I’m posting these for B.. to see- hope this gives you some sort of idea of how I do my planning for History and other extras.  For Bible, Math, Phonics, Grammar, Handwriting & Science I use the “do the next thing” method.

Week 1:  Twilight of the Western Roman Empire

Read -Usborne Internet Linked Medieval World  (pgs. 3,6,16)

-Famous Men of the Middle Ages (Alaric the Visigoth, Attila the Hun, Genseric the Vandal, Theodoric the Ostrogoth and Clovis)

-Brigid’s Cloak

-Saint Valentine

Do Make a “Valentine” card for someone you love and mail it to them.

Geography “A Child’s Geography” by Ann Voskamp- Chapter 1

Art

Pray “Window on the World” by Spraggett- Bulgaria, pg. 30

Poetry “A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Timeline 325 Nicean Council

453 Attlia the Hun dies

Week 2: Byzantine Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church

Read -Usborne Internet Linked Medieval World (pgs. 4-5, 7, 38-39)

-Life in a Medieval Monastery

-Famous Men of the Middle Ages (Justinian the Great, The Two Monks: Benedict and Gregory)

-Caedmon’s Song

-Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland

Do Make a Byzantine mosaic using graham crackers, white frosting and mini m&m’s for snack.

Geography “A Child’s Geography” by Ann Voskamp- Chapter 1

Art Look at pictures of Byzantine mosaics- link saved under bookmarks.

Pray “Window on the World” by Spraggett- Children of the Streets, pg. 36

Poetry “A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Timeline 1204 Crusaders capture Constantinople

Week 3: Byzantine Empire and the Rise of Islam

Read -Usborne Internet Linked Medieval World (pgs. 8-11, 62-first column only)

-Famous Men of the Middle Ages (Muhammad and Harun-Al-Rashid)

-The Legend of the Persian Carpet by Tomie DePaola

Do Watch the movie “Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves” (in Netflix queue)

Geography “A Child’s Geography” by Ann Voskamp- Chapter 1

Art

Pray “Window on the World” by Spraggett- Druzes, pg. 52

Poetry “A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Timeline 570-632 Muhammad

Week 4: The Making of Medieval Europe: Charlemagne

*Maybe switch weeks 4 and 5*

Read -Usborne Internet Linked Medieval World (pgs. 18, 22, 28-29)

-Famous Men of the Middle Ages (Charles Martel, P epin, Charlemagne and Egbert the Saxon)

-The Adventures of King Arthur

-Sir Cumfrence and the First Round Table (check the math section in the school room)

Do -Days of Knights and Damsels, pgs. 69-70 Make a family tree.

-Have Daddy demonstrate juggling and try to learn.  (K&D, pg. 97)

-Watch Disney’s “The Sword and the Stone” (in Netflix queue)

Geography “A Child’s Geography” by Ann Voskamp- Chapter 2

Art

Pray “Window on the World” by Spraggett- Egypt, pg. 54

Poetry “A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Timeline 742-814 Charlemagne

Week 5: Developments During the Viking Age

Read -Usborne Internet Linked Medieval World (pgs. 12-15, 17, 20, 58)

-The Vikings by Shuter

-Famous Men of the Middle Ages (Rollo the Viking, Alfred the Great, Henry the Fowler, Canute the Great, El Cid, Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror)

-The Tomten

Do -Watch video- “Viking Ships 1” on Youtube (saved in bookmarks)

-Movie- “Vikings: Journey to New Worlds” on Netflix queue

Geography “A Child’s Geography” by Ann Voskamp- Chapter 2

Art

Pray “Window on the World” by Spraggett- Ethiopia, pg. 56

Poetry “A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Timeline 793 Viking Age begins

1066 William the Conqueror invades and conquers England

Week 6: Medieval Life:  Feudalism

Read -Usborne Internet Linked Medieval World (pgs. 19, 24-27, 34-first column only, 56)

-Knights by Turnbull

-Famous Men of the Middle Ages (Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV)

-The Making of a Knight

-See Inside Castles by Daynes

Do -Get out castle & knight playset and put it up in the schoolroom.

-Visit the Renaissance Faire in Huntersville, NC

Geography “A Child’s Geography” by Ann Voskamp- Chapter 2

Art

Pray “Window on the World” by Spraggett- Greece, pg. 66

Poetry “A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Timeline 1081-1106 Henry IV is Holy Roman Emperor

1073-1085 Pope Gregory Reforms the Church

1170 Thomas a Becket is murdered in Canterbury Cathedral

Week 7: The High Middle Ages

Read -Usborne Internet Linked Medieval World (pgs. 23, 35-36, 40, 42-43, 54-55, 61)

-You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Crusader!

-Famous Men of the Middle Ages (Peter the Hermit, Frederick Barbarossa, Henry the Second and His Sons, Louis IX, St. Francis and St. Dominic)

-The Minstrel in the Tower

-Francis: The Poor Man of Assissi

-Cathedral by David Macaulay

Do K&D, pgs. 127-129:  Learn to embroider (possibly ask Susanna to come and give us a lesson in exchange for a meal?).  Mary’s project?  My project- embroider a tracing of Mary’s hand.  Redwork?

Geography “A Child’s Geography” by Ann Voskamp- Chapter 3

Art

Pray “Window on the World” by Spraggett- Gypsies, pg. 72

Poetry “A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Timeline 1096 First Crusade

1189 Richard I “The Lionheart” rules England

1208 Francis of Assissi

1232 First Inquisition

Week 8: The Mongols, Marco Polo, and the Far East

Read               -Usborne Internet Linked Medieval World (pgs. 37, 52-53, 66- second column, 75)

-Marco Polo

-Chanticleer and the Fox

-Famous Men of the Middle Ages (Marco Polo and Tamerlane)

Do -K& D, pg. 121- Maps: Create a map of our home or our street.

-Using Nathan’s compass, give the kids a map and have them search for something hidden on our property (a snack or toy from the dollar store)- do this with Daddy.

Geography “A Child’s Geography” by Ann Voskamp- Chapter 3

Art

Pray “Window on the World” by Spraggett-  Hazara, pg. 76

Poetry “A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Timeline 1206 Genghis Khan

1254-1324    Marco Polo

1368- China, Ming Dynasty begins

Week 9: The Reshaping of Medieval Europe

Read -Usborne Internet Linked Medieval World (pgs. 21, 3-33, 34- second column, 41, 44-51, 57, 59)

-The Story of Joan of Arc

-Famous Men of the Middle Ages (Robert Bruce, Edward the Black Prince, William Tell and Arnold Von Winkelreid, Henry V, Joan of Arc)

-The Squire and the Scroll

Do

Geography “A Child’s Geography” by Ann Voskamp- Chapter 3

Art

Pray “Window on the World” by Spraggett- India, pg. 84

Poetry “A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Timeline 1347 Black Death in Europe

1412 Joan of Arc

Week 10: Early Lights of the Reformation

Read -Usborne Internet Linked Medieval World (pg. 89)

-The Renaissance by Shuter (pgs. 10-11)

-Johan Gutenberg and the Amazing Printing Press

-Famous Men of the Middle Ages (Gutenberg and Warwick the Kingmaker)

-Marguerite Makes A Book

Do -K&D, pgs. 116-117- Make a Book

-K&D, pgs. 110-111- Decorate the borders of pages in the book you made.

-K&D, pg. 118- Secret Letters in Invisible Ink

Geography “A Child’s Geography” by Ann Voskamp- Chapter 4

Art Look at pictures of real illuminated manuscripts- link saved in bookmarks.

Pray “Window on the World” by Spraggett- Iraq, pg. 88

Poetry “A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Timeline 1391-1468 Johan Gutenberg

1382 Bible translated into English