Lesson Plan Overview: Implementing Tapestry of Grace

As I stated in my a few days ago in my post, Experimenting with Tapestry of Grace, we have added Tapestry of Grace to our list of resources. Being somewhat of a Charlotte Mason purist, I try to add very little. But I am hoping that having some of our lessons "pre-made" cuts down on the time I spend planning lessons. We'll know that in time.

 

I also indicated, in that post, that I would simply be using the bits and parts I feel would be useful to us. Not that the entire program isn't useful. But, again, I'd like to keep as close to Charlotte Mason as possible and I like having a variety of reading.. not all one one subject all day long.  I've also been behind on some things due to personal issues. So following Barb's ebooks didn't happen the way I wanted either. So I'm using a bit of those things as well.

So this is of what our Lesson Plan outline for the week looked like:

• Scripture Memory was Matthew 7:1: Stop judging that YOU may not be judged.
• Music Study: Piano Sonata in B Flat Major-Scherzo
• History: Story of the World Volume 1 Chapter 2  and http://www.eyelid.co.uk/ and update our Books of Centuries. History Activity: Learn and practice cleaning clothes the Egyptian way.
• Daily Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 19-21 (15 minutes per day)
• Poetry Study: http://www.amblesideonline.org/TeasdaleConkling.shtml
• Picture Study: Eugene Manet and His Daughter at Bougival
• Artist Study: Berthe Morisot.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvONB62hg6w
• Composer Study: http://www.classicsforkids.com/shows/showview.asp?ID=25 and http://www.classicsforkids.com/shows/showview.asp?ID=25
• P.E. daily
• Art Instruction: Sketch Eugene Manet with His Daughter at Bougival
• Geography: Learn/Review major landform terms and Learn/Review major terms associated with bodies of water and make a salt map
• Nature Study: Zinnias (from our potted garden) (pictures here)
• Math: Lesson's 11-13 of Saxon Math for Alexis and Lessons 24-28 of Saxon Math for Lorelai
• Literature: The Tempest --Shakespeare
• Character Training: Read about and discussed examples of Christ's humility
• Language Arts: Copywork for Lorelai: (a scripture per day) ;  Dictation for Alexis: Keep this mental attitude in YOU that was also in Christ Jesus who, although he was existing in God’s form, gave no consideration to a seizure, namely, that he should be equal to God.; 
• Science: Storybook of Science Chapter 4
• Daily Typing for Alexis
• Foreign Language: alternating days of Sign Language and Spanish
• Poetry Memorization: Rain at Night http://www.amblesideonline.org/TeasdaleConkling.shtml 
• Nature Walks daily @4:30pm
• Handicraft: Photo composition (photography)
• Life Skill: Proper sorting and washing of laundry

And so that was our overall lesson plan as provided by Tapestry of Grace, Harmony Arts and Me :-)
 
Happy Homeschooling!
Michelle