"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 17th, 2007
Poor ‘R’ is still sick. He spiked fever again and is just feeling lousy. Here is my poor little guy. Don’t you just want to snuggle? (I am typing one handed to do just that.) We had a short lesson today. ‘A’ participated while ‘R’ listened from the couch. ‘A’ was the ‘teacher’ today and […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 17th, 2007
Fingerplay "Jesus wipes your sins clean" Bible Story Luke 18:15-17, 13:34-35 John 12:2-3 and Luke 21:1-4 Children’s Bible: Children came to Jesus, the people of Jerusalem made Jesus sad, Giving to the Lord Devotional Activity 1 John 4:19 "We love Him because He first loved us. We read a story surrounding this verse and talked […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 15th, 2007
This was the day I had my nieces with us. P (age 11) offered to be the teacher for the day. She did an incredible job! She took it on herself to gather all the material and was able to manage everything admirably! Fingerplay "If you believe in Jesus" "Jesus wipes your sins clean" Bible Story […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 15th, 2007
Fingerplay "If you believe in Jesus" Bible story Luke 10:38-42 Luke 11:39-42 Children’s Bible: Mary and Martha/Jesus talks to the Pharisees Letter Activity Hide and Seek ‘V’: ‘A’ found them all, but also circled a ‘u’/ ‘R’ missed two The boys also practiced writing the letter ‘V’: Math I had the boys recited numbers 1 […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 11th, 2007
Screening Overview I just gave this screening to both boys, ages 3 and 4. It is a 20-question research-based screening tool to be used with 4-year-olds. The score will show if a child’s pre-reading skills are weak, strong, or somewhere in between. ‘A’s score was 18 out of 20. Your child has strong skills and […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 10th, 2007
I had a mother’s helper with me today so I could work on some MOPS items. She did the fingerplay, read the Bible stories and the math activity. Fingerplay "If you believe in Jesus" Bible Story John 3:16-18 Children’s Bible: Jesus and Nicodemus Math Activity I made 10 hearts. On each heart was a cross. […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 9th, 2007
Today, my friend and I took our boys to see the tulip fields. We were a little concerned for the weather, because it was raining hard, but we hoped for the best. Upon arrival, the skies were overcast, but it never rained while we were there! We had a terrific time walking the fields and […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 9th, 2007
What a gorgeous day! I put the boys in the stroller and walked to/from church for our Bible Study. Upon returning home, I put on a tank and skirt and the boys went into shorts. We spent the rest of the day playing outside, planting some flowers, and soaking up as much sun as possible. […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 9th, 2007
Fingerplay "The Stories Jesus Told" and "If You Believe in Jesus" Bible Story Matthew 22:2-3, 8-10 John 2:13-16 Children’s Bible- The story of the dinner guests and, Jesus was angry and cleared the temple Devotional Activity Psalm 75:1 "Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks." We read a story and thought about things, people, […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Apr 4th, 2007
Fingerplay "The Stories Jesus Told" Bible Story Luke 20:9-16 Children’s Bible: The story of the tenants who killed the landlord’s son Active Exploration I set out a bunch of items on the table and had the boys look at them. Then, I had them close their eyes and I took one item away and rearranged […]