Fri 5 Sep 2008 - Mind mapping the Winged Insect World and more
We are starting the study of insects on Monday. At first, I have a lapbook in mind for it but we realized and agreed that mind mapping suits this topic best. I remember how they love to draw animals of all sorts including bugs. A Mind Map will definitely organize the gazillions of info they can get from various sources and they can add more as they find new data. Mind mapping is one of the faves they just love to do, it is fun-learning. In fact, we are currently doing a time map of Christiana's journey with her siblings to the Celestial city. It comes after our morning Bible reading and they always look forward to it daily. Remember, we tracked Christian's journey using time mapping last school year. That started the addiction, I suppose. Well, anyone can mind map anything!
On weekends, we already work on a lapbook project on Art Appreciation. I do not want to overuse lapbooking, else the magic would fade away too soon. Notebooking too has to be set aside sometimes. We use it more for history and some science lessons. Actually, they have their plates heaped with history. Aside from the regular read-alouds, we do some oral narration, notebooking, weekly memory cards, mapping, timeline and extra reads of related topics that capture their interest. And each would always have a living book, either a historical fiction or world history, on hand. That's plenty to keep their minds and hands busy. It IS a lot of work but they seem to enjoy these.
Fridays are set aside for the more tedious activities.Since, it is a Friday, you can now well imagine what we have been doing today with some Math and Grammar exercises thrown in. I am reading midway through Beyond Numbers ebook by Katherine Loop and realized that parts of the book may be read aloud to the children. I started reading to them yesterday before they wrestled word problems and geometry. Their response was great. It is indeed enlightening to know that Math is not a neutral subject and God designed it for our practical use. This ebook is a practical guide on how to teach Math biblically. If you have qualms about how to approach teaching Math in a Christian perspective, then I recommend this book. It is a must-read.
Great news! We just got a notice from the post office that the Building on the Rock, our Biblical Worldview materials from Summit.Org has arrived. It took over three weeks to get here though it was sent by air. I admit I got worried a bit. But since it is here, I do not have to think about that anymore. We might have it ready for lessons next week and we are excited. Boy, we do look forward to this and of course, Monday's Mind Map Magic!
Hmm, I guess that's about it for our first week. I must say it is a not-so-perfect yet productive, smooth one and I thank God, for His grace abounds always. |
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Mon 8 Sep 2008 - ebook
salamat!