Last weekend, we received our Latin Prep 1 books in the mail. Hurray! Today Evan, Matthew and I delved into the first chapter and right away found it more captivating than Latina Christiana. The book threw the students (including me) into translation on the first page, which on first impression, I found to be a refreshing way towards learning both vocabulary and grammar. Incidentally, Logan's meltdown occurred when we attempted to do Latin. We continued after I strapped him to my back, standing as I worked through the lesson with the boys, while allowing Logan to rattle the blinds behind me for entertainment.
In the afternoon, during Logan's nap, the kids sat at the kitchen table, each drawing a rendition of Sargon the Great while I read that chapter in Story of the World and a section about the Sumerians, the Semites and Sargon in A Picturesque Tale of
1. by Evan 2. by Matthew 3. by Sophie
Evan's Summary
Sargon the Great
(by Matthew)
Sargon was raised in a city-state called
(This is not all that we did today, school-wise, just the highlights with some "lowlights.")
2 comments:
Man. Coming back from a break can be so demoralizing. After two weeks of field trips, the girls were ready! And then the next week began. Where did my eager, smiling girls go?? Where? Who are these belligerent beasts? Sorry. All better now. How are you all in the far, far away land?
Becky who can't remember if she has an account or anything she can use to identify herself Hemphill
I'm both glad and sorry that we are not alone, Becky. :}
...waving to you from a distant land.
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