Thanks for the link to your sunflowers. They are beautiful,
As for your question, we have 2 acres, my brothers land connects to ours in the back. Most of the year it's planted in either corn , cotton or soy beans.
We are busy trying to fill out yard with life! Trees, plants and CHICKENS! A new adventure for us!
We started our book years ago and it has been such a treasure to look over and over. We are thinking of starting a new one for high school since our old one is so full already.
that is a perfect way to do a timeline, each child having their own book. thanks for the idea!!!
My grandma used to make hair ( with a garlic press )and clothes, like you said, and all sorts of crazy things with the gingerbread people. She mailed them across the US to my sisters and I when I was a child -- from NY to CA...and they always came in one piece, surprisingly!
Hi Keri. Thanks for stopping by my blog. We're in NW Florida, how about you? I enjoyed my visit, the book of centuries looks great! Have a super week. Julie http://funinthesunmom.blogspot.com
Your kids have done a great job with their books of centuries! We use a timeline, but after seeing your post I'm thinking we might start a book too. Thanks for the inspiration.
Blessings,
Shannon
http://www.shannon-songofmyheart.blogspot.com/
P.S. - Your photos are gorgeous!
I love the format of your BOC. I used 11x17 Bristol board that I comb bound to make a giant BOC with the intention of downloading pictures from the 'net to make stickers. I never seem to have time to make them, though.
Do you print onto labels? Do you keep notes on what people/events to look up? I'd love some suggestions to resurrect our BOC as my kids love adding the stickers into it.
About the book of Centuries.
Do you print onto labels? No I copy and paste to a calendar template on word perfect.
It keeps the figures within the same size.
Do you keep notes on what people/events to look up? Usually, on Friday I look back over the week to find whoever we have learned about during history or any historic person that the kids show interest in.
I print out on regular paper, and then they cut and use scrapbook stickies to apply it.
It is really quite simple.
Hope this helps!
Yes, HK Disney has resorts very nearby. Are you guys planning a trip over??? :-)
Even if not, it's fun to dream, isn't it? We've been dreaming of a family vacation to Switzerland for years now. I don't know if it will ever happen, but it's fun to dream.
Great idea and great pics!
I'll be starting one for my 1st graders (twins) this next fall and I was planning on using pics off the internet as well so I'm glad to see that it works well and looks very nice:)
Jessica
Teaching the Trivium
How can you give your children the tools they need to teach themselves? Long ago students were first taught how to learn. Today, students are taught an encyclopedia of subjects trivia but they are not taught the basic skills of learning: to discover, to reason, and to apply.
Classical Christian Education
America's public schools are failing. Douglas Wilson lays much of the blame for this situation on the current idea that schools can educate in a moral vacuum. __________________________
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