Dollygirl's Grade Six: Plan for the week

Monday ("God's Earth Day")

Old Testament:  continue reading about the Flood
Math:  Key to Percents, Book 1, pages 19 & 20
Dictation: Churchill book, "The Anvil"
Do one fun God's Earth Day thing
Singing/fitness/break
Memory work:  work on chosen poem, "The Moon is Up" by Alfred Noyes
Geography: The Mining District
Do another God's Earth Day thing
Copywork
French: "Tom Pouce est très petit"  ("Tom Thumb is very small")
Afternoon work
After dinner: swimming lesson

Tuesday

New Testament:  finish section LIII, about the possessed boy
Math:  Key to Percents, Book 1, pages 21 & 22
Natural History:  Story of Coal, next section
Singing/fitness/break
Memory work:  work on Scripture passage
History: Egyptian myths
Copywork
One fun TBA activity
French: review; making introductions
Afternoon work

Wednesday

Natural History:  Stars & Planets
History:  continue reading about Egypt
Dictation:  Churchill bio, "The Pen & the Sword"
Singing/fitness/break
Memory work
One fun TBA activity
Geography:  review Monday's work
Copywork
French: review week's lesson
Afternoon:  volunteering

Thursday

New Testament:  reading the sections "Of Opposing Mountains"; "Exceeding Sorry"
Math:  Key to Percents, Book 1, pages 24 & 25
One TBA activity
Grammar & Composition:  "Writing Poetry," in Write Source 2000
Singing/fitness/break
Memory work
History:  reading about Philo of Alexandria
Copywork
Shakespeare: Love's Labour's Lost
Afternoon work

Friday

New Testament:  read "The Shekel" (end of this part of the book)
Math:  Key to Percents, Book 1, pages 28 & 29
Citizenship:  read the Churchill bio, pages 53-64
Singing/fitness/break
Unprepared dictation
One TBA activity Grammar & Composition:  continue chapter on poetry
Copywork
Singing
Memory work
Afternoon work

Afternoon work:  includes retelling of The Aeneid; The Fellowship of the Ring; poetry; Handel study including Violin Sonata in F and possibly introducing The Messiah; drawing, crafts; picture study.