Remember last year when I was all organized about our summer plans and even wrote a series of sorts on the process of planning and our final result? This year- not so much! That's not to say I have not been planning. Oh yes, I have! But between planning for summer, planning and purchasing materials for our great home school experiment next year, wrapping up two large volunteer projects at school and training a new person to take over my job as church secretary, time (and energy) to blog has been scarce.
However, since I have a few moments right now before our final regular season Spring baseball game for our oldest, I thought I'd take the opportunity to share what I've planned out so far for the summer. Since we will be joining a group of friends in Year Two of Tapestry of Grace next year, a friend suggested we read through The Story of the World, Volume One: Ancient Times over the summer to get an overview of history prior to the Middle Ages. I devised the following plan from The Story of the World, Volume One: Ancient Times textbook
and activity guide
. Maybe this will help someone?
and activity guide. Maybe this will help someone?Week One Readings and Activities:
Day One
Read & Discuss Introduction
Complete Make a History of My Family Book
Day Two
Read & Discuss Chapter 1
Complete Map Work
Complete Make a Cave Painting
Day Three
Read Chapter 2
Complete Map Work
Day Four
Read & Discuss Chapter 3
Complete Map Work
Complete Make Cuneiform Tablets
Day Five
Read & Discuss Chapter 4
Complete Map Work
Complete Make a Chicken Mummy
Week One Field Trip- Egyptian Exhibits at Local Museum
Week Two Reading and Activities:
Day One
Read & Discuss Chapter 5
Complete Map Work
Complete Word Search
Day Two
Read & Discuss Chapter 6
Complete Map Work
Complete Activity Puzzle OR Comic Book
Day Three
Read & Discuss Chapter 7
Complete Map Work
Complete Make Your Own Law Code Stele
Day Four
Read & Discuss Chapter 8
Complete Map Work
Complete Art Project OR Writing Project
Day Five
Read & Discuss Chapter 9
Complete Map Work
Complete Craft Project OR Writing Project
Week Three Reading and Activities:
Day One
Read & Discuss Chapter 10
Complete Map Work
Complete Writing Project
Day Two
Read & Discuss Chapter 11
Complete Map Work
Complete Paper Bead Necklace
Day Three
Read & Discuss Chapter 12
Complete Map Work
Complete Make a Monkey Doll
Day Four
Read & Discuss Chapter 13
Complete Map Work
Complete Be an Archeologist
Day Five
Read & Discuss Chapter 14
Complete Map Work
Complete Moses Stickerbook
Week Three Field Trip
Tabernacle Reproduction Exhibit and Play- Joseph
Week Four Readings & Activities:
Day One
Read & Discuss Chapter 15
Complete Map Work
Day Two
Read & Discuss Chapter 16
Complete Map Work
Complete Make an Assyrian Siege Tower
Day Three
Read & Discuss Chapter 17
Complete Map Work
Complete Draw the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Day Four
Read & Discuss Chapter 18
Complete Map Work
Complete Minotaur’s Maze OR Build Your Own Labyrinth
Day Five
Read & Discuss Chapter 19
Complete Map Work
Complete Make a Mycenaean Shield
Week Five Readings & Activities
Day One
Read & Discuss Chapter 20
Complete Map Work
Complete Write Your Name with Greek Letters
Day Two
Read and Discuss Chapter 21
Complete Map Work
Complete Play the Conquer Mesopotamia Game
Day Three
Read & Discuss Chapter 22
Complete Map Work
Complete Write on an Athenian Wax Tablet
Day Four
Read & Discuss Chapter 23
Complete Map Work
Complete Greek Gods and Goddesses Wordsearch
Day Five
Read & Discuss Chapter 24
Complete Map Work
Complete Play the Peloponnesian War Game
Week Five Field Trip
Have an Olympic Games OR the Greek Exhibit at Local Museum
Week Six
Day One
Read & Discuss Chapter 25
Complete Map Work
Complete Play the Alexander the Great Game
As you can see this plan only spans five weeks and a day. That works for us! We have a week at the beach planned in June and hope to escape for a long weekend here and there in July and August. The kids also have two weeks of half day camps in July. This plans leaves us with lots of breathing room for lazy days at the pool, a last minute get away with the family or whatever suits our fancy on any given day. It gives us a framework for learning that is flexible enough for summer fun!
I have more to plan and more to share about summer but I'd better get the kids fed before opening pitch :)
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1 comment:
Looks like an awesome plan! My oldest wants to do Tapestry of Grace Year 1. I am very intimidated by it. I am doing a lot of prayer on her curriculum this year. :)
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