Saturday, November 07, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Just A Note
The lovely Heidi at Mt. Hope Chronicles had a drawing for these beautiful notecards she created, and I was so happy to be a winner of a set. She is a gifted photographer and a homeschool mom of three handsome young men. I'm pretty sure I found her blog through a Google search for some inspiration for homeschool rooms. Can you see why she is now in my reader??? Love her decor and organization!
One of Heidi's challenges to her readers is the idea of Living Lovely.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true,
whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
whatever is admirable
—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—
think about such things.
~Philippians 4:8
Gorgeous photos, encouraging anecdotes, inspiring ideas...you'll want to visit Heidi's lovely blog, too.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Circle Time
Trying to get some school work done while J-boy is in therapy.
Each morning around 9:00 we finish up our chores and gather in the living room for our Circle Time. It serves as the first bookend of our school day, a transition from physical work to mental work.
For Calendar Time, the student of the day* places the day's number on the calendar. This is a great activity for the whole family: the younger ones counting, learning the days of the week and the months of the year; the older ones working on other calendar and time-related questions. Here are a sampling:
New vocabulary: decade, century, millennium, annual, biannual, etc.
Number of hours in a day, minutes in an hour, etc.
There are so many fun ways to use calendar time.
Pledge of Allegiance
Patriotic Song, chosen by the student of the day*
Joni Eareckson Tada and Bobbie Wolgemuth have co-authored four wonderful books, Hymns for a Kid's Heart: vol. I & II, Christmas Carols, and Passion Hymns. Stories of the hymn-writers as well as a devotional, Scripture, and prayer add much to our appreciation of hymnody. Each book includes a fully orchestrated CD and a children's choir singing along with Joni. I highly recommend these books. Not only do I love them, my children love them, too.
Scripture Memory
I choose a passage or chapter which we work on for a month. We repeat the passage three times each morning, usually making up motions to help us along. We've also done little drawings for each verse. It is a fun, simple, calm method of memorization.
Using the CMML magazine, we read about a missionary's needs and find their respective country on the map.
Prayer Time: for the missionary and for our day
We read two chapters of Scripture each day, listening online with child following along in their Bibles. The children take turns narrating each chapter. Here is one helpful definition of narration, Charlotte Mason style. We are nearly finished with I Chronicles!
2009-2010 Memorization Plan
August: Review I Corinthians 13
Hymn: The Power Of The Cross
September: Review Psalm 23
Hymn: What Can Wash Away My Sin?
October: Psalm 1
Hymn: To God Be The Glory
November: Psalm 121
Hymn: Angels We Have Heard On High
December: Isaiah 9:2-7
Hymn: Joy To The World
January: Galatians 5:22,23; Matthew 5:1-16
Hymn: Like A River Glorious
February: I John 4:7-12
Hymn: Take My Life
March: John 15:1-8
Hymn: Man of Sorrows
April: John 15:9-17
Hymn: Up From the Grave
May: Review
Hymn: Amazing Grace
Miss N filling in her daily checklist.
*The "student of the day" serves to resolve any conflicts among the children about whose turn it is, from updating the calendar to who prays at mealtime to who goes with mommy on an errand. I write each child's initial on each day of the calendar rotating through by age.
Note: I have wanted to post about our school year, but it seemed a daunting task to put it all down at once. So here and there I will add posts to this series about our curriculum and schedule.
Monday, October 05, 2009
Can't?
"We're not going to say 'can't' in this home. We are going to say, 'With the help of the Lord, I will do this.'"
~ Valerie Shepard, What a Mother Needs to Teach Her Children
Monday, September 21, 2009
Listening
Click HERE to listen, too!
I'm loving these Scripture songs! My favorite {today} is Convinced Romans 8:38-39. It's a rainy day, and the ground drinks the water as my soul drinks up the Word.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Summer 2009
1. Starbucks Baby, 2. Shopping, 3. Park, 4. Kitchen, 5. Science City, 6. VBS, 7. Mud, 8. Camp, 9. 11th Anniversary, 10. Harvest, 11. Chapel, 12. Sunday School, 13. Pool Party, 14. I Won!, 15. Worship, 16. My Girls and Horses, 17. Me, Beth, Becky, 18. HA Pool, 19. Time Moves On, 20. Babies!!!, 21. You Scream, I Scream, 22. Camp Enosh, 23. Brits, 24. Splash Time, 25. Park, 26. The Violin, 27. Friday Pizza Night, 28. First Day of School, 29. Papa George & Grandma Barb, 30. Nate & Tri
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
Leanin' Sides
"Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved?" (S. of Sol. 8:5).
Some one gained a good lesson from a Southern prayer meeting. A brother asked the Lord for various blessings--as you and I do, and thanked the Lord for many already received--as you and I do; but he closed with this unusual petition: "And, O Lord, support us! Yes support us Lord on every leanin' side!" Have you any leaning sides? This humble man's prayer pictures them in a new way and shows the Great Supporter in a new light also. He is always walking by the Christian, ready to extend His mighty arm and steady the weak one on "every leanin' side."
"Child of My love, lean hard,
And let Me feel the pressure of thy care;
I know thy burden, child. I shaped it;
Poised it in Mine Own hand; made no proportion
In its weight to thine unaided strength,
For even as I laid it on, I said,
'I shall be near, and while she leans on Me,
This burden shall be Mine, not hers;
So shall I keep My child within the circling arms
Of My Own love.' Here lay it down, nor fear
To impose it on a shoulder which upholds
the government of worlds. Yet closer come:
Thou art not near enough. I would embrace thy care;
So I might feel My child reposing on My breast.
Thou lovest Me? I knew it. Doubt not then;
But Loving Me, lean hard."
from Streams in the Desert by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman
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