The Mills Fam - Family week!

• 2.19.2008 - Family week!

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We are going to be doing a unit study on "Family". I really like the idea of unit studies, and our family lately hasn't seemed very friendly to one another. I am hoping this will jump start our relationships back to where they need to be, and growing from there.

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The sun is actually out today! Woo hoo! As C2 walked by I saw his shadow/silhouette on the walll and I did an outline of all the kids silhouette. I got my inspiration from a scene in the movie Mary Poppins!

Here are the kids in front of their silhouettes.

The baby in front of her's.

We had a family meeting last week and came up with some family rules. I really think they will help the atmosphere around our home. Here are some pictures of the poster we made.

We read some poems and sang some songs about our bodies and our family this morning, the kids had fun with that. We also made a list of our family members and made a list of what they contribute to the family.

I am excited for this week! Keep checking back I will post more on what we are doing!

• 2.19.2008 - Shadows and Family

Posted by Anonymous

I love the pictures you posted of the kids. And your house rules poster is awesome!!! It's funny....we were at the park yesterday and I took some shots of the boys and their shadows. Then we talked about how shadows are made...very fun. I love how you traced their silhouettes on the wall. Great idea.

We too are learning about families (and friends) this week as we study the letter F. I think we'll actually do this over a couple of weeks...so much you can do with this one.

We missed you at Tuesday School today! Hope you all are feeling better.

-Megan

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• 2.20.2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by jsgay97

I was just hitting the random button and came across your blog. I really enjoyed your title area at the top! I also liked your idea of doing a unit study on families. Unit studies are something I'm thinking of incorporating more, and that's one I think we could use. The family rules poster was great too. I'm pretty sure I break a few of those on a regular basis. 8(
I'll definitely stop back!
Jennifer
PS We used to live in western Washington, so I feel your pain about missing the sun!

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Hi, we are the Mills Fam. We're a home schooling family of seven. All our children have a "C" name, so I have C1, C2, C3, C4, and C5. We are excited about our homeschool journey and feel so blessed that we can educate and disciple our children at home. We live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.