Book of Days

Latin - Veni, vidi, vici
I came, I saw, I conquered - Julius Caesar

German - Ich mochte ein Schololadenkuchen.
I would like a piece of chocolate cake. - per mom’s request :)

French - Je voudrais de fraises. Je n’aime pas le gateau de chocolat de allemand.
I would like some strawberries. I don’t like German chocolate cake.
My oldest two (ages 21 & 23) are doing our French and German. Can you see the beginnings of a little rivalry here? lol.

Quote - “Live free, child of the mist, — and with respect to knowledge we are all children of the mist.”
Henry David Thoreau
American author, poet, & philosopher (I would add naturalist)
1817-1862 June 12

Root Word - water
Latin - aqua - aquarium, aquatic,aqueduct
Greek - hydr - hydrant, hydrate

Word of the Week - torpid
adjective
1. having lost motion or the power of exertion
2. dormant; hibernating; estivating (pass the summer)
Josh picked out this word and I think he is trying to tell me something :)

Grammar Rule - Run on- sentences

Spelling Rule - If the suffix or verb ending begins with a vowel, drop the final e. If the suffix or verb ending brgins with a consonant keep the final e. Basic Spelling Rules Scroll down to rule #3.

Poet - Olive Wendell Holmes Sr. 1809-1894 physician, writer/poet
Poem - Grandmother’s Story of Bunker Hill
I had to laugh when as I was putting up a copy of the poem on the wall, Josh exclaimed that it was almost as tall as he is (it’s 37 stanzas long). I challenged him to write a poem that IS as tall as he is. Not sure if he’ll take me up on it.

Composer - Igor Stravinsky
Russian composer in America
1882-1971 June 18
The Rites of Spring
The Firebird

Artist - Rembrandt (Harmensoon van Ryn)
Dutch painter
1606-1669 June 15
Painting - The Mill (1650)

History -
American - Flag Day - June 14
- Bunker Hill Day - June 17
World - Magna Carter granted - June 15

Current Events - Tropical Storm Alberto
We’ve been keeping an eye on this storm since we have good friends who are from Florida with family still living there.

Science - hurricanes

Math - Deck of Cards
hey we do live in Las vegas after all :)
We’ll be using a deck of cards to play a Math game I learned of years ago. (I think I first saw it in the magazine Home Education).

How to play -
Using a regular deck of cards, pull out the face cards and set them aside. Leave in Aces. (They act as the number 1) With the remaining deck, deal 5 cards to each player. Tell everyone to leave them face down for now. Do NOT look yet.Set the remaining cards in a pile in the center. Turn the top card over. Everyone turns their cards over and looks at their cards at the same time.

Goal of the game - Using ALL five cards in your hand, using any operations you want (know) in any order, have these cards equal the amount of the number card you turned over from the pile. First player to do this and demonstrate how to the rest of the players is the winner. (or anyone who is able to do it is the winner)

For example -
Say I was dealt this hand:
3,3,10,4,5

The card turned over from the pile was a 5.

I could do this: 3+3=6, my 10 card -(that 6)=4 , that 4 divided by my 4 card = 1, that 1 x my 5 card = 5 the target number from the pile.

You can make this as complex or simple as the math operations that you know ie using square roots etc.
Alot of fun and I tell you I rarely win when I play my 21 year old son ever since we first began playing this game some 5 years ago.