"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Feb 7th, 2012
Lately, our house has fallen prey to a little ‘attitude’. I decided to give us a little project that would help us become aware of our behavior. This activity come from the ‘Plants Grown Up’ book: We talked about how, when faced with issues or temptations that can lead us to respond in a manner that […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Feb 7th, 2012
The boys made bubble print notecards!
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jan 28th, 2012
A.A. Milne is best known as the author of the ‘Winnie the Pooh’ tales. His birthday was January 18th. We had a little unit study that covered a little bit of his biography, and did an art project. Happy birthday Mr. Milne! A few tidbits…a la Wikipedia Born: 18 January 1882 Died: 31 January 1956 One […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jan 20th, 2012
David and I have a friend (Cynthia) whom we have known since we arrived to Sacramento. Her husband, (Anton), was the table leader at the first men’s retreat David went to. They have been friends ever since. We coordinated one of our Maui trips so we were all over there at the same time and […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jan 20th, 2012
We have a small museum in Sacramento that I took the boys to a few days ago, called the Discovery Museum Science and Space Center. The docent gave the boys a worksheet with 20 questions on it relating to the exhibits. After filling it out, they received a polished rock of their choice. As I […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jan 3rd, 2012
Today’s Homeschool Theme was ‘Try Something New’ Day! A few days ago, I asked the boys for ideas of something new they wanted to try or do. One that ‘A’ suggested was to go to a sporting event. Technically, when he was about three, he went to an Aquasox game with his Grandpa Al, but […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 27th, 2011
The boys and I were extremely blessed to be able to attend a lecture by retired missionaries, Dan and Elly Derr. A local newspaper ran an article on them Auburn Journal. You might be aware of the incredible story about the missionaries Nate Saint, Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Peter Fleming, and Roger Youderian. In the mid-1950’s,these […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 27th, 2011
‘Dolphin Tales’ is a family film that was released recently. A group of our homeschool friends went on the opening day matinee. The movie was such a blessing. It was entertaining, heartwarming, and educational, and , it showed homeschooling in a positive light. This is a mainstream, big screen film with A-list actors! The movie […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 26th, 2011
Today, the boys had to create a story based on this picture. Their stories had to answer the following questions: Who are the boys? How did they get there? What are they trying to do? How do they feel? What are the men in the boat trying to do? What is the weather like? I […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 19th, 2011
We conducted an experiment where we combined salt and cocoa with water. After running it through a paper towel, we tasted the liquid. A’s response: It was so horrible! In fact, i think it dissolved in my mouth and tasted like crud. It was really bad. I thought it would taste like cocoa, but it […]