"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 12th, 2007
Leigh hosted Monday School. The theme was ‘Thanksgiving’. We opened with circle time. We talked about the Pilgrims leaving England, sailing to Plymouth, MA, and the Indians (Native Americans) helped them with food the first year. We honor this with ‘Thanksgiving.’ We sang two songs (one with fingerplay) about Thanksgiving. We divided the kids into […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 11th, 2007
Bible We read about Daniel, Esther, Ezra, and Nehemiah Memory Verse Proverbs 15:8 "The Lord delights in the prayers of his people" Read Aloud We read from MotherGoose, The Lion Storyteller Bedtime Book, Little Golden Books, Children’s book of Virtues, and Animals Animals. We also read a chapter from Milly-Molly-Mandy. This chapter covered MMM picking […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 6th, 2007
As the boys start to pick up activities, it is becoming increasingly difficult to document the daily lesson. I will continue to highlight special activities through the week, but instead of a daily documentation of the lessons, I will do a weekly synopsis of what we are learning. Last week we read many Bible stories […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 26th, 2007
Bible We read where Elija met up with Elisha, and became friends. Memory Verse Proverbs 26:23 "Pretty words may hide a wicked heart." Read Aloud Mother Goose- "If all the Seas" Language Arts DEL-The boys had to look at a set of shapes and decide which shape was not like the others. Some were kind […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 26th, 2007
Memory Verse Review verses to date and added new verse "Pretty words may hide a wicked heart." Proverbs 26:23 Read Aloud Mother Goose-‘Hark!Hark!’, ‘My Love’, ”The Man of Bombay’ "The Saggy, Baggy Elephant" Eric Carle’s Animals Animals-"Butterfly" Language Arts DEL- The boys looked at a set of three pictures and had to decide which picture […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 25th, 2007
We had a day filled with activities. Soccer, swimming, F/X…but, ‘R’ spent all last night coughing, so I decided to keep us all home. We cleaned, baked bread, I made soup, some ‘school’, and family time watching ‘Battlestar Galactica’ on our bed. Bible We read where Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal to make fire. […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 25th, 2007
Bible We read about Elijah bringin g a boy back to life Memory Verse You must not steal. Exodus 20:15 Read Aloud Mother Goose- ‘Myself’ ‘Mister Dog’ Language arts DEL-The boys had to recognize and trace squares on a page. Art Appreciation In the Book of Art, we looked at "Time to Sleep": Man Lying […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 18th, 2007
We began with soccer. It was raining, but the kids did fantastic. After soccer, we enjoyed some treats for ‘Lil A’s’ birthday. After lunch, we met up with my friend Kris and her little boy. We let the boys run under the awnings at the outlet mall. After that was swim lessons. We managed to […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 15th, 2007
Today, Linda hosted our group. The theme was ‘red light/green light’ foods. (red light are foods to be eaten sparingly as a treat, and green light foods are the ones that we make the majority of our diet.) She began with a game of red light/green light. The kids had to crawl to her, as […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 14th, 2007
(YAY, I got my camera today! Canon PowerShot SD750!! I am excited to start practicing with it!) Bible We read about the Queen of Sheba, and a couple of the kings after Solomon Read Aloud Mother Goose-"My Dusty Miller" "The Fuzzy Duckling" Language Arts DEL-The boys looked at a series of pictures and had to […]