Musings from the Mahan School for Little Women

And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.~Lee Greenwood

9/5/2006

Week 4 & 5 of TOG

Posted in Tapestry of Grace

I realize I haven't given a summary of our last 2 weeks of TOG. In week 4, we went back to the very beginning when God created! The younger girls made creation books while DD #1 made a God's majesty poster. We also learned about Noah's Ark. We measured out the length and width of it and figured about twelve 2000 sq feet homes would have fit in just 1 floor of it! That was a really awesome project to figure out. A highly recommended book is The True Story of Noah's Ark. It sticks very close to the Scriptures making sure to note where speculation is being made and has some gorgeous pictures in it. I am so glad I went ahead and bought this book.

In week 5, we headed into Ancient Mesopotamia and took a look at the place that Abraham came from and the people he had lived among. It was neat to see how he was called out from among the idol worshipers to be a worshipper of God! What a gracious and merciful God we serve! The girls made ziggurats, temples of the Sumerians, from legos. I took pictures but haven't had a chance to upload them yet. They did a really great job on them. They worked on them while watching an Abraham video. We also talked about the Tower of Babel.

Week 6 is going to be very short and we are mainly focusing on the Patriarchs which will get us back to the exodus from Egypt for the last 3 weeks.

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9/5/2006 - Sounds like some great learning opportunities

Posted by ThreeLittleLadies

I love that TOG has so much hands on stuff. That is cool. I miss that in Sonlight. Maybe when we get into the same history books TOG uses. Right now we use Child's History of the World (aka CHOW) which doesn't have the same supplemental stuff that the others do.

Carol

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9/6/2006 - Love the new look!

Posted by HeidiHomeschools

I love fall~ it's my favorite season. So, I was excited to bring down the fall decorations from the attic and decorate my house~ which kinda spilled over into my blog as well. Here in PA, this past week has felt very much like fall.
Oh, I loved the turtle pictures and the pictures of the "new" bedroom~ that roller did a wonderful job. It looks similar to sponge-painting, but probably took alot less time and effort! I bet the twins are thrilled!
Heidi

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9/8/2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

Ha! Ziggurats built out of legos; I love it. Found you by blogsurfing, following links through the trackless wilderness :). I was once the oldest of five girls... I'm now the oldest of ten girls, and two boys. God bless you for all you do; keep it up!

Rachel (homeschool graduate and author)
http://rachelstarrthomson.blogspot.com

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