tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84218604906600773552024-03-05T16:26:41.673-08:00Investigate The Landscape: An education blogDo sign up to our notification page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Investigate-the-Landscape/1476070145956803?ref_type=bookmarkInvestigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-76621310899360295522015-10-17T20:45:00.001-07:002015-10-17T20:45:28.385-07:00'Our Island Story' sorted by SOTW chapter<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszIzmnnQy-Vl6ZhWsPTV082uK2BnTfXiPULC4Us-haJBMYhB5IfdTEf80I7qTc6ZR6WzWjYaFCs6ji9iU3BaQIaaZtMA91waDvEKcX4rH7KBOM6XuJ0epT9LW0y0VnYZIqHDodi2vWKw/s1600/historycaution.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszIzmnnQy-Vl6ZhWsPTV082uK2BnTfXiPULC4Us-haJBMYhB5IfdTEf80I7qTc6ZR6WzWjYaFCs6ji9iU3BaQIaaZtMA91waDvEKcX4rH7KBOM6XuJ0epT9LW0y0VnYZIqHDodi2vWKw/s320/historycaution.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
'Our Island Story,' by H. E. Marshall is a popular choice for British history. Well, history and mythology. Some stories are still good for the telling even if they're not entirely factual. Your milage may vary, but this is how I've assigned them. Will be updated as time passes and we stride through history. :)</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
SOTW 1</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 28, The Roman Empire</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 1- The Stories of Albion and Brutus</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 35, Caesar the Hero</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 4- The Coming of the Romans</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 9- The Romans Come Again</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 36, The Roman Prince</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 11- How Caligula Conquered Britain</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 40, Rome Begins to Weaken</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 15- A Warrior Queen</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 20- The Last of the Romans</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 24- The Story of St Alban</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 29- Vortigern and King Constans</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
SOTW 2</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b>Chapter 2, The Early Days of Britain</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="font-size: 13px;">Our Island Story pg 33- The Story of the Coming of Hengist and Horsa</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 39- Hengist's Treachery</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 43- How Giant's Dance was brought to Britain</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 48- The Coming of Arthur</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 52- The Founding of the Round Table</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b>Chapter 3, Christianity Comes to Britain</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 56- The Story of Gregory</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b>Chapter 15- The First Kings of England</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 61- How King Alfred Learned to Read</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 65- King Alfred in the Swineherd's Cottage</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 70- More about Alfred the Great</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 74- Ethelred the Unready</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 78- How Edmund Ironside (Edmund II) fought for the crown</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 82- Canute and the Waves</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 85- Edward the Confessor</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 90- Harold</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 96- The Battle of Stamford Bridge</div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 102- The Battle of Hastings</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 109- William the Conqueror</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 114- William the Conqueror- Death of the King</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b>Chapter 16- England After the Conquest</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 118- William the Red</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 121- Henry I</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 129- King Stephen</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 133- Henry Plantagenet- The Story of Gilbert and Rohesia</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 137- Henry Plantagenet- The Story of Thomas a Becket</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 143- Henry Plantagenet- The Story of the Conquest of Ireland</div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b>Chapter 19- A New Kind of King</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 146- The Story of Richard Coeur de Lion</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 153- Richard Coeur de Lion- How Blondel Found the King</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 158- John Lackland- The Story of Prince Arthur</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 161- John Lackland- The Story of the Great Charter</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 169- Henry III- The Story of Hubert de Burgh</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 173- Henry III- The Story of Simon de Montford</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 178- Henry III- The Story of the Poisoned Dagger</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 181- Edward I- The Little War of Chalons</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 185- Edward I- First Prince of Wales</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 189- Hammer of the Scots</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 193- Edward II- The Story of Robert the Bruce</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 198- Edward II- The Battle of Bannockburn (1314)</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b>Chapter 26- France and England at War</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 201- Edward III- The Story of the Battle of Sluys</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 204- Edward III- The Story of the Battle of Crecy</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 211- Edward III- The Story of the Siege of Calais</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 217- Edward III- The Story of the Battle of Poitiers</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 221- Richard II- The Story of Wat Tyler's Rebellion</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 228- How Richard II lost his throne</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 230- Henry IV- The Battle of Shrewsbury</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 234- Henry IV- How Prince Hal was sent to Prison</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 238- Henry V- The Battle of Agincourt</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13px;">Our Island Story pg 242- Henry VI- The Story of the Maid of Orleans</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b>Chapter 27- War for the English Throne</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 247- Henry VI- The Red Rose and the White</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13px;">Our Island Story pg 253- Edward IV- The Story of Queen Margaret and the Robbers</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 256- Edward IV- The Story of the Kingmaker</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 260- The Story of the King Who Was Never Crowned</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 265- Richard III- The Princes in the Tower</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 269- Henry VII- The Story of a Make Believe Prince</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 273- Henry VII- The Story of Another Make Believe Prince</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b>Chapter 34- Martin Luther's New Ideas</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 278- Henry VIII- The Story of the Field of the Cloth of Gold</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 284- Henry VIII- How the King Became the Defender of the Faith and How the Great Cardinal Died</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 290- Henry VIII- The Story of the King's Six Wives</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b>Chapter 38- England's Greatest Queen</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 294- Story of a Boy King</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 299- The Story of Lady Jane Grey</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 303- Mary I- How the Princess Elizabeth Became a Prisoner</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 307- Mary I- How a Candle was Lit in England which has Never Been Put Out</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-size: 13px;">Our Island Story pg 310- Elizabeth- How The Imprisoned Princess Became a Queen</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 313- Elizabeth I- The Story of a Most Unhappy Queen</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b>Chapter 42- Empires Collide</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 318- Elizabeth- The Story of How England was saved from the Spanish</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 323- Elizabeth- The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
Our Island Story pg 328- Elizabeth- The Story of the Queen's Favourite</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
To be continued…</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
____________________</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Rose-Marie </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally...<br />Her young daughter has Echolalia, dyscalculia and some processing issues so isn't speaking fluently yet; but she is making good progress as they work and play in Central Victoria, Australia.</i></div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-74077109768026240532015-09-19T18:56:00.002-07:002015-09-19T18:58:01.213-07:00Rainbow Curriculum (Another Public Domain offering)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6mQQsvcWckCwHfFTTgVrD-p180KJ6yB-pNkFq_iM74emdUJlvNazMoQ2x-WGTBSBsxESVv5BFRVraGZKHa_ZWlETAJPxiYea5ydmcKVRZ9g42Ahl16oBRrCu7qqV1B8_KtAJa4I3q0w/s1600/PublicDomainCurric.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6mQQsvcWckCwHfFTTgVrD-p180KJ6yB-pNkFq_iM74emdUJlvNazMoQ2x-WGTBSBsxESVv5BFRVraGZKHa_ZWlETAJPxiYea5ydmcKVRZ9g42Ahl16oBRrCu7qqV1B8_KtAJa4I3q0w/s320/PublicDomainCurric.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
Here's another public domain curriculum option to peruse.<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9Fvf4FXKZtoZ1UtTXpZMlJ0SFE/view">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9Fvf4FXKZtoZ1UtTXpZMlJ0SFE/view</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
__________<br />
<i>By a lady</i>Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-86063607267871445912015-09-05T18:45:00.000-07:002015-09-05T18:45:44.013-07:00Days of Significance- July 25We're nearly finished with our time in Mexico, but even after spending two years here and constantly looking for new things to see and experience, we are always learning about more that we could do. For the last few weeks, that has been the Dance of the Tastoanes. We missed it last year because we weren't in Guadalajara most of the summer but this year we saw the dance in San Juan de Ocotan, Nextipac, Ixcatan, and Tonala. This post has a brief description (<a href="http://mexicandancemasks.com/?p=2143">http://mexicandancemasks.com/?p=2143</a>) of the dance and the meaning behind it with links to other sources about it.<br />
<br />
It was interesting to visit 4 different places because the masks are never the same and there are distinctive styles in different towns. We also talked to two different mask makers, one in Ocotan and another in Tonala, who were able to tell us a lot about the masks and the dance and its importance to the people there. The masks in Ocotan are handmade of leather and wood, the masks in Tonala are often ceramic, and commercial masks made of plastic or leather are used in Nextipac. Ixcatan in a forested and isolated place and the masks were often made of wood or were animal heads or skulls.<br />
<br />
There is very little indigenous influence left in this part of Mexico in comparison to much of the rest of the country so this was something truly unique.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><img height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVL0PB7W2_Vw5NtOeBG8XIskl71ZYUhnQ9FaWEQzMUi2Ied9KxhJ5j3nVhi4qtZ_iYiZuVBGO2RjIM-kXOpqURYUMOYZjJN-XrrYgdzHssvjFQxDLlfy4E3GLqH1hprzXIwOuUj23XnAlT/s400/IMG_1269.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Ixcatan</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlq9uUmfc0aqz2HFc_y3hryco-jkJqcf4EM0lYw6xzWsy4HmVh6k54IbTZ9SBu2UdCC6P75ak8rbfOxLXRFGSDMK7cm7nXy6I_CtlUiYhVIvXO8dQn8tfwZ0SK9ZKCKVc1f9Bj5XIAGaV/s640/IMG_1010.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="454" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">San Juan de Ocotan</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSscyl_HmtM3yuvbCQR_HQAW79ro1IpGmwuSmmDcYY2c3LSlc9mVi77un3_Jsm1Z6oa-sYpyc7nrRMAwa8REJqFp4G9QB1mU9rVgg-r2Ak_rA2DEpCOC6K7THxnTJj9BPqN70OkrIjR6A/s400/IMG_1618.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="313" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Tonala</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><img height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEUi17dENqM8A-LIlMlmoi4xrMXMwR4PwcbuIVJiendh8LS418r_dQcqur63mlkDABufrMPRrcdGfE7eJcjuBATPCEy-_czhsH5AIimPi9yvhRvrPfTY4iy_1IIQeb-lJTj0CqcpOzGmh/s400/IMG_0973.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Nextipac</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
____________________</div>
<div>
<div style="color: #282828; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Amira is a peripatetic homeschooler currently living in Mexico. She loves food, books, geysers, ruins, rain, and rocky beaches. She blogs at </i><a href="http://amiralace.blogspot.com.au/">http://amiralace.blogspot.com.au</a></span></div>
</div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-91429818608305561742015-08-08T16:55:00.000-07:002015-12-13T19:06:21.527-08:00Horrible Histories by SOTW chapter (V.2)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2A4cwVQ5nsbBhq-O2GIMYddKsUoJteMLrnkDBF4Ea9J-wHvm4PN2qrH443pQgLcHjNaYbxHZRgVonr16zkm0JxES2cBaI_MVqxYD4l-0YkWJCrGoRZahBL_AWqN8SrbkmRxORKxmqvFC/s1600/Horrible+Histories.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2A4cwVQ5nsbBhq-O2GIMYddKsUoJteMLrnkDBF4Ea9J-wHvm4PN2qrH443pQgLcHjNaYbxHZRgVonr16zkm0JxES2cBaI_MVqxYD4l-0YkWJCrGoRZahBL_AWqN8SrbkmRxORKxmqvFC/s1600/Horrible+Histories.jpg" /></a></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
I love the Horrible History tv show. I like it so much I don't care whether my 8 year old learns anything from it or not and include it in our history studies anyway. I bet you like them too, or will when you get your hands on them, so I offer the list of Horrible History clips organised by Story of the World chapter we've used and enjoyed in our homeschool. </div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
Story of the World, for those who don't know is the popular history curriculum for children in the early years of school, written by Susan Wise Bauer: http://peacehillpress.com/story-of-the-world/</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<b>STORY OF THE WORLD, VOLUME TWO- MIDDLE AGES</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b><br /></b>
<b>Chapter 1, The Glory That Was Rome</b>- none (wah!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 2, The Early Days of Britain</b></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 1, episode 8, Smashing Saxons: <i>Historical Hairdressers</i>. Presents of dung</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 2, episode 6, Smashing Saxons: Saxon weather forecast. Ghost Prevention (a woman violently berates her husband for burning their crops). Anglo-Saxon famine beliefs</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 3, Smashing Saxons: <i>Invasion, Invasion, Invasion</i></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 6, Cut-Throat Celts: <i>Horrible Points of View</i>. Historical Pet Shop: Celt customer</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 12, Cut-Throats Celts: Celtic poetry banning. "Celtic Boast Battle Song" (song)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 12, Savage Stone Age: Comparison between <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Stonehenge</span></a> and the pyramids (animated). Cliff Whiteley: Stonehenge purposes</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 4, episode 3, Smashing Saxons: Historical dentist. <i>Historical Masterchef</i></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 4, episode 10, Smashing Saxons: Saxon belief in monsters. Historical Dates: Saxon peasant</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 5, episode 1, Smashing Saxons: <i>Weekdays Assemble</i> (parody of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_(2012_film)"><span style="color: #0645ad;"><i>Avengers Assemble</i></span></a>). Saxon farmer's crop-growing solution.</div>
<br />
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 3, Christianity Comes to Britain</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 1, episode 12, Smashing Saxons: Saxon mealtime charades. The Monk Art Show: how to write like a monk</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 2, episode 11, Smashing Saxons: "The Monk Song" (song)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 5, episode 5, Smashing Saxons: <i>Wonders of the Saxon Universe</i>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelberht_of_Kent"><span style="color: #0645ad;">King Aethelred</span></a> meets <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_of_Canterbury"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Brother Augustine</span></a>.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 4, The Byzantine Empire</b>- none (alas!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<b>Chapter 5, The Medieval Indian Empire</b>- none (bother!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<b>Chapter 6, The Rise of Islam</b>- none (woe!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<b>Chapter 7, Islam Becomes an Empire</b>- none (boo!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 8, The Great Dynasties of China</b>- none (wah!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 9, East of China</b>- none (misery!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 10- The Bottom of the World</b>- none (whinge!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<b>Chapter 11- The Kingdom of the Franks</b>- none (sook!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 12- The Islamic Invasion</b>- none (whine!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<b>Chapter 13- The Great Kings of France</b>- none (grizzle!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 14- The Arrival of the Norsemen</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 1, Episode 3, Vicious Vikings (partially animated): some Viking beliefs: the origin of the first man and woman, how the sky is held up, life after death (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valhalla"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Valhalla</span></a> or Hell) and the story of <span style="color: #0645ad;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Erymskvi%C3%B0a">Thor searching for his stolen hammer</a></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 1, episode 4, Smashing Saxons: <i>Saxon EastEnders</i> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weregeld"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Weregeld</span></a> law). Anglo-Saxon Ghost Hunt<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 2, episode 1, Vicious Vikings: Vikings navigate with a raven as a compass. "The Viking Song" (song) </div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Seriage traditions</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 3, episode 7, Vicious Vikings: <i>Historical Wife Swap</i>: Vikings and <span style="color: #0645ad;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrall">Thralls</a></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br />
*Series 4, episode 8, Vicious Vikings: <i>Wonders of the Viking universe</i>. Historical Dates: Viking courting and marriage traditions</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br />
*Series 5, episode 2, Vicious Vikings: Vikings settle a dispute peacefully</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 5, episode 4, Vicious Vikings: I Can't Believe You Fed Me Seal Blubber! (parody of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can%27t_Believe_It%27s_Not_Butter!"><span style="color: #0645ad;">I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!</span></a>). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_the_Red"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Erik the Red</span></a> advertises Greenland (parody of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland_(supermarket)"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Iceland</span></a> advertisements).</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 5, episode 8, Vicious Vikings: Shouty Man: New Runic Alphabet. Crucifix Con-Artist.. Viking peace (song).</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 15- The First Kings of England</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 1, Episode 1, Vicious Vikings: <i>Historical Hairdressers</i>. <i>Warrior</i>: Viking vs Monk</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 1, episode 5, Smashing Saxons: Court of Historical Law: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsned"><span style="color: #0645ad;">ordeal by cake</span></a>. Twisted Fairytales: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" (Saxon punishments)<br />
*Series 1, episode 8, Vicious Vikings: Stupid Deaths: Edmund II. Valhalla Tours (989-1016)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 1, episode 13, Vicious Vikings: <i>HHTV News</i>: Bob Hale's Viking Report. Stupid Deaths: Sigurd the Mighty (875-892AD)</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 2, episode 8, Vicious Vikings: Viking war paint. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne#Vikings"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Lindisfarne</span></a> attack ~793AD</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 2, episode 9, Vicious Vikings: <i>HHTV Sports</i>: Viking feud. Viking chief funeral</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 2, episode 10, Measly Middle Ages: <i>News at 1066</i>. <i>Now Miserable: Volume 3</i> (with "special guest" Simon Cowell, a reference to the Pig Piano sketch of Series 1)</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 2, Smashing Saxons: <i>HHTV News</i>: The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Maldon"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Battle of Maldon</span></a>. <i>Monk Magazine </i>(991AD)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 3, episode 8, Vicious Vikings: Winter Cooking with the Hairy Vikings. Historical Desktops: Stained Glass Windows XP<br />
*Series 3, episode 9, Vicious Vikings: Writing a history book. "We Sell Any Monk" (advertisement)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 4, episode 3, Vicious Vikings: <i>New Home Abroad</i>. HH Movie Pitch: King Canute (990-1035)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 4, episode 10, Measly Middle Ages: <i>HHTV News</i>: Saxon Rebellion on Ely. Normanopoly (board game) 1070AD</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 4, episode 12, Smashing Saxons: Saxon bank. HH Movie Pitch: Alfred the Great (847-899)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 16- England After the Conquest</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 1, episode 5, Measly Middle Ages: <i>HHTV News</i>: the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Domesday Book</span></a>. William the Conqueror's Funeral 1028-1087</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 1, episode 9, Vicious Vikings: Words We Get from the Vikings. Hornless helmets (animated)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 1, episode 11, Vicious Vikings: Words We Get from the Vikings. Viking rhymes</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 2, episode 3, Measly Middle Ages: Historical Paramedics. Scary Stories: "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Children_of_Woolpit"><span style="color: #0645ad;">The Children of Woolpit</span></a>"</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 2, episode 7, Smashing Saxons: Words We Get from the Saxons. New Saxon sign of the Cross. Engelbert, Edwin and Ergotism</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 2, episode 12, Smashing Saxons: Bag-O-Swallow-Chick Stomach Stones (advertisement for a cure for headaches). Saxon Helmet Company. Words We Get from the Saxons</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 3, episode 1, Vicious Vikings: Words We Get from the Vikings. <i>Historical Paramedics</i></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 3, episode 2, Nasty Knights: Attacking a castle. The siege forecast</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 3, episode 8, Smashing Saxons: Kidnapped (two parts). Words We Get from the Saxons 2</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 3, episode 8, Measly Middle Ages: the death of William II. Stupid Deaths: Henry I 1056-1100 and 1068-1135</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 3, episode 10, Smashing Saxons: <i>HHTV News</i>: Norman report. The love story of Mud and Matilda. Words We Get from the Normans</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 4, episode 4, Measly Middle Ages: <i>HHTV News</i>: The siege of Palermo. Stupid Deaths: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrth_Godwinson"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Gyrth</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leofwine_Godwinson"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Leofwine</span></a>, King Harold II's brothers, dead in the Battle of Hastings. Words We Get from the Normans</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 5, episode 10, Measly Middle Ages: Query of the War of the Bucket. Matilda and Stephen (song). </div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 5, episode 11, Measly Middle Ages: Great Historical Country Walks. French word confusion. </div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 17- Knights and Samurai</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 1, episode 7, Measly Middle Ages: "I'm a Knight" (song, two parts). <i>That Was Entertainment</i>: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jousting"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Jousting</span></a> on Ice</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 1, episode 8, Measly Middle Ages: The confusing name of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Tyler"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Wat Tyler</span></a>. The rules of chivalry. </div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 18- The Age of Crusades</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 2, episode 4, Measly Middle Ages: <i>Historical Hospital</i>: European and Arabian medical points of view during the Crusades. Stupid Deaths: Humphrey De Bohun</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 2, episode 5, Measly Middle Ages: <i>HHTV News</i>: Bob Hale's Crusades Report. Crusader crones</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 4, Nasty Knights: <i>HHTV Investigates</i>: Knight Deaths. Stupid Deaths: Knights Templar</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 4, episode 11, Nasty Knights: <i>Historical Masterchef</i>. Crusader Presents</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 19- A New Kind of King</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 1, episode 6, Measly Middle Ages: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellant"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Flagellants'</span></a> beliefs. The made-up planet (animated) 1200's-1300's</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 3, episode 5, Measly Middle Ages: John Balliol's release request. Stupid Deaths: Griffith Ap Llewelyn 1239-1314 and ??</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 4, episode 1, Measly Middle Ages: HH Movie Pitch: Richard Whittington (1354-1423)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 4, episode 7, Measly Middle Ages: Snowball fight at the Earl of Lancaster's execution. Stupid Deaths: Richard the Raker 1322AD</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 4, episode 8, Nasty Knights: Stupid Deaths: Richard the Lionheart. Crusader training course on monsters. <span style="color: #0645ad;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellified_Man">Mellified Man</a></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 4, episode 11, Measly Middle Ages: Historical Desktops: King John</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 5, episode 1, Measly Middle Ages: A knight goes off fighting with his eyes closed. Richard I goes off crusading</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 5, episode 3, Shocking Scotland: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Stuart"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Bonnie Prince Charlie</span></a>. HH Movie Pitch: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Robert the Bruce</span></a>. 1720-1788 and 1274-1329</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 5, episode 7, Measly Middle Ages: <i>Gross Designs</i>: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Edward I</span></a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owain_Glynd%C5%B5r"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Owain Glyndŵr</span></a> (song). 1239-1307</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 5, episode 8, Shocking Scotland: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Randolph"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Black Agnes</span></a> defends against the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Montagu,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Earl of Salisbury</span></a>'s siege of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar_Castle"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Dunbar Castle</span></a>. 1312-1369</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 5, episode 12, Measly Middle Ages Making It in the Middle Ages, Stupid Deaths: John of Bohemia. 1296-1346</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 20- The Diaspora</b>- none (sadness!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<b>Chapter 21- The Mongols Devastate the East</b>- none (alas!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 22- Exploring the Mysterious East</b>- none (woe!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 23- The First Russians</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 5, episode 3, Ruthless Rulers: <i>Gross Designs</i>: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Vlad the Impaler</span></a>. Stupid Deaths: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_the_Terrible"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Ivan the Terrible</span></a>. 1431-1476 and 1530-1585</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 24- The Ottoman Empire</b>- none (shame!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 25- The End of the World</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 1, episode 10, Measly Middle Ages: Twisted Fairytales: "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" (plague spreading). "Bring Out You Dead" (song)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 2, episode 11, Measly Middle Ages: The Plague Report. Scottish invasion in England. <i>My Big Fat (Medieval Scottish) Wedding </i>(~1346)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 26- France and England at War</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b><br /></b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 1, episode 5, Ruthless Rulers: Louis XI and the Pig Piano, with special guest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Cowell"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Simon Cowell</span></a> (animated) (1423-1483)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 1, episode 11, Measly Middle Ages: Stupid Deaths: The gory Middle Ages. <i>Ready Steady Feast</i>: live from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Orl%C3%A9ans"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Siege of Orléans</span></a> (1428)</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 2, episode 7, Measly Middle Ages: knight fight refusal argument. Rattus Rattus fantasizes: Joan of Arc is confused by an angel</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 4, episode 9, Measly Middle Ages: Edward III's wedding. HH Movie Pitch: <i>Agincourt: The Movie </i>(1312-1377)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 5, episode 5, Fabulous French: The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VII_of_France"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Dauphin</span></a> introduces Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc (song). </div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 27- War for the English Throne</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 1, episode 13, Terrible Tudors: the history of Shakespeare's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_Theatre"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Globe</span></a> (animated). The ghost of Richard III questions the historical accuracy of the Shakespeare play based on his life (1452-1485)</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 3, Measly Middle Ages: Stupid Deaths: James II of Scotland. "William Wallace Song" (song) 1430-1460 and 1270-1305</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 3, episode 6, Measly Middle Ages: <i>HHTV News</i>: Bob Hale's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_the_Roses"><span style="color: #0645ad;">War of the Roses</span></a> Report. "Richard III Song" (song)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 5, episode 9, Terrible Tudors: Lord Stanley at the Battle of Bosworth Field. "Henry VII" (song). </div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 28- The Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal</b>- none (wah!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<b>Chapter 29- African Kingdoms</b>- none (woe!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 30- India Under the Moghuls</b>- none (alas!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 31- Exploring New Worlds</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*<span style="font-size: 12px;">Series 4, episode 4- Awesome USA: </span><i style="font-size: 12px;">Colonization</i><span style="font-size: 12px;">. "The New World" (song)</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 4, episode 5, Radical Renaissance: <i>HHTV News</i>: Bob Hale's Renaissance Report. Leonardo da Vinci's unfinished works 1452-1519</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 4, episode 6, Potty Pioneers: Christopher Columbus discovers the West Indies. HH Movie Pitch: Leif Ericsson</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 4, episode 9, Radical Renaissance: The corrupt Pope and "The Borgia Family" (song) 1492-1503</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 32- The American Kingdoms</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
(In civilisation order)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 1, Angry Aztecs: Dog steak and pond scum biscuits are on the menu of "Historical Masterchef" (parody of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MasterChef_(UK_TV_series)"><span style="color: #0645ad;"><i>Masterchef</i></span></a>). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howler_monkey"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Howler monkeys</span></a> realise why they're a favourite hunting target</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 6, Angry Aztecs: "Aztec Come Dine With Me": The annual days of maize and beans have a rather anti-social side effect.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 9, Angry Aztecs: "Aztec Gardeners' World" discusses fertilizing fields with human blood. Enjoy hours of family fun with Aztec Whodunnit-o</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 12, Angry Aztecs: Hi-Tec All-in-One Cactus multipurpose tool and Chuckle Resin chewing gum (advertisements)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 2, episode 1, Incredible Incas: Shouty Man: New! Multi-Purpose Incan Hole. Incan Sham-pee (advertisement)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 2, episode 4, Incredible Incas: Historical Shopping Channel: Inca Hour. "Stay Calmer When You Want to Harm a Llama" (advertisement).</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 2, episode 5, Incredible Incas: CD set: "Live like an Incan" (advertisement). An Incan child gets some offbeat birthday presents.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 2, episode 9, Incredible Incas: The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaski"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Chasqui</span></a> messenger service turns into a game of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_(game)"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Chinese Whispers</span></a>. HHTV News: Bob Hale's Incan Report</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 2, episode 12, Incredible Incas: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Pizarro"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Francisco Pizarro</span></a>'s "Very Rough Guide" to Mexico</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 33- Spain, Portugal, and the New World</b>- none (woe!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 34- Martin Luther's New Ideas</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 1, Episode 2, Terrible Tudors: <i>This Is Your Reign</i>: King Henry VIII. Henry VIII sings "Divorced, Beheaded, Died", a song about his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wives_of_Henry_VIII"><span style="color: #0645ad;">six marriages</span></a> </div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 2, episode 12, Terrible Tudors: <i>Horrible Histories World Wrestling</i>: Francis I of France defeats Henry VIII by tripping him up. Rattus Rattus fantasizes: Historical Desktops: Mullions XP (the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Reformation"><span style="color: #0645ad;">English Reformation</span></a>)</div>
<div>
*<span style="font-size: 13px;">Series 2, episode 11, Terrible Tudors:</span><span style="font-size: 13px;"> </span><i style="font-size: 13px;">HHTV News</i><span style="font-size: 13px;">: Bob Hale's Catholic Report. King Henry VIII plays tennis while Anne Boleyn is executed </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 3, episode 6, Terrible Tudors: Henry VIII Tudor diet plan. <i>Historical Paramedics</i></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 4, episode 2, Terrible Tudors: Martin Luther's strange office. Henry VIII goes on <i>Cash in the Abbey</i>. "Hide and Priest" (game)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 4, episode 12, Terrible Tudors: <i>Historical Masterchef</i>. Paranoid Henry VIII</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 5, episode 2, Terrible Tudors: Religious Switchover (parody of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_television_transition"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Digital Switchover</span></a>). <i>Thou Hast Been Framed!</i> (parody of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27ve_Been_Framed!"><span style="color: #0645ad;"><i>You've Been Framed!</i></span></a>): Tudor Executions.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 5, episode 7, Terrible Tudors: <i>Who On Earth Are You?</i> (parody of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Do_You_Think_You_Are%3F_(UK_TV_series)"><span style="color: #0645ad;"><i>Who Do You Think You Are?</i></span></a>). Henry VIII shows off the Tudor King Lift.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 35- The Renaissance</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 5, episode 4, Measly Middle Ages: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Anglo-Saxon Chronicle</span></a>. <i>Historical Apprentice</i>: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gutenberg"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Johannes Gutenberg</span></a> vs. Monks.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 36- Reformation and Counter Reformation</b>- none (wah!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<b>Chapter 37- The New Universe</b>- none (bah!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 38- England's Greatest Queen</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
(In mostly monarchial order)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 4, episode 10, Terrible Tudors: Edward VI's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipping_boy"><span style="color: #0645ad;">whipping boy</span></a>. "Mary I" (song) </div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 3, Terrible Tudors: Lady Jane Grey is queen for nine days. The invention of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile#Statute_mile"><span style="color: #0645ad;">English mile</span></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 11, Terrible Tudors: Phillip and Mary: Love Story. Tudor sugar-paste toothpaste</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 5px;">
*Series 4, episode 7, Shocking Scotland: Historical Dates: Mary, Queen of Scots. "The Blue-blooded Blues" (Song)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 5, episode 3, Terrible Tudors: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Walsingham"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Francis Walsingham</span></a>'s postal service advert bloopers. <i>HHTV News</i>: Mary, Queen of Scots report.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 1, episode 4, Terrible Tudors: Elizabeth I's nicknames. <i>Oh Yea!</i> Execution Special. "We're Tudors" (song) </div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 5, Terrible Tudors: Elizabeth I's Christmas (from the <i>Horrible Christmas Special</i>). Platform shoes (animated). <i>Historical Fashion Fix</i>: peasant to nobility</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 3, episode 9, Terrible Tudors: Complicated money currencies. Liz's peculiar laws</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 4, episode 3, Terrible Tudors: Historical Desktops: Queen Elizabeth I Online Dating</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 5, episode 8, Terrible Tudors: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_de_Vere,_17th_Earl_of_Oxford"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Edward De Vere</span></a> passes wind in Elizabeth I's court. Stupid Deaths: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_de_Poitiers"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Diane de Poitiers</span></a>.</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 39- England's Greatest Playwright</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 2, episode 1, Terrible Tudors: Elizabeth I likes only one of her portraits. <i>Historical Mastermind</i>: Shakespeare flaunts the words he has invented</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 4, episode 5, Terrible Tudors: William Shakespeare gets into a rap battle. <i>Oh Yea! Magazine</i>: Elizabeth I</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 4, episode 11, Terrible Tudors: News in Tudor criminal slang (with signer for hard of hearing). Tudor Spelling Bee. Shakespeare and the Quills (song)</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 40- New Ventures to the Americas </b>- none (woe!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 41- Explorations in the North</b>- none (boo!)</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<b>Chapter 42- Empires Collide</b></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
*Series 4, episode 1, Terrible Tudors: <i>The Spanish Armada</i> (film, two parts). Stupid Deaths: Tudor archers</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px;">
*Series 5, episode 5, Terrible Tudors: Tudor Wildlife Magazine. Stupid Deaths: Hans Steininger. d.1567</div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 13px; min-height: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 12px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 12px;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<div>
<a href="http://investigatingthelandscape.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/horrible-histories-by-sotw-chapter-v1.html">Previous in the series</a></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia;">
____________________</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia;">
<i>Rose-Marie was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally...</i></div>
<div style="font-family: Times; min-height: 19px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia;">
<i>Her young daughter has Echolalia, dyscalculia and some processing issues so isn't speaking fluently yet; but she is making good progress as they work and play in Central Victoria, Australia.</i></div>
</div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-26315338156640143182015-06-21T16:32:00.000-07:002015-07-25T16:33:00.679-07:00Days of Significance- June 21<div>
<i>Rose-Marie was celebrating Yule.</i></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
And honestly, this recipe is all you really need to know about that.<br />
<br />
Gingernut Ripple Cake<br />
<br />
300g thickened cream<br />
2 tbsp icing sugar (I left it out but it's a holyday, so if you want sugar, eat sugar!)<br />
1 tsp vanilla extract<br />
250g ginger nut biscuits (and by biscuits, of course I mean cookies.)<br />
A wee bit of ginger powder<br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Beat cream, sugar and vanilla extract within an inch of it's life. Use it to cement the biscuits together into an attractive Yule log arrangement. Cover the lot with more cream because you can't have too much cream unless you're lactose intolerant and sprinkle with the wee bit of ginger powder.</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">___________________</span></div>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Rose-Marie </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally...<br />Her young daughter has Echolalia, dyscalculia and some processing issues so isn't speaking fluently yet; but she is making good progress as they work and play in Central Victoria, Australia.</i></div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-23154152379882879072015-05-30T13:05:00.000-07:002015-08-08T00:07:08.096-07:00Links for educating about Domestic Violence<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIPChm0-e0PlzPBruA0ff9gOlnNvlugC4JSQDQsnFOMuLLSf5-vgiMnb7PM7H_l22rZk7t3xySIZcBtPjPEUPlsJp0_NKVJqQn48ZRMAjSiweVX7yk5xKtbHbi-7HEu7alk-Xjb728Ig/s1600/ToughTopics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIPChm0-e0PlzPBruA0ff9gOlnNvlugC4JSQDQsnFOMuLLSf5-vgiMnb7PM7H_l22rZk7t3xySIZcBtPjPEUPlsJp0_NKVJqQn48ZRMAjSiweVX7yk5xKtbHbi-7HEu7alk-Xjb728Ig/s1600/ToughTopics.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
I wouldn't presume to know what *you* should be teaching *your* kids about domestic violence.<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
I don't know what your kids know. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I don't know what your kids don't know.<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I don't know what is safe for you to tell your kids</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I don't know what is safe for your kids to know.<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I don't know what isn't safe for you to tell your kids.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I don't know what isn't safe for your kids to know.</div>
<br />
<br />
But this must be a topic of concern to you, as it should be to all parents, or you wouldn't be reading. You probably don't know exactly what you should teach your kids either. Perhaps you have no experience, so don't know what you're meant to be preparing your kids to avoid. Perhaps you have all too much experience and court orders that prevent you from saying and doing the exact things you *know* you want to tell those pieces of your heart that walk around in someone else's body- namely your children. Tough topic.<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Most forms of abuse are legal.<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Sometimes you can't get away from the perpetrators.<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
You can't cure other people's personality disorders.<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Sometimes damage control is the best you can do.<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Sometimes life sucks.</div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
But here are some links to help you work out what you need to teach. There can be no "one size fits all" here.<br />
<br />
From Woman's Aid in the UK:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.womensaid.org.uk/page.asp?section=00010001001400100004&sectionTitle=Education+Toolkit">The Education Toolkit- Expect Respect</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.womensaid.org.uk/page.asp?section=00010001001400100003&sectionTitle=Children%27s+Welcome+Pack">For Kids in Shelters: The Children's Welcome Kit</a><br />
<br />
From the Victorian Government in Australia:<br />
<br />
<a href="https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/content/29a93fbb-0553-4f9c-a382-c30f29afb120/BRR%20full%20document%20110614.pdf">Building Respectful Relationships: Stepping out against gender based violence</a> for secondary school students.<br />
<br />
From the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, in association with UN Women:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2013/10/voices-against-violence-curriculum?utm_source=Say+NO+%E2%80%93+UNiTE+to+End+Violence+against+Women&utm_campaign=3262007ff4-Invitation_to_online_discussion&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_713f7be9fc-3262007ff4-70980317">Voices Against Violence</a><br />
(This seems to be available in English, French and Spanish.)<br />
<br />
From the New South Wales Government in Australia:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/primary/pdhpe/safe/cpe.htm">Child Protection Education K-6</a><br />
<br />
Out of America:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://therepresentationproject.org/resources/curriculum/">The Representation Project</a><br />
(If you purchase anything here, we'd like to hear a review, thank you!)<br />
((I've emailed asking for a suitably priced kit for home use))<br />
<br />
Another from Australia:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.whealth.com.au/work_respectful_relationships.html#websites">Respectful Relationships</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
____________________</div>
<br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" />
<br />Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-57707695068886252015-05-16T16:47:00.001-07:002015-05-16T16:52:57.130-07:00Horrible Histories and Fairy Tales<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2bIEwXOkVXkJnf5sNd_ctQq19iFQilqKE25_gy4794-amo_Vnvlk73HgmeBbljzF2q-2AELgxEdq0lhJVQaGi_YoSx2vYVWrFjbc2F6MH0zc7CYLIS3MHGmKc-LKtpF3pIDcEhlxKJ0/s1600/Horrible+Histories.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2bIEwXOkVXkJnf5sNd_ctQq19iFQilqKE25_gy4794-amo_Vnvlk73HgmeBbljzF2q-2AELgxEdq0lhJVQaGi_YoSx2vYVWrFjbc2F6MH0zc7CYLIS3MHGmKc-LKtpF3pIDcEhlxKJ0/s1600/Horrible+Histories.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
For the younger, but not too squeamish amongst us:</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Series 1, Episode 1, Gorgeous Georgians</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
- THREE LITTLE PIGS</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Series 1, Episode 2, Awful Egyptians</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
- PRINCESS AND THE PEA</div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Series 1, Episode 3, Wicked Witches</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
- THE FROG PRINCE</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Series 1, Episode 5, Smashing Saxons</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
- GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS</div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Series 1, Episode 6, Frightful First World War</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
- THE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE</div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Series 1, Episode 7, Woeful Second World War</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
- CINDERELLA</div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Series 1, Episode 9, Terrible Tudors</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
- THUMBELINA</div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Series 1, Episode 10- Measly Middle Ages</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
- PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Series 1, Episode 11, Groovy Greeks</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
- SLEEPING BEAUTY</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Series 1, Episode 12, Measly Middle Ages</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
- UGLY DUCKLING</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
You could read the stories, lovely versions with beautiful illustrations of course, not the horrible originals, then watch these. Ideal mini-unit studies for preschoolers!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
*evil chuckle*</div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
____________________</div>
<br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Rose-Marie </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally...<br />Her young daughter has Echolalia, dyscalculia and some processing issues so isn't speaking fluently yet; but she is making good progress as they work and play in Central Victoria, Australia.</i></div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-67465319583666110832015-05-03T18:25:00.000-07:002015-06-13T18:26:09.073-07:00Days of Significance- May 1<i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Rose-Marie was celebrating Samhain.</i><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">(Our usual contributors in the Northern Hemisphere refused to contribute to this article because the Spring weather was too nice and they wanted to be outside, lol.)</i><br />
<i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></i>
<i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></i>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQXUfTlCl7zVAncxzS-nhEGOFFIPwc19SzmThOkwl6pA_66iFYIf_BQO_shTAW6fcekY_pODOHK30iLWLnOowAiMAudwgkCHTAE7BMabvYmY5N5uditsn4lgNJ-0K-B0MfSOlERnIoic/s1600/DSCF1489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQXUfTlCl7zVAncxzS-nhEGOFFIPwc19SzmThOkwl6pA_66iFYIf_BQO_shTAW6fcekY_pODOHK30iLWLnOowAiMAudwgkCHTAE7BMabvYmY5N5uditsn4lgNJ-0K-B0MfSOlERnIoic/s320/DSCF1489.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Samhain is basically the Pagan's Day of the Dead. The three candles on the left represent my important deceased people. I'd like to be able to say ancestors, but this is the first year I've had to make that blue candle. The candle on the right is stuck with animal shaped hat pins. They represent and honour (for what that is worth to the animals involved) the animals we eat and the animals lost due to environmental reasons, such as deforestation.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">For Samhain dinner I also eat foods that I associate with the people represented by those candles. For my grandpa, I eat French toast. I cooked French toast for him once, when I was a kid, and he was so enthusiastic about it I can't even describe it. Dear Grandpa could have eaten French toast for breakfast every morning for all I'd know. He was the kind of grandpa who would behave as though it was gourmet fare even if you'd burnt the edges. :) For Grandma we eat apple pie and ice cream. She always had apple pie and ice cream in the freezer, waiting for us to show up. I don't even have a fridge, let alone a freezer, but when I have grandkids, I will buy one. Because I *know* proper grandmas have apple pie and ice cream in the freezer. :) I now also eat watermelon on Samhain because my boy was the watermelon eating-est kind of boy. I would like to post a picture, but I don't think his father would like it, so I'll leave you to imagine a skinny, blonde, 5 year old boy sitting in a perfectly natural pose behind half a watermelon. The posture is saying "this is my watermelon" and the facial expression is saying "this is not *your* watermelon!"</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">____________________</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Rose-Marie </span><i style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally...<br />Her young daughter has Echolalia, dyscalculia and some processing issues so isn't speaking fluently yet; but she is making good progress as they work and play in Central Victoria, Australia.</i>Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-58534529667657618472015-05-02T18:30:00.000-07:002015-05-02T18:34:00.232-07:00Free Public Domain books- Augsburg Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyq5OMWYR6a2nmu0sF6HYrF7O2jp-2pI4R9FqZwUfhmg4hBSA4JeUbbsoT9uJL80C0dEJOyqku6zTK-2eXvDyOZxBVhAVFFBNYeVJpT7AjkNDeZLzE_d80vxe-Lz27Sp3fNsSEMujunyY/s1600/Artist.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyq5OMWYR6a2nmu0sF6HYrF7O2jp-2pI4R9FqZwUfhmg4hBSA4JeUbbsoT9uJL80C0dEJOyqku6zTK-2eXvDyOZxBVhAVFFBNYeVJpT7AjkNDeZLzE_d80vxe-Lz27Sp3fNsSEMujunyY/s1600/Artist.png" height="320" width="217" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
The good people at the Well Trained Mind forum have been chatting about the Augsburg art books and, well, drooling over how wonderful they are. Trouble is, they are not accessible for some people outside of the US, because Google can be a bummer like that. Links have been shared around to avoid this problem and we're reposting them here to spread the word!<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7FV4B6vlfT3fmRRNGhIamRGLTV2T1pLNTJXS3RfWlpqLUhPNlQ4cXVRTGIxaUtlS2NHV1U&authuser=0">https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7FV4B6vlfT3fmRRNGhIamRGLTV2T1pLNTJXS3RfWlpqLUhPNlQ4cXVRTGIxaUtlS2NHV1U&authuser=0</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-61274010483459366992015-03-22T17:32:00.000-07:002015-08-22T15:27:06.702-07:00Days of Significance- March 21st<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Amira was celebrating Nooruz</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i>
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">When we moved to Kyrgyzstan the first time 10 years ago, one of the things I most looked forward to was Nooruz. </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> We had had some Uzbek friends in Idaho who told us about the holiday and invited us to their celebration and I wanted to see what it was like in Kyrgyzstan. We've since celebrated Nooruz many times (that's the Kyrgyz spelling- there are lots of variations depending on what part of the Iranic or Turkic world you're in) and one of my favorite things to do is to eat laghman. They're long pulled wheat noodles that probably orignated in China. These specific noodles aren't necessarily traditional for Nooruz, but eating noodles is. I love to celebrate this holiday, not only because it reminds me of being in Kyrgyzstan, but because it's been celebrated for thousands of years by many different people.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This version of laghman is a simpler way to do it than the flung and folded way. More power to you if you can pull that off. Most people in Central Asia make laghman this way.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mix about 4 cups all-purpose flour (this is the only recipe where I don't use whole wheat flour- it just doesn't work well), 2 eggs, 1 tsp salt, and enough water to make a stiffish dough, then knead it a bit. You can do this in a mixer or food processor if you like. Shape the dough into a ball, cover, and let sit for at least two hours. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25qm1syUa-XSjsSAsMMyr_tOqtyaIgIV7CU_WRlvdcZScfsswW2AW-ucAHMYgWOBEH69eEPUv3qJl2fYNL6s2lQoIfqPSoLUxsH-DUwmaL1-dzRYH7QqL_e8FyxcqenrQVX9yLmZQtGNQ/s1600/IMG_7917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25qm1syUa-XSjsSAsMMyr_tOqtyaIgIV7CU_WRlvdcZScfsswW2AW-ucAHMYgWOBEH69eEPUv3qJl2fYNL6s2lQoIfqPSoLUxsH-DUwmaL1-dzRYH7QqL_e8FyxcqenrQVX9yLmZQtGNQ/s1600/IMG_7917.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption"><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: start;">Break off walnut-sized pieces of dough and roll them into long, pencil-thin strips. After forming each strip, oil it, then coil it on an oiled plate (start in the middle and work your way out, then when the plate is full, start a second layer till the dough is all used up). Cover the coiled dough mound with plastic and let it sit till you're ready to cook the noodles (you want to let it sit for at least 30 minutes and much more time is better- at least two hours). As you can see, you don't have to be perfect.</span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojs6Wd3_ZjWPjmxcgclANUa0ZszCdvcMbDRLTP-qa3SFl9adssaHi5BRuxF84eG81_t261r-pueIBYqLEjQVU9Jul16r6oGyLCsqDL1OZFiLxL3KXguQkjUHAebtLBgr_PxAOxv4VUW2h/s1600/IMG_7921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojs6Wd3_ZjWPjmxcgclANUa0ZszCdvcMbDRLTP-qa3SFl9adssaHi5BRuxF84eG81_t261r-pueIBYqLEjQVU9Jul16r6oGyLCsqDL1OZFiLxL3KXguQkjUHAebtLBgr_PxAOxv4VUW2h/s1600/IMG_7921.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption"><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small; text-align: start;">Take each noodle one at a time and pull it with both hands into a very long, thinner noodle. Work carefully so you don't break the noodles. Leave each pulled strip in a separate little heap on the counter until the water boils.</span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IRnteDQEJT_NRWOFr3eTx7YoQXs4lIEJVFef-r72Ww5WRWEMM7VdDFvPB7dAWHNUYjLRNFIL8uSReGkZKi78UoUjHEWLBMdoOMoMs-hAyRmz57sYDAPZEhgc79htVzAYKQiq3d6xAi_D/s1600/IMG_7923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IRnteDQEJT_NRWOFr3eTx7YoQXs4lIEJVFef-r72Ww5WRWEMM7VdDFvPB7dAWHNUYjLRNFIL8uSReGkZKi78UoUjHEWLBMdoOMoMs-hAyRmz57sYDAPZEhgc79htVzAYKQiq3d6xAi_D/s1600/IMG_7923.JPG" width="358" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption"><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: start;">Holding your hands out, about 18 inches apart with the palms facing each other, take the ends of three or four little heaps together between your thumb and your palm and run them around the back of your hand. Bring the dough on top of your other hand and then down across the back of your hand. Bring the first hand around to pick the dough up again on top of the hand and then around the back. Repeat that motion to make a sort of figure-8 with the noodles. </span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2oACFUTi0KklqOdJzGSTuYz22FKFWaTtoolinPoGpGt60JQhxet0BgfkIX9sJscV_Yq8-bhbwWKSQKIwFOQIjvw2FYdFXCgPH8c_VdBfkNJ05YU1A9U7anLPSPCefrDoezW1RymMxP4f/s1600/IMG_7931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2oACFUTi0KklqOdJzGSTuYz22FKFWaTtoolinPoGpGt60JQhxet0BgfkIX9sJscV_Yq8-bhbwWKSQKIwFOQIjvw2FYdFXCgPH8c_VdBfkNJ05YU1A9U7anLPSPCefrDoezW1RymMxP4f/s1600/IMG_7931.JPG" width="348" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption"><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: start;">When you have all three strands wrapped around your hands, pull the noodles again by moving your hands farther apart (don't break them, but do give them a good pull), then drop them off your hands into the boiling water.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: start;">Stir the noodles to prevent sticking. They'll float to the top as the water comes back to a boil. Fish them out with the strainer about a minute or less after the water boils again. Dip them into the cold water, then transfer to a plate. It's easiest to keep each batch on separate plates because the noodles are so long that they're hard to get out of a communal bowl.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: start;" /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-align: start;">If you're making a lot of noodles, they'll get cold before you get them all done, so briefly dip them back in the hot water before serving to warm them up. Or you can fry them which is what my son prefers and I have to say that's a really tasty option.</span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Get a large pot of water boiling and have a bowl of cold water and a big strainer scooper thing (I don't know what they're called) ready. While the water is getting hot, start stretching the noodles. Take each noodle one at a time and pull it with both hands into a very long, thinner noodle. Work carefully so you don't break the noodles. Leave each pulled strip in a separate little heap on the counter until the water boils.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i>
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">--------------------</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i>
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rose-Marie was celebrating Mabon.</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once it stopped begin too hot to move without putting the air con on, I got stuck into the very much needed Mabon cleaning. It's not that I'm fond of housework, or anything, but by the time Mabon comes around, I find myself glad to be able to get stuck into it. We worked on it a little each day for over a week. I didn't want to inspire rebellion in my daughter!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's a pic of my other trusty cleaning companion, the vacuum cleaner that used to be mine, that I handed over to my mother because she has more carpet and a house big enough to fit it in!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrFjWs67xgWhlUmddMl7KYvGbZgEwpNVR2Ni1J_Ylqzr0GoQ8UMQxUN0xdhws15OeuJZVnHAiqLrpkhvoWgknsqhcVfW41eYSxQ7Fb4q_J4o3ENwtgCOdykPwSg6TNv9ThzBpB0UDLoPP/s1600/DSCF1470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrFjWs67xgWhlUmddMl7KYvGbZgEwpNVR2Ni1J_Ylqzr0GoQ8UMQxUN0xdhws15OeuJZVnHAiqLrpkhvoWgknsqhcVfW41eYSxQ7Fb4q_J4o3ENwtgCOdykPwSg6TNv9ThzBpB0UDLoPP/s1600/DSCF1470.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hooray for the vacuum cleaner! Spiders, you must rebuild!</span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">We also harvested. This year, living somewhere with better quality soil and more reliable water, we finally got enough popcorn to eat, not just to plant next year! It looks pretty, doesn't it, sitting in my lovely fruit bowl made of red gum burl. We haven't eaten any yet, but we <i>can</i> and that's nice to know! I will certainly plant more this summer. 6 plants wasn't enough. The plants are so large, but only produce about two cobs. That's not going to keep anyone in afternoon snacks for long, is it?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXbffiHdMvDCXQnUYKgN9VvkDFsjHQl_pstfKfCKhVmLx4rMiJm_cNz6e00qem912FIZmYrVIITylfTSELHyMbsKcKYaICNgtu1VKcTGsVoaIFf6k1XlYF584VugCjaolTN5sVgU2MG5s/s1600/DSCF1482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXbffiHdMvDCXQnUYKgN9VvkDFsjHQl_pstfKfCKhVmLx4rMiJm_cNz6e00qem912FIZmYrVIITylfTSELHyMbsKcKYaICNgtu1VKcTGsVoaIFf6k1XlYF584VugCjaolTN5sVgU2MG5s/s1600/DSCF1482.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This being temperate Australia, it is not only a time of harvest. We get a winter growing season, so it is also time to start off seedlings. Daughter and I planted out some old seed we had left over on Mabon, expecting nothing to germinate and for us to have to take a trip to a nursery for seedlings come Samhain, but lo! We had much better luck than expected! Look at that! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEX5FCv-L-9MG4ZeXNnBXLtCSi9r3vGbCoAnZQI7qeBxJzAjpc7HqbP0sShru_j5ihf26ZD_Pn-FGZDTurBV7KNHBs4w75GrLwANFPSBE-aRyZWQi9o0h3dnknyfZKJ2D_IaO-C5B9WKKq/s1600/DSCF1479.JPG" width="320" /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px;">____________________</span></span><br />
<div style="color: #282828;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Amira <i>is a peripatetic homeschooler currently living in Mexico. She loves food, books, geysers, ruins, rain, and rocky beaches. She blogs at </i>http://amiralace.blogspot.com.au</span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px;">Rose-Marie </span><i style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally...</span></i>Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-28782311606283685932015-03-01T00:24:00.002-08:002015-03-01T00:24:47.389-08:00Experiences of 'Barton Reading and Spelling' with Dyslexic Kids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaATrB4IHJ2P_VcLy4_Pnm7TDeAhRVKLSwVsPTOiWLs0u3ObzToI2tXl5BUeMdKQPil5-VTG4rxjC8stCgpQ9Y4GREp-xTmNUzWSNj1OUcyg81JA2bc5qM5FSlDRvH-4f_-I9L-e79Ew/s1600/languagearts.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaATrB4IHJ2P_VcLy4_Pnm7TDeAhRVKLSwVsPTOiWLs0u3ObzToI2tXl5BUeMdKQPil5-VTG4rxjC8stCgpQ9Y4GREp-xTmNUzWSNj1OUcyg81JA2bc5qM5FSlDRvH-4f_-I9L-e79Ew/s1600/languagearts.gif" height="205" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><br />
<br />
My kids were not successful at learning to read using "whole word" and "sight word" instruction in school, and we wasted years trying. Tutors and extra studying after school didn't help either, and in some cases made our situation <i>worse</i>! After completing evaluations and finding out both children were dyslexic, we were told our best bet was to find a system that was Orton-Gillingham based; essentially phonics. We decided the best thing to do, at least for the moment, was to use a program that could be implemented at home. Someone had recommended Barton Reading And Spelling (<a href="http://www.bartonreading.com/">http://www.bartonreading.com</a>) I was hesitant at first because it has a reputation of being rules based and I knew that my children did terribly when forced to memorize rules. Now, while it IS rule based, I have found the program to be amazing.<br />
<br />
First, Barton is probably the easiest for a layman to implement. It comes with tutor DVDs, a great teacher's manual, and lots of on-line support. Susan Barton herself is more than willing to discuss concerns by e-mail and phone. After extensive research, it just seemed that this program would give us the best chance of implementation at home.<br />
<br />
I will admit to disappointment and felt almost insulted when we started the first level. It seemed SO basic and almost silly going back to the beginning with sounds, and not even sound-letter association, especially for my older child who was already in 6th grade at that point. I honestly considered sending it back. My kids were very articulate. They couldn't possibly have sound discrimination issues, could they?<br />
<br />
Having committed good money to the purchase, we decided to try the program anyway. Once we started and I committed to following the recommendations and script, I began to see changes began pretty quickly. I had been wrong. The very, very basics presented in Level 1 were actually where things had started to go wrong for my children, only no one had known it. Not me. Not the teachers. Not even my mother, a reading specialist, who is very bright and had years of teaching experience. Barton Level 1, as basic as it looked, was the key that finally started to unlock all the more advanced skills in reading and spelling. <br />
<br />
I am still amazed at how well thought out, laid out and successful this program has been for us. Over the past year I have watched the transformation in understanding of sounds and words and language with my kids and it has been amazing. My daughter, in particular, made more progress in reading and spelling with this program in just a year and a half than she did in a very long 7 years of instruction in a classroom setting and with tutors.<br />
<br />
That being said, this program is not a miracle system. It won't work for every single child. And not every child will progress at the same pace. Every child is different so the pacing really depends in part on the tutor, how often the tutor works with the child and more importantly the underlying strengths and weaknesses of each child. Even with an umbrella diagnosis of dyslexia for both kids, they have very different underlying strengths and weaknesses so their pacing and individual success through the program has been different. <br />
<br />
My advice? If Level 1 clicks with a student within 2-3 months, stick with the program. Many kids will even get through Level 1 in a week or less. If they haven't even finished Lesson 2 of Level 1 after 2-3 months, perhaps try something else. Even for those children suited to this program, progress through the levels will vary. It is not unusual for students to take a year or more working through Level 4, which is probably the most challenging.<br />
<br />
One thing to keep in mind is that the program keeps adding on to previous skills and by the time all 10 levels are completed, the student should be functioning at a high 9th-10th grade on reading/spelling. In other words, this program is not just for the very basics of reading remediation. It can carry a student through into High School level material. It can also be used with a child that is not dyslexic, although they will almost certainly move through the program at a MUCH faster rate than a dyslexic student. The levels are not equivalent to grade levels, though. They are building blocks. Each level is needed to build on for the next level so even an older student will usually need to start with Level 1.<br />
<br />
When I first started it took a while to wrap my brain around this system. I know others who think this type of program just seems intuitive and I know some who get irritated at the Teacher's Manual and the tutor support DVDs, feeling they are too basic, break things down too much. I found them absolutely necessary for me to understand this system. Once I did, and actually followed what Susan Barton says to do, insisting the kids follow the system even when some stuff seemed silly, I could see the method working. I could see the kids making connections, and improvement in reading/spelling/grammar all began to manifest. <br />
<br />
<div>
<div>
Each level has a lesson for each rule or concept being taught for that level, as well as built in review of prior concepts/rules. As I've said, the first 2 levels seem very basic and are quite short compared to the other levels but are usually absolutely essential for successful remediation. After level 2, each level contains between 10 and 14 lessons, with each lesson broken into parts (usually A-Q.) Each part provides a different way of approaching that rule/concept. The student does some work orally, some with tiles (manipulatives), some written in isolation, some written in phrases, some written in sentences. Some is reading individual words, some is reading off of lists of, some is reading phrases, some is reading sentences, and some is in reading passages, etc. Helpfully, if the student is going through a part and does not seem to be grasping the rule as presented in that part, the Teacher's Manual has additional words/sentences/tile activities that can be used for additional exposure or additional review of that component. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Throughout the various parts of that lesson (and lessons can take just a couple of hours, or days or even a couple of weeks or more to complete, depending on the student and the lesson) the student is exposed to the new concept in many, many different ways so that it can be internalized and become automatically applied. If, by the end of the lesson, the child is NOT fluently reading/writing the words (nonsense AND real words) in that lesson, then you repeat the lesson with additional words that follow that rule/concept until reading/writing IS fluent for that rule as well as prior rules. There are tons of extra practice pages and games available on the Barton site if the ones in the packet aren't enough. There are many companies now that provide supplemental materials such as card games, board games, readers, etc. that support the levels of Barton and can be used to liven up the lesson, do additional review, help solidify concepts, etc. Some are free, some cost a little money and some cost a lot. At the end of each level you have the option to give a test to confirm they have internalized the rules for that level. If they don't do well in certain parts, it is clear which part they need review and you just go back and review that particular section, without repeating the entire level.</div>
<div>
<br />
Grammar, punctuation and sight words are also addressed, but very gently in the early levels.<br />
This program is supposed to replace ALL other Language Arts programs for the student (except for outside literature studies where the child either listens to audio books or the parent reads to them) until after Level 4, at which point a formal writing program that is separate from Barton can be used (she recommends the main program from the Institute for Excellence in Writing but there are many others to be found out there in internet land) and the student can be given some assigned readings through controlled sources. </div>
<div>
<br />
Over all, I find Barton to be a very thorough, effective way for a parent to successfully help their dyslexic child learn a better way to read and spell. I have not found, in all my years of research, a better system for a parent with no Orton Gillingham based training to implement on their own. I wish we had started with this program far sooner than we did.</div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
____________________</div>
<div>
<i>Catherine is mother to two darling children, and gets around her business in the southern USA</i></div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-68968556088196818262015-02-21T15:11:00.000-08:002015-02-21T15:12:45.396-08:00Folk Music Offerings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrosOwxLsrg80Ql02kwLqUG9Bbly4hLyVcUYVaz60rgGH1nY3nad0Sn8q73TkgF5CSLlmW5MAB3y5j6-AAwjrQ7fYQJOHoW560kjXQ_ePFWqiG14hYGmnOtwCXD59ocExRJpnvka-Yl7U/s1600/Music.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrosOwxLsrg80Ql02kwLqUG9Bbly4hLyVcUYVaz60rgGH1nY3nad0Sn8q73TkgF5CSLlmW5MAB3y5j6-AAwjrQ7fYQJOHoW560kjXQ_ePFWqiG14hYGmnOtwCXD59ocExRJpnvka-Yl7U/s1600/Music.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
Some of the 'Investigate the Landscape' authors and a few of their online buddies were talking about folk music the other day. We thought we'd share the offerings with you, our lovely readers, because some of them might be new to you too.<br />
<br />
<br />
Here is a North Korean version of 'Arirang':<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FlXH9CGnvw&list=RDQMHke0YEQifqw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FlXH9CGnvw&list=RDQMHke0YEQifqw</a><br />
<br />
And he's a South Korean version:<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1MDBeCCpX4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1MDBeCCpX4</a><br />
<br />
Wikipedia will give you the lyrics: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arirang#Lyrics">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arirang#Lyrics</a><br />
<br />
<br />
An Australian contribution, with a note from the contributor: "The youtube clips drive me nuts when they have pictures of kangaroos when he's singing about kangaroo paw. He's singing about the flower, not a roo's limb! (I should get over this, but I haven't.)"<br />
<div>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwtnBm8glPE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwtnBm8glPE</a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
This is what a kangaroo paw flower looks like, though they do come in other colours too.</div>
<div>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anigozanthos_manglesii">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anigozanthos_manglesii</a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Here's one from Serbia:</div>
<div>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQn2l-DGCQ4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQn2l-DGCQ4</a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
An Eastern European Jewish offering:</div>
<div>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYSuudpk2X4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYSuudpk2X4</a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
A couple from the US:<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrEljMfXYo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrEljMfXYo</a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1tqtvxG8O4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1tqtvxG8O4</a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjN4_A5UqQA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjN4_A5UqQA</a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSYNRlVqjfA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSYNRlVqjfA</a><br />
<br />
This one is from the US too, but, while this piece of SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) filk is packed full of well meaning advice, it isn't one to play for the kids because they are far too young to need this kind of advice...<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2k5c3WoiTI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2k5c3WoiTI</a><br />
<br />
<br />
This one is an Egyptian nursery rhyme type song, with lyrics here: <a href="http://www.mamalisa.com/?p=273&t=es&c=43">http://www.mamalisa.com/?p=273&t=es&c=43</a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-S_UuzKbU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-S_UuzKbU</a><br />
<br />
<br />
And I have to end with this one from Stanky and his Pennsylvania Coal Miners Polka Band because I think it is hilarious. I fully understand you may not.<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtIQaLQA0-8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtIQaLQA0-8</a><br />
<br />
Come on though, isn't that one even better than this one here? I can't even watch it all the way though. *weeps*<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWu4aynBK7E">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWu4aynBK7E</a><br />
<br />
<br />
Do please share your favourite folk song Youtube clip with us in the comments section below!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-56534780628404099572015-02-14T19:28:00.000-08:002015-02-14T19:28:07.814-08:00Give Away Winner!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_O5_nObc74SgNtIuRQsH0t7nkZixRQjsP0f7vGFrdn1Ec3V6JYPTrpEo2BAfDAFeeUPVmngurTz1j55oFcicU1uqub-BkMMPuE555l6PrEsznr86gVDcYzEwQWDygDZX9wT-vHLKKZc/s1600/Giveaway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_O5_nObc74SgNtIuRQsH0t7nkZixRQjsP0f7vGFrdn1Ec3V6JYPTrpEo2BAfDAFeeUPVmngurTz1j55oFcicU1uqub-BkMMPuE555l6PrEsznr86gVDcYzEwQWDygDZX9wT-vHLKKZc/s1600/Giveaway.jpg" height="160" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
And the winner of last's week's give away is lucky woman named Jen.<br />
<br />
The book will be in the post this week. :)Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-70973940013754264592015-02-07T22:34:00.000-08:002015-04-18T17:36:52.043-07:00Days of Significance- 2nd February 2015A few 'Investigate the Landscape' authors are celebrating something today!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<i>Rose-Marie celebrated Lammas</i><br />
<br />
Feb 2nd, give or take a day or two, is Lammas for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere who follow the neo-Pagan Wheel of the Year. It is supposed to be the first of the three harvest festivals, but that is not quite reality in my area. Our growing seasons are obviously not the same as in Europe, where the 'Wheel of the Year' came from, and at this time of year the harvest for some crops is finishing up around about now (give or take a month or two) and others are being sown (give or take a different month or two!)<br />
<br />
In my home garden, I've been harvesting leeks for several weeks, but nothing else is ready! But I still wanted to harvest something, so Daughter and I made our second attempt at cheese making. Here's a pic of the cooling ricotta! Or what will be the ricotta when it has cooled and drained!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIpbgGCxN58xm3UXfsMyc0z8bJ7tk3fCr4a1rPoeuP2gvClulFAK_4qR4GFFG-_pNANhrhITc8JRMr8cFtCvRu5Z0KX2qwFwg9O9tSwt7qtV4sJeHfm9PVoaYaAjD6j50DS0zdnzPJmC-/s1600/DSCF1441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIpbgGCxN58xm3UXfsMyc0z8bJ7tk3fCr4a1rPoeuP2gvClulFAK_4qR4GFFG-_pNANhrhITc8JRMr8cFtCvRu5Z0KX2qwFwg9O9tSwt7qtV4sJeHfm9PVoaYaAjD6j50DS0zdnzPJmC-/s1600/DSCF1441.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
The intention is to eat it with the first ripe tomato from my mum's garden. She does not celebrate Lammas herself, but is all in favour of home made cheese and home grown tomatoes. I hope to have better luck with tomato growing myself next year. This year, none of my seeds even sprouted and I didn't notice until it was too late to try again.<br />
<i><br /></i><i><br /></i>Now, if you are waiting for the devilish, baby eating part of my Pagan celebration, I'm afraid you will be disappointed. The other thing I do for Lammas is even more mundane than cheese making. I wash blankets. See?<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCXF6IeVoeUNWxwXWA7c3DQ5ApurddchnONkJIyLkzP8YQEvobDVMffi1LsCVoErkG9HB7i6azH7JpCvMlOon_cFblUpUvPiANUvtgxCloVd02Ju6_4BHRBVj04qv3_Ew5737AbI4VDeZ/s1600/DSCF1439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCXF6IeVoeUNWxwXWA7c3DQ5ApurddchnONkJIyLkzP8YQEvobDVMffi1LsCVoErkG9HB7i6azH7JpCvMlOon_cFblUpUvPiANUvtgxCloVd02Ju6_4BHRBVj04qv3_Ew5737AbI4VDeZ/s1600/DSCF1439.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div>
Lammas may well be the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, but we've got another month of summer, at least, and the worst part of summer too. Lammas is the last spoke of the Wheel I can be sure to get my blankets dry. Alain de Botton talked about holy days as being appointments with ideas. In this case, I think that is a very good idea. It would be so easy to forget to wash blankets and wouldn't I regret that when the weather cools down and I pulled out that nice fluffy blanket featured above, and found it too dusty to use and the weather too drizzly to wash it? Yes indeedy, so Lammas is my appointment with blanket washing.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
______________________________</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<i>Amira celebrated Candalaria</i><br />
<br />
I live in Mexico right now so Candelaria is the holiday for February 2nd. For a few years now, starting before we lived in Mexico, I've been taking the tree down on February 2nd. Not only is it one of the traditional end dates for the Christmas season, I also like to have the light from the tree during for the three dark months of the northern hemisphere. It's not as dark in central Mexico as it is farther north, but I like the tradition anyway. February 2nd is still firmly winter in other places I've lived like Idaho and Kyrgyzstan, but it's the end of "winter" in Mexico and we're starting to warm up for the hot, dry spring.<br />
<br />
I love putting the tree up and taking it down because we have ornaments from so many different place we've lived.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6udDz53lSRZVaPa8L8U5ObH0vEjtW_MpCpfyWCRrv8A7TvaiPJ8g0rqmerF_AN3glFEIcrAvFy3Ab4R3jmEr4TNrfwSzwpzLEXb47eftk97fcGrpBCdSlPdkNeq8s3Lbl0v7KWKwv_13/s1600/IMG_3464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6udDz53lSRZVaPa8L8U5ObH0vEjtW_MpCpfyWCRrv8A7TvaiPJ8g0rqmerF_AN3glFEIcrAvFy3Ab4R3jmEr4TNrfwSzwpzLEXb47eftk97fcGrpBCdSlPdkNeq8s3Lbl0v7KWKwv_13/s1600/IMG_3464.JPG" height="200" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH3lUh14OrC6WKEreeXYnedxoxX5V1sF7GFH5eoQu-QBUXI57oZ4ufyTrDpJs_xLtmLDLTRmauYfhMo7CgaL3abPyfYj_XoWTh63glawJLnJmlLfH9enCAflJS8rWt_5G2rxhRJoCJhnT/s1600/IMG_3474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH3lUh14OrC6WKEreeXYnedxoxX5V1sF7GFH5eoQu-QBUXI57oZ4ufyTrDpJs_xLtmLDLTRmauYfhMo7CgaL3abPyfYj_XoWTh63glawJLnJmlLfH9enCAflJS8rWt_5G2rxhRJoCJhnT/s1600/IMG_3474.JPG" height="195" width="200" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx25akfifsJ7TOwMwmIO5auOuBbE8xqRPM8MwzFTg0LKkeiafwhK9A6pYmr3JQqwY4oMakzwb05zCKBiVfflK1uCn0gaLyKxr5-bdRUwpGRkmJRYpGSLol713iAlq338RvK2MRRaVC4_ma/s1600/IMG_3496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx25akfifsJ7TOwMwmIO5auOuBbE8xqRPM8MwzFTg0LKkeiafwhK9A6pYmr3JQqwY4oMakzwb05zCKBiVfflK1uCn0gaLyKxr5-bdRUwpGRkmJRYpGSLol713iAlq338RvK2MRRaVC4_ma/s1600/IMG_3496.JPG" height="135" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWQ6x57ahSgsY9LuqmB53NLlHoPWDmX9whQz7UIVi3GLqwRNsJkky2C8Dan0wiA6bvHC8-qKoK9nzGqAQXrqyYPQvqGg-gNLU7-Mr1TxQ4GVgWFal_BRpwsTx-dQ8VjCD1Ak4zpOMBb-p/s1600/IMG_3501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWQ6x57ahSgsY9LuqmB53NLlHoPWDmX9whQz7UIVi3GLqwRNsJkky2C8Dan0wiA6bvHC8-qKoK9nzGqAQXrqyYPQvqGg-gNLU7-Mr1TxQ4GVgWFal_BRpwsTx-dQ8VjCD1Ak4zpOMBb-p/s1600/IMG_3501.JPG" height="200" width="199" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwdgczXXSkZLj0gz0ZuCuO7U49H9FTgilbU4nM31EFQMQud9u8upU0MKQbOcDEldfeG2RmsMT5rV8ftqT-Cct38_WWDGcIEaTwiodSgV99CEX-nd-WbLYI5cwHkfH3YmEmSEXLe9MQ3xB/s1600/IMG_3558.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwdgczXXSkZLj0gz0ZuCuO7U49H9FTgilbU4nM31EFQMQud9u8upU0MKQbOcDEldfeG2RmsMT5rV8ftqT-Cct38_WWDGcIEaTwiodSgV99CEX-nd-WbLYI5cwHkfH3YmEmSEXLe9MQ3xB/s1600/IMG_3558.JPG" height="200" width="117" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Another tradition that we've picked up in Mexico and that we'll keep after leaving is making tamales on Candelaria. On Kings Day, January 6th, most Mexicans eat Kings Bread, or Rosca de Reyes, that has a little Jesus figurine baked into it. Whoever gets the figurine has to provide tamales for everyone on February 2nd. The tamales come from an older pre-Hispanic Aztec festival in February that honored Tlaloc, the rain god. Most of the rituals from all of those festivals aren't practiced anymore, but a few Christian holidays like Candelmas and especially All Saints Day have Mexican traditions included. So I made horneados and lots of steamed tamales like pollo verde, chocolate, and rajas con queso. Yum.<br />
<br />
_________________________<br />
<br />
<i>Aura celebrated Imbolc</i><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div>
I use the sabbats as well as other holidays as a way to focus my energy and thoughts during the different times of the year. For me, Imbolc is a time of hope, of hidden beginnings, of things stirring underneath the surface. It's a good time to focus on beginnings, to think things through, to look at where I'm at now and where the path I'm on will lead.<br />
<br />
I try to associate the sabbats with something more familiar to me, so in this case, it would be Groundhog Day. This is the time that, much like the groundhog looking for his shadow, I can look around me and forecast what is likely to come. (Talking about the idea behind the groundhog seeing his shadow...not that I actually believe the groundhog is going to predict the onset of spring.)<br />
<br />
Below is a couple of pictures of my altar...which simply looks like a little seasonal home decor, except that each item has meaning and is there to remind me of what the “theme” is for this season.</div>
<div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;">
<span rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="f64de66454977d53f2a28bf94f9fbe8a.jpg" class="bbc_img" data-cke-saved-src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f6/4d/e6/f64de66454977d53f2a28bf94f9fbe8a.jpg" height="400" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f6/4d/e6/f64de66454977d53f2a28bf94f9fbe8a.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100% !important; vertical-align: middle;" width="300" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;">
<span rel="lightbox" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="83542bd569e8790abd728df0b9e18785.jpg" class="bbc_img" data-cke-saved-src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/83/54/2b/83542bd569e8790abd728df0b9e18785.jpg" height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/83/54/2b/83542bd569e8790abd728df0b9e18785.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100% !important; vertical-align: middle;" width="480" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
The wall art is a circle and a spiral, representing the wheel of the year and the changes it brings. Each turn of the wheel brings new things into focus, but everything is connected.<br />
<br />
The hedgehog is the closest I found to a groundhog. It burrows, but not as deeply. And it's really cute! Here's a link talking about hedgehogs and their spirit meanings: http://spirit-animals.com/hedgehog/<br />
<br />
African violets represent spirituality. I'm still trying to get my violet to bloom again, but at least she seems to have recovered from being repotted and appears to enjoy her spot at the center of my altar.<br />
<br />
The two-tiered stand with bowls was a wedding gift. It’s the closest I have to a well and will serve as a stand-in. The well is a symbol of Brighid, the goddess associated with Imbolc. You can read more about her here: http://www.paganspath.com/magik/celtic/imbolg.htm. Personally, the gods and goddesses are not beings that I worship or even believe really exist. I consider them representations of differing aspects of The Universe. They bring to light many things to think about and consider: lessons to be learned and principles to be applied.<br />
<br />
The top bowl holds moonstone, which is associated with the goddess. I particularly feel the need to have more of her influence in my life. It is a definite counter to balance out the patriarchal influences.<br />
<br />
The bottom holds pinecones and sweetgum balls. Both are seeds, of a sort, particularly easy to find this time of year (at least in my backyard they are!) and represent beginnings and rebirth as well as abundance. Both are protective and purifying/repelling of negativity. Both are considered masculine, but I offset this by placing them inside a bowl, which is feminine. I don’t wish to ignore or to shut out the masculine, because it is as necessary as the feminine, but simply to balance it out.<br />
<br />
I always have at least one candle, to represent the Universe, and to represent magick and spirituality. In this case, I have one white candle.<br />
<br />
Imbolc is sometimes called Candlemas or the Festival of Lights (though they may actually be different cultural or religious observations of the same turning of the wheel). The candles and lights symbolizes the warmth of the flame banishing the cold of winter and the coming of spring. To represent the coming thaw, I have lighted floral stems mixed with willow branches. Willow is also associated with Imbolc, though I haven't researched it that much...still, I like the lights mixed with the willow stems.<br />
<br />
There are a lot of personal preferences mixed in my altar. Some things I place on it just because I think it adds a “finishing touch.” But altars are personal things, and I believe it’s okay to add things just because it feels right to you. The spirit often communicates very subtly. In my process of learning, I have often found that my attraction to something actually reflects a spiritual significance to which I was previously unaware. <br />
<br />
I will leave this altar up until Ostara, March 21, when I will change it to reflect that sabbat and the upcoming Easter holiday.<br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
</div>
</div>
<br />
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
____________________</div>
<br />
Rose-Marie <i>was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally...<br />Her young daughter has Echolalia, dyscalculia and some processing issues so isn't speaking fluently yet; but she is making good progress as they work and play in Central Victoria, Australia.</i></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Amira <i>is a peripatetic homeschooler currently living in Mexico. She loves food, books, geysers, ruins, rain, and rocky beaches. She blogs at <a href="http://amiralace.blogspot.com.au/">http://amiralace.blogspot.com.au</a></i><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #282828; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Aura<i> is a homeschooling mom in North America and an eclectic witch who is still “in the broom closet” with most who know her in person. She does not ascribe to any particular religion, believing that spiritual paths are unique and personal. She enjoys learning and writing about the spiritual and magickal.</i></span></span></div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-87543515464180451312015-02-07T21:46:00.004-08:002015-02-07T21:52:55.625-08:00Give Away!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_O5_nObc74SgNtIuRQsH0t7nkZixRQjsP0f7vGFrdn1Ec3V6JYPTrpEo2BAfDAFeeUPVmngurTz1j55oFcicU1uqub-BkMMPuE555l6PrEsznr86gVDcYzEwQWDygDZX9wT-vHLKKZc/s1600/Giveaway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_O5_nObc74SgNtIuRQsH0t7nkZixRQjsP0f7vGFrdn1Ec3V6JYPTrpEo2BAfDAFeeUPVmngurTz1j55oFcicU1uqub-BkMMPuE555l6PrEsznr86gVDcYzEwQWDygDZX9wT-vHLKKZc/s1600/Giveaway.jpg" height="160" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Hi there Everyone!<br />
<br />
Welcome to 2015! Yes I know, it is February. Sometimes getting into the groove takes contemplation. Sometimes even procrastination…<br />
<br />
But to get into the blogging mood, we have a giveaway!<br />
<br />
Late last year an article came up on my FB feed about the republishing of the first ever book of Indigenous Australian stories, "The Legends of Moonie Jarl." I thought this was so exciting, and so very much worth supporting that I bought one not just for my daughter, but for one of you too!<br />
<br />
Here's their site:<br />
<a href="https://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/ilf-proud-to-republish-australias-first-aboriginal-childrens-book.html">https://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/ilf-proud-to-republish-australias-first-aboriginal-childrens-book.html</a><br />
If you don't win this one, you can go there and buy a copy!<br />
<br />
Now, to enter:<br />
<br />
1. People don't get their prizes if they don't leave a way to contact them!<br />
2. Yes, of course this is open to anyone around the world. Landscapes stretch all the way around the globe, do they not? Plus, paying international postage is my hobby.<br />
3. If you're answering on here, rather than the FB page, do make sure you fill out the captcha thing, or your response may be lost.<br />
<br />
4. Tell us who the Indigenous creator spirit is of your area, or if that info is long lost, look one up on Wikipedia and find an interesting one to share. :)<br />
<br />
Winner will be chosen next Sunday.<br />
Book will be posted when I go to the post office.<br />
I will cross my fingers that the Post Fairies deliver the parcel without mishap, but they aren't our bestest ever friends in the whole world, so we can't guilt trip them into *ensuring* they do.<br />
<br />
<br />Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-42891627792556321642014-12-28T11:38:00.000-08:002015-06-13T18:39:49.569-07:00December 2013- High Summer<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;">(First published at Sandbox to Socrates http://sandboxtosocrates.wordpress.com)</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: #f1f1f1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
<img alt="proxy.jpg" src="webkit-fake-url://222DE467-C977-43F5-842B-F6759B907528/proxy.jpg" /></div>
<div style="background-color: #f1f1f1; color: #888888; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;">
Age 6- Grade Prep</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnmZ9kJ1Hytpgh7NWXPDnvFU-BMEfJMTRQLGJ2y-Jzjg7vpGF7i2dOlmite88scyP4oMWtmG8tDyTiKEjPFaPs20z6_r5cZ6cxxuxNTPqK0Klx7AZikIRdkwXaRM1gLwyKvWFw8CwqU8/s1600/Wattle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnmZ9kJ1Hytpgh7NWXPDnvFU-BMEfJMTRQLGJ2y-Jzjg7vpGF7i2dOlmite88scyP4oMWtmG8tDyTiKEjPFaPs20z6_r5cZ6cxxuxNTPqK0Klx7AZikIRdkwXaRM1gLwyKvWFw8CwqU8/s320/Wattle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
"That was a bearded dragon. It crossed the road at the Hattah Lakes. The he climbed up the bank and behind the tree."<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvaFym8J9JP_bmgQr65Vq4bFbyf1Iega6umSMk9p02aJw_JBcnYofO5D2yk9B4O24zCCEOqTZ8g_7boob8bXJUrLqcTX5iXSErFbhUZIT41eyMijobEoy7vBEiBZ8WcVm0_TvA5W_hwQ/s1600/DSCF1202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvaFym8J9JP_bmgQr65Vq4bFbyf1Iega6umSMk9p02aJw_JBcnYofO5D2yk9B4O24zCCEOqTZ8g_7boob8bXJUrLqcTX5iXSErFbhUZIT41eyMijobEoy7vBEiBZ8WcVm0_TvA5W_hwQ/s320/DSCF1202.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
Again Daughter has combined objects of interest from St Clair and Steavenson's Falls into one picture. In the middle of the picture there you can see a flower with a purple seed pod. It must have been some kind of native pea. I was interested because I don't ever recall seeing plants in various states of flowering while also producing seed pods.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2SQLvAbQW-tgGq-6w8UCZw6XaHsdEJxOgf_0foSggS6YBaFTL0VWaYhOBrcIvDgjOppIMUIvH2FQQFIcJgkayGZDasyqcJtigBnqqUpVti-KsYE2f9z_lSupZvju9wesg59eDN1WJBA/s1600/DSCF1203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2SQLvAbQW-tgGq-6w8UCZw6XaHsdEJxOgf_0foSggS6YBaFTL0VWaYhOBrcIvDgjOppIMUIvH2FQQFIcJgkayGZDasyqcJtigBnqqUpVti-KsYE2f9z_lSupZvju9wesg59eDN1WJBA/s320/DSCF1203.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
This was drawn from Lake Nillacootie, which is not one of our usual haunts. We were there for a break up party with one of our homeschool groups. This is a picture of a dead cicada.</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
"The cicada was dead. There were others being noisy up the tree. Those ones were alive." (Of course they were. Sometimes this girl is too cute. :) )</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQxO6CnIRDwte0Vt_qQCDOZ5QOxjP16Bqa0TOYM3skBnDJNpL8zShGdkn3Uvod-YqrbKa0lqv6lvYyzJ5IVM08i8ZFI-BxVP1bDNA5kanZZ3Fo4BiqqZckf8yHs3s_JCLE5uk11ccJMI/s1600/DSCF1204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQxO6CnIRDwte0Vt_qQCDOZ5QOxjP16Bqa0TOYM3skBnDJNpL8zShGdkn3Uvod-YqrbKa0lqv6lvYyzJ5IVM08i8ZFI-BxVP1bDNA5kanZZ3Fo4BiqqZckf8yHs3s_JCLE5uk11ccJMI/s320/DSCF1204.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
____________________</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<i>Rose-Marie was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally...</i></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<i>Her young daughter has Echolalia and some processing issues so isn't speaking fluently yet; but she is making good progress as they work and play in Central Victoria, Australia.</i></div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-45177753981062449442014-12-21T13:14:00.000-08:002015-02-06T14:43:05.813-08:00Religious Calendar Curriculum- September<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1Z2Qii5RK7HJC5fe-RkEcJMrjBWVSuDNwkroqLzFLb8JFJWorcKzGRGObQQK7lERQEhxSfvrvBZZ0RtXWasHHtSN0oSv6EQf-R16LWNyxmVDX33iBrCPyLlBb0jIU0l-GlMFdSr44hw/s1600/Religion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1Z2Qii5RK7HJC5fe-RkEcJMrjBWVSuDNwkroqLzFLb8JFJWorcKzGRGObQQK7lERQEhxSfvrvBZZ0RtXWasHHtSN0oSv6EQf-R16LWNyxmVDX33iBrCPyLlBb0jIU0l-GlMFdSr44hw/s1600/Religion.jpg" height="320" width="306" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<b>1st</b><br />
<div>
- Beginning of the liturgical year (Eastern Orthodox)<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>6th</b><br />
-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)<br />
*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>7</b><br />
-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians<br />
*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>8th</b></div>
<div>
-The Nativity of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox)</div>
<div>
*Read Sister Elayne's book<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>9th</b><br />
-Full Moon (Neo-Pagan)<br />
*Some Pagans, particularly Wiccans, observe the full moon as a special time.<br />
*Read 'Aiden's First Full Moon Circle' by W. Lyon Martin<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>13th</b></div>
<div>
- Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)<br />
*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>14th</b></div>
<div>
- The Elevation of the Holy Cross (Eastern Orthodox)<br />
<br />
~~~~~<br />
Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians<br />
*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>20th</b><br />
-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)<br />
*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>21st</b><br />
-At Mabon (March 20-23rd), the God has died. The Earth has received His body and given up the last of the harvest. Leaves are falling from the trees and the Earth is preparing for the long, cold winter without the light of the Sun. The God has died and the Goddess, growing old and becoming the Crone, mourns His loss. The Earth has received His body and given up the last of the harvest - He has sacrificed Himself, giving His energy to the Earth, so that we may enjoy the fruits of the harvest. Leaves are falling from the trees and the Earth is preparing for the long, cold winter without the light of the Sun.<br />
<br />
It is Ostara in the southern hemisphere. Sometimes I make themed candles, but I'll always be doing some gardening! It's time to start seedlings for summer veggies like tomatoes, capsicum and eggplant!<br />
<br />
~~~~~<br />
-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians<br />
*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.</div>
<div>
~~~~~~~~~~</div>
<div>
<b>24th</b></div>
<div>
- Rosh Hashana (Jews)<br />
*This celebration begins tonight and continues for two days. It is believed to be the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Chava. Customs include eating apples dipped in honey and blowing the shofar, which is made of a ram's horn.<br />
*Colour the relevant page in the Jewish Year colouring book<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>25th</b></div>
<div>
- Navratri (Hindu)<br />
*Begins today and lasts for 9 days to worship the goddess Durga<br />
*Work on the relevant page from the Indian Festivals workbook<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>26th</b><br />
-Dhu Hijjah fast begins (Islam)<br />
*Some Muslims fast for the first ten days of the month of Dhul Hijjah, the pilgrimage month<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>27th</b><br />
-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)<br />
*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>28th</b><br />
-The Fast of Gedaliah (Jews)<br />
*This fast is to honour the governor of Judah, whose name was Gedaliah, who was assassinated at around 1 BCE and whose murder marked the end of Jewish autonomy. The fast is observed from dawn until dusk and special prayers are read.</div>
<div>
<br />
~~~~~<br />
-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians<br />
*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">____________________</span></div>
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; min-height: 14px;">
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<i>Rose-Marie was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally...</i></div>
<div style="background-color: white;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<i>Her young daughter has Echolalia and some processing issues so isn't speaking fluently yet; but she is making good progress as they work and play in Central Victoria, Australia.</i></div>
</div>
</div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-60328133508491940512014-12-21T12:45:00.000-08:002015-05-16T21:20:57.759-07:00November 2013- True Spring --> High Summer<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8421860490660077355" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnmZ9kJ1Hytpgh7NWXPDnvFU-BMEfJMTRQLGJ2y-Jzjg7vpGF7i2dOlmite88scyP4oMWtmG8tDyTiKEjPFaPs20z6_r5cZ6cxxuxNTPqK0Klx7AZikIRdkwXaRM1gLwyKvWFw8CwqU8/s1600/Wattle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnmZ9kJ1Hytpgh7NWXPDnvFU-BMEfJMTRQLGJ2y-Jzjg7vpGF7i2dOlmite88scyP4oMWtmG8tDyTiKEjPFaPs20z6_r5cZ6cxxuxNTPqK0Klx7AZikIRdkwXaRM1gLwyKvWFw8CwqU8/s320/Wattle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(First published at Sandbox to Socrates http://sandboxtosocrates.wordpress.com)</span></div>
</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
Another short post.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8421860490660077355" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmR8_WKwl_Mx0ZAYWFg4r8LAh8EIUInSc34flEDj7U7jHc3rjlhNwX_8vfw8m5j8BPbikan1DgDykDLIHWMlGQMbNUFlLNuWC9KXGlVtNKr4aD5ddXvbcTGlF2ue_IOE8WgBBQ_jz12M/s1600/DSCF1201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmR8_WKwl_Mx0ZAYWFg4r8LAh8EIUInSc34flEDj7U7jHc3rjlhNwX_8vfw8m5j8BPbikan1DgDykDLIHWMlGQMbNUFlLNuWC9KXGlVtNKr4aD5ddXvbcTGlF2ue_IOE8WgBBQ_jz12M/s320/DSCF1201.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
This was drawn from our kitchen. "The dead moth was on the window sill. The spiders will eat it up. I saw the moth's legs. I showed Dad the baby spiders." Not the best drawing, but the baby spiders were cool. :)</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
____________________</div>
<div>
<i style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">Rose-Marie was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally</i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia;"><i>…</i></span><br />
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<i><br /></i></div>
</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<i>Her young daughter has Echolalia and some processing issues so isn't speaking fluently yet; but she is making good progress as they work and play in Central Victoria, Australia.</i></div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-66804656502075582292014-12-21T12:31:00.000-08:002015-02-06T13:11:39.629-08:00Religious Calendar Curriculum- August<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1Z2Qii5RK7HJC5fe-RkEcJMrjBWVSuDNwkroqLzFLb8JFJWorcKzGRGObQQK7lERQEhxSfvrvBZZ0RtXWasHHtSN0oSv6EQf-R16LWNyxmVDX33iBrCPyLlBb0jIU0l-GlMFdSr44hw/s1600/Religion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1Z2Qii5RK7HJC5fe-RkEcJMrjBWVSuDNwkroqLzFLb8JFJWorcKzGRGObQQK7lERQEhxSfvrvBZZ0RtXWasHHtSN0oSv6EQf-R16LWNyxmVDX33iBrCPyLlBb0jIU0l-GlMFdSr44hw/s1600/Religion.jpg" height="320" width="306" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
<b>1st</b><br />
- In the Northern Hemisphere, many neo-Pagans are celebrating Lammas, the first of the harvest festivals. A story the Wiccans tell about this holiday is as follows: The first grains are harvested and all the growing is over. The Lord grows old and ethereal, becoming the Elder - as the crops are cut down, so are the days of His life. He is weathered and beginning to weaken. The Goddess is the Mother, heavily pregnant with the infant God to be reborn at Yule. <br />
<br />
-In the Southern Hemisphere, we are observing Imbolc. This means I will be pouring over my heirloom seeds catalogues, telling myself I don't need anything and probably buying anyway. It also means I have to put together some sort of hot house to start my corn off in.<br />
<br />
*Read the Lammas section from Rupert's Tales<br />
<br />
~~~~~<br />
- Beginning of the Dormition Fast (Eastern Orthodox)<br />
*The two weeks before the Feast of the Dormition are a time to fast for the Orthodox Christians. During this time, they must not eat meat, eggs, dairy, oil and wine. <br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>2nd</b><br />
-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)<br />
*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>3rd</b><br />
-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians<br />
*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>5th</b><br />
-Tisha B'Av (Jewish)<br />
* The is the other major fast in addition to Yom Kippur, and is considered the saddest day in the Jewish calendar as it commemorates the destruction of the first and second temples in Jerusalem and the exile of the Jews from Israel as well as other tragedies that happened on the same date in the history of the Jewish people. It started last night at sunset and continues until sunset tonight.<br />
*Read the section from the Jewish Book of Holidays and colour a page from the Jewish holiday colouring book<br />
<br />
<div>
~~~~~~~~~~</div>
<div>
<b>6th</b><br />
- The Transfiguration<br />
*This feast is observed by Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholics and some Protestants, though some churches celebrate it later in the month. <br />
*Read Sister Elayne's book<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>9th</b><br />
-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)<br />
*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?</div>
<div>
~~~~~~~~~~</div>
<div>
<b>10th</b><br />
-Raksha Bandhan, also known as Rakhi Purnima or plain Rakhi<br />
*This festival celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters. Not just biological siblings, but also brother-sister like social relationships. It is observed by Hindus, Jains and many Sikhs, predominantly in India, Mauritius, and some parts of Pakistan and Nepal, plus people of these faiths elsewhere in the world. One custom is for sisters to tie rakhi threads (sacred threads) around their brother's wrists to symbolise their prayers and wishes for their brother's well being and their brother's life long vows of protection towards their sisters. Sisters living far from their brothers may post rakhi threads in advance, but if they live close together they will probably get together with their families and exchange food and the brother will give gifts.<br />
*Colour a picture from here: http://www.ekansh.org/uploads/1/1/3/3/11333477/3907646_orig.jpg<br />
<br />
~~~~~<br />
-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians<br />
*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.</div>
<div>
~~~~~<br />
-Full Moon (Neo-Pagan)<br />
*Some Pagans, particularly Wiccans, observe the full moon as a special time.<br />
*Read 'Aiden's First Full Moon Circle' by W. Lyon Martin<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>15th</b><br />
-The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics is also known as The Feast of the Dormition (Falling Asleep) of the Theotokos by the Orthodox Christians.<br />
*This commemorates the Virgin Mary being taken up to Heaven<br />
*Read Sister Elayne's book<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>16th</b><br />
-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)<br />
*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?</div>
<div>
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>17th</b><br />
-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians<br />
*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>23rd</b><br />
-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)<br />
*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?</div>
<div>
~~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>24th</b><br />
-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians<br />
*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>30th</b><br />
-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)<br />
*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~~<br />
<b>31st</b><br />
-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians<br />
*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
____________________<br />
<br />
Rose-Marie was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally...<br />
Her young daughter has Echolalia and some processing issues so isn't speaking fluently yet; but she is making good progress as they work and play in Central Victoria, Australia.</div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-55678223559630558172014-12-21T12:28:00.000-08:002015-02-06T12:30:29.591-08:00October 2013- True Spring<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnmZ9kJ1Hytpgh7NWXPDnvFU-BMEfJMTRQLGJ2y-Jzjg7vpGF7i2dOlmite88scyP4oMWtmG8tDyTiKEjPFaPs20z6_r5cZ6cxxuxNTPqK0Klx7AZikIRdkwXaRM1gLwyKvWFw8CwqU8/s1600/Wattle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnmZ9kJ1Hytpgh7NWXPDnvFU-BMEfJMTRQLGJ2y-Jzjg7vpGF7i2dOlmite88scyP4oMWtmG8tDyTiKEjPFaPs20z6_r5cZ6cxxuxNTPqK0Klx7AZikIRdkwXaRM1gLwyKvWFw8CwqU8/s1600/Wattle.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: x-small;">(First published at Sandbox to Socrates http://sandboxtosocrates.wordpress.com)</span></div>
</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
A short post this month.<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8t44yEaRGESMQ1PZxWlq7QDViSZs-cncrU4kSEFgcYW2OaOhhJKRZGhQFsgWUtEDCYMPfgUfWQTfO9D4NFubfNumUqgVeyhahYB7EuoSMWUmQ1_TbaeRsw47E7SzpqpnH58lE7w7ZrLk/s1600/DSCF1194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8t44yEaRGESMQ1PZxWlq7QDViSZs-cncrU4kSEFgcYW2OaOhhJKRZGhQFsgWUtEDCYMPfgUfWQTfO9D4NFubfNumUqgVeyhahYB7EuoSMWUmQ1_TbaeRsw47E7SzpqpnH58lE7w7ZrLk/s1600/DSCF1194.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
This picture was drawn from one of our nature study tours down to Barwon Heads. We stood for a while watching the duck diving into the estuary. A bit of artistic license has been taken. The duck was not purple, but black. :)</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
____________________</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<i>Rose-Marie was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally...</i></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<i>Her young daughter has Echolalia and some processing issues so isn't speaking fluently yet; but she is making good progress as they work and play in Central Victoria, Australia.</i></div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-56283187541895092782014-12-14T13:27:00.000-08:002015-02-06T12:31:30.507-08:00Religious Calendar Curriculum- July<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1Z2Qii5RK7HJC5fe-RkEcJMrjBWVSuDNwkroqLzFLb8JFJWorcKzGRGObQQK7lERQEhxSfvrvBZZ0RtXWasHHtSN0oSv6EQf-R16LWNyxmVDX33iBrCPyLlBb0jIU0l-GlMFdSr44hw/s1600/Religion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1Z2Qii5RK7HJC5fe-RkEcJMrjBWVSuDNwkroqLzFLb8JFJWorcKzGRGObQQK7lERQEhxSfvrvBZZ0RtXWasHHtSN0oSv6EQf-R16LWNyxmVDX33iBrCPyLlBb0jIU0l-GlMFdSr44hw/s1600/Religion.jpg" height="320" width="306" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="color: #282828; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; min-height: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #282828; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; min-height: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #282828; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; min-height: 18px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #282828; font-family: Helvetica;">
<b>5th</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 3px; min-height: 19px;">
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 3px;">
<b>6th</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~</div>
<div style="color: #282828; font-family: Helvetica;">
<b>12th</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 3px; min-height: 19px;">
<br />
~~~~~</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
-Full Moon (Neo-Pagan)</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
*Some Pagans, particularly Wiccans, observe the full moon as a special time.</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
*Read 'Aiden's First Full Moon Circle' by W. Lyon Martin</div>
<div style="min-height: 19px;">
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 3px;">
<b>13th</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<b>15th</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
-Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz- minor fast. Dawn to dark. (Jewish)</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
*This fast commemorates the breaching of the city walls of Jerusalem before the Second Temple was destroyed.<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~</div>
<div style="color: #282828; font-family: Helvetica;">
<b>19th</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 3px; min-height: 19px;">
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 3px;">
<b>20th</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.</div>
<div style="color: #282828; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 18px;">
<br />
~~~~~</div>
<div style="color: #282828; font-family: Helvetica;">
-Day of the Prophet Elias (Orthodox) (aka Elijah)<br />
*Colouring page from here: <a href="http://www.holyresurrection.us/kids/iconart/ProphetEliasl.html">http://www.holyresurrection.us/kids/iconart/ProphetEliasl.html</a><br />
*Relevant Bible story</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<b>24th</b><br />
- Pioneer Day (Utah Mormons, sometimes others though not a big deal is made)</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
*This commemorates the arrival of the first group of Mormon settlers in the Salt Lake Valley in Utah on July 24th, 1847 after having been forced out from where they'd come from in other places in the eastern US. This is a public holiday in Utah and is celebrated with parades, fireworks, rodeos and other such fun.<br />
<br />
~~~~~</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
-Laylat al-Qadr (Islam) (Not always observed on the same day, but roughly in the last ten days of Ramadan.)</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
*This is considered to be the night the first verses of the Quran were given to the Prophet Mohammed. On this night, they believe Allah blesses everyone, grants all prayers and forgives all sins, and that the angels come down to earth.<br />
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~</div>
<div style="color: #282828; font-family: Helvetica;">
<b>26th</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 3px; min-height: 19px;">
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 3px;">
<b>27th</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<br />
~~~~~~~~~~</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<b>29th</b></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
-Eid al-Fitr (Islam)</div>
*The big party at the end of Ramadan, where absolutely no fasting is allowed! Also, donations are made to charity before Eid prayers are made.<br />
*Read 'I'm Learning about Eid-al-Fitr' by Goodword Books<br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">____________________</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<i>Rose-Marie was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally...</i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<i>Her young daughter has Echolalia and some processing issues so isn't speaking fluently yet; but she is making good progress as they work and play in Central Victoria, Australia.</i></div>
</div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-38312808702747321732014-12-14T10:27:00.000-08:002015-02-06T12:30:52.780-08:00September 2013- True Spring<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnmZ9kJ1Hytpgh7NWXPDnvFU-BMEfJMTRQLGJ2y-Jzjg7vpGF7i2dOlmite88scyP4oMWtmG8tDyTiKEjPFaPs20z6_r5cZ6cxxuxNTPqK0Klx7AZikIRdkwXaRM1gLwyKvWFw8CwqU8/s1600/Wattle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnmZ9kJ1Hytpgh7NWXPDnvFU-BMEfJMTRQLGJ2y-Jzjg7vpGF7i2dOlmite88scyP4oMWtmG8tDyTiKEjPFaPs20z6_r5cZ6cxxuxNTPqK0Klx7AZikIRdkwXaRM1gLwyKvWFw8CwqU8/s1600/Wattle.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: x-small;">(First published at Sandbox to Socrates http://sandboxtosocrates.wordpress.com)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwsKU48a0w1ioBaHcFeyNUle7Rm-0PY1ABNcxdutldBSlTnIaBxGPhySueFengXWjMysVvW4dRELaGiNk47_nnu3bH3vmIfhPUfeOD9yWlP8us1pfpGOd01InSOOjuOr_VSOevJhf6sQ/s1600/DSCF1190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwsKU48a0w1ioBaHcFeyNUle7Rm-0PY1ABNcxdutldBSlTnIaBxGPhySueFengXWjMysVvW4dRELaGiNk47_nnu3bH3vmIfhPUfeOD9yWlP8us1pfpGOd01InSOOjuOr_VSOevJhf6sQ/s1600/DSCF1190.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">"The moth was on Mamma's arm! It had 2 eyes, wings, antennae and 6 legs. It wouldn't go away" I don't know why there are so many moths in my bedroom, but they've been there for months.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3JI3OphOXd96MAJymWPGWQ_iXz_p1MtC2uhxGQ0OMjR0ExPxapzO5A70138fDirxaVKBUUR7iXqavgR9a7_Ko4d70SQ50y4aPSXMCNJUK3V4vS0iW4v8HUiBtMK3NLoVEa9faaTPHsU/s1600/DSCF1191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3JI3OphOXd96MAJymWPGWQ_iXz_p1MtC2uhxGQ0OMjR0ExPxapzO5A70138fDirxaVKBUUR7iXqavgR9a7_Ko4d70SQ50y4aPSXMCNJUK3V4vS0iW4v8HUiBtMK3NLoVEa9faaTPHsU/s1600/DSCF1191.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
"We saw the waterfall. We saw some flowers."</div>
<div>
This picture combined our trip to St Clair and to Steavenson's Falls.<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IsW9yjR2cJLG4ZJPkUWJkObYpQUAtJ_yHS7iqXj30P8P6-yWRftydamRPccp6VTGVryMHuQjLq6IDwNI5TEJFHwxO9Bp51mK2eWO75Wolzbp96mvPOrt1FbEQAjwo7H6XvaKrJf8ZS4/s1600/DSCF1192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IsW9yjR2cJLG4ZJPkUWJkObYpQUAtJ_yHS7iqXj30P8P6-yWRftydamRPccp6VTGVryMHuQjLq6IDwNI5TEJFHwxO9Bp51mK2eWO75Wolzbp96mvPOrt1FbEQAjwo7H6XvaKrJf8ZS4/s1600/DSCF1192.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
This was drawing of me looking at the sun from our verandah. I wish I could remember why I was doing that.</div>
<div style="min-height: 19px;">
</div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMp1xfkpx6BnslXx6rC5hBGi8ksZYyp4XEBCIopJOuW7-UMjhiyPXM6jUkeJIvcaMvsyZaYVOWcbsDQiDj03c1khpSLgDaaB_fB7Moq4wvn0FZoJIsm83hA-6TZrs_970WVO7_fArH3qQ/s1600/DSCF1193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMp1xfkpx6BnslXx6rC5hBGi8ksZYyp4XEBCIopJOuW7-UMjhiyPXM6jUkeJIvcaMvsyZaYVOWcbsDQiDj03c1khpSLgDaaB_fB7Moq4wvn0FZoJIsm83hA-6TZrs_970WVO7_fArH3qQ/s1600/DSCF1193.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
Does anyone know what makes sand poo? Well, what looks like sand poo? Um. Never mind… If I ever find out, I'll be sure to come here and share.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; min-height: 19px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
____________________</div>
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<i>Rose-Marie was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally...</i></div>
<br />
<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<i>Her young daughter has Echolalia and some processing issues so isn't speaking fluently yet; but she is making good progress as they work and play in Central Victoria, Australia.</i></div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-63683556758745796822014-12-07T16:35:00.000-08:002014-12-27T16:36:45.812-08:00Religious Calendar Curriculum -June<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1Z2Qii5RK7HJC5fe-RkEcJMrjBWVSuDNwkroqLzFLb8JFJWorcKzGRGObQQK7lERQEhxSfvrvBZZ0RtXWasHHtSN0oSv6EQf-R16LWNyxmVDX33iBrCPyLlBb0jIU0l-GlMFdSr44hw/s1600/Religion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1Z2Qii5RK7HJC5fe-RkEcJMrjBWVSuDNwkroqLzFLb8JFJWorcKzGRGObQQK7lERQEhxSfvrvBZZ0RtXWasHHtSN0oSv6EQf-R16LWNyxmVDX33iBrCPyLlBb0jIU0l-GlMFdSr44hw/s1600/Religion.jpg" height="320" width="306" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div>
<div style="color: #444444;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>1st</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">~~~~~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>3-5th</b></span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Shavu'ot (Jewish)</span></div>
<div style="color: black; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">*This commemorates the occasion of God giving the Torah to the nation of Israel, and is a day (or two depending which branch of Judaism you belong to and where you live) of feasting and fun. Many people also read certain passages of religious texts and may even stay up all night to do so.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Colour a page from the Jewish Traditions colouring book</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">~~~~~~~~~~</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>7th</b></span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #282828;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #282828;">-</span>Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?</span></div>
<div style="color: black; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">~~~~~~~~~~</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>8th</b></span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.</span></div>
<div style="color: black; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">~~~~~~~~~~</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>14th</b></span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?</span></div>
<div style="color: black; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">~~~~~~~~~~</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>15th</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.</span></div>
<div style="color: black; min-height: 14px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: black;">
~~~~~~~~~~</div>
<div style="color: #282828;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>2</b></span><b style="font-family: inherit;">1st</b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Litha (Northern Hemisphere) and Yule (Southern Hemisphere)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>~~~~~</b></span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?</span></div>
<div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 3px; min-height: 19px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">~~~~~~~~~~</span></div>
<div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 3px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>22nd</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.</span></div>
<div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 3px; min-height: 19px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">~~~~~~~~~~</span></div>
<div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 3px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>28th</b></span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Jewish Shabbat (begins at sunset the night before)</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Observed by all observant Jews, this is a day of rest to commemorate all the work God put into making the universe. How much resting and avoidance of work depends on the family culture. Yesterday, of course, lots of work went into preparation because no one can take a full day off running a house unless they have already done the needed work. Otherwise, what would everyone eat?</span></div>
<div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 3px; min-height: 19px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">~~~~~~~~~~</span></div>
<div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 3px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>29th</b></span></div>
<div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Ramadan begins (Islam)</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">*This is a month of fasting </span>and spirituality in Islam.</div>
<div style="color: black; min-height: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">~~~~~</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Sunday Church services- Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics, encouraged for nearly all other Christians</span></div>
<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Read a picture book, colour a colouring page from The Mass Colouring Book http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Book-about-Catholic-Publishing/dp/0899426832/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386972341&sr=8-1&keywords=about+the+mass+colouring+book or something printed out from one of the Catholic sites online.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
____________________</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<i>Rose-Marie was one of those enthusiastic planners who began researching when she was pregnant with her first. She wanted to homeschool because it sounded like an affordable adventure, then she met her kids personally...</i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;">
<i>Her young daughter has Echolalia and some processing issues so isn't speaking fluently yet; but she is making good progress as they work and play in Central Victoria, Australia.</i></div>
</div>
</div>
Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-7769227649034173502014-11-29T13:59:00.000-08:002014-11-29T13:59:20.241-08:00Entire Public Domain Curriculum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6mQQsvcWckCwHfFTTgVrD-p180KJ6yB-pNkFq_iM74emdUJlvNazMoQ2x-WGTBSBsxESVv5BFRVraGZKHa_ZWlETAJPxiYea5ydmcKVRZ9g42Ahl16oBRrCu7qqV1B8_KtAJa4I3q0w/s1600/PublicDomainCurric.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6mQQsvcWckCwHfFTTgVrD-p180KJ6yB-pNkFq_iM74emdUJlvNazMoQ2x-WGTBSBsxESVv5BFRVraGZKHa_ZWlETAJPxiYea5ydmcKVRZ9g42Ahl16oBRrCu7qqV1B8_KtAJa4I3q0w/s1600/PublicDomainCurric.png" height="289" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
The entire Public Domain Curriculum is now available at: <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7FV4B6vlfT3bVhybHRHRkN2dWM/edit">https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7FV4B6vlfT3bVhybHRHRkN2dWM/edit</a><br />
<br />
All the contributors to this blog are <b>in awe</b> of all the work our colleague here has put in!<br />
<br />
We will eventually break this document up and publish subject areas and grade levels separately for ease of navigation. For now, though, take it, work with it, tweak it, tell us what worked and what didn't, and <b>share it</b> with anyone who might make use of it!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421860490660077355.post-35617512795351790422014-11-08T14:31:00.000-08:002014-11-08T14:33:32.695-08:00Public Domain Curriculum - Physical Education (Alpha Edition)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6mQQsvcWckCwHfFTTgVrD-p180KJ6yB-pNkFq_iM74emdUJlvNazMoQ2x-WGTBSBsxESVv5BFRVraGZKHa_ZWlETAJPxiYea5ydmcKVRZ9g42Ahl16oBRrCu7qqV1B8_KtAJa4I3q0w/s1600/PublicDomainCurric.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6mQQsvcWckCwHfFTTgVrD-p180KJ6yB-pNkFq_iM74emdUJlvNazMoQ2x-WGTBSBsxESVv5BFRVraGZKHa_ZWlETAJPxiYea5ydmcKVRZ9g42Ahl16oBRrCu7qqV1B8_KtAJa4I3q0w/s1600/PublicDomainCurric.png" height="289" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">We are happy to present the alpha edition of the Physical Education component, </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7FV4B6vlfT3dDJqSmdsVW5wUzg/edit" style="background-color: white; color: #6699cc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;">handily hosted at Google Docs!</a><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Do let us know how you found it and any alterations you made, because we're curious!</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" />
<a href="http://investigatingthelandscape.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/introducing-public-domain-curriculum.html" style="background-color: white; color: #6699cc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;">Series Introduction</a><br />
<a href="http://investigatingthelandscape.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/public-domain-curriculum-english-alpha.html">English component</a><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">____________________</span><br />
<i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">-By a Lady</i><br />
<br />Investigatethelandscapehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03840368651396529072noreply@blogger.com0