linda | January 17, 2008
We have been studying the French Revolution and the leaders of France. Now it is time to have a little fun. Your quest today is make a pirate walk the plank. Answer the questions correctly and watch the pirate take a swim. Just click on picture of Jack below to go there.
linda | January 17, 2008
Lapbooks are a great way to help children learn. You can do them at any grade level with any subject. We did our first lapbook last week. We are study the French Revolution. Each of the children pick a French leader to do the lapbbook on. This is an example I found on the internet. [...]
linda | January 14, 2008
Last week was such a blur. I can’t even remember all that was done. I am actually amazed by the fact we got so much done. I also feel bad because blogging got put on the back burner. We have been really trying make school priority. I am glad to say we have accomplished that [...]
linda | December 10, 2007
We do daily devotions. I based it on my bible. The bible, we use is The Power of the Praying Woman Bible–Prayer and Study Helps by Stormie Omartian. She includes prayers to go along with the scriptures. Here is an example: Praying Genesis 3:1-13 God, help me to obey You at all times and never [...]
linda | December 8, 2007
This week has been a busy one for us. I feel like the days are just flying by and we are barely getting things done. This is how our week went… Monday – I had a doctor’s appointment but it was canceled due to the storm. It was changed to another day. Then we met [...]
linda | December 6, 2007
Every evening we have been doing an advent calendar. Our advent calendar looks like a little house. It has doors to open and put something in it. I got it from Target. Every night, we have been learning about the symbols of Christmas and their history. I wanted the children to know why and where [...]
linda | December 4, 2007
This week we worked on book reports. Jason and Ashleigh used a form to help them write a book report. They will eventually be writing book reports without them. We use them as a training tool to learn write properly. If you would like the form you can click here.
linda | December 3, 2007
Schedule Ideas for Kiani for next year… Ideal Possible 7:00am wake up make bed clean up room 8:00am wake up make bed clean up room 7:30am Breakfast 8:30am Breakfast 8:00am Morning Chores See Chore Chart 9:00am Morning Chores See Chore Chart 8:30am Physical Education 9:30am Physical Education 9:30am Bible Time 10:30am Bible Time 10:30am Math [...]
linda | December 1, 2007
What happened this week? Let’s review. Monday — A full school day. We worked on what needs to be done for the day and corrected last week’s work. Tuesday — Ran errands all over town. Dropped off the movie at Blockbuster, then to the pharmacy and last to the grocery store for milk and end [...]
linda | November 27, 2007
What do you do when the curriculum isn’t working? After the first nine weeks of school, I decide to reevaluate our daughter’s science curriculum. She is currently using Bob Jones Physical Science but having a difficult time understanding the material. This is highly unusual for Ashleigh. She usually picks up thing very easy. I am [...]
