We decided to start today with some quick, fun exercises.  I told DS to do exactly what I did...and then the silliness began.  We stretched, touched our toes, did front rolls, side bends, tried to stand on our heads, jumping jacks, push ups and crab walks!  Fun!

We did Lesson 8 in Leading Little Ones To God entitled God Is Everywhere.  We talked about how God could be with us at home and with Daddy at work at the same time!  In fact, God can be thousands of places all at once!  This is a difficult concept for children to understand, in fact I think it's a difficult concept for even adults to understand, but he was pretty amazed by it all the same!

DS is really into superheroes:  Batman, Superman, Spiderman, The Incredibles...etc.  One day, I told him that God has all the powers of all the superheroes!  Now, DS says that God is the ultimate Superhero!  Isn't that great?

We read Madeline again and discussed the concept of compassion.  The book says "and sometimes they were very sad", referencing the 12 girls.  On that page, they are looking at a man with a broken leg.  We discussed ways that we can have compassion for other people by doing nice things for them when they are hurt, sick, or sad.  We made a list:  pray for them, visit them, take them flowers or food, get their mail for them, call them on the phone, invite them over for dinner, babysit their children to give them a break, etc.  We talked about how Jesus had compassion for other people and we should too.  We should always consider the feelings of others.

In our Bible application today, we discussed how Madeline was different than the other girls, "unique in a world of order".  She wasn't afraid of mice or lions and she walked on top of the bridge wall, instead of safely on the walkway like the other girls.  We referenced the following verses in the Bible:

"If the Lord delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm." Psalm 37:32

"Teach me, O Lord, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end." Psalm 119:33

We talked about how sometimes, as Christians who love God, we make decisions and do things that the world does not understand.  We follow God's will, even if it's "different" than what everyone else is doing.  As an example, I used homeschooling.  I told DS that Dad and Mom have felt God calling us to homeschool him and his sister (and future babies) for a long time.  Some people may not understand or agree with that choice, but we will continue to do it because we know that is what God wants for our family.  And we know that God will always bless that decision because we are following his plan for us.

We did some fun stuff after this.  DS started a Madeline Word Find, found 6 of them, and then got frustrated...so we'll do more of that tomorrow. 

Then, I let him do a couple of coloring pages.  One was of Madeline herself that we will use for the front of our lapbook.  The other was of the Eiffel Tower.  We've been talking about the architecture of the Eiffel Tower and looking at lots of pictures, so this was fun for him.  It's neat to see him recognize different buildings on TV and in magazines that we read and know where they are located (i.e. the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, and now the Eiffel Tower)

For Science today, we talked about how the 12 girls in the book go for a daily walk and how important it is for us to get enough fresh air and sunshine to help our bones grow strong. 

We also talked about getting enough rest.  We read pages 14-17 in Health, Safety and Manners 1.  We learned that a child should get between 10 and 12 hours of sleep.  We filled in 2 clock diagrams, one with his bedtime (9:00) and the other with the time he usually wakes up (8:00).  Then, we counted the hours in between to make sure he was getting enough sleep.  He was pleased to see that he gets about 11 hours of sleep every night, exactly what he needs!

Then we played an online game, Time For Bed.  This game shows an animal and a child and the student has to choose which one needs more sleep.  This game was fun for him...and me!  Did you know that a giraffe only gets 30 minutes of sleep a day...broken into six 5 minute naps!?  I could actually finish my "to-do" list if my body ran like that!

Then DS played a matching game with these Sleep Cards.  I laminated them for durability.  The game matches a bad sleep habit with an opposite good sleep habit.  When he would make a match, we would discuss which one was what and why.

For penmanship, DS copied the following verse out of the health book:

Good night,

Sleep tight.

Wake up bright

In the morning light,

To do what's right

With all your might.

In Math, we did several lessons in our Saxon K book.  We did alot with our pattern blocks and tangrams.  Then we did two introductory lessons, one on money and one on telling time.

For practice reading, DS read the next story in Friends Old And New, our Dick and Jane basic reader.  We both love these stories.

DS did a couple of pages in one of his Hidden Pictures books, published by Highlights Magazine.  This is good brain work and develops thinking and problem-solving skills.

Then, we finished our day with me reading the next chapter in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

Wow!  I can see how much we really did when I write it all down!  Until tomorrow...

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