Our plans: Curriculum

We are participating in a "Not Back to School Blog Hop" sponsored by Darcy at Life with my 3 Boybarians each Monday in August. This week's discussion is about curriculum.

Well, we made changes in our homeschooling materials from last year. This year we added purchased curriculum while still using free online resources.This is my three and a half year old son's first year homeschooling and he is

Tuesday "My sister"

Tuesday "My sister"

Standing on our driveway I watched as the caravan and car carrying my sister turn the corner and disappeared from sight. A week together of sharing, talking and laughter was over as if they had never been. All that was left were the tyre imprints from her 4wd left on the side lawn. My sister Janiece has been the mainstay of my life. She is my best friend and a rock of Christian faith. Almost 6 years my senior it is she who has encouraged me in my darkest hours and lighten my heartaches with her words of wisdom. Married to Max for 45 years they walk together holding hands like a couple on honeymoon. Still in love, each thinking and helping to balance the other. Yet life hasn't been perfect for her, she has had her own tribulations. When the storms of life have buffeted she has simply sat at the feet of Jesus rubbed His feet lovingly with salve and refreshed her own soul. I love and salute my precious sister and I thank God for giving her to me. She is a rich blessing, a jewel, and a shining star.

A Homeschool Family

I saw this today and had to share. Made me smile and laugh at the same time. Enjoy!

Noah's Ark Lapbook

Although I have not covered a Noah's Ark lesson with my sons, I plan to. I made this lapbook yesterday for my older sister who asked me if I could make a Bible Activity lapbook for her church's toddler bible class. I will be making another one like this with my sons later this month. As you can see this lapbook opens vertically as opposed to the other lapbooks we have made. I used a blue file

H is for Home

I meant to post this earlier last month and forgot while we were taking a summer break from homeschooling. We did a two week theme on H is for Home. We read books, made crafts, played games and learned about different types of homes that families live in and animals too.
Here's some of what we did during our two weeks!We started our week learning about the letter H. For a Phonics activity, we

Honest Scrap Award

I have been honored by my good friend Clemencia at Storytime and more with the Honest Scrap award. For those who do not know Clemencia, she has a wonderful preschool homeschool blog filled with crafts, ideas for teaching, worksheets and links. I love her site because she does a great job of teaching in a fun and playful way. If you have not visited her blog, I recommend you do and you'll see why