So for this week, I am going to list each day what we do together and what resources we are currently using.

But first!

When we started circle time I planned way too much. I planned many good things with high hopes, but my kid’s just weren’t ready for them. Things were not working. It was so much work! It took stepping back (stopping everything) praying for guidance (asking the Lord what he would have me teach during this time) and then taking very small steps to pull the time together.

I began planning one thing at a time and trying it. After the 5-10 minute time together, I would send the kid’s to do something else and write down how it went, what, if any  resources or supplies I needed to make it better and how long it took to complete.

Pretty soon I saw what was possible and pulled all those mini lessons together. Since then, we have added a few more lessons here and there.

Here is what we currently do on Monday’s:

Morning Circle time:

*Cue CD's, water bottles, colored pencils, paper, clipboards, kleenex

Pledges – American Flag, Christian Flag, Bible

Need: flag, bible

Bible time

Need: Hidden Treasures, copy of coloring page

Singing – silly songs and hymns

Need: computer (download of church hymns) & Wee Sing bible songs

Memory work  - Ephesians copy for everyone

(Making a copy for everyone saves from having to wait for everyone to look it up.)

Music – The Story of the Orchestra

Coloring a Proverbs picture and making a grammar page

Grammar page –this is what we are doing, and loving it

Read Aloud - Witch of Blackbird Pond

Playing with Tangrams while Mom reads

Together afternoon time:

History - Sonlight American History

Science -Zoology (currently a chapter on bats)

Resources: for the theyounger two kid's I pulled out simple pages on bats from the Giant Science Book.

How do a bats big ears work?

Read Aloud - Farmer Boy