We have spent most of December going over the Advent lessons as our group studies. We have read everyday through the book of Isaiah, learning what a profit is and how he told of both the 1st and 2nd coming of Christ. We also have done a Jesse chain. Going from Adam through Jesus, seeing who Jesus has in His family through the Bible. That has been a lot of fun!
We also have done a lot of crafts, mostly Christmas gifts for the family. The children have made everyone an ornament of some kind or another. It has been a lot of fun!
But mostly we have been sick and coughing with an infection. Everyone is doing much better, but now it is almost Christmas and our time to be off school. Thank the Lord we do homeschool and that my children didn't have to get far behind having this horrible infection.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
pictures of homeschool days
Here is me teaching Choir/ Drama
Here is my class :o)
Tylor giving his Show and Tell for the PACHA Group
Alex giving his 1st book report for the PACHA group
Melodey giving her Show and Tell... she used Alex as her security blanket :o)
Almost all the PACHA kids at the book report day
After book reports and show and tell we went to the park
We made pumpkin baskets at home
We went to Shelby's Choir concert on October 13th.
Homeschool kids are friends at any age :O) Here is Melodey (5), Tylor (7), Sarah (11) and Carrie (14)
Here is my class :o)
Tylor giving his Show and Tell for the PACHA Group
Alex giving his 1st book report for the PACHA group
Melodey giving her Show and Tell... she used Alex as her security blanket :o)
Almost all the PACHA kids at the book report day
After book reports and show and tell we went to the park
We made pumpkin baskets at home
We went to Shelby's Choir concert on October 13th.
Homeschool kids are friends at any age :O) Here is Melodey (5), Tylor (7), Sarah (11) and Carrie (14)
Monday, September 28, 2009
Busy Fun Schooling
This month has been slow going as far as written work....that doesn't mean the learning has stopped.... quite the opposite. My children having all taken quite a loving interest in baking and cooking these days. The all love making Momma's Fluffy Yogurt Pancakes, learning how to bake cup cakes and helping all around with dinners. Also we have taken this month for a lot more Bible reading, worship and family love. We had lots of visitors and changes going on. We got a new Kitty, which has become Melodey's responsibility.... along with Momma. Daddy has gone on a couple of business trips, which is new and different for us. So with that and all the people in and out this month, I decided to take it slow.
With our time off, we have gotten ready for some big things for the rest of the year. I am starting a choir for the Homeschool group and for church, so those both should be a lot of fun. We are planning on going to the pumpkin patch with the homeschool group this October. In November we have more family coming and December brings on Christmas. And you know me.... I love to spend all of Advent diving into God's word with the children. Discovering, with them, the excitement of God great gift for us.
We also are planning a geography fair in February. We have been working on the states for some time now and we are going to do a big project involving all 50 states :O) Should be a lot of fun!
I am planning a Zoo Scavenger hunt for the spring time for the Homeschool group too!
So, what are ya'll up to these days?
With our time off, we have gotten ready for some big things for the rest of the year. I am starting a choir for the Homeschool group and for church, so those both should be a lot of fun. We are planning on going to the pumpkin patch with the homeschool group this October. In November we have more family coming and December brings on Christmas. And you know me.... I love to spend all of Advent diving into God's word with the children. Discovering, with them, the excitement of God great gift for us.
We also are planning a geography fair in February. We have been working on the states for some time now and we are going to do a big project involving all 50 states :O) Should be a lot of fun!
I am planning a Zoo Scavenger hunt for the spring time for the Homeschool group too!
So, what are ya'll up to these days?
Saturday, September 19, 2009
PACHA 2009-2010
Our Pryor Area Christian Homeschool Association has offically started doing stuff this school year. I missed Mom's night out, as my husband grandparents were here. But we have gone to our first fun activity. PACHA Ice Cream social. The children has a blast and I loved seeing everyone again. We did a lot of chatting and the kids did a lot of playing :o)
I am starting a PACHA Choir for our group. Starting in October, we will be meeting at Grace Bible Church from 1:30pm-2:30pm every Wednesday :o) I am very excited, as this has been something that has been on my heart for a while now.
I also will be doing the December activity, which will be gingerbread houses. :o)
I am excited to see what fun stuff we do this year!
I am starting a PACHA Choir for our group. Starting in October, we will be meeting at Grace Bible Church from 1:30pm-2:30pm every Wednesday :o) I am very excited, as this has been something that has been on my heart for a while now.
I also will be doing the December activity, which will be gingerbread houses. :o)
I am excited to see what fun stuff we do this year!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
A couple of Sickies
After writing about how wonderful the first 3 weeks, this week has started out with colds. :o( So I am glad that we started early and now don't feel so bad taking time off for this cold to run through. I tend to feel bad if the kids miss days of school work, but such is life.
As I am on my 4th year of home education, I am just now getting the idea that we are not a school at home :o) We run things differently... and that is good!
So the last 2 days we watched PBS shows, read books and cuddled under my big comforter on the couch together. :o) I am praying my children get better soon, but it nice to just have cuddle time with them.
As I am on my 4th year of home education, I am just now getting the idea that we are not a school at home :o) We run things differently... and that is good!
So the last 2 days we watched PBS shows, read books and cuddled under my big comforter on the couch together. :o) I am praying my children get better soon, but it nice to just have cuddle time with them.
Monday, August 24, 2009
August 2009 School Pictures
He have had a great first 3 weeks of school :o) Lots of new things we are doing, including a better homeschool schedule than last year, taking my children's learning styles into better consideration vs. my own. Here are some snap shots of the last 3 weeks of fun and learning, Rouge Style!
I hope you are enjoying your children while teaching them as much as I am!
I hope you are enjoying your children while teaching them as much as I am!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
School has begun!!!!
We were excited to start school this Monday :o) Although, I believe that life leads to education. Mark Twain once said "I never let school interfere with my education." I like that! I don't want the "school" to ever interfere with the children's education. They learn so much through life here in our home.
We started our formal learning on Monday. We started the actual worksheets. The children are having a blast.
For Melodey and Tylor I am still using Sing Spell Read and Write, which I love! Anything that involves music and learning is for this momma! Alex on the other hand is reading at such a high level for his age, I am having him read the Konos books, his own reading book and doing Write Source grammar. We also got Write Shop for all 3. I had not used it before, but after only 2 days, I love it!
We are using Saxon math, and even though it does have some "busy work," we only do as much as needed to learn the concepts. I hate "busy work!" I always have, blame that on a classroom of 36 children for 13 years! The kids really like the Saxon math, and were able to understand the concepts with little to no issues. I feel bad for Alex though, I have switched his math on him since kindergarten. We did Shiller Math, which I did NOT like at all, Everyday math, which was ok, but more of a classroom math program, and then Saxon for 2nd grade, and also now in 3rd grade. He likes it better, I like it better and we don't have the stress and tears that the other math programs were leading to.
We are doing Science though Konos, but also we got a magnet kit, bubble kit and sound kit from Delta learning. I love these little kits. They are science in a nut shell kits and are perfect for us. They are made for 1-3 kids :o)which is what we have :o)
History, Bible, Art, Music and PE are also done through Konos, which is one reason I love it! Everything that we are learning somehow connects and I love that concept.
We have a lot of field trips planned for the year, a Zoo membership that expires in July of 2010, and I am hoping to help organize some great events with our homeschool group.
We are off to a stellar year :o) Expect to see lots of pictures and hear lots of stories!
Blessings to your school year!
We started our formal learning on Monday. We started the actual worksheets. The children are having a blast.
For Melodey and Tylor I am still using Sing Spell Read and Write, which I love! Anything that involves music and learning is for this momma! Alex on the other hand is reading at such a high level for his age, I am having him read the Konos books, his own reading book and doing Write Source grammar. We also got Write Shop for all 3. I had not used it before, but after only 2 days, I love it!
We are using Saxon math, and even though it does have some "busy work," we only do as much as needed to learn the concepts. I hate "busy work!" I always have, blame that on a classroom of 36 children for 13 years! The kids really like the Saxon math, and were able to understand the concepts with little to no issues. I feel bad for Alex though, I have switched his math on him since kindergarten. We did Shiller Math, which I did NOT like at all, Everyday math, which was ok, but more of a classroom math program, and then Saxon for 2nd grade, and also now in 3rd grade. He likes it better, I like it better and we don't have the stress and tears that the other math programs were leading to.
We are doing Science though Konos, but also we got a magnet kit, bubble kit and sound kit from Delta learning. I love these little kits. They are science in a nut shell kits and are perfect for us. They are made for 1-3 kids :o)which is what we have :o)
History, Bible, Art, Music and PE are also done through Konos, which is one reason I love it! Everything that we are learning somehow connects and I love that concept.
We have a lot of field trips planned for the year, a Zoo membership that expires in July of 2010, and I am hoping to help organize some great events with our homeschool group.
We are off to a stellar year :o) Expect to see lots of pictures and hear lots of stories!
Blessings to your school year!
Friday, July 10, 2009
August 3-7, 2009 Plans
I did it :o) I finished planning the school year :o)
Here is our school plan for August 3rd through August 7th. We are very excited to start some new stuff and to see what God is going to show us this year.
Konos Activities: Science, Social Science, Art, Music and Bible
1 Corinthians 14:40 “Let all things be done decently and in order.”
Books to get at the Library:
Building a House
If I Had a Hammer
Hammer and Saw
Super Structures
Pete’s House
I want to be a Carpenter
All Week:
Make a Family Tree to show the sequence of your family line.
Alex: Interview a family member
Monday:
Read about how Zerubbabel was building the temple in the book of Ezra.
Contrast the tools used in Zerubbabel’s time and the ones used now to build a house.
Go over vocabulary.
Tuesday:
Tell the steps to building a house – reference Pete’s House
Design a house and list the steps needed to build it.
Wednesday:
Finish up house design and steps needed.
Thursday:
“Personal Pantomime” of basic daily activities, i.e. brushing teeth.
Unscramble the steps. Write 5 steps for each of the following activities on note cards: mowing the lawn, washing the clothes, changing a tire, making applesauce and mailing a letter. Scramble all the steps and have the child put them in sequence.
Keep Going with the star.
Do Mazes.
Sequence books on a bookshelf from shortest to tallest, thinnest to thickest, flimsiest cover to the hardest cover, lightest color to the darkest color.
Friday:
Verify Vocabulary words.
Visit a hardware store.
Practice measuring various lengths with a tape measure.
Learn how the arch of a bridge works.
Build a bird house.
Reading:
Alex – Konos Books, Read The Garden and Three Up a Tree
Tylor – Sing Spell Read and Write Grand Tour Book 1
Melodey –
Monday – Little Yellow’s Birthday Party
Tuesday – Little Black’s Yard
Wednesday – Mike’s Plane Ride
Thursday – A Trip to the Woods
Friday – Big Heart!
Language Arts:
Alex – Read Write Source Pg. 1-9, Write Source Workbook pgs. 3-12, Houghton Workbook pgs. 1-6
Tylor – Grand Tour Step 1
Melodey – Off We Go – A-E
Writing:
1 Corinthians 14:40
Daily Journal
Math:
Alex - Saxon Math 3 Lesson 1-5
Tylor – Saxon Math 2 Lesson 1-5
Melodey – Saxon Math 2 Lesson 1-5
Weekly Snack:
School Bus Treats
Weekly Science Project:
Chain Reaction – build a chain of magnetic objects from a permanent magnet.
Piano Lessons:
First Act Discovery pgs. 4-8
Here is our school plan for August 3rd through August 7th. We are very excited to start some new stuff and to see what God is going to show us this year.
Konos Activities: Science, Social Science, Art, Music and Bible
1 Corinthians 14:40 “Let all things be done decently and in order.”
Books to get at the Library:
Building a House
If I Had a Hammer
Hammer and Saw
Super Structures
Pete’s House
I want to be a Carpenter
All Week:
Make a Family Tree to show the sequence of your family line.
Alex: Interview a family member
Monday:
Read about how Zerubbabel was building the temple in the book of Ezra.
Contrast the tools used in Zerubbabel’s time and the ones used now to build a house.
Go over vocabulary.
Tuesday:
Tell the steps to building a house – reference Pete’s House
Design a house and list the steps needed to build it.
Wednesday:
Finish up house design and steps needed.
Thursday:
“Personal Pantomime” of basic daily activities, i.e. brushing teeth.
Unscramble the steps. Write 5 steps for each of the following activities on note cards: mowing the lawn, washing the clothes, changing a tire, making applesauce and mailing a letter. Scramble all the steps and have the child put them in sequence.
Keep Going with the star.
Do Mazes.
Sequence books on a bookshelf from shortest to tallest, thinnest to thickest, flimsiest cover to the hardest cover, lightest color to the darkest color.
Friday:
Verify Vocabulary words.
Visit a hardware store.
Practice measuring various lengths with a tape measure.
Learn how the arch of a bridge works.
Build a bird house.
Reading:
Alex – Konos Books, Read The Garden and Three Up a Tree
Tylor – Sing Spell Read and Write Grand Tour Book 1
Melodey –
Monday – Little Yellow’s Birthday Party
Tuesday – Little Black’s Yard
Wednesday – Mike’s Plane Ride
Thursday – A Trip to the Woods
Friday – Big Heart!
Language Arts:
Alex – Read Write Source Pg. 1-9, Write Source Workbook pgs. 3-12, Houghton Workbook pgs. 1-6
Tylor – Grand Tour Step 1
Melodey – Off We Go – A-E
Writing:
1 Corinthians 14:40
Daily Journal
Math:
Alex - Saxon Math 3 Lesson 1-5
Tylor – Saxon Math 2 Lesson 1-5
Melodey – Saxon Math 2 Lesson 1-5
Weekly Snack:
School Bus Treats
Weekly Science Project:
Chain Reaction – build a chain of magnetic objects from a permanent magnet.
Piano Lessons:
First Act Discovery pgs. 4-8
Thursday, July 9, 2009
School Year 2009-2010
A new school year is about to begin :o)
I am very excited! I love that I am blessed to be able to teach my children at home!
My mom-in-law just came out for a week. While she was here, she listened to the children read. I was excited and nervous to find out that Alex is reading at a 7th grade level. I am so excited about how much the children are learning here at home, and nervous that I may not be keeping up on how advanced they are.
But I was lucky to have my mom-in-law come out and test their reading levels and order school stuff for us! We ordered Sing Spell stuff for Tylor and Melodey and Alex will be reading the Konos reading list for the older kids and doing a write source for his grammar and LA stuff. We are doing Saxon Math again this year, as I loved teaching with it last year. She also ordered a couple of science in a nutshell kits from Delta Science. A weather one and a bubble one. I am doing the Konos Vol. 1 for the 2nd year, and that looks so exciting.
They will be going through Orderliness, Trust, Patience, Stewardship and Honor. All those topics have a ton of social science, science, bible, reading, art and music. The whole thing should be very exciting! God is so amazing how He has laid everything down before Brook and I. It should be amazing to see how He is going to use this school year to glorify Him!!!
I am very excited! I love that I am blessed to be able to teach my children at home!
My mom-in-law just came out for a week. While she was here, she listened to the children read. I was excited and nervous to find out that Alex is reading at a 7th grade level. I am so excited about how much the children are learning here at home, and nervous that I may not be keeping up on how advanced they are.
But I was lucky to have my mom-in-law come out and test their reading levels and order school stuff for us! We ordered Sing Spell stuff for Tylor and Melodey and Alex will be reading the Konos reading list for the older kids and doing a write source for his grammar and LA stuff. We are doing Saxon Math again this year, as I loved teaching with it last year. She also ordered a couple of science in a nutshell kits from Delta Science. A weather one and a bubble one. I am doing the Konos Vol. 1 for the 2nd year, and that looks so exciting.
They will be going through Orderliness, Trust, Patience, Stewardship and Honor. All those topics have a ton of social science, science, bible, reading, art and music. The whole thing should be very exciting! God is so amazing how He has laid everything down before Brook and I. It should be amazing to see how He is going to use this school year to glorify Him!!!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Summer School and Planning
This June we are starting some summer school activities a few days a week! I am hoping this will keep them up on stuff and not have to spend a lot of review time come August.
As far as planning. I have all the group school planned out for the 2009-2010 school year. I have gotten Melodey's reading, language arts and math all planned out. I also have Tylor's reading, language arts and math planned. I am waiting for Alex language arts and math curriculum to get here so I can plan out the lessons for him as well!
In the mean time we are going to have a vacation bible camp, 10 weeks of teaching children at our church. I think it will be amazing and I can't wait to see what God is going to do :o) Keep us in your prayer, please!
As far as planning. I have all the group school planned out for the 2009-2010 school year. I have gotten Melodey's reading, language arts and math all planned out. I also have Tylor's reading, language arts and math planned. I am waiting for Alex language arts and math curriculum to get here so I can plan out the lessons for him as well!
In the mean time we are going to have a vacation bible camp, 10 weeks of teaching children at our church. I think it will be amazing and I can't wait to see what God is going to do :o) Keep us in your prayer, please!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Frountiersmen/ Tracking/ Trapping/ Moving West
Frontiersmen/Tracking/Trading/Moving West
Throughout the Week:
Psalm 100:5
Lewis and Clark activities
Read Little House on the Prairie
Make a pioneer town
Math
Phonics/Reading/Spelling
Music
Monday:
Read about Paul’s 1st Journey (Acts 13-14)
Map making – make maps of our home, town and state
Learn how to use a compass
Play the Stalk the Stake game
Grizzly Bears - http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/brownbear/index.htm (brown bear visuals)
Going on a bear hunt
The Bear went over the mountain
Bear Craft - http://www.dltk-kids.com/t_template.asp?t=http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/image/cbear.gif
Poem of the day: To a Friend
Bunny Muffin Snack
Tuesday:
Read about Paul’s 2nd Journey (Acts 15:39-18:22)
Make simulated coonskin caps
Make a “buckskin” shirt
Make a cardboard knife and tie for belt
Make your own “possible bag”
Poem of the Day: Feelings
Peanut Butter Pinwheels
Wednesday:
Read about Paul’s 3rd Journey (Acts 18:23-21:16)
Trace Kit Carson’s wonderings from Tennessee to Santa Fe to Taos to El Paso to CA via the dessert
Rewrite old quote using proper grammar
Read parts from “Kit Carson and the Wild Frontier”
Make a Spring Mural
Poem of the day: A Kite
Metamorphosnack
Thursday:
Read about Paul’s 4th Journey (Acts 27-28:16)
Talk about Davey Crockett and other legendary heroes
Learn the song “Davey Crockett”
Map Tennessee to San Antonio, TX
Spring Cleaning Lesson
Poem of the day: Trying to Tie my Shoe
Quick Chick Snack
Friday:
Read Mark 16:14-18
Dramatize Lewis and Clark Expedition
Read Lewis and Clark Journals and write down some of their observations about the plans and animals they saw.
Make up tall tales like the mountain men did around their campfires after the big hunt.
Leave mountain men signs for the others to find you.
Go on a family wilderness hike
Have traders/trappers contests
Collect specimens of animals/plants/rocks for President Jefferson
Make water “safe to drink” just as Lewis and Clark would have had to
Poem of the Day: Raindrops
Kite Bite Snacks
Throughout the Week:
Psalm 100:5
Lewis and Clark activities
Read Little House on the Prairie
Make a pioneer town
Math
Phonics/Reading/Spelling
Music
Monday:
Read about Paul’s 1st Journey (Acts 13-14)
Map making – make maps of our home, town and state
Learn how to use a compass
Play the Stalk the Stake game
Grizzly Bears - http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/brownbear/index.htm (brown bear visuals)
Going on a bear hunt
The Bear went over the mountain
Bear Craft - http://www.dltk-kids.com/t_template.asp?t=http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/image/cbear.gif
Poem of the day: To a Friend
Bunny Muffin Snack
Tuesday:
Read about Paul’s 2nd Journey (Acts 15:39-18:22)
Make simulated coonskin caps
Make a “buckskin” shirt
Make a cardboard knife and tie for belt
Make your own “possible bag”
Poem of the Day: Feelings
Peanut Butter Pinwheels
Wednesday:
Read about Paul’s 3rd Journey (Acts 18:23-21:16)
Trace Kit Carson’s wonderings from Tennessee to Santa Fe to Taos to El Paso to CA via the dessert
Rewrite old quote using proper grammar
Read parts from “Kit Carson and the Wild Frontier”
Make a Spring Mural
Poem of the day: A Kite
Metamorphosnack
Thursday:
Read about Paul’s 4th Journey (Acts 27-28:16)
Talk about Davey Crockett and other legendary heroes
Learn the song “Davey Crockett”
Map Tennessee to San Antonio, TX
Spring Cleaning Lesson
Poem of the day: Trying to Tie my Shoe
Quick Chick Snack
Friday:
Read Mark 16:14-18
Dramatize Lewis and Clark Expedition
Read Lewis and Clark Journals and write down some of their observations about the plans and animals they saw.
Make up tall tales like the mountain men did around their campfires after the big hunt.
Leave mountain men signs for the others to find you.
Go on a family wilderness hike
Have traders/trappers contests
Collect specimens of animals/plants/rocks for President Jefferson
Make water “safe to drink” just as Lewis and Clark would have had to
Poem of the Day: Raindrops
Kite Bite Snacks
Monday, February 23, 2009
Attention and Ear Parts :)
"My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings." Proverbs 4:20
As always we have Sing Spell Read Write for Phonics, Their choice reading books, our family reading book, Saxon Math, Travel the Great States books, and this week is also Drug awareness week :)
Listen to several Classical pieces this week - Beethoven, Ravel, Sibelius and Tschaikowsky
Monday:
Read the story of Samuel and Dramatize it.
Play "Whisper Me"
Tuesday:
Read and retell the story of Mary and Martha.
Dictionary work - Concentrate
What job require concentration?
Play "Concentration" or "Memory"
Match the adjective around the house
Wednesday:
Make a traffic light and traffic signs out of cardboard
Thursday:
How did Christ show His attention to God's word?
Look at advertising for color, movement, lights, sounds, unusual, ect.
Friday:
Set up an ear to move through and talk about all the parts of the ear.
Talk about sign Language and learn some signs
Have the children demonstrate how many different ways they can make sound.
If sunny - have a picnic at the park and close your eyes and identify sounds, are they loud or soft?
Play "Telephone"
Play "Hokey Pokey"
Play "Simon Says"
Tell the story of Helen Keller
Happy Learning to all!
As always we have Sing Spell Read Write for Phonics, Their choice reading books, our family reading book, Saxon Math, Travel the Great States books, and this week is also Drug awareness week :)
Listen to several Classical pieces this week - Beethoven, Ravel, Sibelius and Tschaikowsky
Monday:
Read the story of Samuel and Dramatize it.
Play "Whisper Me"
Tuesday:
Read and retell the story of Mary and Martha.
Dictionary work - Concentrate
What job require concentration?
Play "Concentration" or "Memory"
Match the adjective around the house
Wednesday:
Make a traffic light and traffic signs out of cardboard
Thursday:
How did Christ show His attention to God's word?
Look at advertising for color, movement, lights, sounds, unusual, ect.
Friday:
Set up an ear to move through and talk about all the parts of the ear.
Talk about sign Language and learn some signs
Have the children demonstrate how many different ways they can make sound.
If sunny - have a picnic at the park and close your eyes and identify sounds, are they loud or soft?
Play "Telephone"
Play "Hokey Pokey"
Play "Simon Says"
Tell the story of Helen Keller
Happy Learning to all!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Friction Lessons
"Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap." Galatians 6:7
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Curious George
The Poky Little Puppy
The Story about Ping
Tom Swayer
All Week - They are writing a story about cause and effect. :) and Chore Challenge Game and Math, Reading and Writing :)
Tuesday:
Cardboard Friction experiment
Read about Adam and Eve's Disobedience
Hard Boiled egg Experiment
Push and Pull Experiment
Wednesday:
Dental Wax/ Paper Clip Experiment
Fishing line/ Washer/ Paper Clip Experiment
Fishing Line/ Yarn / wool experiment
Slide Experiment
Make a sign of the house rules
Thursday:
Heat Experiment
Try to make a fire by rubbing a stick across some flint
Reducing Friction Experiment
Ball Bearings Experiment
Vinegar Rocket
Friday:
Vacuum Experiment
Wagon Experiment
Cause and Effect
Friction and Gravity explanation from children
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Curious George
The Poky Little Puppy
The Story about Ping
Tom Swayer
All Week - They are writing a story about cause and effect. :) and Chore Challenge Game and Math, Reading and Writing :)
Tuesday:
Cardboard Friction experiment
Read about Adam and Eve's Disobedience
Hard Boiled egg Experiment
Push and Pull Experiment
Wednesday:
Dental Wax/ Paper Clip Experiment
Fishing line/ Washer/ Paper Clip Experiment
Fishing Line/ Yarn / wool experiment
Slide Experiment
Make a sign of the house rules
Thursday:
Heat Experiment
Try to make a fire by rubbing a stick across some flint
Reducing Friction Experiment
Ball Bearings Experiment
Vinegar Rocket
Friday:
Vacuum Experiment
Wagon Experiment
Cause and Effect
Friction and Gravity explanation from children
Monday, February 9, 2009
Military Lessons
Besides our normal reading, writing, phonics and math I love this Konos program :) We are still on Obedience :) and for several more weeks as well. This week we are learning all about Military. The kids will love this. With so many in our family that are/were in the military, I think they will really enjoy learning about the different military groups. Together the children will hear different stories of past Military Heroes and will memorize their Bible verses.
Matthew 8:5-13
Monday Unit Lessons:
Vocabulary
Learning about the Department of Defense
Tuesday Unit Lessons:
Study the varieties of uniforms in the armed forces. Alike, Different...
Dress up like a soldier (Alex will love this one)
Learn the insignias. Trace/ draw them.
Camouflage an old shirt or pants with green and brown splotches of paint.
Wednesday Unit Lessons:
Map the different Military academies on a map
Map overseas bases on world map
Prepare for barracks inspections - standards for military solders
Learn military time
Practice marching drills
Thursday Unit Lessons:
Listen to marches on CD
Identify the instruments in the military marching bands
Talk about the military marching band instruments and what families they belong
What were some of the original instruments used?
Listen to Taps
Listen to Retreat
Friday Unit Lessons:
Learn the ranks and courtesies to officers
Make your own first aid kit
Learn the Oath of Enlistment
Learn about Basic training
Matthew 8:5-13
Monday Unit Lessons:
Vocabulary
Learning about the Department of Defense
Tuesday Unit Lessons:
Study the varieties of uniforms in the armed forces. Alike, Different...
Dress up like a soldier (Alex will love this one)
Learn the insignias. Trace/ draw them.
Camouflage an old shirt or pants with green and brown splotches of paint.
Wednesday Unit Lessons:
Map the different Military academies on a map
Map overseas bases on world map
Prepare for barracks inspections - standards for military solders
Learn military time
Practice marching drills
Thursday Unit Lessons:
Listen to marches on CD
Identify the instruments in the military marching bands
Talk about the military marching band instruments and what families they belong
What were some of the original instruments used?
Listen to Taps
Listen to Retreat
Friday Unit Lessons:
Learn the ranks and courtesies to officers
Make your own first aid kit
Learn the Oath of Enlistment
Learn about Basic training
Friday, January 16, 2009
January 19th-23rd Plans
I decided to write my plans out :) for all to see :)
Right now were are studying Obedience in the Konos curriculum. We love this program and I can't say enough good things about it.
This week is Castles :)
Bible Verse for the week: Matthew 25:21 "His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'"
The kids like that I put the Bible verse on a white board and that we repeat it all week. They are also finding it in there Bibles and underlining the verses they memorize.
We are building a medieval castle. The kids will love this one for sure :)
We are reading together Robin Hood :)
The kids each have their own Phonics and Math that we are going through after our family reading everyday.
Monday - We are comparing modern castles to Medieval castles.
Talking about who the different castle workers are.
Draw a floor plan for our castle.
Do our Martin Luther King Jr. Booklets.
Tuesday - Talk about Tapestry. Create our own tapestry for the children's room.
Wednesday - Playing Chess
Thursday - More Chess
Play Master says - like Simon says
Work on art and decorations for our Medieval feast
Friday - Make a castle out of cardboard
Make invitations for Medieval Feast
Work on Costumes and decorations for Feast
Play Chess
Right now were are studying Obedience in the Konos curriculum. We love this program and I can't say enough good things about it.
This week is Castles :)
Bible Verse for the week: Matthew 25:21 "His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'"
The kids like that I put the Bible verse on a white board and that we repeat it all week. They are also finding it in there Bibles and underlining the verses they memorize.
We are building a medieval castle. The kids will love this one for sure :)
We are reading together Robin Hood :)
The kids each have their own Phonics and Math that we are going through after our family reading everyday.
Monday - We are comparing modern castles to Medieval castles.
Talking about who the different castle workers are.
Draw a floor plan for our castle.
Do our Martin Luther King Jr. Booklets.
Tuesday - Talk about Tapestry. Create our own tapestry for the children's room.
Wednesday - Playing Chess
Thursday - More Chess
Play Master says - like Simon says
Work on art and decorations for our Medieval feast
Friday - Make a castle out of cardboard
Make invitations for Medieval Feast
Work on Costumes and decorations for Feast
Play Chess
Friday, January 9, 2009
New Direction
School started this week with a new plan of action! I was not really enjoying all the worksheet/workbook stuff we were doing. The kids were getting board and not enjoying school. I have always enjoyed learning, so I didn't like seeing them not wanting to do school.
SO this Christmas, my mother in law got me the Konos program. We started this on Monday with a 4 day school week and a fun activity and Library time on Fridays. The children are loving this.
We are having a more intense Bible Reading time, which they all love. Alex loves reading his bible to Tylor and Melodey. Tylor is all about know all the books of the Bible and helping Alex and Melodey find their spots in the Bible. Melodey is our memory girl! She is all about memorizing God's Word.
Then we are doing the phonics and grammar through Sing Spell Read and Write, but I am letting them choose their own books to read. Alex is reading a Star Wars Comic book (like a chapter book) only in comic form. He is loving this. Tylor is going through all the Dr. Seuss books. He loves the rhyming and the silliness of the books. Melodey is still just starting to really read on her own and loves the books that come with the Grammar program.
We are using Saxton Math. I was not sure this was My program to use, but I moved them all up to where they were being challenged instead of busy work and now they are all really enjoying it. Melodey is doing the 2nd semester of 1st grade math, Tylor is doing the 2nd semester of 2nd grade math and Alex is in the middle of the 3rd grade math.
I love seeing the excitement about learning as we go on with this new style of learning. We are having a lot of family reading and movies about the subject we are studying. Right now we are doing Obedience and the kids are loving seeing how people choose to Obey God even if their rulers tell them not to.
So as we are growing together in this homeschool adventure, I am finding that I was trying to make my kids stick to an 8-3 school day, just as the public schools do. That wasn't working and all of us were stressed out about it. This is much better having the major work done between 9am and noon and in the afternoon we are having family activities that are helping reinforce the topic.
I love Homeschooling!
SO this Christmas, my mother in law got me the Konos program. We started this on Monday with a 4 day school week and a fun activity and Library time on Fridays. The children are loving this.
We are having a more intense Bible Reading time, which they all love. Alex loves reading his bible to Tylor and Melodey. Tylor is all about know all the books of the Bible and helping Alex and Melodey find their spots in the Bible. Melodey is our memory girl! She is all about memorizing God's Word.
Then we are doing the phonics and grammar through Sing Spell Read and Write, but I am letting them choose their own books to read. Alex is reading a Star Wars Comic book (like a chapter book) only in comic form. He is loving this. Tylor is going through all the Dr. Seuss books. He loves the rhyming and the silliness of the books. Melodey is still just starting to really read on her own and loves the books that come with the Grammar program.
We are using Saxton Math. I was not sure this was My program to use, but I moved them all up to where they were being challenged instead of busy work and now they are all really enjoying it. Melodey is doing the 2nd semester of 1st grade math, Tylor is doing the 2nd semester of 2nd grade math and Alex is in the middle of the 3rd grade math.
I love seeing the excitement about learning as we go on with this new style of learning. We are having a lot of family reading and movies about the subject we are studying. Right now we are doing Obedience and the kids are loving seeing how people choose to Obey God even if their rulers tell them not to.
So as we are growing together in this homeschool adventure, I am finding that I was trying to make my kids stick to an 8-3 school day, just as the public schools do. That wasn't working and all of us were stressed out about it. This is much better having the major work done between 9am and noon and in the afternoon we are having family activities that are helping reinforce the topic.
I love Homeschooling!
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