2012
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Seeing
Due to business and mommy being to tired to do anything some days, this unit stretched over two weeks instead of the original half week as planned. We still managed to do some fun stuff though. We read a book about our eyes each day. Here Ivy checks out her eye color and finds her […]
Our senses – Tasting
A trip to the Dentist inspired a new topic of learning – teeth and tasting. I ran to the library the morning of our appointment to find a book on dentists and prepare the kids. Lance bravely takes his place in the dentist chair – showing off his brushing job. The dentist examines his teeth […]
Cold weather topics
Despite having a very mild winter so far, we had fun exploring the idea of colder climates. We learned about hats, gloves and scarves and would have taken a walk wearing them except it got too warm. We made igloos out of marshmallows – while we started out with plenty we almost didn’t have enough […]
Joy Dare
Giving Thanks a Thousand Times. I’ve been taking a challenge to list 3 things I’m thankful for each day this year. Mostly I record these “gifts” from God in a journal, trying to follow each day’s theme as suggested here. Today’s theme was to find the beautiful in the ugly and give thanks for that. […]
Learning about love
Due to the holiday, we spent the last week learning about Valentines and loving each other. We practiced the letter ‘H’ for heart and memorized a verse about love. In case it’s hard to understand, they quoted John 14:15 – If you love me, you will obey what I command. The kids enjoyed a […]