Showing posts with label Curriculum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Curriculum. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Jane Eyre

Two weeks ago Alyssa finished the novel, Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë. Jane Eyre happens to be one of my favorites. I have fond memories of riding my bike up and down my street while reading the entire novel. Each day as Alyssa progressed through the novel she would be so excited to tell me all about the plot and characters. There were many days that included hours of reading because she just couldn't put it down. It was neat watching my daughter fall in love with Jane Eyre just as I had as a girl.

Here are the PDF resources we used while studying the novel, Jane Eyre, and its author, Charlotte Brontë.


Alyssa, our resident artist, drew these beautiful pictures of the main characters in the novel. Love her rendition of Jane! She seems full of strength and confidence.







The only thing missing from her original drawing was the fact that Jane and Mr. Rochester were not together. I asked her to draw another picture with them at the end of the novel. Love this!




One of the most cherished aspects of motherhood for me has been the opportunity to share my love of books and fine literature with my children. I am so grateful that Alyssa has also developed the same passion.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Titanic 100th Anniversary

On April 15th 2012 we remembered the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic by watching the movie Titanic with the kids (mind you we skipped the topless scene). Alyssa had seen in the movie years ago, but Brax and Lane have never been exposed to the Titanic's tragic fate. Poor little angels just wept uncontrollably as the tragic saga unfolded. Broke my heart to see them so very shaken, but there are much worse things that have occurred throughout the history of humanity (like the Holocaust) that they will learn about in the years to come. This was a safe, controlled way to allow a little of the tragedies and injustices of life to seep into their world.

Ever since I was a little girl the Titanic has been a point of intrigue. We have many books (just ask Hotch he knows I can't pass up a good Titanic book) and I watch anything I can find on the subject. Hotch and I were able to visit the Titanic exhibition years ago while living in Utah. It was a powerful experience not to be forgotten. So grateful that the Titanic exhibition will open on May 5th at the South Carolina State Museum. We are going to take the kids!

We will be studying the Titanic all day.
Here on the resources (many are pdf files) we are using for our Titanic study.

Here is a lovely video with original 1912 footage.


Found this video today and thought it had a sweet song about the Titanic.