This week our TOG studies have brought us to Ancient China. Frankly, one week is not really enough time to go into much detail, so we’ve down a broad overview. Our favorite activity (so far) has been papermaking. We made recycled paper. (Meaning, we made paper out of paper.) Step 1: Rip 1 sheet of…
Fair
This week is our local fair. For the first time ever, we entered some of our projects. My older son entered a drawing and poem, my older daughter entered a drawing and peanut butter cookies. I even joined in and entered 2 photographs and fudge. My daughter’s cookies won 3rd place! My fudge won 1st…
Weaving
My 8 year old daughter completed weaving a small doll blanket using a 14 inch cardboard square for a loom. We made the loom by making a small mark every 1/4 inch along 2 opposite sides of the cardboard. Then I cut a 3/4 inch slit with scissors to line up with each mark. Here’s…
Carnival of Homeschooling
Simple Pleasures is hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling today. She has divided the many entries up into different “pleasures” of homeschooling. Among the categories are The Pleasure of Discovery, The Pleasure of Worship, The Pleasure of Frugality, The Pleasure of Daily Work, and The Pleasure of Individuality. Be sure to check it out! By Kristen…
Tapestry of Grace Unit Celebration – Year 1, Unit 1
Last week we completed Unit 1 of Tapestry of Grace Year 1. What an amazing unit! We spent the first 3 weeks studying Egypt, the second 3 weeks included Creation, the Flood, and the Patriarchs, as well as Mesopotamia. The final 3 weeks focused on Moses, the Law, and the Tabernacle. To celebrate the end of…
Math Woes
We use Singapore Math for our math curriculum. We have always used Singapore math for our math curriculum. I really love Singapore Math. Really, I do. But, it is lacking in drill. I knew that going in. Homeschoolmath, Well-Trained Mind, and Time4learning all say basically that. OK, so we’ll drill. But I found…
Homeschool Book Club Schedule
The mothers in our homeschool book club met today to plan our meetings for this school year. We met outside at a park so the kids could play while we planned. Here are the topics that we picked for this year. Meeting Date Meeting topic 10/14 Library tour 11/11 Fictional book with setting in a…
Instructions for Tabernacle Model
Here are the basic materials and methods we used to construct our tabernacle model. I wasn’t able to find any free instructions on-line. I have a friend who told me that they had made one last year and had used the lid of a copy paper box and old-fashioned clothespins. We started with that as our idea and…
Model Tabernacle
We have been learning about the tabernacle in our Tapestry of Grace studies. And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. (Ex. 25:8) We built a model tabernacle to reinforce our learning and I think this was our most fun project ever! Our model The altar and the laver And…
Shabbat Celebration
On Saturday we celebrated the Sabbath. We are in the middle of a 3 week study on the Israelites’ wanderings in the desert, the 10 Commandments, the tabernacle, and Jewish holidays. (Tapestry of Grace Year One – Weeks 7, 8, and 9) We used the book Walk with Y’shua through the Jewish Year as our guide. We decided to celebrate…