{"id":968,"date":"2017-07-02T16:51:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T21:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/?page_id=968"},"modified":"2017-07-21T08:08:35","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T13:08:35","slug":"august-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/august-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Pack A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In August, Oklahoma is usually unbearably hot. We tend to start school early because we would rather be outside in December than in August. Our CC Community&#8217;s Challenge classes open early in August also because our location does a lot of outreach during December. So, our summer of light school and lots of freedom is in May, June, and July.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve dubbed our morning circle time &#8220;Council of Oaks&#8221; because it is a gathering of Oaks. Here are some resources we might use in August.<\/p>\n<p>(Each of these links is an Amazon affiliate link that supports the work we do at Educating Oaks and in our homeschool. I have read them all, so I can recommend them. You can look for them wherever you wish, even in your local library.)<\/p>\n<h3>Poet: Emily Dickinson<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1402754736?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=1402754736&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a> \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0374350833?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=0374350833&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a> \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0440417406?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=0440417406&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Emily Dickinson&#8217;s Poems online: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poets.org\/poetsorg\/poems\/45673\">Poets.org<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poemhunter.com\/emily-dickinson\/poems\/\">PoemHunter<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poets\/emily-dickinson\">Poetry Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Poem to Memorize: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems-and-poets\/poems\/detail\/42889\">Hope is the thing with feathers<\/a>&#8221; by Emily Dickinson<\/p>\n<h3>Folk Song: <em>The Star-Spangled Banner<\/em>\u00a0by Francis Scott Key<\/h3>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/hymnary.org\/text\/o_say_can_you_see_by_the_dawns_early_lig\">Sheet Music Here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Sung by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs\">Whitney Houston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uK-98qufVhI\">Aretha Franklin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LSiRUSjSJnQ\">Carrie Underwood<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zBOnTez0CMM\">Luke Bryan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IcwrbuF724Y\">Lee Greenwood<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00865QQIQ?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=B00865QQIQ&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a> \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0590450557?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=0590450557&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn: <em>Nothing but the Blood<\/em> by Robert Lowry<\/h3>\n<p>(Sheet Music <a href=\"http:\/\/hymnary.org\/media\/fetch\/138088\">Here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Sung by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZowdfOApyEc\">Michael and Peta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VdwS9dBCiII\">Jesus Culture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TtxJyeKuRLY\">Wilmington Chester Mass Choir<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UtsxdtEN_G4\">Matt Redman<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Scripture Memory:<\/h3>\n<p>Philippians <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Philippians+1%3A1-6&amp;version=ESV\">1:1-6 ESV<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Philippians+1%3A7-11&amp;version=ESV\">7-11 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Philippians <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Philippians+1%3A1-6&amp;version=KJV\">1:1-6 KJV<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Philippians+1%3A7-11&amp;version=KJV\">7-11 KJV<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Artist: Grandma Moses<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0823415384?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=0823415384&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a> \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0516279130?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=0516279130&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grandma Moses&#8217;s Work <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=grandma+moses&amp;client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVuLQz9U3KDS1zAYANyBgrAwAAAA&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjqouHr65HVAhWG4iYKHbkXAjkQ_AUIBigB&amp;biw=1582&amp;bih=782#tbm=isch&amp;q=grandma+moses+most+famous+paintings\">online<\/a>: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/art-now-and-then.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/anna-mary-robertson-moses.html\">here<\/a>; and <a href=\"http:\/\/nicholasjv.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/art-sunday-grandma-moses.html\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginialiving.com\/culture\/pioneering-woman\/\">here<\/a>, and especially\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/benningtonmuseum.org\/collections-overview\/collection-highlights\/grandma-moses\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00005W9X0?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=B00005W9X0&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a> \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1610060148?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=1610060148&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a> \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1610060121?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=1610060121&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a> \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0516445375?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=0516445375&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tchaikovsky&#8217;s Works on Amazon Prime Music:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005I8D8IK?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=B005I8D8IK&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000VHKG1A?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=B000VHKG1A&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0080K06JW?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=B0080K06JW&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Shakespeare: Julius Caesar Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00IWTWDC4?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=B00IWTWDC4&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1586638475?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=1586638475&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000HWZ4AC?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=6738&amp;tag=educatingoaks-20&amp;creativeASIN=B000HWZ4AC&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAIKUWZ77YCSR2SW7Q\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\"  border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/amazon-link\/images\/no-img-lg-uk.gif?w=100\" style=\"display: inline;\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nfs.sparknotes.com\/juliuscaesar\/\">Read Free Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In August, Oklahoma is usually unbearably hot. We tend to start school early because we would rather be outside in December than in August. Our CC Community&#8217;s Challenge classes open early in August also because our location does a lot of outreach during December. So, our summer of light school and lots of freedom is &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/august-2017\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Resources for Pack A&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-968","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P774DL-fC","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=968"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1123,"href":"http:\/\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/968\/revisions\/1123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.educatingoaks.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}