow *Helen Keller:Story of My Life *20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Child's History of England Always Inventing Nature Reader 5 Fairy-Land of Science Physics Lab in Housewares Store Wild Animals I Have Known From Extra Reading: Tom Sawyer-Tell about some of his adventures For Year 6 *The Prince and the Pauper *Westward Ho! *Children of the New Forest *Swiss Family Robinson *Call of the Wild *Rob Roy Child's History of England Story of Mankind David Livingstone:Missionary Travels Secrets of the Universe The Sea Around Us A mix of 6 and 9 exam questions Both: Tell me what you know about the French and Indian War. Tell me what your life would have been like as a child in the colonies. Both: Tell me one of the fairy tales you read from Perrault's Fairy Tales. How did it differ from the traditional version you learned as a child? Both: Tell me about one of the pictures we've looked at in picture study. Who was the artist? What can you tell me about him? Both: Tell me the story of The Taming of the Shrew. 6th: Using water as an example, describe how you would change it from one state of matter to another. (Do all 3 states of matter.) Tell me what you know about the relationship between heat, air pressure and the movement of molecules. Describe an experiment we did in this section. OR Tell me what you know about the way convection, conduction and radiation are alike and how they are different. Give an example for each. Describe an experiment we did on the Bermoulli principle. Why did it end with the result that it did? 9th: Turn in your Apologia lab manual. I have the tests. 6th: Why not decide what's right on the basis of whether or not it hurts anyone? 9th: How can you share the truth without making people mad? (from My Truth, Your Truth, Whose Truth?) Both: Tell me what you know about either the skeletal system OR the circulatory system. German (9th): Several paragraphs to translate. Write a short paragraph or conversation in German. Japanese (6th): Count to 10 in Japanese. Name some things in the house in Japanese. I'll give them a critical thinking exercise to do, but I haven't worked it up yet. Turn in copywork notebooks. Eothen what do you know about the Bedoiuns from Kinglake's book? |
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