Third Grade: Day 6

This morning we dove right into our new curriculum for the school year. Isabel dragged her feet early on but soon got into the groove. It’s going to take us a few days to BOTH really get in the groove of this homeschooling business.

We started the day with reading Luke 1:1-25 and the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth and the foretelling of their son John. We also talked about the writer of the book of Luke, when and where it was written. Isabel said she’s read/heard the story before, so it wasn’t anything new to her.

We also went over the story of creation in Genesis 1:1-2:3. We started our window art project, “All Creation Sings God’s Glory“. All week, as we go over the book of Genesis, Isabel will add 2 draws to the project.

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Today Isabel “Sings God’s Glory” about beaches and animals in the sea.

We also started our memorization of a Psalm 8 poem/song, which ties in the the story of creation in Genesis.

“O Lord, our Lord how majestic is Your name in all the earth. Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens! From the mouth of infants and nursing babes.
You have established strength.
(
learning these verses this week)
Because of Your adversaries, to make the enemy and the revengeful cease. When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained.
(learning these in week 2)
What is man that You take thought of him and the son of man that You care for him? Yet You have made him a little lower than God, and you crown him with glory and majesty! You make him to rule over the works of Your hands;
(learning these in week 3)
You have put all things under his feet. All sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field. The birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea. Whatever passes through the paths of the seas, O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is your name in all the earth!
(learning these in week 4)
(in week 5, we’ll start to tie the whole poem/song together.
It needs to be memorized by week 6)

For P.E. we took a 1 hour walk around the neighborhood (30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes after dinner).

After lunch we were back into our curriculum with the true story of Spanish explorers coming to the southwest to tell the Native Americans about God, “Walk the Worlds Rim” by Betty Baker. We also charted the course that their voyage took on our map!

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Spelling/Vocabulary for this week…

friars
inland
beset
crude
treacherous
roster
parcel
Canary Islands
mandarins
brocade
dinghy
ingenious
boatswain
as the week progresses I’m sure we will add more to the list!

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Isabel also began reading “Pedro’s Journal“.
We charted this first part of their journey, from Spain to the Canary Islands, on our map!

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Later in the afternoon, after Language Arts, a spelling test and science lesson,
we also started reading, “A Lion to Guard Us“.
Again, we charted this journey from London, England to Bermuda and then to Jamestown, Virginia.

This week’s American Indian prayer focus is on the Maya tribe. The Maya are from Central America and it’s going to be fun to learn more about these fascinating people.