"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jan 7th, 2008
Leigh hosted today’s school. The theme was "The Body." We opened with circle time and sang "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes", and "Five Senses". We also played a couple of short games where I (leigh) had a child do an action and the kids had to guess what was being done with which body parts […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Dec 26th, 2007
We are currently working through Singapore Earlybird Math. One lesson revolved around assessing length. The boys had to meause multiple items using a paperclip and a large Lego block. Here is a picture of them measuring their shoes.
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Dec 18th, 2007
Bible We are reading about Jesus meeting Andrew and Peter, Philip and Nathaniel, the wedding at Cana and Jesus turning water into wine, Jesus and Nicodemus, and Jesus talking to the woman at the well. Memory Verse Proverbs 15:23 "It’s wonderful to say the right thing at the right time" Read Aloud Among the many […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Dec 17th, 2007
Since our group decided not to meet in December, we have had a couple of chances to get together. One was a field trip to the Burke Museum, and the other was a service project at a local nursing home. We hosted a craft and brought treats for the residents. We made glass bead magnets. […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Dec 14th, 2007
We have been studying ‘matter’, defined as "anything that has weight and takes up room". There are three kinds of matter: SOLID, LIQUID, and GAS To demonstrate the different properties, we took ICE ( a solid that holds a shape), and placed it in a container: We let the ice melt into WATER (a liquid […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Dec 7th, 2007
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture had a special ‘Homeschool Day’, where homeschool families were invited to enjoy the exhibits and activities. They did not allow photos inside,(the photos are from the website), but the boys favorite things were looking at casts of dinosaurs and this mastadon: Figuring out which minerals and rocks could be picked up […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 29th, 2007
Bible We read about the birth of Jesus in Bethleham and the shepherds who visit Jesus. Memory Verse Matthew 5:8 "Happy are those whose hearts are pure, for they shall see God." Rad Aloud Mother Goose Rhymes Milly Molly Mandy-Chapter 6 "Milly Molly Mandy enjoys a visit" This chapter mentioned making something called a "lid […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 29th, 2007
Megan and I (Linda) taught school this week. Free play upstairs. Boys town with tomboy, C3! Sundy opened the group with ‘Ring a Round the Rosie’ Megan bought a bag of groceries to donate to the food bank and went over the ASL signs for the items in the bag. she then went over the […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 29th, 2007
Bible We read about Mary giving birth to Jesus, how God told Joseph in a dream to marry Mary, and Elizabeth giving birth to John. We also read that Elizabeth’s husband became mute until John was born. Read Aloud We read many things. Some include: Mother Goose poems, a story from the Little Golden Book, […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 20th, 2007
We met at Sundy’s house today for a very musical day! The kids all had a great time. It was fun to see the smiles on their faces when they heard a song they knew and even bigger smiles when they were learning a new one! Sundy did a great job of mixing it up and […]