tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post7846009595233456309..comments2024-03-23T08:55:43.666-07:00Comments on Joyous Lessons: Third Grade in Our Home :: Morning Basket, Term 3Celestehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-30262805091879309692015-03-09T17:57:31.664-07:002015-03-09T17:57:31.664-07:00Thank you so much, Celeste. It makes perfect sens...Thank you so much, Celeste. It makes perfect sense! Your blog is a blessing as you share the wisdom you have gleaned as you travel along the road of life. Thank you for the generous gift of your time.MomoftheMisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892091939028890291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-39819828343370500752015-02-19T14:17:12.931-08:002015-02-19T14:17:12.931-08:00It's very simple here and just takes a minute:...It's very simple here and just takes a minute: we go over day of the week, month, date, weather, season, etc. together. I have a little chart on the wall in English, and the children ask and answer the questions in Italian. So for the older kids, it's a little foreign language, and for the little ones, it's a way to learn their days, months, and whatnot. Hope that makes sense!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-13193342291329654872015-02-19T13:34:45.139-08:002015-02-19T13:34:45.139-08:00What does "Calendar Work" entail?What does "Calendar Work" entail?MomoftheMisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892091939028890291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-20649771263959867012015-01-30T15:41:32.427-08:002015-01-30T15:41:32.427-08:00Ok. Thanks for explaining! :)Ok. Thanks for explaining! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291951073853426272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-34758937568875991172015-01-27T03:43:46.426-08:002015-01-27T03:43:46.426-08:00This is so perfect! SO many great resources in one...This is so perfect! SO many great resources in one spot! :) Thank you! Jason and Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232275181204878465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-15477193679703466242015-01-26T15:04:09.379-08:002015-01-26T15:04:09.379-08:00Yes, I will, Katie! :) But they'll be much the...Yes, I will, Katie! :) But they'll be much the same as last year--you can see what we used last year here:<br /><br />http://joyouslessons.blogspot.com/2014/03/lent-in-our-home.html<br /><br />Hope that helps!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-19969359251714216492015-01-25T16:47:48.316-08:002015-01-25T16:47:48.316-08:00Deal!Deal!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255732394849264954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-80476004966720020342015-01-25T15:49:10.875-08:002015-01-25T15:49:10.875-08:00Would you post your ideas and reading selections f...Would you post your ideas and reading selections for Lent early so I can have time to order books? :) Thank you!Jason and Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232275181204878465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-44031402411620388382015-01-25T11:09:20.599-08:002015-01-25T11:09:20.599-08:00Great point! After living in DC, you'll think...Great point! After living in DC, you'll think a million is a totally normal amount to spend on a house and won't mind our housing market at all. ;) And I promise to take you to all the best local beaches!<br /><br />We have played our bird app (I think we have the Audubon one, if I remember right) at the park and had the birds respond! Very fun. :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-34004162271596701052015-01-25T09:56:33.789-08:002015-01-25T09:56:33.789-08:00Well, one never knows. Perhaps God relocated us t...Well, one never knows. Perhaps God relocated us to manage the higher cost of living in the DC area in preparation for a move to CA one day:). <br /><br />We use my iBird app for the bird sounds. I have only spent money on two or three apps EVER and this is one I do not regret in the least. We use it daily.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255732394849264954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-73027372801530238322015-01-25T09:12:56.005-08:002015-01-25T09:12:56.005-08:00Yes, I know you just moved, but can your next assi...Yes, I know you just moved, but can your next assignment be over here in CA? ;)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-35104513571111702342015-01-25T09:11:31.701-08:002015-01-25T09:11:31.701-08:00Well, our memory work has two parts, really: revie...Well, our memory work has two parts, really: review of old selections (which I call "recitation") and learning of new ones. All together, that takes probably ten minutes or so per day. We do Memory Work and Movement, which means they are doing pushups, burpees, and dancing during our recitation, then they sit down and open their binders to follow along with our current selections. ;)<br /><br />We have that book you mentioned too! I have it up in the nursery, actually, so when baby boy wakes up, the kids go in there to hang out with him a bit and they play the bird songs and page through their book. He loves the sounds! LOL The ones I play during memory work are from a CD: Common Birds and Their Songs. I link the mp3s to our Evernote memory work file, so I can play them from there. We are definitely NOT birdsong experts, but I figure after a dozen years, maybe we will be! :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-36083500349721437172015-01-25T02:10:33.044-08:002015-01-25T02:10:33.044-08:00Ooooo...I missed that with the first read through!...Ooooo...I missed that with the first read through! We, too, do bird calls a few times a week and it is one of my children's favorite parts of our "Morning Time" (which in our home is spread over breakfast and lunch times at the table). Celeste, I really wish we were neighbors. :)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255732394849264954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-10247166966303412492015-01-24T20:17:48.334-08:002015-01-24T20:17:48.334-08:00I really loved the Wheeler biography we read!!! Ca...I really loved the Wheeler biography we read!!! Can't remember which one at the moment. I need to look into the others. With your memory work how long do all the selections take each day? I love that you are doing bird calls!!! I just put on hold AGAIN a bird call book that we all love...you push the button and it plays the sound as you look at the photos of the birds. :) I hope to especially focus on the ones we've been seeing a lot at the feeders. :) Thanks for sharing what you are doing. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291951073853426272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-488739260077400972015-01-24T11:14:14.836-08:002015-01-24T11:14:14.836-08:00Thank you for the recommendation, Dawn!Thank you for the recommendation, Dawn!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-18301270485887274312015-01-24T11:13:58.040-08:002015-01-24T11:13:58.040-08:00Yes, they do a loose picture sketch for each piece...Yes, they do a loose picture sketch for each piece we study. Sometimes they get inspired and really want to pull out the art supples, and I let them do that (like when we did Monet, and now with Georgia O'Keeffe). But I encourage them basically to map out the composition in blobs, and then sketch a detail if they like.Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-49955287781037533632015-01-24T02:29:26.433-08:002015-01-24T02:29:26.433-08:00We just read a picture book about Georgia O'Ke...We just read a picture book about Georgia O'Keefe which I picked up from the library. Thought I'd share in case you haven't heard of it and are interested. My Name is Georgia by Jeannette Winter. It was a hit!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255732394849264954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-46854401810552822512015-01-23T17:53:08.622-08:002015-01-23T17:53:08.622-08:00For picture study, you have your kids sketch a cop...For picture study, you have your kids sketch a copy of the picture you're studying? Is that right? I love that! I think we'll do it too. My oldest loves to draw and I think that would help her connect with the artist more.:)Catiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383687550373527504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-69637662418206423312015-01-23T17:05:48.088-08:002015-01-23T17:05:48.088-08:00Yes, that's right--I choose a few books from A...Yes, that's right--I choose a few books from AO's free reading list to do as family read-alouds. Some of those I schedule out so that we savor them a chapter a week, and the others we just read through as we usually would (maybe a chapter a day). Then the rest of the free reads go on the big kids' shelf for their personal free reading time. The ones in our Morning Basket get read during breakfast, and then also sometimes in the afternoon--I often get the kids started on an art project or drawing lesson and then read from one of our read-alouds while they work. So much easier when the little ones are napping. ;) Hope that makes sense!Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-28419475709647628442015-01-23T16:47:36.961-08:002015-01-23T16:47:36.961-08:00Always a pleasure reading what you all do. It help...Always a pleasure reading what you all do. It helps me to consider other ways of making things work :-) ... It seems there are always adjustments to be made as time goes on!<br />So it appears that "free reading" as a group is done during Morning Basket, is this right? And at other times during the day your kiddos have their personal free reading?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12595896300637163959noreply@blogger.com