Weekly Tidbits: Week of January 28, 2018

Genevieve, I thought you, in particular, would find this interesting.

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Who wants to stay here? I do!



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Spellbinding Jellyfish


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I'm gonna admit...this totally made me cry.


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Great TED Talk about having many, varied interests. You might consider sharing this with W.A.C.K.


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Bald Eagles floating on ice down the Mississippi River.

Ava & Genevieve's Lesson: Week of January 28, 2018 (S2, W3)

Acellus

• Sunday
• No lessons
• Monday
• Honors Biology
• 22. Nitrogen Cycle (video lesson)
• 23. Nitrogen Cycle (practice questions)
• 24. Energy vs. Nutrients (video lesson)
• 25. Energy vs. Nutrients (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Optional: Nitrogen Cycle on YouTube
• High School English I
• 20. Grammar Drill - Semicolons (video lesson)
• 21. Grammar Drill - Semicolons (practice questions)
• Take notes.
• Geography
• 18. Unit 1 Exam
• You may use your notes!
• 19. Cultural Geography (video lesson)
• 20. Cultural Geography (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Basic Math Concepts for Middle School
• 25. Ones Period (video lesson)
• 26. Ones Period (practice questions)
• 27. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• 28. Digits (video lesson)
• 29. Digits (practice questions)
• 30. Math Facts Drill - Add Threes 
• Discover Spanish - Part 1
• 14. Leccion 6 (video lesson)
• 15. Leccion 6 (practice questions)
• Optional: Duolingo
• AP United States History
• 16. Religious Diversity in the Colonies (video lesson)
• 17. Religious Diversity in the Colonies (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Tuesday
• Biology
• 26. Primary Productivity (video lesson)
• 27. Primary Productivity (practice questions)
• 28. Symbiotic Relationships (video lesson)
• 29. Symbiotic Relationships (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• English I
• 22. Academic Vocabulary 1 (video lesson)
• 23. Academic Vocabulary 1 (practice questions)
• 24. Unit 1 Review
• Take notes; prepare for tomorrow's exam.
• Geography
• 21. Population Geography (video lesson)
• 22. Population Geography (practice questions)
• 23. Economic Geography (video lesson)
• 24. Economic Geography (practice questions)
• Make a journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Math
• 31. Place Value - 3 Digit Numbers (video lesson)
• 32. Place Value - 3 Digit Numbers (practice questions)
• 33. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• 34. 3 Digits - Expanded Form (video lesson)
• 35. 3 Digits - Expanded Form (practice questions)
• 36. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• Spanish
• 16. Cancion: Helado (video lesson)
• 17. Leccion 7 (video lesson)
• 18. Leccion 7 (practice questions)
• Optional: Duolingo
• U.S. History
• 18. Resistance to Colonial Authority (video lesson)
• 19. Resistance to Colonial Authority (practice questions)
• 20. Transantlantic Trade (video lesson)
• 21. Transantlantic Trade (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Wednesday
• Biology
• 30. Competition (video lesson)
• 31. Competition (practice questions)
• 32. Mutualism/Commensalism (video lesson)
• 33. Mutualism/Commensalism (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Optional: Symbiosis: Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism on YouTube
• English I
• 25. Unit 1 Exam
• You may use your notes!
• 26. Evaluating irony (video lesson)
• 27. Evaluating irony (practice questions)
• Take notes.
• Geography
• 25. Political Geography (video lesson)
• 26. Political Geography (practice questions)
• 27. Migration (video lesson)
• 28. Migration (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Optional: Why do people migrate? on YouTube
• Math
• 37. Expanded Form of Numbers (video lesson)
• 38. Expanded Form of Numbers (practice questions)
• 39. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• 40. 3 Digits - Word Form (video lesson)
• 41. 3 Digits - Word Form (practice questions)
• 42. Math Facts Drill - Add Fours
• Spanish
• 19. Leccion 8 (video lesson)
• 20. Leccion 8 (practice questions)
• Optional: Duolingo
• U.S. History
• 22. The Enlightenment/Great Awakening (video lesson)
• 23. The Enlightenment/Great Awakening (practice questions)
• 24. Colonial Governments (video lesson)
• 25. Colonial Governments (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Thursday
• Biology
• 34. Predation (video lesson)
• 35. Predation (practice questions)
• 36. Camouflage/Mimicry (video lesson)
• 37. Camouflage/Mimicry (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today. 
• English I
• 28. The Interlopers - Vocabulary (video lesson)
• 29. The Interlopers - Vocabulary (practice question)
• 30. The Interlopers - Analyzing Irony (video lesson)
• 31. The Interlopers - Analyzing Irony (practice questions)
• Take notes.
• Geography
• 29. Diffusion (video lesson)
• 30. Diffusion (practice questions)
• 31. Maps (video lesson)
• 32. Maps (practice questions)
• Math
• 43. Number Lines (video lesson)
• 44. Number Lines (practice questions)
• 45. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• 46. Counting Order (video lesson)
• 47. Counting Order (practice questions)
• 48. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• Spanish
• 21. Cancion: Calcetines (video lesson)
• 22. Leccion 9 (video lesson)
• 23. Leccion 9 (practice questions)
• Optional: Duolingo
• U.S. History
• 26. Unit 1 Review
• Study for tomorrow's exam!
• Friday
• Biology
• 38. Parasitism (video lesson)
• 39. Parasitism (practice questions)
• 40. Significant Species (video lesson)
• 41. Significant Species (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today. 
• English I
• 32. The Interlopers - Irony, Discussion (video lesson)
• 33. The Interlopers - Irony, Discussion (practice questions)
• 34. The Interlopers - Conflict (video lesson)
• 35. The Interlopers - Conflict (practice questions)
• Take notes.
• Geography
• 33. Unit 2 Review
• Study for Monday's exam!
• Math
• 49. Greater Than & Less Than (video lesson)
• 50. Greater Than & Less Than (practice questions)
• 51. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• 52. Odd & Even Numbers (video lesson)
• 53. Odd & Even Numbers (practice questions)
• 54. Math Facts Drill - Add Fives (memorization drill)
• Spanish
• 24. Leccion 10 (video lesson)
• 25. Leccion 10 (practice questions)
• 26. Seccion 1 Repasar
• Review for Monday's exam!
• Optional: Duolingo
• U.S. History
• 27. Unit 1 Exam
• 28. The French & Indian War (video lesson)
• 29. The French & Indian War (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Saturday
• No lessons

Many lessons were not completed due to flu. Will make up work next week!

Optional extras

• Crash Course Astronomy
• Crash Course Biology
• Crash Course Chemistry
• Khan Academy Chemistry
• Crash Course Physics
• Khan Academy Physics
• Crash Course U.S. History
• Khan Academy U.S. History

Liam's Lessons: Week of January 28, 2018 (S2, W3)

Acellus

• Sunday
• No lessons
• Monday
• Geography 
• 18. What is an Economy? (video lesson)
• 19. What is an Economy? (practice questions)
• 20. Different Economic Systems (video lesson)
• 21. Different Economic Systems (practice question)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Language Arts/Reading (Grade 6)
• 16. Grammar Focus - Pronoun Types (video lesson)
• 17. Grammar Focus - Pronoun Types (practice questions)
• 18. Grammar Focus - (Vague) Pronoun Shifts (video lesson)
• 19. Grammar Focus - (Vague) Pronoun Shifts (practice questions)
• Listen to Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6, "Gilderoy Lockheart."
• Answer the following questions in your journal:
• Which class does Professor Lockheart teach?
• What will happen to you if you hear a fully-grown mandrake scream?
• What kind of creature does Professor Lockheart have his class try to capture?
• Math (Basic Concepts for Middle School)
• 25. Ones Period (video lesson)
• 26. Ones Period (practice questions)
• 27. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• 28. Digits (video lesson)
• 29. Digits (practice questions)
• 30. Math Facts Drill - Add Threes (memorization drill)
• Science (Grade 6)
• 20. Rotation & Revolution (video lesson)
• 21. Rotation & Revolution (practice questions)
• 22. Reason for Seasons (video lesson)
• 23. Reason for Seasons (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Social Studies (Grade 6)
• 14. Political Geography of the Middle East (video lesson)
• 15. Political Geography of the Middle East (practice questions)
• 16. Geography of Mesopotamia (video lesson)
• 17. Geography of Mesopotamia (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Discover Spanish - Part 1
• 14. Leccion 6 (video lesson)
• 15. Leccion 6 (practice questions)
• Tuesday
• Geography
• 22. Development & Trade (video lesson)
• 23. Development & Trade (practice questions)
• 24. Money (video lesson)
• 25. Money (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today. 
• Language Arts/Reading
• 20. Grammar Focus - Intensive Pronouns (video lesson)
• 21. Grammar Focus - Intensive Pronouns (practice questions)
• 22. Writing Focus - Show Not Tell (video lesson)
• 23. Writing Focus - Show Not Tell (practice questions)
• Listen to Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 7, "Mudbloods and Murmurs."
• Answer the following questions in your journal:
• What is a mudblood?
• Is calling someone a mudblood a compliment or an insult?
• Which spell backfires on Ron?
• Math
• 31. Place Value - 3 Digit Numbers (video lesson)
• 32. Place Value - 3 Digit Numbers (practice questions)
• 33. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• 34. 3 Digits - Expanded Form (video lesson)
• 35. 3 Digits - Expanded Form (practice questions)
• 36. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• Science
• 24. Solstice & Equinox (video lesson)
• 25. Solstice & Equinox (practice questions)
• 26. Gravity (video lesson)
• 27. Gravity (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Social Studies
• 18. Benefits of Flooding (video lesson)
• 19. Benefits of Flooding (practice questions)
• 20. Government & Polytheism (video lesson)
• 21. Government & Polytheism (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Spanish
• 16. Cancion: Helado (video lesson)
• 17. Leccion 7 (video lesson)
• 18. Leccion 7 (practice questions)
• Wednesday
• Geography
• 26. Population (video lesson)
• 27. Population (practice questions)
• 28. Immigration & Urbanization (video lesson)
• 29. Immigration & Urbanization (practice questions)
• 30. Unit 2 Review
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today, and prepare for tomorrow's exam.
• Language Arts/Reading
• 24. Unit 1 Review
• Prepare for tomorrow's exam.
• Listen to Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8, "The Deathday Party."
• Answer the following questions in your journal:
• Which club does Nearly Headless Nick wish to join?
• Which ghost haunts the girls' toilets?
• What message to Harry, Ron, and Hermione written on the wall of the corridor?
• Math
• 37. Expanded Form of Numbers (video lesson)
• 38. Expanded Form of Numbers (practice questions)
• 39. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• 40. 3 Digits - Word Form (video lesson)
• 41. 3 Digits - Word Form (practice questions)
• 42. Math Facts Drill - Add Fours (memorization drill)
• Science
• 28. Objects in Orbit (video lesson)
• 29. Objects in Orbit (practice questions)
• 30. Moon Motions (video lesson)
• 31. Moon Motions (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Social Studies
• 22. Cuneiform: First System of Writing (video lesson)
• 23. Cuneiform: First System of Writing (practice questions)
• 24. Hammurabi's Code of Law (video lesson)
• 25. Hammurabi's Code of Law (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Spanish
• 19. Leccion 8 (video lesson)
• 20. Leccion 8 (practice questions)
• Thursday
• Geography
• 31. Unit 2 Exam
• 32. Overview of Culture (video lesson)
• 33. Overview of Culture (practice questions)
• 34. Society (video lesson)
• 35. Society (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Language Arts/Reading
• 25. Unit 1 Exam
• 26. Short Story - Lomax - Introduction (video lesson)
• 27. Lomax (reading)
• 28. Short Story - Lomax - Introduction (practice questions)
• Listen to Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 9, "The Writing on the Wall."
• Answer the following questions in your journal:
• What is a squib?
• What is special about Professor Binns?
• What magical potion does Hermione want to make in order to investigate Malfoy?
• Math
• 43. Number Lines (video lesson)
• 44. Number Lines (practice questions)
• 45. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• 46. Counting Order (video lesson)
• 47. Counting Order (practice questions)
• 48. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• Science
• 32. Moon Phases (video lesson)
• 33. Moon Phases (practice questions)
• 34. Solar & Lunar Eclipse (video lesson)
• 35. Solar & Lunar Eclipse (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Social Studies
• 26. Unit 2 Review
• Prepare for tomorrow's exam.
• Spanish
• 21. Cancion: Calcetines (video lesson)
• 22. Leccion 9 (video lesson)
• 23. Leccion 9 (practice questions)
• Friday
• Geography
• 36. Languages (video lesson)
• 37. Languages (practice questions)
• 38. Religion (video lesson)
• 39. Religion (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Language Arts/Reading
• 29. Lomax - Word Impact on Meaning & Tone (video lesson)
• 30. Lomax - Word Impact on Meaning & Tone (practice questions)
• 31. Lomax - Scene to Overall Structure (video lesson)
• 32. Lomax - Scene to Overall Structure (practice questions)
• Listen to Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10, "The Rogue Bludger."
• Answer the following questions in your journal:
• How does Harry break his arm?
• Which potion does Madame Pomfrey use to fix Harry's arm?
• Who is petrified and brought to the infirmary when Harry is there?
• Math
• 49. Greater Than & Less Than (video lesson)
• 50. Greater Than & Less Than (practice questions)
• 51. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• 52. Odd & Even Numbers (video lesson)
• 53. Odd & Even Numbers (practice questions)
• 54. Math Facts Drill - Add Fives (memorization drill)
• Science
• 36. Activity: Pinhole Viewer (video lesson)
• 37. Activity: Pinhole Viewer (practice questions)
• 38. Unit 2 Review
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today, and prepare for Monday's exam.
• Social Studies
• 27. Unit 2 Exam
• 28. Geography of Egypt (video lesson)
• 29. Geography of Egypt (practice questions)
• Spanish
• 24. Leccion 10 (video lesson)
• 25. Leccion 10 (practice questions)
• 26. Seccion 1 Repasar
• Prepare for Monday's exam.
• Saturday
• No lessons

Many lessons were not completed due to flu. Will make up work next week!

Aidan's Lessons: Week of January 28, 2018 (S2, W3)

Acellus

• Sunday
• Elementary Engineering
• 17. Unit 1 Review
• Language Arts/Reading (Grade 1)
• 26. Song: The Letter D Song
• 27. Tobler Learns to Care - Part 2 (video lesson)
• 28. Tobler Learns to Care - Part 2 (practice questions)
• 29. Song: The Letter B Sound
• 30. Reading Books (video lesson)
• 31. Book: Tad Can Pat (practice questions)
• Listen to Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, Chapter 6 "The Journey from Platform 9 3/4."
• Answer the following questions with Mom:
• Who helped Harry find the right platform for the train?
• Who sat by Harry on the train?
• What is different about wizard/witch photographs from muggle photographs?
• Math (Grade 2)
• 23. Unit 1 Review
• Science (Grade 2)
• 29. Desert Plant Adaptations (video lesson)
• 30. Desert Plant Adaptations (practice questions)
• 31. Roots, Stems, Leaves, Flowers (video lesson)
• 32. Science Drill (memorization drill)
• Social Studies (Grade 2)
• 27. Your Country and State (video lesson)
• 28. Your Country and State (practice questions)
• 29. Social Studies Drill - Community
• Discover Spanish - Part 1
• 19. Leccion 8 (video lesson)
• 20. Leccion 8 (practice questions)
• Monday
• At Grandma's - No lessons
• Tuesday
• At Grandma's - No lessons
• ALL FOLLOWING LESSON RE-SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK DUE TO FLU
• Wednesday
• Elementary Engineering
• 18. Unit 1 Exam
• Language Arts/Reading
• 32. Using Illustrations to Understand (video lesson)
• 33. Using Illustrations to Understand (practice questions)
• 34. Song: The K and CK Sound
• 35. Sight Words (video lesson)
• 36. Sight Word Drill #1 (memorization drill)
• 37. Song: The Letter G Sound
• Listen to Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, Chapter 7 "The Sorting Hat."
• Answer the following questions with Mom:
• Which magical object sorts students into their houses?
• Which house did the Sorting Hat want to put Harry in at first?
• Which house is Harry sorted into?
• Math
• 24. Unit 1 Exam
• 25. Making a Ten (video lesson)
• 26. Making a Ten (practice questions)
• 27. Math Fact Drill - Adding 5's
• 28. Adding a Zero (video lesson)
• 29. Adding a Zero (practice questions)
• 30. Math Fact Drill - Adding 6's
• Science
• 33. Marsh Plant Adaptations (video lesson)
• 34. Marsh Plant Adaptations (practice questions)
• 35. Environment Drill (memorization drill)
• 36. Lab: Can a Carrot Top Grow into a Plant? (video lesson)
• 37. Lab: Can a Carrot Top Grow into a Plant? (practice questions)
• 38. Science Drill (memorization drill)
• Social Studies
• 30. Biography: Pierre L'Enfant (video lesson)
• 31. Biography: Pierre L'Enfant (practice questions)
• 32. Social Studies Drill
• Spanish
• 21. Cancion: Calcetines
• 22. Leccion 9 (video lesson)
• 23. Leccion 9 (practice questions)
• Thursday
• Elementary Engineering
• 19. The Engineering Design Process (video lesson)
• 20. The Engineering Design Process (practice questions)
• 21. Ask: Identify the Need & Constraints (video lesson)
• 22. Ask: Identify the Need & Constraints (practice questions)
• Language Arts/Reading
• 38. Initial Sounds - K, G, F, & V (video lesson)
• 39. Initial Sounds - K, G, F, & V (practice questions)
• 40. Song: The Letter F Sound
• 41. Sight Word Drill (memorization drill)
• 42. Book: At This Pad (practice questions)
• 43. Song: The Letter V Sound
• 44. Book: Tad Can Tag (practice questions)
• Listen to Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, Chapter 8 "The Potions Master."
• Answer the following questions with Mom:
• What kind of animal delivers the mail at Hogwarts?
• Does Professor Snape like Harry?
• What is Hermione like?
• Math
• 31. Changing Order of Addends (video lesson)
• 32. Changing Order of Addends (practice questions)
• 33. Math Facts Drill - Adding 7's
• 34. Applications - Using Math Facts (video lesson)
• 35. Applications - Using Math Facts (practice questions)
• 36. Math Fact Drill
• Science
• 39. Plants (video lesson)
• 40. Unit 1 Review
• Social Studies
• 33. Where We Are in the World (video lesson)
• 34. Where We Are in the World (practice questions)
• 35. Social Studies Drill
• Spanish
• 24. Leccion 10 (video lesson)
• 25. Leccion 10 (practice questions)
• 26. Seccion 1 Repasar
• Friday
• Elementary Engineering
• 23. Research the Problem (video lesson)
• 24. Research the Problem (practice questions)
• 25. Imagine: Develop Possible Solutions (video lesson)
• 26. Imagine: Develop Possible Solutions (practice questions)
• Language Arts/Reading
• 45. Song: The Letter S Sound
• 46. Song: The Letter R Sound
• 47. Initial Sounds - S, Z, L, R, & C (video lesson)
• 48. Initial Sounds - S, Z, L, R, & C (practice questions)
• 49. Song: The Letter Z Sound
• 50. Sight Word Drill (memorization drill)
• 51. Song: The Letter L Sound
• 52. Song: The Letter C Sound
• Listen to Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, Chapter 9 "The Midnight Duel."
• Answer the following questions with Mom:
• Was Harry good at flying on a broom his first time?
• Who catches Harry flying on a broom when he's not supposed to be?
• What game does Professor McGonagall want Harry to play?
• Math
• 37. Addition Word Problems (video lesson)
• 38. Addition Word Problems (practice questions)
• 39. Math Fact Drill
• 40. Adding 3 Numbers (video lesson)
• 41. Adding 3 Numbers (practice questions)
• 42. Math Fact Drill
• Science
• 41. Unit 1 Exam
• 42. Animals (video lesson)
• 43. Animals with Backbones (video lesson)
• 44. Animals with Backbones (practice questions)
• 45. Science Drill (memorization drill)
• Social Studies
• 36. Other Countries of the World (video lesson)
• 37. Other Countries of the World (practice questions)
• 38. Social Studies Drill 
• Spanish
• 27. Seccion 1 Examen
• 28. Cancion: Pay
• 29. Leccion 11 (video lesson)
• 30. Leccion 11 (practice questions)
• Saturday
• Elementary Engineering
• 27. Plan: Selecting a Promising Solution (video lesson)
• 28. Plan: Selecting a Promising Solution (practice questions)
• 29. Sketching/Drawing Design (video lesson)
• 30. Sketching/Drawing Design
• Language Arts/Reading
• 53. Tobler Learns to Care - Part 3 (video lesson)
• 54. Tobler Learns to Care - Part 3 (practice questions)
• 55. Song: The Letter J Sound 
• 56. Sight Word Drill #2 (memorization drill)
• 57. Song: The Letter W Sound
• 58. Initial Sounds - J, W, H, M, & N (video lesson)
• 59. Initial Sounds - J, W, H, M, & N (practice questions)
• Listen to Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, Chapter 10 "Hallowe'en."
• Answer the following questions with Mom:
• What kind of creature interrupts the Halloween feast?
• Who did Harry and Ron accidentally lock in the bathroom with the troll?
• How did Harry and Ron become friends with Hermione?
• Math
• 43. Unit 2 Review
• Science
• 46. Mammal Adaptations (video lesson)
• 47. Mammal Adaptations (practice questions)
• 48. Science Drill (memorization drill)
• 49. Reptile Adaptations (video lesson)
• 50. Reptile Adaptations (practice questions)
• 51. Science Drill (memorization drill)
• Social Studies
• 39. All About Countries (video lesson)
• 40. All About Countries (practice questions)
• 41. Unit 1 Review
• Spanish
• 31. Leccion 12 (video lesson)
• 32. Leccion 12 (practice questions)

Ava & Genevieve's Lessons: Week of January 21, 2018 (S2, W2)

Acellus

*Make sure you take notes to help in recalling information and studying for exams.

Monday

• Student Orientation
• Watch video
• Biology
• 1. Pre-test
• 2. Ecology/Interdependence (video lesson)
• 3. Ecology/Interdependence (practice questions)
• 4. Organization of the Biosphere (video lesson)
• 5. Organization of the Biosphere (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• English I
• 1. Pre-test
• 2. Genres of Literature (video lesson)
• 3. Genres of Literature (practice questions)
• Geography
• 1. Pre-test
• 2. Introduction (video lesson)
• 3. Studying Geography (video lesson)
• 4. Studying Geography (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Math
• 1. Pre-test
• 2. Understanding Addition (video lesson)
• 3. Understanding Addition (practice questions)
• 4. Math Facts Drill - Add Ones (memorization drill)
• 5. Understanding Subtraction (video lesson)
• 6. Understanding Subtraction (practice questions)
• 7. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• Spanish
• 1. Introduction (video lesson)
• 2. Leccion 1 (video lesson)
• 3. Leccion 1 (practice questions)
• U.S. History
• 1. Pre-test
• 2. Early Inhabitants of the Americas (video lesson)
• 3. Early Inhabitants of the Americas (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.

Tuesday

• Biology
• 6. Producers (video lesson)
• 7. Producers (practice questions)
• 8. Consumers (video lesson)
• 9. Consumers (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• English I
• 4. Short Story - Plot (video lesson)
• 5. Short Story - Plot (practice questions)
• 6. Short Story - Conflict (video lesson)
• 7. Short Story - Conflict (practice questions)
• Geography
• 5. Location (video lesson)
• 6. Location (practice questions)
• 7. Time (video lesson)
• 8. Time (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned.
• Math
• 8. Addition & Subtraction Fact Families (video lesson)
• 9. Addition & Subtraction Fact Families (practice questions)
• 10. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• 11. Sum & Difference (video lesson)
• 12. Sum & Difference (practice questions)
• 13. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• Spanish
• 4. Leccion 2 (video lesson)
• 5. Leccion 2 (practice questions)
• U.S. History
• 4. American Indian Empires (video lesson)
• 5. American Indian Empires (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.

Wednesday

• Biology
• 10. Decomposition (video lesson)
• 11. Decomposition (practice questions)
• 12. Energy Capture (video lesson)
• 13. Energy Capture (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• English I
• 8. The Lady, or The Tiger? - Vocabulary (video lesson)
• 9. The Lady, or The Tiger? - Vocabulary (practice questions)
• 10. The Lady, or The Tiger? - Reading (video lesson)
• 11. The Lady, or The Tiger? - Reading (practice questions)
• I will a provide you with a printed copy of "The Lady, or The Tiger?" to read. You can also access it online at http://www.english-literature.uni-bayreuth.de/en/teaching/documents/courses/Stockton1.pdf .
• Geography
• 9. The International Dateline (video lesson)
• 10. The International Dateline (practice questions)
• 11. Landforms (video lesson)
• 12. Landforms (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Math
• 14. Finding Missing Addends (video lesson)
• 15. Finding Missing Addends (practice questions)
• 16. Math Facts Drill - Add Twos (memorization drill)
• 17. Sum from Three Addends (video lesson)
• 18. Sum from Three Addends (practice questions)
• 19. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• Spanish
• 6. Cancion: Casa (video lesson)
• 7. Leccion 3 (video lesson)
• 8. Leccion 3 (practice questions)
• U.S. History
• 6. Worlds Collide (video lesson)
• 7. Worlds Collide (practice questions)
• 8. Conquistadors (video lesson)
• 9. Conquistadors (practice questions) 
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.

Thursday

• Biology
• 14. Food Web/Food Chain (video lesson)
• 15. Food Web/Food Chain (practice questions)
• 16. Ecological Pyramids (video lesson)
• 17. Ecological Pyramids (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• English I
• 12. The Lady, or The Tiger? - Story Elements (video lesson)
• 13. The Lady, or The Tiger? - Story Elements (practice questions)
• 14. The Lady, or The Tiger? - Conflict (video lesson)
• 15. The Lady, or The Tiger? - Conflict (practice questions)
• Geography
• 13. Tectonic Movement (video lesson)
• 14. Tectonic Movement (practice questions)
• 15. Weathering (video lesson)
• 16. Weathering (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Math
• 20. Addition & Subtraction Story Problems (video lesson)
• 21. Addition & Subtraction Story Problems (practice questions)
• 22. Math Facts Drill
• 23. Unit 1 Review
• Spanish
• 9. Leccion 4 (video lesson)
• 10. Leccion 4 (practice questions)
• U.S. History
• 10. England Arrives (video lesson)
• 11. England Arrives (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.

Friday

• Biology
• 18. Water Cycle (video lesson)
• 19. Water Cycle (practice questions)
• 20. Carbon Cycle (video lesson)
• 21. Carbon Cycle (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• English I
• 16. The Lady, or The Tiger? - Summarizing (video lesson)
• 17. The Lady, or The Tiger? - Summarizing (practice questions)
• 18. The Lady, or The Tiger? - Literary Devices (video lessons)
• 19. The Lady, or The Tiger? - Literary Devices (practice questions)
• Geography
• 17. Unit 1 Review
• Study for Monday's exam.
• Math
• 24. Unit 1 Exam
• Spanish
• 11. Cancion: Bicho (video lesson)
• 12. Leccion 5 (video lesson)
• 13. Leccion 5 (video lesson)
• U.S. History
• 12. Jamestown/Virginia Colony (video lesson)
• 13. Jamestown/Virginia Colony (practice questions)
• 14. The Carolinas (video lesson)
• 15. The Carolinas (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.

Liam's Lessons: Week of January 21, 2018 (S2, W2)

Acellus

*Make sure to take notes while watching videos, so you can refer back to them later.

Monday

• Student Orientation
• Watch video
• Geography
• 1. Pre-test
• 2. Directions - Longitude & Latitude (video lesson)
• 3. Directions - Longitude & Latitude (practice questions)
• 4. Earth's Surface - Maps (video lesson)
• 5. Earth's Surface - Maps (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Language Arts/Reading
• 1. Pre-test
• 2. Characterization: Traits (video lesson)
• 3. Characterization: Traits (practice questions)
• Read (or listen to) next Harry Potter book
• Math
• 1. Pre-test
• 2. Understanding Addition (video lesson)
• 3. Understanding Addition (practice questions)
• 4. Math Facts Drill - Add Ones (memorization drill)
• 5. Understanding Subtraction (video lesson)
• 6. Understanding Subtraction (practice questions)
• 7. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• Science
• 1. Pre-test
• 2. Axis and Equator (video lesson)
• 3. Axis and Equator (practice questions)
• 4. Planets and Moons (video lesson)
• 5. Planets and Moons (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Social Studies
• 1. Pre-test
• 2. Out of Africa and Into a New World (video lesson)
• 3. Out of Africa and Into a New World (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Spanish
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Leccion 1 (video lesson)
• 3. Leccion 1 (practice questions)

Tuesday

• Geography
• 6. Planet Earth (video lesson)
• 7. Planet Earth (practice questions)
• 8. Earth's Surface Plates (video lesson)
• 9. Earth's Surface Plates (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Language Arts/Reading
• 4. Conflict (video lesson)
• 5. Conflict (practice questions)
• 6. Point-of-View (video lesson)
• 7. Point-of-View (practice questions)
• Read (or listen to) Harry Potter
• Math
• 8. Addition & Subtraction Fact Families (video lesson)
• 9. Addition & Subtraction Fact Families (practice questions)
• 10. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• 11. Sum & Difference (video lesson)
• 12. Sum & Difference (practice questions)
• Science
• 6. Stars (video lesson)
• 7. Stars (practice questions)
• 8. Constellations (video lesson)
• 9. Constellations (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Social Studies
• 4. Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age (video lesson)
• 5. Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age (practice questions)
• 6. Transition to Neolithic Age (video lesson)
• 7. Transition to Neolithic Age (practice question)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Spanish
• 4. Leccion 2 (video lesson)
• 5. Leccion 2 (practice questions)

Wednesday

• Geography
• 10. Weather & Water (video lesson)
• 11. Weather & Water (practice questions)
• 12. Climate & Ecosystems (video lesson)
• 13. Climate & Ecosystems (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Language Arts/Reading
• 8. Plot (video lesson)
• 9. Plot (practice questions)
• Read (or listen to) Harry Potter
• Math
• 14. Finding Missing Addends (video lesson)
• 15. Finding Missing Addends (practice questions)
• 16. Math Facts Drill - Add Twos (memorization drill)
• 17. Sum from Three Addends (video lesson)
• 18. Sum from Three Addends (practice questions)
• 19. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• Science
• 10. Actual vs Apparent Motion (video lesson)
• 11. Actual vs Apparent Motion (practice questions)
• 12. Scientific Method (video lesson)
• 13. Scientific Method (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Social Studies
• 8. Neolithic (New Stone) Age (video lesson)
• 9. Neolithic (New Stone) Age (practice questions)
• 10. Climate Change Neolithic Living (video lesson)
• 11. Climate Change Neolithic Living (practice questions)
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Spanish
• 6. Cancion: Casa (video lesson)
• 7. Leccion 3 (video lesson)
• 8. Leccion 3 (practice questions)

Thursday

• Geography
• 14. Resources (video lesson)
• 15. Resources (practice questions)
• 16. Unit 1 Review
• Make journal page(s) about what you learned today.
• Study for tomorrow's exam.
• Language Arts/Reading
• 10. Making Predictions (video lesson)
• 11. Making Predictions (practice questions)
• 12. Narrative Summarization (video lesson)
• 13. Narrative Summarization (practice questions)
• Read (or listen to) Harry Potter
• Math
• 20. Addition & Subtraction Story Problems (video lesson)
• 21. Addition & Subtraction Story Problems (practice questions)
• 22. Math Facts Drill (memorization drill)
• 23. Unit 1 Review
• Science
• 14. Lab Safety (video lesson)
• 15. Lab Safety (practice questions)
• 16. Activity: Scientific Method (video lesson)
• 17. Activity: Scientific Method (practice questions)
• 18. Unit 1 Review
• Social Studies
• 12. Unit 1 Review
• Spanish
• 9. Leccion 4 (video lesson)
• 10. Leccion 4 (practice questions)

Friday

• Geography
• 17. Unit 1 Exam
• Language Arts/Reading
• 14. Poem - Compare/Contrast Genres (video lesson)
• 15. Poem - Compare/Contrast Genres (practice questions)
• Read (or listen to) Harry Potter
• Make journal page(s) about what happened in Harry Potter this week
• Math
• 24. Unit 1 Exam
• Science
• 19. Unit 1 Exam
• Social Studies
• 13. Unit 1 Exam
• Spanish
• 11. Cancion: Bicho (video lesson)
• 12. Leccion 5 (video lesson)
• 13. Leccion 5 (practice questions)

Aidan's Lessons: Week of January 21, 2018 (S2, W2)

Acellus

• Sunday
• Elementary Engineering
• 5. Science vs Engineering (video lesson)
• 6. Science vs Engineering (practice questions)
• Language Arts/Reading
• 8. Song: The Letter P Sound (video lesson)
• 9. Song: The Letter T Sound (video lesson)
• 10. Initial Letter Sounds - P, B, T, and D (video lesson)
• 11. Initial Letter Sounds - P, B, T, and D (practice questions)
• Listen to Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, Chapter 1 "The Boy Who Lived"
• Extra activity: Work on Harry Potter coloring sheets while listening to the story; make "Harry Potter" page in school journal
• Math
• 8. Counting On (video lesson)
• 9. Counting On (practice questions)
• 10. Math Fact Drill - Adding 2s - Set 2 (practice questions)
• Science
• 10. Roots, Stems, Leaves, Flowers (video lesson)
• 11. Plant Parts Drill (memorization drill)
• 12. Lab: Do Plants Need Water (video lesson)
• 13. Lab: Do Plants Need Water (practice questions)
• 14. Science Drill (memorization drill)
• Experiment: Sprout bean seed, record results in school journal
• Social Studies
• 9. Rules & Laws (video lesson)
• 10. Rules & Laws (practice questions)
• Spanish
• 6. Cancion: Casa (video lesson)
• 7. Leccion 3 (video lesson)
• 8. Leccion 3 (practice questions)
• YouTube: Counting to 10 in Spanish
• Monday
• At Grandma's - No work
• Tuesday
• At Grandma's - No work
• Wednesday
• Elementary Engineering
• 7. Benefits of Engineering (video lesson)
• 8. Benefits of Engineering (practice questions)
• Language Arts
• 12. Song: The Letter B Sound (video lesson)
• 13. Song: The Letter D Sound (video lesson)
• 14. Tobler Learns to Care: Part I (video lesson)
• 15. Tobler Learns to Care: Part I (practice questions)
• Listen to Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, Chapter 2 "The Vanishing Glass"
• Math
• 11. Application - Counting On (video lesson)
• 12. Application - Counting On (practice questions)
• 13. Math Fact Drill - Adding 3s - Set 3 (practice questions)
• Science
• 15. Show & Tell: Seeds (video lesson)
• 16. Show & Tell: Seeds (practice questions)
• 17. Roots, Stems, Leaves, Flowers (video lesson)
• 18. Science Drill (memorization drill)
• Experiment: observe sprouting bean seed, record results in school journal
• Social Studies
• 11. Make Your Vote (video lesson)
• 12. Make Your Vote (practice questions)
• 13. Caring (video lesson)
• 14. Caring (practice questions)
• Spanish
• 9. Leccion 4 (video lesson)
• 10. Leccion 4 (practice questions)
• YouTube: Counting to 10 in Spanish
• Thursday
• Elementary Engineering
• 9. Ancient Era (video lesson)
• 10. Ancient Era (practice questions)
• Language Arts/Reading
• 16. The Sight Word Song (video lesson)
• 17. Tracking Letter Sounds (video lesson)
• 18. Tracking Letter Sounds (practice questions)
• Listen to Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, Chapter 3 "The Letters From No One"
• Math
• 14. Introduction - Doubles Facts (video lesson)
• 15. Introduction - Doubles Facts (practice questions)
• 16. Math Fact Drill - Adding 4s - Set 4 (practice questions)
• Adding 4s worksheet
• Science
• 19. Plants With & Without Flowers (video lesson)
• 20. Plants With & Without Flowers (practice questions)
• 21. Science Drill (memorization drill)
• Experiment: observe bean seed, record results in school journal, plant in soil
• Social Studies
• 15.  Let's Look at a Community (video lesson)
• 16. Let's Look at a Community (practice question)
• 17. Read a Map (video lesson)
• 18. Read a Map (practice questions)
• Spanish
• 11. Cancion: Bicho (video lesson)
• 12. Leccion 5 (video lesson)
• 13. Leccion 5 (practice questions)
• YouTube: Counting to 10 in Spanish
• Friday
• Elementary Engineering
• 11. Middle Era (video lesson)
• 12. Middle Era (practice questions)
• Language Arts/Reading
• 19. Song: The Letter A Sound (video lesson)
• 20. Describe Setting (video lesson)
• 21. Describe Setting (practice questions)
• Listen to Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, Chapter 4 "The Keeper of the Keys"
• Math
• 17. Near Doubles and Doubles (video lesson)
• 18. Near Doubles and Doubles (practice questions)
• 19. Math Fact Drill (practice questions)
• Science
• 22. Woodland Plant Adaptations (video lesson)
• 23. Woodland Plant Adaptations (practice questions)
• 24. Plants (video lesson)
• 25. Science Drill (memorization drill)
• Social Studies
• 19. Time Changes Communities (video lesson)
• 20. Time Changes Communities (practice questions)
• 21. Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas (video lesson)
• 22. Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas (practice questions)
• Spanish
• 14. Leccion 6 (video lesson)
• 15. Leccion 5 (practice questions)
• YouTube: Counting to 10 in Spanish
• Saturday
• Elementary Engineering
• 13. Renaissance Era (video lesson)
• 14. Renaissance Era (practice questions)
• Language Arts/Reading
• 22. Song: The Letter P Sound (video lesson)
• 23. Reading Simple Words (video lesson)
• 24. Reading Simple Words (practice questions)
• Listen the Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, Chapter 5 "Diagon Alley"
• Math
• 20. Application: Near Doubles and Doubles (video lesson)
• 21. Application: Near Doubles and Doubles (practice questions)
• 22. Math Fact Drill (practice question)
• Science
• 26. Prairie Plant Adaptation (video lesson)
• 27. Prairie Plant Adaptation (practice questions)
• 28. Science Drill (memorization drill)
• Social Studies
• 23. All About Neighborhoods (video lesson)
• 24. All About Neighborhoods (practice questions)
• 25. Biography: Eleanor Roosevelt (video lesson)
• 26. Biography: Eleanore Roosevelt (practice questions)
• Spanish
• 16. Cancion: Helado (video lesson)
• 17. Leccion 7 (video lesson)
• 18. Leccion 7 (practice question)
• YouTube: Counting to 10 in Spanish

Weekly Tidbits, Week of January 21, 2018

This looks like so much fun! W.A.C.K. activity for this summer?

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This looks like a tasty Sunday breakfast! Anyone want to give it a try (and help me make it?)


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Thoughts on this?



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Something to file away for the next big snow!




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Project for this spring?




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Links worth checking out:

• Use Google Street View to explore the International Space Station!
• 23 Plant-Based Ways to Eat Protein if You're Cutting Back on Meat
• Refer back to your individual posts from last week, as I know you didn't visit many of those links!

Family Calendar: Week of January 21, 2018

Sunday

• Continue upstairs cleanup (all)
• 1700 ESH Monthly Meeting @ Turoni's Forget-Me-Not Inn 
• Aidan goes to Grandma's after meeting

Monday

• Early: Dad leaves for Columbus
• 0630-1430 Mom at clinical @ Deaconess
• 1030 Grandma takes Aidan to SEEC Co-op

Tuesday

• 0630-1430 Mom at clinical @ Deaconess
• 1200 Ava & Genevieve babysit
• 1600 Grandma takes Aidan to karate, then home

Wednesday

• 1200 W.A.C.K.
• 1900 Youth group (Ava)
• Dad home late

Thursday

• 0800-1430 Mom @ Ivy Tech
• 1245 Ava & Genevieve babysit
• 1600 Aidan's karate

Friday

• Mom leaving for student nurse conference in Indy
• 1800 Dad & Aidan's weekly dinner @ Golden Buddha

Saturday

• Mom in Indy for student nurse conference, home late

Aidan: Week of January 14, 2018 (2nd Semester, Week #1)

Activities for the week:

• Sunday
• Monday
• Martin Luther King, Jr Day
• Tuesday
• Liam's 12th birthday
• 1600 Karate @ Sport Karate Academy - Cancelled d/t weather
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• 1600 Karate @ Sport Karate Academy - Cancelled d/t weather
• 1730 Family dinner to celebrate Liam's 12th birthday @ Golden Buddha
• Friday
• Start working with Acellus
• 1100 P.E.A.C.E. Park Day @ Olivet - Cancelled d/t weather
• 1900 Dinner at Golden Buddha
• Saturday
• Help remove old carpet, trash, debris from upstairs

Goal setting for this semester:

• Establish a more consistent sleep/wake cycle
• Increase physical activity and time spent outside
• Improve reading, writing, and math skills
• Work on learning the scientific method, basic scientific principles, and perform simple experiments
• Learn about our community

Videos, shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and activities:

Listen to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on Audible
Make our own magic wands
Make Harry Potter's 11th Birthday Cake
Watch Bill Nye, the Science Guy on Netflix
Watch The Magic School Bus on Netflix
Practice math on the Prodigy Game
Practice writing full name and address
Start working on learning Spanish words and phrases


Online work through Acellus.

Liam: Week of January 14, 2018 (2nd Semester, Week #1)

Activities for the week:

• Sunday
• Monday
• Martin Luther King, Jr Day
• 1800 Parkour class + open gym @ HKNU - Cancelled d/t weather
• Tuesday
• Happy 12th birthday!
• 0800 Homeschool Swim for Fitness @ YMCA - Cancelled d/t weather
• 1800 Dinner with friends @ Buffalo Wild Wings to celebrate birthday
• Wednesday
• 1200 W.A.C.K. - Cancelled d/t weather
• Thursday
• 0800 Homeschool Swim for Fitness @ YMCA - Cancelled d/t weather
• 1730 Family dinner to celebrate your birthday @ Golden Buddha
• Spend the night with Auntie Kelly
• Friday
• Spend the day with Auntie Kelly
• 1900 See "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" with Mom
• Saturday
• Help remove old carpet, trash, debris from upstairs
• 1600 W.A.C.K. volunteering @ Ruth's House

Goal setting for this semester:

• Learn how to play guitar
• Catch up on math using Khan Academy
• Do more arts, crafts, and building projects
• Learn about computer programming
• Build model rockets

Videos, shows, websites, articles, podcasts, etc., I think may interest you:

Hubble captures glittering crowded hub of our Milky Way
Winchester Mystery House: Secrets of the Mansion - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
How to Train a Dog Not to Jump on You or Others
MEL Science: Rubber Egg experiment (Try it!)
Why Supersonic Flight Failed
Swinging Nerf Targets
14 Books That Teach Children to Be Adventurous
Man Filmed Cargo Ship Voyage for 30 Days and Captured Things Most People Will Never See
Drone Footage of Oregon's Stunning Coast
Brains On! podcast
StarTalk Radio podcast
Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast
TED-Ed: The Science of Skin Color
TED-Ed: The Effects of Sleep Deprivation
TED-Ed: Einstein's Miracle Year
Extreme Engineering on Amazon (we have to buy these, but let me know if there's one you want to watch and I'll purchase it for you)
NOVA: Super Tunnel  on Netflix
Cosmos on Netflix
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Outside Magazine

Activities you may enjoy this week:

• Think about where you want to go on your next Boys' Trip. Come up with an itinerary: places you would want to visit, restaurants you want to eat at, activities, etc.
• Create a bucket list.
• Build a snowman if the snow sticks around long enough!
• Use a poster board to create a map of our neighborhood and the streets surrounding us.
• Pull the parkour prop Grandpa built for you out of the garage and practice your moves.
• Start your own blog to keep track of, write about, and share the things that interest you.
• Brainstorm ideas of how you could earn some spending money.
• Check out this list of 55 movies you should see before you turn 13, and watch the ones that look interesting to you.
• Think about foods you would like to learn how to make: ice cream, butter, yogurt, pasta, etc. Use the internet or visit the library and get a book to find out how to make them.
• Start a 365 photo challenge. It would be cool to start on your birthday, so you would have a picture for every day you are 12 years old.

Please remember to record your activities each day in whichever way is easiest for you, and we will go over it at the end of the week. Save things like receipts, ticket stubs, art projects, and writing you do, etc. And last, but certainly not least, take pictures! Take pictures at W.A.C.K., when you go to the YMCA or Beauman's house, of you and your brother hanging out, on your walks around the neighborhood, etc.

Enjoy your week! Plan on meeting with me on Friday or Saturday to go over this week's activities and discuss any changes that need to be made for next week.

Genevieve: Week of January 14, 2018 (2nd Semester, Week #1)

Activities for the week:

• Sunday
• Monday
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• 1630-1745 Hot yoga @ YMCA - Cancelled d/t weather
• Tuesday
• Liam's 12th birthday
• 1300 Appointment @ Martin Orthodontics
• Wednesday
• 1200 W.A.C.K. - Cancelled d/t weather
• 1730-1845 Hot yoga @ YMCA - Cancelled d/t weather
• Thursday
• 1245 Babysit
• 1730 Family dinner for Liam's 12th birthday @ Golden Buddha
• Friday
• 1600 Coffee with Mom & Ava
• Saturday
• Help remove old carpet, trash, debris from upstairs
• 0945-1100 Hot yoga @ YMCA
• 1600 W.A.C.K. volunteering at Ruth's House
• 1900 Live music @ Wired, $5 cover charge

Goal setting for this semester:

• Study on Khan Academy, Duolingo, YouTube
• Physics
• Math
• Ecology
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Nutrition
• History
• Art
• Spanish
• Reading/Writing

Videos, shows, websites, articles, podcasts, etc., I think may interest you:

9 Zero Waste experts to follow on Instagram
Women Writing About the Wild: 25 Essential Authors
Too Faced is Launching an Entire Collection of Unicorn Makeup Products
Protein-Packed Buddha Bowl (recipe)
How to Make Eggplant "Bacon" (recipe)
How to Get in Shape for Hiking
How to Train a Dog Not to Jump on You or Others
99 Book Recommendations from John Green
The 15-minute Body Weight Workout You Can Do Anywhere
Teen Builds Tiny House
School Bus Converted to Incredible Off-Grid Home
How to Make a Solar Oven
The Dirtbag Diaries podcast
She Explores podcast
Outside Magazine
Mother Earth News - lots of good gardening articles and advice here
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Planet Earth II on Netflix

TED Talk: Do Schools Kill Creativity?

TED Talk: The Power of Introverts

Activities you may enjoy this week:

• Set up your new camp stove and cook something on it while you charge your phone :)
• Think about where you might want to go on our Girls' Trip this year, and make a sample itinerary to share with me and your sister.
• Look up Little Free Library plans or designs, and pick one you would like to build or buy.
• Write down what you would like to grow in your garden this spring/summer.
• Think about which weeks you would like to attend camp this summer, so we can get you registered.
• Make a list of books you would like to read this year.
• Think about different ways you can earn spending money: continuing to babysit, a traditional job like at AMC or the YMCA, making things to sell on ETSY, etc. 
• Think of careers you think might interest you. The sky is the limit. This is just brainstorming, so don't let practicality hold you back at this stage. Makeup artist, Instagram star, Disney Imagineer, travel writer/photographer, veterinarian, summer camp director; they are all fair game.
• I know you are still up in the air about college, but it won't hurt to think about places you might want to go. Check out some schools. Locally, there is USI, University of Evansville, and Ivy Tech. Indiana University is an excellent school and has a very wide range of majors. Berea College in Kentucky offers full scholarships to all accepted students. The Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) is great school for all kinds of creative pursuits. Northland College in Wisconsin has all kinds of degrees related to the environment and outdoors, such as Ecological Restoration, Environmental Education, Geology, and Outdoor Education.

Please remember to record your activities each day in whichever way is easiest for you, and we will go over it at the end of the week. Save things like receipts, ticket stubs, art projects, and writing you do, etc. And last, but certainly not least, take pictures! Take pictures at W.A.C.K., when you go to the YMCA or the coffee shop, of you and your sister hanging out in your room, or reading, or playing games, or whatever!

Enjoy your week! Plan on meeting with me on Friday or Saturday to go over this week's activities and discuss any changes that need to be made for next week.

Ava: Week of January 14, 2018 (2nd Semester, Week #1)

Activities for the week:

• Sunday
• Monday
• Martin Luther King, Jr Day
• Sign up for Ivy Tech classes
• 1630-1745 Hot yoga @ YMCA - Cancelled d/t weather
• Tuesday
• Liam's 12th birthday
• 0800 Homeschool Swim for Fitness @ YMCA - Cancelled d/t weather
• 1300 Braces off! @ Martin Orthodontics
• Wednesday
• 0930 Follow-up appointment @ Martin Orthodontics
• 1200 W.A.C.K. - Cancelled d/t weather
• 1730-1845 Hot yoga @ YMCA - Cancelled d/t weather
• 1900 Youth group
• Thursday
• 0800 Homeschool Swim for Fitness @ YMCA - Cancelled d/t weather
• 1245 Babysit
• 1730 Family dinner for Liam's 12th birthday @ Golden Buddha
• Friday
• 1600 Coffee with Mom & Evie
• Saturday
• Help remove old carpet, trash, debris from upstairs
• 0945-1100 Hot yoga @ YMCA
• 1600 W.A.C.K. volunteering at Ruth's House
• 1900 Live music @ Wired, $5 cover charge

Goal setting for this semester:

• Learn more and do more art & music activities
• Expand Spanish vocabulary
• Learn more about astronomy
• Participate in a reading challenge
• Spend more time outdoors; learn about local tree and plant identification
• Practice driving
• Start and care for a vegetable garden

Videos, shows, websites, articles, podcasts, etc., I think may interest you:

7 Ways to Support Your Local Library Right Now
30 Pairs of Excellent Bookish Earrings
99 Book Recommendations from John Green
Book Riot's 2018 Read Harder Challenge
Evansville Astronomical Society - their monthly meeting is on Friday
Sky & Telescope: This Week's Sky at a Glance
Hubble Captures Glittering Crowded Hub of Our Milky Way
Stephen Colbert invites favorite guest Neil deGrasse Tyson to The Late Show to talk UFOs, blow some minds
StarTalk Radio
Outside Magazine
TED Talk: Want to be more creative? Go for a walk.
TED Talk: Do schools kill creativity?
TED Talk: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness.
"Cooked" on Netflix
"The Great British Baking Show" on Netflix
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Mother Earth News - lots of good gardening articles and advice here

Activities you may enjoy this week:

• Set up your new telescope.
• Check out this Astronomy curriculum. You can look at the first couple of lessons at that link. If you like it and think it is something you would use, let me know and I'll order it for you.
• Think about where you might want to go on our Girls' Trip this year, and make a sample itinerary to share with me and your sister.
• Look up Little Free Library plans or designs, and pick one you would like to build or buy.
• Write down what you would like to grow in your garden this spring/summer.
• Think about which weeks you would like to attend camp this summer, so we can get you registered.
• Make a list of books you would like to read this year.
• Think about different ways you can earn spending money: continuing to babysit, a traditional job like at AMC or the YMCA, making things to sell on ETSY, etc. 
• Think of careers you think might interest you. The sky is the limit. This is just brainstorming, so don't let practicality hold you back at this stage. Actress, Instagram star, travel writer/photographer, neurosurgeon, President, summer camp director; they are all fair game.
• I know you are still up in the air about college, but it won't hurt to think about places you might want to go. Check out some schools. Locally, there is USI, University of Evansville, and Ivy Tech. Indiana University is an excellent school and has a very wide range of majors. Berea College in Kentucky offers full scholarships to all accepted students. The Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) is great school for all kinds of creative pursuits. Amherst College in Massachusetts is a small, liberal arts school with an excellent astronomy/physics program, among others.

Please remember to record your activities each day in whichever way is easiest for you, and we will go over it at the end of the week. Save things like receipts, ticket stubs, art projects, and writing you do, etc. And last, but certainly not least, take pictures! Take pictures at W.A.C.K., when you go to the YMCA or the coffee shop, of you and your sister hanging out in your room, or reading, or playing games, or whatever!

Enjoy your week! Plan on meeting with me on Friday or Saturday to go over this week's activities and discuss any changes that need to be made for next week.

Weekly Tidbits, Week of January 14, 2018

This looks so cool! It's a scratch-off poster of 100 great movies; you scratch them off as you watch them. Anyone interested?

From Pop Chart Lab: 100 Essential Films Scratch-Off Chart








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Let's try this in 2018! I can already think of some great things that will happen for our family this year: I'll graduate from nursing school, Ava & Genevieve will start learning how to drive, and we'll take some awesome trips.













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This looks awesome! Maybe an activity you can suggest for W.A.C.K.?
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I know of at least two young ladies who might want to stay somewhere like this!
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Seton Harvest is a local CSA (community supported agriculture.) How it works is you pay a set fee, and they provide you with fresh, locally grown produce throughout the growing season, usually mid-May through mid-November. It isn't cheap ($675) but it's something I think we can afford, it would be good for our health, and it offers a way for us to be more involved with our community. There are also opportunities to volunteer. Thoughts?

http://www.setonharvest.org



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Spring 2018 Planning

Ok, kiddos! It's time to get organized and get some activities and goals on the books for 2018. Please read through this, check out the links, and we'll meet this weekend to talk about how you would like to proceed.

First off, I would like for each of you to write down what you most want to learn about or participate in over the next few months. It doesn't have to be a lot; maybe just your top 3 or 5 things. That doesn't mean that you will only be learning about or doing those things; just that we'll make them a priority and make sure you have the resources you need to do them.

There are several places you can take online classes to learn about anything from ancient history to foreign languages to photography. Take a look at these links and let me know if any of this looks interesting to you:

Outschool
JAM
Udemy
Art classes at Sparketh
Time4Learning
Creative Live
Acellus Learning System

Also, everyone but Aidan is falling behind in math. Let's do our best to slowly, but surely, get caught up. I want this to be as stress-free as possible for you guys. Come prepared to discuss how you would prefer to do this. Options include private tutor, Khan Academy, workbooks, Teaching Textbooks, Life of Fred, and more, or a combination of different methods.

Please make a list of supplies you might need for the next couple of months, too; things like printer paper, art supplies, a better guitar, etc. would all go on this list.

Ava & Genevieve only: Come prepared to talk about which (if any) classes you would like to take at Ivy Tech this semester. Evie, please look up the information on the class Camilla said she would be offering in your notebook.

Other things to think about: places you might want to volunteer, projects that give back to our community like a Little Free Library or Food is Free stand, things like a weekly coffee date at a local coffee shop for our family or with friends, hosting dinner parties, a family and/or friend game night, etc.

Grab a notebook from the pile on the bookshelves in the family room, make your lists, and let's plan on meeting tomorrow, January 13, after breakfast to make our plans!