"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jun 11th, 2009
Our art lesson with ‘Artistic Pursuits’ taught us what a landscape was and had the boys draw a landscape drawing based on what they saw in their immediate surroundings. Here is what they saw… Hare are the results…
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jun 11th, 2009
Once a year, the Bayside Homeschool Network hosts an Open House. All the families show various projects they did through the year. ‘A" and ‘R’ showed two pieces of art each. There are comment cards next to the projects and the boys enjoyed reading what others thought of their artwork. The projects were diverse and […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on May 11th, 2009
(Deborah Brown was one of the speakers at the 2009 Christian Heritage Home Educators of Washington Convention.) Insert personal note by Leigh: I am sure I have discussed this with some of you in the past. When I was early in my Christian walk, I used to become offended and disturbed when people would use […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on May 2nd, 2009
We went on a nature walk through a nearby neighborhood and collected leaves to study. We compared their features and made crayon rubbings…
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 5th, 2009
The church we are attending has a Thursday Women’s Bible Study. I joined it half way through, and the small group that I am in is comprised of 80% homeschool moms. After the study, the homeschool moms and kids stay for a picnic lunch and playtime. The church’s courtyard has tables and chairs, a cafe, […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 5th, 2009
Last week, we learned about trees, leaves, and soil. We did two experiements: 1) We read about trees and how to determine their age, their benefit to our lives, the difference between a deciduous and evergreen tree, and the parts of a leaf. 2) We looked at the parts of soil. We gathered some soil […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 5th, 2009
We recently read about and compared/contrasted the different clothing attire worn by the First People, ancient Egyptians, Romans, and Vikings, and the medievel period. We thought it would be fun to dress the boys in "togas" and see what they thought about wearing them. Both thought is was fun and first, but it was cumbersome sone […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Mar 27th, 2009
The boys picked a picture from a book and a magazine and copied it. They used watercolor crayons. Here is the picture ‘A’ chose… His interpretation… The photo ‘R’ chose… ‘R’s interpretation. (He got a little overwhelmed by the detail of it all.)
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Feb 18th, 2009
We have just completed a Unity Study on American Indians. We created a lapbook that was purchased from Hands of a Child. Some of the items we learned about included: Types of dwellings Native Americans lived in across the nation Food and how it was gathered Why face pain was used Toys and Games We made […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Feb 1st, 2009
Our homeschool group had a nice night out before my move, and Larena’s delivery of baby ‘E’. We went to the Fall City Roadhouse, a great place to eat. Starbucks after with Liz, Linda, and Julie. It was such a nice night (with an awesome surprise visit from Stephanie!), with some of my best friends. […]