tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26289373837908343802024-03-12T16:44:59.789-07:00Organized HomeschoolingAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-37413063412270675932011-09-26T14:36:00.000-07:002011-09-26T15:23:19.668-07:00Field Trip - Colonial TimesToday Luke, Nathan, and I met a huge group of homeschoolers (some from our COOP and a bunch of others - YAY for homeschoool networking) at an awesome camp that takes everyone back to Colonial Times. A homeschool family owns and operates it and does a fantastic job. The man that ran it (seen in the sweet pinkish pants) said he started this so kids could have a hands-on field trip (not just listen and see). This is totally our kind of field trip. Enjoy the pictures!<br /><br />Here is the drum and fife demonstration.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBr4oGhX9UakahIzsp-lk9iBtgWc2Lmtq9YSSM-qPYK_w3eOFfRKJJWtBh8_h9lwZGJ6PjzhL0RxwSjMR7e_0PGzDIsgMXTctvOKKUBhG8AWf3YtT4rEtdcLardWE5YPalgobieli85Jz/s1600/DSCF2440.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBr4oGhX9UakahIzsp-lk9iBtgWc2Lmtq9YSSM-qPYK_w3eOFfRKJJWtBh8_h9lwZGJ6PjzhL0RxwSjMR7e_0PGzDIsgMXTctvOKKUBhG8AWf3YtT4rEtdcLardWE5YPalgobieli85Jz/s400/DSCF2440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656792847168071426" border="0" /></a><br />Here is Luke with his friend, Ayla, and her mom. They were enthralled.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNba2nyzlD_Fhs7VFptjFiPPerigPc9ZN3iYRWGSd4tQhf9tpZolwxbeU2rrEdSveLuGl_kGIGCppB3MlhjGzRogyd4_OI1OJ2CQZ8EzK614k-a6ZVL9hLwuVAhYc5X0vjOyPFYO81P5t9/s1600/DSCF2442.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNba2nyzlD_Fhs7VFptjFiPPerigPc9ZN3iYRWGSd4tQhf9tpZolwxbeU2rrEdSveLuGl_kGIGCppB3MlhjGzRogyd4_OI1OJ2CQZ8EzK614k-a6ZVL9hLwuVAhYc5X0vjOyPFYO81P5t9/s400/DSCF2442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656792840134765890" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the musket demonstration. He even fired it twice.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmH0lqn-74HVGgCbrbUDc1ZoWMpCaE1yei6gT9jD1CLIkoW3ClnpqbBq5HXdio4KPZK7BjTf5H3cZIcMgIems2rG5V8XduvPqsGtGM-N6Qd5Vd-0U_PY_9P6z_msVHhqnJg6435FTMyxfJ/s1600/DSCF2445.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmH0lqn-74HVGgCbrbUDc1ZoWMpCaE1yei6gT9jD1CLIkoW3ClnpqbBq5HXdio4KPZK7BjTf5H3cZIcMgIems2rG5V8XduvPqsGtGM-N6Qd5Vd-0U_PY_9P6z_msVHhqnJg6435FTMyxfJ/s400/DSCF2445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656792835920150546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QA5WOohbQ2NMq1n_EHyTfbbHj2NA_IJytW1itKFuip0BCBLR7J9BoWkxNSU2Gg6Vexx-bz4jEd1R6qQpcJiI6TkeJhtX0itrvFhKyxBABIEawyE4OH87TP0yqUV6oyTPlb0oW1t03N7u/s1600/DSCF2445.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QA5WOohbQ2NMq1n_EHyTfbbHj2NA_IJytW1itKFuip0BCBLR7J9BoWkxNSU2Gg6Vexx-bz4jEd1R6qQpcJiI6TkeJhtX0itrvFhKyxBABIEawyE4OH87TP0yqUV6oyTPlb0oW1t03N7u/s400/DSCF2445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656792296575296258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRT63fJ5N5oRV25Vti2Ga5kWU9_IdvLeu9ho-9I9iwvMPJrdbPEOSWhC68IhmFGewbHPacHEuPeyqIlu-jS90Ikq9gvBRFLCw7mhEXh9Sg6SfbLAFk8K9CpCbQaxtjTqGZUdK2gX0_ul9b/s1600/DSCF2446.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRT63fJ5N5oRV25Vti2Ga5kWU9_IdvLeu9ho-9I9iwvMPJrdbPEOSWhC68IhmFGewbHPacHEuPeyqIlu-jS90Ikq9gvBRFLCw7mhEXh9Sg6SfbLAFk8K9CpCbQaxtjTqGZUdK2gX0_ul9b/s400/DSCF2446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656792291198934514" border="0" /></a><br />Here is Luke making a leather bound homemade journal. They hammered nails in to make holes and then sewed it with sinew to bind it. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC2j690cAq96H4nPP8a8yfVvD2VgS6HJXBt3ZC96NJI4lEoF-S9VUThQggOmQMcTbgdsyCMTJ4ZXv3WLq8hm8zUcg7qQ255_a4EPWCS13QNmEi9fUGX0eT1B1Up2zX8-zkATghnPuGRTq/s1600/DSCF2447.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC2j690cAq96H4nPP8a8yfVvD2VgS6HJXBt3ZC96NJI4lEoF-S9VUThQggOmQMcTbgdsyCMTJ4ZXv3WLq8hm8zUcg7qQ255_a4EPWCS13QNmEi9fUGX0eT1B1Up2zX8-zkATghnPuGRTq/s400/DSCF2447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656792283411128130" border="0" /></a><br />The guy demonstrating how to do it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOTMmh4Jf7FQAXUbO_UfuMH61feScAc6R-yaVOa9DlkzZrc_JSRNgqJogzgHh0nPjuXG3uG-cT7urOzXmhe9Jvy9JSSLjNhdxblVhMZdHSecW3EN-13uAniD9NB110OJnyNwLDcnri_EF/s1600/DSCF2449.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOTMmh4Jf7FQAXUbO_UfuMH61feScAc6R-yaVOa9DlkzZrc_JSRNgqJogzgHh0nPjuXG3uG-cT7urOzXmhe9Jvy9JSSLjNhdxblVhMZdHSecW3EN-13uAniD9NB110OJnyNwLDcnri_EF/s400/DSCF2449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656792285346304274" border="0" /></a><br />Luke hammering in the nails.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZIH2U9KFiokQ-EnpyE9qX9diobqQrTBzmnxlta9Wgf1rR5S4Yo_lOWJOkWFDQaIraNxEXBiIlGOQI6o_zieOqXyQu_yXHvCAYCFn_30MlyrFGU24YSVOi4iBS6SRSJLZX0f4EveSBrnS/s1600/DSCF2450.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZIH2U9KFiokQ-EnpyE9qX9diobqQrTBzmnxlta9Wgf1rR5S4Yo_lOWJOkWFDQaIraNxEXBiIlGOQI6o_zieOqXyQu_yXHvCAYCFn_30MlyrFGU24YSVOi4iBS6SRSJLZX0f4EveSBrnS/s400/DSCF2450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656792274822651330" border="0" /></a><br />Luke after he sewed it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmZGB7nbDsF84jHcqzjigylE95lYIDZaTKHIm-NE5wCGo0O8tC-Lws4ahymJzD9BB239gEmLgyRlgIBfDAix69h_q_Dhj7pvkNkEw5spYq5vx0V0-FDzOUU_faKlo7u5KlmWhv_yUzRoE/s1600/DSCF2456.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmZGB7nbDsF84jHcqzjigylE95lYIDZaTKHIm-NE5wCGo0O8tC-Lws4ahymJzD9BB239gEmLgyRlgIBfDAix69h_q_Dhj7pvkNkEw5spYq5vx0V0-FDzOUU_faKlo7u5KlmWhv_yUzRoE/s400/DSCF2456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656791354642491010" border="0" /></a><br />Luke with his journal.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmU1NONBd9lro8KFSRD5j1UAe-gJDz3qIL2GuMs0cKSZFHjj-RyDj82ELPMyU0XSrBi_pScgmLKtTubi2PKPlC7zq8D6YIBAGY3qL4LSr5D3Jyg1En3fweibaKkSAs7aDKyi_VhFoZyjP/s1600/DSCF2458.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmU1NONBd9lro8KFSRD5j1UAe-gJDz3qIL2GuMs0cKSZFHjj-RyDj82ELPMyU0XSrBi_pScgmLKtTubi2PKPlC7zq8D6YIBAGY3qL4LSr5D3Jyg1En3fweibaKkSAs7aDKyi_VhFoZyjP/s400/DSCF2458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656791353620032930" border="0" /></a><br />Nathan - sucking his thumb and chilling. Thank God! It was a long day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYC4F3C5PeyV8adSrnbfBCbQIDVnPRfABRNU_6cDj0AbmZyWu8d_OI4yMEFH2Fa7TBqKhXwj8FlhxKqO2YB7_wuZeuq2Wnd1lA_Byz89Ivu7SbjTEJpW3J2uGnoncvWdJLiJ6amHlRbcOQ/s1600/DSCF2459.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYC4F3C5PeyV8adSrnbfBCbQIDVnPRfABRNU_6cDj0AbmZyWu8d_OI4yMEFH2Fa7TBqKhXwj8FlhxKqO2YB7_wuZeuq2Wnd1lA_Byz89Ivu7SbjTEJpW3J2uGnoncvWdJLiJ6amHlRbcOQ/s400/DSCF2459.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656791344457030466" border="0" /></a><br />Luke throwing tomahawks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtcOBMCASh32kAPbe0p9_-Ng3rRbR8i0Qo6rZrR_3pIdMIqcMqBGOcKwg_n62mpj0f-CFn8twZxUZaQ9LJgPJu5HodOgTEo-oy91q9ZXCdISUbcCPruPUSQWHQlziM1yAnfBTRX0X2k7B/s1600/DSCF2461.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErs4BlKnU1LHslWR2HGixSMYG8z-CzfzehJLig_tU9VYyNiyJ1nqh2cKWXudhQNo6i1aGHFvrT2SaF54YwXiIyUmxicRszt8A4XWfAqasIFs_SujphyphenhyphenTMZVU-J7lXu7HaGqlTfWY3aZcS/s400/DSCF2482.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656786867539252530" border="0" /></a>As you can see it was a super fun day. These are things that make me love homeschooling even more - getting to experience things instead of just reading about them in textbooks.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-10702268389968677622011-09-23T09:04:00.000-07:002011-09-23T09:25:45.517-07:00Expedition Earth - Europe - RussiaThis week Luke and I made our 5th stop on our trek across the globe. We went to Russia. It was a great country to visit and we learned so many interesting things.<br /><br />The first day we stamped our passports and found Russia on our map. Luke colored the map of Russia and we wrote down some key things about Russia.<br /><br />Each week we look up words in each language. The language of Russia is Russian. In Russian, "Luke" is "Luka Lukey (last name)", "Hello" is "Privet", and "Thank You" is "Spasibo."<br /><br />Luke colored the flag of Russia. It has three equal stripes - red, blue, and white.<br /><br />He made a lapbook for Russia and put his favorite thing about Russia, that it is the largest country in the world.<br /><br />We made nesting boxes, a popular thing in Russia. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIghHvwypt2o1xAk25Uu-5tIr1KnEzsO1T3J_5Y3wo2hjaWaTHWQI-Yoh98Y0drFH2y0dM9EQmDSNnHhICfiElvAO9ExLyTk_IBazguRj5-ZWAFXDsty2mq9NVAPklAzFXDlyXnmm0rS7Q/s400/DSCF2421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655587391472353026" border="0" /></a>The most important thing we do each week is pray for the people of the country each day. We specifically prayed for missionaries, lost people, and for Christian growth.<br /><br />This weekend we plan to make Russian apple pie and watch some of The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky, a famous Russian composer.<br /><br />Next Stop: United KingdomAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-67970950446550988362011-09-23T08:48:00.000-07:002011-09-23T09:03:46.784-07:00Kindergarten - What We Did This Week - Week 5<span style="font-weight: bold;">BIBLE</span><br />This week we studied about God's Friend, Abraham, and how faithful, obedient, and trusting Abraham was. We studied how God called him to go to Canaan and he completely obeyed taking his family and everything and traveling a far way. We learned how he let Lot pick his land and how unselfish he was (which turned out to work to his advantage as the place Lot picked was captured). We started talking about God's plan for Abraham's family and future descendants. I look forward to finishing Abraham next week as we talk about Isaac. We are memorizing Proverbs 3:5-6 (one of my favorites): Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">READING</span><br />This week we did the short vowel sounds of i and o. We read lots of words that end with -ib, -id, -ig, -im, -in, -ip, -is, -it, -ix, -ob, -od, - og, -on, -op, -ot, and -ox. He read some short-i and short -o phonetical books.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPELLING<br /></span>This week we did the short vowel sounds of i and o. We spelled lots of words that end with -ib, -id, -ig, -im, -in, -ip, -is, -it, -ix, -ob, -od, - og, -on, -op, -ot, and -ox.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HANDWRITING </span><br />After seeing that Luke was struggling with writing so many different letters at one time, I decided to do a review. This week we did Cc, Oo, and Aa. I was very pleased with how much better he did and the confidence he had working on each letter and the review we did on Friday went really well.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MATH</span><br />This week we started on subtraction. For some reason it is easier for him than addition. It was a nice math week. :)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">SCIENCE </span><br />This week we did the 2nd day of creation, the creation of the firmament (AKA sky). It was great. We talked about water in all three stages (liquid, solid, and gas). We looked at water in various cups, made ice cubes, and made water vapor by boiling water. We also studied clouds and used cotton balls to make a bunch of different kinds of clouds. We studied rain and snow and made our own snowflakes. It was a fun hands-on science week. He loved all of the projects.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HISTORY </span><br />This week we studied about Noah and the tower of Babel. Luke was excited because we had studied Noah in our Bible lesson the previous week of school. I love how much we get to reinforce Biblical truths over and over in our curriculum. He loves knowing the stories and telling me. I love hearing him tell me Bible stories. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">GEOGRAPHY</span><br />This week we went to Russia. We located Russia on the map, colored the map, colored and learned about the flag, learned fascinating facts about Russia, learned "Hello" and "Thank You" in Russian, made a lapbook entry, and made nesting boxes (a popular thing in Russia). We plan to make a Russian apple pie and watch some of The Nutcracker on YouTube this weekend.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ELECTIVES</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPANISH</span><span><br /><span>We focused on classroom objects (book - libro, eraser - borrador, chair - silla, table - mesa, scissors - tijeras, pencil - lapiz).</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">PIANO </span><br />We didn't have a piano lesson this week.<span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />MUSIC </span><br />We studied Tchaikovsky, a composer native to Russia.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />ART </span><br />We didn't study an artist this week because we didn't have an artist for Russia.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PE </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>We stayed in a lot this week because of the yucky weather and sickness. :(<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CO-OP</span><span><br />Luke learned about Samuel Morse, inventor of the Morse Code. He loved it. They learned how to use light to make the code. Very fun. He is really enjoying his CO-OP.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-86327312672725352012011-09-09T09:58:00.000-07:002011-09-09T10:04:41.233-07:00Expedition Earth - Asia - IsraelThis week Luke and I made our 4th stop on our trek across the globe. We went to Israel. It was a great country to visit and we learned so many interesting things.<br /><br />The first day we stamped our passports and found Israel on our map. Luke colored the map of Israel and we wrote down some key things about Israel.<br /><br />Each week we look up words in each language. The language of Israel is Hebrew. In Hebrew, "Luke" is "Luke", "Hello" is "Shalom", and "Thank You" is "Toda."<br /><br />Luke colored the flag of Israel. It has blue and white stripes (middle white stripe bigger) and a blue star (the Star of David).<br /><br />He made a lapbook for Israel and put his favorite thing about Israel, playing dreidel.<br /><br />We made a dreidel and played dreidel and adras (sort of like tic-tac-toe). It was so much fun. We are taking the games to the beach to play more.<br /><br />We made Regulach pastries to eat.<br /><br />The most important thing we do each week is pray for the people of the country each day. We specifically prayed for missionaries, lost people, and for Christian growth. We prayed for God's people, the Israelites. We prayed for countries that support Israel and for those who don't. <br /><br />Israel was our last stop in Asia. Next continent: Europe.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-44621483173733298342011-09-09T09:52:00.001-07:002011-09-09T09:58:17.580-07:00Kindergarten - What We Did This Week - Week 4<span style="font-weight: bold;">BIBLE</span><br />This week we studied about God's Love and how He had a plan of redemption for sin, Jesus Christ. We talked about Adam and Eve and the first sin as well as Cain and Abel's sin. We talked about how all have sinned (our Bible verse we memorized was Romans 3:23). But most importantly, we talked about Jesus, God's Son who saved us from our sins. It was a great week. We also talked about Noah and the ark.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">READING</span><br />This week we did the short vowel sound of e. We read lots of words that end with -ed, -en, -es, and -et. He read some short-e phonetical books.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPELLING<br /></span>This week we did the short vowel sound of e. We spelled lots of words that end with -ed, -en, -es, and -et. He used tiles to spell out the words. On Friday he had a spelling test and got all of the words right. :)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HANDWRITING </span><br />We worked on our Bible verse.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MATH<br /></span>This week we worked on addition some more.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">SCIENCE </span><br />This week we continued working on the 1st day of creation. We are working on memorizing Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HISTORY </span><br />This week we studied the days of creation as well as the fall of Adam and Eve and God's ultimate plan for salvation as shown in Genesis 3:16. We memorized Gen 1:1 (as seen above).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">GEOGRAPHY</span><br />This week we went to Israel. We located Israel on the map, colored the map, colored and learned about the flag, learned fascinating facts about Israel, learned "Hello" and "Thank You" in Hebrew, made a lapbook entry, and played dreidel and adras. We read some books about Passover and Hannukah.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ELECTIVES</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPANISH</span><span><br /><span>We focused on greetings ("Hola," "Como te llamas?," "Me llamo _________," "Como estas?," "Estoy __________," and "Adios."</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">PIANO </span><br />We didn't have a piano lesson this week.<span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />MUSIC </span><br />We didn't study a composer this week because we didn't have a composer for Israel.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />ART </span><br />We didn't study an artist this week because we didn't have an artist for Israel.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PE </span><br />We went to the park a bunch of times.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CO-OP</span><span><br />Luke learned about the inventors of trains.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />All in all it was a great short week.<br /></span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-46940212480720633572011-09-09T09:36:00.000-07:002011-09-09T09:51:52.004-07:00Expedition Earth - Asia - IndiaThis week Luke and I made our 3rd stop on our trek across the globe. We went to India. It was a great country to visit and we learned so many interesting things.<br /><br />The first day we stamped our passports and found India on our map. Luke colored the map of India and we wrote down some key things about India.<br /><br />Each week we look up words in each language. The language of India is Hindi. In Hindi, "Luke" is "Luke", "Hello" is "Namaste", and "Thank You" is "Dhan ya vada".<br /><br />Luke colored the flag of India. It had orange, white, and green stripes with a blue wheel in the middle.<br /><br />He made a lapbook for India and put his favorite thing about India, doing the stone mosaic.<br /><br />Here are pictures of us Luke making the stone mosaic:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghz6otl2qlDybOsoXKpO4xKEMZRCf2r2eyRph0BoCA9EFawwkwdMJfvyDh4dlD6XgOxLhPtqptZo77JGFt1GzXQnJlguSaC1G-11BW9P8ckmy6IWJ4sudtVq6jtOXQk7ql-47UnU1ZEOXg/s1600/DSCF2220.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghz6otl2qlDybOsoXKpO4xKEMZRCf2r2eyRph0BoCA9EFawwkwdMJfvyDh4dlD6XgOxLhPtqptZo77JGFt1GzXQnJlguSaC1G-11BW9P8ckmy6IWJ4sudtVq6jtOXQk7ql-47UnU1ZEOXg/s400/DSCF2220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650400798276147618" border="0" /></a>We bought a kit - I am not that artistically advanced.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7BnXV-dWeVgJnOm_ZxgiFaZaBmvoRsmi90lJttE_hDkIR7xa0e2_NR6CN9vsYLSLTcv2ON9jNzob-2cfuI1mdaAjNo0Gc6eu7yZB_gcECRw-XxwWH2qPpSs_EfNDDscE7JoNha0Z7nLq/s1600/DSCF2221.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7BnXV-dWeVgJnOm_ZxgiFaZaBmvoRsmi90lJttE_hDkIR7xa0e2_NR6CN9vsYLSLTcv2ON9jNzob-2cfuI1mdaAjNo0Gc6eu7yZB_gcECRw-XxwWH2qPpSs_EfNDDscE7JoNha0Z7nLq/s400/DSCF2221.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650400787039403890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNm5qK75WoP6tR8_QUB9P4AFbGFFlpMbVen_l_qccEYVz0-QtgpWy7szQ9uC-PBl6tULOnDH4MNCDKpcR0l3cuNZvutYEKve3CGO931iDU3cAAuK-GWhDTk-HdsGrtM2sMRXERZX1KELE/s1600/DSCF2222.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNm5qK75WoP6tR8_QUB9P4AFbGFFlpMbVen_l_qccEYVz0-QtgpWy7szQ9uC-PBl6tULOnDH4MNCDKpcR0l3cuNZvutYEKve3CGO931iDU3cAAuK-GWhDTk-HdsGrtM2sMRXERZX1KELE/s400/DSCF2222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650400783073127826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZP5MB9xqj4ROweFPdn8442Do4RstFzN_uqYFjUwSbyPA88HVgUGfaqFA82FfXb6lV9FyzxnayeS3-nZO93Fq2U9CHMTPn3svsmzAGZUT9Cv3dlAmFEfDNlNjN51sVCu2MQ2B1KN4roRq7/s1600/DSCF2223.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZP5MB9xqj4ROweFPdn8442Do4RstFzN_uqYFjUwSbyPA88HVgUGfaqFA82FfXb6lV9FyzxnayeS3-nZO93Fq2U9CHMTPn3svsmzAGZUT9Cv3dlAmFEfDNlNjN51sVCu2MQ2B1KN4roRq7/s400/DSCF2223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650400781458153122" border="0" /></a>Luke stirring the cement - it said to not breathe it in. He took me literally.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRA610T56JJ9WphyTqpAwfgHdks5JMTh11Ehoe2LoVlNtm3-iCPXnhIg3ht1Cvqi3E888cZ_LdK96M-x4VK8bvCA3pF4c0Zd6FAgtWMD7gc011wZKEgRZ16yqwDLNko0IxzMtt_NsENaeF/s1600/DSCF2225.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRA610T56JJ9WphyTqpAwfgHdks5JMTh11Ehoe2LoVlNtm3-iCPXnhIg3ht1Cvqi3E888cZ_LdK96M-x4VK8bvCA3pF4c0Zd6FAgtWMD7gc011wZKEgRZ16yqwDLNko0IxzMtt_NsENaeF/s400/DSCF2225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650400297840012578" border="0" /></a>Luke and the mold filled with cement.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflwSaaV-zMsRBdaMQwqVh_vo_SXT6CWjVkv7n-84FH2O1qZqbwoitIJehkHX52aGx6K8fRd_TB9gDyjeOYiXYKuOAh7-VJDITW7o3lSIZonuWofR6sPv2dBX8Cmj2cZFntoEMkcAHRIbx/s1600/DSCF2229.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflwSaaV-zMsRBdaMQwqVh_vo_SXT6CWjVkv7n-84FH2O1qZqbwoitIJehkHX52aGx6K8fRd_TB9gDyjeOYiXYKuOAh7-VJDITW7o3lSIZonuWofR6sPv2dBX8Cmj2cZFntoEMkcAHRIbx/s400/DSCF2229.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650400296286555954" border="0" /></a>Outline of our butterfly. I bet you are shocked that we did a butterfly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUQ6jUirLzk4rPvLIJyE7jtLfLRHtzBGJtgKc33lAmgv6j86nDfxlWBqAOlOv-CqQk9-0yqSFhgOcvNKvbMwg-cMf86Z57FfZR8FTuf2tE8UwR3v_HnXbsK3g_njieGm-iUq07Jmaqlfe/s1600/DSCF2230.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUQ6jUirLzk4rPvLIJyE7jtLfLRHtzBGJtgKc33lAmgv6j86nDfxlWBqAOlOv-CqQk9-0yqSFhgOcvNKvbMwg-cMf86Z57FfZR8FTuf2tE8UwR3v_HnXbsK3g_njieGm-iUq07Jmaqlfe/s400/DSCF2230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650400291137459970" border="0" /></a>The finished product - well it still had to dry.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOTquv7uYh_0E5mpe3ktZy5NQYGnEongxZ5MRDQuhYABQQ-KwYa95mJXes22zaUJ1NboEE7915O8W-FdUeD3yF5HdNbYLiYoGmEOJiWeAMOjLnFoV48y7PViwE3zbs9vnj6j1ofmOz4T8/s1600/DSCF2231.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOTquv7uYh_0E5mpe3ktZy5NQYGnEongxZ5MRDQuhYABQQ-KwYa95mJXes22zaUJ1NboEE7915O8W-FdUeD3yF5HdNbYLiYoGmEOJiWeAMOjLnFoV48y7PViwE3zbs9vnj6j1ofmOz4T8/s400/DSCF2231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650400288139056642" border="0" /></a>Luke and his tile. He is a ham.<br /><br />It actually turned out great and we put it on our front porch. <br /><br />The most important thing we do each week is pray for the people of the country each day. We specifically prayed for missionaries, lost people, and for Christian growth.<br /><br />Next stop: IsraelAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-3984954448404582082011-09-09T09:27:00.001-07:002011-09-09T09:36:02.545-07:00Kindergarten - What We Did This Week - Week 3<span style="font-weight: bold;">BIBLE</span><br />This week we studied about God's World and how He created everything. We focused on the last 3 days and the day He rested. We also focused on what we do at church on our day of rest. We continued memorizing the verse Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">READING</span><br />This week we did the short vowel sound of a. We read lots of words that end with -ab, -ad, -ag, -am, -an, -ap, -as, and -at. He read some short-a phonetical books. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPELLING<br /></span>This week we did the short vowel sound of a. We spelled lots of words that end with -ab, -ad, -ag, -am, -an, -ap, -as, and -at. He used tiles to spell out the words. On Friday he had a spelling test and got all of the words right. :)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HANDWRITING </span><br />This week we started writing out Bible verses. Each week he will write a Bible verse. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MATH<br /></span>This week we started on addition.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">SCIENCE </span><br />This week we continued working on the 1st day of creation. We are working on memorizing Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HISTORY </span><br />This week we studied the days of creation as well as the fall of Adam and Eve and God's ultimate plan for salvation as shown in Genesis 3:16. We memorized Gen 1:1 (as seen above).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">GEOGRAPHY</span><br />This week we went to India. We located India on the map, colored the map, colored and learned about the flag, learned fascinating facts about India, learned "Hello" and "Thank You" in Hindi, made a lapbook entry, and made a stone mosaic. We read some books that took place in India like The Road to Mumbai and The Monsoon.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ELECTIVES</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPANISH</span><span><br /><span>We focused on greetings ("Hola," "Como te llamas?," "Me llamo _________," "Como estas?," "Estoy __________," and "Adios."</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">PIANO </span><br />We worked on how to sit properly at the piano.<span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />MUSIC </span><br />We didn't study a composer this week because we didn't have a composer for India.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />ART </span><br />We didn't study an artist this week because we didn't have an artist for India.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PE </span><br />We went to the park a bunch of times.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CO-OP</span><span><br />Luke learned about Eli Whitney and the cotton gin. They manually took seeds out of cotton, made an ornament out of cotton, and learned how to take pens apart and put them back together.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />All in all it was a great week.<br /></span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-58158730787613451582011-08-27T18:43:00.000-07:002011-08-27T18:55:42.149-07:00Expedition Earth - Asia - JapanThis week Luke and I made our 2nd stop on our trek across the globe. We went to Japan. It was a great country to visit and we learned so many interesting things.
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<br />The first day we stamped our passports and found Japan on our map. Luke colored the map of Japan (sorry, I don't have a picture) and we wrote down some key things about Japan.
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<br />Each week we look up words in each language. The language of Japan is Japanese. In Japanese, "Luke" is "Ru ku", "Hello" is "Kon nichi wah", and "Thank You" is "Arigato."
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<br />Luke colored the flag of Japan. It was a nice, easy one. It is white with a red-filled circle in the middle.
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<br />He made a lapbook for China and put his favorite thing about Japan, doing Origami.
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<br />We made carp (fish) necklaces. We colored each fish a different color and talked about what each color was in Japanese. Here are the necklaces:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB8Ds6pmU7PCwJ-ESliwsPn3sVTMLzE12HlwKdyixfJS5G_kgNkQNKRaKs7ne7erWenD9yBe-lzQ5vnf-sN4TwQUW0J0MnfUdOk0YHimSZaQb2eKJpN0b-IXCUapGhOPLIBsoJzLy8Jrm/s1600/DSCF2168.JPG">
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<br />Here is the Origami we made - Yellow Butterflies (how appropriate):
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7D4998cp8NQtTN75MgibM7aA2JCPbZrqt95n1ncnbinI2PK8a8aOc3TZSfIuaCSsqz7xqNktoqe6WBV5lyPNBwo2t1bmqU9zV0djEQoUIipDSIz3KbhQ-lvRATni4__qq4EcBGXsOsGQ/s1600/DSCF2199.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7D4998cp8NQtTN75MgibM7aA2JCPbZrqt95n1ncnbinI2PK8a8aOc3TZSfIuaCSsqz7xqNktoqe6WBV5lyPNBwo2t1bmqU9zV0djEQoUIipDSIz3KbhQ-lvRATni4__qq4EcBGXsOsGQ/s400/DSCF2199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645717077012448418" border="0" /></a>Luke and I went out on a mommy-son date to a Japanese steakhouse this week. Here we are all dressed up and ready to go:
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<br />The most important thing we do each week is pray for the people of the country each day. We specifically prayed for missionaries, lost people, and for growth as well as safety from the volcanoes and tsunamis.
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<br />Next stop: India
<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-22071759125100885872011-08-26T22:55:00.000-07:002011-08-27T11:44:12.158-07:00Kindergarten - What We Did This Week - Week 2<span style="font-weight: bold;">BIBLE</span>
<br />This week we studied about God's World and how He created everything. We focused on the first 3 days. We memorized the verse Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">READING</span>
<br />This week we did a review of the short vowel sounds. I was thrilled that Luke remembered what we learned last year.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPELLING
<br /></span>This week we did a review of the short vowel sounds. I was thrilled that Luke remembered what we learned last year.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HANDWRITING </span>
<br />This week we did review lessons of letters we learned last year.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MATH
<br /></span>This week we focused on number bonds. We looked at numbers and their makeups (ie 6 = 0+6, 1+5, 2+4, 3+3, 4+2, 5+1, 6+0). Luke did pretty good once we used some manipulative blocks.
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<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">SCIENCE </span>
<br />This week we continued working on the 1st day of creation. We are working on memorizing Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HISTORY </span>
<br />This week we continued working on God's Story (His Story AKA History). We drew a timeline between beginning (Creation), Christ's 1st coming, and Christ's second coming. We focused on how God has a plan for everything from Creation through Christ through today waiting for Christ to return.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">GEOGRAPHY</span>
<br />This week we went to Japan. We located Japan on the map, colored the map, colored and learned about the flag, learned fascinating facts about Japan, learned "Hello" and "Thank You" in Japanese, made a lapbook entry, made Japanese Origami, made a Japanese necklace, and are planning to go out for Japanese food. It was awesome. <span style="font-weight: bold;">
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ELECTIVES</span>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPANISH</span><span>
<br /><span>We focused on greetings ("Hola," "Como te llamas?," "Me llamo _________," "Como estas?," "Estoy __________," and "Adios."</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">
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<br />We didn't do a piano lesson this week. <span style="font-weight: bold;">
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<br />MUSIC </span>
<br />We didn't study a composer this week because we didn't have a composer for Japan.
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<br />ART </span>
<br />We didn't study an artist this week because we didn't have an artist for Japan.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PE </span>
<br />We went to the park a bunch of times.<span style="font-weight: bold;">
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CO-OP
<br /></span>Co-Op went great. Luke loved his classes, I loved my classes, and Nathan did great in the nursery. Here is a rundown of how it went: http://organizedhomeschooling.blogspot.com/2011/08/our-1st-day-of-co-op.html
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<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-79287295585383114252011-08-25T13:00:00.000-07:002011-08-27T19:24:54.506-07:00Our 1st Day of CO-OP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUuouAjKboYnzEXmPDmjOEbh5856jrAiiHnR_Ch72Qfh7Rpd64V09bw3Zgkdk6KOYWbgBD2XcgkMHr8mfs-xFJxjDdbccYivUCj0Sz01a1vsIVZRiH9eYbzixWK_oyIjR7LTwG6hZp_5A/s1600/DSCF2173.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUuouAjKboYnzEXmPDmjOEbh5856jrAiiHnR_Ch72Qfh7Rpd64V09bw3Zgkdk6KOYWbgBD2XcgkMHr8mfs-xFJxjDdbccYivUCj0Sz01a1vsIVZRiH9eYbzixWK_oyIjR7LTwG6hZp_5A/s400/DSCF2173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645726832094663858" border="0" /></a>
<br />Today was our 1st day of CO-OP. I'll admit that while I was really excited about it, I had my concerns as well. I had a strong feeling that Luke would do great, but I was a little nervous about leaving Nathan for 3 hours in someone else's care. He has only ever been left for about 1 1/2 hours at church for worship or Wednesday night services.
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<br />In case no one knows, I am a super anal, over thinking type of person. I think of every little detail and schedule our life a lot. I don't really know how to operate in the unknown. Today was one of those days.
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<br />Would Nathan be fussy without mommy there? (I thought he would probably do good with that part)
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<br />Would he take a nap? (This was my biggest concern - him not getting a nap and being ill)
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<br />Would he do okay for the whole 3 hours? (Again, a big concern especially if he didn't nap)
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<br />I prayed and prayed about it all. I prepared as much as I could. I sent his blankie, his snugglie, and his glow worm that plays sweet music.
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<br />When we got there, he went to the lady with zero issue, kissed me goodbye, and I felt good about leaving him. When I picked him up, he was happy. She said, "He did great. He played, had a bottle, and even took a nap." He only fussed a couple of minutes (which he does at home). YAY!!!! PRAYERS ANSWERED!
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<br />Luke enjoyed his two classes and got to and from each place with no problem (they have class transporting people). He loved the Lego building and inventors classes. They studied Ben Franklin today and he made a kite with a key on the string. How fun?! He said, "I LOVED IT!!!!!" when I picked him up. Just what I expected. So glad he is able to learn neat things that he is interested in and make some great homeschooling friends.
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<br />I enjoyed myself. I am a floater the first class time. A few moms and I will be filling in the needs as they show up each week. I am excited about this role because I will be in different places each week. It is a great way to learn about different classes and meet different teachers and students. The other hour I am in a new members class. This is for people that are new to the CO-OP. It was great today getting to know one another. I feel like I already have some great friends.
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<br />Homeschooling is awesome and there are so many great groups to learn and have fun with. I am so glad that God worked this one out and we got in. I think it is going to be a great year. I am excited.
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<br />As a bonus, we got to go to the park with some of the families after CO-OP. It was great to meet lots of new friends and have the kids play and make friends as well. :)
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<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-12827734188177632011-08-21T00:20:00.000-07:002011-08-27T11:45:46.714-07:00Kindergarten - What We Did This Week - Week 1<span style="font-weight: bold;">BIBLE</span>
<br />This week we studied about God's Word and how He uses the Bible to teach us His ways. We memorized the verse Psalm 25:4 - Show me Your ways, O Lord, teach me Your paths. We did the story of how Samuel heard from the Lord and followed what He told him to do. Our theme song for the week was "Holy Bible, Book Divine."
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">READING</span>
<br />This week we did a review of the phonetical sounds of each letter of the alphabet (including the short vowel sounds). I was thrilled that Luke remembered what we learned last year.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> SPELLING </span>
<br />This week we did a review of the phonetical sounds of each letter of the alphabet (including the short vowel sounds). I was thrilled that Luke remembered what we learned last year.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HANDWRITING </span>
<br />This week we did review lessons of letters we learned last year.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MATH
<br /></span>This week we focused on number order. We did the numbers 0-10 forward and backwards. I was really happy that Luke did great going either way (ie 8,9,10 and 7,6,5).<span style="font-weight: bold;">
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<br /></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">SCIENCE </span>
<br />This week we started working on the 1st day of creation. We are working on memorizing Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HISTORY </span>
<br />This week we started working on God's Story (His Story AKA History). It was a great intro and we will finish up next week. We drew our family tree and focused on how God has a plan for everything from Creation through Christ through today waiting for Christ to return.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">GEOGRAPHY</span>
<br />This week we went to China. We located China on the map, colored the map, colored and learned about the flag, learned fascinating facts about China, learned "Hello" and "Thank You" in Mandarin, made a lapbook entry, made Chinese lanterns, made a Chinese fan, and went out for Chinese food. It was awesome. To see more about our week in China, check out this post: http://organizedhomeschooling.blogspot.com/2011/08/expedition-earth-asia-china.html<span style="font-weight: bold;">
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ELECTIVES</span>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SPANISH
<br /></span>This week we made an intro page and learned "Me llamo (name)".
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<br /></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">PIANO </span>
<br />We didn't do a piano lesson this week. <span style="font-weight: bold;">
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<br />MUSIC </span>
<br />We didn't study a composer this week because we didn't have a composer for China.
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<br />ART </span>
<br />We didn't study an artist this week because we didn't have an artist for China.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PE </span>
<br />We went to the park 3 days and the pool 2 days. Not to mention the running around the house. ;)<span style="font-weight: bold;">
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CO-OP
<br /></span>We officially start Co-Op next week, but we did take a tour on Thursday and met some new homeschool friends. :)
<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-53351872424367994312011-08-20T23:45:00.001-07:002011-08-20T23:48:16.385-07:00Kindergarten Curriculum - Spanish - Teach Them Spanish K<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kindergarten Curriculum - Spanish
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<br />What We Are Using: Teach Them Spanish K
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<br />How I Found It: </span>I was perusing curriculum at The Homeschool Gathering Place and found this great resource.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why I Chose It: </span>It is really simple and breaks it down by category (numbers, colors, places, etc). It has a few activities for each category so we can work on it for a few weeks.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What Will We Do? </span>Each week we will do an activity and during the week we will work on reviewing the activity. We will play BINGO to learn some words as well.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I think this will be a great start to learning Spanish.</span> </span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-71094924566090579422011-08-20T20:50:00.001-07:002011-08-20T20:50:58.435-07:00Daily SchedulesSince school started back last week, we have slowly been getting into a routine/rhythm. Going into a new year, I never quite know what our schedule is going to look like, but being completely OCD, I try my best to plan it out and then tweak as necessary. This year has been no different.
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<br />I thought that school would take 3-4 hours, but after starting have realized it will only take 1 1/2 - 2 hours (maybe a little more if the subjects get tougher), so that really changes our previously planned schedule.
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<br />I know that I always enjoy looking at people's schedules to figure out ways that might work for our family, so here goes:
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MONDAY
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7:00am - </span></span>Lee, Luke, and I wake up and do our morning routines (Lee - get dressed, make lunch) (Ashley - get dressed, make bed, start laundry, make breakfast) (Luke - get dressed, make bed)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7:30am - </span>Luke and I eat breakfast and Lee leaves for work
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00am - </span>Nathan wakes up and eats breakfast (I clean up the kitchen while he eats his Cheerios)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<br />8:30am - </span>Play with the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9:o0am - </span>Go to the library
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:00am - </span>Nathan goes down for a nap - Luke and I do homeschool
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HOMESCHOOL TIME
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:00am-10:15am - </span></span></span>Bible
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:15am-10:30am - </span>Handwriting<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>
<br />10:30am-10:45am - </span>Reading & Spelling
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:45am-11:00am - </span>Math
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:00am-11:15am - </span>Science
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:15am-11:30am -</span> History
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:30am-11:45am - </span>Geography
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:45am-12:00pm - </span>Spanish
<br />Of course every subject doesn't take exactly 15 minutes, some take more, some take less. This is just a rough overview. If we finish early, we just hang out until lunch time.
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12:00pm - </span>Luke, Nathan, and I eat lunch
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12:30pm - </span>Play with the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2:00pm - </span>Nathan naps, Luke naps/rests/has quiet time, and I have my down time (or do some dinner prep and/or chores)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4:00pm - </span>I feed Nathan a bottle and Luke has video game time (he can earn up to 30 minutes a day)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4:30pm - </span>Bathe the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5:00pm - </span>Play with the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5:30pm - </span>I cook dinner while the boys play
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6:15pm - </span>Family dinner
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6:45pm - </span>Family playtime (Nathan gets a bottle sometime before bed)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7:45pm - </span>Get the boys ready for bed
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00pm - </span>Bedtime for the boys (Sometimes Nathan goes to bed earlier, sometimes Luke goes to bed later)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lee and I have a flexible time until bedtime
<br />11:00pm - </span>Lee and I go to bed (that's the goal at least)
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TUESDAY
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">7:00am - </span></span>Lee, Luke, and I wake up and do our morning routines (Lee - get dressed, make lunch) (Ashley - get dressed, make bed, start laundry, make breakfast) (Luke - get dressed, make bed)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7:30am - </span>Luke and I eat breakfast and Lee leaves for work
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00am - </span>Nathan wakes up and eats breakfast (I clean up the kitchen while he eats his Cheerios)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<br />8:30am - </span>Play with the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:00am - </span>Nathan goes down for a nap - Luke and I do homeschool
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HOMESCHOOL TIME
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:00am-10:15am - </span></span></span>Bible
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:15am-10:30am - </span>Handwriting<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>
<br />10:30am-10:45am - </span>Reading & Spelling
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:45am-11:00am - </span>Math
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:00am-11:15am - </span>Science
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:15am-11:30am -</span> History
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:30am-11:45am - </span>Geography
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:45am-12:00pm - </span>Spanish
<br />Of course every subject doesn't take exactly 15 minutes, some take more, some take less. This is just a rough overview. If we finish early, we just hang out until lunch time.
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12:00pm - </span>Luke, Nathan, and I eat lunch
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12:30pm - </span>Play with the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2:00pm - </span>Nathan naps, Luke naps/rests/has quiet time, and I have my down time (or do some dinner prep and/or chores)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4:00pm - </span>I feed Nathan a bottle and Luke has video game time (he can earn up to 30 minutes a day)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4:30pm - </span>Bathe the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5:00pm - </span>Play with the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5:30pm - </span>I cook dinner while the boys play
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6:15pm - </span>Family dinner
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6:45pm - </span>Family playtime (Nathan gets a bottle sometime before bed)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7:45pm - </span>Get the boys ready for bed
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00pm - </span>Bedtime for the boys (Sometimes Nathan goes to bed earlier, sometimes Luke goes to bed later)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lee and I have a flexible time until bedtime
<br />11:00pm - </span>Lee and I go to bed (that's the goal at least)
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WEDNESDAY
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">7:00am - </span></span>Lee, Luke, and I wake up and do our morning routines (Lee - get dressed, make lunch) (Ashley - get dressed, make bed, start laundry, make breakfast) (Luke - get dressed, make bed)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7:30am - </span>Luke and I eat breakfast and Lee leaves for work
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00am - </span>Nathan wakes up and eats breakfast (I clean up the kitchen while he eats his Cheerios)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<br />8:30am - </span>Play with the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:00am - </span>Nathan goes down for a nap - Luke and I do homeschool
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HOMESCHOOL TIME
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:00am-10:15am - </span></span></span>Bible
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:15am-10:30am - </span>Handwriting<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>
<br />10:30am-10:45am - </span>Reading & Spelling
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:45am-11:00am - </span>Math
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:00am-11:15am - </span>Science (Every other Wednesday we don't do Science)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:15am-11:30am -</span> History (Every other Wednesday we don't do History)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:30am-11:45am - </span>Geography
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:45am-12:00pm - </span>Spanish
<br />Of course every subject doesn't take exactly 15 minutes, some take more, some take less. This is just a rough overview. If we finish early, we just hang out until lunch time.
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12:00pm - </span>Luke, Nathan, and I eat lunch
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12:30pm - </span>Play with the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2:00pm - </span>Nathan naps, Luke naps/rests/has quiet time, and I have my down time (or do some dinner prep and/or chores)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4:00pm - </span>I feed Nathan a bottle and Luke has video game time (he can earn up to 30 minutes a day)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4:30pm - </span>Bathe the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5:00pm - </span>Leave for church
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5:45pm - </span>Eat dinner at church
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6:45pm - </span>Bible classes at church (Nathan gets his bottle in the church nursery)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00pm - </span>Drive home
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8:30pm - </span>Get the boys ready for bed and<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span> bedtime for the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lee and I have a flexible time until bedtime
<br />11:00pm - </span>Lee and I go to bed (that's the goal at least)
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">THURSDAY
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">7:00am - </span></span>Lee, Luke, and I wake up and do our morning routines (Lee - get dressed, make lunch) (Ashley - get dressed, make bed, start laundry, make breakfast) (Luke - get dressed, make bed)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7:30am - </span>Luke and I eat breakfast and Lee leaves for work
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00am - </span>Nathan wakes up and eats breakfast (I clean up the kitchen while he eats his Cheerios)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<br />8:30am - </span>Go to Co-Op
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9:o0am - </span>Co-OP
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">12:00pm - </span>Luke, Nathan, and I eat lunch
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12:30pm - </span>Drive home from Co-Op
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1:00pm - </span>Nathan naps - Luke and I do homeschool
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">HOMESCHOOL TIME
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1:00pm-1:15pm - </span></span></span>Bible
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1:15pm-1:30pm - </span>Handwriting<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>
<br />1:30pm-1:45pm - </span>Reading & Spelling
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1:45pm-2:00pm - </span>Math
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Of course every subject doesn't take exactly 15 minutes, some take more, some take less. This is just a rough overview. If we finish early, we just hang out until lunch time.
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2:00pm- </span>Nathan is still napping, Luke naps/rests/has quiet time, and I have my down time (or do some dinner prep and/or chores)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">4:00pm - </span>I feed Nathan a bottle and Luke has video game time (he can earn up to 30 minutes a day)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4:30pm - </span>Bathe the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5:00pm - </span>Play with the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5:30pm - </span>I cook dinner while the boys play
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6:15pm - </span>Family dinner
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6:45pm - </span>Family playtime (Nathan gets a bottle sometime before bed)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7:45pm - </span>Get the boys ready for bed
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00pm - </span>Bedtime for the boys (Sometimes Nathan goes to bed earlier, sometimes Luke goes to bed later)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lee and I have a flexible time until bedtime
<br />11:00pm - </span>Lee and I go to bed (that's the goal at least)
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FRIDAY
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">7:00am - </span></span>Lee, Luke, and I wake up and do our morning routines (Lee - get dressed, make lunch) (Ashley - get dressed, make bed, start laundry, make breakfast) (Luke - get dressed, make bed)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7:30am - </span>Luke and I eat breakfast and Lee leaves for work
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00am - </span>Nathan wakes up and eats breakfast (I clean up the kitchen while he eats his Cheerios)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<br />8:30am - </span>Play with the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:00am - </span>Nathan goes down for a nap - Luke and I do homeschool
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HOMESCHOOL TIME
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:00am-10:15am - </span></span></span>Bible
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:15am-10:30am - </span>Handwriting<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>
<br />10:30am-10:45am - </span>Reading & Spelling
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:45am-11:00am - </span>Math
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:00am-11:45am - </span>Geography Projects
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11:45am-12:00pm - </span>Spanish
<br />Of course every subject doesn't take exactly 15 minutes, some take more, some take less. This is just a rough overview. If we finish early, we just hang out until lunch time.
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12:00pm - </span>Luke, Nathan, and I eat lunch
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12:30pm - </span>Play with the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2:00pm - </span>Nathan naps, Luke naps/rests/has quiet time, and I have my down time (or do some dinner prep and/or chores)<span style="font-weight: bold;">
<br />4:00pm - </span>I feed Nathan a bottle and Luke has video game time (he can earn up to 30 minutes a day)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4:30pm - </span>Bathe the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5:00pm - </span>Play with the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5:30pm - </span>I cook dinner while the boys play
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6:15pm - </span>Family dinner
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6:45pm - </span>Family playtime (Nathan gets a bottle sometime before bed)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7:45pm - </span>Get the boys ready for bed
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00pm - </span>Bedtime for the boys (Sometimes Nathan goes to bed earlier, sometimes Luke goes to bed later)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lee and I have a flexible time until bedtime
<br />11:00pm - </span>Lee and I go to bed (that's the goal at least)
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SATURDAY</span>
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">7:30am - </span>Lee, Luke, and I wake up and make breakfast
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00am - </span>Nathan wakes up and we all eat breakfast together (I clean up the kitchen while he eats his Cheerios)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<br />8:30am - </span>Play with the boys
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:00am - </span>Nathan goes down for a nap - free time for Lee, Luke, and me
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">12:00pm - </span>Lee, Luke, Nathan, and I eat lunch
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">12:30pm - </span>Play with the boys
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">2:00pm - </span>Nathan naps, Luke naps/rests/has quiet time, and Lee and I have my down time (or do some dinner prep and/or chores)<span style="font-weight: bold;">
<br />4:00pm - </span>I feed Nathan a bottle and Luke has video game time (he can earn up to 30 minutes a day)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4:30pm - </span>Bathe the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5:00pm - </span>Play with the boys
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5:30pm - </span>I cook dinner while the boys play
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6:15pm - </span>Family dinner
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6:45pm - </span>Family playtime (Nathan gets a bottle sometime before bed)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7:45pm - </span>Get the boys ready for bed
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00pm - </span>Bedtime for the boys (Sometimes Nathan goes to bed earlier, sometimes Luke goes to bed later)
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lee and I have a flexible time until bedtime
<br />11:00pm - </span>Lee and I go to bed (that's the goal at least)
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<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">SUNDAY</span>
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">7:30am - </span>Lee, Luke, and I wake up, get ready, and make breakfast
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00am - </span>Nathan wakes up and we all eat breakfast together (I clean up the kitchen while he eats his Cheerios)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<br />8:30am - </span>Leave for church
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9:00am - </span>Sunday School
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:30am - </span>Worship
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">12:00pm - </span>Lee, Luke, Nathan, and I eat lunch
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">12:30pm - </span>Drive home
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">1:00pm - </span>Nathan naps, Luke naps/rests/has quiet time, and Lee and I have my down time (or do some dinner prep and/or chores)<span style="font-weight: bold;">
<br />4:00pm - </span>I feed Nathan a bottle and Luke has video game time (he can earn up to 30 minutes a day)
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">4:30pm - </span>Bathe the boys
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">5:00pm - </span>Play with the boys
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">5:30pm - </span>I cook dinner while the boys play
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">6:15pm - </span>Family dinner
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">6:45pm - </span>Family playtime (Nathan gets a bottle sometime before bed)
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">7:45pm - </span>Get the boys ready for bed
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">8:00pm - </span>Bedtime for the boys (Sometimes Nathan goes to bed earlier, sometimes Luke goes to bed later)
<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lee and I have a flexible time until bedtime
<br />11:00pm - </span>Lee and I go to bed (that's the goal at least) Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-42965658714343775812011-08-20T18:09:00.000-07:002011-08-20T18:12:25.004-07:00Kindergarten Curriculum - Math - Singapore Math<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kindergarten Curriculum - Math
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<br />What We Are Using: Singapore Math
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<br />How I Found It: </span>My friend, Holly, showed me this series at her house and I was in love with it.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why I Chose It: </span>It is a great system that builds on itself. You learn the thought process behind multiplication and division even in the early grades. It is great. I love how colorful it is, how you have a textbook and a workbook. It is really nicely done.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What Will We Do? </span>Each day we will read from the textbook and go over practice exercises and then we will complete a worksheet that covers the material.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall I love the curriculum we are using so far. I think we will really like it.</span> </span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-12484469695093963892011-08-20T17:54:00.001-07:002011-08-20T18:08:25.925-07:00Kindergarten Curriculum - Spelling - All About Spelling<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kindergarten Curriculum - Spelling
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<br />What We Are Using: All About Spelling
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<br />How I Found It: </span>My friend, Chandres, another homeschooler, highly recommended this series to me. I wanted to do something that wasn't just spelling lists and she said this was great.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why I Chose It: </span>It is a great system that builds on itself. The teacher and student work together with some tiles and other tools to learn how to spell. It is great because it isn't just memorizing lists.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What Will We Do? </span>In conjunction with our reading curriculum, we will be doing daily lessons to learn each exercise. We started with short vowels, then the rest of the phonograms, then the long vowels, and then build on it. We will work through the curriculum building each day/week/level.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall I love the curriculum we are using so far. I think we will really like it.</span> </span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-27703358999272703622011-08-20T17:45:00.000-07:002011-08-20T17:53:24.537-07:00Kindergarten Curriculum - Reading - ABeka Readers/Handbook & OPGtTR<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8753958661003822203"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kindergarten Curriculum - Reading
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<br />What We Are Using: ABeka Readers/Handbook and Ordinary Parents' Guide to Teaching Reading
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<br />How I Found It: </span>My friend, Vicky, works at The Homeschool Gathering Place and has homeschooled 3 children (1 is almost done with high school). She has a ton of experience with homeschooling and curriculum. She was kind enough to gift me the book, Ordinary Parents' Guide to Teaching Reading, and it is awesome. ABeka readers and handbook were suggested to me from another great homeschooling friend.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why I Chose It: </span>It really chose me. LOL! It is great because it goes step-by-step in the correct order of phonetically learning how to read. I love that each lesson is in sequential order, reviews previous lessons, and tells me exactly what to do and say. Luke has learned very quickly from this book. I chose ABeka readers because they are great and are in order (I love order).
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What Will We Do? </span>In conjunction with our spelling curriculum, we will be doing daily lessons to learn each exercise. We started with short vowels, then the rest of the phonograms, then the long vowels, and then build on it. We will work through the ABeka handbook first and then start reading through the readers as we get to each level. We will also be reading some other books that line up with where we are at.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall I love the curriculum we are using. So far we are just reviewing but I am happy that Luke remembers everything we learned last year. Hoping it goes well as reading is the #1 thing kids should learn really well. Readers are learners. Readers are leaders. :)</span>
<br /></span> </div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-37081406300471173462011-08-19T12:00:00.000-07:002011-08-27T19:15:21.190-07:00Expedition Earth - Asia - ChinaThis week Luke and I started our trek across the globe. Our first stop was China. It was a great country to visit and we learned so many interesting things.
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<br />The first day we stamped our passports and found China on our map. Luke colored the map of China (sorry, I don't have a picture) and we wrote down some key things about China.
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<br />Each week we will look up words in each language. The language of China is Mandarin. Here are the words we looked up in Mandarin:
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKksbfd1vc6P2GnOlbCDqo6p3O0VNGIBnu6LC71t1dsSaBVZ993b0nyhmiucVueZ63d79xIZ23yR1f0SNeZtaOj3fzKT_yjPX-iR6Zp98B3Ck04jWFhbIDZu7yvcoTGOfvQ-4gi1VRepq/s1600/DSCF2150.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKksbfd1vc6P2GnOlbCDqo6p3O0VNGIBnu6LC71t1dsSaBVZ993b0nyhmiucVueZ63d79xIZ23yR1f0SNeZtaOj3fzKT_yjPX-iR6Zp98B3Ck04jWFhbIDZu7yvcoTGOfvQ-4gi1VRepq/s400/DSCF2150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642645648860455762" border="0" /></a>Here is the flag of China: (the red represents the revolution, the big yellow/gold star represents Communism, and the 4 little yellow/gold stars represent the classes of people)
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kGdKk0qtMRYmAKvz1JDhP6Ne7RIG-Y0EC7tiFi3cy9cI1r5_Bf4W5f0QJZzETCY_O-Ha4a9z_HJfZuviIjOqNA2c06oERj8X0LeCk-4YvtmNP4jynjIHJbfe9pNDO93Zipt5d9318Ns_/s1600/DSCF2149.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kGdKk0qtMRYmAKvz1JDhP6Ne7RIG-Y0EC7tiFi3cy9cI1r5_Bf4W5f0QJZzETCY_O-Ha4a9z_HJfZuviIjOqNA2c06oERj8X0LeCk-4YvtmNP4jynjIHJbfe9pNDO93Zipt5d9318Ns_/s400/DSCF2149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642645648130578290" border="0" /></a>Here is Luke working on his lapbook entry for China:
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDodZfQypaqYnV5l-decBsjaw_E6Wk83oy1RWmnbssJ2oHomvH7Iri0KAdTYEBBToKxFTdizNxPH1xeIyIykthroPUEQ6jQwbLrmeYS1o9bZVLD3OowDIP2q6dCcgyGQdqfHYRCsx-24S/s1600/DSCF2148.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDodZfQypaqYnV5l-decBsjaw_E6Wk83oy1RWmnbssJ2oHomvH7Iri0KAdTYEBBToKxFTdizNxPH1xeIyIykthroPUEQ6jQwbLrmeYS1o9bZVLD3OowDIP2q6dCcgyGQdqfHYRCsx-24S/s400/DSCF2148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642645645269828130" border="0" /></a>Luke playing tanagrams (a popular game/craft in China):
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1E-IFcb-W_6Niz48kpZtGCFbgR2A0DZTbVIIYFUDa-oNEpjcyhGaExJu_wwCrRTDrsGq8moho3uFR8c_p5_ENBfQM7AEM3lRCyPUftMi8915_HjCBiR2J3edwt_Rw0kp7lfJFzM3J5ML2/s1600/DSCF2158.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1E-IFcb-W_6Niz48kpZtGCFbgR2A0DZTbVIIYFUDa-oNEpjcyhGaExJu_wwCrRTDrsGq8moho3uFR8c_p5_ENBfQM7AEM3lRCyPUftMi8915_HjCBiR2J3edwt_Rw0kp7lfJFzM3J5ML2/s400/DSCF2158.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642645642464756258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHg_RCD3t1QKVikTl9dS-5c3JGLMqAP9eiIHyVFboycPBAgmDGPX62roW6dOjR9t8YJxH5rQ1SC4MKE5uhmmtdgpIOVpNGs05rk4F9Zfs_uR31HdCgdBzQ9e-jzE-713lvOqnoZqeRDs4h/s1600/DSCF2159.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHg_RCD3t1QKVikTl9dS-5c3JGLMqAP9eiIHyVFboycPBAgmDGPX62roW6dOjR9t8YJxH5rQ1SC4MKE5uhmmtdgpIOVpNGs05rk4F9Zfs_uR31HdCgdBzQ9e-jzE-713lvOqnoZqeRDs4h/s400/DSCF2159.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642645637559802050" border="0" /></a>Here is Luke making a Chinese fan: (he is drawing Chinese numbers on it)
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ll-snkzXxpA4MghW7cAk38TVwaAG2bH3OGPIR-wfbCye5BmGyOaCJ3IiudCIWx1Z-Klh1iNrmTviuK4nncwCeOyvN-PtgROHXRzLtBHLrQNCbwNbSCsMkOCeckjC49cvY6gs-lKBkRma/s1600/DSCF2153.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ll-snkzXxpA4MghW7cAk38TVwaAG2bH3OGPIR-wfbCye5BmGyOaCJ3IiudCIWx1Z-Klh1iNrmTviuK4nncwCeOyvN-PtgROHXRzLtBHLrQNCbwNbSCsMkOCeckjC49cvY6gs-lKBkRma/s400/DSCF2153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642644890792800706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbK_0mtbaaZnE5nYgTTKH3G-Bcg-EqC4ljIxRtOYcZ8TWSyuTbrPSyqBb0xtxpFIeDGeIes9gmR6iVHhU-3uYdWIYUO8C8HVJU2DZlbbMUiw9gqWMp0r1xGnZnidu_zRlcssshhxgpcGg/s1600/DSCF2156.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbK_0mtbaaZnE5nYgTTKH3G-Bcg-EqC4ljIxRtOYcZ8TWSyuTbrPSyqBb0xtxpFIeDGeIes9gmR6iVHhU-3uYdWIYUO8C8HVJU2DZlbbMUiw9gqWMp0r1xGnZnidu_zRlcssshhxgpcGg/s400/DSCF2156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642644887008071250" border="0" /></a>I think it turned out great. :)
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhBWVbH6K0IM0IqG0QntExjogsn9UTxRBAtfbDI0BvV-y0Ekd24xT46jeZIaF-og59GLsct6G9KrNBsr3bTvsdH90PQrezBWFrht276EXdy7TmR2HXqdYPanK8R1jboYb61i6bk6s0crg/s1600/DSCF2160.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhBWVbH6K0IM0IqG0QntExjogsn9UTxRBAtfbDI0BvV-y0Ekd24xT46jeZIaF-og59GLsct6G9KrNBsr3bTvsdH90PQrezBWFrht276EXdy7TmR2HXqdYPanK8R1jboYb61i6bk6s0crg/s400/DSCF2160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642644881101345538" border="0" /></a>Here is Luke making a Chinese lantern:
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4sjtkuBYUd1A882Nk9L2y4mCsI_Iw65mmd9xVfm2bSfP2ZZbR11n3NnRzOMbq7CcSHDkNw-KpfHyhpCMSf3Eo69p-5bCCQlzHqwLhoaEluixT2zxVWxbWtAEp2YaUk5AtJNfd00vVXN6/s1600/DSCF2166.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4sjtkuBYUd1A882Nk9L2y4mCsI_Iw65mmd9xVfm2bSfP2ZZbR11n3NnRzOMbq7CcSHDkNw-KpfHyhpCMSf3Eo69p-5bCCQlzHqwLhoaEluixT2zxVWxbWtAEp2YaUk5AtJNfd00vVXN6/s400/DSCF2166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642644877315683314" border="0" /></a>Again, I am pleased with how they turned out:
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB8Ds6pmU7PCwJ-ESliwsPn3sVTMLzE12HlwKdyixfJS5G_kgNkQNKRaKs7ne7erWenD9yBe-lzQ5vnf-sN4TwQUW0J0MnfUdOk0YHimSZaQb2eKJpN0b-IXCUapGhOPLIBsoJzLy8Jrm/s1600/DSCF2168.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB8Ds6pmU7PCwJ-ESliwsPn3sVTMLzE12HlwKdyixfJS5G_kgNkQNKRaKs7ne7erWenD9yBe-lzQ5vnf-sN4TwQUW0J0MnfUdOk0YHimSZaQb2eKJpN0b-IXCUapGhOPLIBsoJzLy8Jrm/s400/DSCF2168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642644871807939778" border="0" /></a>Luke with his Great Wall of China:
<br /><h2 class="date-header"><span></span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class="post-outer"> <div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template"> <a name="3774527733326197235"></a> <div class="post-header"> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3774527733326197235"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbPIhaWVYDBbFGx89wX1cs86nD0wE-NIPi0RTG8nz1othPWzrc2Ja6b0NYajTvkPYDDubyZGxEV2X8ZmHjMkqpzfWm1r6wgiMqEMzwbbqVHZ5TF-dR4DhJZv6kRnXd9Qb8VlcvktUbBAy/s1600/DSCF2196.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbPIhaWVYDBbFGx89wX1cs86nD0wE-NIPi0RTG8nz1othPWzrc2Ja6b0NYajTvkPYDDubyZGxEV2X8ZmHjMkqpzfWm1r6wgiMqEMzwbbqVHZ5TF-dR4DhJZv6kRnXd9Qb8VlcvktUbBAy/s400/DSCF2196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645722670758496514" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dqHQZ2d5LHVXtQmt3WrNFhtKztkwODtHSX-5hkEnM6x9Z_7JoWCVNa85qMyynhQ06K4hPlNk8v0wfioaM0rApISV8Wkh3sFarwheoWyNTqRgXzwEgCa-3EKx_AnFcCVpgAeqQ4ZuCyZl/s1600/DSCF2197.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dqHQZ2d5LHVXtQmt3WrNFhtKztkwODtHSX-5hkEnM6x9Z_7JoWCVNa85qMyynhQ06K4hPlNk8v0wfioaM0rApISV8Wkh3sFarwheoWyNTqRgXzwEgCa-3EKx_AnFcCVpgAeqQ4ZuCyZl/s400/DSCF2197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645722665614406306" border="0" /></a> We gave Luke a red envelope filled with lucky money (AKA video game bucks) as is a custom in China.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbeowXE1SeB-QrR0bSvOBVzr97UT4eGW4FWTi1W3vNIdpMKVHfDodBF4LwKvq_XD07OgDf9zuErPxN_LWqyFppIO1L73igCF1jvWnpgz3Nl-KL4siYBzhVH4BHbSOP0vwRor5k2w3dxm0/s1600/DSCF2172.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbeowXE1SeB-QrR0bSvOBVzr97UT4eGW4FWTi1W3vNIdpMKVHfDodBF4LwKvq_XD07OgDf9zuErPxN_LWqyFppIO1L73igCF1jvWnpgz3Nl-KL4siYBzhVH4BHbSOP0vwRor5k2w3dxm0/s400/DSCF2172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645722652208236258" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div>The most important thing we do each week is pray for the people of China each day. We specifically prayed for missionaries, lost people, and for growth despite the Communist government.
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<br />We also read some great books related to China including: The Story of Ping, 5 Chinese Brothers, Stone Soup, Panda Kindergarten, and The Runaway Wok.
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<br />He also played Chinese checkers with Lee. We plan to go out for Chinese food this weekend.
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<br />Next stop: Japan
<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-31739712006029099492011-08-15T11:33:00.000-07:002011-08-15T12:20:04.053-07:00Luke's 1st Day of KindergartenLuke's 1st Day of Kindergarten:
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKzWBwCdUTthFPMtEumpSGEYPxQfhNjCG8xdm1gX5W-G0xQXdUs8nTkrHg4bukQItJ2k-B7jXpgZigJcZtJfS8HmvS_aX3bhHNr0UklkWVbWaYqO15cShwATnQoKS2jaG7feRAVmuxwk1/s1600/DSCF2093.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKzWBwCdUTthFPMtEumpSGEYPxQfhNjCG8xdm1gX5W-G0xQXdUs8nTkrHg4bukQItJ2k-B7jXpgZigJcZtJfS8HmvS_aX3bhHNr0UklkWVbWaYqO15cShwATnQoKS2jaG7feRAVmuxwk1/s400/DSCF2093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641161699393377042" border="0" /></a>He is super excited about school (or his doughnut) ;)
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTmdnj6vxsE7Kp5lWAynnSk1kLEyJziVHMsZkwKA31fVe8QQB8EfeoYU_5JI3Q8t7Puarg1m9EJZlRVK51NS5vEJ1nRTiNeob2UDrC2-jiFCLwIpiCyldtuVhJndM9kBwUNt-S_OF-87i/s1600/DSCF2095.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTmdnj6vxsE7Kp5lWAynnSk1kLEyJziVHMsZkwKA31fVe8QQB8EfeoYU_5JI3Q8t7Puarg1m9EJZlRVK51NS5vEJ1nRTiNeob2UDrC2-jiFCLwIpiCyldtuVhJndM9kBwUNt-S_OF-87i/s400/DSCF2095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641161695977149538" border="0" /></a>Another picture of him
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVftojwjPRXRlTaCLuIsUdGm3VCevMvDB64pBW7Ebd3IXJ_sCzdIGj0yWl9P9upO4etgvy7hcXXCjEmSjgL5NH0dhBHjwhclPh3SkAZbMgIVeWy0jkdOnSx3_K79j2HOUpDDjfTBK3d_X/s1600/DSCF2096.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVftojwjPRXRlTaCLuIsUdGm3VCevMvDB64pBW7Ebd3IXJ_sCzdIGj0yWl9P9upO4etgvy7hcXXCjEmSjgL5NH0dhBHjwhclPh3SkAZbMgIVeWy0jkdOnSx3_K79j2HOUpDDjfTBK3d_X/s400/DSCF2096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641161692753084482" border="0" /></a>Nathan was super excited (until he realized he wasn't getting a doughnut)
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJ7hKxnkl1HongpupD3JopCbrUgVZxHehVrZnqFL1Ct2xUQHtLhrGEHP0oD9LQAbsTcPjp9Cw3Lv_EYeZolpMU9fIzUOJmKUjlB22SBAzlTcSC6S5KHo_e9d1hNPLiFps9PsSE3gOUaEZ/s1600/DSCF2097.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJ7hKxnkl1HongpupD3JopCbrUgVZxHehVrZnqFL1Ct2xUQHtLhrGEHP0oD9LQAbsTcPjp9Cw3Lv_EYeZolpMU9fIzUOJmKUjlB22SBAzlTcSC6S5KHo_e9d1hNPLiFps9PsSE3gOUaEZ/s400/DSCF2097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641161322280107810" border="0" /></a>The boys and their doughnuts (a 1st day tradition we are starting)
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZorQvZeN9vVgHYHEynqaoOQlkol1sf_9nzkwcpsKb5r51ncdCLDjU5Y7kZ1pfHsGy7S81rs_zGnQADK_RGk6VxOLiIq0Op1Y0tLM8WN8A_3zoIq-qVFlAUMfBru3GyoihlWAKkkxomAF9/s1600/DSCF2099.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZorQvZeN9vVgHYHEynqaoOQlkol1sf_9nzkwcpsKb5r51ncdCLDjU5Y7kZ1pfHsGy7S81rs_zGnQADK_RGk6VxOLiIq0Op1Y0tLM8WN8A_3zoIq-qVFlAUMfBru3GyoihlWAKkkxomAF9/s400/DSCF2099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641161312551372130" border="0" /></a>Luke outside the school "house" - it was really sunny
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS3V0BVaBe8Gwo8WDdK1MBtgInjygAazE06jVQ8edVxqohp5n6PNcj6pfXmatFTATGz9H-BkeX0wZo8OgsnpiWVzQck7sYyW0TGoLXN4_0vLmcBc5dl5kIXQaKcW_uTZUAGiCp6tF1BRK/s1600/DSCF2100.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS3V0BVaBe8Gwo8WDdK1MBtgInjygAazE06jVQ8edVxqohp5n6PNcj6pfXmatFTATGz9H-BkeX0wZo8OgsnpiWVzQck7sYyW0TGoLXN4_0vLmcBc5dl5kIXQaKcW_uTZUAGiCp6tF1BRK/s400/DSCF2100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641161309121166018" border="0" /></a>Mommy and the boys outside our school "house"
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAshIIMcTOlu8CZXy0w47u-j-dgyaKD7PtDVMaeq4_JJlReCkuESdysLdx-NVrSgcKzZyjxBH3CXFi_msR8dizvof2Bt5Ys3zHI5l6bHr_D7Hg9TFeqBkKegsvO0q2q85VYmI2ZosIIf7F/s1600/DSCF2102.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAshIIMcTOlu8CZXy0w47u-j-dgyaKD7PtDVMaeq4_JJlReCkuESdysLdx-NVrSgcKzZyjxBH3CXFi_msR8dizvof2Bt5Ys3zHI5l6bHr_D7Hg9TFeqBkKegsvO0q2q85VYmI2ZosIIf7F/s400/DSCF2102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641161303034026354" border="0" /></a>Going into the school "house"
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<br />As you can see, we had a great 1st day of Kindergarten. We actually got all of our work done in under 2 hours (during the 1st block of time) so we were able to go to the park and the boys both took a nap. It was a great day. So far I love what we are using for our curriculum. I love how it all ties in together. Number one, I love that it is all Bible-based and Christ-focused.
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<br />If you think of it, please pray for our school year. I will try to post as much as I can find time for.
<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-6862712751610908932011-08-13T18:20:00.000-07:002011-08-13T18:22:01.882-07:00Kindergarten Curriculum - History - Little Pilgrims<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kindergarten Curriculum - History
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<br />What We Are Using: Little Pilgrims by Christian Liberty Press
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<br />How I Found It:</span> I went back and forth on whether or not I should include history in our curriculum this year. I didn't know if it was completely necessary. I looked at some that seemed really advanced for Kindergarten. My great friend, Vicky, who works at The Homeschool Gathering Place, showed the series to me and I thought it looked great.
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<br />Why I Chose It:</span> I chose it because it is really simple, is completely Biblical, and is a great start to history. It gives a general overview of history from Creation to current times to Christ's return. There is a Bible verse for each unit to memorize.
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<br />What Will We Be Doing? </span>2-3 days a week we will be doing lessons. We will read, go over our memory verse, and do a few little projects to re-enforce what we are learning.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I am really excited about this curriculum. I am hoping it isn't too simple for him.</span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-32316564194181986422011-08-13T18:15:00.000-07:002011-08-13T18:20:12.606-07:00Kindergarten Curriculum - Science - The World God Made<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kindergarten Curriculum - Science
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<br />What We Are Using: The World God Made by Christian Liberty Press
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<br />How I Found It:</span> I went back and forth on whether or not I should include science in our curriculum this year. I didn't know if it was completely necessary. I looked at some that seemed really advanced for Kindergarten. My great friend, Vicky, who works at The Homeschool Gathering Place, showed the series to me and I thought it looked great.
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<br />Why I Chose It:</span> I chose it because it is really simple, is completely Biblical, and is a great start to science. It focuses on the 7 Days of Creation and breaks down each day really well. There is a Bible verse for each unit/day to memorize.
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<br />What Will We Be Doing? </span>2-3 days a week we will be doing lessons. We will read, go over our memory verse, and do a few little projects to re-enforce what we are learning.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I am really excited about this curriculum. I am hoping it isn't too simple for him.</span>
<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-82772463987713988532011-08-13T18:09:00.000-07:002011-08-13T18:14:21.367-07:00Kindergarten Curriculum - Bible - Bible Truths K<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kindergarten Curriculum - Bible
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<br />What We Are Using:</span> Bible Truths K by Bob Jones University
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<br />How I Found It:</span> Each year we have had "Bible time" in our homeschool. This time is a devoted time to read the Bible, learn Scriptures, and do crafts related to the stories. I found Bible Truths at The Homeschool Gathering Place and loved it.
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<br />Why I Chose It: </span>I chose it because it is really intense. You do it every day of the week. Each week you have a memory verse. It is broken into 15 different units including CHRISTmas, Thanksgiving, and all of God's Word. It has songs, Bible stories, craft ideas, catechism, and prayers. It is really well put together.
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<br />What Will We Be Doing? </span>Each day we will read a story from the Bible, work on our memory verse, sing songs, and do arts and crafts related to what we are reading.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I really think we will learn a lot and enjoy this curriculum.</span>
<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-38551733473197598752011-08-13T18:04:00.000-07:002011-08-13T18:08:26.622-07:00Kindergarten Curriculum - Handwriting - A Reason for Handwriting<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kindergarten Curriculum - Handwriting
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<br />What We Are Using: A Reason for Handwriting
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<br />How I Found It: </span>I used Handwriting Without Tears last year because it was promoted by Sonlight. I liked it but I thought I would just see what else was out there. I went to <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Homeschool Gathering Place</span> (the best store) and browsed. I found A Reason for Handwriting and loved it.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why I Chose It: </span>I chose it because each week you work toward being able to write a Bible verse. I am all about basing my curriculum on the Bible and God's principles so this was a perfect fit.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What Will We Do?</span> Monday through Friday we will work on different letters and words in the Bible verse and on Friday he will write it out on a border sheet. We are encouraged to give them to people.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I really think we will like this curriculum. </span>
<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-87539586610038222032011-08-13T17:56:00.000-07:002011-08-13T18:02:24.980-07:00Kindergarten Curriculum - Geography - Expedition Earth<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kindergarten Curriculum - Geography
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<br />What We Are Using: Expedition Earth
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<br />How I Found It: </span>I love reading blogs, especially about homeschooling. I stumbled upon Erica's blog (http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/) and I LOVE IT! She is Super Homeschool Mom. She seriously needs a cape. LOL! She puts a ton of what she does with her kids on her blog (lots of pictures) as well as curriculum she has created. I found Expedition Earth on her blog and saw some of what she had done with her kids and thought it looked great.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why I Chose It: </span>I think it is really important that kids (and people) know about the world and not just the tiny area they (we) live in. This is great because you journey around the world, hitting all 7 continents, The Arctic, and tons of countries.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What Will We Do? </span>We will read about each country, color the map, color the flag, do a lapbook, do arts and crafts, make or go out for food, and most importantly, pray for the country.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall I think it will be a great curriculum for Luke. We may not get to do everything for each country, but I think all in all he will realize the world is a much bigger place than just Holly Springs or North Carolina or even the United States. I will be learning a lot also.</span>
<br /></span>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-73045837708229106762011-08-13T17:53:00.000-07:002011-08-13T17:56:05.519-07:00Kindergarten Curriculum In DetailI thought I would do a series where I break down each piece of our curriculum for Kindergarten. I will be sharing what we are using, how I found it, and what it will entail each week. Of course we haven't done it yet, so I will be doing a follow-up later to how we like it, but I really believe we will love our curriculum choices.
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<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2628937383790834380.post-12574333995977255982011-08-11T21:22:00.001-07:002011-08-11T21:25:24.076-07:00We Got Our 1st Picks!!!Tonight I went to our CO-OP meeting and it was awesome. I am thrilled that we got into this group. I think it will be a great experience for Luke, Nathan, and me. Each week we all three go to worship and devotional time. Then Nathan goes to a nursery program, Luke goes to his classes, and I go to Bible study and serve one hour.
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<br />At the end we found out what classes we got. We got our 1st picks on everything. YAY!!! Luke will be doing "Inventors Who Changed the World" and "Simple Machines with Lego Building." He will really love these classes as he has the creative and analytical brain. I can totally see him being an architect later in life.
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<br />I am just really overwhelmed with thanksgiving to God that He provided us this CO-OP and the classes that Luke is really interested in.
<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11602346874434006740noreply@blogger.com0