My daughter has completed her latest TOG craft project. She chose to make a bowl out of paper mache. Overall, it was a good experience and she did a nice job. There are a few changes that I would make if we were to do it again. The first step was to chose a bowl. …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
My son finished his creation book today. Once again, he really got into this assignment and enjoyed doing it. He even wrote a page on why the days were literal 24 hour days without me asking him to. (It’s not in the pictures though. )
My son completed his 10 plagues book yesterday. He did a really good job on it. It took him forever and it about drove me crazy, but I was mostly successful at holding my tongue and letting him work at his own pace. That is a huge accomplishment for me. The pictures are hand-drawn, then scanned …
We have completed, well almost, week 3 of TOG Year 1. Rather than focus on Egyptian gods, we focused on the 10 plagues and passover. I assigned both of my bigger kids to make a booklet about the 10 plagues. My daughter chose to make a fan book. It’s a little difficult to see, but …
