"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 8th, 2006
Thursday was MOPS day for me. The boys go to my friend's house (she is going to be a HS mom as well), where the boys play with her two boys. I gave her the curriculum for the day. Here is what they did… Fingerplay “Two Helping Hands” Bible Story Exodus 32:7-8, 19 […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 5th, 2006
Theme: Worked on 'apple' lapbook Fingerplay: “Two Helping Hands” Bible Story: Exodus 31:18, 32:15-16 Children's Bible: The Ten Commandments Math Activity The boys made a sticker book. Each page had a number on it and the corresponding numbers of stickers were placed 1-10. We also did a “Count on Me” worksheet. They […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 4th, 2006
Theme: Worked on 'Apple' Lapbook Fingerplay: “Let My People Go” Bible Story: Exodus 15:11-15, 17:5-6 Children's Bible- God gave the Israelites food and water Dramatic Play: I scattered “manna” on the floor (packing peanuts). first, the boys had a race to see who could get the most manna in their baskets. then, […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 3rd, 2006
Theme We worked on the 'Apple' lapbook Fingerplay “Let My People Go” Bible Story Exodus 14:21-27 Children's Bible: God had Moses part the Red Sea Art Activity The boys watercolored the Red Sea and removed a piece of paper to show where the sea parted. Letter Activity I drew the letter […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 28th, 2006
Today was the MOPS meet and greet. The boys were at church from 9-12pm. I was able to watch them for a while in church and we did a part of the lesson. Attending the lesson as well was “O”, age 2, and “A”, age 5. Fingerplay “Let My People Go” Bible Story […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 27th, 2006
I reversed the 26th and the 27th lesson plans by mistake… Fingerplay “Let My People Go” Bible Story Exodus 12:21-23 Children's Bible: The story of the last plague; the Passover Math Activity We lined up cars and pushed them over the “finish line”. We talked about who came in first, second, third, […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 27th, 2006
Fingerplay “Let my People Go” Bible Story Exodus 12:29-33 Children's Bible: Story where the king's son dies when all firstborn died from God's “Passover” and told the Israelites to leave. Devotional Activity Mark 16:15: “Go into all the world and prach the gospel to every creature” We read a story about what missionaries […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 25th, 2006
Nature It was such a gorgeous day today, I decided to take out school outdoors. After a fun morning with a playdate at our house, we went up to Rattlesnake Lake, threw rocks in the lake, then did our lessons. After the lessons, the boys were playing on an uprooted stump, and we ran into […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 25th, 2006
Even though we went on a field trip this day, later that evening, my nieces came over (ages 9 and 11). They were excited to step forward and serve as 'teachers' for 'A' and 'R', so we decided to do a lesson. Fingerplay “Baby in the basket” Bible Story My niece, 'P',(1G11) read […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Sep 25th, 2006
Today, our fledgling homeschool group went to Minea Farm, where we were able to see a 100 year-old cider press at work, and a video of the entire process. The video shows how the apples are harvested, washed, mashed, then are placed on a cloth-lined tray. The trays are stacked and pressed with 750 pounds […]