We will start with July 17th Calendar History with activities all from Book (1). First we have the birthdays:

July 17, 1859 Luis Munoz-Rivera, Puerto Rican patriot and poet, was born.

For now it is known as Munoz-Rivera Day in Puerto Rico.

July 17, 1932 Karla Kuskin, children's author, was born.

Book (1) says in "Word lover-Author Karla Kuskin once said that her love of words was so great that she couldn't even bear to discard fortune-cookie fortunes. Have your (children) write their own fortunes or words of wisdom on 6-in-long strips of adding-machine tape.

These activities are great if they can be utilized next summer because Grandma had so much trouble getting them to you. However, they can be infiltrated in Lessons now as part of lessons about Summer now and beginning activity to start the new year off.

July's big project for the month is all around the observation of July as Anti-Boredom Month. The children are to make lists with you for things that are in "three categories: fun for one, small-group fun, and large-group fun." Ok! So you ask how can I do that when it is only my children and me.

Grandma is ready to finish June's Summer Calendar History as follows:

June 18th Birthdays begin as follows:

June 18, 1942 Roger Ebert, movie critic, was born.

Book (1) gives an activity here called "Picks and pans-Have your (children) discuss the kinds of things critics like Roger Ebert talk about when reviewing a movie--for example, plot development, acting, musical score, originality, humor, suspense. Then have the kids read several movie reviews in the local newspaper. Afterward, show a film and ask each (child) to critique it, either orally or in writing.

We left off in the History Calendar of Book (1) towards the end of June 15. The rest of the day into the 16th and 17th Grandma will cover along with lessons on the Circus in Book (1) and Book (57). Before lessons I want to add a note to parents in our Home Education Program of home schooling a few pointers. That is to make sure you have a line of some kind set up to attach notes of history on beginning with the time of dinosaurs and man through the Bible and into American History along with space for any other history needed.

Grandma is making this section separate because there was quite a bit on the Insect part and there is quite a bit here. The part on ants is as follows:

                            " Those Amazing Ants! by Becky Daniel and Jo Jo Cavalline

Did you know that there are more than 10,000 different kinds of ants?

I may be hard to believe, but some ants can lift more than fifty times their own weight.

Grandma left off on the birthday of Jacques Cousteau June 11 we will continue with the following:

 

1945 birthday of Robert Munsch, storyteller and children's author

 

1956 birthday of Joe Montana, professional football quarterback

 

Book (1) has an activity called "Sports role models-When Joe Montana started playing sports in grade school, he'd anxiously wait for his father to return from work so they could practice football drills. To develop his passing accuracy, he practiced throwing a football through a moving tire swing.

Hopefully, I have no interruptions because Grandma wants to give you the rest of June's learning for the summer lessons. I found out yesterday that we can leave sooner than we were planning to go see my husband's father before he passes on. He is in his ninety's and was still carrying leaves from the plants and stuff to his small herd of cattle and a few horses he had grown to and called from the field everyday. He was strong enough to walk two miles each day if not more. A very interesting person to know.

Sorry, it has been very hard for me to do lessons this summer. The material being is good though

and should lead in you in good directions. I planted cantelope along with peppers and they are

doing very well. I have told my husband I really feel people could grow a crop of cantalope really

easy. It starts just with the seed from the fresh and gives a lot of sprouts in one planting.

Grandma started with a unit on Lifesaversª in book (57) the other night and could not finish. 

Grandma has two more pages to finish it and she may add a small unit on peanuts then she will

Good Morning Folks! On this blog Grandma will put October activities for the 1800's and 1900' on this blog.

 

"Confounded collectors: Tell your (children) these unusual words for collectors of different things: deltiologist (postcards), numismatist (coins), comiconomen-caricaturist (funny names of people, bibliophile (books). Have (the children) investigate the root words for these terms. Next, ask them what they collect. Is there a special term for people with those collections?

Now for October's 1800's

 

Oct. 21, 1805 Britain's Lord Horatio Nelson defeated the Franco-Spanish

fleet at Trafalgar but was mortally wounded.

 

Oct. 2, 1810 The 1st Harvest Fair took place in Pittsfield, MA.

 

Oct. 1, 1814 "Star-Spangled Banner" was sung for the 1st time.

 

Oct. 19, 1814 The "Star-Spangled Banner" was sung for the 1st time, in Baltimore, MD.

 

Oct. 4, 1824 The Republic of Mexico was proclaimed.

 

Oct. 26, 1825 The Erie Canal opened.