"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Dec 6th, 2006
We had a playdate this morning with a neighbor. I did not know her and this was a good opportunity to. She has a four year old boy and two two year ole twin girls. They played for an hour and shared lunch with us. After that, I took the boys to Factoria Mall. […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Dec 6th, 2006
Fingerplay “What do you know?” Bible Story 1 Kings 9:1-7 Children's Bible: Solomon praises God with his hands held high Dramatic Play We talked about celebrations and how Israel celebrated when God's temple was finished. They sang and dances and played music. We pulled out some pots and wooden spoons and walked around […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Dec 3rd, 2006
Due to snow, my niece, K, was with us and participated. Since we were housebound, we doubled our lesson today. Fingerplay “What do you Know?” Bible Story 1 Kings 3:23-28; 4:29; 5:3-5; 6:11-13 Children's Bible: The story of Solomon and the two mothers The story where Solomon built a temple to house God's […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 29th, 2006
Fingerplay “David Learns to Lead” Bible story 2 Samuel 18:9-10 Children's Bible: The story of Absalom Math Activity I drew a tree with a branch. The boys were to cut a piece of yarn into multiple pieces (representing Absalom's hair that got caught in the tree). They then had to arrange the pieces […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 29th, 2006
Fingerplay “David Learns to Lead” Bible Story 2 Samuel 12:7-10 Children's Bible: God forgave David Devotional Activity Matthew 5:16 “Let your light shime before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” We read a story about how our good is a light for God and an example […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 29th, 2006
Fingerplay “David Learns to Lead” Bible story 2 Samuel 12:7-10 Children's Bible: David sinned Active Exploration When I said something good, like, “sharing, thanking God, or hugging”, the boys jumped up and down and said, “Yeah, that's good!” When I said something bad, like “hitting your brother, sneaking candy, or taking a toy […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 29th, 2006
Fingerplay “David Learns to Lead” Bible Story 2 Samuel 6:12-15 Children's Bible: God's ark is returned to God's people Letter Activity We were on vacation, staying at a rented home, and found the Jenga game. We used these pieces to make the letter 'L'. The boys really enjoyed this, and spent a good […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 29th, 2006
Fingerplay “David Learns to Lead” Bible Story 2 Samuel 2:4-7 Children's Bible: David becomes King Dramatic Play I played King David. The boys are my subjects and must obey me. I gave them directions to obey. Here they are with their stuffed animals on their heads (it was pajama day this day!) […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 20th, 2006
Fingerplay: “David will be king” Bible Story 1 Samuel 26:7-12 Children's Bible- Story where David save Saul from being killed by David's friend Devotional Activity Psalm 34:13 “Keep your tongue from evil.” We read a story about Missy and her school friend (Sally) meeting a new girl in class. Sally decides to […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 18th, 2006
(I just pulled this up from my archives. We began working through this list early August, 2006. Here is how far along we are.) I am slowly implementing different elements of the Charlotte Mason structure into our homeschool environment. The first element is to read from the booklist from Ambleside Online. Here is the list. […]