"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Mar 18th, 2007
Today was DH’s birthday! Happy birthday, honey! His mom and sister surprised him by visiting for lunch. Grandma M brought cowboy hats for the boys. Too cute! (She also made the birthday cake, and Sister S made cookies, YUM!) Fingerplay “Jesus Did Miracles” Bible Story Luke 8:41-55 Children’s Bible: Jesus raised a girl from the […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Mar 12th, 2007
Fingerplay "Jesus Did Miracles" Bible Story Luke 5:18-20,24-26 Luke 7:12-16 Luke 8:23-25 Jesus healed the sick and raised a dead man and calmed the lake Devotional Activity Isaiah 55:6 "Seek the Lord while He may be found" We read a story that taught about how we need to seek God through His Word. Letter Activity […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Mar 12th, 2007
No official "homeschool" today. I had Bible Study and the boys went into their own class. They learned about "The Good Samaritan". We visited my grandfather on Saturday. We all had a great time. It is his birthday next week. He will be 85! (He does not look (or act) a day over 65!!)
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Mar 12th, 2007
Fingerplay “Jesus Did Miracles” Bible Story Luke 5:1-7 Children’s Bible: So many fish! Math activity I placed a goldfish crackers on the table and made piles of different sizes. We talked about more, less, larger, smaller, etc. Letter activity I showed the boys the ‘S’ flashcard. They thought up words that began with the letter […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Mar 8th, 2007
Fingerplay: “Jesus is the son of God” Bible Story: Mark 3:13-14 and John 2:2-11 Children’s Bible: Jesus chose his disciples and turned water into wine Active Exploration: We created shadows on the wall and noticed that wherever we went, our shadow followed. We experimented walking fast and slow, and making the shadows larger and smaller. […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Mar 7th, 2007
Fingerplay "Jesus is the son of God" Bible Story Matthew 3:13-17, Matthew 4:1-4, 7, 10 Children’s Bible: Jesus was baptized and Satan tested Jesus Dramatic Play I had the boys stand in the center of the room with their eyes closed. I started talking and they had to point in my direction, then move towards […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Mar 6th, 2007
Fingerplay "One Special Baby" "Jesus is the Son of God" Bible Story Luke 2:25-32 Children’s Bible: Simeon saw Jesus, and Jesus taught adults at the temple Active Exploration I took "Tigger" the stuffed tiger and covered a part of his body. Then I uncovered it and said, "Peek a Boo, I see a ________", and […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Feb 28th, 2007
Fingerplay: One Special Baby Bible Story: Matthew 2:11 Childrens Bible: The magi visit Jesus Dramatic Play I hid a stuffed animal (snowman) who was ‘Jesus’. As the boys drew closer, I would sing louder. Here are the boys pretending to be the magi, bowing to Jesus. Letter Activity Bible Activity We talked about gifts that […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Feb 26th, 2007
Fingerplay “One Special Baby” Bible Story Matthew 2:1-2, 9-10 Children’s Bible: Magi followed God’s star to Jesus. Math Activity We had our neighbor friend, ‘J age 3’ visit us today. I made shapes on a piece of paper and had the boys copy them. ‘R’ is the left one, ‘A’ is the right. The items […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Feb 24th, 2007
Fingerplay "One Special Baby" Bible Story Luke 2:15-18 Children’s Bible: The shepherds visit Jesus Art Activity My niece, K, joined us today. The kids glued popsicle sticks to create a manger, the macaroni is hay, the cotton balls are sheep, and the towel is baby Jesus. Letter Activity I took a piece of yarn and […]