For our My Father's World curriculum a few weeks ago, we made a Bible Times costume and Davin was pretending outside. We made an impromptu movie and I thought it was pretty cute!
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Quinnlyn Likes Latin
We started Song School Latin today and our sweet baby girl started dancing along with the music. It was so sweet!
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Halloween Quip
"We can't let Dori look at that (a Halloween costume ad) or he's gonna grow up to be like a Philistine," Davin (6) just said.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Week 8
October 4-10
My Father's World 1st Days 33-37
This week I'm glad I took a bunch of pictures at the beginning of the week, because I started coming down with a cold on Tuesday night and I'm just now almost better (more than a week later). We were so happy to have Grandma (my mom) come visit from Friday until Sunday and celebrated her birthday as well. Davin made her a whole bunch of Super Davin paper dolls and a lovely birthday card. I felt bad that my mom was doing so much to help out: cooking, helping with the kids, running errands, getting groceries....but I know she has such a servant's heart and taking care of people, especially her kids (even if they're all grown up!) is what she does!! And let me tell you, she's the best!! Oh, my kids will surely be blessed if I can come anywhere near to being a wonderful mom like mine :)
We had quite a little incident on Saturday. While we were eating lunch we heard a strange sound outside and looked out to discover that the back windshield in our van completely shattered. It was such a mess!!! My mom went and got a shop-vac and her and my husband spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning up the mess, while I took care of the kids inside and watched a bunch of season one of The Donna Reed Show. (It's okay to do that, right? I was sick!) We don't know how it happened, but we got the van in on Monday and it's all fixed now :) Alright, now on to school things and other highlights from this week!
Our Proverb this week was "Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing." Proverbs 12:18. An activity was to write "Healing Words" on a few band-aids and during the day if someone was sad, angry, or discouraged, Davin could give them a band-aid and tell them some healing words. Isn't that adorable? Other Bible things we worked on:
We've started our Italic Handwriting Book B and here he's working diligently.
Taking a break to build a house for Mario.
Teaching Quinnlyn how to play the drums.
He wanted to read aloud to me all of his math books! I found this very surprising, since he usually does not want to read aloud to me. He read these books:
For math, we set up a cafe and Davin wrote out the menu, took orders, and added up the bill for each person. It was a joy to eat at the Sunshine Cafe!
For science this week, the topic was "Rivers." Here is his narration and illustration after reading about the topic in Things Outdoors. The narration says:
"Canals carry ships over spaces where there is not any water. The water from rivers is made up of snow and rain. The rivers that are near cities are in danger of getting poisoned by trash. Crashed oil ships can make oil fly everywhere into the river."
Daddy wrote down the narration this week and I think he enjoyed it! I always love hearing what Davin has to say for narrations, too :)
We read this books from the library and enjoyed them all!:
Here's Dorian making a centerpiece for our table. He placed all the foam leaves on there by himself and did a lovely job! You can also see his poor little lip that got split open the past weekend while he was running outside and tripped :(
He started playing with this toolbox set and just had to find his construction hat! He always wants to have the right outfit/equipment for what he's playing with!
The best picture I could get of them all together on the swing!
Mmmm....Dori loves the yummy cake Grandma brought! One of my mom's friends made her a cake for her birthday, so she brought it with. It was delicious!
The boys sitting with Grandma looking at a Toys'R'Us catalog.
Here's his narration from an Aesop Fable:
10/6/10
“The Wolf & The Kid”
There once was a Kid whose grown horns made him think he was a grown-up goat. One day, when the group was over at the field, it was time to go. But when it was time to go, his Mama called for him, and he just stayed, nibbling on the grass. When he lifted his head, he realized that the group was gone. He frowned as he thought about the terrible wolf. He tried to make his way home, but not even midway there he met the Wolf. The Kid said, “Please Mr. Wolf, before you eat me, please play me a merry tune.” The Wolf liked the idea of playing a tune before having a feast. As he was playing his tune, the Kid sneakily went away right back home. The Wolf felt silly of himself and thought he should've gone with eating his prey before playing a merry tune.
My Father's World 1st Days 33-37
This week I'm glad I took a bunch of pictures at the beginning of the week, because I started coming down with a cold on Tuesday night and I'm just now almost better (more than a week later). We were so happy to have Grandma (my mom) come visit from Friday until Sunday and celebrated her birthday as well. Davin made her a whole bunch of Super Davin paper dolls and a lovely birthday card. I felt bad that my mom was doing so much to help out: cooking, helping with the kids, running errands, getting groceries....but I know she has such a servant's heart and taking care of people, especially her kids (even if they're all grown up!) is what she does!! And let me tell you, she's the best!! Oh, my kids will surely be blessed if I can come anywhere near to being a wonderful mom like mine :)
We had quite a little incident on Saturday. While we were eating lunch we heard a strange sound outside and looked out to discover that the back windshield in our van completely shattered. It was such a mess!!! My mom went and got a shop-vac and her and my husband spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning up the mess, while I took care of the kids inside and watched a bunch of season one of The Donna Reed Show. (It's okay to do that, right? I was sick!) We don't know how it happened, but we got the van in on Monday and it's all fixed now :) Alright, now on to school things and other highlights from this week!
Our Proverb this week was "Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing." Proverbs 12:18. An activity was to write "Healing Words" on a few band-aids and during the day if someone was sad, angry, or discouraged, Davin could give them a band-aid and tell them some healing words. Isn't that adorable? Other Bible things we worked on:
- In Sparks, Davin earned his Wing Runner badge!
- We talked about the languages of the Bible and Davin copied the Greek alphabet.
We've started our Italic Handwriting Book B and here he's working diligently.
Taking a break to build a house for Mario.
Teaching Quinnlyn how to play the drums.
He wanted to read aloud to me all of his math books! I found this very surprising, since he usually does not want to read aloud to me. He read these books:
- Jelly Beans for Sale by Bruce McMillan
- A Fair Bear Share by Stuart J. Murphy
- Safari Park by Stuart J. Murphy
For math, we set up a cafe and Davin wrote out the menu, took orders, and added up the bill for each person. It was a joy to eat at the Sunshine Cafe!
For science this week, the topic was "Rivers." Here is his narration and illustration after reading about the topic in Things Outdoors. The narration says:
"Canals carry ships over spaces where there is not any water. The water from rivers is made up of snow and rain. The rivers that are near cities are in danger of getting poisoned by trash. Crashed oil ships can make oil fly everywhere into the river."
Daddy wrote down the narration this week and I think he enjoyed it! I always love hearing what Davin has to say for narrations, too :)
We read this books from the library and enjoyed them all!:
- The Raft by Jim LaMarche
- Where the River Begins by Thomas Locker
- White Water by Jonathan and Aaron London
- River Story by Meredith Hooper
- The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks by Joanna Cole
Here's Dorian making a centerpiece for our table. He placed all the foam leaves on there by himself and did a lovely job! You can also see his poor little lip that got split open the past weekend while he was running outside and tripped :(
He started playing with this toolbox set and just had to find his construction hat! He always wants to have the right outfit/equipment for what he's playing with!
The best picture I could get of them all together on the swing!
Mmmm....Dori loves the yummy cake Grandma brought! One of my mom's friends made her a cake for her birthday, so she brought it with. It was delicious!
The boys sitting with Grandma looking at a Toys'R'Us catalog.
Here's his narration from an Aesop Fable:
10/6/10
“The Wolf & The Kid”
There once was a Kid whose grown horns made him think he was a grown-up goat. One day, when the group was over at the field, it was time to go. But when it was time to go, his Mama called for him, and he just stayed, nibbling on the grass. When he lifted his head, he realized that the group was gone. He frowned as he thought about the terrible wolf. He tried to make his way home, but not even midway there he met the Wolf. The Kid said, “Please Mr. Wolf, before you eat me, please play me a merry tune.” The Wolf liked the idea of playing a tune before having a feast. As he was playing his tune, the Kid sneakily went away right back home. The Wolf felt silly of himself and thought he should've gone with eating his prey before playing a merry tune.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Week 7
September 27-October 1
My Father's World 1st Days 28-32
The boys had quite a time pretending: the knight versus the gladiator!
For Bible this week, I made a Bible Times costume and Davin thought it was pretty cool! He also acted out "Jonah and the Whale", which was adorable. He played outside for quite some time in his costume, running around and having a grand ole' time. When he finally came in, the costume was covered with grass stains and dirt! It was pretty cute watching him play outside! I was thinking about how blessed we are to be able to homeschool, that he can run around pretending in a Bible times costume without another care in the world! Other Bible things we did:
More cutting practice from a reading activity.
For Science, the topic was "Thunder and Lightning" and this was his narration: "Lots of tiny drops bump into each other in a cloud. This is the beginning of lightning. Lightning is made of electricity. When the electricity leaves the cloud, it makes a spark that shoots towards the ground. Thunder is made when lightning pushes away air very quickly." Library books we read:
For Math Davin completed pages 72-85 in the Complete Book of Math and did several lessons in Singapore Math. Math library books included:
Down below is an activity from the Complete Book of Math, using a Venn Diagram.
For Ambleside Online Year 1 Literature, we read "A lesson of Faith" from Parables from Nature. I made a separate post that included his narration HERE. We also read "The Sword of Damocles" from Fifty Famous Stories Retold and here is the narration:
10/1/10 The Sword of Damocles (Greek)
"Once there was a very rich and very powerful king, but he was so mean and cruel that everybody hated him. One day, one of his friends said, “How rich and powerful you are! I would give anything to let me have all of your gifts for a day!” “Then you must have them,” the king announced. The next day they had a party. At a table, everybody cheered and danced. But what was it hanging over his head? A horse string with a sword hanging from it was almost touching him. He felt very frightened that the string would break any minute! The king said, “What is the matter, my friend?” “That sword! That sword!” he said. “I know there is a sword over your head, but why are you afraid? I have a sword over my head all the time,” said the king. “I guess I was mistaken,” said his friend, “that the rich and powerful are not as happy as they seem.”
Other things:
My Father's World 1st Days 28-32
The boys had quite a time pretending: the knight versus the gladiator!
For Bible this week, I made a Bible Times costume and Davin thought it was pretty cool! He also acted out "Jonah and the Whale", which was adorable. He played outside for quite some time in his costume, running around and having a grand ole' time. When he finally came in, the costume was covered with grass stains and dirt! It was pretty cute watching him play outside! I was thinking about how blessed we are to be able to homeschool, that he can run around pretending in a Bible times costume without another care in the world! Other Bible things we did:
- Proverbs 29:11 "A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control." We memorized that and have had plenty of situations to give warning to each other: "Now, don't give full vent to your anger!"
- Down below is a picture of a Bible Times Map that Davin learned how to draw. There was a story to go along with it to remember how to draw it, and then a phrase to remember the bodies of water. It was adapted from The Old Testament Express by Terry Hall.
More cutting practice from a reading activity.
For Science, the topic was "Thunder and Lightning" and this was his narration: "Lots of tiny drops bump into each other in a cloud. This is the beginning of lightning. Lightning is made of electricity. When the electricity leaves the cloud, it makes a spark that shoots towards the ground. Thunder is made when lightning pushes away air very quickly." Library books we read:
- Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind by Cynthia Rylant
- One Dark Night by Hazel Hutchins
- Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll by Franklyn M. Branley. We own this book and really enjoy it.
For Math Davin completed pages 72-85 in the Complete Book of Math and did several lessons in Singapore Math. Math library books included:
- Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
- Captain Invcincible and the Space Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy
- A Cloak for the Dreamer by Aileen Friedman
Down below is an activity from the Complete Book of Math, using a Venn Diagram.
For Ambleside Online Year 1 Literature, we read "A lesson of Faith" from Parables from Nature. I made a separate post that included his narration HERE. We also read "The Sword of Damocles" from Fifty Famous Stories Retold and here is the narration:
10/1/10 The Sword of Damocles (Greek)
"Once there was a very rich and very powerful king, but he was so mean and cruel that everybody hated him. One day, one of his friends said, “How rich and powerful you are! I would give anything to let me have all of your gifts for a day!” “Then you must have them,” the king announced. The next day they had a party. At a table, everybody cheered and danced. But what was it hanging over his head? A horse string with a sword hanging from it was almost touching him. He felt very frightened that the string would break any minute! The king said, “What is the matter, my friend?” “That sword! That sword!” he said. “I know there is a sword over your head, but why are you afraid? I have a sword over my head all the time,” said the king. “I guess I was mistaken,” said his friend, “that the rich and powerful are not as happy as they seem.”
Other things:
- Italic Handwriting
- Sparks Awana verses memory work
- Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization: Memorized "The Yak" and "Ingenious Little Old Man"
- Latin's Not so Tough reviewed pages 1-22, what we started several months ago. Also did page 23 & 24.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
A Lesson in Faith
Here's a narration of "A Lesson in Faith" from Parables From Nature, from my 6 year old son. I stopped after each page to let him retell what he remembered from the story, but will gradually read longer chunks before asking for his "telling".
A butterfly had baby butterflies. She saw a caterpillar. She was about to die, so she said, “Caterpillar, will you watch my baby butterflies? You must not give them the food you eat. You must give them dew. I do not have time to look for another babysitter.” She handed the caterpillar some gold dust as a reward. “I'm getting dizzy!” the butterfly said. As soon as she stopped saying it, she closed her eyes and died.
Before the caterpillar could answer yes or no, she was stuck with “yes”. “What a silly thing to choose a poor little creature like me! But I guess that I'll have to do. I'll need some help by another creature.” But there was a problem. Which animal would be wisest? She started with the dog, but he was to fierce. Next, she went with the cat, but she was selfish. Finally, she went with the lark. The lark went up, way up to the sky. It took a couple hours til he came back down, though.
When the lark came back down, he said, “Unbelievable news, friend! Guess what they are to be fed?” “Honey and drops of dew from the flowers,” said the caterpillar. “No, guess something different,” said the lark. “All I can think of is cabbage leaves.” “That's exactly it,” said the lark, “cabbage leaves!” “But their hopeless dying mother requested....” “Do you even know what these eggs will grow into?” asked the lark. “Butterflies,” said the caterpillar. “No, caterpillars!” said the Lark. “And some day,” said the Lark, “you yourself will grow into a butterfly.” “Extremely impossible!” said the caterpillar.
As soon as the fighting stopped, the caterpillar heard something. She looked around. Green little caterpillars were out of the eggs. One day the caterpillar was going to turn into a butterfly. In her chrysalis she said, “I now am going to turn into a butterfly.” She began to tell everyone that she once was a caterpillar, but no one believed her.
I'm not sure he fully got the meaning of the story, but I'm very happy that he was willing to narrate and enjoyed doing so! He was so proud of his work that we printed it and he showed Daddy. I think we may fully convert to a more Charlotte Mason method around here, rather than the Charlotte Mason/Classical bent we began with. I just love the books we've begun from Ambleside Online Year 1! My son is so excited about them as well, and being a voracious reader, he is thrilled to have new material that is challenging to his mind and satisfying to his soul. He didn't say that, of course, but I can see it!
A butterfly had baby butterflies. She saw a caterpillar. She was about to die, so she said, “Caterpillar, will you watch my baby butterflies? You must not give them the food you eat. You must give them dew. I do not have time to look for another babysitter.” She handed the caterpillar some gold dust as a reward. “I'm getting dizzy!” the butterfly said. As soon as she stopped saying it, she closed her eyes and died.
Before the caterpillar could answer yes or no, she was stuck with “yes”. “What a silly thing to choose a poor little creature like me! But I guess that I'll have to do. I'll need some help by another creature.” But there was a problem. Which animal would be wisest? She started with the dog, but he was to fierce. Next, she went with the cat, but she was selfish. Finally, she went with the lark. The lark went up, way up to the sky. It took a couple hours til he came back down, though.
When the lark came back down, he said, “Unbelievable news, friend! Guess what they are to be fed?” “Honey and drops of dew from the flowers,” said the caterpillar. “No, guess something different,” said the lark. “All I can think of is cabbage leaves.” “That's exactly it,” said the lark, “cabbage leaves!” “But their hopeless dying mother requested....” “Do you even know what these eggs will grow into?” asked the lark. “Butterflies,” said the caterpillar. “No, caterpillars!” said the Lark. “And some day,” said the Lark, “you yourself will grow into a butterfly.” “Extremely impossible!” said the caterpillar.
As soon as the fighting stopped, the caterpillar heard something. She looked around. Green little caterpillars were out of the eggs. One day the caterpillar was going to turn into a butterfly. In her chrysalis she said, “I now am going to turn into a butterfly.” She began to tell everyone that she once was a caterpillar, but no one believed her.
I'm not sure he fully got the meaning of the story, but I'm very happy that he was willing to narrate and enjoyed doing so! He was so proud of his work that we printed it and he showed Daddy. I think we may fully convert to a more Charlotte Mason method around here, rather than the Charlotte Mason/Classical bent we began with. I just love the books we've begun from Ambleside Online Year 1! My son is so excited about them as well, and being a voracious reader, he is thrilled to have new material that is challenging to his mind and satisfying to his soul. He didn't say that, of course, but I can see it!
“things to do today:”
My six-year-old wrote this list this morning:
"things to do today:
1: Pray
2: read Bible
3: read two chapters in Little House
4: take a rest
5: Draw
6: look at comics
7: eat a bagel
8: take a rest
So precious. I think I must be doing something right!
"things to do today:
1: Pray
2: read Bible
3: read two chapters in Little House
4: take a rest
5: Draw
6: look at comics
7: eat a bagel
8: take a rest
So precious. I think I must be doing something right!
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