In a previous post I mentioned that we were planning to do a combination of Years 8 & 9 over 18 months. This is the Year 7, 8, & 9 in Two Years plan at AO that I'm modifying - we started at Week 25. As we were finishing up Year 7 when I decided … Continue reading Plans for Combining Ambleside Online Years 8 & 9 Over 18 Months
Ambleside Year 8
Initiating Interests: Architectural Science
Our aim in Education is to give a Full Life. - We begin to see what we want. Children make large demands upon us. We wish to place before the child open doors to many avenues of instruction and delight, in each one of which he should find quickening thoughts...We owe it to them to … Continue reading Initiating Interests: Architectural Science
Snippets of a Week Of Ambleside Online Year 8 with a 15 Year old
* History readings as per Ambleside Online schedule. Benj plans his own readings from the weekly list. With Churchill's books, he has always preferred to read a whole chapter per week rather than how it is scheduled (the chapters are divided as they are fairly long) so he has just finished the book this week. … Continue reading Snippets of a Week Of Ambleside Online Year 8 with a 15 Year old
Ideas for Poetry with Children
These are ideas I've used to get my children appreciating and writing poetry.I like getting them used to hearing the rhythm of verse when they are really little. Simple books like Ten Apples up on Top, Put me in the Zoo and A Big Ball of String are easy to get through with little ones … Continue reading Ideas for Poetry with Children
Ambleside Year 8 Folksongs
We've been concentrating on Australian folksongs recently, and will continue to do so, but I decided to also include three Year 8 suggestions from Ambleside Online (AO) for my two older boys who are studying Renaissance & Reformation history using the AO curriculum. Barbara Allen: https://youtu.be/BxQdl9cP3e0 The Death of Queen Jane - lovely scenes on … Continue reading Ambleside Year 8 Folksongs
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