Camo Journal
Wed 21 May 2008

Our Whale Lapbook

 

We got most of our images from Enchanted learning. (Thanks Grandma!) And we found the Jonah printouts here at Homeschool Helper.

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Thu 24 April 2008

Cobwebs

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"Cobwebs" from Parables from Nature

There were two spiders.  They have eight eyes.  The little spider was going to make her web and was hanging down.  Right when the little spider was about to wind it up, the sunlight came and shone on her and she hopped.  Argh!  Then the spider went back to her mom's place to ask her what was blaze and dazzle.

The little spider went down all the way to the floor and it feels like cold cement.  She tried to feel the web.  She gets it and climbs up on it.  She fell right asleep.  

She caught flies in her web and kept having to make it stronger.  A broom killed her.
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Mon 21 April 2008

Twelfth Night

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"Twelfth Night" from Shakespeare for Children by Charles and Mary Lamb

Sometimes I help with the narrations if he is struggling or if he gets some information incorrect.  This was a VERY laid back narration as it was done three days after we listened to the story.  All of his information is not correct but I was pleased with some of the details that he did remember and pick up.  If you don't know the jist of "Twelfth Night", you won't get it from this narration

There is this boy and girl.  When her brother was dead she said, "Now leave me alone for, like, for many days."  A boy loved the girl so much.

There was another boy and girl and they looked alike.  They were in wreck.  Somebody comes in and takes her away to this place.  First, he said your brother might still be hanging on a rock.  And he was.  She disguised herself when they got there.
 
When this boy was going to wrestle with her and her brother comes up and was going to protect her.  When this girl meets with a boy and calls him to tea and then he said yes to get married.  Then the sister comes and still disguised as her brother.  She calls her in and it was the wrong one.  Before they got married, she breaks up a fight.
 
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Wed 16 April 2008

The Cat That Walked by Himself

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"The Cat That Walked by Himself" fom Just So Stories

A man and a woman lived in a cave.  The woman always told the man, "Wipe your feet before you come in."  There was a fire down in the cave. 

And then the dog went to see the fire and the dog asked the cat to come and the cat said, "No I'm the wild cat that walks by itself."  The dog went and the cat followed. [secretly]  He asked what was the light. in the cave.  Then the dog becomes the guys helper to hunt. [she offered him all the tasty bones he could eat if he helped the man and gaurded the cave at night

Then the horse goes.  And asked why the wild dog didn't come back.  She says, "Its not a wild dog anymore."  The dog was out hunting with the man.  When he comes back, she says when you go out hunting ride the horse. [she offered the horse sweet cut grass if it would let the man ride him]

Then the cow goes.  and asked why the horse and dog are waiting.  Then the cow was helping to give them warm milk.  [also for grass]

The cat goes.  If she she says one praise to the cat, he's allowed to come in the cave.  If she says two praises for the cat, allowed to go down to the fire.  If she says three, the cat is allowed to drink milk three times a day.

The cat told her there was  a mouse on the floor.  She jumps on the chair and the cat asks if she wants him to eat it.  The woman said yes if you do I'll give you a hundred thanks.  Then the cat hops right on it and eats it.  [she praises him when he makes the baby laugh, and she praises him when he puts the baby to sleep with his purr]

The man and the dog and the horse came back.  And he asked why is the wild cat in here.  The dog said, "If you go out I'll bite you."  The dog showed his teeth.  The man says he has two boots and says, "If I ever see you again I will throw them at you."  The man was sitting by the fire with warm milk.  

The cat got chased and went up the tree.  At night the cat went out.
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Fri 11 April 2008

Nuthatch and Brown Creeper

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Chapter 39 from Burgess's Bird Book:  White-breasted Nuthatch and Brown Creeper

White-breasted Nuthatch

Song: "What, what, what, what."  He likes beechnuts and grubs.  He looks like a blue jay but smaller and without the mohawk.  He's the only bird that can climb head-first down a tree.  He uses one foot frontwards and one backwards.

Brown Creeper

Song: "See-see-titi-see"  He eats bugs in the tree.  Why its called the brown creeper is because it is kind of brown and it king of creeps up the tree.  The male has a little bit longer beak.  The beak is a little bit curved.

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Fri 11 April 2008

Daily Bread

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"Daily Bread" from Parables from Nature

There was this Robin and a turtle.  The turtle was talking about "Waking me up from my nap." The tortoise tells him about the weather that is coming.  It was the winter.  All the berries were going to be gone and snow would be on the ground.  Then the Robin flew away and found some other birds that he was going to share with.  

He always went to the berry place where there were always berries and he always sings.  But one day there was no berries.  He found a man that had all the berries.  Then the bird started to chase him but the door shut on him before he could in.  

Two days later of hunger he went to the place again.  He saw a window open and saw a bunch of crumbs spread out there, then the window shut.  He flew over and ate the crumbs.  It came spring and the tortiose waked up.  The tor calls him and thought the Robin was going to be half starved but he wasn't half startved because of the people.
 
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Thu 10 April 2008

Pocahontas (6)

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Pocahontas by Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire

They went to England.  A brave went with them.  He made a scratch in his stick for every person he saw.  He saw too many.

Pocahontas saw the London Bridge.  Instead of houses on land, there were houses on the bridge.  She met the King of England.  She never returned to America.
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Wed 9 April 2008

Pocahontas (5)

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Pocahontas by Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire

When Pocahontas was visiting someone this one woman brought her to a ship and and traded her for a pot.  Powhatan wouldn't give money to get her.

Then the white man asked if she wanted to go to England.  They got married.  And her dad wasn't happy about it.  Then they left to go to England.
 
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Wed 9 April 2008

The Sea Fight

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"The Sea Fight" from Viking Tales

Harald went up and when the other kings was putting his bandages on [tying the boats together] and they started to attack in the water.  And there was one up at the top were shooting thier arrows down on the other boats and rocks on the other boat and some even jumped on the enemies boat.  

The king was down in the bottom of his boat.  His hat's armor was bent a little bit but he was still fighting.  Harald won the battle.
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Tue 8 April 2008

Gyda's Saucy Message

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"Gyda's Saucy Message" from Viking Tales

King Harald  heard some men talking about this girl that can cure and disease.  It is working with flowers.  He wanted to marry her.  He sends three men out to say his news to her.  She didn't let them talk to her.  Just told them a message to King Harald.  They set off to tell the message to King Harald. Her message was she wouldn't marry him unless he takes over Norway's land.

He went out and put houses on fire and did a war.  Men were talking about him about how it wasn't good until he came and now it is good now that he came.

Then a guy said it was better to die to in battle than be someone's slave and he hid from King Harald.
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Tue 8 April 2008

Pocahontas (4)

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Pocahontas by Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire

The white people left and came back with some treasures for Powhatan from the King of England.  And he told them to bring gifts to him.   They did.  He got a bed, also a pot and brought him a cloak and a crown.  He was standing up and they told him to kneel down and they kept pushing him down until he was bent down a little so they could but the crown down on him

They were at a party.  The four white men were just sitting there and they get startled and stand up.  Then they sit down because it was just Pocahontas and her friends that had deer horns on their head and they were painted.

Then they were sleeping.  Pocahontas came quietly through the yards at night and told them to leave.  They did.  They were enemies now and stole anything they could.
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Mon 7 April 2008

Pocahontas (3)

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Pocahontas by Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire

The Indians caught one of the white down at the swamp.  He was too far away from his own people.  Then Poc put on her red paint and dress of turkey feathers for go sit beside her dad.  And right when they were going to kill the white man, Pocahontas saved him.  Then the guy who belonged to the village, if she saved him, she is the owner of him. 

And he  showed her some of the stuff he had: gun, helmet, some armor and even a compass.  And then one day he went off and didn't come back and she heard they were sick.    And then she kept asking Powhatan to let her go with some food and he finally let her go.  And she got some ladies to help her carry all the food to them.  They did it again.  They got better.  But Powhattan was kind of angry.
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Sat 5 April 2008

Chickadee

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Chapter 37 from Burgess's Bird Book

Chickadee

Song:"Chick-a-dee-dee.  Feee-beee"  Eats bugs in a tree.  Stay here [in our area] all year long.  He is small.  Likes suet in the winter.  Very friendly.

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Fri 4 April 2008

Pocahontas (2)

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One day some white men came and the Indians called them Paleface.  They were not afraid of Powhatan.  They cut down his own down his own trees and made a villiage.

The Indians thought they had magic sticks but they were guns.  The Indians were scared the white people.  Even Powhaten wouldn't chase them out of his land.  

One white man got too far away from the others and the Indians caught him in a swamp.  Pocahontas thought he was the nicest man she ever saw.
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Thu 3 April 2008

Pocahontas (1)

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Pocahontas by Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire

Her father was Powhatten, he ruled a lot of tribes.  His daughter's name is Pocahontas.  She mostly played.  Every morning she took a morning bath. If it was winter, spring, fall or summer she took it at the river.  She comes out and plays with the boys while the other girls had to go in and help the women.  Her grandma knew a lot of things and a lot of stories.  She had a lot of stories to tell.  She thought there was someone smarter than her grandma and there was, the medicine man.  He knew some secrets.

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Wed 2 April 2008

Harald's Battle

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Harald's Battle from Viking Tales

They were having a battle. One of the guys fell down under the Harald's spear named Foe's Fear.  They stole some weapons that the other army had.  And the king said bring every weapon that you have taken and put it in a pile.  Then he says who these piles are going to belong to.  And they all went back with more than they had before.
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Mon 31 March 2008

Harald is King

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"Harald is King" from Viking Tales

Harald's dad died, so Harald was going to be king.  He had a feast.  All these men came from other places.  Some walking, some rode horses, some in boats.  They ate, drank and then Harald said he was going to be king.  Then he sat on the king's throne.  They feast for three days.  When they were leaving he gave them gifts.  He was only ten.

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Mon 31 March 2008

Like a River Clorious

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This month's hymn: "Like a River Glorious"
by Grances R. Havergal and James Mountain

Like a river glorious
Is God's perfect peace,
Over all victorious
In its bright increase;
Perfect, yet it floweth
Fuller every day,
Perfect, yet it groweth
Deeper all the way.

Stayed upon Jehovah,
Hearts are fully blessed;
Finding as He promised,
Perfect peace and rest.

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Fri 28 March 2008

Wordless Lapbook

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This week we did something different for Bible because we are finished with our scheduled reading.  I saw this Wordless Lapbook over at Just Call Me Jammin! and we did one of our own!  Cameron worked on cutting things out while we read our missionary story for the week and then we worked on a color a day.

I think he did a great job of tracing and cutting out the letters!

I took construction paper and cut out squares to make each color a booklet.  I put the pages for each booklet in and stapled it together.

He wrote what each color stood for on the first page:

Page 2 had a corresponding Bible verse and sketch as a visual reminder. 

Each day part of a poem/song about the colors was copied.
 

Then  across the bottom we put the ABC's of Salvation

We took a lot of our ideas from Jammin' but one of the great things about lapbooking, you can change things around and make it your very own. 

But like Jammin' I will list what all we used.

Black

  • Page 1:  BLACK  sin
  • Page 2:  Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
  • picture:  little stick figure standing on cliff.  God on opposite cliff.  This equals the great gulf that we cannot get over. 
  • Page 3: Text taken from this site

Red

  • Page 1: RED (in red font) blood
  • Page 2: I John 1:7 ...the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
  • picture: Jesus on the cross with red crayon for blood.
  • Page 3

White

  • Page 1: WHITE (in outlined font) clean heart
  • Page 2: Psalm 51:7 ...wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow
  • picture:  Stick-figure kneeling at the cross with a black heart over head.  Second frame has stick figure one other side of the cross with big smile and heart that has "Jesus" written on.
  • Page 3

Gold (or yellow)

  • Page 1: GOLD (in yellow font) Heaven
  • Page 2: John 14:2 ...I go to prepare a place for you.
  • picture: cliffs with stick figure and God again but added cross spanning the great wide gulf.
  • Page 3

Green

  • Page 1: GREEN (in green font) growing
  • Page 2:  II Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
  • picture: Stickfigure reading Bible and praying
  • Page 3

"A" booklet

  • Page 1: A:  ADMIT
  • Page 2: Admit you are a sinner
  • Page 3: Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.

"B" booklet

  • Page 1: B: BELIEVE
  • Page 2: Believe in Jesus.  Put your trust in Him as your oly hope of salvation
  • Page 3: John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

"C" booklet

  • Page 1: C: Confess
  • Page 2: Confess with your mouth that Jesus is your Lord.
  • Page 3:  Romans 10:9, 10 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.  For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Poem: (It's also a song!)

My heart was black with sin,
Until the Savior came in.
His precious blood, I know
Will wash me whiter than snow.
And in God's Word I'm told,
I'll walk the streets of gold.
I'll read my Bible and pray,
And grow in him every day!

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Fri 28 March 2008

Shrike and Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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Chapter 35 from Burgess's Bird Book

Shrike


Song: "queedle, queedle"  It eats mice, insects, caterpillars and small birds.  He puts food on a thorn to keep it for latter.  Also makes it eaiser to tear.  He sits high on a tree looking for his prey.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird



Can actually hear their wings humming.  It is the smallest bird.  It can fly backwards and hover.  They have a very long beak.  Baby flies at 21 days.  They fly fast.  The boys have ruby-red on neck, girl doesn't
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