We are done with term 1 for school year 2016. Been working on the kids upcoming exams, and here are the final questions. (I’ll be serving chocolates and ‘tea’ as we go through each section.)
I will be recording the oral narrations. Hoping I will be able to transcribe all of their answers for documentation purposes.
**The questions below are based on Ambleside Online, our main Charlotte Mason curriculum guide.
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EXAMINATION
Age 6
Year 1 Term 1
Prepared Oct. 2016
BIBLE
Which bible passage/story struck you most this term?
Tell about the centurion in the Gospel of Luke.
Tell about Pharoah and God’s People.
Tell about Mary’s visit to Elizabeth, or something from Jesus’ childhood (i.e. newborn presentation at the temple or being left at the temple later).
PHILIPPINE STUDIES
>>Filipino Biography (Emilio Aguinaldo)
Tell me about Emilio Aguinaldo’s childhood.
>>Filipino Reading/Literature (Araw sa Palengke)
Magbasa ka ng dalwang pahina sa harap ng mga kapatid mo. (Read 2 pages to your siblings)
LITERATURE/TALES
>>Aesop’s Fables
What is your favorite Fable of Aesop so far? tell me about it.
>> Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (Dangerous Journey)
Tell something about Christian and his journey so far.
>> Parables From Nature by Margaret Gatty
What part in the parable Master of the Harvest was your favorite? Draw it and explain.
>> Shakespeare
(Master of Venice) Tell about Shylock, Antonio, and Bassanio.
>> Just So Storiies by Rudyard Kipling
Tell how the Leopard got his spots.
>> Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
What was your favorite Fairy Tale from Blue Fairy Book? Tell about it.
HISTORY/TALES
>> 50 Famous Stories (Short Biographies/Tales) by James Baldwin
Tell the story of either The Sword of Domocles, The Brave 300, or William Tell.
>> Trial and Triumph (Church History) by Richard Hannula
Tell me about Polycarp and Constantine.
>> Our Island Story (British History) by H.E. Marshall
Tell about Emperor Caligula or Boadicea
>> Benjamin Franklin by D’Aulaire
Tell about Benjamin Franklin’s childhood, and what struck you about his life so far?
NATURAL HISTORY AND GENERAL SCIENCE
>> Bee Study
Sketch from memory the anatomy of a bee.
Tell me about what you sketched.
>> Bird Burgess Book by Thornton Burgess
Tell all you know about Song Sparrows or Bluebirds.
Sketch from memory your favorite bird we’ve discussed so far.
GEOGRAPHY
>> Philippine Map Work
Write on the Philippine Map the different Regions in the area of Luzon.
>> World Map Work
Find these countries/places on the map:
Philippines
England
Lake Superior
Lake Nipigon
MATH
>> Oral Math
>> MEP
>> Cuisenaire Rods
>> Paper Sloyd
Make a 6×6 inch square.
Choose and make 1 paper sloyd project from the ones you have done already.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
>> Chinese
Recite or sing something you have learned in Chinese.
Write numbers 1-10 in Chinese Calligraphy
>> Spanish
Sing a song in Spanish
READING/PHONICS
Choose a story from Treadwell Readers, and read it out loud to your father.
PICTURE/ART STUDY (Jean Baptiste Camille Corot)
Describe your favorite picture from this term’s picture study.
Sketch it from Memory.
PIANO
Play 3 from your piano pieces.
RECITATION
Recite Psalm 100, Psalm 23, and Psalm 21
POETRY
Recite a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson
SINGING
Sing:
“Be Though My Vision”, “Blessed Assurance, or “How Great Thou Art”
HANDICRAFTS
Show a friend how to carve a candle with carving tools.
FREE READ
What was your favorite book read during free time this term? What did you like best about it?
Draw a scene from Pinocchio or Charlotte’s Web or Saint George and the Dragon.
Describe briefly which scene you have illustrated.
This is great! I've never done this sort of exam before…I just review with myself where I feel like they are at…I always go back 'n forth about the why and need for these…it might be equal parts laziness on my part and also just not sure the reason FOR the exam. I do see how it would be nice to see where they are at and what they KNOW. 🙂 Amy
It's been great and I see the value in it. It's not testing them at all. The approach is quite gentle and even fun 🙂 It helps me assess where I should focus on. Should I still read aloud a particular book to the child? or can she handle it already? do I need to break down readings more? maybe I need to help in the habit of attention again? or maybe the discipline to do copywork? so, I highly recommend 🙂 Plus it's the only time I record their sweet voices narrating back such beautiful stories 🙂