Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Ten on Tuesday: Homeschooling in March
Here is an overview of March and a few of the things Ainsley did/learned:
1) Memorized four Bible verses:
"If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all." ~ James 1:5
"You, O Lord, are our Father; Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name." ~ Isaiah 63:16
"For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink." ~ Matthew 25:35
"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you." ~ Matthew 7:12 (The Golden Rule)
2) Read the books "Papa Piccolo" and "Grandfather's Journey". (We did activities with these books using "Five in a Row".)
3) Covered the letters "P", "V", "W", "K" and "Q".
4) Learned the concept of nouns, verbs and synonyms.
5) Continued counting by 5s, 10s, and learned to count by 2s. (Learned even vs. odd numbers.)
6) Introduced cylinders, spheres, cones and cubes.
7) Found Italy on the map (looks like a boot) and learned about Venice. (streets of water and gondolas)
8) Discussed the culture of Japan. (kimonos, clogs, fans, construction of homes, origami) Ainsley made a heart using origami.
9) Talked about the concept of peripheral vision. (Ainsley practiced looking out of the corner of her eye.)
10) Discovered birds native to Tennessee. (Ainsley's favorite was the chickadee.)
1) Memorized four Bible verses:
"If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all." ~ James 1:5
"You, O Lord, are our Father; Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name." ~ Isaiah 63:16
"For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink." ~ Matthew 25:35
"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you." ~ Matthew 7:12 (The Golden Rule)
2) Read the books "Papa Piccolo" and "Grandfather's Journey". (We did activities with these books using "Five in a Row".)
3) Covered the letters "P", "V", "W", "K" and "Q".
4) Learned the concept of nouns, verbs and synonyms.
5) Continued counting by 5s, 10s, and learned to count by 2s. (Learned even vs. odd numbers.)
6) Introduced cylinders, spheres, cones and cubes.
7) Found Italy on the map (looks like a boot) and learned about Venice. (streets of water and gondolas)
8) Discussed the culture of Japan. (kimonos, clogs, fans, construction of homes, origami) Ainsley made a heart using origami.
9) Talked about the concept of peripheral vision. (Ainsley practiced looking out of the corner of her eye.)
10) Discovered birds native to Tennessee. (Ainsley's favorite was the chickadee.)
Friday, April 17, 2009
Easter 2009
We had a wonderful Easter this year!
The weather was beautiful and we had fun with Easter activities.
We attended a Spring Egg Hunt with our church family at Great Oaks.
Mrs. Kelly paints a chick on Ainsley's hand.
Ainsley made a bunny windsock.
Ainsley found a lot of eggs filled with a lot of goodies.
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Ainsley also decorated eggs at home.
Dan and I surprised her with a Star Wars Clone Wars decorating kit.
Ainsley making her "Star Wars" face.
Star Wars Clone Wars eggs
Dan and Ainlsey ~ Best Buddies
Ainsley and I
Our Easter photo
Mrs. Kelly paints a chick on Ainsley's hand.
Ainsley made a bunny windsock.
Ainsley found a lot of eggs filled with a lot of goodies.**********
Ainsley also decorated eggs at home.
Dan and I surprised her with a Star Wars Clone Wars decorating kit.
Ainsley making her "Star Wars" face.
Star Wars Clone Wars eggs**********
Our Easter Sunday was spent attending services with our church family.
Our Easter Sunday was spent attending services with our church family.
We love to spend time together.
Dan and Ainlsey ~ Best Buddies
Ainsley and I
Our Easter photo
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Resurrection Rolls
Ainsley and her friend Ashley made "Resurrection Rolls" for Easter.
We started by reading John 19:38-42.
"Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews. With Pilate's permission, he came and took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there."
Ainsley and Ashley each had a marshmallow...which represented Jesus.
They dipped their marshmallow in butter....
...and cinnamon and sugar...which represented the spices used to anoint the body.
They wrapped the coated marshmallow tightly in a crescent roll...which represented the wrapping of Jesus' body in a cloth.
We placed the rolls in a 350 degree oven for 11 minutes. The oven represented the tomb. We pretended it was three days.
We started by reading John 19:38-42.
"Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews. With Pilate's permission, he came and took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there."
Ainsley and Ashley each had a marshmallow...which represented Jesus.
They dipped their marshmallow in butter....
...and cinnamon and sugar...which represented the spices used to anoint the body.
They wrapped the coated marshmallow tightly in a crescent roll...which represented the wrapping of Jesus' body in a cloth.
We placed the rolls in a 350 degree oven for 11 minutes. The oven represented the tomb. We pretended it was three days.Here is what one of the rolls looked like when we took it out of the oven.
After the rolls cooled, Ainsley and Ashley opened their rolls (cloth).
EMPTY! Jesus is no longer there.
After the rolls cooled, Ainsley and Ashley opened their rolls (cloth).
EMPTY! Jesus is no longer there. He is risen!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Origami
After seeing origami in "Grandfather's Journey" , Ainsley wanted to make something using origami.
I found THIS book at the library. After looking through the book, Ainsley decided she wanted to make a heart.
Here is her first origami creation.
We had fun! We plan to make more creations using origami soon.
I found THIS book at the library. After looking through the book, Ainsley decided she wanted to make a heart.
Here is her first origami creation.
We had fun! We plan to make more creations using origami soon.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Magic Tree House: The Musical
The Magic Tree House books are Ainsley's absolute favorite books. They are written by Mary Pope Osborne...or as Ainsley refers to her..."the author of my dreams". There are 41 books in the series and Ainsley has read almost all of them. We have most of the MTH books and Ainsley reads (and re-reads) at least one of the books a day.
Last Saturday, Ainsley and I were excited to join our friends ~ Kristi, Zach and Zaylee~ to see a musical based on the Magic Tree House books.
The musical was held at The Orpheum Theatre.
Zeb, Zaylee and Ainsley were excited for the show to begin.
The musical was a hit for the kids! There was singing, dancing, excitement and humor. Ainsley's favorite part of the show was "the fire breathing dragons" and "getting to see Jack and Annie save Camelot". She also liked "when Jack was dancing and couldn't stop."
Click HERE for more information about "Magic Tree House: The Musical".
Last Saturday, Ainsley and I were excited to join our friends ~ Kristi, Zach and Zaylee~ to see a musical based on the Magic Tree House books.
The musical was held at The Orpheum Theatre.
Zeb, Zaylee and Ainsley were excited for the show to begin.
The musical was a hit for the kids! There was singing, dancing, excitement and humor. Ainsley's favorite part of the show was "the fire breathing dragons" and "getting to see Jack and Annie save Camelot". She also liked "when Jack was dancing and couldn't stop."Click HERE for more information about "Magic Tree House: The Musical".
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