tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41743427545689962342012-02-11T23:04:12.452-05:00The daily doings of our homeschool, Freedom Academy. Tried and true favorites. New things. Old things. Learning things. How we learn at home and what works for us.Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.comBlogger4261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-22257334734137081902012-01-24T23:04:00.000-05:002012-02-11T23:04:12.459-05:00<span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Math - complete rows 1-4 on pg. 32 and #8-14 on pg. 33</li><li>Write each word twice neatly and say out loud to me</li><li>Spell &amp; Write - complete pgs. 63-65</li><li>Spelling Skills - complete pgs. 70-71</li><li>Complete writing pages 123-124</li><li>"Subjects/Predicates" page 12</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Johnny Tremain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 24 and write out one</li></ul><div><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Pilot</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Math - complete rows 1-4 on pg. 30</li><li>Write each word twice neatly and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing pages 123-124</li><li>"Subjects/Predicate" page 12</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book - complete pgs. 64-64</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Shiloh</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 24 and write out one verse</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li></ul></div><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Practice piano</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>Piano lessons for all</div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #76/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-2225733473413708190?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-57055566783894348272012-01-23T22:55:00.000-05:002012-02-11T22:56:14.852-05:00<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Complete Lesson 16 in Math</li><li>Practice Piano</li><li>Copywork</li><li>Completed Step 7 in All About Spelling</li><li>AWANA verses</li></ul><div><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Pilot</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Math - complete rows 1-4 on pg. 28 and #8-14 on pg. 29</li><li>Write each 'j' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing pages 119-120</li><li>"Subjects/Predicates" pg. 10-11</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book - complete pgs. 58 &amp; &nbsp;62</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Shiloh</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 23 and write one out</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li></ul><div><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Math - complete rows 1-4 on pg. 30 &amp; #8-15 on pg. 31</li><li>Write each 'j' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book - complete pgs. 60-62</li><li>Spelling Skills - complete pgs. 68-69</li><li>Complete writing pages 121-122</li><li>"Subjects/Predicates" pg. 11</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Johnny Tremain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 23 and write one out</li></ul></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #75/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-5705556678389434827?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-16456396814145861722012-01-22T22:47:00.000-05:002012-02-11T22:47:43.327-05:00Today was Sunday School (45 minutes) &amp; AWANA (2 hours).<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #74/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-1645639681414586172?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-25562424983383465542012-01-20T22:45:00.000-05:002012-02-11T22:46:39.842-05:00<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Pilot</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Math - complete rows 1-4 on pg. 26 and #8-14 on pg. 27</li><li>Math Rider for 10 minutes</li><li>Write each 'i' word twice and say each one out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing pages 119-120</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book - complete pgs. 56-57</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Shiloh</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 20 and write out one verse</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li></ul><div><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Math - complete rows 1-4 on pg. 28 and #8-14 on pg. 29</li><li>Write each 'i' word twice and say each one out loud to me</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book - complete pgs. 56-57</li><li>Spelling Skills book - complete pgs. 66-67</li><li>Complete writing pages 119-120</li><li>"Subjects/Predicates" pg. 10</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Johnny Tremain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 20 and write out one verse</li></ul><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>AWANA verses</li><li>Practice piano</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Day #73/175 Days</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-2556242498338346554?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-17686028272812068992012-01-19T22:39:00.000-05:002012-02-11T22:40:07.681-05:00<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Pilot</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Math - complete rows 1-4 on pg. 24 and #8-12 on pg. 25</li><li>Math Rider - 10 minutes</li><li>Write each 'h' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing pages 117-118</li><li>"Subjects/Predicates" page 9</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book - complete bottom of pg. 52 and 53-55</li><li>Building Spelling Skills - Complete pg. 76, 78-79</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Shiloh</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 19 and write out one verse</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li></ul><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Complete Lessons 14 &amp; 15 in Math</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Copywork page</li><li>AWANA verses</li></ul><div><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Math - complete rows 1-4 on pg. 26 &amp; #8-14 on pg. 27</li><li>Write each 'h' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Spell &amp; Write - complete pages 53-55</li><li>Spelling Skills - complete pgs. 64-65</li><li>Complete writing pages 117-118</li><li>"Subjects/Predicates" page 9</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Johnny Tremain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 19 and write out one verse</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #72/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-1768602827281206899?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-12904365283864731722012-01-18T22:33:00.000-05:002012-02-11T22:34:24.866-05:00<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Pilot</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Math - complete rows 1-4 on pg. 22 and #8-11 on pg. 23</li><li>Math Rider - 10 minutes</li><li>Write each 'g' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing pages 115-116</li><li>"Subjects/Predicate" page 8</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book - complete pgs. 44, 50 &amp; 52</li><li>Building Spelling Skills book - complete pg. 76 &amp; 77</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read <u>Shiloh</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 18 and write out one verse</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li></ul><div><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Math - complete rows 1-4 on pg. 24 and #8-12 on pg. 25</li><li>Do #8-14 on pg. 21 (missed from previous assignment)</li><li>Math Rider for 10 minutes</li><li>Write each 'g' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book - complete pages 50 &amp; 52</li><li>Spelling Skills - complete pages 62-63</li><li>Complete writing pages 115-116</li><li>"Subjects/Predicate" page 8</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read <u>Johnny Tremain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 18 and write out one verse</li></ul><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Math - complete Lessons 12 &amp; 13</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Completed Step 6 in All About Spelling</li><li>Work on AWANA verse</li></ul></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #71/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-1290436528386473172?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-13974464841922871242012-01-17T20:30:00.000-05:002012-02-11T20:30:51.459-05:00<span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Math - Complete rows 1-4 on page 22 and #8-11 on page 23</li><li>Math Rider - 10 minutes</li><li>Write each 'f' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book - complete pages 45-47</li><li>Spelling Skills - complete pages 60-61</li><li>Complete writing pages 113-114</li><li>"Subjects/Predicates" page 7</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read <u>Johnny Tremain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 17 and write out one verse</li></ul><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Completed Lessons 10 &amp; 11 in Math</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Complete handwriting pages</li><li>Complete Day 13 in Grammar</li><li>Work on All About Spelling</li><li>AWANA verses</li></ul><div><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Pilot</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Complete rows 1-4 on page 20 and #7-14 on page 21</li><li>Math Rider for 10 minutes</li><li>Write each 'f' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing pages 113-114</li><li>"Subjects/Predicates" page 7</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book - complete pages 44, fix errors on page 45, complete pgs. 46-47</li><li>Building Spelling Skills book - complete pg. 72, 74-75</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read <u>Shiloh</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 17 and write one verse</li><li>Work on your AWANA verses</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #70/175 days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-1397446484192287124?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-19751680148460196832012-01-16T20:08:00.000-05:002012-02-11T20:31:45.700-05:00<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Pilot</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Math - complete rows 1-4 on page 18 and #7-14 on page 19</li><li>Math Rider - 10 minutes</li><li>Write each 'e' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing pages 99-100</li><li>"Subjects/Predicate" page 6</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book - fix errors on pg. 36 and complete pages 43-45</li><li>Building Spelling Skills - complete page 72 and 73</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Shiloh</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 16 and write out one verse</li><li>Work on your AWANA verses</li></ul><div><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Complete Rows 1-4 on page 20</li><li>Write each 'e' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book - complete pages 43-44</li><li>Spelling Skills book - complete pages 58-59</li><li>Complete writing pages 99-100</li><li>"Subjects/Predicate" page 6</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Johnny Tremain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 16 and write out one verse</li><li>Read Chapter 7 of <u>The Case for Christ</u>&nbsp;- finished today</li></ul></div><div><b style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Happy</b><br /><br /><ul><li>Complete math lessons</li><li>Practiced piano</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div>Today we also headed back to our pottery class to finish up. The kids glazed their bowl creations. We'll be picking up the finished pieces in a few weeks.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VisLuLb57Kc/TzcT8dYjX7I/AAAAAAAAJo0/zxJIv6ycwSk/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VisLuLb57Kc/TzcT8dYjX7I/AAAAAAAAJo0/zxJIv6ycwSk/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v3riF52KpfY/TzcT9C36MII/AAAAAAAAJo8/F8EPLHWWwik/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v3riF52KpfY/TzcT9C36MII/AAAAAAAAJo8/F8EPLHWWwik/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aebvf0Khgro/TzcT91PaAVI/AAAAAAAAJpE/-RMUfRu0Tws/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aebvf0Khgro/TzcT91PaAVI/AAAAAAAAJpE/-RMUfRu0Tws/s320/blog3.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #69/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-1975168014846019683?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-5422294708457613972012-01-15T20:00:00.000-05:002012-02-11T20:00:52.073-05:00Today was Sunday School (45 minutes) and AWANA (2 hours).<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #68/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-542229470845761397?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-64295233362727084972012-01-12T19:14:00.000-05:002012-02-11T19:59:29.525-05:00<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Practice piano</li><li>Handwriting page</li><li>AWANA verse</li><li>Math</li></ul><div><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Pilot</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Math - Redo row #3 from yesterday (did as "addition" - should have been "minus")</li><li>Complete rows 1-4 on page 16 &amp; #7-14 on page 17 in Math book</li><li>Math Rider 10 minutes</li><li>Write each 'd' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing pages 97-98 (Review yesterday's &amp; note mistakes.)</li><li>"Subjects/Predicates" page 5 (Review yesterday's &amp; note mistakes.)</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book - Fix errors on page 36 &amp; complete page 40</li><li>Building Spelling Skills book - Complete page 68, 70-71</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Shiloh</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 12 and write out one verse</li></ul><div><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Math - complete rows 1-4 on page 18 and do #8-14 on page 19</li><li>Math Rider for 10 minutes</li><li>Write each 'd' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book - complete pg. 42. Type up your story &amp; email it to me</li><li>Spelling Skills - complete pg. 55 correctly and complete pg. 57</li><li>Complete writing pages 97-98</li><li>Complete "Subjects/Predicates" page 5</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes (finished today)</li><li>Read Proverbs 12 and write out one verse</li><li>Read Chapter 6 in <u>The Case for Christ</u></li></ul><div><br /></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #67/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-6429523336272708497?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-87997016969299461792012-01-11T16:05:00.000-05:002012-02-11T16:08:47.798-05:00<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Pilot (</span>aka Conductor<span style="font-size: large;">)</span></b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Math - finish row #3 from yesterday. Complete rows 1-4 on page 14 and #8-14 on page 15.</li><li>Math Rider - 10 minutes</li><li>Write each 'c' word twice neatly</li><li>Complete writing pages 95-96</li><li>Complete "Subjects/Predicate" page 4</li><li>Completes pages 36-38 in Spell &amp; Write book</li><li>Complete page 68-69 in Building Spelling Skills book</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Shiloh</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 11 and write out one verse</li></ul><div><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Complete rows 1-4 on page 14 and #8-14 on page 15 in Math</li><li>Math Rider for 10 minutes</li><li>Write each 'c' word twice neatly</li><li>In Spell &amp; Write book complete pages 40-41</li><li>In Spelling Skills book correct page 55 and complete page 56</li><li>Complete writing pages 95-96</li><li>Complete "Subjects/Predicate" page 4</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 11 and write out one verse</li><li>Read Chapter 5 in <u>The Case for Christ</u></li></ul><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Work on Math book</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Handwriting worksheet</li><li>Day #12 of Grammar</li><li>Completed 1/2 of Step 4 in All About Spelling</li><li>AWANA verses</li></ul></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #66/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-8799701696929946179?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-89605133240255332812012-01-10T22:22:00.000-05:002012-01-28T22:23:40.496-05:00<span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Math - Lesson 2</li><li>Math Rider</li><li>Complete "b" cursive word worksheet</li><li>Complete pages 36-38 in Spell &amp; Write book</li><li>Complete pages 54-55 and fix errors on pages 52-53 in Spelling Skills book</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 93-94</li><li>Complete Writing Sentences page 3</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 10 &amp; write out your favorite verse</li><li>Read Chapter 4 in <u>The Case for Christ</u></li></ul><div><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Pilot</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Complete pgs. 12-13 in Math</li><li>Math Rider</li><li>Complete "b" cursive word worksheet</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 93-94</li><li>Complete Writing Sentences page 3</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Complete pg. 64 in Building Spelling Skills book as well as pgs. 66-67</li><li>Read <u>Shiloh</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li></ul><div><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Complete Math</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Handwriting worksheet</li><li>Day 11 in Grammar 2/3</li><li>Completed Step 4 in All About Spelling</li><li>Math Rider</li><li>AWANA verses</li></ul></div><br /><br />We spent the afternoon at piano lessons.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #65/175 days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-8960513324025533281?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-3578154051758671572012-01-09T22:08:00.000-05:002012-01-28T22:16:31.894-05:00And today was our first full day back to regular school - almost. I still need to fill in some of the electives. I'm still on the "focus on the basics" mode. I did a mid-year switch-up of math and all the boys are now doing Rod &amp; Staff.<br /><br />We actually began the day with our 4H group at a pottery class. We are doing two sessions at a local pottery place. Today the kids met and created a clay bowl. They'll meet next week and glaze them.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0bDEuKe2skM/TyS5uYN3sSI/AAAAAAAAJoM/Xg4fdcOeCBk/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0bDEuKe2skM/TyS5uYN3sSI/AAAAAAAAJoM/Xg4fdcOeCBk/s320/blog1.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qORRnHnVgaU/TyS5u8O8y4I/AAAAAAAAJoU/3BlwHMBZv08/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qORRnHnVgaU/TyS5u8O8y4I/AAAAAAAAJoU/3BlwHMBZv08/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cYt2Xy4ZboM/TyS5vNVcfKI/AAAAAAAAJoc/0MB9gAWUO_g/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cYt2Xy4ZboM/TyS5vNVcfKI/AAAAAAAAJoc/0MB9gAWUO_g/s320/blog3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3jGZsS2gb2s/TyS5vuMNcDI/AAAAAAAAJok/NX7rcmuFjxs/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3jGZsS2gb2s/TyS5vuMNcDI/AAAAAAAAJok/NX7rcmuFjxs/s320/blog4.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Math</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Handwriting worksheet</li><li>Day #10 Grammar 2/3</li><li>All About Spelling</li><li>Math Rider (TOS Crew product)</li><li>AWANA</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xDR-CcnoZtM/TyS5uM7FdjI/AAAAAAAAJoE/LA88vJ5XI2U/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xDR-CcnoZtM/TyS5uM7FdjI/AAAAAAAAJoE/LA88vJ5XI2U/s320/blog5.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Pilot</b></span>&nbsp;</div><div>(aka Conductor - his love has changed and now so has his blog name)</div><div><ul><li>Math (pgs 10-11)</li><li>Math Rider (TOS Crew product)</li><li>"A" word cursive worksheet</li><li>Easy Writing pgs. 91-92</li><li>Writing Sentences book - read pg. 1 and complete pg. 2</li><li>Complete pgs. 33-34 in Spell &amp; Write book</li><li>Complete pgs. 64-65 in Building Spelling Skills book</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Shiloh</u> for 20 minutes</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li></ul><div><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Math - Lesson 1</li><li>Math Rider (TOS Crew product)</li><li>"A" word cursive worksheet</li><li>Easy Writing pgs. 91-92</li><li>Writing Sentences book - read pg. 1 and complete pg. 2</li><li>Complete pgs. 33-35 in Spell &amp; Write book</li><li>Complete pgs. 52-53 in Spelling Skills book</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 9 and write out one verse you like best</li><li>Read Chapter 3 in <u>The Case for Christ</u></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #64/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-357815405175867157?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-56832571569626429132012-01-08T21:58:00.000-05:002012-01-28T21:58:56.919-05:00One thing I realized I have not been counting this year, is our AWANA club meetings. Previously they were held on Thursday nights so they fit well into our regular school week. This year, however, they are now being held on Sunday afternoons. The two younger boys participate in the club and the rest of our&nbsp;volunteer. So from this point on, I will be counting this as a day of school. Added to this the time spent in church (or Children's church) and Sunday School, it's a full day of learning.<br /><br />Today was church &amp; AWANA.<br /><br /><br />Day #63/175 Days<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-5683257156962642913?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-59406684400209228072012-01-05T21:54:00.000-05:002012-01-28T21:55:19.601-05:00A short day - getting back in the swing of things.<br /><br />I have to admit to <i>loving</i>&nbsp;our Netflix streaming account. We watched a 45 minute documentary on <a href="http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/National_Geographic_Extreme_Alaska_Denali_National_Park/70087209?trkid=2361637" target="_blank">Denali National Park</a>. The boys also<br /><br /><ul><li>practiced their piano</li><li>read for 30 minutes</li><li>hauled wood (PE)</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #62/175 days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-5940668440020922807?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-79793343171006417622012-01-04T21:47:00.000-05:002012-01-28T21:49:59.311-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zkt8-5VJV7M/TySwCM5iE4I/AAAAAAAAJnc/PNgv38NUcfw/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zkt8-5VJV7M/TySwCM5iE4I/AAAAAAAAJnc/PNgv38NUcfw/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today we again gathered at church for our monthly class with the Tanglewood 4H instructors. This month we are doing a class on bats - "<a href="http://umaine.edu/tanglewood/schools/outreach-programs/" target="_blank">The Secret Life of Bats</a>."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The two instructors who did this class were very energetic. I really enjoyed (as did the kids) how they split the class up in to "listening" time and "interactive" time. They began by quizzing the kids on what they already knew about bats. Then they put on a little skit for them. One instructor was a bat and the other was a red fox.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DbXJpHNJoLU/TySwCRQhDPI/AAAAAAAAJnk/Hrcj5VTJZlA/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DbXJpHNJoLU/TySwCRQhDPI/AAAAAAAAJnk/Hrcj5VTJZlA/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EQ0KatjgDb8/TySwCwMZGwI/AAAAAAAAJns/A31nfSohWRo/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="169" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EQ0KatjgDb8/TySwCwMZGwI/AAAAAAAAJns/A31nfSohWRo/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tV1wU4_9r7o/TySwDKPz9vI/AAAAAAAAJn0/4k-ez3Z74Jc/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tV1wU4_9r7o/TySwDKPz9vI/AAAAAAAAJn0/4k-ez3Z74Jc/s320/blog4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They did such a great job. The kids (and adults!) really enjoyed it and also learned quite a bit about the difference between bats and birds.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can't share any photos from the interactive time as there are too many faces of kids who aren't mine. However, suffice it to say the kids <i>loved </i>it! They played a version of Marco Polo but there were two people in the middle. Everyone else stood in a circle around them (to keep the ones in the center safe). One person was blindfolded and was the bat. The other was a bug. The "bat" used all their senses but their eyes to find the "bug."&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eV7BLNjNhiI/TySwDX4sh-I/AAAAAAAAJn8/-5quuL-Vug0/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eV7BLNjNhiI/TySwDX4sh-I/AAAAAAAAJn8/-5quuL-Vug0/s320/blog5.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After they watched a short PowerPoint on bats. They also played had a short quiz (which they again really liked) about bats.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The class ended with them being able to observe some real-life bat specimens.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UNnhT_eAweM/TySwBgA4PFI/AAAAAAAAJnU/vV7lkGewFwc/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UNnhT_eAweM/TySwBgA4PFI/AAAAAAAAJnU/vV7lkGewFwc/s320/blog6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They all had a great time and I think they are looking forward to class next month.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #61/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-7979334317100641762?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-4694502271698398012012-01-03T21:37:00.003-05:002012-01-03T21:37:34.266-05:00We've taken a long and unexpected break from our homeschool. We started back today - very slowly. I'm currently working on revamping our homeschool and figuring out what's working and, more&nbsp;importantly, what is not.<br /><br />The biggest thing that is changing is our math. I've been a long time fan of Math-U-See and loved how it works. However, one thing I've come to realize is that in our relaxed style of homeschooling it doesn't work. I've never worried if we haven't finished a book a year. However, now I have a ninth grader who is not yet ready to do Algebra. Some would argue that is his where he is and that's okay. I agree with that. However, I also need to prepare him for life outside the home and, hopefully, college. I'm also having similar issues with my younger boys. As a result I will be switching them to Rod &amp; Staff. They will be all working slightly below grade level for now as it's a pretty intense program. More so than they are used to. It's also much more textbook than I typically use. However, the price is fantastic and I was able to get most of what I needed used. The only thing I purchased new were the workbooks for first grade. Only first and second grade have workbooks. After that there are non-consumable textbooks for each grade. I also plan to purchase their "bookkeeping" program for my oldest to complete later this year or next year. For now we'll be brushing up on the basics.<br /><br />We'll also be implementing Institute for Excellence in Writing. I was given this as a TOS Crew review product last year and loved it but we didn't get far with it. My goal is to make my boys better writers. It's a great skill to have but I'm finding it harder to teach then math and that's saying something!<br /><br />For history I'm not sure yet what we'll be using. I did buy The Teaching Company's high school American history program and want him to go through that. I may have the two younger ones tag along and we'll flesh it out as needed.<br /><br />I have more planned, but right now we'll just keep plugging away. I do love this time of year. It's a great time to revamp and re-evaluate and plan for next year. It helps to get over the "winter blues."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-469450227169839801?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-14366212956586439522012-01-03T19:41:00.000-05:002012-01-21T19:42:15.149-05:00All together - slowly easing our way back in to school<br /><br /><ul><li>Hauling wood (PE)</li><li>Axis &amp; Allies (strategy - Happy &amp; Conductor played)</li><li>Independent Reading</li><li>4H Record Sheets</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Piano Lessons</li><li>Watched "Learn Our History" DVD (20 mins)</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>Day #60/175 Days</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-1436621295658643952?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-47675528923065528302011-12-16T19:37:00.000-05:002012-01-21T19:38:34.627-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our 4H group headed north today for one of the best field trips we've had in awhile - the "Bread Man's" bakery. Karl runs a family business right from his home. A fellow homeschooler, he began baking and selling bread a few years ago to support his family after a job change.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We all piled in to his commercial kitchen - just off the foyer to his home - and watched as he and his son created the bread they needed for the Farmer's Markets they would attend the next day. It was simply amazing to watch and even better to smell!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kyjLfP11hsQ/TxtOrsc4ReI/AAAAAAAAJmE/BN6tjkHaOmM/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kyjLfP11hsQ/TxtOrsc4ReI/AAAAAAAAJmE/BN6tjkHaOmM/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4q2t42nfGoU/TxtOsGdnwGI/AAAAAAAAJmM/ZzQRhXF7f7w/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4q2t42nfGoU/TxtOsGdnwGI/AAAAAAAAJmM/ZzQRhXF7f7w/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This scale is used to weigh the dough.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kOjSQL2GdJI/TxtOsj52TVI/AAAAAAAAJmU/NtL0TODPFlY/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kOjSQL2GdJI/TxtOsj52TVI/AAAAAAAAJmU/NtL0TODPFlY/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loaves ready to go in the oven</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6wVOh_ZrHkM/TxtOtJF-63I/AAAAAAAAJmc/uGkJsL5kq5I/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6wVOh_ZrHkM/TxtOtJF-63I/AAAAAAAAJmc/uGkJsL5kq5I/s320/blog4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is a LOT of dough! Karl is getting ready to&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cut and measure it and then form in to loaves.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a7ICclYBdGw/TxtOtYrnTTI/AAAAAAAAJmk/9A-CNqXo_AY/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a7ICclYBdGw/TxtOtYrnTTI/AAAAAAAAJmk/9A-CNqXo_AY/s320/blog5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Going in the ovens</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EQQBxLOSv2I/TxtOtwvdE4I/AAAAAAAAJms/eeRTkqMu6Yg/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EQQBxLOSv2I/TxtOtwvdE4I/AAAAAAAAJms/eeRTkqMu6Yg/s320/blog6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A5KLPg7-gKA/TxtOuOySh2I/AAAAAAAAJm0/RXHomH9Rg6c/s1600/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A5KLPg7-gKA/TxtOuOySh2I/AAAAAAAAJm0/RXHomH9Rg6c/s320/blog7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting ready to cook</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UtOchHbNiLw/TxtOuevnRPI/AAAAAAAAJm8/0XXXtPqhdDg/s1600/blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UtOchHbNiLw/TxtOuevnRPI/AAAAAAAAJm8/0XXXtPqhdDg/s320/blog8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All done!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XD9ie-qKkJU/TxtOrTo7XcI/AAAAAAAAJl8/kOOOev3T1qI/s1600/blog9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XD9ie-qKkJU/TxtOrTo7XcI/AAAAAAAAJl8/kOOOev3T1qI/s320/blog9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snack!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, they cut open a fresh, warm loaf of bread...we added butter...oh.my.gosh! There is a reason I don't make homemade bread on a regular basis. I would eat the whole loaf! Karl was also generous enough to send home&nbsp;Stromboli&nbsp;with each of us. Yummy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #59/175 Days</span><br /><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-4767552892306552830?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-53712799322886775502011-12-13T23:01:00.000-05:002012-01-14T23:05:53.296-05:00Today we headed north again for our monthly art class. This month we did watercolor. It was fun. Karen showed the kids how to do various techniques. At the end of the class they were able to pick one of their favorite creations and have it matted. They did a great job.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rwoQYm9uVNQ/TxJQD7aI6RI/AAAAAAAAJkw/mn7vz4UidKw/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rwoQYm9uVNQ/TxJQD7aI6RI/AAAAAAAAJkw/mn7vz4UidKw/s320/blog1.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--EhqNMhTv38/TxJQEGk5aRI/AAAAAAAAJk4/GlBvH3aTnXU/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--EhqNMhTv38/TxJQEGk5aRI/AAAAAAAAJk4/GlBvH3aTnXU/s320/blog2.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eHSTRqtbLMQ/TxJQEWGFLtI/AAAAAAAAJlA/RbeZvc7UCO0/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eHSTRqtbLMQ/TxJQEWGFLtI/AAAAAAAAJlA/RbeZvc7UCO0/s320/blog3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3HP1pfeEZlo/TxJQEzxvFXI/AAAAAAAAJlI/EJq59gAmFWM/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3HP1pfeEZlo/TxJQEzxvFXI/AAAAAAAAJlI/EJq59gAmFWM/s320/blog4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lM27iY5chlQ/TxJQFVjZhgI/AAAAAAAAJlQ/S9x9MnIEpO0/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lM27iY5chlQ/TxJQFVjZhgI/AAAAAAAAJlQ/S9x9MnIEpO0/s320/blog5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h6mj7RjQeLM/TxJQF9QaGHI/AAAAAAAAJlY/ZZskvWwh1HA/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h6mj7RjQeLM/TxJQF9QaGHI/AAAAAAAAJlY/ZZskvWwh1HA/s320/blog6.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GPFpIezM1Xc/TxJQGJYVKjI/AAAAAAAAJlg/haFFBoAkFBI/s1600/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GPFpIezM1Xc/TxJQGJYVKjI/AAAAAAAAJlg/haFFBoAkFBI/s320/blog7.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aco4HsXUGCI/TxJQSdylsII/AAAAAAAAJlo/0r-rEIBMgPM/s1600/blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aco4HsXUGCI/TxJQSdylsII/AAAAAAAAJlo/0r-rEIBMgPM/s320/blog8.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;Day #58/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-5371279932288677550?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-5039902144179231872011-12-05T22:47:00.000-05:002012-01-14T22:52:38.753-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EHncR1GveeM/TxJHwI4fRVI/AAAAAAAAJkg/r4AjN4Womfw/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EHncR1GveeM/TxJHwI4fRVI/AAAAAAAAJkg/r4AjN4Womfw/s320/blog1.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today our 4H group got together and created greeting cards. There was a county workshop for the same thing but not enough space for all our group to attend so we just decided to have our own. I've been a scrapbooker for quite some time and had <i>plenty </i>of supplies to donate. The kids had a blast. They all made six cards. They kept three of them and the other three were donated to the Senior Companions program. They kids did a great job and had a lot of fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Day #57/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-503990214417923187?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-5587976284002769172011-11-22T15:38:00.000-05:002011-12-01T15:40:06.300-05:00Yup - it's been that kind of a month - another unschooling day....<br /><br /><ul><li>Reading independently</li><li>Playing board games (more Axis and Allies)</li><li>Helping with chores - inside and out</li><li>Playing with their Legos and creating various things</li><li>Conductor spends hours making paper airplanes (note to self: get some photos)</li><li>Piano Lessons today</li></ul><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #56/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-558797628400276917?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-78914970235666081162011-11-21T15:30:00.000-05:002011-12-01T15:38:13.675-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Read for 30 minutes in <u>Shiloh</u>&nbsp;and come tell me about what you read</li><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/level-4-division?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Level 4 Division</a>" at Khan Academy &amp; do all exercises</li><li>Complete writing page</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Complete page 60-61 in spelling book</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Read Proverbs 21 and write out one verse</li><li>Walk or bike outside for 20 minutes</li><li>French Lesson (with Happy)</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Read for 30 minutes in <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;and come tell me about what you read</li><li>Watch the next video at Khan Academy and do all exercises "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/percent-and-decimals?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Percent and Decimals</a>"</li><li>Spelling Skills book: Complete pages 48-51</li><li>Spell &amp; Write book: review words and complete pages 26-28</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read Proverbs 21 and write out one verse</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>A Case for the Creator</u>&nbsp;and tell me one thing you found interesting</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>Happy</b></span> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">(and Mr. H &amp; Miss H)</span></b></div></div><div><ul><li>Read the following books:</li><ul><li><u>The Missing Recipe</u>&nbsp;by Ruth Benjamin</li><li><u>Bunny's Noisy Book</u>&nbsp;by Margaret Wise Brown</li><li><u>Henry &amp; the Clubhouse</u>&nbsp;by Beverly Cleary &nbsp;(read one chapter)</li></ul><li>Created a "Noah" sticker scene</li><li>Practice &amp; Learn workbook - match words with pictures</li><li>French Lesson (with Conductor)</li><li>Played "The Reading Game" (with Miss H)</li><li>Phonogram flashcards</li></ul><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #55/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-7891497023566608116?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-2590351383813677282011-11-17T15:26:00.000-05:002011-12-01T15:31:20.364-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Read for 20 minutes in <u>Shiloh</u></li><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/division-3--more-long-division-and-remainder-examples?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Division 3</a>" at Khan Acadmy and do all exercises</li><li>Work in "Math Galaxy" for 20 minutes</li><li>Complete "xyz" writing page - write each word twice and read out loud to me</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Walk or bike outside for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 15 and write out one verse</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Read for 20 minutes in <u>Crispin: The Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;(finished)</li><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/converting-fractions-to-decimals?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Converting Fractions to Decimals</a>" at Khan Academy &amp; do all exercises</li><li>Work at "Math Galaxy" for 20 minutes</li><li>Complete "xyz" writing page - write each word twice and read out loud to me</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Walk&nbsp;outside for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 15 and write out one verse</li></ul><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #54/175 Days</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-259035138381367728?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-88679253293500602312011-11-15T22:14:00.000-05:002012-01-14T22:21:15.727-05:00The morning was spent at our monthly art class. (I'll add photos later) It was a small class today and the kids worked with leather. They were allowed to design anything they wanted to and create it using leather. The two younger boys created large pouches. My oldest son created a case for his laptop. They all really enjoyed this class.<br /><br />The afternoon was spent at piano lessons.<br /><br />While driving we listened to Christmas music.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yhe7oG5F5sk/TxJF8q3X57I/AAAAAAAAJjo/D1Y486489HE/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yhe7oG5F5sk/TxJF8q3X57I/AAAAAAAAJjo/D1Y486489HE/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g3jJesK4CtI/TxJF9BnEybI/AAAAAAAAJjw/iiWypYdqJrE/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g3jJesK4CtI/TxJF9BnEybI/AAAAAAAAJjw/iiWypYdqJrE/s320/blog2.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZgH8ABY-GWQ/TxJF9ozYeaI/AAAAAAAAJj4/4zIhcuc5Uw4/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZgH8ABY-GWQ/TxJF9ozYeaI/AAAAAAAAJj4/4zIhcuc5Uw4/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kq3uJghefPY/TxJF9_CRjMI/AAAAAAAAJkA/ovvfZ0pPAjs/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kq3uJghefPY/TxJF9_CRjMI/AAAAAAAAJkA/ovvfZ0pPAjs/s320/blog4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OAi1Rmm_aek/TxJF-aD8CQI/AAAAAAAAJkI/b0gi50ngavg/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OAi1Rmm_aek/TxJF-aD8CQI/AAAAAAAAJkI/b0gi50ngavg/s320/blog5.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gXHiTTwYvAA/TxJF-ycersI/AAAAAAAAJkQ/wN6N8LZLp5o/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gXHiTTwYvAA/TxJF-ycersI/AAAAAAAAJkQ/wN6N8LZLp5o/s320/blog6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4wl9hsBlEZ0/TxJF_MUQV4I/AAAAAAAAJkY/DX4HH97U9vw/s1600/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4wl9hsBlEZ0/TxJF_MUQV4I/AAAAAAAAJkY/DX4HH97U9vw/s320/blog7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gjFWMWsDipA/TxJF8Ci427I/AAAAAAAAJjg/2W3jETn8zx8/s1600/blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gjFWMWsDipA/TxJF8Ci427I/AAAAAAAAJjg/2W3jETn8zx8/s320/blog8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #53/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-8867925329350060231?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-57524767652915732222011-11-14T22:08:00.000-05:002011-11-29T22:13:29.518-05:00<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;">Lego-Man</span></b><br /><br /><ul><li>Read for 20 minutes in your book</li><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/level-4-division?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Level 4 Division</a>" at Khan&nbsp;Academy&nbsp;&amp; do all exercises</li><li>Work on "Multiplying" on Math&nbsp;Galaxy for 20 minutes</li><li>Write each 'w' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Work on spelling words for 20 minutes</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Walk outside for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 14 and write out one verse</li><li>Complete Grammar lapbook elements</li><li>Complete Autumn lapbook elements</li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><ul><li>&nbsp;Read for 20 minutes in <u>Shiloh</u></li><li>Write each 'w' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Work on spelling words for 20 minutes</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Walk or bike outside for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 14 and write out one verse</li><li>Complete Autum lapbook elements</li></ul><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #52/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-5752476765291573222?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-42585043744934107772011-11-08T15:23:00.000-05:002011-12-01T15:25:21.157-05:00Today was another unschooling day. The afternoon was spent at piano lessons. We are there for two hours while everyone (myself and each boy) has a 30 minute lesson.<br /><br />The boys ....<br /><br /><ul><li>read independently</li><li>helped haul wood</li><li>helped with animals</li><li>did inside chores (home ec)</li><li>played board games (Axis &amp; Allies is a new favorite)</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #51/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-4258504374493410777?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-58049951919585455812011-11-04T21:42:00.000-04:002011-12-01T15:22:55.429-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/division-1?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Division 1</a>" at Khan&nbsp;Academy&nbsp;&amp; do all exercises</li><li>Complete pages 40-41 "Graphs" in math</li><li>Go to <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/algebra/index.html" target="_blank">Fun Brain</a> and do 10 problems</li><li>Write each each 'v' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing page 89</li><li>Spelling - review pg. 27 &amp; complete pg. 28</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read <u>Shiloh</u><i>&nbsp;</i>for 20 minutes</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Read Proverbs 4 and write out one verse for me</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/division-3--more-long-division-and-remainder-examples?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Division 3</a>" at Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Go to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.funbrain.com/algebra/index.html" target="_blank">Fun Brain</a>&nbsp;and do 10 problems</li><li>Write each each 'v' word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing page 89</li><li>Complete spelling pages 23-24 (write each word twice)</li><li>Fix story - set up correctly</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read <u>Crisipin: The Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Proverbs 4 and write out the verse you like best.&nbsp;</li><li>Read pages 1-4 in biology book. Work on Study Guide as you read. Go to the this <a href="http://homeschoolersresources.blogspot.com/2010/08/biology-module-1-study-of-life.html" target="_blank">link</a> and work through all the information that matches up with what you read in the first four pages.</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Handwriting worksheet</li><li>Day 9 Grammar worksheet</li><li>Play "The Reading Game"</li><li>AWANA verses</li><li>Began reading <u>Henry &amp; the Clubhouse</u>&nbsp;by Beverly Cleary</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #50/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-5804995191958545581?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-62917616416874225302011-11-01T21:51:00.000-04:002011-11-29T21:52:08.087-05:00Unschooling day....<br /><br />The boys....<br /><br /><ul><li>went to piano lessons</li><li>played outside</li><li>played Axis &amp; Allies together</li><li>read independently</li><li>helped clean the house</li><li>used their imaginations</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #49/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-6291761641687422530?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-6763204444067963082011-10-31T19:07:00.000-04:002011-11-29T21:30:34.492-05:00<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;">Lego-Man</span></b><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/division-2?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Division 2</a>" at Khan Academy &amp; do all exercises</li><li>Go to <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/algebra/index.html" target="_blank">Fun Brain</a> and do 10 problems</li><li>Complete pgs. 50-51 math pages</li><li>Write each "u" word twice and read out loud to me</li><li>Retype your story from yesterday's spelling book</li><li>Complete writing page 87</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Go to<a href="http://www.8notes.com/" target="_blank"> www.8notes.com</a> and work for 20 minutes</li><li>Read <u>Crispin: The Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read pages 309-328 and answer all "on your own" questions</li><li>Read Proverbs 31 and share one verse with me</li><li>Type up your "Key Passage" for your approach paper for <i>The White Heron</i>. Email it to me.</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/why-lattice-multiplication-works?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Why Lattice Multiplication</a>" at Khan Acadmy &amp; do all exercises</li><li>Complete pg. 38 "Order of Operations" page - see me for help</li><li>Go to <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/algebra/index.html" target="_blank">Fun Brain</a> and do 10 problems</li><li>Write each "u" word twice and read out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing page 87</li><li>Complete Spelling pages 25-27</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read <u>Shiloh</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Read Proverbs 31</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Work on AWANA verse</li><li>Read <u>Livingstone Mouse</u>&nbsp;by Pamela Duncan Edwards &amp; Henry Cole</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #48/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-676320444406796308?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-60275164149683670972011-10-28T18:48:00.000-04:002011-11-29T19:06:06.321-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><ul><li>Watch <a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/lattice-multiplication?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Lattice Multiplication</a> on Khan Academy &amp; do all exercises</li><li>Complete page 37 "Mileage Chart" &amp; page 38 "Order of Operations"&nbsp;</li><li>Go to <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/algebra/index.html" target="_blank">Fun Brain</a> and complete 10 problems.</li><li>Complete "t words" handwriting worksheet - write each word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing pages 85-86</li><li>Complete pages 23-24 in Spelling book</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes (finished book)</li><li>Work on AWANA verse</li><li>Read Proverbs 28</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/division-1?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Division 1</a>" on Khan Academy &amp; do all exercises</li><li>Go to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.funbrain.com/algebra/index.html" target="_blank">Fun Brain</a>&nbsp;and complete 10 problems.</li><li>Complete "t words" handwriting worksheet - write each word twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing pages 85-86</li><li>Complete pages 20-22 in spelling book</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Work at <a href="http://www.8notes.com/">www.8notes.com</a> for 20 minutes</li><li>Read <u>Crispin: The Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read all of Module #9 in biology &amp; answer all on your own questions</li><li>Read Proverbs 28 &amp; share one verse with me</li><li>Continue working on your approach paper for <i>The White Heron</i>&nbsp;- email me what you do</li></ul><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Happy</span></b></div></div><div><ul><li>Complete match page 30</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Complete writing worksheet</li><li>Work on AWANA verse</li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy with Mr. H &amp; Miss H</b></span><br /><ul><li>&nbsp;Work on "B" worksheets</li><li>Complete Pumpkin Pattern pages</li><li>Complete Jack-O-Lantern craft&nbsp;</li><li>Read <u>Harvey's Hideout</u>&nbsp;by Russell Hoban</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #47/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-6027516414968367097?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-61845218675050203672011-10-27T18:26:00.000-04:002011-11-29T18:46:42.107-05:00This is our last day of co-op. Many of the other students will be going one more week to do all the dissections. I let Lego-Man decide if he wanted to do those or not, but he decided against it. Considering we did 90% of the other&nbsp;experiments, I'm calling it good.<br /><br />The high school students completed experiments for Modules #7 &amp; #8.<br /><br />The CGC kids completed pages on birds.<br /><br /><i>Sadly, I'm entering this so late I have no other details of the day</i>.<br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #46/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-6184521867505020367?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-78379390898174403812011-10-26T15:21:00.000-04:002011-11-29T17:55:42.105-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/mulitplication-8--multiplying-decimals--old-video?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Multiplication 8</a>" at Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Complete page 37 - "Mileage Chart" for math</li><li>Write each <a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-s2.pdf" target="_blank">'s' words</a> twice and say it out loud to me</li><li>Review writing pages 81-82 &amp; note errors. Complete pages 83-84.</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read <u>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Read Proverbs 26</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/why-lattice-multiplication-works?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Why Lattice Multiplication Works</a>" at Khan Academy &amp; do all exercises</li><li>Go to <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/algebra/index.html" target="_blank">Fun Brain</a> and do 10 problems</li><li>Complete math pages 47-49</li><li>Write each&nbsp;<a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-s2.pdf" target="_blank">'s' words</a>&nbsp;twice and say it out loud to me</li><li>Complete spelling book pages 15-17</li><li>Complete writing pages 83-84</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Work on <a href="http://www.8notes.com/">www.8notes.com</a></li><li>Read <u>Crispin: The Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read all of Module #8 and answer all on your own questions</li><li>Read Proverbs 26 and share one verse with me</li><li>Continue working on your approach paper for "The White Heron" - complete the summary section</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy&nbsp;</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Complete math page 30</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Complete 'q' section on handwriting sheet</li><li>Complete Grammar Day 8</li><li>Play "The Reading Game" (skunk cards 1 &amp; 2) - TOS Crew item</li><li>AWANA verses</li></ul></div><div><br />The afternoon was spent doing an activity via Tanglewood 4H camp. Our 4H group coordinated them coming and to help allay the cost of the instructors, we opened it up to other homeschoolers. The younger group (ended up being about K-3) did an activity on fall. The older group (4th grade and up) did a team building exercise. I flitted between all the groups. There were four - two younger and two older - and my boys were all split up in to three of them. Some photos of the afternoon....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Yautfo6FdU/TtViSxbJGXI/AAAAAAAAJfw/8RU4nRyz3Xk/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Yautfo6FdU/TtViSxbJGXI/AAAAAAAAJfw/8RU4nRyz3Xk/s320/blog1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the older groups. They had to go through these squares like a maze. They had to figure out the path and help each other through. Similar to an electronic Simon Says game.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wg_IPqpEYSk/TtViTbT5OWI/AAAAAAAAJf4/QHzl4CjFEwo/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wg_IPqpEYSk/TtViTbT5OWI/AAAAAAAAJf4/QHzl4CjFEwo/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This poor bunny was confused and needed to call....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3FfRgXwofSI/TtViT9wfv5I/AAAAAAAAJgA/y8-kL-bFR20/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3FfRgXwofSI/TtViT9wfv5I/AAAAAAAAJgA/y8-kL-bFR20/s320/blog3.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...the help line to figure out what it should do in the fall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ab4m-LTOqag/TtViUTb8e6I/AAAAAAAAJgI/dN4Nw7L1G9E/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ab4m-LTOqag/TtViUTb8e6I/AAAAAAAAJgI/dN4Nw7L1G9E/s320/blog4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The younger group was completely enthralled with the whole thing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D_OusMk3U7k/TtViU7BULfI/AAAAAAAAJgQ/fNEhIzlzX88/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D_OusMk3U7k/TtViU7BULfI/AAAAAAAAJgQ/fNEhIzlzX88/s320/blog5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other older group working through their "maze." That's Lego-Man hopping through.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VIz0DwB3SUs/TtViVTsoVnI/AAAAAAAAJgY/zb2hHbcJXhA/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VIz0DwB3SUs/TtViVTsoVnI/AAAAAAAAJgY/zb2hHbcJXhA/s320/blog6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Almost done!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H7p-9q2OADk/TtViV5TVQvI/AAAAAAAAJgg/V4wHOYSIIiw/s1600/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H7p-9q2OADk/TtViV5TVQvI/AAAAAAAAJgg/V4wHOYSIIiw/s320/blog7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The youngers headed into the wooded area to check out what they could find for fall items.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sb4MRMsVFak/TtViSdZoypI/AAAAAAAAJfo/lrUUCGkKkq8/s1600/blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sb4MRMsVFak/TtViSdZoypI/AAAAAAAAJfo/lrUUCGkKkq8/s320/blog8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then using packing tape around their wrists - sticky side out - they made fall bracelets. These were a hit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We plan to do more classes. Tanglewood is a great program.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #45/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-7837939089817440381?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-13308699845204781942011-10-25T14:28:00.000-04:002011-11-09T14:29:19.829-05:00Today was our second monthly art class. The children worked at glazing all the pieces they had made before. Karen also had a fun recycling project for them. She took them outside one-by-one to use a lot of fun packing materials to create costumes and whatever their imaginations could come up with.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uqb3giC4aT0/TrrTEBzda3I/AAAAAAAAJc0/eIwvh5dgDl4/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uqb3giC4aT0/TrrTEBzda3I/AAAAAAAAJc0/eIwvh5dgDl4/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lego-Man glazing his plate.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yhu5OuO6GX4/TrrTEyU5xxI/AAAAAAAAJc8/mebCTdB3jRo/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yhu5OuO6GX4/TrrTEyU5xxI/AAAAAAAAJc8/mebCTdB3jRo/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy's projects</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o-JtG93OltE/TrrTGxLOv3I/AAAAAAAAJdU/igR6076ssZQ/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o-JtG93OltE/TrrTGxLOv3I/AAAAAAAAJdU/igR6076ssZQ/s320/blog5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Conductor glazing his plate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oBcw9Jk5kU0/TrrToZaOAsI/AAAAAAAAJds/uN4_PK_pQRo/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oBcw9Jk5kU0/TrrToZaOAsI/AAAAAAAAJds/uN4_PK_pQRo/s320/blog3.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy showing off his new bubble wrap coat and arm guards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lego-Man ended up with a sword and Conductor a shield.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3WpYjXnvJDg/TrrTnnom_SI/AAAAAAAAJdk/EhuwFE2sFAE/s1600/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3WpYjXnvJDg/TrrTnnom_SI/AAAAAAAAJdk/EhuwFE2sFAE/s320/blog7.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;And yes, Happy even wore his outfit to piano lessons.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MReb3rsG0s0/TrrTHqmm9tI/AAAAAAAAJdc/gTFoVJGqnjg/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MReb3rsG0s0/TrrTHqmm9tI/AAAAAAAAJdc/gTFoVJGqnjg/s320/blog6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #44/175 Days</span></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-1330869984520478194?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-47922693905281999792011-10-24T23:02:00.000-04:002011-11-08T23:04:10.547-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/multiplication-7--old-video-giving-more-examples?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Multiplication 7</a>" at Khan Academy &amp; do all exercises</li><li>Complete pgs. 27-28 "Subtracting in Columns"</li><li>Write each <a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-s2.pdf" target="_blank">'s' word</a> twice and say out lout to me</li><li>Fix writing pages 79-80 and complete writing pages 81-82</li><li>Complete pages 21-22 in spelling book. Write out each spelling word twice.</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read <u>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Read Proverbs 24</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/lattice-multiplication?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Lattice Multiplication</a>" at Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Practice at <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/algebra/index.html" target="_blank">Fun Brain</a> - orders of operation</li><li>Complete pg. &nbsp;46 in Math Mammoth</li><li>Write each&nbsp;<a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-s2.pdf" target="_blank">'s' word</a>&nbsp;twice and say out lout to me</li><li>Complete pgs 13-14 in spelling book</li><li>Complete writing pages 81-82</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Work at <a href="http://www.8notes.com/">www.8notes.com</a></li><li>Read <u>Crispin: Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read all of Module #7 in biology and answer all on your own questions</li><li>Read Proverbs 24 and share with me one verse</li><li>Continue working on your approach paper for <i>The White Heron</i>&nbsp;- complete the "Key Passage" section and email me what you've done</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy</b></span> <i>(plus Miss H &amp; Mr. H)</i></div></div><div>Today I had the two children I used to babysit. Miss H is now four and Mr. H is almost three. We did school together at the table.</div><div><ul><li>Working on learning "am, an, as, at, ax"</li><li>Practiced writing those words (Happy was the only one who could do this well.)</li><li>Used phonogram flashcards to go through the first 26 letters</li><li>Worked on 'A' lapbook/notebook elements</li><ul><li>Color an alligator picture. Cut &amp; paste to a different paper.</li><li>Color an apple.&nbsp;Cut &amp; paste to a different paper.</li><li>Complete 'Aa' activity and add to notebook.</li><li>Create 'Aa' art book and add to notebook.</li><li>Complete 'Aa' writing page</li></ul></ul><div><br /></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #43/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-4792269390528199979?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-56622087652525022662011-10-21T16:05:00.000-04:002011-11-08T16:06:23.791-05:00Today was another "Life Skills" day. I gave the boys a choice...either do schoolwork or help with chores around the house. We worked outside making hay bags for the sheep out of old grain bags, cleaning out stalls, feeding them, and just doing some more general&nbsp;maintenance.<br /><br />We also worked inside. Aside from the outside work I also had a lot of baking to do so the boys helped with that as well as did some inside chores (dusting, vacuuming, cleaning the bathroom, cleaning bedrooms, etc.).<br /><br />In the afternoon we headed to church. Our 4-H Achievement night was tonight and we were able to secure our church's gym to use this year. Our club did all the set-up and clean-up. It was a fun night and we learned about more&nbsp;opportunities&nbsp;for the kids to participate in via 4-H.<br /><br />Our club was also suppose to take care of the entertainment. However, due to illness a few had to back up so it ended up just being Conductor. I brought in our electric piano and he played one piece he had done for lessons last year. He was adorable.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tK2xXaA5zi4/TrmZqg0eLKI/AAAAAAAAJcU/wywenTvpw6k/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tK2xXaA5zi4/TrmZqg0eLKI/AAAAAAAAJcU/wywenTvpw6k/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #42/175 Days</span></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-5662208765252502266?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-59758795709282384842011-10-20T15:58:00.000-04:002011-11-08T16:01:43.580-05:00The kids have been doing very well with the science co-op. Today the high school students covered&nbsp;experiments&nbsp;in Module #6: .<br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Experiment 6.1</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> (Module #6)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cell Structure I<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Experiment 6.2</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> (Module #6)<o:p></o:p></span></div><i><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">CellStructure II</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></i><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The CGC class that I teach worked on learning about fish. I really like the way CGC works and it's been going well. We finished early.</span></span><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />The boys &amp; I worked on chores around the house in the afternoon.&nbsp;</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-5975879570928238484?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-68418866957554441052011-10-19T15:57:00.000-04:002011-11-08T15:57:29.280-05:00Every year in the fall one of our favorite&nbsp;museums&nbsp;hosts a couple of fun learning days for kids. We've never been able to go due to scheduling. We didn't make the one in September, but we did manage to make the one this month. It was their <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Earth Science Day</span></i>.<br /><br />There were <i>lots</i>&nbsp;of kids and <i>vendors</i>&nbsp;who were more than happy to explain what it was they were doing. Unfortunately, my camera battery died half-way through our visit and I didn't have my extra with me.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-afsUj6AcL4o/TrmWRvMHHzI/AAAAAAAAJb0/QcUJlQQRq60/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-afsUj6AcL4o/TrmWRvMHHzI/AAAAAAAAJb0/QcUJlQQRq60/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This gentleman explained how granite was split - with old-fashioned tools and then with newer ones. Then explained the unintended damage this did to the men's health. Yes, it was easier, but it ended up killing a lot of men too early due to all the dust they inhaled.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xvDmOKWaOmA/TrmWSOcIZ-I/AAAAAAAAJb8/knWdR-eKgZ0/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xvDmOKWaOmA/TrmWSOcIZ-I/AAAAAAAAJb8/knWdR-eKgZ0/s320/blog2.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Porous pavement. I have to explain why I took the photo. I am married to an engineer. Every once in a while he makes me go on "engineering field trips" in which we drive around looking at retaining walls and such. A few years ago he made me go look at porous pavement. It was already on the road and it was raining. We had to drive over it. Yeah, it's exciting at times. ;-) Basically the water goes through the pavement rather than running off. &nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0wfHMwCPg94/TrmWSi_NpxI/AAAAAAAAJcE/_W75wtwxE1g/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0wfHMwCPg94/TrmWSi_NpxI/AAAAAAAAJcE/_W75wtwxE1g/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy is using a solar powered fan. I think. The light is in my eyes so I can't tell.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m_-luHTnGW8/TrmWTDpFAjI/AAAAAAAAJcM/e81jwFRh4z4/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m_-luHTnGW8/TrmWTDpFAjI/AAAAAAAAJcM/e81jwFRh4z4/s320/blog4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Poland Springs was there <strike>defending</strike> explaining why they changed their water bottles. The vials full of pellets in front (she's touching one on the right) shows how much plastic is used to make each type of bottle.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qYVtET5OCsI/TrmWRIIavzI/AAAAAAAAJbs/YQkKsIyuIl0/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qYVtET5OCsI/TrmWRIIavzI/AAAAAAAAJbs/YQkKsIyuIl0/s320/blog5.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went outside and the same gentleman we first talked to showed the kids how granite used to be split. And yes, just before it split open my camera died. Trust me when I say it was really cool!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The boys had a great day and while it was busy we still had fun.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #40/175 Days</span></div><span id="goog_732664982"></span><span id="goog_732664983"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-6841886695755444105?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-35100118891591792672011-10-18T11:56:00.000-04:002011-11-08T11:57:46.595-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/multiplication-6--multiple-digit-numbers?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Multiplication 6</a>" at Khan Academy &amp; do all exercises</li><li>Redo pages 25-26 for math</li><li>Write each <a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-s1.pdf" target="_blank">'s' word</a> twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Review writing pages from yesterday and note errors. Complete writing pages 79-80</li><li>Complete spelling pages 20-21</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Read Proverbs 18</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/mulitplication-8--multiplying-decimals--old-video?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Multiplication 8</a>" at Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>See me on pg. 38 and work on together. Do 10 problems at <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/algebra/index.html" target="_blank">Fun Brain</a>. Fix &amp; review pgs. 42-43</li><li>Write each&nbsp;<a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-s1.pdf" target="_blank">'s' word</a>&nbsp;twice and say out loud to me</li><li>See me to do your spelling test</li><li>Complete writing pages 79-80</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Work on <a href="http://www.8notes.com/">www.8notes.com</a></li><li>Read <u>Crispin: The Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read pgs. 179-190 in your biology book and complete all on your own questions</li><li>Read Proverbs 18 and share one verse with me</li><li>Begin work on your approach paper for <i>The White Heron</i></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Complete math page 29</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Complete handwriting page 'c' section (Quote of the day....this is the first page Happy chose to work on. Just after he started working on it, he said, "My hand's not in a writing mood."</li><li>Complete Grammar Day 7</li><li>Work on All About Spelling &nbsp;- completed Step 2. Still working to master the sounds of five phonograms</li><li>Keyboard Town Pals - Lesson 1 (TOS Crew item)</li><li>AWANA verses</li></ul><div><br /></div>Piano lessons for all.</div><div><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #39/175 Days</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-3510011889159179267?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-83923048486760546182011-10-17T11:39:00.000-04:002011-11-08T11:40:03.494-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/multiplication-7--old-video-giving-more-examples?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Multiplication&nbsp;7</a>" on Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Redo pg. 38 "Order of Operations" (this has thrown him for a loop some)</li><li>Go to Fun Brain and do 10 problems in the "<a href="http://www.funbrain.com/algebra/index.html" target="_blank">Operation Order Algebra Game</a>"</li><li>Complete math worksheets pgs. 42-43</li><li>Write each<a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-r.pdf" target="_blank"> 'r' word</a> twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Fix errors on writing pages 75-76 and complete pages 77-78</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Work on <a href="http://www.8notes.com/">www.8notes.com</a></li><li>Read <u>Crispin: The Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read pages 167-178 in Biology and do all on your own questions</li><li>Read Proverbs 17 and share one verse with me</li><li>Literature: Read pages 5-6 &amp; 19-32 in <u>Excellence in Literature</u>&nbsp;book. Read <i>The White Heron</i>&nbsp;and the bio of Sarah Orne Jewett (TOS Crew product)</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/multiplication-5---2-digit-times-a-2-digit-number?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Multiplication 5</a>" at Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Math worksheets: Fix pgs. 23-26&nbsp;</li><li>Write each<a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-r.pdf" target="_blank">&nbsp;'r' word</a>&nbsp;twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing pages 77-78</li><li>Spelling: Reread story on pg. 13, fix pg. 18, and complete pgs. 20-21</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Huckleberry Finn</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Read Proverbs 17</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Complete Math page 28</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Handwriting worksheet - 'a'</li><li>Day 6 in Grammar</li><li>All About Spelling lesson</li><li>AWANA verses</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #38/175 Days</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-8392304848676054618?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-61203488373405941072011-10-13T11:02:00.000-04:002011-11-08T11:40:32.535-05:00Today was another Science Co-Op.<br /><br />The high school students work on the&nbsp;experiments&nbsp;for Module #5:<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Experiment 5.1</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> (Module #5)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Osmosis and Diffusion<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Experiment 5.2</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> (Module #5)<o:p></o:p></span></div><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">TheFragility of an Enzyme</span></i><br /><br />Both of the experiments take quite a bit of time, so while the kids waited they watched the videos <i>Indescribable</i> and <i>How Great is Our God</i> both done by Louie Giglio. Both videos can be viewed online at YouTube.<br /><br />Indescribable - <a href="http://youtu.be/ewKtSKbWZUI" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://youtu.be/LlroUGiihx8" target="_blank">Part 2</a>, <a href="http://youtu.be/tpCR-mvzCNs" target="_blank">Part 3</a>, <a href="http://youtu.be/7cxEThPNtlQ" target="_blank">Part 4</a>, &amp; <a href="http://youtu.be/LIoBCgRC7Uo" target="_blank">Part 5</a><br />How Great is Our God - <a href="http://youtu.be/1KqziOKZ4AE" target="_blank">full version</a><br /><br />The Considering God's Creation kiddos work on insects and spiders. We finished prior to break so we joined the older kids upstairs and watched the <i>How Great is Our God </i>video.<br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #37/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-6120348837340594107?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-67006933710884122152011-10-12T10:33:00.000-04:002011-11-08T10:33:40.720-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/multiplication-4--2-digit-times-1-digit-number?playlist=Arithmetic">Multiplication 4</a>" at Khan Academy &amp; do all exercises</li><li>Complete pgs. 23-26 "Subtraction Strategies and Terminology"</li><li>Write out each <a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-q.pdf" target="_blank">'q' words</a> twice and say it out loud to me</li><li>Complete writing pages 75-76</li><li>Retype your baseball story and fix all errors</li><li>Complete pgs. 16-18 in Spelling</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Read Proverbs 12</li><li>Read <u>Huckleberry Finn</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/multiplication-6--multiple-digit-numbers?playlist=Arithmetic" target="_blank">Multiplication 6</a>" at Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Fix errors on pg. 38</li><li>Complete math worksheets pg. 40-41 "Graphs"</li><li>Write out each&nbsp;<a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-q.pdf" target="_blank">'q' words</a>&nbsp;twice and say it out loud to me</li><li>Write one sentence for each Spelling word - one sentence per word.</li><li>Complete writing pages 75-76</li><li>Retype your "Fall" story and add clip art. Fix typos. Email to me.</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Work on <a href="http://www.8notes.com/">www.8notes.com</a></li><li>Read pgs. 150-161 in biology book and answer all on your own questions</li><li>Read Proverbs 12 and share with me one verse you like</li><li>Read <u>Crisipin: The Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 &nbsp;minutes</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #36/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-6700693371088412215?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-10452050657212599432011-10-11T10:07:00.000-04:002011-11-08T10:14:46.030-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/multiplication-3--10-11-12-times-tables?playlist=Arithmetic">Multiplication 3</a>" at Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Fix errors on pgs 18-22 "Adding in Columns"&nbsp;</li><li>Write each<a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-p.pdf"> 'p' word </a>twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Fix writing pages 71-72 and completely pgs. 73-74</li><li>Complete pg 13 in Spelling book</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Read Proverbs 11</li><li>Read <u>Robin Hood</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes (finished book)</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/multiplication-5---2-digit-times-a-2-digit-number?playlist=Arithmetic">Multiplication&nbsp;5</a>" at Khan Academy &amp; do all exercises</li><li>Complete pgs. 38-39 in Math "Order of Operations"</li><li>Write each<a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-p.pdf">&nbsp;'p' word&nbsp;</a>twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Write out each spelling word on pg. 4 five times.&nbsp;</li><li>Fix writing pages 71-72 and completely pgs. 73-74</li><li>Use this prompt "Tell me what your favorite season is and why" - at least 10 sentences.</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Work on <a href="http://www.8note.com/">www.8note.com</a></li><li>Read pages 139-149 in Biology book and answer all questions</li><li>Read Proverbs 11 and share one verse with me</li><li>Read <u>Crispin: The Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li></ul><div><br /></div>Piano lessons for all.</div><div><br /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #35/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-1045205065721259943?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-70834715820732418832011-10-10T15:51:00.000-04:002011-11-07T15:52:10.051-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/multiplication-4--2-digit-times-1-digit-number?playlist=Arithmetic">Multiplication 4</a>" at Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Fix pg. 36 and complete pg. 37 "Mileage Chart"&nbsp;</li><li>Write each <a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-o1.pdf">'o' word</a> twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Spelling: Write a story based on page 11's prompts. Add clip art for illustration. Email to me. Complete pg. 12</li><li>Writing: Fix errors on pgs. 69-70 and complete pgs. 71-72</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Work on <a href="http://www.8notes.com/">www.8notes.com</a></li><li>Read pages 129-138 in Biology and do all "on your own" questions</li><li>Read Proverbs 10</li><li>Read <u>Crispin: Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/multiplication-2--the-multiplication-tables?playlist=Arithmetic">Multiplication 2</a>" at Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Redo pgs. 18 &amp; 19 of Math (I have a rule - they have to write their name on their paper. It's too hard to sort as often their handwriting is similar. If they forget, they have to redo the work. It usually only takes forgetting once or twice.) Complete pgs. 20-22</li><li>Redo Grammar page (name forgotten again....)</li><li>Writing: Write out each 'n' word twice (name forgotten again...) and write each&nbsp;<a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-o1.pdf">'o' word</a>&nbsp;twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Easy Writing - fix errors as noted on pages 69-70 and complete pgs 71-72</li><li>Type up story from Spelling book and add clip art. Complete page 12.</li><li>Practice the piano and flashcards</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Read Proverbs 10</li><li>Read <u>Robin Hood</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #34/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-7083471582073241883?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-71823309884845644192011-10-07T10:44:00.000-04:002011-11-07T10:47:31.161-05:00Today was a "Life Skills" day. We had a lot of work that needed to be done on the farm so the boys helped do lots of outside chores. The biggest thing we needed to do was put up fencing for the sheep that will be arriving tomorrow. Toss in to that mix a number of other stressful things and it was a FULL day with too much running around and frustration - mostly on my part.<br /><br />The boys helped with....<br /><br /><ul><li>fencing</li><li>weed whacking around the fencing</li><li>trimming brush around fencing</li><li>cleaning out animals</li><li>hauling brush</li></ul><div>We did have a 4H meeting today as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #33/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-7182330988484564419?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-12175779410312227922011-10-06T10:02:00.000-04:002011-11-08T10:55:12.909-05:00Today was our Science day. We spend the morning at a co-op.<br /><br />Lego-Man was upstairs with the high schoolers. This week they covered the experiments in Module #4:<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Experiment 4.1</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> (Module #4)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Class Basidiomycetes<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Experiment 4.2</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> (Module #4)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Yeast and the Fermentation Process<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Experiment 4.3</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> (Module #4)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Molds and Mildews<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Experiment 4.4</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> (Module #4)<o:p></o:p></span></div><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">ImperfectFungi</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></i><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Conductor &amp; Happy were downstairs with me in the Considering God's Creation class. Today we covered Lessons 8 &amp; 9 - Clouds and the Speed of Light, Wind, and Sound.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">It was a nice day at co-op so after break all the younger kids headed outside to fly the kites we had made two weeks earlier.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--nIZV7vAJ8I/Trf_ieGpr1I/AAAAAAAAJak/5nGdtKsp1x4/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--nIZV7vAJ8I/Trf_ieGpr1I/AAAAAAAAJak/5nGdtKsp1x4/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FgppEf3P10Y/Trf_i8biaJI/AAAAAAAAJas/fi6wOgh2AKU/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FgppEf3P10Y/Trf_i8biaJI/AAAAAAAAJas/fi6wOgh2AKU/s320/blog1.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After co-op the boys &amp; I headed north to meet our new flock of sheep. I needed to gather information on them and wanted to do that without the stress of unloading and getting them settled in their new home. They are arriving on Saturday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ewes were all out in the pasture and didn't come near us. We had a dog with us and they didn't know us. I was able to snap a few photos all the same with my telephoto lens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JG0J8BRNiDg/TrgBGErKt7I/AAAAAAAAJa0/t0Q03AGwJSk/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JG0J8BRNiDg/TrgBGErKt7I/AAAAAAAAJa0/t0Q03AGwJSk/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sljHuH4mEpw/TrgBQPVb__I/AAAAAAAAJa8/2iOyEdQzZSU/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sljHuH4mEpw/TrgBQPVb__I/AAAAAAAAJa8/2iOyEdQzZSU/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Only the sheared ones are mine. The ones with more fleece are a different breed. We are getting Navajo-Churro sheep which is an endangered breed. We'll be adding this in to our course work and each boy wants to train a lamb for the fair this year.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #32/175 Days</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-1217577941031222792?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-3399417942572834252011-10-05T09:53:00.000-04:002011-11-07T10:02:40.163-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/multiplication-3--10-11-12-times-tables?playlist=Arithmetic">Multiplication 3</a>" at Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Finish pg. 32 and complete pgs. 34-36 in Math Mammoth "Borrowing Over Zero Tens" <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(we are working through a math review)</span></li><li>Handwriting - write each word twice and say them to me - <a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-n.pdf">'n' words</a></li><li>Complete pgs. 10-11 in Spell &amp; Write book</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 69 &amp; 70</li><li>Practice the piano &amp; work at <a href="http://www.8notes.com/">www.8notes.com</a></li><li>Correct pg. 23 in Grammar and complete pg. 27 "Objects of the Preposition"</li><li>Read pgs 114-124 in Biology &amp; answer all "On Your Own Questions"</li><li>Read Proverbs 5 and share one verse with me</li><li>Read <u>Crisipin: Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li></ul><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/basic-multiplication?playlist=Arithmetic">Basic Multiplication</a>" at Khan&nbsp;Academy&nbsp;and do all exercises</li><li>Complete pgs. 18 &amp; 19 "Adding in Columns" at Math Mammoth</li><li>Grammar - complete pg. 27 "Objects of the Preposition"</li><li>Handwriting - write each word twice and say them to me -&nbsp;<a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-n.pdf">'n' words</a></li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 69 &amp; 70</li><li>Correct pg. 5 and fix &amp; finish pg. 7 in Spelling book - complete pgs. 9-11</li><li>Practice piano &amp; work on flashcards</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Read Proverbs 5</li><li>Read <u>Robin Hood</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li></ul><br /><div><b style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Happy&nbsp;</b></div></div><div><ul><li>Complete math pages 24-27</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>AWANA verses</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #31/175 days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-339941794257283425?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-71493937474684455512011-10-04T09:52:00.000-04:002011-11-07T09:53:02.625-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/adding-decimals--old?playlist=Arithmetic">Subtracting Decimals (Old)</a>" at Khan Academy &amp; do all exercises</li><li>Correct and redo pgs. 15-17 "Ordinal Numbers &amp; Roman Numbers" from Math Mammoth (Roman Numbers stumped him.)</li><li>Grammar - correct pg. 21 and complete p. 23&nbsp;"Prepositional Phrases"</li><li>Spelling - complete pgs. 5-8</li><li>Write <a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-m2.pdf">'m' words </a>twice and say each to me (he does an <i>excellent</i>&nbsp;job with his handwriting)</li><li>Complete pg. 67 in Easy Writing</li><li>Correct 20A &amp; 20B in Wordly Wise and complete 20C &amp; 20D</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Read Proverbs 4</li><li>Read "Robin Hood" for 20 minutes</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/multiplication-2--the-multiplication-tables?playlist=Arithmetic">Multiplication 2: The Multiplication Tables</a>" at Khan&nbsp;Academy&nbsp;&amp; do all exercises</li><li>Correct pgs. 27 &amp; 29 in Math Mammoth and complete pgs. 31-33 "Addition/Subtraction Connection"</li><li>Write&nbsp;<a href="http://donnayoung.org/f11/penmanship-f/cursive-words/ss-words-m2.pdf">'m' words&nbsp;</a>twice and say each to me</li><li>Complete pgs. 8-9 in Spell &amp; Write book</li><li>Complete pg. 67 in Easy Writing</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Go to <a href="http://www.8notes.com/">www.8notes.com</a>&nbsp;and work on "Tests &amp; Games - "Interval Trainer" &amp; "Note Trainer"</li><li>Grammar - complete pg. 23 "Prepositional Phrases"</li><li>Read pgs. 99-113 in Biology and answer all "On Your Own" questions</li><li>Read Proverbs 4 and share one verse with me</li><li>Read <u>Crisipin: The Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Complete pgs. 22-23 in Math Mammoth</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>AWANA verses</li></ul><div><br />Piano lessons day</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #30/175 days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-7149393747468445551?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-73899361051048680652011-10-03T16:53:00.000-04:002011-10-22T16:54:29.774-04:00My sister came up today so we could do our mini-co-op together. I started out the day with a look at the President's. We studies James Madison &amp; James Monroe today. However, I started the day with a couple of fun YouTube videos.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/twFs9Vk6F0A" width="420"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ev6uKDfe7mw" width="420"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We then began looking at James Madison. We watched a <a href="http://youtu.be/d4W4YgRBQbs">short biography video</a> of him on YouTube (my favorite video place for school these days). The boys worked on coloring pages of James Madison (I'm using ones from <a href="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/presidents-day/">this site</a> for each President) while I read from the <u>Scholastic: Encyclopedia of the Presidents &amp; Their Times</u>. Then they created their notebook pages for him. We did similar work for James Monroe. We watched <a href="http://youtu.be/cwvHtkCusHo">this video</a> and did all the same types of work for him as well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In our state study we covered Georgia. My sister took lead on this one. She has been making up bookmarks for the kids for each state. They had an informational sheet and coloring page to work on while she read out loud from <u>Georgia: Facts &amp; Symbols</u>&nbsp;by Emily McAuliffe. The boys completed notebooking pages and a Georgia mapping skills sheet. They also labeled a blank map with key points. Finally they worked through a reading comprehension set together.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #29/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-7389936105104868065?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-8772946211734952382011-09-30T17:13:00.000-04:002011-10-01T17:52:29.035-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Practice piano</li><li>AWANA verse</li><li>Played online at various learning game sites include Star Fall</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "Basic Multiplication" on Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Correct pages 23 &amp; 24 and complete pages 27-30 in Math Mammath</li><li>Complete cursive handwriting sheet for "m" words - write twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete pages 5-7 in Spell &amp; Write workbook</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 65 &amp; 66</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Work on 8notes website</li><li>Complete Easy Grammar page 21</li><li>Read Proverbs 30</li><li>Read <u>Crisipin: The Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><ul><li>It was a frustrating day for me with Conductor. I found out he was not completing his work and yet lying to me about having done so. We'll be addressing this character issue over the next few weeks. He may find himself doing extra work as a result and doing his work with me at the table. Not much fun for either of us really. As a result he will also need to redo work from today.</li><li>&nbsp;Watch "Adding Decimals (Old)" on Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Complete pgs. 15-17 "Ordinal Numbers and Roman Numerals" from Math Mammoth (he did not understand this concept and will need to redo the pages)</li><li>Handwriting - write each word once on the "l" cursive words sheet (if the boys do not write their names on their worksheets from now on - they will need to redo them - this is the case with this page)</li><li>Complete handwriting cursive words - "m" words - write twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 65 &amp; 66 (this page is too messy to read - he will redo it)</li><li>Read intro and chapter 1 in <u>Grammarland</u>&nbsp;and complete worksheet (nouns)</li><li>Complete Preposition page 21 from Easy Grammar (will redo - did not do correctly)</li><li>Finish "Solar System Detective" pages</li><li>Finish 4H Record sheets</li><li>Read <u>Robin Hood</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Complete Spell and Write workbook - pages 3 &amp; 4</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Read Proverbs 30</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Work on 8notes website</li><li>Complete 20A &amp; 20B in Wordly Wise</li></ul></div><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #28/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-877294621173495238?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-76724807481974760212011-09-29T17:11:00.000-04:002011-10-01T17:12:04.343-04:00Instead of our usual science co-op class, today we headed over to the natural history museum. L.C. Bates is one of my favorite places to visit. Their educators are fantastic and they have all kinds of great programs for kids. We use them frequently.<br /><br />As a tie in to our science, however, we planned a visit to learn about birds. Once there we did split in to two groups to make it easier to tour and learn. All the high school age children went with one instructor outside to start their learning (so I have no photos or much knowledge about what they did) and the younger set stayed inside.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X5NEZTU02Sg/ToeBUmEHtkI/AAAAAAAAJYI/iF3blkHTO9E/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X5NEZTU02Sg/ToeBUmEHtkI/AAAAAAAAJYI/iF3blkHTO9E/s320/blog1.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B1otLi_b-2k/ToeBVJ6bzRI/AAAAAAAAJYM/pC9yayVgUKY/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B1otLi_b-2k/ToeBVJ6bzRI/AAAAAAAAJYM/pC9yayVgUKY/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The children listened to some lecture but there was a lot of hands on learning going on as well. Once Deborah had spoken for a bit, she set up a few stations for the kids to work on. One was dissecting an owl pellet, another was creating a nature journal (stamping bird feet molds), doing bird plate rubbings, and creating a owl out of pom-poms. The kids had a good time with all of these activities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We then switched with the older kids coming in and we all headed out for a walk to see what we could find for bird evidence. While we did see a few birds here and there, this isn't the best time of year for birding. However, the kids still had a great time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i49F6IC_AL8/ToeB2lOZfiI/AAAAAAAAJYU/8YzW9tjbrdg/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i49F6IC_AL8/ToeB2lOZfiI/AAAAAAAAJYU/8YzW9tjbrdg/s320/blog4.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Evidence of a yellow-bellied sap sucker.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OW_A8xM0dOk/ToeB2-SWFzI/AAAAAAAAJYY/oa0N6PPIAic/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OW_A8xM0dOk/ToeB2-SWFzI/AAAAAAAAJYY/oa0N6PPIAic/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting ready to head out on our walk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was a nice break from regular schoolwork and it was a&nbsp;gorgeous&nbsp;fall day so it was lovely to spend it outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #27/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-7672480748197476021?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-46361348700597033222011-09-28T17:01:00.000-04:002011-10-01T17:01:51.585-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Completed Math Mammoth page 20</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Completed Day 5 of Easy Grammar</li><li>AWANA verse</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "Why Borrowing Works" on Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Correct pgs 13 &amp; 14 on Math Mammoth</li><li>Handwriting - write cursive "l words" twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 53 &amp; 54</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Go to <a href="http://www.8notes.com/">www.8notes.com</a>&nbsp;and work on "Note Trainer" (under Tests &amp; Games)</li><li>Read <u>Robin Hood</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Read Proverbs 28</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Watch "Subtracting Decimals" on Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Complete math worksheets pages 23-26 (Math Mammoth)</li><li>Handwriting - write cursive "l words" twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete pages 3 &amp; 4 in Spell &amp; Write workbook</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 53 &amp; 54</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Go to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.8notes.com/">www.8notes.com</a>&nbsp;and work on "Note Trainer" (under Tests &amp; Games)</li><li>Read "Grammarland" pages (Intro &amp; Chapter 1) and complete worksheet (nouns)</li><li>Read <u>Crispin: the Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Finish Lesson 1 of Visual Latin</li><li>Read Proverbs 28</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #26/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-4636134870059703322?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-44172403816222367152011-09-27T16:40:00.000-04:002011-10-01T16:42:05.934-04:00Last year we were able to take monthly art classes at a studio about 40 minutes from where we live. They were fantastic. Karen does a great job with the kids. I love how she shows them the technique they are learning and gives minimal instruction. The kids are then allowed to create to their heart's content. The price is definitely worth it.<br /><br />I was thrilled to learn we were going to have classes again this year. Today was our first one. The kids worked with pottery and a technique called "slumping." They were given flat, thin pieces of clay and told to create bowls or plates. The "slumping" is when you take a mold of sorts and "slump" the clay in to to get the shape.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mpcoIaIk0r8/Tod6cZrLgAI/AAAAAAAAJX0/Kqd7jZioioo/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mpcoIaIk0r8/Tod6cZrLgAI/AAAAAAAAJX0/Kqd7jZioioo/s320/blog4.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Conductor constructing an intricate plate.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s4sKo1k1n-0/Tod6ctTyZ7I/AAAAAAAAJX4/nUjUnMBF5Zs/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s4sKo1k1n-0/Tod6ctTyZ7I/AAAAAAAAJX4/nUjUnMBF5Zs/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lego-Man's final piece</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fxi-4DStS8M/Tod6dM5BreI/AAAAAAAAJX8/tm831X9eX4E/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fxi-4DStS8M/Tod6dM5BreI/AAAAAAAAJX8/tm831X9eX4E/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy "slumping" a shell shaped bowl.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_daJYc5lVPg/Tod6dd3tudI/AAAAAAAAJYA/vNQ79ksypOk/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_daJYc5lVPg/Tod6dd3tudI/AAAAAAAAJYA/vNQ79ksypOk/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy's "polka dot duck"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After class we headed to a nearby park with a couple other families from class. The kids enjoyed time playing on the playground and the adults enjoyed some conversation. It was so nice to enjoy a wonderful day outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally the boys and I headed over to our piano lessons to end our day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #25/175 Days</span></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-4417240381622236715?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-47800205372312168202011-09-26T16:36:00.000-04:002011-10-01T16:37:09.836-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The boys and I love going to see plays. Thankfully we have a couple of theaters that do plays for children. This year we were able to attend one for the first time at <a href="http://www.lakewoodtheater.org/theater/now-playing">Lakewood Theater</a>.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The play was a take on the classic "Three Little Pigs" story. In the play the three little pigs were rather naughty and did not obey the Farmer's Wife. The smallest pig was called "Hamlet" and spoke with a definite "Shakespeare" tone. Most of the adults caught the funny spots even if the kids missed them.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h9Z0ounNYdU/Tod4nTwoFxI/AAAAAAAAJXg/seFbzqCimi4/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h9Z0ounNYdU/Tod4nTwoFxI/AAAAAAAAJXg/seFbzqCimi4/s320/blog5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p5ong9fhc5o/Tod4n7V1fXI/AAAAAAAAJXk/7GPxZjW0h44/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p5ong9fhc5o/Tod4n7V1fXI/AAAAAAAAJXk/7GPxZjW0h44/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was singing throughout.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VOL0136z7hM/Tod4oBVTr4I/AAAAAAAAJXo/IJE8HfgyKGw/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VOL0136z7hM/Tod4oBVTr4I/AAAAAAAAJXo/IJE8HfgyKGw/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the "villains"&nbsp;</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8REAjn0T8Xg/Tod4ormroVI/AAAAAAAAJXs/UarTLGXDFfs/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8REAjn0T8Xg/Tod4ormroVI/AAAAAAAAJXs/UarTLGXDFfs/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The "big bad wolf" was a bit "tender-hearted" even though the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">vulture kept trying to get him to catch the pigs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nfNZC2tMS8g/Tod4pLIrb3I/AAAAAAAAJXw/2xV0vskYSL8/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nfNZC2tMS8g/Tod4pLIrb3I/AAAAAAAAJXw/2xV0vskYSL8/s320/blog4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wolf attempting to grab the pigs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found the play hilarious and even the boys loved it. In fact, while I was loading photos for this post, my youngest saw them and again commented on how much he liked the play! We'll definitely continue to try to see more as we can.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #24/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-4780020537231216820?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-31908502596851804242011-09-23T16:27:00.000-04:002011-10-01T16:27:35.057-04:00I love the <a href="http://www.mofga.org/TheFair/tabid/135/Default.aspx">Common Ground Fair</a>. While I don't love the large amount of people there, I do love the fair. It is hosted by <a href="http://www.mofga.org/">MOFGA</a> (the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association). It is an "old-fashioned" country fair. The best part for me?? No midway to contend with! Yeah!<br /><br />Another reason I love Common Ground? They have "educational day" on their opening day - Friday. All educators - including homeschoolers - can get in for free. They also specifically included homeschoolers in their travel stipend&nbsp;reimbursement&nbsp;program this year. That makes it worth it for me to go.<br /><br />There is a ton to see and do. This year I told the boys they could do some fun stuff but I had to go to some "sheep talks" in order to learn as much as I can (we are getting sheep soon). They agreed and did overall pretty well with this. Here are some photos of our day. We arrived shortly after the gates opened (9:15ish) and stayed until about 4pm.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ekUtVYLpEL0/Tod1KjypaVI/AAAAAAAAJWo/TdisqEjbk9c/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ekUtVYLpEL0/Tod1KjypaVI/AAAAAAAAJWo/TdisqEjbk9c/s320/blog1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">High flying hay jumping</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IdkzUXuOsXQ/Tod1U_UrMtI/AAAAAAAAJWs/diHpDpeysvM/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IdkzUXuOsXQ/Tod1U_UrMtI/AAAAAAAAJWs/diHpDpeysvM/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.madscience.org/aboutus/index.aspx">Mad Science</a> had a few tables set up. This was super fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wczQoNBjplo/Tod1hpQJArI/AAAAAAAAJWw/NEQpV9yBfuI/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wczQoNBjplo/Tod1hpQJArI/AAAAAAAAJWw/NEQpV9yBfuI/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Decorating his flag banner. Each younger boy made one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4k6-ke1KMnk/Tod1okRaC8I/AAAAAAAAJW0/q0r0D41gCGw/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4k6-ke1KMnk/Tod1okRaC8I/AAAAAAAAJW0/q0r0D41gCGw/s320/blog4.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trying their hand at threshing real wheat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They had hoses stuck on sticks as their flails.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DI9tUOUb6qA/Tod1wPMvFwI/AAAAAAAAJW4/lYkisID0nRM/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DI9tUOUb6qA/Tod1wPMvFwI/AAAAAAAAJW4/lYkisID0nRM/s320/blog5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He didn't realize I was taking his photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all sat on the common for lunch. It turned out to be a hot and warm day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5GDpt_shtw/Tod143asxII/AAAAAAAAJW8/KRzOQ0aYddw/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5GDpt_shtw/Tod143asxII/AAAAAAAAJW8/KRzOQ0aYddw/s320/blog6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He didn't know I was taking his photo either.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V1XSkKVWkvM/Tod18uIoRxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/qU--P6rQBVY/s1600/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V1XSkKVWkvM/Tod18uIoRxI/AAAAAAAAJXA/qU--P6rQBVY/s320/blog7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Neither did he.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KzQIiAY0i_Q/Tod2A1Cu3hI/AAAAAAAAJXE/2vu8LQxcalw/s1600/blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KzQIiAY0i_Q/Tod2A1Cu3hI/AAAAAAAAJXE/2vu8LQxcalw/s320/blog8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Near the end of the day we ended up in the "Wednesday Spinners" tent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My "unsocialized&nbsp;homeschoolers" struck up a conservation with this&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">spinner. They had a great time chatting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PaC2fXMgj-Y/Tod2XpqvP0I/AAAAAAAAJXI/d_yaooN-LMo/s1600/blog9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PaC2fXMgj-Y/Tod2XpqvP0I/AAAAAAAAJXI/d_yaooN-LMo/s320/blog9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another thing I love about the fair is things like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Near the spinning tent was an interactive community weaving craft.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a "loom" set up and a bowl of yarn.<br />Everyone was encouraged to add to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy is concentrating on his weaving.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xog1eWbrDqU/Tod2meE2syI/AAAAAAAAJXM/oU9Lug36byM/s1600/blog10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xog1eWbrDqU/Tod2meE2syI/AAAAAAAAJXM/oU9Lug36byM/s320/blog10.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the younger boys working on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dAgSAYQBFfI/Tod2snjc2FI/AAAAAAAAJXQ/WJAx9bpB6zw/s1600/blog11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dAgSAYQBFfI/Tod2snjc2FI/AAAAAAAAJXQ/WJAx9bpB6zw/s320/blog11.jpg" width="169" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another favorite spot - the sliding hill!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They wanted to do this first thing in the morning but</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the hill was too wet. It was perfect in the afternoon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K8LXFUyygEk/Tod20nS0soI/AAAAAAAAJXU/Q9mAkrQ7ZX0/s1600/blog12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K8LXFUyygEk/Tod20nS0soI/AAAAAAAAJXU/Q9mAkrQ7ZX0/s320/blog12.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the look on his face!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aKruHB0Li7I/Tod3IcOyeQI/AAAAAAAAJXY/53WpPkNyJrc/s1600/blog13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aKruHB0Li7I/Tod3IcOyeQI/AAAAAAAAJXY/53WpPkNyJrc/s320/blog13.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And yes, I did make it to one sheep talk at least - about lambing. THIS is what the normal presentation of a lamb being born should be.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RyU1UwheIOQ/Tod3YRqh7EI/AAAAAAAAJXc/p2eYwb6mMu0/s1600/blog15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RyU1UwheIOQ/Tod3YRqh7EI/AAAAAAAAJXc/p2eYwb6mMu0/s320/blog15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Due to the fact that we were talking breeding and birthing, the younger boys were sent off to play nearby. They did fantastic for the hour I stood in the sun and listened to this very informative talk. My teenager chose to stay and listen so he'll be helping with the lambing in the spring.<br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #23/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-3190850259685180424?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-61842667929594660872011-09-22T15:01:00.000-04:002011-10-01T15:17:44.992-04:00Today the high school group worked on flower and fruit anatomy and dissected both. They also looked at chick development slides.<br /><br />The Considering God's Creation class worked through Lesson 7 which covered weather. We discussed the "weather equation" and what things affect weather (sun, air, water, rotation &amp; revolution, and land). We broke in to two groups - older and younger. One group worked on creating the notebook page and the other group made homemade kites.<br /><br />The younger group made kites first while the older kids worked on their notebook pages. The older kids managed to make their kites faster so I sent them to help the younger ones with their notebook pages. This seemed to work well.<br /><br />I used instructions <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/20-minute-kite-670372/">on this page</a> to make the kites.<br /><br />Unfortunately, it was raining by the time we were done, so I saved all the kites and we'll fly them the next time we get together if the weather cooperates.<br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #22/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-6184266792959466087?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-51505509882412108052011-09-21T14:25:00.000-04:002011-10-01T14:55:44.772-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "Level 4 Subtraction" in Khan Academy &amp; do all exercises.</li><li>Complete pages 13 &amp; 14 in Math Mammoth</li><li>Complete Easy Grammar page "Prepositions: Prepositional Phrases"</li><li>Complete Handwriting page - "k" cursive words - write twice and read out loud to me</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 51 &amp; 52</li><li>Complete 19C &amp; 19D in Wordly Wise</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Robin Hood</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li><li>Work on "Solar System Detective" pages</li><li>Work on 4H Record sheets</li><li><a href="http://www.currclick.com/product_info.php?products_id=49368&amp;it=1">Science Jim online class</a></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "Adding&nbsp;Decimals" on Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Correct errors on pages 18 &amp; 19 - Math Mammoth worksheets and complete pages 20-22</li><li>Complete Easy Grammar page "Prepositions: Prepositional Phrases"</li><li>Complete Handwriting page - "k" cursive words - write twice and read out loud to me</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 51 &amp; 52</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Crispin: The Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Biology book - pages 489-503 and answer all questions</li><li>Complete 20C &amp; 20D in Wordly Wise (book finished)</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Complete 22C in MUS</li><li>Complete Math Mammoth pages 18 &amp; 19</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Complete Day 3 of Easy Grammar</li><li>AWANA verse</li></ul></div><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #21/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-5150550988241210805?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-30861866138315279432011-09-20T13:39:00.000-04:002011-10-01T14:21:54.297-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "Why Borrowing Words" on Khan Academy and do all exercises.</li><li>Correct errors on pg. 13 of Math Mammoth and complete pgs. 18 &amp; 19</li><li>Complete handwriting worksheet - "j" cursive words - write twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete Easy Writing page 49</li><li>Complete Easy Grammar pg. 11 &amp; 13</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Crisipin: The Cross of Lead</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read pages 477-489 in Biology book and complete all "On Your Own Answers"</li><li>Complete 20A &amp; 20B in Wordly Wise</li><li>Finish 4H Project record sheets</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "Level 4 Subtraction" on Khan Academy &amp; do all exercises</li><li>Complete pages 11 &amp; 12 in Math Mammoth</li><li>Play Grammar Blast and complete Prepositions page 13 from Easy Grammar</li><li>Complete handwriting worksheet - "j" cursive words - write twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete Easy Writing page 47-49 (didn't finish work from yesterday)</li><li>Wordly Wise - complete 19A &amp; 19B</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Robin Hood</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Work on AWANA verses</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Complete 22B in MUS</li><li>Complete Math Mammoth pages 16 &amp; 17</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Handwriting</li><li>Grammar 2/3 - Day 2</li><li>AWANA verse</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #20/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-3086186613831527943?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-67008244444879742132011-09-19T13:38:00.000-04:002011-10-01T13:39:03.609-04:00This week we headed to my sister's house for our mini-co-op. We're slowly getting in to a routine with our new studies.<br /><br /><br /><ul><li>We watched a couple of fun videos about John Adams to give us all a background. I found a neat children's series on YouTube so we'll try to hit as many as we can. We watched "<a href="http://youtu.be/pNPoFGJYdTs">History Videos for Kids: Getting to Know John Adams</a>" and "<a href="http://youtu.be/xqAt8A0W204">The American Presidents: John Adams</a>."&nbsp;</li><li>Handed out coloring sheets of John Adams - I'm using the ones found at <a href="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/presidents-day/past-presidents-of-usa.html">Apples 4 the Teacher</a>. The ones I pick have the presidents name and which number they were (1st in office, etc.)</li><li>Read one chapter from <u>George Washington's World</u>&nbsp;by Genevieve Foster - "John Adams: Farmer boy" about Adams' youth.</li><li>Handed out informational sheets, notebooking sheet and clipart.</li><li>Read from the <u>Encyclopedia of Presidents &amp; Their Times</u>&nbsp;by David Rubel</li><li>Listened to speech that John Adams made while in office</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-11QAWRGosSo/TodOKq9TSYI/AAAAAAAAJWc/CNFWwFj-KCk/s1600/blog+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-11QAWRGosSo/TodOKq9TSYI/AAAAAAAAJWc/CNFWwFj-KCk/s320/blog+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>Moved on to Thomas Jefferson and again, watched a couple of YouTube videos. One was called "<a href="http://youtu.be/mZ84gIwmKNs">History Videos for Kids: Getting to Know Thomas Jefferson</a>" and the other was "<a href="http://youtu.be/mZ84gIwmKNs">President Thomas Jefferson Biography</a>."&nbsp;</li><li>Handed out coloring pages</li><li>Read one chapter from&nbsp;<u>George Washington's World</u>&nbsp;by Genevieve Foster - "Thomas Jefferson and His Mountain."</li><li>Handed out informational sheets, notebooking sheet and clipart.</li><li>Read from the&nbsp;<u>Encyclopedia of Presidents &amp; Their Times</u>&nbsp;by David Rubel</li><li>Listened to speech that Thomas Jefferson made while in office</li></ul><div>We then took a break and the kids began working on their cookies for their state study. We made cookies from Pennsylvania - Sour Drop Cookies. Each boy had a hand in making them and they were delicious! We even used gluten-free flour this time so Happy was able to eat some as well.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Msws2KgWpK8/TodONZLkIhI/AAAAAAAAJWg/BAY9yBDwh6Y/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Msws2KgWpK8/TodONZLkIhI/AAAAAAAAJWg/BAY9yBDwh6Y/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RN4LkKybXrI/TodPNKfUBSI/AAAAAAAAJWk/YmZSQW0BBaU/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RN4LkKybXrI/TodPNKfUBSI/AAAAAAAAJWk/YmZSQW0BBaU/s320/blog4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They had a maple flavored frosting that when on them and Lego-Man made that all by &nbsp;himself. The other three boys - with my sister's help - made the cookies. I took photos. Actually, once the first batch came out and a sample taken, the boys began their state study and I finished cooking and frosting cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The boys learned about Pennsylvania and New Jersey today. We are learning our states in order of their admittance to the union.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The boys are creating notebooking pages that list the state motto, have a picture of the flag, flower, bird, and animal. They also are doing mapping skills for each state as well. (And yes, I can't find my checklist so I can't get more detailed than this.)</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #19/175 Days (note the actual day! It will be like this all week - cool!)</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-6700824444487974213?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-70224216927323689522011-09-16T12:58:00.000-04:002011-10-01T13:08:53.343-04:00<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Conductor</span></b><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "Alternate Mental Subtraction Method" on Khan Academy &amp; do all exercises</li><li>Correct errors on pg. 9 of Math Mammoth and complete pg. 10 (Addition Review)</li><li>Play one lesson on Grammar Blast</li><li>Complete "Prepositions" page 11 from Easy Grammar</li><li>Complete handwriting sheet for "l" cursive words - write twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 47 &amp; 48</li><li>Fix 18D in Wordly Wise</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Word on AWANA verses</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "Level 4 Subtraction" on Khan Academy and complete all exercises</li><li>Correct errors on pages 13 &amp; 14 of Math Mammoth worksheets</li><li>Complete "Ordinal Numbers and Roman Numerals" (Math Mammoth)</li><li>Play one lesson on Grammar Blast</li><li>Complete "Prepositions" page 11 from Easy Grammar</li><li>Complete handwriting sheet for "l" cursive words - write twice and say out loud to me</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 47 &amp; 48</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read book for 20 minutes</li><li>Finish leaf identification pages in science notebook</li><li>Read all information <a href="http://homeschoolersresources.blogspot.com/2011/04/biology-module-14-kingdom-plantae.html">here and watch all videos </a>- relates to Biology</li><li>Wordly Wise - complete 19C &amp; 19D</li><li>Work on finishing up 4H Record Sheets</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Watch Lesson 22 in MUS and complete 22A</li><li>Complete Math Mammoth pages</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Handwriting</li><li>Practice &amp; Learn book&nbsp;</li><ul><li>Handwriting</li><li>Reading</li><li>Alphabetizing</li></ul><li>Work with me on 4H Record Sheets</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #18/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-7022421692732368952?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-62251767312429581482011-09-15T12:47:00.000-04:002011-10-01T12:58:04.981-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nqo9nYijvJ8/TodErUFVcsI/AAAAAAAAJWY/_hX3hrhatgs/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nqo9nYijvJ8/TodErUFVcsI/AAAAAAAAJWY/_hX3hrhatgs/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The high school class continues to work their way through the Apologia Biology labs. Today they worked on Experiments 14.1, 14.2, and 14.3.<br /><br />Experiment 14.1 is "Leaf Collection and Identification." To makes things work a bit more smoothly, each student was to bring in a sixteen of one leaf in order to share with the class. We had each of them also take a photo of the tree and a close up of the bark. We are working to get inexpensive copies made to add to their lab notebooks. (This did eventually happen thanks to one of the moms who willingly printed them out for cost of paper and ink.) Experiments 14.2 &amp; 14.3 looked more closely at the leaves. Lego-Man is still enjoying the class and doing well from what I gather.<br /><br />In the Considering God's Creation class we looked at talked about earth and it's atmosphere. This was a VERY quick overview of everything. We also created the CGC notebook page on the earth and rainbows. This showed the layers of the earth.<br /><br />After break we headed outside - admist some rain - to do a couple of fun experiments. The kids were broken up in to groups of 3-4. Each group was given a small glass piece vase and I went around with a box of baking soda and a bottle of vinegar. Yes, they all got to "explode" a volcano which they thought was great! To top off the morning we had four of the older boys do the "Diet Coke and Mentos" explosion. Needless to say, they <i>loved </i>it - as evidenced by the photo above.<br /><br />Overall the co-op continues to go well. Although, I am looking forward to late November when we don't have to be up and gone quite so early in the morning.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #17/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-6225176731242958148?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-16672305564654561992011-09-14T12:43:00.000-04:002011-10-01T12:51:25.291-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "Subtraction 2" on Khan Academy</li><li>Complete "Addition Review" worksheet (page 9) of Math Mammoth</li><li>Play Grammar blast - one lesson</li><li>Complete "Prepositions" page from Easy Grammar</li><li>Complete "h words" handwriting sheet - write twice and say out loud to me each word</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 45 &amp; 46</li><li>Wordly Wise - complete 18D</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Robin Hood</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "Alternate mental subtraction method" at Khan Academy</li><li>Complete 2 math worksheets (Math Mammoth)</li><li>Complete "h words" handwriting sheet - write twice and say out loud to me each word</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 45 &amp; 46</li><li>Play Grammar blast - one lesson</li><li>Complete "Prepositions" page from Easy Grammar</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read book for 20 minutes</li><li>Read pages 461-472 in Biology book and complete "On Your Own Questions"&nbsp;</li><li>Wordly Wise - complete 19A &amp; 19B</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>AWANA verses</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Math pages</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #16/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-1667230556465456199?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-63645690174141128792011-09-13T12:42:00.000-04:002011-10-01T12:42:56.216-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>Together</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Read Mark Chapters 2 &amp; 3 together (taking turns reading out loud)</li><li>Read pages 21-25 in <u>Who is God?</u>&nbsp;and completed worksheets</li><li>Worked on Book of Virtues lapbook</li><ul><li>Went over vocabulary orally</li><li>Read "My Own Self" and answered questions orally</li><li>Completed notebook page and lapbook element</li><li>Completed copywork</li><li>Completed vocabulary page</li></ul><li>Began <u>True to the Last</u>&nbsp;again with chapter 1 (we all forgot what had happened!)</li><li>Sang our Hymn - 'Tis So Sweet</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Completed 21F in MUS</li><li>Completed Math Mammoth pages&nbsp;</li><li>Practiced piano and went to lessons</li><li>Completed handwriting</li><li>Used "Practice &amp; Learn Workbook</li><ul><li>Page on rhyming words with reading practice</li><li>Dot-to-Dot</li><li>Page on same sounds</li><li>Maze page</li></ul></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Completed page 1 of Math Mammoth worksheets</li><li>Completed Prepositions page from Easy Grammar</li><li>Completed handwriting sheet - cursive "g" words - wrote each out twice and said out loud to me</li><li>Completed pages 41 &amp; 42 of Easy Writing</li><li>Wordly Wise - corrected pgs. 144-146 &amp; completed pages 146-147</li><li>Practiced the piano and did lessons</li><li>Read for 20 minutes - <u>Robin Hood</u></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Watch "Subtraction 3: Introduction to Borrowing and Regrouping" on Khan Academy (getting caught up!)</li><li>Completed handwriting sheet - cursive "g" words - wrote each out twice and said out loud to me</li><li>Completed pages 41 &amp; 42 of Easy Writing</li><li>Play Grammar blast and complete Prepositions page from Easy Grammar</li><li>Practice piano/piano lessons</li><li>Read book for 20 minutes</li><li>Read Biology book - pages 451-461 and answer all "On Your Own" questiosn</li><li>Wordly Wise - correct errors on 18B and complete 18C &amp; 18D</li></ul></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #15/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-6364569017414112879?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-82095599291777082992011-09-12T23:19:00.000-04:002011-10-01T13:39:15.934-04:00Last year my sister &amp; I got together a couple of times a month to do a mini-co-op with just the two of us. We focused on art and music. We did an appreciation course for both as well as learned about composers and artists and even did practical art study using videos.<br /><br />This year we decided to cover the US States and Presidents. Today was our first day.We did an abbreviated study today as I had also inadvertently scheduled a "Not-Back-To-School" picnic for any area homeschoolers and needed to be there at noon.<br /><br />We were able to cover one state and one president - rather quickly, however.I am teaching the presidents and my sister is teaching the states.<br /><br />&nbsp;For our study of George Washington we began with a video on YouTube (one of my favorite educational sites). We watched Part 1 which was about nine minutes. I didn't think the kids would sit through all 30 minutes, although, if we had time, we probably would have attempted it. Here is the link to<a href="http://youtu.be/YHxKPPkpXSM"> Part 1</a>. <br /><br />I then handed out <a href="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/presidents-day/washington-george/washington-white-house.html">coloring sheets</a>. Granted, this isn't one of their favorite things to do -&nbsp;especially&nbsp;my teenager - but we find it's good to have their hands occupied while they are being read to. While they colored I read two chapters from <u>George Washington's World</u>&nbsp;by Genevieve Foster (what a treasure this book is!!!). I also read a book called <u>George Did It</u>&nbsp;by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain. It was a fun look at all Washington accomplished in his life.<br /><br />We ended the presidential time by creating notebook pages. I handed out a one-page informational sheet on George Washington. (I received a free download of all the pages, but I did find them on-line as well from the same site I downloaded from. You can see them <a href="http://www.homeofheroes.com/presidents/index.html">HERE</a>.) I then have a half sheet of paper printed with primary lines (I can't find where I got these from originally). It includes a short amount of data such as name, born/died, date served in office, etc. There are eight things included - just enough info for the boys to not balk too much at including. I also found a set of presidential portraits (clipart) and print out enough so that each boy can paste one on each page.<br /><br />After a very short break, we then began learning about&nbsp;Delaware.<br /><br /><ul><li>Read about Delaware from the book <u>Don't Know Much About the 50 States</u>&nbsp;by Kenneth C. Davis</li><li>Shared a large map of Delaware and allowed the boys to just check it out</li><li>Read about Delaware in <u>Scholastic Atlas of the 50 States</u>&nbsp;by David Rubel</li><li>Handed out an informational sheet about the state and completed two notebooking pages</li><li>Handed out a packet of information on mapping skills using Delaware - questions answered</li><li>Filled in a blank-line map of Delaware - just the important spots</li><li>Tasted "Delaware Applesauce Cookies" (YUMMY!)</li></ul>My sister has a great book with cookie recipes for each state. Our goal is to actually have the boys help make them, but this week - due to our time constraint - my sister made them ahead of time and we just sampled them. They were very good!<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #14/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-8209559929177708299?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-2234543298636342312011-09-09T19:22:00.000-04:002011-09-10T19:31:23.418-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "Subtraction 2" on Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Complete "Addition Review" with Math Mammoth</li><li>Do handwriting sheet for "f words"</li><li>Read to me all "e &amp; f words" from handwriting sheet (trying to each how to read cursive)</li><li>Complete Easy Writing page (working on combing sentences)</li><li>Play Grammar Blast</li><li>Complete "Prepositions" worksheet from Easy Grammar</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Complete 18A &amp; 18B in Wordly Wise</li><li>Play Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li><li>Read pages 445-451 in Biology and complete all OYO questions 14.1-14.4</li><li>Collect 16 cherry leaves and take photos of tree and bark.</li><li>Start working on Principles of Marketing (TOS Crew product)</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "Subtraction 2" on Khan Academy and do all exercises</li><li>Correct errors on previous "Addition Review" sheet</li><li>Complete "Addition Review" with Math Mammoth</li><li>Do handwriting sheet for "f words"</li><li>Read to me all "F words" from handwriting sheet (trying to each how to read cursive)</li><li>Complete Easy Writing page (working on combing sentences)</li><li>Play Grammar Blast</li><li>Complete "Prepositions" worksheet from Easy Grammar</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>Robin Hood</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Complete 18A &amp; 18B in Wordly Wise</li><li>Play Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Complete 21D in MUS</li><li>Complete Math Mammoth pages</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Complete handwriting page from Donna Young</li><li>Worked on Step 1 for All About Spelling</li><li>Play on Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li><li>Did "first letter sound" worksheet in new Practice &amp; Learn workbook</li></ul><div>4-H meeting</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #13/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-223454329863634231?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-74975619428399865362011-09-08T19:13:00.000-04:002011-09-10T19:14:36.336-04:00The co-op continues to go well. The high school students worked on Module #3 in&nbsp;Apologia's&nbsp;Exploring Creation Through Biology. Lego-Man seems to be doing well with the class - keeping up - completing his assignments - and learning. That's all I can hope for right now.<br /><br />The younger kids and I had a blast. I just wish I had brought my camera. I was a bit frazzled when I first arrived as I had forgotten to bring the teacher guide for CGC. I had my lesson plan typed up so I decided to just use that as a base. It worked.<br /><br />We reviewed what we had learned the previous week. The kids did a great job sharing so I know they are listening! We had a rip-roaring Bible drill. They seem to enjoy this but one young man obviously knows his Bible and wins more than the rest. He suggested that those that win sit out a round so that offered up a chance for others to snag the verse. I'm actually surprised how much they like this part!<br /><br />One verse we discussed a bit more than others was Job 38:7 which says....(I'm sharing Job 38:1-7 for context):<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge?&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!<br />Who stretched a measuring line across it?</div><div style="text-align: center;">On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone -&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>The CGC book shares how scientists have "discovered" that stars emit sounds. I just found a neat BBC video that actually shares this with actual sound footage from a star.<br /><br /><br /><center><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="&amp;playlist=http://playlists.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13009718A/playlist.sxml&amp;embedPageUrl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13009718&amp;companionSize=300x60&amp;size=Full&amp;domId=emp-13009718-68711&amp;legacyPlayerRevision=293203&amp;embedReferer=http://www.swagbucks.com/?sfp=h&amp;t=w&amp;p=1&amp;q=Stars+emit+sounds&amp;preroll=http://ad.doubleclick.net/pfadx/bbccom.live.site.news/news_science_content;slot=companion;sz=512x288;sectn=news;ctype=content;news=science;referrer=nonbbc;domain=www.bbc.co.uk;referrer_domain=www.swagbucks.com;rsi=;headline=stars%27structurerevealedby%27music%27;asset_type=media_asset;keyword=;tile=1&amp;config_settings_skin=silver&amp;config=http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/1_1_3_0_0_440234_441894_1/config/default.xml&amp;widgetRevision=323797&amp;externalIdentifier=p00g6fxr&amp;companionType=adi&amp;fmtjDocURI=/news/science-environment-13009718&amp;uxHighlightColour=0xff0000&amp;config_settings_showPopoutButton=false&amp;holdingImage=http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/52061000/jpg/_52061242_jex_1012313_de27-1.jpg&amp;config_settings_showShareButton=true&amp;config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_edition=US&amp;config_settings_language=default&amp;config_settings_autoPlay=true&amp;companionId=bbccom_companion_13009718&amp;config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_pageType=eav1&amp;config_settings_showUpdatedInFooter=true&amp;config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_pageType=eav6&amp;config_settings_showPopoutButton=false&amp;config_settings_showPopoutCta=false&amp;config_settings_addReferrerToPlaylistRequest=true&amp;config_settings_showFooter=true&amp;config_settings_autoPlay=false" height="400" src="http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/emp/external/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="512"></embed></center><br /><br />The we created a fun notebook page from CGC. It was a model of the solar system made in to a notebook page. It did mean a lot of cutting and pasting, but most finished it by the time we took a snack break.<br /><br />After snack we headed outside to create a model of the solar system. What fun! I found a neat site called "<a href="http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/solar_system/activities/familyOfPlanets/jumpJupiter/">Jump to Jupiter</a>" that had a model I felt we could construct outside. I was just thankful the rain had stopped long enough to create this.<br /><br />For our sun we used a softball. Most of our planets were represented by pepper flakes and poppy seeds while the giants were represented by marbles. The original plan was to do so many "jumps" before placing the next planet. &nbsp;For example - it was 600 jumps from the sun to Pluto! However, we quickly ran out of room! Instead we had the children do a "toe-to-heel" step which fit much better. We still used about 500 yards of space. It definitely put things in perspective!<br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #12/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-7497561942839986536?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-80990232293458647732011-09-07T18:37:00.000-04:002011-09-10T18:40:53.009-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "Basic Subtraction" at Khan Academy</li><li>Read Chapter 2 in <u>Mathematicians Are People, Too</u>&nbsp;and complete notebook page (write four things you learned from the story.)</li><li>Complete "Addition Review" page from Math Mammoth</li><li>Write "e words" from Donna Young site and read words to me</li><li>Complete Easy Writing page</li><li>Play Grammar Blast</li><li>Redo Preposition Page (I forgot to give a list of prepositions to work from.)</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read pgs. 80-94 in Biology and complete OYO 3.9-3.16 questions</li><li>Complete 17C &amp; 17D in Wordly Wise</li><li>Play on Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "Basic Subtraction" at Khan Academy</li><li>Read Chapter 2 in&nbsp;<u>Mathematicians Are People, Too</u>&nbsp;and complete notebook page (write four things you learned from the story.)</li><li>Complete "Addition Review" page from Math Mammoth</li><li>Write "e words" from Donna Young site and read words to me</li><li>Complete Easy Writing page</li><li>Play Grammar Blast</li><li>Redo Preposition Page (I forgot to give a list of prepositions to work from.)</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read&nbsp;your book&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Correct 17B &amp; Complete 17C &amp; 17D in Wordly Wise</li><li>Play on Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li></ul><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">Happy</span></b></div></div><div><ul><li>Watch Lesson 21 in MUS &amp; complete 21C</li><li>Complete Math Mammoth math pages - Lesson 1</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Work on Step 1 for All About Spelling</li><li>Play on Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li><li>Work on Caps for Sale - Before Five in a Row</li><ul><li>Read Story</li><li>Counted penny page</li><li>Read, build, and write words from story</li></ul></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>Together</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Visual Latin &nbsp;- did Lesson 1A (TOS Crew product)</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #11/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-8099023229345864773?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-54778142295707571792011-09-06T17:17:00.000-04:002011-09-10T18:27:38.275-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Addition 4 on Khan Academy &amp; exercises</li><li>Read Chapter 1 in <u>Mathematicians Are People, Too</u>&nbsp;and do<a href="http://www.squidoo.com/printables-mathematicians-are-people-too"> notebooking pages</a>&nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(This is a great Squidoo Lens by Jimmie for Volume 1.)</span></li><li>Complete one lesson on Grammar Blast</li><li>Complete "Prepositions" page for Easy Grammar</li><li>Complete "d words" handwriting page</li><li>Complete Easy Writing page</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Play on Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li><li>Complete 17A &amp; 17B in Wordly Wise Level 6</li><li>Complete page 10 in Biology Study guide (labeling parts of a&nbsp;microscope)</li><li>Read Biology and complete On Your Own questions 3.2-3.8</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Addition 4 on Khan Academy &amp; exercises</li><li>Read Chapter 1 in&nbsp;<u>Mathematicians Are People, Too</u>&nbsp;and do<a href="http://www.squidoo.com/printables-mathematicians-are-people-too">&nbsp;notebooking pages</a>&nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(This is a great Squidoo Lens by Jimmie for Volume 1.)</span></li><li>Complete one lesson on Grammar Blast</li><li>Complete "Prepositions" page for Easy Grammar</li><li>Complete "d words" handwriting page</li><li>Complete Easy Writing page</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read&nbsp;your book&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Play on Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Practice piano</li><li>Play on Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li><li>Complete MUS 21B</li><li>Practice handwriting</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div>All had piano lessons today as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #10/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-5477814229570757179?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-68244912491950482482011-09-01T16:48:00.000-04:002011-09-05T16:49:38.766-04:00Today was the first "classroom" day of our Science Co-Op. The high school students were in the gym. They tackled Experiment 1.2 from Module #1 (Intro to the Microscope) and 2.2 from Module #2 (Pond Life B). While I wasn't able to be upstairs to see what they completed, I know that Lego-Man seemed to have a good time and seems to be doing well with the material. We're moving on to Module #3 this coming week.<br /><br />I had the younger siblings downstairs for our first Considering God's Creation class. It went very well. We had originally thought to only include those age 7 and up but changed it to have ages 5 and up. This meant a bit more hands-on help from the moms but we decided to continue with this. I had 2-3 moms helping which was nice, but I may ask for more. CGC does a lot of cutting and pasting of pages and little hands sometimes need help with that.<br /><br />We covered the first 1-1/2 lessons in CGC which went over Creation and Stars. The children created the notebooking pages. We held a Bible Drill a well. I read <u>Yellow &amp; Pink</u>&nbsp;by William Steig (excellent&nbsp;book) which led to a discussion about a Creator vs. evolution. The children also watched a short&nbsp;segment&nbsp;from a Moody Science video about creation.<br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #9/175 days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-6824491249195048248?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-75729904154418789492011-08-31T16:23:00.000-04:002011-09-05T16:40:55.343-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/addition-3?playlist=Arithmetic">Addition 3</a>" at Khan Academy and complete exercises.</li><li>Cursive handwriting worksheet</li><li>Easy Writing page</li><li>Grammar Blast</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li><li>Read pgs 28-59 in Biology book</li><ul><li>Double check "On Your Own" answers from Module #1</li><li>Complete "OYO" questions for Module #2</li><li>Use answers on pg. 62 to double check your OYO questions for Module #2</li><li>Skip all experiments - they will be done in class tomorrow</li></ul></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/addition-3?playlist=Arithmetic">Addition 3</a>" at Khan Academy and complete exercises.</li><li>Math Galaxy</li><li>Cursive handwriting worksheet</li><li>Easy Writing page</li><li>Grammar Blast</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read&nbsp;book&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div>The boys spent the afternoon playing outside with their cousin.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #8/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-7572990415441878949?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-43884238426174824122011-08-30T16:22:00.000-04:002011-09-05T16:40:55.340-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/level-2-addition?playlist=Arithmetic">Level 2 Addition</a>" at Khan Academy &amp; do exercises</li><li>Math Galaxy</li><li>Cursive handwriting worksheet</li><li>Easy Writing page</li><li>Grammar Blast</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li><li>Read pages 9-21 in Biology book and complete all "On Your Own Answers" for questions 1.4-1.10&nbsp;</li><ul><li>Complete Experiment 1.1 "Using a Biological Key"</li></ul></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/level-2-addition?playlist=Arithmetic">Level 2 Addition</a>" at Khan Academy &amp; do exercises</li><li>Math Galaxy</li><li>Cursive handwriting worksheet</li><li>Easy Writing page</li><li>Grammar Blast</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read book for 20 minutes</li><li>Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><ul><li>Complete 21A in MUS</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Time4Learning for 30 minutes</li><li>Worked more on BFIAR - Caps for Sale</li></ul><div><br />We also attended piano lessons today as well as listened to more of the <u>Swiss Family Robinson</u>&nbsp;on audio.</div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #7/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-4388423842617482412?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-84671954430672475782011-08-29T14:35:00.000-04:002011-09-05T14:35:53.768-04:00Our first "official" book day of school....<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>Together</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Read Mark Chapter 1 out loud together taking turns</li><li>Began our <a href="https://apologia.securesites.net/store/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=42_55">Who is God?</a> study - read pgs. 15-21</li><li>Completed Lesson 1 Notebook pages for Who is God?&nbsp;</li><li>Began our <a href="http://homeschoolblogger.com/shiveracademy/book-of-virtues/">Book of Virtue Lapbook</a> - Completed Day 1 of Unit 1: Week 1</li><li>Created "Beginning/Ending" pages (stats on the boys - we'll update at the end of the year)</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/addition-2?playlist=Arithmetic">Addition 2</a>" at Khan Academy &amp; complete exercises</li><li><a href="http://www.mathgalaxy.com/">Math Galaxy</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Complete cursive words handwriting page (He writes the word twice but also reads the words to me in order to practice reading cursive as well as writing it.) These are taken from the Donna Young site. I am using "<a href="http://donnayoung.org/penmanship/cursive-words.htm">Cursive Words</a>."</li><li>Complete <a href="http://www.easygrammar.com/writing.html">Easy Writing</a> page</li><li>Play <a href="http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/grammar/">Grammar Blast</a> - complete one level</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Work on <a href="http://www.time4learning.com/">Time4Learning</a> for 30 minutes (TOS Review Item)</li><li>Read pages 1-9 in <a href="http://www.apologia.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4">Biology</a> and complete "On Your Own" questions 1.1-1.3</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Watch "<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/video/addition-2?playlist=Arithmetic">Addition 2</a>" at Khan Academy &amp; complete exercises</li><li><a href="http://www.mathgalaxy.com/">Math Galaxy</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Play&nbsp;<a href="http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/grammar/">Grammar Blast</a>&nbsp;- complete one level</li><li>Complete cursive words handwriting page</li><li>Complete&nbsp;<a href="http://www.easygrammar.com/writing.html">Easy Writing</a>&nbsp;page</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Pick a new book (that I approve) and read&nbsp;&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Work on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.time4learning.com/">Time4Learning</a>&nbsp;for 30 minutes (TOS Review Item)</li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Complete page 20E in MUS</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Work on Step 1 in All About Spelling</li><li>Work on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.time4learning.com/">Time4Learning</a>&nbsp;for 30 minutes (TOS Review Item)</li><li><a href="http://fiarhq.com/fiveinarow.info/beforefiveinarow.html">Before Five in a Row</a> - <u>Caps for Sale</u></li><ul><li>Read the book</li><li>Completed a "book report" (Happy dictated - I wrote)</li><li>Discussed the art, vocabulary, and counted - all suggestions from the BFIAR book</li><li>Worked on worksheets associated with the book &amp; started our Caps for Sale notebook</li></ul></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #6/175 days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-8467195443067247578?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-5403101743242810262011-08-26T22:58:00.000-04:002011-09-04T22:59:44.060-04:00Yes, it's still the first week of school and we have yet to break out the books. Today found us heading to the coast. We typically visit <a href="http://fortknox.maineguide.com/">Fort Knox</a> in September when they have their Medieval Festival. However, one of my friends and her family were in Maine and we decided to meet up here.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9hpHAE4NYyI/TmQ39YpJKgI/AAAAAAAAJSs/G5u9Ndje7ss/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9hpHAE4NYyI/TmQ39YpJKgI/AAAAAAAAJSs/G5u9Ndje7ss/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are all of our kids lined up by age from the youngest (Happy)&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all the way to the oldest (Bessie in the white tank).</div><br />We happened to get there a bit before Deb and her family so the boys &amp; I headed over to the Penobscot Narrows Bridge (part of the Fort Knox park). We'd never gone up into the observatory before and figured it would be fun.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CYukazOZm7A/TmQ4UzJ27HI/AAAAAAAAJSw/_SIelEKVhNY/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CYukazOZm7A/TmQ4UzJ27HI/AAAAAAAAJSw/_SIelEKVhNY/s320/blog3.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys on the walkway to the observatory.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The old bridge is just visible on the left and the new</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bridge is over their heads.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-03Mft5_HrS8/TmQ4c9FDahI/AAAAAAAAJS0/Ces0JP5cpzw/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-03Mft5_HrS8/TmQ4c9FDahI/AAAAAAAAJS0/Ces0JP5cpzw/s320/blog4.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is where we are heading - all the way to the top!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YvhsRkFBtpQ/TmQ4hbbtWJI/AAAAAAAAJS4/iYIMMUIM5cw/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YvhsRkFBtpQ/TmQ4hbbtWJI/AAAAAAAAJS4/iYIMMUIM5cw/s320/blog5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were information boards along the way. This one&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">explains how the old bridge was built and why it was replaced.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Conductor is reading it out loud to Happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9GUU4R7K6Pg/TmQ4r7-IDcI/AAAAAAAAJS8/B5fkaEx7124/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9GUU4R7K6Pg/TmQ4r7-IDcI/AAAAAAAAJS8/B5fkaEx7124/s320/blog6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cute kid photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While we waited to go up in the elevator, we learned that this bridge observatory is one of three like it in the world and it is the tallest one in North America. The elevator rides takes exactly one minute to get to the top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Views from the observatory</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-__ub6nrTeS0/TmQ45Sjqk1I/AAAAAAAAJTA/nFXkKzOb0-E/s1600/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-__ub6nrTeS0/TmQ45Sjqk1I/AAAAAAAAJTA/nFXkKzOb0-E/s320/blog7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ig4xBTy0nHk/TmQ4_3ejNWI/AAAAAAAAJTE/cY98Jo15WSE/s1600/blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ig4xBTy0nHk/TmQ4_3ejNWI/AAAAAAAAJTE/cY98Jo15WSE/s320/blog8.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other tower of the bridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KFCUUNO-jOM/TmQ5FoM5THI/AAAAAAAAJTI/Kc_Z6RvC2T8/s1600/blog9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KFCUUNO-jOM/TmQ5FoM5THI/AAAAAAAAJTI/Kc_Z6RvC2T8/s320/blog9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fort - where we were heading next.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VPmQWLUUl_c/TmQ5KUc5mrI/AAAAAAAAJTM/J5jb6IyWCAE/s1600/blog10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VPmQWLUUl_c/TmQ5KUc5mrI/AAAAAAAAJTM/J5jb6IyWCAE/s320/blog10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My truck from up above.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's the dirty one in the middle.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We live on a dirt road and it's rarely ever clean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While up at the top I did run into my sister and brother and their families very briefly. However, I had just spent three days with them this week and I haven't seen Deb in four years so I headed up to the fort to meet up with her.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The kids had a great time roaming the fort and checking everything out. It was hard to keep up with them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YW4Fc7lfK_8/TmQ5ld940lI/AAAAAAAAJTQ/X66HgcSwKgI/s1600/blog11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YW4Fc7lfK_8/TmQ5ld940lI/AAAAAAAAJTQ/X66HgcSwKgI/s320/blog11.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only light for this shot is coming from above - like a spotlight.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HUuYzyCbw6w/TmQ5s7nXuGI/AAAAAAAAJTU/gbJeOIbwoos/s1600/blog12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HUuYzyCbw6w/TmQ5s7nXuGI/AAAAAAAAJTU/gbJeOIbwoos/s320/blog12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The observatory from the fort.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We spent about an hour walking around the fort and then headed to the picnic areas to have lunch. This allowed Deb and I some time to sit and chat while the kids played. They found some good climbing trees and had a great time exploring them.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_NYDrigZGD0/TmQ57i46rgI/AAAAAAAAJTY/BDfqSAls7d0/s1600/blog13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_NYDrigZGD0/TmQ57i46rgI/AAAAAAAAJTY/BDfqSAls7d0/s320/blog13.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here was the whole reason we headed out on another field trip....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q60wSOZ3LEc/TmQ6B2saBwI/AAAAAAAAJTc/6-l6O5OZ71s/s1600/blog14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q60wSOZ3LEc/TmQ6B2saBwI/AAAAAAAAJTc/6-l6O5OZ71s/s320/blog14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Deb &amp; I</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I first met Deb through an online Flat Stanley project soon after I decided to homeschool Ben. That was ten years ago. Since then we've stayed in touch and met up at her house in New York, in Pennsylvania to scrapbook with other online friends, at my home in Maine, and at various other spots in Maine when we can manage. I'm blessed to have her as a friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">**********************************</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Throughout the week we also listened to <u>The Swiss Family Robinson</u>&nbsp;on audio that I downloaded for free form <a href="http://librivox.org/">LibriVox.org</a>.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #5/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-540310174324281026?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-82953006073535071852011-08-25T22:29:00.000-04:002011-09-04T23:00:55.413-04:00This year we are trying another co-op. Once again though this is a "limited time only" one which fits in to our schedule a bit better. However, when I tell people what we are doing they do scoff a bit at me. We are meeting weekly in order to <i>just</i>&nbsp;complete all the&nbsp;experiments. Our goal is to be done by Thanksgiving. Yes, that fast.<br /><br />My oldest son is now in high school. I have another homeschooling friend who has graduated one and is near to graduating her second. She asked if I wanted to try doing a co-op for <a href="http://www.apologia.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4">Apolgia's Biology</a>&nbsp;(1st Edition). I decided to give it a try.<br /><br />Since there are just as many younger siblings as there are high school age, I am teaching all the younger siblings (ages 5-12) using <a href="http://www.eagleswingsed.com/products/cgc.html">Considering God's Creation</a>. There are parents helping in each group plus we have a nursery for those too far too young for my class.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>We met today to do the Pond Study&nbsp;experiment. My friend &amp; I took the liberty of moving the&nbsp;experiments&nbsp;around a bit in order to take advantage of our seasons here in Maine. While we are doing the first four modules in order, we will then be skipping around a bit.<br /><br />All the kids (and even a few of the parents) seemed to have a great time at the pond today gathering samples, checking out insects, and doing observations.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D8l4QfVjOr4/TmQyWgR0WfI/AAAAAAAAJSk/r-8Slb3IThM/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D8l4QfVjOr4/TmQyWgR0WfI/AAAAAAAAJSk/r-8Slb3IThM/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was surprised at how into it Conductor got. He had excellent luck capturing lots of water striders. Here's an example...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mlQdgxwP89Y/TmQ0AbNSPdI/AAAAAAAAJSo/CtFGbCTOQjs/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mlQdgxwP89Y/TmQ0AbNSPdI/AAAAAAAAJSo/CtFGbCTOQjs/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>I <strike>think</strike>&nbsp;know&nbsp;it's going to be a lot of work - for everyone - but it will be a good start to Lego-Man's high school portfolio.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #4/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-8295300607353507185?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-21089651727990496032011-08-24T20:16:00.000-04:002011-09-04T20:22:47.018-04:00The third field trip of our week (three in a row - we're getting tired now but having fun!) was to <a href="http://www.desertofmaine.com/">The Desert of Maine</a>. Yes, Maine really does have its own desert.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j4h-BvOHCHE/TmQQMR-5e6I/AAAAAAAAJRY/HUT4a8I80Yc/s1600/blog10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j4h-BvOHCHE/TmQQMR-5e6I/AAAAAAAAJRY/HUT4a8I80Yc/s320/blog10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It came about due to poor farming practices. The Tuttle Family lived here in the late 1700s to early 1800s and did no crop rotation and didn't care for the land as they should have. Sand began to overtake the farmland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we arrived we had about a twenty minute wait until the next tour. We all just started wondering about the gift shop (which you have to go through to get to the tours - clever marketing) when the woman behind the counter gathered up all the kids and we headed to "The Butterfly Room."&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She had just received a shipment of butterflies (they came in a box in glassine envelopes through the mail!) that needed to be released. She allowed each child to open up an envelope and let them go. Because they were all a bit shell-shocked I think (the butterflies - not the kids), they would hang out on your hand for a while.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3qCdMGI1XPA/TmQUSRzZKfI/AAAAAAAAJSU/83pFvnCc97s/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3qCdMGI1XPA/TmQUSRzZKfI/AAAAAAAAJSU/83pFvnCc97s/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy opening up his envelope.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was important to tear it open carefully without touching the butterflies wings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OTGxs-RcNvs/TmQUa8tXVqI/AAAAAAAAJSY/FuuNWFDTQvs/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OTGxs-RcNvs/TmQUa8tXVqI/AAAAAAAAJSY/FuuNWFDTQvs/s320/blog2.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Conductor's butterfly on his hand.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SIiXONvzKyQ/TmQUgJoHfpI/AAAAAAAAJSc/uYrzdILRqqA/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SIiXONvzKyQ/TmQUgJoHfpI/AAAAAAAAJSc/uYrzdILRqqA/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We took the trolley tour of the desert (much improved from the walking tours or donkey carts of yore). That is not a real camel in the photo below. They used to have one, but he wasn't very nice to the guests so they had to find him a new home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IENIFE8Pziw/TmQQuZFFTqI/AAAAAAAAJRg/tBD8ONTursg/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IENIFE8Pziw/TmQQuZFFTqI/AAAAAAAAJRg/tBD8ONTursg/s320/blog5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">&nbsp;Our guide was great even though he was a bit hard to understand (he mumbled a bit).&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MfjCYtwV9oA/TmQQmIzMF1I/AAAAAAAAJRc/raM96eLjGwE/s1600/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MfjCYtwV9oA/TmQQmIzMF1I/AAAAAAAAJRc/raM96eLjGwE/s320/blog7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>We had the trolley to ourselves (all 11 of us). One of our first stops was at the Buried Spring House.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RruZyQLxjBI/TmQQ7pmMcWI/AAAAAAAAJRk/Of8km2StCts/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RruZyQLxjBI/TmQQ7pmMcWI/AAAAAAAAJRk/Of8km2StCts/s320/blog6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From the floor of the spring house to where this sign is located, there is about 20 feet of sand. Needless to say, that's a lot of sand! The Spring House was built in 1938 and by 1962 it had been completely claimed by the sand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">About mid-way through the tour, we again stopped but we were all able to get our. Our illustrious tour guide even took a few sand samples to show us the different colors.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ogbkhvZEmuA/TmQRRyKCABI/AAAAAAAAJRo/k8DpOus1lpo/s1600/blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ogbkhvZEmuA/TmQRRyKCABI/AAAAAAAAJRo/k8DpOus1lpo/s320/blog8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sP-UKcoxDwg/TmQRZy72FxI/AAAAAAAAJRs/lhHWpi1OA6w/s1600/blog9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sP-UKcoxDwg/TmQRZy72FxI/AAAAAAAAJRs/lhHWpi1OA6w/s320/blog9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids headed up to the "panoramic view."&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first photo I shared was taken while standing from up here. You can see all the way back to the barn. However, if you go to the tree line, you can see how the trees work as a fence for the sand. There is "Maine" just beyond the dune we are standing on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ei2sNJ7MXY/TmQRq49gWKI/AAAAAAAAJRw/Kz8387WgmkI/s1600/blog11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ei2sNJ7MXY/TmQRq49gWKI/AAAAAAAAJRw/Kz8387WgmkI/s320/blog11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sze_HhR7hbI/TmQRxrWFBwI/AAAAAAAAJR0/SHvhjneR7jw/s1600/blog12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sze_HhR7hbI/TmQRxrWFBwI/AAAAAAAAJR0/SHvhjneR7jw/s320/blog12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our tour guide even took a group shot of all of us. We are standing in family groups. My brother and his family are to the left, I'm in the middle with my boys, and my sister is on the end with her family. We're missing another brother &amp; sister in the photo but they both working and couldn't join us on our whirlwind tour of Maine this week.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the end of the tour, the kids could all&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in a "gem hunt." Due to the wind and other elements, the sand shifts constantly. The owners just toss out handfuls of polished gems into one section of sand. The kids can hunt and find all the want and then they can pick three to keep.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Resdw51ocZE/TmQSiiT4JhI/AAAAAAAAJR4/OnF3jjUaK5w/s1600/blog14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Resdw51ocZE/TmQSiiT4JhI/AAAAAAAAJR4/OnF3jjUaK5w/s320/blog14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoHuAXCiiG0/TmQSmc5BxdI/AAAAAAAAJR8/P6rsymKILEQ/s1600/blog15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoHuAXCiiG0/TmQSmc5BxdI/AAAAAAAAJR8/P6rsymKILEQ/s320/blog15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They were actually a bit harder to find than one thought. There were all kinds of different shapes and colors and yes, all the adults were looking to and I think we may have found most of them for the kids. They all did find a couple and we added our finds to theirs.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After all the kids made a&nbsp;souvenir. The girls took one of their gems and made rings. The boys all made sand art using sand from the desert (they dig it up, dry it, and then use it for this souvenir).&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pGTDKjn6Bac/TmQS_iLdHqI/AAAAAAAAJSE/40MCGX90_HA/s1600/blog17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pGTDKjn6Bac/TmQS_iLdHqI/AAAAAAAAJSE/40MCGX90_HA/s320/blog17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2CkTtpWjbQE/TmQS_SgpU1I/AAAAAAAAJSA/9PUEXcGtGdw/s1600/blog20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2CkTtpWjbQE/TmQS_SgpU1I/AAAAAAAAJSA/9PUEXcGtGdw/s320/blog20.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fkf7Byh0puo/TmQS_8K25GI/AAAAAAAAJSI/sQogvOCpH04/s1600/blog18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fkf7Byh0puo/TmQS_8K25GI/AAAAAAAAJSI/sQogvOCpH04/s320/blog18.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fC1wfzXEs58/TmQTAVz1TVI/AAAAAAAAJSM/0JqNONafa0w/s1600/blog19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fC1wfzXEs58/TmQTAVz1TVI/AAAAAAAAJSM/0JqNONafa0w/s320/blog19.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course, we couldn't leave without a group shot of the kids....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hpqPg-iHnEc/TmQTwddKCjI/AAAAAAAAJSQ/sMEFivLvg2c/s1600/blog21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hpqPg-iHnEc/TmQTwddKCjI/AAAAAAAAJSQ/sMEFivLvg2c/s320/blog21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Day #3/175 Days</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-2108965172799049603?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-88988730144622936382011-08-23T20:12:00.000-04:002011-08-29T23:17:41.582-04:00Today we headed over near to where I grew up. However, I never did go to this state park as a child. We always swam at Sebec Lake at the “free side.” <br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DiYNx9_dnqM/TlwqZturjtI/AAAAAAAAJO0/9h4Rx8jOjBI/s1600-h/blog18%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog18" border="0" height="160" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Zklzx5Gxdq4/TlwqZ3LIGtI/AAAAAAAAJO4/3galSYt4fwQ/blog18_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog18" width="240" /></a> <br />I do like all the fun things you can do at state parks rather than just swim. This particular park had some very good climbing trees and a playground that the kids played on for a bit when we first arrived.<br /><br />We then decided to go walk a trail. Unfortunately, we did not have a map. Fortunately, we did not get lost. Unfortunately, we did not plan for a hike. Fortunately, we all survived. We ended up going on about a three mile hike through the woods. I really did enjoy it and I think the kids did too, but they really wanted to swim even though the water temp was a chilly 76 degrees!<br /><br />Whenever I hike, I am always on the lookout for interesting things growing. This time around I told the kids I’d give them “10 points” for anything really interesting they found. This kept them interested in their surroundings for about 10 minutes, but I still found lots of neat things along the way. Here’s a sample:<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-a3eNuHTcWpQ/TlwqaXcxHBI/AAAAAAAAJO8/bMIiISfzjcA/s1600-h/blog2%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog2" border="0" height="160" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2CJBnBDyuqk/Tlwqa_IPRbI/AAAAAAAAJPA/qxQuvUYCBFQ/blog2_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog2" width="240" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZqYktpoFy_c/TlwqbKA115I/AAAAAAAAJPE/lwfuDDTZjOU/s1600-h/blog3%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog3" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-P6Zv55jKd3E/Tlwqbb3TN4I/AAAAAAAAJPI/ihn_SLNkO2w/blog3_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog3" width="160" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1DhWG6DoRsk/Tlwqb1SKEcI/AAAAAAAAJPM/IAVaxlthSzA/s1600-h/blog8%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog8" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AMYutz2Otgo/TlwqcAQidsI/AAAAAAAAJPQ/IqwfiLMQrPg/blog8_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog8" width="160" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qXrnZW-zWvc/TlwqcnwxX1I/AAAAAAAAJPU/wxN40VxTzd4/s1600-h/blog10%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog10" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SK2Z35jUqqc/TlwqdGN9t7I/AAAAAAAAJPY/3KL_9Ev6ggQ/blog10_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog10" width="160" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-H5PEKmAnuqI/TlwqdrtCJ9I/AAAAAAAAJPc/rKc2_gc3Gdw/s1600-h/blog14%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog14" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lTvO9kUtDIE/TlwqeEsO-uI/AAAAAAAAJPg/O4ursW1kOo0/blog14_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog14" width="160" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />My favorite find though was this tree….<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-T780U-nB0Ko/Tlwqebaiv3I/AAAAAAAAJPk/XQ4mLMvB1Xw/s1600-h/blog4%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog4" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WJDQj_FbczM/Tlwqe_ObXZI/AAAAAAAAJPo/BLezbr2gowU/blog4_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog4" width="160" /></a><br />Of course, once I pointed this out all the kids wanted to climb up as quick as they could – so we had to stage a photo op.<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iDzH7JBrgoA/TlwqfQsdB-I/AAAAAAAAJPs/yRYRu9w56Gc/s1600-h/blog5%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog5" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Vi3XKaBxgNY/Tlwqf0c16dI/AAAAAAAAJPw/i7b5yCU-Zk0/blog5_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog5" width="160" /></a><br />We, of course, took the chance to stage a few more photos at various points along the trail.<br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1ljwHhoL6xk/TlwqgCGVhhI/AAAAAAAAJP0/gEk28Dbge30/s1600-h/blog6%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog6" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VIZJ5ul5DEQ/TlwqgqbivCI/AAAAAAAAJP4/rKo5lWdWGzI/blog6_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog6" width="160" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0HN8x8D0cyk/Tlwqg3H01jI/AAAAAAAAJP8/oCdjb1mjOZo/s1600-h/blog7%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog7" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2Rf8BFio2QY/TlwqheF_vRI/AAAAAAAAJQA/ZmyqWvgNcOM/blog7_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog7" width="160" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IuLIryaCqeA/TlwqhxZnP5I/AAAAAAAAJQE/zF3_9X61BsM/s1600-h/blog12%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog12" border="0" height="160" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DxN5G-q-SNw/TlwqiLlo-BI/AAAAAAAAJQI/RzNMRBkrDQ0/blog12_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog12" width="240" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PzLE2y59DSQ/Tlwqis7KcgI/AAAAAAAAJQM/Sh6CdCD9q8w/s1600-h/blog13%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog13" border="0" height="160" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kUDJrzkGy48/TlwqjO_MU_I/AAAAAAAAJQQ/RqVvXcnCpy0/blog13_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog13" width="240" /></a><br />I found it really cool how all the trees were growing up and around the rocks – from small to really large. <br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kl-ozCfc_ts/TlwqjpY_FTI/AAAAAAAAJQU/stWkiJCuzFk/s1600-h/blog15%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog15" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qaavTPHmU3k/TlwqkLZ-NnI/AAAAAAAAJQY/16LOZJ3VXnc/blog15_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog15" width="160" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lF_9ZONOwac/TlwqkjCmhHI/AAAAAAAAJQc/xBec5iUSmLk/s1600-h/blog16%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog16" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--4dleVsBJMY/Tlwqk8fuYdI/AAAAAAAAJQg/NYNZSwyF4gI/blog16_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog16" width="160" /></a><br />And yes, we did let the kids swim after the hike (which took us two hours)…<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--IGn4wBWfK4/Tlwqlc-6l2I/AAAAAAAAJQk/hy350BNskJk/s1600-h/blog17%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog17" border="0" height="160" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-u153fluZu2I/Tlwqlsr5TCI/AAAAAAAAJQo/9od2kgua-CI/blog17_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog17" width="240" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-creTz7-jV2g/TlwqmKEmLGI/AAAAAAAAJQs/12NXgF3Ojos/s1600-h/blog19%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog19" border="0" height="160" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-030HHo-dzqM/TlwqmQAMHwI/AAAAAAAAJQw/_mRHFA9XLFc/blog19_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog19" width="240" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Day #2/175 Days</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-8898873014462293638?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-9317692934413346692011-08-22T19:44:00.000-04:002011-08-29T23:17:41.584-04:00My brother is here with his family on a vacation from their home in southern California. I decided this was a fantastic week to start school. We were planning some sort of excursion almost every day. Aside from that we also had Vacation Bible School each night, our biology/science co-op was starting, and a good friend from out of state was also in Maine on vacation and we had made plans to get together. I counted the opportunity for at least four field trips!<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2h_TmfinA7U/TlwhvfWuqhI/AAAAAAAAJN0/nHmEUCW78Kg/s1600-h/blog3%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog3" border="0" height="256" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6LtHlYix6iU/TlwhwK9BqlI/AAAAAAAAJN4/oBhpXjKL0tw/blog3_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog3" width="176" /></a><br />Today was the first day we went out to spend with my brother and his clan. We headed to a local spot called Houston Brook Falls. It’s a great little hike and the boys and I have been before a couple of times. The walk in is nice and easy. After you scale a fairly good-sized hill, you can continue walking up along the top of the falls. <br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rd3GIMYvjr4/Tlwhw1GPi4I/AAAAAAAAJN8/Enus5-GMmKU/s1600-h/blog4%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog4" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7iUmzpocahg/TlwhxMDkG4I/AAAAAAAAJOA/aUzvKlMCqic/blog4_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog4" width="160" /></a><br />I also discovered that the kids were all “perfect” ages. In age order…<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1fTuf0Sljdk/TlwhxoKos7I/AAAAAAAAJOE/0hqCKF9SOE0/s1600-h/blog1%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog1" border="0" height="160" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2dvJOEWkhuM/TlwhxwCz1ZI/AAAAAAAAJOI/oK1GqXhcYsc/blog1_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog1" width="240" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">K - age 6, Happy - age 7, K - age 8, B - age 9, and Conductor - age 10.<br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mAGbDY69u2o/TlwhyTIKQ2I/AAAAAAAAJOM/62mSNvoJEwk/s1600-h/blog2%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog2" border="0" height="160" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-o-kQXSK0pBo/TlwhzKzOyFI/AAAAAAAAJOQ/lMTGXpnjHBQ/blog2_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog2" width="240" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We had Lego-Man jump in so we could have a “cousin” picture.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We saw lots of mushrooms – very interesting ones – and other flora and fauna. Here’s a look at just a couple.</div><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-m2FAo50ZthU/TlwhzsUXuOI/AAAAAAAAJOU/amfhVu_cfV8/s1600-h/blog5%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog5" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IcsO_a0ELxY/Tlwh0E13R3I/AAAAAAAAJOY/-p5_j8G9Ggw/blog5_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog5" width="160" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Fi3P_OQiLKQ/Tlwh1cXSO-I/AAAAAAAAJOc/flKAuWc9cO4/s1600-h/blog6%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog6" border="0" height="160" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7WF5JwUGz5I/Tlwh1vVnKAI/AAAAAAAAJOg/wFLGNjvhpFQ/blog6_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog6" width="240" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And the trail? Yeah, it has a very steep part and when one son tells me he is bored (we were waiting for my sister &amp; her family to make their way back down), well, then he has to go back up and come back down. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xLxTjsBHxCQ/Tlwh2Lpx4eI/AAAAAAAAJOk/Arokd8cPA6Y/s1600-h/blog11%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog11" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Cd8lhuwS8D4/Tlwh2gRhowI/AAAAAAAAJOo/VgGcPnDv0ho/blog11_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog11" width="160" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tDg_3CWwHMw/TlwjJjQnhAI/AAAAAAAAJOs/FcVWLop-yhU/s1600-h/blog10%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blog10" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GETHmIzr2FQ/TlwjJ1wpKeI/AAAAAAAAJOw/OSBZV3fnNVs/blog10_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="blog10" width="160" /></a> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Overall it was a great day and a great hike. We tried to find another set of falls, but we were unable to. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was also the first night of Vacation Bible School. Happy &amp; Conductor participated. Lego-Man and I were helpers.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Day #1/175 Days</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-931769293441334669?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-31371312565941663402011-08-01T22:38:00.000-04:002011-08-29T23:17:34.772-04:00I just posted all about my schools plans for the upcoming 2011-2012 school year over on my family blog. You can check it out <a href="http://maineberrypatch.blogspot.com/2011/08/not-back-to-school-hop-curriculum-week.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="nb2shop" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MTrDTKtnwyI/TjYmUiaVTuI/AAAAAAAAG6M/tHTvFRt7ZXk/nb2shop_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-3137131256594166340?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-13613732950806678312011-06-28T23:24:00.001-04:002011-07-03T23:34:08.741-04:00We had a lot of fun on our last day of school for the 2010-2011 school year.<br /><br />The morning was spent at our County Extension Office. The younger kids in our 4H group participated in a Fun Food class where they learned about how to make healthy choices and learned a lot about eating fruits and veggies. They also created some fun crafts, played some games outside, and made a yummy snack to eat.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H5Oip1GolM0/ThEzpiJlkFI/AAAAAAAAJL4/Z0SI5eB1MC4/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H5Oip1GolM0/ThEzpiJlkFI/AAAAAAAAJL4/Z0SI5eB1MC4/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coloring while we waited for class to start.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GF4lr4of1ns/ThEzusljGpI/AAAAAAAAJL8/-jq_o68CO_o/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GF4lr4of1ns/ThEzusljGpI/AAAAAAAAJL8/-jq_o68CO_o/s1600/blog2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sorting board for veggies by color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8sLAwJb7Yt8/ThEzyaoh6sI/AAAAAAAAJMA/JkBv4p3f9vw/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8sLAwJb7Yt8/ThEzyaoh6sI/AAAAAAAAJMA/JkBv4p3f9vw/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The goal was to grab a "dragon tail." The person who lost their tail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">had to do five jumping jacks before they could keep playing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fR_BqrabHaA/ThEz84b2RfI/AAAAAAAAJME/rwI1F0aemwY/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fR_BqrabHaA/ThEz84b2RfI/AAAAAAAAJME/rwI1F0aemwY/s320/blog4.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hula-hooping!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a quick picnic lunch on the lawn outside the office, we headed in to town to play mini-golf! Earlier this year our group participated in a fundraiser and we used those funds to buy tickets for all the kids to play. Including younger siblings we had 18 kids! I took more shots than the two I'm sharing, but since there are other kids in them I can't share them here on the blog.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dq9wnfCF3PA/ThE0SfK_VkI/AAAAAAAAJMI/xYrV1QntXww/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dq9wnfCF3PA/ThE0SfK_VkI/AAAAAAAAJMI/xYrV1QntXww/s320/blog6.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NGhN_-yV_0Q/ThE0S5UtuYI/AAAAAAAAJMM/dMgwniq5zWQ/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NGhN_-yV_0Q/ThE0S5UtuYI/AAAAAAAAJMM/dMgwniq5zWQ/s320/blog5.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While I'm calling the 2010-2011 school year DONE, we will be starting our "summer session" here very shortly. That will consist mostly of just basics (reading, writing, and math). We'll also have some fun things like swim lessons and field trips to add as well. I'll be spending the next couple of weeks figuring out what we'll be using for next year and our schedule. It should be fun!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-1361373295080667831?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-5627291015282383062011-06-27T23:01:00.001-04:002011-07-03T23:24:39.930-04:00<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Last day of book work for the 2010-2011 school year!</span></i><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Fix math errors on final test (originally had a 68 on the test - brought it up to a 90)</li><li>Finished Lesson 72 in handwriting</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 27 &amp; 28 and review previous writing page - note errors</li><li>Complete 16A &amp; 16B in Wordly Wise</li><li>Play Grammar Blast</li><li>Complete pg. 47 in Spelling book</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Mad Dog math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy math drill</li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Mad Dog math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy math drill</li><li>Complete 16A &amp; 16B in Wordly Wise</li><li>Play Grammar Blast</li><li>Write each spelling word once and complete pg. 59</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pages 27 &amp; 28 and fix errors on previous writing&nbsp;</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read pgs. 56-59 of Christian Liberty Nature Reader and draw a picture of what you read</li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span><div><ul><li>Complete 20D in MUS</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Handwriting pg. 65</li><li>Complete pgs. 74-78 in Geography book</li><li>Create 4H Fair Cards for sunflower poster &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-562729101528238306?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-30708005579533265732011-06-25T22:42:00.001-04:002011-07-03T23:00:54.372-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GWRtEcX7Aho/ThEo7AgdJxI/AAAAAAAAJLI/8zLX5v4oJNw/s1600/sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GWRtEcX7Aho/ThEo7AgdJxI/AAAAAAAAJLI/8zLX5v4oJNw/s320/sign.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />We did three sessions each today. We skipped the first one since the older boys had been put in a session for something we've already done (ATV safety and it ended up getting rained out anyway) and Happy didn't have a first session. We chose to leave a bit later instead which worked great.<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">Lego-Man</span></b><br /><br /><ul><li>Session #1 - GPS Treasure Hunt - It was <i>pouring</i>&nbsp;rain poor kid. He was a bit drenched. About mid-way through I ran and got an emergency poncho I had in the truck for him which helped a bit.</li><li>Session #2 - Exploring Lego Robotics - way fun!</li><li>Session #3 - Starting a Business that Pops! - This was put on by the same folks at the UMaine Innovations Engineering that we visited in April. The kids came up with a new popcorn flavor, created it, and worked on how they would market it.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ybjkOSG56hM/ThEqUvzBzMI/AAAAAAAAJLQ/nSt5cdk7y-8/s1600/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ybjkOSG56hM/ThEqUvzBzMI/AAAAAAAAJLQ/nSt5cdk7y-8/s320/blog7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TOeVGNAT89Y/ThEqdYq2tqI/AAAAAAAAJLU/mRwwG9109tw/s1600/blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TOeVGNAT89Y/ThEqdYq2tqI/AAAAAAAAJLU/mRwwG9109tw/s320/blog8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Session #1 - Fly Fishing and Fly Rods - A great hands-on workshop where the kids could practice casting and be introduced to fly fishing.</li><li>Session #2 - GPS Treasure Hunt - He loved this! This was the same set-up for Lego-Man in the morning. There were cards hidden all over the fairgrounds and they used a GPS to find them.&nbsp;</li><li>Session #3 - Exploring Lego Robotics. Conductor was over the moon about this session! Unfortunately, we couldn't stay for him to manage to finish the maze, but he was given a great introduction to the program.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vaSnidnh810/ThErAo8aDUI/AAAAAAAAJLY/Xm_YqhhN3j4/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vaSnidnh810/ThErAo8aDUI/AAAAAAAAJLY/Xm_YqhhN3j4/s320/blog6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Happy</span></b></div><div><ul><li>Session #1 - Be a Beetle Buster - This was the same session Conductor did yesterday. It was about introducing the kids to some invasive insects that have managed to find their way to the US and New England. They were taught how to find them and what to do once they do find them (mark the area and tell a forest ranger).&nbsp;</li><li>Session #2 - Exploring Science Through Bubbles. This was Happy's <i>favorite</i>&nbsp;session. His best quote of the whole weekend was said at this session...."I'm making science!" &nbsp;The kids were given all kinds of every day objects to use in the homemade bubble solution.&nbsp;</li><li>Session #3 - Theater for Cloverbuds. This was the only disappointing session for me. We actually left early in order to go check out the Lego Robotics one with Conductor. This session turned out to be just a "play" session with arts and crafts and dress-up clothes. The only great thing was that the kids could pick a costume and/or create one and keep it. Our local 4H group is putting on a play this fall and we were able to pick up part of Happy's costume.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zJWxFGz1dSA/ThEr8LU11pI/AAAAAAAAJLc/l_SWP1jO5K8/s1600/bb1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zJWxFGz1dSA/ThEr8LU11pI/AAAAAAAAJLc/l_SWP1jO5K8/s320/bb1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-swQjG0On5yw/ThEr-wutcpI/AAAAAAAAJLg/qTjQLZW1MFU/s1600/bb2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-swQjG0On5yw/ThEr-wutcpI/AAAAAAAAJLg/qTjQLZW1MFU/s320/bb2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy's "Asian Longhorned Beetle"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b-NLkRHobIw/ThEsEJEfWDI/AAAAAAAAJLk/Va1OT5JoA-o/s1600/bb3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b-NLkRHobIw/ThEsEJEfWDI/AAAAAAAAJLk/Va1OT5JoA-o/s320/bb3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Making bubbles using cut-up straws and yarn</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Drw9EW7qfYY/ThEsNqKuv7I/AAAAAAAAJLo/T0t3hFoq2BE/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Drw9EW7qfYY/ThEsNqKuv7I/AAAAAAAAJLo/T0t3hFoq2BE/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMw2ci0IJYo/ThEsOIQfXKI/AAAAAAAAJLs/cM7RM9cST30/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZMw2ci0IJYo/ThEsOIQfXKI/AAAAAAAAJLs/cM7RM9cST30/s320/blog2.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Making&nbsp;science!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_X4HKY9YxaU/ThEsVvisNAI/AAAAAAAAJLw/BnQGysYsjzY/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_X4HKY9YxaU/ThEsVvisNAI/AAAAAAAAJLw/BnQGysYsjzY/s320/blog5.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QLHQqfFS6yA/ThEsWAKWB0I/AAAAAAAAJL0/RiARwLbGtIM/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QLHQqfFS6yA/ThEsWAKWB0I/AAAAAAAAJL0/RiARwLbGtIM/s320/blog4.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Using a "bubble cup"&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We opted not to go back on Sunday for activities. This was a great time though and we'll definitely be signing up next year!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-3070800557953326573?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-31080864038090298112011-06-24T22:09:00.003-04:002011-07-03T22:31:44.593-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AFma7RyRQP0/ThEhd4dHz5I/AAAAAAAAJKg/0W0sKIugFig/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AFma7RyRQP0/ThEhd4dHz5I/AAAAAAAAJKg/0W0sKIugFig/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I'm always blown away by all the fantastic opportunities the boys have since we've joined 4H. This year we attended our first Maine 4H Days. This consisted of 2-1/2 days at a local fairground (well, "local" is sometimes used loosely as it took us 1-1/2 hours to drive there) where various workshops were held for the children. The cost was amazing as well - only $5 per child with a $15/family max - for all 2-1/2 days - no matter what they chose to do.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I decided a bit too late to actually sign the boys up so we missed out on a few things they wanted to try. The other difficulty - for my picture taking ability at least - was that each boy was in a different track. Given Happy's age (only 7) and that he is a "Cloverbud" in 4H terms and needs adult supervision, most of the photos feature him. I was able to catch a few of the older boys and check on them at their various workshops though.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QxLeFu5alf0/ThEifu8LHdI/AAAAAAAAJKo/cWu7-lAE7Hg/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QxLeFu5alf0/ThEifu8LHdI/AAAAAAAAJKo/cWu7-lAE7Hg/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Today was Day #1 and Happy started his day at a workshop called "Wild and Wonderful." The kids learned about various animals and how they &nbsp;moved and then got to try it out. They all had a fantastic time.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2eqkIXkKSdg/ThEjU7PQJOI/AAAAAAAAJKw/GfEVB7Oje-M/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2eqkIXkKSdg/ThEjU7PQJOI/AAAAAAAAJKw/GfEVB7Oje-M/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Lego-Man spent his entire first day in a workshop called "Tech Wizards." This was a movie-making class. He and the other kids in this workshop spent the day creating their own mini-film and then editing it. They had to think up the concept, act it out, film it, and create a final product. They had a fantastic time!<br /><br />Conductor spent his first session in a workshop called "Everyone Lives Downstream." I dropped him off and since a friend and her children were with us at the first session with Happy, I was able to go check on him. He was having a <i>fantastic</i>&nbsp;time and even told me so!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zic5y5hKx2g/ThEjCowPNrI/AAAAAAAAJKs/__p0ZU5c2Us/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zic5y5hKx2g/ThEjCowPNrI/AAAAAAAAJKs/__p0ZU5c2Us/s320/blog4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were playing a game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second session had Happy at the "My Dirt is Alive" workshop. This covered composting and all the things that go with dirt.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hXwCvYCSWWo/ThEjjwIT3nI/AAAAAAAAJK0/G4ubL90k0rU/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hXwCvYCSWWo/ThEjjwIT3nI/AAAAAAAAJK0/G4ubL90k0rU/s320/blog5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Taking dirt samples</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What I loved about each session was how hands on fun was interspersed with learning. Cloverbuds in 4H range in age from 5-8 years old so sitting and listening to someone talk can be hard. However, when they are moving and touching and seeing it all themselves, the learning stays.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8q2h8N95WUM/ThEj9_cQDnI/AAAAAAAAJK8/KPprOuczQ0I/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8q2h8N95WUM/ThEj9_cQDnI/AAAAAAAAJK8/KPprOuczQ0I/s320/blog6.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy sharing with one of the instructors his "mud painting."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The "My Dirt is Alive" session had a compost bin as part of it and each Cloverbud took home their own container of dirt in which they planted some seeds. (Happy planted cucumber seeds and they are already sprouted just a week later.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gePKP3P1r6M/ThEkSNUc--I/AAAAAAAAJLA/k5KXgFJxfig/s1600/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gePKP3P1r6M/ThEkSNUc--I/AAAAAAAAJLA/k5KXgFJxfig/s320/blog7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Conductor spent his second session at the "Be a Beetle Buster" workshop. This was just across from where we were located so while I could see him I didn't get any photos. He thought this one was his favorite of all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After lunch Happy did the "Everyone Lives Downstream" session. This was similar to the one Conductor had done in the morning. Happy loved all the games! I didn't spend a lot of time with him in this session so I only have a photo while they were playing a "name game" at the beginning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ut7kLFP1rxY/ThEkuByAxhI/AAAAAAAAJLE/-z27mTCE88A/s1600/blog9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ut7kLFP1rxY/ThEkuByAxhI/AAAAAAAAJLE/-z27mTCE88A/s320/blog9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had taken my friend's daughter to the "Creativity Tent" where she made lots of sand art and other fun open-ended crafts.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Conductor spent this session in the "What's in Your Storm Water?" session.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each session was 1-1/2 hours long which was sometimes a tad too long for the Cloverbuds. All of the sessions are taught by camp counselors in training for the <a href="http://umaine.edu/tanglewood/">Maine 4H Camp Tanglewood</a>. Maine 4H Days are used for their training for summer camp. I didn't see one counselor who didn't do a great job with the kids. I know my boys loved it and had a great time.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Initially we were not going to attend on Friday but only Saturday. I'm really glad we added in the extra day.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-3108086403809029811?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-72642416551659480152011-06-23T20:53:00.010-04:002011-07-03T21:38:33.768-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Complete Final Test pgs. 77-80 in MUS Test book</li><li>Complete Lesson 71 in handwriting</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pgs. 25 &amp; 26</li><li>Play Grammar Blast</li><li>Complete pg. 46 in spelling book</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>Handling Yours Ups and Downs</u></li><li>Mad Dog math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy math drill</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Mad Dog math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy math drill</li><li>Complete 15D in Wordly Wise</li><li>Play Grammar Blast</li><li>Write each spelling word once and complete top of page 58 only</li><li>Complete Lesson 44 in Handwriting</li><li>Complete Easy Writing pgs. 25 &amp; 26</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read pgs. 52-56 in Christian Liberty Press Reader and draw a picture about what you read</li><li>Read two chapters in <u>A Kid's Guide to Managing Time</u></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Practice piano</li><li>Complete Lesson 29 in Handwriting</li><li>Complete 20C in MUS</li></ul></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-7264241655165948015?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-84263470472591407172011-06-22T20:44:00.001-04:002011-07-02T20:52:07.219-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Practice piano</li><li>Completed the <a href="http://simpleschoolingunitstudies.s3.amazonaws.com/farms/farm_course/player.swf">Simple Schooling Farm Interactive Unit Study</a></li><li>Played lots of games with Miss H</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Mad Dog math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy math drill</li><li>Fix errors on pgs. 120 &amp; 121 in Wordly Wise and complete 15C &amp; 15D</li><li>Play Grammar Blast</li><li>Write each spelling word once and complete pg. 57 in spelling book</li><li>Complete Lesson 42 in handwriting</li><li>Complete <a href="http://www.easygrammar.com/writing.html">Easy Writing</a> pages 23 &amp; 24</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read pgs. 49-52 in Christian Liberty Nature Reader</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>A Kid's Guide to Managing Time</u></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Complete Test 30 &amp; Unit Test IV in MUS Test book</li><li>Complete Lesson 70 in handwriting</li><li>Complete&nbsp;<a href="http://www.easygrammar.com/writing.html">Easy Writing</a>&nbsp;pages 23 &amp; 24</li><li>Complete 15C &amp; 15D in Wordly Wise</li><li>Play Grammar Blast</li><li>Complete pg. 45 in Spelling Skills</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>Handling Your Ups and Downs</u></li><li>Mad Dog math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy math drill</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-8426347047259140717?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-90808528196656671662011-06-21T20:40:00.001-04:002011-07-02T20:44:06.117-04:00Today was a fun unschooling day. We began with an early session of piano lessons. I've opted to continue as we can through the summer in order for the boys to stay current with their new skills. When we go to lessons our teacher blocks out two hours for us and we each have, on average, 30 minutes with her.<br /><br />Today was a bit interesting though as I had H&amp;H with me - otherwise known as Miss H and Mr. H. These are the two children I used to babysit full-time and now only baby sit on occasion. They did relatively well at piano. Actually, it was my boys who were a bit more out of hand than normal.<br /><br />We arrived home at lunch and spent the afternoon playing outside and watching some fun kid videos we don't normally watch (Word World and Dora). They also played lots and lots of board games which is always fun with a 2-1/2 year old and an almost 4 year old added to the mix.<br /><br />My oldest son listened to a lot of Adventures in Odyssey or read while hiding out in his room.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-9080852819665667166?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-11029326901109618982011-06-20T20:29:00.001-04:002011-07-02T20:38:31.120-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Complete 30F in MUS (last lesson in his book!)</li><li>Complete Lesson 69 in Handwriting</li><li>Fix 14C in Wordly Wise and complete 15A &amp; 15B</li><li>Play <a href="http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/grammar/">Grammar Blast</a> online</li><li>Complete pg. 44 in Spelling book</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>Making Up Your Own Mind</u></li><li>Create 10 "Judging Cards" for 4H (we will be entering two fairs and since each item needs a judging card, we are working on these now!)</li><li>Mad Dog math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy math drill</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Mad Dog math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy math drill</li><li>Fix errors on page 114 in Wordly Wise and complete 15A &amp; 15B</li><li>Play Grammar Blast</li><li>Write each spelling word once, fix page 54, and complete page 55</li><li>Complete handwriting Lesson 41</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read pgs. 46-49 in Christian Liberty Nature Reader and draw a picture of what you read</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>Using Your Head</u></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>Life</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Today the two younger boys came with me while we went to buy our new guinea hens and chickens</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dYWJ0SYXShQ/Tg-5l6BfOcI/AAAAAAAAJKc/MLdUdo2LGOw/s1600/chick3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dYWJ0SYXShQ/Tg-5l6BfOcI/AAAAAAAAJKc/MLdUdo2LGOw/s320/chick3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><ul><li>They also tagged along on a trip to the vet. Our seven year old female dog has developed urinary&nbsp;incontinence. We were able to put her on a med that should help.</li></ul></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-1102932690110961898?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-17704416417586838132011-06-17T23:59:00.002-04:002011-06-20T00:08:25.175-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Complete 20B in MUS&nbsp;</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Complete Lesson 28 in handwriting</li><li>Complete pgs. 36-45 in Geography</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Happy and Tots</span></b></span></div><div><ul><li>Listened to <u>The Glorious Flight</u></li><li>Went over phonics flaschards A-Z</li><li>Miss H worked on an ABC letter writing book</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Complete 30E in MUS</li><li>Complete Lesson 68</li><li>Complete 14C &amp; 14D in Wordly Wise</li><li>Complete pg. 43 in Spelling and fix errors on pg. 42</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>Using Your Head</u></li><li>Mad Dog Math Drill</li><li>Math Galaxy</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Mad Dog Math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy</li><li>Fix all errors on pg. 112 and 113 in Wordly Wise and complete 14C &amp; 14D</li><li>Complete alphabetical order page and create <a href="http://members.abcteach.com/content/n/nouns3_m.pdf">Common Noun &amp; Proper Noun poster</a></li><li>Write each word once and complete top of pg. 54 in spelling</li><li>Complete Lesson 40 in handwriting</li><li>Work on <a href="http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/grammar/">Grammar Blast </a>(he's actually been doing this for awhile on his own)</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read pgs. 42-46 in CL Nature Reader #3&nbsp;</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>Making Up Your Own Mind</u></li></ul><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Tonight we all had our piano recital as well.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X6jiQQj16wQ/Tf7HRfQdtjI/AAAAAAAAJJs/v2k8S-IlOrY/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X6jiQQj16wQ/Tf7HRfQdtjI/AAAAAAAAJJs/v2k8S-IlOrY/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-j8R6prUP4/Tf7HXWsHzmI/AAAAAAAAJJw/CVUjXoEx90o/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-j8R6prUP4/Tf7HXWsHzmI/AAAAAAAAJJw/CVUjXoEx90o/s320/blog5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E3cui3BIVvc/Tf7Hct-ySiI/AAAAAAAAJJ0/P9ogiEPTJ7E/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E3cui3BIVvc/Tf7Hct-ySiI/AAAAAAAAJJ0/P9ogiEPTJ7E/s320/blog6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5vaY9BIwBsU/Tf7HhjrreKI/AAAAAAAAJJ4/IjiiZ8tChRI/s1600/blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5vaY9BIwBsU/Tf7HhjrreKI/AAAAAAAAJJ4/IjiiZ8tChRI/s320/blog8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-1770441641758683813?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-25660029750680152082011-06-16T23:52:00.002-04:002011-06-19T23:59:06.547-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Complete 30D in MUS</li><li>Complete Lesson 67 in Handwriting</li><li>Complete 14A &amp; 14B in Wordly Wise</li><li>Complete pg. 42 in spelling</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>Making Up Your Own Mind</u></li><li>Mad Dog Math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch Lesson 20 &amp; complete 20A</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Complete Lesson 27 in handwriting</li><li>Complete pgs. 28-32 in Geography</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Mad Dog Math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy</li><li>Fix misspelled words on pg. 105, complete 14A &amp; 14B in Wordly Wise</li><li>Complete alphabetizing page and quiz on common and proper nouns</li><li>Write each spelling word once and complete pg. 53</li><li>Complete Lesson 39 in handwriting</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Read pgs. 39-41 in Christian Liberty Press Nature Reader #3</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>Using Your Head</u></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>Together</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Create "Daddy" cards and coloring pages for Father's Day</li><li>Read our Compassion Child's letter outloud, point out where she lives, dictate letters to send</li><li>Have lunch outside and enjoy the great day!</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XVKQeoB00Lc/Tf7FgHu7xuI/AAAAAAAAJJo/q7P0BmcOgmM/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XVKQeoB00Lc/Tf7FgHu7xuI/AAAAAAAAJJo/q7P0BmcOgmM/s320/blog1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-2566002975068015208?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-82355439589854191132011-06-15T23:52:00.000-04:002011-06-19T23:52:35.709-04:00I haven't been tracking all the things we do for Community Service, but I felt that this opportunity needed to count. A few years ago I was a part of our local MOPS Group (Mothers of Preschoolers) but I soon "graduated out." We then did a homeschool co-op for a bit, but that proved to be too much for us at the time. We are revisiting it for the future.<br /><br />A call went out that they would be short workers for the last two MOPS meetings so the boys &amp; I volunteered. Okay, so I volunteered the boys and we all headed in to help out. Conductor and Lego-Man helped with the MOPPETS (ages 2 to 6) and Happy &amp; I hung out in the nursery.<br /><br />The first week was pretty small. We had about five workers (not counting Happy) and only four babies. Needless to say that was a relatively easy week.<br /><br />Today we had quite a few more as it was a "regular" MOPS week. (The previous week was a MOPS Bible study.) We had about 6-7 workers this week and a dozen babies. Overall it was great for Happy to be in there helping with me. I know he would have rather helped with the MOPPETS but too many of his friends come with younger siblings so I knew it wouldn't be a "helping" situation for him. It was in the nursery.<br /><br />Lego-Man and Conductor arrived back sweaty and tired each week so I know they worked and played hard helping the little ones have a good time while their moms enjoyed some "kid-free/adult-only" chatting.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-8235543958985419113?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-27767775617324530092011-06-14T23:36:00.010-04:002011-06-19T23:41:30.646-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Mad Dog Math Drill</li><li>Math Galaxy</li><li>Fix errors on pgs. 114 &amp; 115 in Wordly Wise and complete 13C</li><li>Complete alphabetizing page, fix forming plural nouns page and complete pgs. 4 &amp;5 about common &amp; proper nouns</li><li>Write each word 4 times on notebook paper - spelling</li><li>Complete Lesson 38 in handwriting</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read pgs. 34-39 in Christian Liberty Nature Reader #3</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>Using Your Head</u></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Complete 30C in MUS</li><li>Complete Lesson 66 in handwriting</li><li>Complete 13C &amp; 13D in Wordly Wise</li><li>Fix errors on pg. 40 in Spelling book</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>Making Up Your Own Mind</u></li><li>Mad Dog Math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Practice piano</li><li>Complete <a href="http://sscsummerschoolweekone.s3.amazonaws.com/player.swf">Simple Schooling unit on Weather</a></li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-2776777561732453009?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-40418471705472126642011-06-13T23:23:00.009-04:002011-06-19T23:36:39.914-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Mad Dog Math Drill</li><li>Math Galaxy</li><li>Wordly Wise - complete 13A &amp; 13B</li><li>Phonics pages: complete <a href="http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/abc_order_easy1.pdf">alphabetizing page</a>&nbsp;pg. 1, forming plural nouns page and pgs 1 &amp; 2 of "What is a Noun?"</li><li>Write each spelling word once and complete pg. 51</li><li>Complete Handwriting Lesson 37</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read pgs. 31-34 in Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book #3</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>Making Up Your Own Mind</u></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Complete 30B in MUS</li><li>Complete Lesson 65 in Handwriting</li><li>Complete 13A &amp; 13B in Wordly Wise</li><li>Complete pg. 40 in spelling skills books</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read <u>My Side of the Mountain</u>&nbsp;for 20 minutes</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>Using Your Head</u></li><li>Mad Dog Math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy</li></ul><div>Happy wasn't feeling well this day.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-4041847170547212664?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-1435938537417611232011-06-10T23:05:00.010-04:002011-06-19T23:24:00.743-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Math Drills</li><li>Wordly Wise - finish review puzzle</li><li>Phonics pages - pgs. 149 &amp; 150</li><li>Complete Lesson 36 in handwriting</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Mad Dog Math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy&nbsp;</li><li>Read pgs. 28-31 in Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book #3</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>Making Up Your Own Mind</u></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Watch Lesson 30 &amp; complete 30A in MUS</li><li>Complete Lesson 64 in Handwriting</li><li>Complete pgs. 101-103 in Wordly Wise and write out message</li><li>Fix pg. 38 &amp; complete pg. 39 in Spelling Skills book</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read book of choice for 20 minutes</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>Using Your Head</u></li><li>Mad Dog Math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy and Tots*</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Lots of painting</li><li>Fun worksheets</li><li>Math (Happy)</li><li>Handwriting (Happy)</li><li>Geography (Happy)</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">*Up until this past year I used to babysit two children. I occasionally still have them and they show up in our homeschool routine when they are here.&nbsp;</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BFoBTlw2Jhg/Tf67JaOxhxI/AAAAAAAAJJI/qtHGUmnr-VM/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BFoBTlw2Jhg/Tf67JaOxhxI/AAAAAAAAJJI/qtHGUmnr-VM/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mr. H coloring - kind of.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vHRF1SvvaH8/Tf67NySGy_I/AAAAAAAAJJM/mcFAODzOgcY/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vHRF1SvvaH8/Tf67NySGy_I/AAAAAAAAJJM/mcFAODzOgcY/s320/blog2.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miss H working on her "bug" worksheet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the afternoon we headed out to our 4H meeting. When Mr. &amp; Miss H are with me, we typically keep to our regular schedule and just add them in. Today at our 4H meeting we watered and checked on our raised beds that are planted at the Extension Office.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LIZQw7LB1is/Tf67f6mn5TI/AAAAAAAAJJQ/9vKOxFnLCM8/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LIZQw7LB1is/Tf67f6mn5TI/AAAAAAAAJJQ/9vKOxFnLCM8/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V6i7z_yQYio/Tf67jC_jUEI/AAAAAAAAJJU/Oa8wUtOsB-Q/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V6i7z_yQYio/Tf67jC_jUEI/AAAAAAAAJJU/Oa8wUtOsB-Q/s320/blog4.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miss H helping to water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are also doing a drama/theater focus for our Education Exhibit and group project for the year. The kids are writing a play. It's basically an outline of what they want to do but most of the lines will be ad lib. Our teen leader is explaining the concept to them and telling them how it's all going to fall in to place. Our goal is to have this ready to perform at a few places this fall.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i6Ta_oClh34/Tf677jAYxYI/AAAAAAAAJJY/aaNRYciFEJY/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i6Ta_oClh34/Tf677jAYxYI/AAAAAAAAJJY/aaNRYciFEJY/s320/blog5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We soon broke in to two groups - older kids (actual 4H age - 9 to 19) and younger kids (or Cloverbuds ages 5-8 with some extra younger siblings as well). The Cloverbuds had a story read to them (<u>Jack's Garden</u>) since we are also doing a "Kids Can Grow" project.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cOcOI07LRzY/Tf68RxnfsfI/AAAAAAAAJJc/W6EpK6hcMgg/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cOcOI07LRzY/Tf68RxnfsfI/AAAAAAAAJJc/W6EpK6hcMgg/s320/blog6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then they created a fun sunflower poster with the plan to enter them as a fair project. The idea and printables came from <a href="http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/general_content/free_resources/teachers_corner/projects/partsSunflower.jsp">Lakeshore Learning</a>.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9pWZmreP-1U/Tf68oMcOBsI/AAAAAAAAJJg/LbCF8kOCJ_w/s1600/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9pWZmreP-1U/Tf68oMcOBsI/AAAAAAAAJJg/LbCF8kOCJ_w/s320/blog7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mr. H showing off his sunflower coloring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uQfNUVmxk6U/Tf68s-0axZI/AAAAAAAAJJk/OkX3QYEobak/s1600/blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uQfNUVmxk6U/Tf68s-0axZI/AAAAAAAAJJk/OkX3QYEobak/s320/blog8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy working hard on his.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-143593853741761123?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-36854535905445367062011-06-09T22:25:00.000-04:002011-06-19T23:04:04.774-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.songoriverqueen.net/SongoPrint2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(taken from<a href="http://www.songoriverqueen.net/about.htm"> their website</a>)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Recently we had a fantastic opportunity to ride on the <a href="http://www.songoriverqueen.net/about.htm">Songo River Queen II</a>. The Queen is a replica of a Mississippi River Boat - complete with paddle wheels!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sPV1k2L66L4/Tf6zmj4J1OI/AAAAAAAAJIM/IZV1B_Tgwhs/s1600/blog18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sPV1k2L66L4/Tf6zmj4J1OI/AAAAAAAAJIM/IZV1B_Tgwhs/s320/blog18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">This is a really poor photo I snapped as we left the boat with lightening and thunder going on around us. Needless to say I snapped quickly &amp; kept walking - fast!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over 150 homeschoolers charted the boat for the day. We had a fantastic coordinator who not only put together this trip but also <a href="http://mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com/2011/06/day-158175-days-field-trip.html">the one from last week</a> when we went on the tour of Colonial Pemaquid and the Puffin Cruise. I've coordinated trips for up to 40 people before and that is a lot of work. I'm just in awe at what this woman was able to pull off. It was wonderful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She needed to meet a certain price point to charter the boat for both the trips. There was a morning and afternoon cruise. Everything above &amp; beyond that cost was donated to a local food bank. She was also able to bring snacks and drinks on board (instead of the ship selling them) and all those proceeds also went to the food bank. My kids were thrilled since I actually let them buy snacks on board.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_jnhcXccoWM/Tf60j7v0JgI/AAAAAAAAJIQ/KaA1JIwnbFI/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_jnhcXccoWM/Tf60j7v0JgI/AAAAAAAAJIQ/KaA1JIwnbFI/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Conductor hopping in front of Miss Tammy so I'd snap his photo.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">It was great to be on board with lots of friends!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So why were we so excited to take this trip? Well, we've reached the time of year when the weather is great and it's nice to be outside. Second, I didn't have to&nbsp;coordinate&nbsp;the trip in order to enjoy the opportunity. Lastly, this is the last season that the Songo River Queen II will be able to take the trip she did on this very day.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Queen passes through two swing bridges and a lock on her journey down Long Lake and the Songo River. At the end of this season the Maine Department of Transportation is replacing the swing causeway bridge with a fixed bridge that will not&nbsp;accommodate&nbsp;the height of the Queen. It really is a sad end to over 100 years of the Queen making this trip. You can read more about the <a href="http://www.songoriverqueen.net/last_chance.htm">Last Chance</a>&nbsp;to experience this on their website.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IwkGmSG82Y8/Tf61i4JPHHI/AAAAAAAAJIU/NYkVi69kArI/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IwkGmSG82Y8/Tf61i4JPHHI/AAAAAAAAJIU/NYkVi69kArI/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All three of the boys came with me and we met up with my sister and nephew as well as my friend Tammy &amp; her family. We had a great time just sitting and chatting for the 2-1/2 hour ride. In retrospect, I wish I had thought to pack books, toys, and/or games for the kids to keep busy with. While historic, it was a touch boring for them at times.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kWzP5uGk5As/Tf61mLzwPYI/AAAAAAAAJIY/BPmdAjqCX0A/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kWzP5uGk5As/Tf61mLzwPYI/AAAAAAAAJIY/BPmdAjqCX0A/s320/blog3.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This also happened to be one of <i>the </i>hottest days of the summer thus far. It was almost 90 degrees today. While it wasn't horrible while we were moving, we did have a longer period of just sitting while going through the lock. I thought I was literally melting there for a bit!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So how did the cruise work?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First we passed from one end of Long Lake to the other through the causeway swing bridge. You can see the bridge open below. It is not a drawbridge. A gate does come down on either side and there is a stoplight there as well. I have been caught at that light before in the past while a boat was going through.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G5hWA5V2pfo/Tf62Hp88jgI/AAAAAAAAJIc/GNZaWWPdc1Q/s1600/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G5hWA5V2pfo/Tf62Hp88jgI/AAAAAAAAJIc/GNZaWWPdc1Q/s320/blog7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We eventually started down the Songo River. It was very twisty and turning. In fact, one of the last turns we needed to make was about 90 degrees. In fact, the captain asked everyone at the front of the ship on the top deck to please sit so he could see clearly past them. Here's the start of the turn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0_tUw0W0L4I/Tf62ZDloBeI/AAAAAAAAJIg/zPdtjmomIko/s1600/blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0_tUw0W0L4I/Tf62ZDloBeI/AAAAAAAAJIg/zPdtjmomIko/s320/blog8.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were headed for the green bridge just up ahead. This is another swing bridge, but it's smaller, there is less traffic, and it's manually turned by a hand crank.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jyYvVdezW2w/Tf62kmC1-_I/AAAAAAAAJIk/O8DcMPJQYG0/s1600/blog9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jyYvVdezW2w/Tf62kmC1-_I/AAAAAAAAJIk/O8DcMPJQYG0/s320/blog9.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here it is swung out so we can pass.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XmrNtn4pjEY/Tf62qWk-C9I/AAAAAAAAJIo/LB6b_hQTnjQ/s1600/blog10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XmrNtn4pjEY/Tf62qWk-C9I/AAAAAAAAJIo/LB6b_hQTnjQ/s320/blog10.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The crank used to open it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FGJ4Q-_atPg/Tf62vtsS6oI/AAAAAAAAJIs/J9Ygypola0E/s1600/blog11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FGJ4Q-_atPg/Tf62vtsS6oI/AAAAAAAAJIs/J9Ygypola0E/s320/blog11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once through this bridge we came to the lock. I mistakenly thought it was a series of locks that we needed to go through to continue the journey. &nbsp;It was not. It was one lock and really we went through to show how they work. These are manual locks so one either side were one to two people doing this....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Na5jzXJ6jGs/Tf63DIHZeMI/AAAAAAAAJIw/eGEj4EjS7jM/s1600/blog13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Na5jzXJ6jGs/Tf63DIHZeMI/AAAAAAAAJIw/eGEj4EjS7jM/s320/blog13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IOPz4MPjdxk/Tf63mZitsXI/AAAAAAAAJI8/VHBgx3wx9co/s1600/blog14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IOPz4MPjdxk/Tf63mZitsXI/AAAAAAAAJI8/VHBgx3wx9co/s320/blog14.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lScHb9kThiA/Tf63Ig77C5I/AAAAAAAAJI0/PH3cBD0Zx4w/s1600/blog17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lScHb9kThiA/Tf63Ig77C5I/AAAAAAAAJI0/PH3cBD0Zx4w/s320/blog17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then this pump was used to either raise or lower the water level in the lock to match the level on the other side. Again, manually done....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MHvWsqk554Y/Tf63Z092QEI/AAAAAAAAJI4/Q17JV11r9qo/s1600/blog16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MHvWsqk554Y/Tf63Z092QEI/AAAAAAAAJI4/Q17JV11r9qo/s320/blog16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After we went through the lock we simply turned around and went back through and headed back to our starting point. The water on the other side of the lock was too shallow for us to continue down that river.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is our view before heading back in to the lock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PRHSfJwi7x0/Tf63yf1fBOI/AAAAAAAAJJA/3QinvuQ-fXY/s1600/blog15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PRHSfJwi7x0/Tf63yf1fBOI/AAAAAAAAJJA/3QinvuQ-fXY/s320/blog15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall it was a neat field trip especially since after September the Queen will no longer be able to go through the lock due to the new bridge. It was a beautiful day so it made it that much more enjoyable to be on the boat. We all had a great time visiting with friends and just enjoying the day.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b_lW6tt9WdI/Tf64hXGPezI/AAAAAAAAJJE/DyEr2Dx4tt0/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b_lW6tt9WdI/Tf64hXGPezI/AAAAAAAAJJE/DyEr2Dx4tt0/s320/blog5.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>This marks our 23rd field trip for the 2010-2011 school year.</b></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-3685453590544536706?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-5182629590687254832011-06-07T21:26:00.002-04:002011-06-16T21:58:19.555-04:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Happy</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Complete 19F in MUS</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Handwriting - Lesson 24</li><li>Geography pgs. 14-19</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>Conductor</b></span></div><div><ul><li>Mad Dog Math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy Whole Numbers</li><li>Wordly Wise - correct all errors on pgs. 99-101</li><li>Phonics pgs. 133, 134 &amp; 141</li><li>Write spelling words and complete pg. 50</li><li>Complete Lesson 35 in handwriting</li><li>Practice the piano</li><li>Word Qwerty (completed all 20 lessons)</li><li>Read Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 3 pgs. 24-28 and draw a picture about what you read</li><li>Read two chapters in <u>A Kid's Guide to Managing Money</u></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Lego-Man</b></span></div></div><div><ul><li>Complete tests 28 &amp; 29 in MUS</li><li>Complete Lesson 63 in Handwriting</li><li>Complete pg. 103 in Wordly Wise</li><li>Complete p. 38 in Spelling</li><li>Practice piano</li><li>Read book of choice for 20 minutes</li><li>Read 2 chapters in <u>A Consumer's Guide for Kids</u></li><li>Mad Dog Math drill</li><li>Math Galaxy Whole Numbers</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-518262959068725483?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-37137800356909022352011-06-06T15:37:00.000-04:002011-06-16T16:20:11.580-04:00Today are instruments are the triangle and glockenspiel. Our composer is Gershwin. For art we learned how to draw a human figure and the a profile of a clown. Our artist is Matisse.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2SREVhBeMmg/Tfph6RgRg1I/AAAAAAAAJHs/g1kz_NHCOCU/s1600/blog1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2SREVhBeMmg/Tfph6RgRg1I/AAAAAAAAJHs/g1kz_NHCOCU/s320/blog1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">All excited to start co-op. Okay, not really but still cute!</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">**********************</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Music</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>Read page 80 in <u>Story of the Orchestra</u>&nbsp;about the triangle</li><li>Listen to Track 33</li><li>Watch <a href="http://youtu.be/UqTi7h4fxeM">this video</a> on YouTube</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="290" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UqTi7h4fxeM" width="380"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>Listed four things about triangles on the white board and created a mini-booklet</li><li>Read pg. 82 in <u>Story of the Orchestra</u>&nbsp;about the glockenspiel</li><li>Watched <a href="http://youtu.be/Y1G92tkoZUU">this video</a> on YouTube</li><li>Listed four things about the glockenspiel on the white board and created a mini-booklet</li><li>Read from <u>Lives of the Musicians</u>&nbsp;pgs. 87-89 about George Gershwin</li><li>Read from the Young Composers book as well pgs. 173-175</li><li>Boys colored a picture of Gershwin while being read to</li><li>Listed four things about Gershwin on the white board and created notebook page (pg. 12 in this <a href="http://www.homeschoolnotebooking.com/category/free-pages/">free set</a>) listing birth/death dates, famous songs, where he was born, his name, and pasted a few photos on it as well.&nbsp;</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WhsJKdij4M4/TfphH-JGkqI/AAAAAAAAJHo/JJ3YgAy2wOM/s1600/blog2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WhsJKdij4M4/TfphH-JGkqI/AAAAAAAAJHo/JJ3YgAy2wOM/s320/blog2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>While the boys created their notebook page on Gershwin we listened to <a href="http://youtu.be/1U40xBSz6Dc">Rhapsody in Blue</a>.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QGIt8YD7T9E/Tfpi9s1tVSI/AAAAAAAAJHw/EpC2XMMBAzc/s1600/blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QGIt8YD7T9E/Tfpi9s1tVSI/AAAAAAAAJHw/EpC2XMMBAzc/s320/blog3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">***************************</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Art</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x3yKavt5jEQ/TfpjKpcRoFI/AAAAAAAAJH0/WFJ7u7Acxjc/s1600/blog9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x3yKavt5jEQ/TfpjKpcRoFI/AAAAAAAAJH0/WFJ7u7Acxjc/s320/blog9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>We continued with our drawing lessons via Barry Stebbing videos. We continued with Portraits and Anatomy and learned to draw the human figure. Here are the boys offerings:</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8EvvG6djsGY/TfpjaTOPNOI/AAAAAAAAJH4/6TzREYtUUlQ/s1600/blog6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8EvvG6djsGY/TfpjaTOPNOI/AAAAAAAAJH4/6TzREYtUUlQ/s320/blog6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy's</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-32dkU3ZhqXw/Tfpja9PUkeI/AAAAAAAAJH8/x6puZBo1_kg/s1600/blog4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-32dkU3ZhqXw/Tfpja9PUkeI/AAAAAAAAJH8/x6puZBo1_kg/s320/blog4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Conductor's</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zyVjeJDIQEI/Tfpjbc4OsOI/AAAAAAAAJIA/uMgbAS-kWBI/s1600/blog5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zyVjeJDIQEI/Tfpjbc4OsOI/AAAAAAAAJIA/uMgbAS-kWBI/s320/blog5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lego-Man's</div><div><ul><li>They also drew the profile of a clown and a cartoon character called "sleepy."&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Our artist today is Henri Matisse.&nbsp;</li><li>Read about Matisse in <u>Art in Story</u>&nbsp;pgs. 258-259</li><li>Read <u>Drawing with Scissors</u>&nbsp;- a picture book about Matisse</li><li>Watched<a href="http://youtu.be/qlnBcaZEGb0"> this video</a> of Matisse drawing with scissors on YouTube.</li></ul><div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="290" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qlnBcaZEGb0" width="380"></iframe></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><ul><li>Listed things learned on the white board and created an artist biography page.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wa0_k61Fs2U/TfpkX6ieLtI/AAAAAAAAJIE/gkQioYu6QJ0/s1600/blog8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wa0_k61Fs2U/TfpkX6ieLtI/AAAAAAAAJIE/gkQioYu6QJ0/s320/blog8.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MB1aTGtROmI/TfpkgDXpwvI/AAAAAAAAJII/PioGTxdBfqE/s1600/blog7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MB1aTGtROmI/TfpkgDXpwvI/AAAAAAAAJII/PioGTxdBfqE/s320/blog7.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I find images online and paste them in to Word to create these pages. I shrink them down (just hold the control key and grab the corner of the photo and the dimensions will stay while you shrink it). I like the hands on aspect.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />We ran out of time to do the other project we had planned. You can <a href="http://www.storyboardtoys.com/gallery/matisse-kids-art-lesson.htm">see it here and print the templates</a> to create your own. I think we'll be adding it to a future day of school.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4174342754568996234-3713780035690902235?l=mainefreedomacademy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Berry Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549788623907370094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4174342754568996234.post-19472153516396460452011-06-03T23:30:00.000-04:002011-06-05T00:00:51.666-04:00We were out of the house far earlier than we normally are to head to the coast for the day. A fellow homeschooling mom had put together a fantastic and large (!!) outing for area homeschoolers. The group I had signed up for was starting the day with a tour of <a href="http://www.friendsofcolonialpemaquid.org/">Colonial Pemaquid</a> in New Harbor. The boys &amp; I had never been and it would help add to all the Maine history we have studied this year.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7AnA_ACTEww/Ter46LAneeI/AAAAAAAAJGE/YkesAAYygj8/s1600/CP1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7AnA_ACTEww/Ter46LAneeI/AAAAAAAAJGE/YkesAAYygj8/s320/CP1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is our guide, Don. He had a very dry sense of humor and I didn't see him smile once. I assume he must like people and children to spend his free time guiding tours. Or he could just like history. I'm not sure I'd assume anything about him. We were split into two groups. One group would start at the fort with Don and the other would stay at the village with the park rangers. Don asked for the "smartest" group and I instantly raised my hand as did some of the children in a fun manner. He instantly deadpanned..."I'd like the more humble group." I knew we'd have fun.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ObUxjaOraTo/Ter5R5s-RPI/AAAAAAAAJGI/_lrhOA_WZDI/s1600/CP2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ObUxjaOraTo/Ter5R5s-RPI/AAAAAAAAJGI/_lrhOA_WZDI/s320/CP2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think the kids were a bit afraid of him. All of the adults enjoyed his humor.&nbsp;Although I will admit to quickly snapping this photo with no flash and acting a tad&nbsp;nonchalant&nbsp;when I was done. I don't think he bought it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EuG4ZdHs1-I/Ter5h9rU_WI/AAAAAAAAJGM/dRXAXJhMS-I/s1600/CP3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EuG4ZdHs1-I/Ter5h9rU_WI/AAAAAAAAJGM/dRXAXJhMS-I/s320/CP3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the fort of many names. It was called Fort Charles and then Fort William Henry and finally Fort Frederick. Don had lots of great information and with the humor he interspersed kept the kids attention.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We eventually headed into the round tower or "flanker" to have a look from the top. Immediately inside, however, we encountered this....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D4-7iB777ik/Ter7PQYwPBI/AAAAAAAAJGQ/7u3BJZgA5G4/s1600/CP4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D4-7iB777ik/Ter7PQYwPBI/AAAAAAAAJGQ/7u3BJZgA5G4/s320/CP4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Enemies used to hide behind the rock and attack the fort. Eventually the flanker was built around it. This is only a replica of what would have been there at the time. Well, the rock is real, but the building around it is not the original flanker from the 1600s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hj-xNhiZ6A4/Ter7jMUgLCI/AAAAAAAAJGU/kc_MEA1N95o/s1600/CP5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hj-xNhiZ6A4/Ter7jMUgLCI/AAAAAAAAJGU/kc_MEA1N95o/s320/CP5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view from the top of the flanker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tfC3XVFn_Dg/Ter7nj58p-I/AAAAAAAAJGY/swYGMZPx3qQ/s1600/CP6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tfC3XVFn_Dg/Ter7nj58p-I/AAAAAAAAJGY/swYGMZPx3qQ/s320/CP6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I left my purse locked in the truck. Lego-Man found a lone quarter in his&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pocket and was some happy about it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yUKRd1CUwTU/Ter7wfCm4OI/AAAAAAAAJGc/Kw6hIP_lE1Q/s1600/CP7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yUKRd1CUwTU/Ter7wfCm4OI/AAAAAAAAJGc/Kw6hIP_lE1Q/s320/CP7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A quick silly photo of the three boys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CzFVkTs_pzs/Ter718f4SkI/AAAAAAAAJGg/VFF5XHTLRtU/s1600/CP8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CzFVkTs_pzs/Ter718f4SkI/AAAAAAAAJGg/VFF5XHTLRtU/s320/CP8.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don showing us the proper way to "Huzzah!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TN0xhxKmFhs/Ter77_hcTuI/AAAAAAAAJGk/pGE-0jysamo/s1600/CP9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TN0xhxKmFhs/Ter77_hcTuI/AAAAAAAAJGk/pGE-0jysamo/s320/CP9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What is left of the village - mostly just foundation stones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We spent quite a bit of time outside as one of the rangers (who I heard had a degree in history and a minor in communications - it comes in handy when doing this sort of thing every day). She explained what life would have been like for the villagers, how they earned a living, and how they settled here and grew.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pbRY-FWDi1k/Ter8Dfp_qwI/AAAAAAAAJGo/TuFtdx5vi0U/s1600/CP10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pbRY-FWDi1k/Ter8Dfp_qwI/AAAAAAAAJGo/TuFtdx5vi0U/s320/CP10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside the museum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I liked how all of the displays like this had the artifacts and then a&nbsp;painting depicting how they were either made or used. We spent some time inside the museum exploring all the different exhibits. It's not huge but it's very interesting.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9MMaC5rIOn0/Ter8OqP4PjI/AAAAAAAAJGs/Cr7zJfyC3IU/s1600/Cp11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9MMaC5rIOn0/Ter8OqP4PjI/AAAAAAAAJGs/Cr7zJfyC3IU/s320/Cp11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Diorama of the village</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CbYU2bXwH_c/Ter8Uk4