Note on last post.

I give credit to God for every good idea like that He pops into my head.  I could not do this homeschool journey without Him and I SO appreciate His funneling His creativity into my brain!

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, Who does not change like shifting shadows."  James 1:17 (NIV)

Lapbook Attempt #2

Isaac is in the midst of learning reading strategies to

help him tackle words he finds difficult to read.

So today as he was reading to me,

POP

into my head came the idea for a second lapbook.

This time one on the main reading

strategies we are working on.

 

We have 2 Carmen Sandiego computer games:

Math Detective

&

Word Detective

So...in an attempt to appeal to a boy's interest,

I'm always encouraging Isaac to be a 

Word Detective

And here is the lapbook:

 

We will add to it as we remember additional strategies we use.

Anthropomorphism Lapbook

I've been seeing a lot of lapbooks lately created

by other homeschoolers on their blogs.

I had never heard of them before that.

I think they look cool and

are a great way to pull

together what we have learned

on a topic.

So...

I decided to try

our hand at making one.

So here is our 1st lapbook ever

and it is on Anthropomorphism:

We like it!!!

Anthropomorphism Scavenger Hunt

Isaac, Seth and I have been reading this wonderful, exciting storybook for our read aloud.  We are really enjoying it and having a hard time waiting to read more.

One of our assignments was to draw a realistic mouse and a mouse that looks like humans. 

Here are the drawings:

 

 

After this assignment, we started talking about Anthropomorphism:

attributing human characteristics to animals, things, or ideas.

Then I was out walking and found an example of Anthropomorphism and

I decided to take Isaac and Seth to look at what I found.

A tree with a face!  A Narnia tree!

Then we decided we needed to go on a 'Scavenger Hunt' for Anthropomorphism

around the block.  And this is what else we found:

Now they think we need to scour the whole neighborhood instead of just the block!!!

What a fun learning experience!

Seth's 8th Birthday

I Love Robert!

I LOVE MY HUSBAND!!!

He shoulders the responsibility of providing for our family.

He is a man of integrity.

He knows how to grill a mean steak.

He leads our family in our schooling endeavors.

He treasures this family.

He participates in AWANA for the sake of children even though he doesn't like doing it.

He quotes movies we love.

He laughs at my jokes and loves it when I'm pleased.

He buys me flowers.

He thinks I'm an awesome cook (though he wasn't thrilled about basil on pork steak).

He makes it his business to be interested in what I am interested in.

He treats me like a queen.

He looks great in sweaters.

He makes the bed when he's the last one up.

He is diligent to safeguard our children from worldly influences too soon but doesn't completely shelter them.

He loves to learn new things and is learning to play beautiful music on his guitar.

He can fix almost anything and can make our things last way longer than they ever would if it weren't for him repairing them.  When something breaks, everyone knows to take it to Dad.

He says what is necessary even when it isn't easy.

He looks for ways to help around the house and takes care of what he finds.

He is a big fan of homeschooling.

He seeks to live his life as Jesus Christ would want him to.

When I think of Robert, I think of 'balance', steadiness, faithfulness, constancy, commitment, love.

I LOVE ROBERT!!!

On to the Civil War

The Kansas study seems to lead right into learning about Civil War since Kansas became a state just a couple of months before it started and so much of what was happening in our area was directly tied to the abolitionist/pro-slavery argument.  So we are plunging in and studying the Blue and the Grey and the Underground Railroad and Abraham Lincoln, etc. for awhile.  And since civil war seems to be the theme for this blog, this study will fit right in!