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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
This was our first week of almost full school! I added science, spelling, Latin, and Greek to the math and Tapestry of Grace assignments we were doing. I also resumed phonics, math, and handwriting with my younger son. I am so shocked, because it went smoothly! My beautiful schedule that I posted here was …
We have had a fairly busy 2 weeks with our Tapestry of Grace (TOG) studies. The topic of Week 5 is the Tower of Babel and Mesopotamia. Week 6 focuses on the stories of the Patriarchs. We were assigned chapters 12-50 in Genesis in one week! Thankfully, we have the whole Bible on CD which …
