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Columbus Craft

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:47:00 -0600

Here are the pictures that I promised. The kids really had fun with this project! They drew the map, then painted and labeled it. They made little boats and traced Columbus’s journey.

Happy New Year!

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:16:00 -0600

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas season. We had a very blessed Christmas. My husband finally had Christmas off and he took a little extra time off too! It was great. We had some really good quality family time.

Now it’s time to get back to school!! We started back to school the 1^st of January; however we kept it part time up until this week. So this week we went back to full days.

Oh, we did have excellent New Years news!! We got those orders to move that we’ve been waiting for!!

This is our schedule for this week. I did want to post it earlier in the week but my days got away from me. The kids had a good time with the Christopher Columbus craft and I will post some pics of that later.

Mondays we will be taking off for the next 3 months due to my husband’s schedule.

Tuesday AM - read books about Christopher Columbus and do a map activity. We may also start the craft project for Wednesday to ensure it gets done.

Tuesday PM - In the EAL book we will be starting with leading and leadership. The first two weeks we will be evaluating what qualities make a good leader. Today we will look to the Bible and discover what guidance God gives us about good leaders and what God says a good leader is. We will then write a short paper on what God's word says and what we think each verse means.

Wednesday AM - We will continue looking at Columbus today. I found a great project on enchantedlearning.com. The kids will draw on poster board the area surrounding Columbus' voyage and paint/color the continents green and the waters blue. We will then label the map as well as Columbus' route. We'll make three ships using an egg carton and some other supplies and then trace the route using the small ships! I think we will have to get the map done Tuesday and the ships today.

Wednesday PM - We will contrast the requirements for King of Israel with the requirements for President of the U.S. We'll look at what things God considered and what He did not. We will also "attempt" to dramatize the scene of Samuel anointing David and discuss the differences between anointing and electing.

Thursday AM - Today we'll move onto 1497 and take a look at John Cabot. Depending on what material I can find this may be a very short lesson. :) Thursday PM - We will again look to the Bible to find out why our Founding Fathers embraced the idea of representation. We will also look at how the high priest of Israel was a representative for the nation.

Friday AM - Move to 1500 and look at Vasco Nunez De Balboa. I am looking for some activities or supplements still.

Friday PM - Spend some time looking at some of Clinton's decisions and discussing if these were wise or unwise. We will also discuss whether past behavior is an indication of a man's character and ability to lead in righteousness.

The news

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:22:00 -0500

I want to thank all of you for your prayers. We did receive that dreaded phone call last night. She has passed. Though it is so sad, there is a relief that comes with knowing that she is now with her Savior, our Lord. No more wondering if she is suffering, no more hoping that she is comfortable. Now we can rejoice in knowing that she IS home.

Please continue to pray for the family. Thank you all for the love and kindness that show to complete strangers.

Bless You

Not much to update

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:21:00 -0500

Well, there is not a lot to tell you about last week. We had a very busy week outside of the home so we were not able to accomplish much Konos. We did manage to get through the basics; language, math, writing and such.

This week is much of the same story. Daddy is off work this week and home with us so we are just spending some nice family time. I always love having him home but I just have to accept that nothing will get done. J

I think I have mentioned that card making is a hobby of mine. I made this birthday card last week for a church friend who is serving over in the desert. Let’s remember to keep all our service men and women in our prayers.

I am going to request a prayer from you please. There is a very sweet elderly family in my church who need your prayers. They just celebrated 59 wonderful years of marriage this year! Unfortunately the wife is in the hospital and not doing so well. Now I am sure you can imagine that this poor sweet man’s heart is broken. Please if you have time say a little prayer for this family. It is much appreciated.

I hope you all are having a blessed week in your homeschool and life.

Here's what we've been up to!

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:42:00 -0500

Sorry I missed a week. I was having technical difficulties. I am ever so grateful for my very best friend Renee who helped me get them all straightened out! J Thank you again Sweetie.

Ok, so last week we finished up our study of the New England region. Wow, did we learn a lot! We learned about the architecture that is specific to the area. I would have never known what a widow’s walk was. We also looked at clap board houses and salt box houses. Very interesting! We also took a look at some light houses and the kids decided to find what they could around the house to make their own!!

Last week we were studying lobsters! We even took the kids out for a seafood meal and tried all different types of seafood. J They were very good sports about it. My son was very sick afterwards so I think he may have had a reaction to the shellfish. So, we may not be eating much shellfish too early in the future but we did buy some crayfish to dissect and take a closer look at. Here are some great pictures of the kids having fun (well sometimes) looking inside the crayfish!

We finished last week up with a bar-b-que! We made ribs and made from scratch Boston Baked Beans!! We learned that the Puritans did not work on the Sabbath. They began their Sabbath at sundown on Saturday. The women prepared baked beans on Saturday and simmered them until Sunday.

We simmered ours for most of the day on Saturday and then put them in the crock-pot until Sunday for dinner! We all enjoyed this! Of course the kids always have fun when cooking is involved!! J Oh, we finished up reading Moby Dick!

This week we moved on the Atlantic region! We added some areas of interest to our huge map such as; Hudson River, Erie Canal, New York City, and Philadelphia. We spent time researching coal-mining, and Susan B. Anthony, the Erie Canal, what a spinning jenny is, and of course the Amish group. Today we are taking a look at some differences between the Quakers and the Shakers. The kids had fun working together today to make this replica of the Statue of Liberty!!

On Monday we move on to the Great Lake States! I will let you know how it goes. J I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend!