Helen Keller

Hannah's biography lessons for Jan/Feb were on Helen Keller. Her favorite book was:

Two of her favorite quotes she used for copywork and dictation were:
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. "

"Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see."

She did a drawing of Helen Keller of when she spoke her first words: "Water, Ground and Tree!" This was a very exciting moment for Annie, Helen and the whole Keller family. They were there to experience that moment with her. We also enjoyed a couple of movies after we read the books. It was enjoyable for our family to experience this biography with Hannah and we learned a lot about the simplicity of our senses and gained a new appreciation of Helen's life.

Japan Homeschool Day

Hokusai 'The Great Wave of Kanagawa'



One of our friends presented the country of Japan at our 'Terrific Tuesday' get together. Each child takes a certain Tuesday to feature a country of their choice. We participated in several stations that he had planned. The stations were painting japanese symbols, writing haiku poetry, an oragami station and also coloring a picture of a famous japanese work of art (which I will post here).



Hannah and I composed Haikus:

Mine was entitled


"A Tree"

The strength of a tree
Roots, Trunk, Bark, Branches and Leaves
Gently Protecting

Hers was
"Rollerblading"
I love rollerblades
I have a heart to skate...love it!
Woooooooo (in 5 syllables) :)

Our Oragami choice consisted of making the simplest of the designs: a butterfly! My favorite is the crane, but it takes a little longer to fold. Hannah also made a cat. You can read about the story of the Japanese Crane here:

http://www.buddhistcouncil.org/bodhitree/Books/Story_of_the_Peace_Crane.pdf