"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Aug 3rd, 2006
Fingerplay “Adam and the Animals”. This time, I just did the actions and “A told the story. Bible Story We read Genesis 3:2-6 We also read “The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes” Focus: Adam and Eve disobeyed “A” was very intrigued at the idea of God taking a rib from Adam […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Aug 2nd, 2006
Fingerplay “Adam and the Animals”. We had friends (ages 6 and 2) over today and we got them involved in the activities. I told the six year old we were going to have some schooltime and he said he did not want to be involved. But, once he saw what we were doing, he changed […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Aug 1st, 2006
Physical Activity/Social Play date at the park with MOPS moms and kids. Fingerplay “Adam and the Animals”. Quizzed “A” on what each 'A' animal looks like (see day 1) Bible Story Scripture: Read Genesis 2:1 Read from The New bible in Pictures for Little Eyes Focus: God created all things Color Recognition […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Aug 1st, 2006
Fingerplay “Adam and the Animals”-Helps teach the letter “A” and the animals that begin with the letter “A”. We looked up pictures of ants, alligators, antelope, anteaters, albatross, and anacondas. (I learned that the albatross is much larger than I thought. I also learned that I am still afraid to look at pictures of snakes, […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jul 31st, 2006
Title: Corduroy Author and Illustrator: Don Freeman This is our last book in the BFIAR curriculum! Summary A little girl wants a stuffed bear. Bible Corduroy is looking for a friend. We read Proverbs 17:17, “a friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” We talked […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jul 28th, 2006
I am so excited! Oh, it is even more than I anticipated. There is quite a bit of character building in it that I did not expect to this degree. The books are ones that I know the boys will appreciate. We will start this next week…
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jul 24th, 2006
Since we are on our last book in the BFIAR curriculum, I was debating between moving on to the FIAR, or ordering Little Hands to Heaven. I decided on LHTH because: -FIAR is geared toward 4-8 year olds. Although I can scale it to “A's” range at age 3, I feel it would be […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jul 10th, 2006
Title: We're Going on a Bear Hunt Author: Michael Rosen Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury Copyright: 1989 Summary: A family goes on a bear hunt and finds more than they bargained for. Bible: This is a story about a family on a journey. I talked to the boys about the Hebrew families who journeyed […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jun 29th, 2006
How a Homeschooler Changes a Lighbulb How does a homeschooler change a lightbulb? First, Mom checks three books on electricity out of the library, then the kids make models of light bulbs, read a biography of Thomas Edison, and do a skit based on his life.Next, everyone studies the history of lighting methods, wrapping […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Jun 28th, 2006
I had such a hard time getting through this one! I liked the book, but it seemed like there were more activities AND they were more in depth that before. (I think they are prepping us for the FIAR (Five in a Row) series). But, we are just entering summer and want to gear down, […]