Journeymen, Cycle 2 Week 14

Hello CC-ers!
We had a fabulous time today! The kiddos were "all in" after being away for two weeks!

They had so much fun again today with science - getting "cold feet" and watching "pepper run"! Thanks again -the fabulous and captivating Mr. Herson!

Today we studied Lennaeus in our Great Artists series and we spent some time drawing magnified pictures of flowers - just like the artist himself...it was all in the details! They did a really great job and were really engaged in the process. They really understood the idea that in this case "Less was More". I especially loved hearing them complimenting and encouraging one another's work - they were such true model's of Christ.

For our great artist's study, next we will be studying Gainsborough!
Presentations are continuing to improve. We are really working on the "figit factor" when we are in front of the group. Everyone is keeping their sense of humor about it too :-D

Week 15's presentation suggestion: Tell us about your favorite game and how to play it! 

OK - so on to the new grammar that was presented today - as ever, if you need a map, worksheet or mp3 - just email me and I'll send it on over.

New Grammar:

Timeline:
Columbus Sails to the Caribbean through Baroque Period of the Arts .


History:

Week 14: Tell me about World War I leaders (Timeline Card 136) Clemenceau of France, Lloyd George of England, Nicholas II of Russia, Wilhelm II of Germany, and Wilson of the U.S. were leaders during World War I, which started in 1914 and ended in 1918.
Clemenceau of France (Put flag pictures on board)	C Hand then “Draw” the three stripes of the French flag. OR Near the ear, the F-hand begins with palm inward and is twisted outward.
Lloyd George of England	G-hand. Right hand clasps little finger side of left palm-down A-hand and shakes as if shaking a hand.
Nicholas II of Russia	N Hand Palm-down 5-hands swing repeatedly in toward the hips contacting at the midpoints between thumbs and index fingers (reminiscent of the Cossack dance).
Wilhelm of Germany	W-hand Right and left palm-in five hands cross at wrists and fingers wiggle (as in old German empire flag before unification).
Wilson of the US	Palms-facing Gs held in front of eyes move outward and close as if tracing (or W then hand over heart) the outline of glasses.
World War I	ASL “w”, ASL “w”, flash 1 finger
1914	4 fingers
1918	8 fingers (4 on each hand)

English:    

This week we began Adverbs. We used the an original tune from C3 by Txmap and held up a finger as we named each of the 8 questions (email me if you'd like the mp3).

Latin:

Latin Verbs: 1st Conjugation Present Tense

This is week 2 for this conjugation.  (But the second time through)        

Sang along with song from C3 - also on  CC Audio Cd for Cycle 2

To the tune of "Frere Jacques"

1st Conjugation Ending Present Tense      .
Person	Singular	Plural
1st	____ō  (I ____)	____mus (we ____)
2nd	____s  (you ____)	____tis (you ____)
3rd	____t  (he/she/it ____)	____nt (they ____)

Math:
Linear Equivalents
Sang along with song from Txmap on C3 – tune of Supercalifragilistic.

Science:

Sang a song from Natalie Townsend from C3 and did some hand motions.

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Week 14: What is the difference between an acid and a base?  An acid donates a hydrogen atom and a base accepts a hydrogen atom.
Acid donates	Sign an “a” starting at your chest.  Move the “a” away from your body, then
Base accepts	Sign a “b” and bring your hand back to your chest.

Geography:

Used a song from C3 -tune: Oh Do You Know the Muffin Man by Mbgehr

And also gave them a story to use.

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Week 14        Use Rabbits Picture

Option 1: Roger and Rita Rabbit took a long hop around BALTIC EUROPE.  First, they hopped through ESTONIA and down to LATVIA.  Then, they hopped through LITHUANIA to get to POLAND.  Last, they heard there were some great carrots in former EAST PRUSSIA so they made one last trip.