Here are some fun songs to go along with this week’s lesson for the Little Princess. These songs will work well with the Classical Core Complete Preschool Curriculum by Memoria Press.
Jesus Loves Me
Jesus Loves the Little Children
Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart
ABC
Counting
Co-op Week 14 – This week you will continue to practice writing from pictures, write a 3 paragraph composition, and ask yourself questions to determine what you will write.
Work on your writing assignment by following along in your student book each day until you complete it.
Read from your chosen book for this time period.
Timeline: Add the following to your “Book of Centuries,” or other form of timeline.
Research to find out when the following people lived, or when certain events happened. The following research questions pertain to an upcoming lesson.
When did Frederick Barbarosa unite Germany?
Commonplace Notebook: Add an entry into your commonplace notebook that stands out to you from your history, or literature studies this week.
Keep examples throughout the year to inspire your own writing.
Just for fun: Learn how to tell the difference between llamas and alpacas.
Monday:
Watch and discuss this video about the Andes Mountains with your parents.
Tuesday:
“Spices from the East, such as pepper, cinnamon, ginger and cloves, were highly treasured and VERY expensive, hence used only by the rich.” -Diana Waring
Wednesday:
Do you think llamas would like to eat the cake from yesterday’s video?
Thursday:
Think of something you can be thankful for from this week’s studies.
Friday:
Finish anything you still have left to complete for this week’s writing assignment.
Co-op Week 13 – This week you will learn about writing from pictures, write a 3 paragraph composition, and learn how to ask yourself questions to determine what you will write.
Work on your writing assignment by following along in your student book each day until you complete it.
Read from your chosen book for this time period.
Timeline: Add the following to your “Book of Centuries,” or other form of timeline.
Research to find out when the following people lived, or when certain events happened. The following research questions pertain to an upcoming lesson.
Who were Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV?
Between them, who won the battle for power?
Commonplace Notebook: Add an entry into your commonplace notebook that stands out to you from your history, or literature studies this week.
Keep examples throughout the year to inspire your own writing.
Just for fun: Maybe you’ve heard this song during church. It’s called “All Creatures of Our God and King.” Did you know it was written at some point between 1181 and 1226 by St. Francis of Assisi? There are lots of stories about Francis and how he cared for animals. Some even say he preached to the animals about the goodness of God. Listen to this modern version of the hymn of praise he wrote so long ago..
Monday:
Learn a bit about Japanese history leading up to the Middle Ages.
Tuesday:
Learn about shoguns, samurai, and what was happening in Japan during Medieval history as you watch this video.
Wednesday:
Sing along with the song from yesterday.
Thursday:
Think of something you can be thankful for from this week’s studies.
Friday:
Finish anything you still have left to complete for this week’s writing assignment.
Co-op Week 12 – This week you will continue to practice summarizing a reference and you will learn about prepositional openers.
Work on your writing assignment by following along in your student book each day until you complete it.
Read from your chosen book for this time period.
Timeline: Add the following to your “Book of Centuries,” or other form of timeline.
Research to find out when the following people lived, or when certain events happened. The following research questions pertain to an upcoming lesson.
Who was El Cid, the knight of Christian Spain?
When did he perform many exploits against the Spanish Moors?
Commonplace Notebook: Add an entry into your commonplace notebook that stands out to you from your history, or literature studies this week.
Keep examples throughout the year to inspire your own writing.
Just for fun:
Do you think the Vikings may have eaten lefse? Who knows? Learn how to make it in this video.
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
This hymn was written by Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153). He wrote hymns and preached during the Second Crusade.
Thursday:
Think of something you can be thankful for from this week’s studies.
Friday:
Finish anything you still have left to complete for this week’s writing assignment.
Co-op Week 11 – This week you will continue to practice summarizing a reference and you will learn about a new type of clause, including how to use a comma correctly with this clause.
Work on your writing assignment by following along in your student book each day until you complete it.
Read from your chosen book for this time period.
Timeline: Add the following to your “Book of Centuries,” or other form of timeline.
Research to find out when the following people lived, or when certain events happened.
When did Edward the Confessor drive Macbeth out of Scotland?
When did he build Westminster Abbey?
When did Shakespeare write Macbeth?
Commonplace Notebook: Add an entry into your commonplace notebook that stands out to you from your history, or literature studies this week.
Keep examples throughout the year to inspire your own writing.
Just for fun:
Learn all about castles by watching this video that was made about a children’s book called Castle, by David Macaulay.
Monday: An interesting video to watch with your parents.
Tuesday:
To learn more about embroidery, watch the video below and get started embroidering your own story.
Wednesday:
Try your hand at embroidery!
Thursday:
Think of something you can be thankful for from this week’s studies.
Friday:
Finish anything you still have left to complete for this week’s writing assignment.
I’m a little late to post this update, but better late than never!
Posie’s Favorites:
A Castle with Many Rooms: The Story of the Middle Ages, by Lorene Lambert
Algebra!
Discovering Design with Chemistry, by Jay Wile AND Mrs. Lisa’s co-op class!
Mama’s favorites:
Mama is still enjoying the same resources as last month, but has additions, too.
Enjoy the Poems: Carl Sandburg, compiled by Ruth Smith (Simply Charlotte Mason)
A Castle with Many Rooms: The Story of the Middle Ages, by Lorene Lambert (Simply Charlotte Mason)
Juniper Grove’s Teacher Planner (Juniper Grove has awesome Charlotte Mason journals and more!) I also still love using my Tidbits Day Planner. I’ve been using it all year and it helps me stay on top of all the things! The 2022 planners will be available soon!
We both still agree that our co-op is awesome! We are using IEW’s Medieval History-Based Writing Lessons.
Co-op Week 10 – This week you will continue to practice summarizing a reference and strengthen your ability to connect the relationship between the topic and the clincher.
Work on your writing assignment by following along in your student book each day until you complete it. Don’t forget to study your vocabulary words from lessons 1-10. You will take Quiz 3 at the beginning of class next week.
Read from your chosen book for this time period.
Timeline: Add the following to your “Book of Centuries,” or other form of timeline.
Research to find out when the following people lived, or when certain events happened.
Richard the Lionheart made a peace treaty during the Third Crusade. With whom did he make this peace treaty and when?
During which years did “Robin Hood” fight the injustice of Prince John?
From which country was Canute the Great, King of England (1016-1035)?
Commonplace Notebook: Add an entry into your commonplace notebook that stands out to you from your history, or literature studies this week.
Keep examples throughout the year to inspire your own writing.
Just for fun:
This hymn was written by Theodulph of Orleans (c. 760-821) while he was in prison. He wrote it as a hymn of praise while living in the middle of serious trouble. Prior to being imprisoned, Theodulph was a member of Charlemagne’s court and served as a poet of great influence. He was also an outstanding scholar.
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Think of a word that describes how you would feel if you saw a viking ship heading toward your coastline.
Thursday:
Think of something you can be thankful for from this week’s studies.
Friday:
Finish anything you still have left to complete for this week’s writing assignment.
Co-op Week 9 – This week we will take Vocabulary Quiz 2, learn how to summarize a reference, and find out about the relationship between the topic and the clincher.
Work on your writing assignment by following along in your student book each day until you complete it.
Read from your chosen book for this time period.
Timeline: Add the following to your “Book of Centuries,” or other form of timeline.
Research to find out when the following people lived, or when certain events happened.
When did the military leaders, who were called Shoguns, dominate Japan?
When did Rollo the Viking acquire Normandy in France?
Christians fought Muslims for Jerusalem in the First Crusade. During which years did this take place?
Which country did Henry the Fowler defend from the Magyars?
Commonplace Notebook: Add an entry into your commonplace notebook that stands out to you from your history, or literature studies this week.
Keep examples throughout the year to inspire your own writing.
Just for fun:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Make some bread from the Medieval time period.
Wednesday:
Think of a word that describes the bread that you made yesterday.
Thursday:
Think of something you can be thankful for from this week’s studies.
Friday:
Finish anything you still have left to complete for this week’s writing assignment.
Co-op Week 8 – Continue learning how to retell a narrative story.
We are skipping lesson 7 and jumping to lesson 8 this week. An introduction to the “because clause” will be sent by e-mail. Please go over the material as you will need to understand how to include the “because clause” in this week’s paper.
Work on your writing assignment by following along in your student book each day until you complete it.
Read from your chosen book for this time period.
Timeline: Add the following to your “Book of Centuries,” or other form of timeline.
Research to find out when the following people lived, or when certain events happened.
William, Duke of Normandy, defeated Harold Godwinson at which battle and when?
Who was the hero in the Arabian Nights stories and when were these stories written?
Commonplace Notebook: Add an entry into your commonplace notebook that stands out to you from your history, or literature studies this week.
Keep examples throughout the year to inspire your own writing.
Just for fun:
Monday:
Tuesday:
“John of Damascus is known as the last of the Fathers of the Greek Church, and the greatest writer of hymns in Orthodoxy.” Diana Waring John of Damascus lived c. 696-754. This is one of the hymns he wrote.
Wednesday:
Think of a word that describes the music you listened to yesterday.
Thursday:
Think of something you can be thankful for from this week’s studies.
Friday:
Finish anything you still have left to complete for this week’s writing assignment.
Co-op Week 6 – Continue learning how to retell a narrative story.
Work on your writing assignment by following along in your student book each day until you complete it.
Read from your chosen book for this time period.
Timeline: Add the following to your “Book of Centuries,” or other form of timeline.
Research to find out when the following people lived, or when certain events happened.
When did King Alfred defend Wessex from the Vikings?
When did Maya kingdoms disappear across Central America?
Commonplace Notebook: Add an entry into your commonplace notebook that stands out to you from your history, or literature studies this week.
Keep examples throughout the year to inspire your own writing.
Just for fun:
Try your hand at illuminating a manuscript using the following Bible verse.
And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He shall dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be among them.” Revelation 21:3
Monday:
Tuesday:
“St. Columba (c. AD 521-597) – One of the great missionaries to Scotland, he wrote sacred poetry in both Latin and Gaelic. This is translated from his hymn ‘Christus redemptor gentium’.” -Diana Waring
Wednesday:
Think of a word that describes the music you listened to yesterday.
Thursday:
Think of something you can be thankful for from this week’s studies.
Friday:
Finish anything you still have left to complete for this week’s writing assignment. We will have a best title contest next week at the beginning of class. Please send your title in ahead of time for it to be considered in the contest!
Topsy Turvy Toile 