Review 1st and 2nd commandments. Work on the 3rd commandment "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain."
Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Alexander and Bucephelas"; and "Diogenes" (Greek)
Alexander the Great and his horse, Bucephelas
Possible discussion questions: Based on our nature study, why is a horse afraid of his shadow? What do you think would happen if you were mean to a horse, just because it was afraid? How did Alexander help the horse to feel better and trust him?
Diogenes was a very wise man who taught that "no man should have more than he really needed and no man needed very much." Make a list of your favorite things. Which of them are things that you *need*. How is a need different than a want? Choose something to give away so someone else can have it.
Burgess's Bird Book: chapter II "The Old Orchard Bully - The English or House Sparrow"
Aesop's Fables: "The Kid and the Wolf" (pg. 13 in the Milo Winter version) and "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse" (pg. 14 in the Milo Winter version)
James Herriot's Treasury: "Moses the Kitten"
Some topics for discussion:
Why did the farmer's wife put the kitten in the oven? How is the oven in the picture different than our oven?
When the farmer put Moses in with the pigs, what happened?
What can we learn from Moses?
Why did the farmer's wife put the kitten in the oven? How is the oven in the picture different than our oven?
When the farmer put Moses in with the pigs, what happened?
What can we learn from Moses?
A Child's Garden of Verses: a poem every day
Nature Study: horses
Latta equestrian center (pony rides - $8.00)
Craigslist ad posted
Latta equestrian center (pony rides - $8.00)
Craigslist ad posted
Composer Study: Beethoven's Piano Sonata 8 (Pathetique) Opus 13
Artist Study: Delacroix's "The Sultan of Morocco and His Entourage."
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