Monday, August 30, 2010

Adam and Eve

 This week we studied in Mystery of History about Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve were made from the dust of the earth which is a mystery to us. But as you can see we exist and we know that only God could have created us.We learned that they are were created for the Garden of Eden and live a fruitful live and they chose to disobey the Lord. They were sent from the Garden and they couldn't return, But I love that God was meriful through it all.

"We are to obey all the way, right away and with a happy heart"
Ginger Plowman

Mexico

We studied Mexico a couple of weeks ago, I'm just getting around to posting it. We had  tacos by ourself this week, Our friends child was sick so we had dinner alone. We love tacos but I didn't do anything to special for this study.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Green Toys Review-Tea Set

Thank you to Green Toys for letting us review this Tea Set.

Talk about green tea!! Young hosts can serve up a pot of tea while doing something really good for the earth. Like all Green Toys™ products, our Tea Set is made from eco-friendly materials, helping to reduce fossil fuel use and CO2 emissions, all in the name of Good Green Fun™! Meets FDA specs for food contact. Dishwasher safe.



For ages 2 and up.

17 pieces, including:

Tea Pot with lid

Sugar Bowl with lid

Creamer

4 Cup

4 Saucers

4 Spoons




Ducky and D Man having a tea party with Ducky's dolls.
Ducky loves to have Tea Parties, and she was so excited to get this Tea Set from Green Toys.
My Review:

Things I love about this product:

Made in USA
100% Recycled Plastic
Earth-friendly
BPA Free

I know when our children play with green toys they are
playing with a toy that is safe.
This Tea Set is safe to use with real food, it has been tested and approved.
This product is dishwasher safe.
All of green toys products are made from 100% recycled plastic. This saves
energy, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and minimizes our carbon footprint.
If you purchase any of there products you helping our enviroment and saving the earth.

Knowing that when are children are playing with Green Toys they are safe and happy children.
All Green Toys are BPA Free, No Lead or Phthalates.

Our children had a great time playing with this Tea Set, I enjoyed watching them knowing
that they are SAFE.



Check out some of there other products @ Green Toys:



Young plant lovers can watch nature at work by growing a beautiful flower garden

and fresh herbs in just days with the world’s most earth-happy gardening set. Like all Green Toys products, our Indoor Gardening Kit is made from advanced environmentally friendly materials, helping to reduce fossil fuel use and CO2 emissions, all in the name of Good Green Fun!



For ages 5 and up.

9 pieces, including:

Peapod-shaped Planter Tray

3 Planting Pots

Trowel

Soil

3 Packs Organic seeds (Teddy Bear Sunflower, Basil, Zinnia) with easy-to-follow planting instructions


Green Toys™ Blocks are the world’s most environmentally friendly basic building set. All 18 boldly colored blocks are oversized and lightweight, making it super easy for tiny hands to stack and unstack. This unique block set includes a variety of shapes for building castles, towers, or any imaginative structure budding architects can dream up. Most importantly, Green Toys Blocks are safe. No BPA, PVC, phthalates or external coatings, but plenty of Good Green Fun™. These blocks are made in the USA from 100% recycled plastic milk containers that save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Packaged using only recycled and recyclable materials and printed with soy inks.

Put out 3-alarm blazes. Rescue kittens from treetops. Protect the environment from harm. This is just a typical day in the life of the Green Toys™ Fire Truck, the world’s greenest emergency vehicle. Solidly constructed from 100% recycled plastic milk containers that save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Green Toys Fire Truck has no metal axles, so it's safe for both the earth and the Good Green Fun™ seekers who call it home. Sturdy roof ladder pivots vertically and rotates 360 degrees. Two removable side ladders. No BPA, PVC, or phthalates. Packaged using only recycled and recyclable materials



Dimensions: 10 ½"L x 6 ¼"W x 7 ½ "H

For ages 1+




Monday, August 23, 2010

Adam and Eve-Lesson 2-5000 BC


The Tree of Knowlege and good and evil.
This is where sin entered into this world:(

We formed Adam and Eve out of playdough to show how God created Adam the dust of the earth and then he created Eve from Adam's rib.

Friday, August 20, 2010

D Man's 8th Birthday!!!!!

As I looked through the pictures I was in tears, I can't believe how fast D Man has grown, today he is 8 years old, Wow. Happy Birthday D Man!!!!!!


1 year old

2 years old
3 years old
4 years old
5 years old
6 years old
7 years old

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Resouce Center Field Trip


We had a tour at local Resource Center, you can go there and get recycled things for FREE. Sometimes it foam,material,books,sewing stuff and much more.
D Man and Ducky created an airplane from some foam and sponges. Ever since then D Man and Ducky have been creating with recycled material.

Antartica

D Man favorite animal-The Orca
Ducky's favorite animal- The Penguin
I love the Draw Write Now Books, they have really helped our children to draw.
Antartica doesn't have a capital, really no one lives there because it's SOOOOOOO Cold. We labeled the South pole on the continent,  the flag is a symbolic flag,  and a picture of Air Base.

Galison/Mudpuppy Map of USA Play scene Winner :

Thank you all for participating in our giveaway!!!!



The Winner is:  Michelle @ http://munchkinfarm.blogspot.com/

Michelle said:
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I'm sorry to Jen, I didn't hear back from you I had to pick a new winner.


Please email your address within 48 hrs or a new winner will be picked after that.
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Have a blessed day!!!



Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Our Home School Year-2010-2011

We always start our day with the Bible. These two are my favorites. We read from them daily. We also have a take home sheet from church that we review weekly.


Ducky is using Primer (1st Book)for her Math  and D Man is on Alpha (3rd book)                    

Ducky is using the Kindergarten book and D Man is using Cursive Success.

D Man has been Exploring Creation through plants, we have fully enjoyed this study. We are on Lesson 7. When we are done we will doing :
I love the total immersion approach, we do notebooking with this subject. Check out what we have done so far on my blog under Science.

History, we are doing as a co-op, we just started this co-op so I will have alot more posts on this subject.
This subject is very interesting how many things are truly a Mystery.


Ducky is learning to read this year, I used this with D Man and he reads really well. Ducky is doing good to. When Ducky is done with this book we have Abeka reader that we will be doing.

We started Geo over a year ago and we used Galloping the Globe as our scope and but our own twist on it.  We have studied Africa,Europe,Asia, Australia, South America and we are now on Mexico and them Canada, then on to the US. It has been an exciting journey with one other family. Check out my blog under Geography.

We love Draw write Now, we use this we our co-op's and for extra writing.


We will using this for our Art.

Even though we have all this cirrculum let us not forget the focus of our home schooling, GOD first!!!!!!

Have a blessed year!!!!!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Creation-Lesson 1-5000BC


Genesis 1
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

D Man Creation Sheet ( 7 yrs old)
Ducky Creation Sheet (5 yrs old)
What I think about Creation is that it is truly a mystery. There are some things that God doesn't want us to know. That is the Mystery of Hystery.

Check out some of these resources available on the web:


I know there are alot more but these are some that we used.

Botany-Testing Transpiration

D Man's Hypothesis was that would lose it's chlorophyll and it will not be able to trasnport water.

This when we first started the experiement.

This is after a week, so D Man was correct.
We also studied  the Anatomy of a Leaf.
1. The very tip is called the apex
2. The midrib is the main vein of the leaf.
3. The entire leaf above the petiole is called the lamina
4. The edge that surrounds the leaf is called the margin.


Monday, August 9, 2010

It's Cool to Home School!!!!




My friend  Nicole is hosting this event for us home schoolers, check it out this month.
 

Pick and Draw Giveway Winner is:

Thank you all for participating in our giveaway!!!!
The Winner is: Karen
Karen said:
I like that you can play by yourself or with others.


Please email your address within 48 hrs or a new winner will be picked afer that.

Have a blesed day!!!

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Moses- for Younger Children

Read Exodus 3:1-4:17

Bottom Line: God is always with me.

Bible Verse: Joshua 1:9

Talk to your child about how God is always with like he was with Moses when he had to talk to Pharaoh.

Enjoy this week in his word:)