History
Ancient Civilizations: The Vikings Ladyird Press
Henry II and Thomas Beckett Ladyird Press
King Richard Ladyird Press
England's Kings and Queens Book One Ladybird Press
Marco Polo Ladyird Press
Robert The Bruce Ladybird Press
selected chapters in Journeys of The Great Explorers
selected chapters in The Story of the World Volume 2 by Susan Wise-Bauer
Movie: "Ivanhoe" 1982
Movie: "Robin Hood" 2011
Movie: "Dances With Wolves"
Movie: "The King's Speech" 2011
Documentaries:
"Building The Great Cathedrals" (NOVA)
"The Abolitionists: William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimke, and Frederick Douglas" (PBS)
"Deadliest Warrior: Joan of Arc vs William The Conqueror"
"Islam: Empire of Faith" PBS narrated by Sir Ben Kingsley
"The Dark Ages" History Channel
"Martin Luther: Reluctant Revolutionary" The History Channel
Science
Oceans by McMillan and Musick
Along Came Galileo by Jeanne Bendick
Usborne Book of Astronomy
Documentaries:
"Ocean Acidifcation" a film by The Natural Resources Defense Council, narrated by Sigourney Weaver
"Coral" a film presentation at The South Florida Museum January 30, 2013
Literature
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
The Magna Charta by James Daugherty
In Freedom's Cause by G.A. Henty
Math:
Multiplication Wrap-Ups
Khan Academy
Key To Fractions Workbook
PE
lots of walking
skate park
swimming at GT Bray and the beach
Art:
"Where's My Buttons?" Photography workshop at Johnson's Photo Imaging Jan. 25, 2013
Art Study of Giotto Paintings
Comic Art of Stan Lee
"The Making of The Hobbit"
One workshop on scenery painting at Sarasota Library April 16, 2013
documentary film "Christopher Reeve: Choosing Hope"
Field Trips
Science:
November 30, 2013 "Families Flock Together" Emerson Point Preserve
January 7, 2013 - Star gazing at Robinson's Preserve
January 23, 2013 Stelliferous Live Presentation at South Florida Museum, Bishop Planetarium
February 8, 2013 Homeschool Day at Mote Marine "Camouflage"
April 12, 2013 - Homeschool Day at Mote Marine "Ocean Acidification"
April 24, 2013 - Stelliferous Live Presentation at South Florida Museum, Bishop Planetarium
September 12, 2013 - "Ultimate Universe" film at South Florida Museum, Bishop Planetarium
History:
December 3, 2013 - December 6, 2013
-Andersonville Civil War Prison in Andersonville, GA
-Plains, GA (home of former US President Jimmy Carter)
-Juliette, GA (site of filming the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes")
April 8, 2013 Replicas of Columbus's ships in Palmetto, Fl
April 10, 2013 - attended a presentation on The Battle of Gettysburg at Freedom Village Retirement Home
July 14, 2013 - July 18, 2013:
The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, PA
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA
Betsy Ross House in PA
New York City, NY
Valley Forge, PA
