Kobrin Family's Blog

• Jun. 21, 2009
HELP........

Ok insted of wateing untill September we desided we would start this month.....Well too be honest it's not going all that well, Jarred just seems too shut right down when it come's too doing the work...So far we havent been doing anything too hard working on letters and numbers and trying too write the letter "A" but he just dosent seem too want too do it, He will fold his arms turn too the side on his chair and will not look or speek too me, I have been doing my best not too get mad or up-set....Which can be really hard!! Im not sure what I might be doing wrong?? I am going to contune working on what we have been doing everyday as not too stop what we have started....Dose anyone out there have any ideas by any chance on what too do with or for a 4 year old?? Please anyone post comments!!

Ruth

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• May. 31, 2009
Free Resources For Your Homeschool

I acuttly found some really wonderful free sheet's

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• May. 18, 2009
Current Read's

Well as I am trying to figure out Homeschooling, I got some books too read about it....I still have alot more too lurn about, Currently the book's I am reading are:

Home Schooling Methods

What The Rest If Us Can Learn From Homeschooling

Homeschooling The Early Years

What Your Kindergartner Needs Too Know

Homeschooling Step-By-Step

The Ultimate Book Of Homeschooling Ideas (I really like this one)

Im hopeing these books will give me some insite and point me the right way, Dose anyone out there have any ideas for any other books they think may be helpful too me?? I will be homeschooling a 4 year old boy, So if anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Jarred and I did do some craft's today we made his Papa some get well cards too mail too him sence he lives in the U.S. and we are in Canada, He has been so ill for so long and will be going in for a heart operation this Thursday, So we have been praying for him! Just a short post for today.

Ruth

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• May. 14, 2009
Starting In September 2009

Well starting in Steptember of 2009 I will be starting too home school are almost 4 year old he will be next month, He has been haveing some potty training issues and I'm preatty sure they will not be fixed buy then sence my son wll not have a BM in anyway, Mind you he can wear underpants all day and keep them dry becuse he can use the potty that way but as soon as he has his pull-up on at night he will then have a BM, So it has been abit fustrateing that's for sure!! But I think homeschooling him this comeing September will be really wonderful it was acuttly Dh's idea and I was really surprized that he thought of it but at the same time I am really happy about the idea!! I have went on-line and found tons of items and ideas and lot's of downloads of books and printout's, I have been reading a couple of books on how too get started and been makeing list of materals that we will need, Sadly our printer died and it was only 5 month's old but we have Jarred speech teacher who will be selling us one for $10.00 that she dosent use anymore so that is a preatty good deal, Just have too buy the ink for it, I was just glad I was able too get some printout's done befor it broke, We still can not figure out what has happioned too it. Im still about stressed on how too get everything ready but I have a friend that said she would take me too diffrent places too get some supplys in Aug to start in the school year, I have an idea of what I need too get but not sure if I have everything wrote down, If any of you have any ideas please post them in the comment box only postive comments please, I know many of you women and men have been doing this for some time now. I am deffently going to try and keep this blog up and running thats for sure,I kinda forgot that I had it. Well I guess thats all for now.

Ruth

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• Nov. 29, 2008
~Advent~

Advent marks the start of the Christmas season. It begins on the Sunday nearest November 30, the feast day of St. Andrew the Apostle, and lasts four Sundays. The date it begins changes from year to year.
As a result, so does the length of each Advent season.
(This year the first Sunday in Advent is Sunday November 30, 2008)

The word advent, from Latin, means "the coming." It is a time of spiritual reflection as well as cheer and anticipation. The home or family Advent devotion includes the ceremonial lighting of candles in the Advent wreath.

An Advent wreath is made from greens to symbolize continuous life and contains four candles— three purple and one rose. Often a fifth candle (white) is added to the center of the wreath for lighting on Christmas Eve, in celebration of the birth of Jesus. Scroll down this page to see suggested instructions for making an advent wreath at home.

The family or home advent devotion time can be flexible to your family's personal taste. Adding bible verses, carols, discussions questions or whatever your family chooses.
If your children are older, pick a leader for every week.
The leader can then select the format they want the lighting ceremony
to take. Often the lighting of the candle/s is before dinner or right after sunset. We've provided some suggested bible verses to get you
started but they are not intended to imply a set form.

The candle lighting is progressive from week to week,
preparing the way for the coming of Jesus.

First Sunday of advent : Hope
light one purple candle to symbolize Hope
Prayer
Read Isaiah 60:2-3
Extinguish the flame

Second Sunday : Peace
Light two purple candles - Hope and Peace
Prayer
Read Mark 1:4
Extinguish the flames

Third Sunday : Joy
Light two purple candles (Hope and Peace)
and one rose to symbolize Joy
Prayer
Read Isaiah 35:10
Extinguish the flames

Fourth Sunday: Love
light all four candles - Hope, Peace, Joy and Love
Prayer
Read Isaiah 9:6-7
Extinguish the flames

Christmas Eve
After Sunset...
Light all four candles and add the fifth white candle
(the light of Christ)
Prayer
Read Luke 1:68-79 and Luke 2:1-20
Keep the candles lit a bit longer, or safely
throughout the evening.