We’re still plugging along with our memory work notebooks. Last year we just memorized whatever looked good at the time, but this year I thought I’d make a list and try to stick to it.
United States History/Geography
- Major rivers
- Major mountain ranges
- Great Lakes
- 13 colonies
- 11 states of Confederacy
- 6 regions
- States and capitals
- Major wars
- Bill of Rights
American Poetry
- The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls; Longfellow
- Because I Could Not Stop for Death; Dickinson
- O Captain! My Captain!; Whitman
- Fable; Emerson
- The Road Not Taken; Frost
Religion/Latin/Greek
- Gloria (we’re still working on this from last year)
- Ave Maria
- The Magnificat
- Psalm 23
- Kyrie
- Nicene Creed
Science
- ??? (volcanology)
- ??? (oceanography)
The focus on American history, geography and poetry will go nicely with JellyMan’s study of American literature. Unfortunately, Anemone is finishing up a study of Rome and is about to head into the Middle Ages. If I were a better teacher I’d make a list of memory work just for her, but. But, but, but.
My son is SO INTO VOLCANOS that I can hardly keep up with ordering new books from Amazon in an attempt to quench his thirst. If you find any good stuff on that topic, please share! Thanks, Deb
Hmmm, I like your list! I am going to steal it. Thanks for doing the leg work for me.
Looks like a great list!