Piney Woods Homeschool

Bible 1. In your own words, tell about one of the days of creation. Also, explain why the activity on this day is important. 2. In your own words, explain why Matthew included the genealogy at the beginning of his book and why this is important. Writing Write 4 lines of a poem that you memorized this term. (Type this here.) Dictation The boy was very ill, he said, and weak from the loss of blood; but his mind was so troubled with anxiety to disclose something, that he deemed it better to give him the opportunity, than to insist upon his remaining quiet until next morning: which he should otherwise have done. (Study this, then come to me for dictation.) Composition 1. Describe your favorite scene or character from the Shakespeare play you read this term. 2. Name any of Oliver Twist’s "friends" and tell how their actions effect Oliver’s situation for good or bad. OR tell the story of Antigone or Aristaeus the Bee-keeper U.S. History 1. What do you know about ...

Bible 1. In your own words, tell what it means to be made in the image of God. 2. In your own words, tell about the Magi and why it is significant that God sent the star for them. Shakespeare Describe your favorite scene or character from the Shakespeare play you read this term (All’s Well that Ends Well). Pilgrim’s Progress 1. Tell me about an obstacle Christian faced and how he got past it. 2. Tell me about some help Christian received—who helped him and how? Little Duke What was your favorite part of Little Duke? How did the Little Duke change during the book? Wind in the Willows Which character was your favorite? Why? Did Toad change during the story? How did he change or why did he not change? Seabird What kind of ship has Seabird been on so far? Tell me a little bit about what that kind of ship does. Parables from Nature Tell me about one of the parables you’ve read this term. “The Circle of Blessing”, “Active and Passive”, “Not Lost, but Gone Before” ...

"Strong willed" is probably a misleading description.  One thing that drew me to Charlotte Mason immediately was her insistence that the child wasn't strong willed--the child had a weak or untrained will . Better than the term "strong willed" I think is the term "spirited," because that gets more to the heart of the matter.  Spirited kids are intense, in many different ways, and their intense tenacity is what gets them the label "strong willed."  But just trying to bend their will to yours does not help them to manage their intensity--that intensity is given to them by God and can be an asset, but not until it has been brought under management by their wills.  Perhaps they have those intense wills because they will need them to manage their other intensity! "Raising Your Spirited Child" by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka provides the best insights I have seen into the spirited child.  She helps you know whether you have one, what ...