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Pre- School

2011-04-23T16:41:00.000-05:00

Over on Angel Eyes blog Zoya's mom gives a great review on the Pre School Prep program . I'm going to be ordering some of this program for my youngest daughter Ruby. It looks excellent! I love that you can get flashcards and workbooks!

Search Amazon.com for preschool prep

Homeschool Study on Bees

2011-01-31T19:35:00.001-06:00

I have been reading through the Usborne book, 'How Do Bee's Make Honey,' with my 5 and 7 year old children.The topics we have covered are: Bees and other insects,Honey,Bees and flowers,Inside a beehive,Living in groups,Baby insects,Hunters,Staying safe,Sending messages,and Insects and people.

For a great Lapbook on Bees follow this link: http://www.squidoo.com/bee-lapbook

Here are some videos about bees :

Bees in the Bible :
¹⁸And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. (Isaiah 7:18, King James Version)

⁴⁴And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah. (Deuteronomy 1:44, King James Version)

Bible verses that mention honey:
⁸And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. (Exodus 3:8, King James Version)

⁴And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. (Matthew 3:4, King James Version)

⁴²And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. (Luke 24:42, King James Version)

²⁶And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath. (1 Samuel 14:26, King James Version)

¹⁰More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. (Psalm 19:10, King James Version)

An interesting link on the history of beekeeping : http://www.beeclass.com/dts/briefhistory.htm

Games:
Spelling Bee Bingo http://www.amazon.com/Pressman-Toy-5250-06-Spelling-Bingo/dp/B00004TFZ9

A BEE C match game http://www.amazon.com/Endless-Games-625-A-BEE-C-Matching/dp/B003N2Q86C/ref=pd_sbs_t_31

Children's Books :

Aaron playing guitar

2010-09-20T18:27:00.001-05:00

Aaron is teaching himself to play guitar.

Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Model Volcano-6th grade science project

2010-09-18T11:47:00.000-05:00

My sixth grade daughter is using BJU Science . She read about earthquakes and volcanos this week.Here is her Volcano project :

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-make-a-model-volcano

Here's a link on how to make a model volcano:

September Birthday Girl

2010-09-15T22:41:00.000-05:00

My birthday girl and the cake she made

My Montage 8/22/10 at OneTrueMedia.com

2010-08-22T12:48:00.001-05:00

My oldest son playing Ashokan's Farewell

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Science Fun

2010-04-10T13:47:00.000-05:00

Fun in the snow!

2010-02-11T15:56:00.004-06:00

Christmas Morning

2009-12-29T15:37:00.006-06:00

Wordless Wednesday-Decorating the Tree

2009-12-09T11:46:00.005-06:00

Wordless Wednesday-Jaxson - a work in progress

2009-12-02T11:33:00.004-06:00

Art Fun

2009-11-20T19:05:00.004-06:00

Our Science Curriculum

2009-11-14T11:17:00.006-06:00

The Science book that I use for my younger girls is called,"How Does God do That? Complete Earth Science." It is written by Paul and Danielle Harris and the cover says it is for ages 8-12. I bought my copy used ,but I found it for sale at Shekinah Curriculum Cellar if your interested. I like this book because it is from a christian perspective,has some nice hands on activities, and I can use it with more than one child at a time.This is the book that I got the instructions from for my girls to make their ,Model of the Sun, that I showed pictures of in my previous post.

My 12 year old boy is using a science text for 7th graders from Abeka called,"Order and Reality." We like all the Abeka science texts.They are very colorful and informative and have lots of good experiments.I also bought him a science kit called Chem C1000 just for fun.This kit should be used with supervision and kept away from small children because of some very dangerous chemicals.

My high school age children are using Apologia ,which I like very much because the text is written like the author is talking right to the reader and the experiments are done mostly with household items.

I'm hoping to have a post soon showing some of our science experiments.

Wordless Wednessday

2009-11-04T12:50:00.001-06:00

Reading to Know

2009-09-23T11:19:00.002-05:00

A good review of the book Quiverfull : Inside The Christian Patriarchy Movement Reading to Know

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Kumon Workbooks - Preschool Workbooks - Easy Homeschooling - Timberdoodle

2009-09-18T19:12:00.001-05:00

Kumon Workbooks - Preschool Workbooks - Easy Homeschooling - Timberdoodle

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More Wordless Wednesday

2009-08-19T11:50:00.001-05:00

Wordless Wednesday

2009-08-19T09:08:00.006-05:00

90th Birthday

2009-08-17T14:59:00.006-05:00

We had a super time on Saturday at my Grandmother's 90th birthday party! I hope if I live to be 90 I still have the strength of mind that she does! She is a wonderful strong Godly woman and has been such a blessing to me my whole life.

My oldest son ,who could not be at the party,started calling her Grandma strawberries when he was a little boy. She knew he loved strawberries and always had some for him to eat when I would take him to visit her.So that is what she is known as to all my kids :)

Watching T.V.

2009-06-14T23:52:00.003-05:00

Since the television stations all went digital we got U-verse T.V. Here are my kids enjoying all the new stations to watch.This is a great summer afternoon activity here where we live since it gets so hot.

End of Soccer Season

2009-06-14T17:08:00.017-05:00

Soccer season is over for us for a while.Here are some pics of our fun this season.Five of my kids played soccer and three of them refereed.I think refereeing is great for my older kids,it helps teach responsibility and gives them their own spending money.
My husband's U-14 team won 1st place,they won 8 games,tied one and lost one!

Cinnamon Roll Recipe

2009-05-21T17:07:00.004-05:00

Basic Sweet Roll Dough
6 to 7 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 pkg.active dry yeast
1cup water
1 cup milk
1/2 cup margarine or butter
1 egg

In large bowl,combine 2 cups flour,sugar,salt andyeast;blend well.In small saucepan,heat water,milk and margarine until very warm(120 to 130 degrees F.).Add warm liquid and egg to flour mixture.Blend at low speed until moistened;beat 3 minutes at medium speed.By hand, stir in additional 3 cups flour until dough pulls cleanly away from sides of bowl.
On floured surface ,knead in 1 to 2 cups flour until dough is smooth and elastic,about 8 to 10 minutes.Place dough in greased bowl;cover loosely with plastic wrap and cloth towel.Let rise in warm place(80 to 85 degreesF.)until light and doubled in size,about 45 to 60 minutes.
Punch down dough several times to remove all air bubbles. Divide dough in half.

Cinnamon Rolls

1/2 recipe Basic Sweet Roll Dough
1/4 cup margarine or butter,softened
1/2 cup sugar or firmly packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon butter or margarine,softened
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Generously grease 13 by 9- inch pan .On lightly floured surface,roll out dough into 18 by 12-inch rectangle.Spread with 1/4 cup margarine.In small bowl,combine sugar and cinnamon;blend well.Sprinkle over dough.Starting with 18- inch side,roll up tightly,pressing edges to seal.Cut into 18 slices;place slices,cut side down,in greased pan.Cover;let rise in warm place until light and doubled in size,about 35 to 45 minutes.
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Uncover dough.Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.Immediately remove from pan;place on wire racks.In small bowl, blend powdered sugar,1 tablespoon margarine,vanilla,and enough milk for desired drizzling consistency.Drizzle over warm rolls.

To make dough a day ahead ,after first rise time,punch down dough,cover and refrigerate overnight.

Wordless Wednesday-Baking

2009-05-06T10:33:00.005-05:00

Couture Moms

2009-04-29T12:07:00.006-05:00

I had not heard of this company until today!They have some of the cutest t-shirts!It's called Couture Moms .I love the Domestic Diva, and the Mom to the Nth Power!Go and take a look ! Oh,and the Momology shirts are tooo cute! I think I'll be getting the Momology for the Mom of a teen :)

Wordless Wednesday

2009-04-29T09:51:00.002-05:00

Sugar cookies

2009-04-27T17:55:00.002-05:00

We made "No-Roll Sugar Cookies" today.

1 cup sugar

1 cup butter or margarine,softened

1 tsp vanilla

1 egg

2 1/3 cups all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

Heat oven to 375 F.

In large bowl,beat sugar and butter on low speed or with spoon until light and fluffy.Stir in vanilla and egg.Stir in flour and baking soda.Shape dough by teaspoonfuls into balls.On ungreased cookie sheet,place 2 inches apart.Flatten with bottom of spoon and sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar.Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set.

Icing

2 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup butter or margarine,softened

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 to 2 tblsp milk

In small bowl,combine icing ingredients;blend until smooth

Menu-planning

2009-04-25T18:22:00.003-05:00

The Old Schoolhouse - free

2009-04-24T17:03:00.003-05:00

Fall 2008 - Free Gift Issue

My new wreath

2009-04-23T00:12:00.004-05:00

A very sweet lady made this beautiful wreath for me! I just love it!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-04-15T12:08:00.006-05:00

The Death of Christ

2009-04-10T15:07:00.006-05:00

´Jesus on the Cross´ by Rembrandt.
Canvas on panel, 1631. Le Mas d´Agenais, parish church

Sermon by Alistair Begg on the Death of Christ

Wordless Wednesday

2009-04-08T10:58:00.002-05:00

TO A POET

2009-03-27T20:34:00.005-05:00

TO A POET A THOUSAND YEARS HENCE
by James Elroy Flecker

I who am dead a thousand years,
And wrote this sweet archaic song,
Send you my words for messengers
The way I shall not pass along.

I care not if you bridge the seas,
Or ride secure the cruel sky,
Or build consummate palaces
Of metal or of masonry.

But have you wine and music still,
And statues and a bright-eyed love,
And foolish thoughts of good and ill,
And prayers to them who sit above?

How shall we conquer? Like a wind
That falls at eve our fancies blow,
And old Moeonides the blind
Said it three thousand years ago.

O friend unseen, unborn, unknown,
Student of our sweet
English tongue,
Read out my words at night, alone:I was a poet, I was young.

Since I can never see your face,
And never shake you by the hand,
I send my soul through time and space
To greet you. You will understand.

My Birthday Boy

2009-03-21T18:23:00.007-05:00

This is my youngest son and 10th child.Today is his 4th birthday:)
That's him getting a bath in my previous post on Wordless Wednesday.

Word World Giveaway

2009-03-18T09:39:00.004-05:00

My kids love Word World.Here is a great post and giveaway Word World Giveaway

Wordless Wednesday-Bath Fun

2009-03-18T08:42:00.002-05:00

My silly kids

2009-03-16T20:45:00.002-05:00

Make video montages at www.OneTrueMedia.com

This is a video my 14 yr. old daughter made.Very silly:)

Wordless Wednesday- This is Archie

2009-03-11T10:13:00.002-05:00

Trampoline Fun

2009-03-04T22:44:00.001-06:00

Teaching Textbook Math

2009-03-04T22:19:00.005-06:00

We use a great math curriculum called Teaching Textbooks .I just love this program! The book comes with cd roms and all the lessons are taught on computer,it's like having a math tutor you can rewind:)They also come with solution cds that have the answers to all the problems in the book. We have used Math 7,Pre-Algebra,Algebra I and II , and Geometry.They have books for younger grades now too ,which I can't wait to purchase.

Wordless Wednesday, Special effects

2009-03-04T22:00:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday

2009-02-28T12:08:00.004-06:00

Today is my 7th child's birthday,she is 10 yrs. old.'Busy Bee' is always full of energy!She loves to read,cross stitch,crochet,can play several songs on our keyboard and wants to learn to play violin.
She was born at a birthing center with a midwife,she was breech(hiney first),which was a big surprise but she came with no trouble.She weighed almost 9 lbs. and was 21 in.
She is a joy and a blessing!

'Busy Bee' when she was 3yrs

'Busy Bee' 10 yrs

Wordless Wednesday

2009-02-25T10:48:00.002-06:00

Our House

2009-02-21T00:20:00.003-06:00

Our House
By Edgar Guest
We play at our house and have all sorts of fun,
An’ there’s always a game when supper is done;
An’ at our house there’s marks on the walls an’ the stairs,
An’ some terrible scratches on some of the chairs;
An’ ma says that our house is surely a fright,
But pa and I say that our house is all right.
At our house we laugh an’ we sing an’ we shout,
An’ whirl all the chairs and the tables about,
An’ I rassle my pa an’ I get him down too,
An’ he’s all out of breath when the fightin’ is through;
Am’ ma says our house is surely a sight,
But pa an’ I say that our house is all right.
I’ve been to houses with pa where I hadTo sit in a chair like a good little lad,
An’ there wasn’t a mark on the walls an’ the chairs,
An’ the stuff that we have couldn’t come up to theirs;
An’ pa said to ma that for all of their joy
He wouldn’t change places and give up his boy.
They never have races nor rassles nor fights.
Coz they have no children to play with at nights;
An’ their walls are all clean and their curtains hang straight,
An’ everthing’s shiny an’ right up to date;But pa says with all of its racket an’ fuss,
He’d rather by far live at our house with us.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-02-18T01:03:00.000-06:00

Explode The Code

2009-02-17T17:56:00.004-06:00

Explode The Code is a wonderful set of workbooks to teach kids to read,I have used them with all of my children except the three oldest,I didn't know about them then.My children that have used this series are good spellers.I teach my kids the alphabet and letter sounds and then start them in these.I also use You Can Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons.

My son and his sweetheart

2009-02-14T01:12:00.000-06:00

Valentines

2009-02-14T00:49:00.000-06:00

188 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged annually, making Valentine's Day the second-most popular greeting-card-giving occasion. (This total excludes packaged kids valentines for classroom exchanges.) (Source: Hallmark research)
Over 50 percent of all Valentine's Day cards are purchased in the six days prior to the observance, making Valentine's Day a procrastinator's delight. (Source: Hallmark research)
Research reveals that more than half of the U.S. population celebrates Valentine's Day by purchasing a greeting card. (Source: Hallmark research)

History of Valentines:http://link.history.com/services/link/bcpid6555686001/bclid1672160848/bctid1407959235

History of Valentines Cards:

http://link.history.com/services/link/bcpid6555686001/bclid1672160848/bctid8612163001

Ant Farm

2009-02-13T14:08:00.000-06:00

We have been enjoying watching these ants.They are so incredible!

A Parents Prayer

2009-02-11T01:54:00.000-06:00

A PARENT'S PRAYER
They're only little once.
Grant me the wisdom to guide them down the path that their feet should take.
For I know that they can never turn back and walk those paths with me again.
Give me the wisdom to guide their feetso that someday they'll be able to walk alone.
They're only little once.
Give me the time I need to enjoy them.
For I know that after they're grown, I'll never have another chance
to tell stories and pretend at those tea parties.
I'll never have another chance
to watch them in a school play or sing in church, or to see them catch that first fish or score that first goal or hit that first home run ball.
Give me the time in life's busy scheduleto have fun with my children.
They're only little once.
Let me be a loving parent.
Let me correct and not just punish, explain and not merely scold.
Let me know when to correct, and how often, and when it's best to just look the other way.
Help me be patient and give me a gentle hand to mould them into better people.
They're only little once.
Let me be a good teacher and an even better example.
Give me the right words and deeds to teach them.
Help me to teach them about You and how to walk in Your ways
so that when they are old they will not depart from Your ways.
For they're only little one time,
only innocent and trusting and pliable for a space of time, one minute in an eternity.
Let me do my best for them while I have the chance.
Amen
~~ Author Unknown ~~

Our trip to the zoo.

2009-02-11T00:03:00.000-06:00

These are some pics we took on our visit to our local zoo.We had a great time,it's never boring with our large troop:) The first pic is of the chimpanzee that enjoyed trying to hit us with rocks,sticks,and orange peel!He was so funny! The rest of the pics are of MY little monkeys:)

Valentines

2009-02-09T17:04:00.001-06:00

Valentines my kids made.

Ant Farm

2009-02-09T16:06:00.001-06:00

My kids got this cool Antworks ant farm from their Granny. We just put the ants in last night,they eat and tunnel in the blue gel.