Language Arts:
Jeremy reads daily and has good
comprehension.
Completed portions of A Beka Literature of People
Novels- The Kingdom Dawn Series Books 1-6
Novel and movie study and comparison-Narnia Chronicles Books 1- 7, Four
available movies, and documentary on C.S. Lewis, Beyond Narnia
Call of the Wild book and movie
Call of the Wild book and movie
Jeremy continues to work on written
language skills, sentence structure and punctuation.
Using Logic of English videos online to
improve his spelling.
Handwriting is a struggle, but his keyboard skills are satisfactory.
Jeremy's strength is oral communication. He is
very animated, has a good vocabulary, and enjoys taking part in discussions. He
has participated in the making of several short videos, demonstrating his
comedic and improvisational skills
Math:
Jeremy is using Khan Academy, and will be
continuing this through the summer.
His basic math skills are satisfactory. Higher
math is a struggle.
He
is also learning real life math skills, working with his Dad on construction
projects.
Science:
Resources :
Body, An Amazing Tour of Human Anatomy (Book)
Wonders
of God's Creation DVDs The Milky Way and Our Solar System, Planet Earth, Animal Kingdom, and Human
Life. Inventors
Series DVDs- Newton, Edison, Einstein, Marie Curie, Galileo, and Leonardo (also
studied in history)
Steve Spangler Science episodes on
YouTube, Series on netFlix- Myth Busters, Never Ever Do This At Home, How It's
Made
Helps with care of our four dogs, and is learning about breeding.
Raising a Puppy (book) Jeremy visits a retired neighbour, who
is a mentor in various areas. He has helped him to skin a deer and an elk, and
has learned how to tan a hide. He has cleaned various animal skulls and
antlers, and learned about bone structure.
Jeremy
demonstrates an understanding of subject matter through discussion
.
Social Studies:
Studied: Old World History
Resources: A Beka The History of The World Vol.1, Kingdoms and Empires,
Ancient Egypt
Drive
Thru History DVDs - Rome If You Want To, Greece is the Word, Turkish Delight,
East Meets West, and inventor series- Leonardo.
Jeremy has an interest in the military, guns, and
survival. He has learned much from his neighbour/mentor, as well as a youth
leader.
Related series-
American Guns, Sons of Guns,, Top Sniper,
Other-The Colony Series, I Survived
Jeremy excels in history and eagerly discusses
what he is learning.
Bible:
Jeremy participates in Church and weekly youth meetings. He completed the First Principles study.
Ken Ham DVDs, The Six Days of Creation, Only One Race, The Bible Explains Dinosaurs
Jeremy demonstrates an understanding of the material through discussion, and is usually first to volunteer answers.
Health:
Jeremy completed A Beka Let's Be Healthy
Resources- YouTube, Conception to Birth Visualized, DVD- Human Life
Phys. Ed:
Jeremy is very active and fit, and has created his own daily workout regimen. He also particpates in organized Floor Ball, as well as other recreational sports and physical activities.
Life/Work Skills:
Jeremy has demonstrated an aptitude for construction work. He's worked with his dad on the construction of our home, from learning to tie rebar, constructing an ICF basement, and pouring concrete, to wiring plugins and boarding drywall. He has quickly learned new skills, such as using power tools. He has also helped with landscaping - sodding, planting trees, perennials and garden. He continues to help complete projects.
With neighbour/mentor- improving horseback riding skills, and working with the horses to bring trees from the bush. He showed responsibility in looking after the horses for five days while the neighbours were away.
Jeremy has a casual job with a farmer, vaccinating and crating chickens. It's a dirty job, but Jeremy uses his sense of humour to keep everyone entertained while they work.
Jeremy has watched the Dirty Jobs series on NetFlix in order to learn about various job choices
