I know I say this every week, but its true!
We had another fabulous time yesterday!
The Sunprints Experiment, led by the amazing Mr. Herson (they really do hang on his every word!) was a BIG hit - the kids really were amazed by the whole process.
Presentations are showing some really fine progress - they are becoming more and more comfortable speaking in front of their peers.
Next week's presentation topic: Recite a short poem
The Skill: Bringing it all together - Confidence, Eye Contact, Volume, Articulation, Poise
Expression, Gestures, Tempo.
Tin Whistle: We learned the first FOUR notes for Away in a Manger! I know that doesn't sound like much, but truly - they learned to play it TOGETHER...and they did a wonderful job of it! PLEASE, print the tablature that emailed last week and have them practice during the week. There truly is not enough time for them to learn it well during our sessions alone. If you didn't receive it for some reason, please email me and I'll get it to you straight away.
OK - now for the new grammar.......
Timeline: Byzantine Emperor Justinian through Vikings Raid and Trade.
Song and hand motions from C3. (Log in to CC click link then select Timeline Videos on the right side)https://www.classicalconversations.com/foundations-classical-learning-center
History:
Week 9:
Tell me about the age of the absolute monarchs. (Timeline Card 9)
Between
the 1500s-1700s, Henry VIII of England, Louis XIV of France, Phillip II of
Spain, Peter the Great of Russia, and Frederick the Great of Prussia ruled
during the age of absolute monarchs.
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1500s-1700s
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Motion to the right for
1500s and the left for 1700s
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Henry
VIII of England
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H-hand. Hold up 8 fingers. Right hand clasps little finger side of left palm-down A-hand and
shakes as if shaking a hand. (England)
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Louis
XIV of France
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L-hand.
Put fingers on top of head, wiggle the fingers as you move down
the sides of your hair for “fancy hair.” Near
the ear, the F-hand begins with palm inward and is twisted outward.
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Phillip
II of Spain
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Castanet Hands
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Peter
the Great of Russia
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P-hand transitions to palm-out
5-hands move up to the right twice. Palm-down 5-hands swing repeatedly in
toward the hips contacting at the midpoints between thumbs and index fingers
(reminiscent of the Cossack dance).
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Frederick
the Great
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F-hand transitions to palm-out 5-hands move up to the right twice
(for “Great”).
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Ruled
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Put one fist out in
front of you on RULED, then other on AGE
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Absolute
monarchs
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C-hands begin above the hand and
lower the crown onto the head. or pound scepter
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English:
This week we introduced the Interrogative Pronouns. We used the tunefrom C3 - Interrogative Pronouns Ask a Question... (email me if you'd like the mp3). And I also talked about this being the"Owl" Week with all the Whooos :-D
Latin:
Verbs: 1st Conjugation Pluperfect Tense
This is week 1 for this conjugation.
Sang along with song from C3 - also on CC Audio Cd for Cycle 2
To the tune of "London Bridge"
1st Conjugation Ending Future Tense .
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Person
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Singular
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Plural
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1st
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____eram (I had __ed)
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____erāmus (we had __ed)
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2nd
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____erās (you had
__ed)
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____erātis (you had __ed)
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3rd
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____erat (he/she/it
had __ed)
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____erant (they had __ed)
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Math:
Skip Counting the 15s
Sang along with CC Math tune "Old MacDonald" while we clapped along to the beat.
15s Tables
Old MacDonald
15s –
Clap Along
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Science:
We sang along to "Puff the Magic Dragon" while we did some hand motions.
What are the names of the planets?
Say – “The eight
planets are (then start singing)”
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Mercury
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“Run” while holding a scroll.
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Venus
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Cross arms (“love”)
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Earth
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Point to the ground (“here”)
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Mars
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Pretend to hold out a sword
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Jupiter
(and)
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Stomp food to ground and “ hold” a lightning rod
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Saturn
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“Cut” a harvest
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Uranus
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Point to the sky
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Neptune
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“Swim”
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This week we learned about the Caribbean - fun to think about with it getting so cold outside!
As usual I had a story, this time involving Rico the Rat, but I also brought along a song to go with it in case the kiddos had a preference - We sang along to an original tune from C3 - will be sending it out along with the map for you to print (ran out of ink this weekend - sorry folks!)
Thanks again everyone for sharing your wonderful kiddos we me!
It is truly an honor and pleasure to work with them!
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