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Mother's Day By Amanda Gosline It's Mother's Day Comes Just once a year Like Christmas when there’s giving cheer Getting is just like that But Mother’s Day is different in that All mothers sleep in this day And hope for pancakes on the breakfast tray Cards and gifts for mothers all But children get the best gift of all Your Love |
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JJ's first lapbook. He just turned 3 this month and I never would have thought he was ready. But, we were doing science with a friend and it was her day to teach. She brought "Rock Men" for the little ones to put together and Jonathan LOVED it! He wanted MORE!! So I decided to do something with his favorite book. Goodnight Moon. Amanda and I worked with him on this. Amanda is a very good teacher!!
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Here are some pictures from Amanda's dance competition in Lenoir. I was not allowed to take pictures while she was on stage so back stage will have to do. It was a long day and Lenoir is the smallest of the three regional events that she will take part in this year. As Amanda and I were driving to the competition we got to wave at the mountains! By this time the sun was up but it was still beautiful!! We had to get up EARLY - before the sun.
Getting Ready I have only had someone do my hair and makeup once - for my wedding - what a treat!
Having a Good time!!
Ready to go!!
They got a gold for Bomshel Stomp!!
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Happy Birthday, Nick !!
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Yes, for JJ everything must be in order!! After he spends a long time putting ALL his cars in order he will call me over to play. But, I can not touch because they might get out of line.
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Earlier in the year we did a study of dinosaurs from a creation point of view. We took our lessons from the home school share site. Dinosaurs were made on day six!!
A Velociraptor was 6 feet tall
A Utahraptor was 20 feet tall
Triceratops and Stegosaurus were 25 feet tall
Iguanodon was 33 feet tall
T- Rex was 40 feet tall
Apatosaurus was 90 Feet Tall
Fossils we made
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When the tress started changing colors we did a study on leaves and trees with some friends. I know it has taken me a while to load!! For the cover we crushed crayons and melted it between wax paper. Then we traced leaves and cut the wax paper into shapes of leaves. They were suppose to have a sample of an entire, toothed, and lobed leaf.
The next pictures is just a picture of their folder open.
On the left hand side we put our book for the leaf margins. This book is the one open below. We have a picture of a leaf with the parts labeled. The bottom part with the flap up is a picture of the process of photosynthesis and a pressed leaf. When we open the bottom flap you will see the paper they made. Once they made the paper and it dried they cut it into the shape of a tree and wrote Psalm 1:3 on it. The other side of the flap holds a matching game. The pictures are of leaves that are named. For example: Eastern Cottonwood, Elm leaf, Elderberry, Aspen, etc.
The next set of pictures will be from the right side of their folded. On this side they have a tree trunk labeled, Voc words, Different types of trees: Deciduous, Evergreen, Conifer, a tree obersvation log, and the poem The Road Not Taken.
The last picture is the back cover. They drew the trunk using their hand and arm. The leaves are their hands.
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We have been on a lot of field trips lately. I did not realize it until I started recording them in my book. Maybe we should take a break from field trips for a while.? I don't have pictures of all the them but here are some of the places we have been.
Pumpkin Farm Wild West Town Culinary Dept at the local college Nutcracker (To go along with our Russia study) TV station Radio station Nemo on Ice Fire station Chinese restaurant Indian meal at a friend’s house that is from India
Farm Pictures
Here is a picture of Samantha feeding the chickens an egg shell
Hay Ride around the farm
While at the farm we also went through a corn maze. I did not take any pictures of that. The children did a really good job reading the map and getting us out of there. I am so glad it was not left up to me to find the way out. Wild West Town
While were at the Wild West Town we did get a tour and a history lesson. Next, they put on a really neat show. Then the children got to ride horses and finally they played cowboy and robber. We had a really good time. Fire Station
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Front Cover
Left Side of folder
Left side opened With the clocks we showed what time it was here and what time it was in India at the time. The bottom two flaps show a write up about Gandhi and The Taj Mahal. The layered book, I think that is what it is called, is showing the ranks of the Caste system. However, I wish we had done it in the shape of a person. When it was taught to her we drew a person and labeled the head as the Brah-min – high priests. The shoulders were the Kshatriyas – kings, warriors, soldiers that protect and guard the country. The arms were the Vaisyas, which used their hands to work. They were the third in the caste system and contained the merchants, skilled workers and farmers who provided all of India with food and products necessary for living. The legs were the Sudras, which was the fourth and final level of the caste system. These were the servants. Finally, under the feet we had the untouchables. They were deemed "unclean" and polluting. Their role in life and society is to perform menial, degrading jobs like burying corpses, and killing or skinning animals, cleaning toilets and clearing rubbish and body excretion. I still have a copy of this person if you want it - just let me know. I could not figure out how to post it. When we finished the Caste system we compared it to the ranking system of the Middle Ages and Renaissance time period.
Right side of folder On the bottom flap we have a book we made of symbols of India. On each page we put a picture of the symbol, what it was, and what is symbolized. In our book of symbols we included the emblem, animal, bird, flower, tree, fruit, and sport.
Right side of folder with bottom flap opened The top left hand corner of this is a write up comparing Christianity and Hinduism. Under that is a picture of a girl in a Sari. Under that we compared the clothing of women and men in India. Next to the picture of a girl in a Sari is a picture and a write up of Amy Carmichael.
This picture is showing the book of Major Hindu gods opened. With Samantha I did not really go into this too much. I just explanied to her that the Hindu religion belives in many gods where as the Christian faith only believes in one God.
Back Cover Here we labled the mountains of India and the dessert as well as the following surrounding countries: Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, and Pakistan.
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India Study We began our trip to India on September 10th and will conclude on October 16th. The books that I have used or read a-loud are:
Their readers were:
Movies that we watched: Additional Resources used:
As we began our study we began with information on Asia and learned the names and locations of the following South Asia countries: Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, and Pakistan. Some general information we covered about Asia is: Vocabulary, 60% of the world’s population lives in Asia, languages, and Asian animals. When we did our book studies we learned the following topics: The Story of Little Babaji: Bengal tiger and other symbols and customs of India Once A Mouse: Indian fables and they wrote their own fable Mama’s Saris: clothing One Grain of Rice: Their food and diets and why cows are considered sacred. Lighting a Lamp: Diawli festival Biography of Gandhi: Gandhi and History of India The Hidden Jewel and Amy Carmichael Rescuer of Precious Gems: Religions: Hinduism and Buddhism, The Caste System, Customs of India, climate and land of India, and the missionary Amy Carmichael. Additional topics covered were the Himalayan Mountains, architecture, and the Taj Mahall
By: Amanda, 11
One day a dog named Miss. Cuppy invited her cat friend Miss. Out for tee. Miss. Cuppy was a very good host but Miss. Out was not a very good guest. She kept eating, eating, and eating. She kept getting bigger and bigger. Finally Miss. Cuppy said angrily, “There is no more food left you ate it all!” “OK”, said Miss. Out. “I will go to my house and eat my food.” But when she got up to go she was stuck in the chair. “Just, go – go –go”, said Miss. Cuppy. But when she tried to go out the door she couldn’t do it because she was much to stout. “Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no!” said Miss Cuppy. “Now you are stuck her for infinity” “Of course not” said Miss. Out, “Just until I am skinny.” So they waited and waited and finally she was skinny again. And she never ate that much again. The moral of this story is to never eat too much food.
Three Horns Lesson By Nicholas, age 9 One day a rinosaurus named rhino met a tyrannosaurus named Three Horn. He was a very mean dinosaur. He eats people and other animals. One day Rhino told him that he should be nicer and just eat plants, instead. Three Horns did not listen so Rhino tried to teach him to be nice and not to eat meat. Three Horns started to be a little nice but sometimes he got a little carried away and ate meat. Rhino wished he could get Three Horn not to eat meat at all. One day Three Horn finally told Rhino why he eats meat. He said it was because nobody wanted to be his friend so he got mad and ate everyone. The Rhino asked why nobody wanted to be his friend. Three Horns said it was because everybody was afraid of him and Rhino said, “Well Ill be your friend. I’m not afraid of you.” So Three Horn no longer ate meat and soon got lots of new friends of all shapes and sizes.
Research Papers (without the title page and Bibliography page)
India By Amanda, age 11
India is a great place because God created it just like He made the USA. It has towering mountains, great rivers, and flaming deserts. I will tell you many things about India. Stuff like the geography, customs, and people who did great things. Sadly there is one bad thing about India. They worship many fake gods. If you want to know were all the big mountains, rushing rivers, and blazing deserts are in India then this is the thing to read. If you put your finger in the middle of a map of India the Himalayas would be Northeast of you finger. The Thar Desert would be to your North West. Your finger would be right on the Vindhya Range. South East would be the Eastern Ghats. South West would be the Western Ghats. There are six Grate Rivers of India. I will tell you three of them. The Krishna River runs from the Western Ghats to the Eastern Ghals. I think it should be called the Ghals River instead. The Ganges River and the Yamuna River run from the Himalayas, which are the biggest mountains in the world. The Yamuna River runs into the Ganges River. That is all God’s cool creation. There are many interesting symbols of India. India’s national animal is a tiger. It is respected. The tiger symbols strength, grace, and power. A long time ago it was hunted which now makes this beautiful large cat and endangered species. The national bird of India is the peacock, which symbolizes grace, pride, and beauty. The national flower of India is the lotus. It symbolizes long life, honor, good fortune, and triumph. The lotus also grows in mud and symbolizes purity of heart and minds. The national tree of India is the banyan tree (fig tree). Their national sport is hockey. Gandhi was a boy who lived in India. He lived with his mom, dad, cousins, uncles, and ants. Gandhi was very timid. At the age of seven his parents found a wife for him to marry. When he was thirteen he married her. He fought for India’s independence. He was put in prison several times. Sadly his wife died with him in jail. Finally, India got their independence. Another great person who lived in India is Amy Carmichael. She was born in Scotland then she moved to England. She went to Japan and started missionary work. Then Amy went to India because she felt that God wanted her to go there. It was really hard to teach the work of God in India because the people who lived there had so many gods and so many rules. Nobody wanted to break the caste system. Any never got married but she was never lonely. She started to rescue girls from the temples and taught them the gospel. Girls in the temples had to get married to the gods. She rescued over 100 boys and girls. Sadly Amy died on January 18, 1951. Amy’s home for boys and girls is still in use today. The customs of India are very interesting. They would paint henna on their hands and feet on big celebrations. When they got married the wife would wear a red dot on her head. Sadly some children get married very young. Their parents arrange their marriages. India’s customs are very different from ours. India is a great place. It has great history and geography and fun customs. Not to mention the symbols. I hope you learned a lot because I sure did. There is a lot and I mean a lot more stuff to learn about India. We should pray for India that they would learn more about God.
India By Nicholas, age 9
India, which is in south Asia, is a peninsula that is surrounded by the Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, and the Arabian Sea. India has lots and lots of spicy foods. Gandhi is a famous civil rights hero who lived in India. Every country and state has their symbols including India. The symbols of India are really fascinating. India’s national animal is the Bengal tiger. The Bengal tiger is going extint because it used to be a common sport in India to hunt tigers. The tiger is respected for its grace, bueaty, and power. India’s national bird is the peacock they respect it for its beauty and pride. The natinal flower of India is the lotus. The lotus represents long life, honor, and good fortune. The national tree of India is the fig tree. The fig tree gives them lots of shade. India’s national fruit is the mango. In India it comes in lots of different colors shapes and sizes. The national sport of India is hockey. India has eight Olympic gold medals. Most Indian foods are spicy. There bread dose not really have a taste but if you bite in just the right spot it will taste a little bit spicy. The respectful way to act when you first walk into an Indians house is not to take the fist offer of tea or bread but the second time you may take tea and then the third offer you may take both. Indians do not eat cow so most of there hamburgers would be vegieburgers! Gandhi, who started out as a timed little boy, lived in India. He grew up to fight for India’s independence from Britain. He was a very peaceful man who led lots of strikes and protests. But one day Gandhi was shot and died. I think that they where all very important but my favorite was the food! The symblas and Gandhi are probably the most impotant thing to the Indians but I still like the food the best.
Indian Clothing
Tina, Michelle, and myself
Aunt Anna
Their Notebook
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This week’s theme was an introduction to the library. I wanted them to be familiar with our library and how to use it - since they will be doing all kinds of research this year. The book I picked for our study was Goin’ Someplace Special by P. McKissak. Using this book also gave us an opportunity to discuss civil rights. Bible: Monday: Genesis 4:3 – Genesis 27:34-41: Anger: Made a comic book showing ways to deal with anger that pleases God and ways that do not please God. Tuesday: Genesis 4:21, 22a: Jubal and Tubal-Cain
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Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King by D. Rappaport |
If a Bus Could Talk: The story of Rosa Parks by Faith Ringgold |
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I am not very happy with our progress for this week of school. Nicholas was sick – running a high fever and bronchitis. So some of the activities that we do together was skipped. On top of that Nicholas’s 5-paragraph paper he was working on is lost. He saved it on a disk, which must be bad, because I can’t open any of the files on that disk. I talked with Greg and he suggested that the additional language art lessons and science lesson I had planned could be skipped but he wanted Nicholas to redo this paper and finish reading Oliver Twist. Nicholas only had his conclusion paragraph left to write. Greg has asked me to cover research and more writing this year.
Bible: Monday: Genesis 1:26-28: God made us to rule over the earth and to be good stewards of it. Tuesday: Genesis 4:1-16: God made families so we could care for each other. Am I my brother’s keeper? (Made a family tree) Wednesday – Friday: Due to Nicholas being sick we just listed to praise music. · They also finished their paper on The Garden of Eden.
The Garden of Eden By: Amanda G Age 11 The Garden of Eden, which was created by God, must have been a perfect place. I will tell you all about it. You will wish you lived there because it is so wonderful. I will tell you the geography, creation of man, and sadly the fall of man. We are going to find out where The Garden of Eden could possibly have been. There are four rivers that run through the garden sadly I could only find two. The names of all four rivers, which separate into four headwaters, are the Pishon, Gihon, Tigris, and Euphrates. I think that it is in Iraq or Turkey, which is in Asia, because that is where two of the rivers meet. Next, we are going to talk about the creation of man. The creation of man and women, which was done in the image of God, was created on the sixth day of creation. God created man because He wanted somebody to praise and glorify Him. God took the dust and made man. Then He took a rib from Adam and made women. God breathe his breath into our lungs so that we could breath. We must now sadly talk about the fall of man. The fall of man happened because the serpent tricked Eve into eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, which God said not to eat from. Then Eve told her husband Adam to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge – and he did. God found out and said, “Who did this?” Adam blamed it on Eve. Eve blamed it on the serpent, which was really satin. God kicked Adam and Eve out of the garden and cursed man, women, and the serpent. Now, that was just the beginning of many great works of God. The most important part was when God created man. The saddest part was when man disobeyed God for the first time. The Garden of Eden was a very beautiful place because that is how God created it. ______________________________________
The Garden of Eden by: Nicholas, age 9
The Garden of Eden was a special place because God made it that way for a man named Adam and a woman named Eve. The Garden of Eden was created over 2000 years ago in BC. We think, but we are not sure, that the Garden of Eden was located in either Iraq or Turkey. The Garden of Eden had lots of plants, animals, food, and sounds. God created the garden for man but sadly man sinned and had to be kicked out. The Garden of Eden was located in the east of Eden, which is where the four headed waters touched. One was named Pishon the second one was Gishon the third was named Tigris and the forth was the Euphrates and they where all four rivers. It might have been located in either Iraq or Turkey because the map shows two of the rivers and they go through Iraq and Turkey. The continent had be Asia because of the two rivers. There are beasts of the field, birds of the sky, and fish of the river. In the Garden the sounds you would hear are roaring lions, tigers, and bears. There were also trumpeting elephants, mooing cows, chirping birds and any animal sounds you can think of in the whole wide world. God created man in his own image because He needed someone to take care of the earth. God, who created man, had Adam name every animal on earth. He named the Zebras - Zebras, He named Loins - Lions, and you know the rest. That man and that woman probably took good care of the Animals. I am sure that Adam and Eve absolutely loved it. Since Adam and Eve disobeyed God they where severely punished. Adam had to work hard for food. Eve had lots, and lots of pain in birth to her children. Since they sinned they had to be kicked out and couldn’t live in the garden forever.
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A Day’s Work by Eve Bunting
We need more books like this! I took our lessons for this book from www.homeshoolshare.com.
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