Ohdanigirl Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 This coming year we will be doing ancients (GB for the oldest). My kids really enjoy doing memory work in the morning, so I need some recs. Oldest is 14 and our youngest is 8. Here is what I have so far. The Works of the 7 days of Creation plagues of Egypt The twelve disciples The 12 Tribes of Israel The gods of Ancient Egypt 12 Labors of Hercules 9 muses 12 titans I am sure I had more.... off to check my list. (Why am I having trouble coming up with things?) Has anybody actually done the Pharaohs? How did that go? They already know the 7 ancient wonders of the world, hills of Rome, and its rulers. Also, since I have you here and would prefer not to start a separate thread, can you also throw in ideas relating to Biology? kingdoms of living things Characteristics of mammals Characteristics of a fish Characteristics of reptiles Characteristics of amphibians Characteristics of an insect Six main types of invertebrates Main parts of a flower Body systems Parts of a plant cell Parts of an animal cell Bones in the human body? Maybe for oldest. This would be over the entire year, and we homeschool year around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mommamagistra Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 i before e (except after c): old-school ways to remember stuff by Judy Parkinson - book contains lots of mnemonic devices -- many of which you might recall from childhood -- for remembering everything from pi to the books of the Bible. lots of fun and good to learn while you're young and it sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 :) You might get more responses on the K-8 board. If I remember rightly, the rhetoric stage of classical education doesn't deal with much memorization. You could maybe get your older students to memorize long poems or speeches instead of lists. Just a thought. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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