What is Spread the Feast Community?
We are a group of homeschooling families that meet twice a month to study the Fine Arts, Nature Study and some Form 3/4 (Middle School) subjects such as Plutarch and Geography in a Charlotte Mason way.
The idea is that God has provided rich and abundant blessings for us. All of Life is a gift. When we teach our children, we don't force information down their throats in order to fill a bucket or make them into our image in a utilitarian sort of way. Instead we SPREAD THE FEAST of God's abundance and let them feed on the beauty he has given us! When education is approached in this manner, they will learn all they need for service to the King!
We strive to follow Charlotte Mason's philosophy carefully in our Community and therefore we desire and require that every person interested in participating in our co-op first attends our Book Discussion group for an entire semester before we can consider adding their family to our group. This helps us to see if that family will fit well into our group as we are small and want relationships to be healthy and it also helps us to make sure you are committed, as a mom and teacher, to using these methods accurately and continuing to learn and grow with us!!
If you are interested, Contact Heidi at [email protected] for more information.
The idea is that God has provided rich and abundant blessings for us. All of Life is a gift. When we teach our children, we don't force information down their throats in order to fill a bucket or make them into our image in a utilitarian sort of way. Instead we SPREAD THE FEAST of God's abundance and let them feed on the beauty he has given us! When education is approached in this manner, they will learn all they need for service to the King!
We strive to follow Charlotte Mason's philosophy carefully in our Community and therefore we desire and require that every person interested in participating in our co-op first attends our Book Discussion group for an entire semester before we can consider adding their family to our group. This helps us to see if that family will fit well into our group as we are small and want relationships to be healthy and it also helps us to make sure you are committed, as a mom and teacher, to using these methods accurately and continuing to learn and grow with us!!
If you are interested, Contact Heidi at [email protected] for more information.
Spread the Feast 2016 Schedule
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Fine Arts and Nature Study
All Children (Toddlers-High School): Hymn Art Folksong Children 6 and up and capable of full attention to lessons: (Children 5 and under go to childcare with paid nursery worker) Electronics/Robotics/circuit boards/Math Composer Handicraft Nature Study Lesson Nature Hike/Nature Notebooks Middle School Elementary Students meet separatley during this time and work through Elementary geography, poetry, Shakespeare, phonics, and other age appropriate subjects. Shakespeare Plutarch Geography Poetry |
Past Schedules
Spread the Feast Spring 2014 Meeting Schedule
Hymn 9:00-9:15 15 min
1. Beneath the Cross of Jesus
2. How Great Thou Art
Shakespeare 9:15-9:35 20 min.
Folksong 9:35-9:45 10 min.
Picture Study 9:45-10:00 15 min.
Handicrafts 10:00-10:35 35 min.
Snack 10:35-10:55 20 min.
Composer 10:55-11:10 15 min.
Poetry 11:10-11:25 15 min.
Nature Study 11:25-12:30 65 min.
2013 Spring Term Schedule
April 12
April 26
May 10
Saturday, May 11th Charlotte Mason Seminar with Nancy Kelly - 1:00-5:00 p.m. Location TBD
May 17
May 31
June 7
June 7th or 8th (preferably the 8th so we can get started around 4:00 on Saturday)
BBQ/Fire pit night to celebrate the end of the school year and have all the kids do narrations and outdoor Shakespeare event.
Snack schedule
April 12 - Heidi
April 26 - Steph
May 10 - Carrie
May 17 - Renita
May 31 - Lynda
June 7 - Catherine
Nature Study 9-10 am - Heidi
Garden plants/Flowers: flowers in the spring- perennials and annuals
Cultivated crops (work in Garden: draw seeds, draw growing and mature vegetables)
Wild edibles/foraging or mammals.
This summer I'd like for us to try and do a class on orienteering at Lake Elmo - http://www.mnoc.org/poc/elmo.shtml maybe once a week or twice a month and then follow that with playing on the playground or swimming in the sand pool
Hymn 10-10:15 Renita
1. When I Survey The Wondrous Cross, Another beautiful, but very different tune and version here
2. All Creatures of our God and King
3. Here I am, Lord
Artist Study 10:15-10:30 Sarah
Jacob van Ruisdael (1628/9-1682)and Pieter de Hooch (1629-1684)
1. Two Watermills and an Open Sluice near Singraven, 1650-52, National Gallery, London
2. View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds, c.1665, Kunsthaus, Zurich
3. Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, c. 1670, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Pieter de Hooch (Dutch, 1629-after 1684)
4. Courtyard of a House in Delft, 1658, National Gallery, London
5. Woman Peeling Apples, c. 1663, Wallace Collection, London
6. At the Linen Closet, also here, 1663, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Poetry 10:30-10:40 Lynda
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Snack/Break 10:40-11:00
Shakespeare 11:00 - 11:20 Heidi
The Winter's Tale
Spark Notes
(acting through a scene from our Play for the year)
Composer 11:20-11:35 Catherine
Opera Selections - We might change some of these based on the recordings I have.
Giuseppi Verdi: "Triumphal March" (Grand March) from Aida (Narrative Book), "Vedi! le fosche" (Anvil Chorus) from Il Trovatore. - On CD
Giuseppi Verdi: "Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici" (Brindisi) from La Traviata, "La Donne Il Mobile," from Rigoletto. - On CD
Giacomo Puccini: "O Soave Fancuilla" and "Quando M'en Vo" and "Donde Lieta usci" from La Boheme- On CD and Narrative in Book, and "E Lucevan Le Stelle" from Tosca.
Giacamo Puccini: "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly - on CD, and "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot.
Gioacchino Rossini: overture and "Largo al factotum" (Figaro Figaro Figaro...) from Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville). Heidi has on CD
Gioacchino Rossini: William Tell overture - Link here
Swedish Drill 11:35-11:45 Carrie
You tube Demonstration of Swedish drill
You can get the book free here.
Handicraft 11:45-12:20 Lynn
We're working on ideas...
Folksong 12:20-12:30 Steph
Mairi's Wedding: Link with words ... Link with dancers
All Through the Night - Guitar Instrumental - Link with Vocals
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen - Louis Armstrong - African American Male Chorus
April 26
May 10
Saturday, May 11th Charlotte Mason Seminar with Nancy Kelly - 1:00-5:00 p.m. Location TBD
May 17
May 31
June 7
June 7th or 8th (preferably the 8th so we can get started around 4:00 on Saturday)
BBQ/Fire pit night to celebrate the end of the school year and have all the kids do narrations and outdoor Shakespeare event.
Snack schedule
April 12 - Heidi
April 26 - Steph
May 10 - Carrie
May 17 - Renita
May 31 - Lynda
June 7 - Catherine
Nature Study 9-10 am - Heidi
Garden plants/Flowers: flowers in the spring- perennials and annuals
Cultivated crops (work in Garden: draw seeds, draw growing and mature vegetables)
Wild edibles/foraging or mammals.
This summer I'd like for us to try and do a class on orienteering at Lake Elmo - http://www.mnoc.org/poc/elmo.shtml maybe once a week or twice a month and then follow that with playing on the playground or swimming in the sand pool
Hymn 10-10:15 Renita
1. When I Survey The Wondrous Cross, Another beautiful, but very different tune and version here
2. All Creatures of our God and King
3. Here I am, Lord
Artist Study 10:15-10:30 Sarah
Jacob van Ruisdael (1628/9-1682)and Pieter de Hooch (1629-1684)
1. Two Watermills and an Open Sluice near Singraven, 1650-52, National Gallery, London
2. View of Haarlem with Bleaching Grounds, c.1665, Kunsthaus, Zurich
3. Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, c. 1670, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Pieter de Hooch (Dutch, 1629-after 1684)
4. Courtyard of a House in Delft, 1658, National Gallery, London
5. Woman Peeling Apples, c. 1663, Wallace Collection, London
6. At the Linen Closet, also here, 1663, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Poetry 10:30-10:40 Lynda
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Snack/Break 10:40-11:00
Shakespeare 11:00 - 11:20 Heidi
The Winter's Tale
Spark Notes
(acting through a scene from our Play for the year)
Composer 11:20-11:35 Catherine
Opera Selections - We might change some of these based on the recordings I have.
Giuseppi Verdi: "Triumphal March" (Grand March) from Aida (Narrative Book), "Vedi! le fosche" (Anvil Chorus) from Il Trovatore. - On CD
Giuseppi Verdi: "Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici" (Brindisi) from La Traviata, "La Donne Il Mobile," from Rigoletto. - On CD
Giacomo Puccini: "O Soave Fancuilla" and "Quando M'en Vo" and "Donde Lieta usci" from La Boheme- On CD and Narrative in Book, and "E Lucevan Le Stelle" from Tosca.
Giacamo Puccini: "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly - on CD, and "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot.
Gioacchino Rossini: overture and "Largo al factotum" (Figaro Figaro Figaro...) from Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville). Heidi has on CD
Gioacchino Rossini: William Tell overture - Link here
Swedish Drill 11:35-11:45 Carrie
You tube Demonstration of Swedish drill
You can get the book free here.
Handicraft 11:45-12:20 Lynn
We're working on ideas...
Folksong 12:20-12:30 Steph
Mairi's Wedding: Link with words ... Link with dancers
All Through the Night - Guitar Instrumental - Link with Vocals
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen - Louis Armstrong - African American Male Chorus
2012 Fall Term Schedule
September - December
Prayer/Nature Study 9:00-10:00 1 hour
(Carrie Steen)
Weeks 1-2 Snakes, Care Article
Week 3: Nature _____?
Week 4-5: Geckos, Care video
Week 6: Nature _____?
Hymn 10:00-10:15 15 minutes
(Heidi Buschbach)
Weeks 1-3: For the Beauty of the Earth * *
Week 4: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow * **
Week 5-6: Christmas Hymns
Picture Study 10:15-10:35 20 minutes
(Laura Burns)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) French Impressionist
1. La Grenouilliere, 1869, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
2. Les Grands Boulevards, 1875, The Henry P. McIlhenny [travelling] Collection
3. La Loge, 1874, Courtauld Institute Galleries, University of London
4. Girl with a Watering Can, 1876, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
5. The Two Sisters, On the Terrace, 1881, Art Institute of Chicago
6. Girls at the Piano, 1892, Musee d'Orsay, Paris
Shakespeare 10:35-10:55 20 minutes
(Catherine Smith)
Shakespeare and the Globe - Biography
Snack/Break 10:55-11:05 10 minutes
Composer 11:05-11:25 20 minutes
(Lynda Brock)
Claude Debussy (1910) (Impressionist) - Biography
Prelude to the Afternoon of the Faun, Info
La Mer: Movement 1, Movement 2, Movement 3
Nocturnes for Orchestra: I. Nuages ("Clouds"), II. Fêtes ("Festivals"), III. Sirènes ("Sirens")
Suite Bergamasqe: Entire work, 1."Prélude"/2. "Menuet", 3. "Clair de lune"/4. "Passepied"
Children's Corner - 6 Movements
1. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum,
2. Jimbo's Lullaby
3. Serenade for the Doll
4. The Snow is Dancing
5. The Little Shepherd
6. Golliwogg's Cakewalk
Jeux ("Games") ; a "danced poem" intended to accompany a ballet
Note: Where is The Girl with the Flaxen Hair? Look at Preludes
Poetry 11:25- 11:40 15 minutes
(Stephanie McCauley)
William Blake
Folksong 11:40-11:50 10 minutes
(Lynn Betzold)
Week 1-2: Gypsy Rover * * *, Wikipedia
Week 3-4: Early One Morning *
Week 5-6: I's the B'y *
Handicraft 11:30- 12:00 30 minutes
(Sarah Gahl)
Week 1-2: Dry Brush Painting Tutorial, Nice article, Techniques
Week 3-6: Home-Made Book Mark - Chicken Scratch Stitching
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Spring Term 2012 Schedule
March (Last week of March instead of first week in April because of Easter)
1. 30th - Change due to Heidi's absence, Snack: ? Book Discussion Ch. 6 - Part 3 Education is a Life
April
2. 20th - Heidi's House, Snack: Steph, Followed by planning time for Family night
Saturday, April 21st - Family Night for Winter Term, 5:30 -8:00 p.m., Buschbach Home
3. 27th - Stephanie's House, Snack: Steph
May
4. 4th - Heidi's House, Snack: Heidi, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 8
5. 18th - Sarah's House, Snack: Sarah
June
6. 1st - Lynn's House, Snack: Lynn
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Spring Term Family Night
Saturday, June 2nd, 4:30-7:00 pm - Buschbach House - Hoping for an Outdoor BBQ Dinner!!
Potluck followed by Program
*************************************************************************
Spring Subject Schedule
Nature Study - Steph 9:00-10:00 1 hour
Garden Flowers and Weeds, Maybe a little bit of Baby chicks and ducklings!
Prayer & Hymn - Sarah 10:00-10:20 20 minutes
Weeks 1-3: Sweet Hour of Prayer
Weeks 4-6: Rock of Ages
Picture Study - Lynn 10:20-10:35 15 minutes
Norman Rockwell
Snack/Break 10:35-10:45 10 minutes
Composer -Lynn 10:45-11:05 20 minutes
Spring weeks 1-3:
1.Bela Bartok: String Quartet no. 1 in A minor
2.Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra (Sz. 116, BB 123)
3.Bela Bartok: Mikrokosmos (especially "Boating" and "Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythym." Notes;
download individually here)
Spring weeks 4-6:
4.Paul Hindemith: Mathis der Maler (the symphony, not the opera; "Matthias the Painter," based on
painter Matthias Grunewald)
5.Paul Hindemith: Ludus Tonalis (solo piano; notes here)
6. Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 5, op. 36 no. 4 'Viola Concerto'
Poetry - Heidi 11:05-11:15 10 minutes
Spring: Christina Rossetti
Handicraft - Heidi 11:15-11:55 40 minutes
Apr. 20 - Corn Husk Dolls
Soap Carving or Jewelry Making??
Folksong/Closing - Sarah 11:55-12:00 5 minutes
Week 1-2: Log Driver's Waltz - Continued from Winter term
Week 3-4: Simple Gifts (info) * * (asterisks are links to youtube videos of songs)
Week 5-6: Click Go the Shears *
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Winter Term 2012 Schedule
Meeting (generally)1st and 3rd Fridays from 9:00-12:00
January
1. 20th - Heidi's house, Snack: Heidi, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 5 (12:00-1:00 pm)
2. 27th - Stephanie's House, Snack: Steph
February
3. 3rd - Heidi's House, Snack: Lynn, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 6 Education is an Atmosphere
4. 17th -Sarah's House, Snack: Sarah
March
5. 2nd - Lynn's House, Snack: Lynn, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 6 Part 2- Education is a Discipline
6. 16th - Lynn's House, Snack: Lynn
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Winter Term Family Night
Saturday, April 21st? 5:30-8:00 pm ??? Maybe St. Patrick's day theme still.
Potluck followed by Program
****************************************************************************
Winter Term's Friday Subject Schedule
Nature Study - Sarah 9:00-10:00 1 hour
Trees
Prayer & Hymn - Lynn 10:00-10:20 20 minutes
Come Thou Fount
Link to Choir Recording
Link to Recording with Words or here
Link to Printable Piano Music and Text
Picture Study - Steph 10:20-10:35 15 minutes
Albert Bierstadt
Snack/Break 10:35-10:45 10 minutes
Composer - Heidi 10:45-11:05 20 minutes
Winter: Mendelssohn
Poetry - Lynn 11:05-11:15 10 minutes
Winter: Eugene Field and James Whitcombe Riley
Handicraft - Steph 11:15-11:55 40 minutes
Make frame, paint, burlap with waxed leaf/pinecone, or nature something
Soap Carving
Folksong/Closing - Heidi 11:55-12:00 5 minutes
Carrickfergus - Irish
The Ash Grove
Lion Sleeps Tonight
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Here's our Tentative Schedule for Fall 2011:
Meeting Tuesdays from 9:30-11:35
Please Take Note - Our Dates have changed Slightly!!
Sept. 13, 27 - NOT the 20th, but 27th
Oct. 11, 18 (Not the 4th anymore but the 11th)
Nov. 1, 15
Lesson Layout
Prayer & Hymn 9:30-9:45 15 minutes
Amazing Grace
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Shakespeare 9:45-10:00 15 minutes
Shakespeare Biography
Artist/Picture Study 10:00-10:15 15 minutes
Jean Honore Fragonard
Poetry/Snack Time 10:15-10:25 10 minutes
Walter de la Mare
Composer Study 10:25-10:40 15 minutes
Mozart
Handicrafts 10:40-11:00 20 minutes
Homemade paper, press flower petals, decorate nature notebook
Cook apple sauce after going to an apple orchard
Nature Walk/Study 11:00-11:30 30 minutes
Insects and Trees/Apples
Folk Song/Closing 11:30-11:35 5 minutes
Aiken drum
De Colores
http://www.notablebiographies.com/De-Du/Debussy-Claude.html#b
Note: Where is The Girl with the Flaxen Hair? Look at Preludes
Poetry 11:25- 11:40 15 minutes
(Stephanie McCauley)
William Blake
Folksong 11:40-11:50 10 minutes
(Lynn Betzold)
Week 1-2: Gypsy Rover * * *, Wikipedia
Week 3-4: Early One Morning *
Week 5-6: I's the B'y *
Handicraft 11:30- 12:00 30 minutes
(Sarah Gahl)
Week 1-2: Dry Brush Painting Tutorial, Nice article, Techniques
Week 3-6: Home-Made Book Mark - Chicken Scratch Stitching
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Spring Term 2012 Schedule
March (Last week of March instead of first week in April because of Easter)
1. 30th - Change due to Heidi's absence, Snack: ? Book Discussion Ch. 6 - Part 3 Education is a Life
April
2. 20th - Heidi's House, Snack: Steph, Followed by planning time for Family night
Saturday, April 21st - Family Night for Winter Term, 5:30 -8:00 p.m., Buschbach Home
3. 27th - Stephanie's House, Snack: Steph
May
4. 4th - Heidi's House, Snack: Heidi, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 8
5. 18th - Sarah's House, Snack: Sarah
June
6. 1st - Lynn's House, Snack: Lynn
*************************************************************************
Spring Term Family Night
Saturday, June 2nd, 4:30-7:00 pm - Buschbach House - Hoping for an Outdoor BBQ Dinner!!
Potluck followed by Program
*************************************************************************
Spring Subject Schedule
Nature Study - Steph 9:00-10:00 1 hour
Garden Flowers and Weeds, Maybe a little bit of Baby chicks and ducklings!
Prayer & Hymn - Sarah 10:00-10:20 20 minutes
Weeks 1-3: Sweet Hour of Prayer
Weeks 4-6: Rock of Ages
Picture Study - Lynn 10:20-10:35 15 minutes
Norman Rockwell
Snack/Break 10:35-10:45 10 minutes
Composer -Lynn 10:45-11:05 20 minutes
Spring weeks 1-3:
1.Bela Bartok: String Quartet no. 1 in A minor
2.Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra (Sz. 116, BB 123)
3.Bela Bartok: Mikrokosmos (especially "Boating" and "Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythym." Notes;
download individually here)
Spring weeks 4-6:
4.Paul Hindemith: Mathis der Maler (the symphony, not the opera; "Matthias the Painter," based on
painter Matthias Grunewald)
5.Paul Hindemith: Ludus Tonalis (solo piano; notes here)
6. Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 5, op. 36 no. 4 'Viola Concerto'
Poetry - Heidi 11:05-11:15 10 minutes
Spring: Christina Rossetti
Handicraft - Heidi 11:15-11:55 40 minutes
Apr. 20 - Corn Husk Dolls
Soap Carving or Jewelry Making??
Folksong/Closing - Sarah 11:55-12:00 5 minutes
Week 1-2: Log Driver's Waltz - Continued from Winter term
Week 3-4: Simple Gifts (info) * * (asterisks are links to youtube videos of songs)
Week 5-6: Click Go the Shears *
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Winter Term 2012 Schedule
Meeting (generally)1st and 3rd Fridays from 9:00-12:00
January
1. 20th - Heidi's house, Snack: Heidi, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 5 (12:00-1:00 pm)
2. 27th - Stephanie's House, Snack: Steph
February
3. 3rd - Heidi's House, Snack: Lynn, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 6 Education is an Atmosphere
4. 17th -Sarah's House, Snack: Sarah
March
5. 2nd - Lynn's House, Snack: Lynn, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 6 Part 2- Education is a Discipline
6. 16th - Lynn's House, Snack: Lynn
****************************************************************************
Winter Term Family Night
Saturday, April 21st? 5:30-8:00 pm ??? Maybe St. Patrick's day theme still.
Potluck followed by Program
****************************************************************************
Winter Term's Friday Subject Schedule
Nature Study - Sarah 9:00-10:00 1 hour
Trees
Prayer & Hymn - Lynn 10:00-10:20 20 minutes
Come Thou Fount
Link to Choir Recording
Link to Recording with Words or here
Link to Printable Piano Music and Text
Picture Study - Steph 10:20-10:35 15 minutes
Albert Bierstadt
Snack/Break 10:35-10:45 10 minutes
Composer - Heidi 10:45-11:05 20 minutes
Winter: Mendelssohn
Poetry - Lynn 11:05-11:15 10 minutes
Winter: Eugene Field and James Whitcombe Riley
Handicraft - Steph 11:15-11:55 40 minutes
Make frame, paint, burlap with waxed leaf/pinecone, or nature something
Soap Carving
Folksong/Closing - Heidi 11:55-12:00 5 minutes
Carrickfergus - Irish
The Ash Grove
Lion Sleeps Tonight
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Here's our Tentative Schedule for Fall 2011:
Meeting Tuesdays from 9:30-11:35
Please Take Note - Our Dates have changed Slightly!!
Sept. 13, 27 - NOT the 20th, but 27th
Oct. 11, 18 (Not the 4th anymore but the 11th)
Nov. 1, 15
Lesson Layout
Prayer & Hymn 9:30-9:45 15 minutes
Amazing Grace
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Shakespeare 9:45-10:00 15 minutes
Shakespeare Biography
Artist/Picture Study 10:00-10:15 15 minutes
Jean Honore Fragonard
Poetry/Snack Time 10:15-10:25 10 minutes
Walter de la Mare
Composer Study 10:25-10:40 15 minutes
Mozart
Handicrafts 10:40-11:00 20 minutes
Homemade paper, press flower petals, decorate nature notebook
Cook apple sauce after going to an apple orchard
Nature Walk/Study 11:00-11:30 30 minutes
Insects and Trees/Apples
Folk Song/Closing 11:30-11:35 5 minutes
Aiken drum
De Colores
September - December
- Sept. 28 - Snack Catherine
- Oct. - 12 - Snack Lynn
- Oct. 26 - Snack Sarah
- Nov. 9 - Snack Steph
- Nov. 30 - Snack Carrie
- Dec. 14 - Snack Laura
Prayer/Nature Study 9:00-10:00 1 hour
(Carrie Steen)
Weeks 1-2 Snakes, Care Article
Week 3: Nature _____?
Week 4-5: Geckos, Care video
Week 6: Nature _____?
Hymn 10:00-10:15 15 minutes
(Heidi Buschbach)
Weeks 1-3: For the Beauty of the Earth * *
Week 4: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow * **
Week 5-6: Christmas Hymns
Picture Study 10:15-10:35 20 minutes
(Laura Burns)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) French Impressionist
1. La Grenouilliere, 1869, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
2. Les Grands Boulevards, 1875, The Henry P. McIlhenny [travelling] Collection
3. La Loge, 1874, Courtauld Institute Galleries, University of London
4. Girl with a Watering Can, 1876, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
5. The Two Sisters, On the Terrace, 1881, Art Institute of Chicago
6. Girls at the Piano, 1892, Musee d'Orsay, Paris
Shakespeare 10:35-10:55 20 minutes
(Catherine Smith)
Shakespeare and the Globe - Biography
Snack/Break 10:55-11:05 10 minutes
Composer 11:05-11:25 20 minutes
(Lynda Brock)
Claude Debussy (1910) (Impressionist) - Biography
Prelude to the Afternoon of the Faun, Info
La Mer: Movement 1, Movement 2, Movement 3
Nocturnes for Orchestra: I. Nuages ("Clouds"), II. Fêtes ("Festivals"), III. Sirènes ("Sirens")
Suite Bergamasqe: Entire work, 1."Prélude"/2. "Menuet", 3. "Clair de lune"/4. "Passepied"
Children's Corner - 6 Movements
1. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum,
2. Jimbo's Lullaby
3. Serenade for the Doll
4. The Snow is Dancing
5. The Little Shepherd
6. Golliwogg's Cakewalk
Jeux ("Games") ; a "danced poem" intended to accompany a ballet
Note: Where is The Girl with the Flaxen Hair? Look at Preludes
Poetry 11:25- 11:40 15 minutes
(Stephanie McCauley)
William Blake
Folksong 11:40-11:50 10 minutes
(Lynn Betzold)
Week 1-2: Gypsy Rover * * *, Wikipedia
Week 3-4: Early One Morning *
Week 5-6: I's the B'y *
Handicraft 11:30- 12:00 30 minutes
(Sarah Gahl)
Week 1-2: Dry Brush Painting Tutorial, Nice article, Techniques
Week 3-6: Home-Made Book Mark - Chicken Scratch Stitching
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Spring Term 2012 Schedule
March (Last week of March instead of first week in April because of Easter)
1. 30th - Change due to Heidi's absence, Snack: ? Book Discussion Ch. 6 - Part 3 Education is a Life
April
2. 20th - Heidi's House, Snack: Steph, Followed by planning time for Family night
Saturday, April 21st - Family Night for Winter Term, 5:30 -8:00 p.m., Buschbach Home
3. 27th - Stephanie's House, Snack: Steph
May
4. 4th - Heidi's House, Snack: Heidi, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 8
5. 18th - Sarah's House, Snack: Sarah
June
6. 1st - Lynn's House, Snack: Lynn
*************************************************************************
Spring Term Family Night
Saturday, June 2nd, 4:30-7:00 pm - Buschbach House - Hoping for an Outdoor BBQ Dinner!!
Potluck followed by Program
*************************************************************************
Spring Subject Schedule
Nature Study - Steph 9:00-10:00 1 hour
Garden Flowers and Weeds, Maybe a little bit of Baby chicks and ducklings!
Prayer & Hymn - Sarah 10:00-10:20 20 minutes
Weeks 1-3: Sweet Hour of Prayer
Weeks 4-6: Rock of Ages
Picture Study - Lynn 10:20-10:35 15 minutes
Norman Rockwell
Snack/Break 10:35-10:45 10 minutes
Composer -Lynn 10:45-11:05 20 minutes
Spring weeks 1-3:
1.Bela Bartok: String Quartet no. 1 in A minor
2.Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra (Sz. 116, BB 123)
3.Bela Bartok: Mikrokosmos (especially "Boating" and "Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythym." Notes;
download individually here)
Spring weeks 4-6:
4.Paul Hindemith: Mathis der Maler (the symphony, not the opera; "Matthias the Painter," based on
painter Matthias Grunewald)
5.Paul Hindemith: Ludus Tonalis (solo piano; notes here)
6. Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 5, op. 36 no. 4 'Viola Concerto'
Poetry - Heidi 11:05-11:15 10 minutes
Spring: Christina Rossetti
Handicraft - Heidi 11:15-11:55 40 minutes
Apr. 20 - Corn Husk Dolls
Soap Carving or Jewelry Making??
Folksong/Closing - Sarah 11:55-12:00 5 minutes
Week 1-2: Log Driver's Waltz - Continued from Winter term
Week 3-4: Simple Gifts (info) * * (asterisks are links to youtube videos of songs)
Week 5-6: Click Go the Shears *
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Winter Term 2012 Schedule
Meeting (generally)1st and 3rd Fridays from 9:00-12:00
January
1. 20th - Heidi's house, Snack: Heidi, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 5 (12:00-1:00 pm)
2. 27th - Stephanie's House, Snack: Steph
February
3. 3rd - Heidi's House, Snack: Lynn, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 6 Education is an Atmosphere
4. 17th -Sarah's House, Snack: Sarah
March
5. 2nd - Lynn's House, Snack: Lynn, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 6 Part 2- Education is a Discipline
6. 16th - Lynn's House, Snack: Lynn
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Winter Term Family Night
Saturday, April 21st? 5:30-8:00 pm ??? Maybe St. Patrick's day theme still.
Potluck followed by Program
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Winter Term's Friday Subject Schedule
Nature Study - Sarah 9:00-10:00 1 hour
Trees
Prayer & Hymn - Lynn 10:00-10:20 20 minutes
Come Thou Fount
Link to Choir Recording
Link to Recording with Words or here
Link to Printable Piano Music and Text
Picture Study - Steph 10:20-10:35 15 minutes
Albert Bierstadt
Snack/Break 10:35-10:45 10 minutes
Composer - Heidi 10:45-11:05 20 minutes
Winter: Mendelssohn
Poetry - Lynn 11:05-11:15 10 minutes
Winter: Eugene Field and James Whitcombe Riley
Handicraft - Steph 11:15-11:55 40 minutes
Make frame, paint, burlap with waxed leaf/pinecone, or nature something
Soap Carving
Folksong/Closing - Heidi 11:55-12:00 5 minutes
Carrickfergus - Irish
The Ash Grove
Lion Sleeps Tonight
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Here's our Tentative Schedule for Fall 2011:
Meeting Tuesdays from 9:30-11:35
Please Take Note - Our Dates have changed Slightly!!
Sept. 13, 27 - NOT the 20th, but 27th
Oct. 11, 18 (Not the 4th anymore but the 11th)
Nov. 1, 15
Lesson Layout
Prayer & Hymn 9:30-9:45 15 minutes
Amazing Grace
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Shakespeare 9:45-10:00 15 minutes
Shakespeare Biography
Artist/Picture Study 10:00-10:15 15 minutes
Jean Honore Fragonard
Poetry/Snack Time 10:15-10:25 10 minutes
Walter de la Mare
Composer Study 10:25-10:40 15 minutes
Mozart
Handicrafts 10:40-11:00 20 minutes
Homemade paper, press flower petals, decorate nature notebook
Cook apple sauce after going to an apple orchard
Nature Walk/Study 11:00-11:30 30 minutes
Insects and Trees/Apples
Folk Song/Closing 11:30-11:35 5 minutes
Aiken drum
De Colores
http://www.notablebiographies.com/De-Du/Debussy-Claude.html#b
Note: Where is The Girl with the Flaxen Hair? Look at Preludes
Poetry 11:25- 11:40 15 minutes
(Stephanie McCauley)
William Blake
Folksong 11:40-11:50 10 minutes
(Lynn Betzold)
Week 1-2: Gypsy Rover * * *, Wikipedia
Week 3-4: Early One Morning *
Week 5-6: I's the B'y *
Handicraft 11:30- 12:00 30 minutes
(Sarah Gahl)
Week 1-2: Dry Brush Painting Tutorial, Nice article, Techniques
Week 3-6: Home-Made Book Mark - Chicken Scratch Stitching
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Spring Term 2012 Schedule
March (Last week of March instead of first week in April because of Easter)
1. 30th - Change due to Heidi's absence, Snack: ? Book Discussion Ch. 6 - Part 3 Education is a Life
April
2. 20th - Heidi's House, Snack: Steph, Followed by planning time for Family night
Saturday, April 21st - Family Night for Winter Term, 5:30 -8:00 p.m., Buschbach Home
3. 27th - Stephanie's House, Snack: Steph
May
4. 4th - Heidi's House, Snack: Heidi, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 8
5. 18th - Sarah's House, Snack: Sarah
June
6. 1st - Lynn's House, Snack: Lynn
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Spring Term Family Night
Saturday, June 2nd, 4:30-7:00 pm - Buschbach House - Hoping for an Outdoor BBQ Dinner!!
Potluck followed by Program
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Spring Subject Schedule
Nature Study - Steph 9:00-10:00 1 hour
Garden Flowers and Weeds, Maybe a little bit of Baby chicks and ducklings!
Prayer & Hymn - Sarah 10:00-10:20 20 minutes
Weeks 1-3: Sweet Hour of Prayer
Weeks 4-6: Rock of Ages
Picture Study - Lynn 10:20-10:35 15 minutes
Norman Rockwell
Snack/Break 10:35-10:45 10 minutes
Composer -Lynn 10:45-11:05 20 minutes
Spring weeks 1-3:
1.Bela Bartok: String Quartet no. 1 in A minor
2.Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra (Sz. 116, BB 123)
3.Bela Bartok: Mikrokosmos (especially "Boating" and "Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythym." Notes;
download individually here)
Spring weeks 4-6:
4.Paul Hindemith: Mathis der Maler (the symphony, not the opera; "Matthias the Painter," based on
painter Matthias Grunewald)
5.Paul Hindemith: Ludus Tonalis (solo piano; notes here)
6. Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 5, op. 36 no. 4 'Viola Concerto'
Poetry - Heidi 11:05-11:15 10 minutes
Spring: Christina Rossetti
Handicraft - Heidi 11:15-11:55 40 minutes
Apr. 20 - Corn Husk Dolls
Soap Carving or Jewelry Making??
Folksong/Closing - Sarah 11:55-12:00 5 minutes
Week 1-2: Log Driver's Waltz - Continued from Winter term
Week 3-4: Simple Gifts (info) * * (asterisks are links to youtube videos of songs)
Week 5-6: Click Go the Shears *
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Winter Term 2012 Schedule
Meeting (generally)1st and 3rd Fridays from 9:00-12:00
January
1. 20th - Heidi's house, Snack: Heidi, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 5 (12:00-1:00 pm)
2. 27th - Stephanie's House, Snack: Steph
February
3. 3rd - Heidi's House, Snack: Lynn, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 6 Education is an Atmosphere
4. 17th -Sarah's House, Snack: Sarah
March
5. 2nd - Lynn's House, Snack: Lynn, Followed by Book Discussion Ch. 6 Part 2- Education is a Discipline
6. 16th - Lynn's House, Snack: Lynn
****************************************************************************
Winter Term Family Night
Saturday, April 21st? 5:30-8:00 pm ??? Maybe St. Patrick's day theme still.
Potluck followed by Program
****************************************************************************
Winter Term's Friday Subject Schedule
Nature Study - Sarah 9:00-10:00 1 hour
Trees
Prayer & Hymn - Lynn 10:00-10:20 20 minutes
Come Thou Fount
Link to Choir Recording
Link to Recording with Words or here
Link to Printable Piano Music and Text
Picture Study - Steph 10:20-10:35 15 minutes
Albert Bierstadt
Snack/Break 10:35-10:45 10 minutes
Composer - Heidi 10:45-11:05 20 minutes
Winter: Mendelssohn
Poetry - Lynn 11:05-11:15 10 minutes
Winter: Eugene Field and James Whitcombe Riley
Handicraft - Steph 11:15-11:55 40 minutes
Make frame, paint, burlap with waxed leaf/pinecone, or nature something
Soap Carving
Folksong/Closing - Heidi 11:55-12:00 5 minutes
Carrickfergus - Irish
The Ash Grove
Lion Sleeps Tonight
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Here's our Tentative Schedule for Fall 2011:
Meeting Tuesdays from 9:30-11:35
Please Take Note - Our Dates have changed Slightly!!
Sept. 13, 27 - NOT the 20th, but 27th
Oct. 11, 18 (Not the 4th anymore but the 11th)
Nov. 1, 15
Lesson Layout
Prayer & Hymn 9:30-9:45 15 minutes
Amazing Grace
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Shakespeare 9:45-10:00 15 minutes
Shakespeare Biography
Artist/Picture Study 10:00-10:15 15 minutes
Jean Honore Fragonard
Poetry/Snack Time 10:15-10:25 10 minutes
Walter de la Mare
Composer Study 10:25-10:40 15 minutes
Mozart
Handicrafts 10:40-11:00 20 minutes
Homemade paper, press flower petals, decorate nature notebook
Cook apple sauce after going to an apple orchard
Nature Walk/Study 11:00-11:30 30 minutes
Insects and Trees/Apples
Folk Song/Closing 11:30-11:35 5 minutes
Aiken drum
De Colores
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