Westward Expansion

We are studying about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and hope to visit a few places around the area.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGVOYINLQj0&list=PLXpRUN8XzzBAjbkLYocccJppAQCyIXUAW&index=2

http://lewisandclarktrail.com/section1/kansascityarea.htm

https://www.nps.gov/lecl/planyourvisit/leclvckansas.htm

http://www.kansastravel.org/lewisandclark.htm

https://www.kshs.org/p/lewis-and-clark/11523

https://www.visitkc.com/business-detail/lewis-and-clark-lookout-case-park#sm.0001giu6bpdg1dc6vxs1286jvy96p

http://www.lewisandclarkwyco.org/home

Past Spring Break

The last few weeks have driven us to find new methods to reduce frustration in Asmund. We're exploring some charts and ideas for self determination within a set routine. 

We began Math U See today, and for all his protests before the fact, Asmund is in love. This style seems to suit him well.

We began our new history unit with Crash Course talk on Thomas Jefferson. We'll spend the rest of the year on Lewis and Clark, and bring maps, geography, plant identification, and northwest Native American tribes into the unit.

https://diyhomeschooler.com/2014/03/04/free-history-studies-lewis-clark/

Wystan is a month into ukulele lessons and enjoying it.

--C

Black History Month

2/7/17

History

We've done what we're going to do regarding the Revolutionary War. We've ended with talk of the freedom of the colonies and the continuing evil of slavery. That's a decent introduction to Black History month.

One of the last Liberty's Kids was about Mum Bett, a slave who took her master to court in 1781, sued for her freedom, and won. We referenced that story while talking about this poem, about the American dream vs American reality.

Asmund's thoughts on Langston Hughes:

"Oh, so that's why he wrote all those poems like jazz? Well, you can't change people's color but you can change people's minds."

http://www.biography.com/people/mum-bett-7324#synopsis

https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/let-america-be-america-again

Math
We're using Kahn right now. Asmund is starting multiplication. We're running into difficulty in that the quizes involve more reading, which he can't do, so that's much more time consuming for me.

--C

New semester

We're beginning formal spelling for both Asmund and Wystan this spring, focusing on word families. They're both doing well reading, and Asmund is enjoying writing letters and journaling.

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/word-families/#am

We're finishing up a look at the Revolutionary War period this spring. Next fall I'd like to start with Lewis and Clark, and do a long section on that journey, incorporating states and geography.

Asmund is finally having carryover with his "s" and "z" sounds.

--C