BIBLE: Memory Verse: I printed the fifth and sixth tracer pages from our printable. You can get your FREE copy here at our TPT store. On Monday, Parker traced his Bible verse pages. On Tuesday, we cut and pasted his verse in his Bible notebook. He reviewed them all week and recited them on Thursday. … Continue reading Sonlight Level F (Week 3)
BIBLE: Memory Verse: I printed the third and fourth verses from the Psalm 91 Bible verse printable . You can download your FREE copy here at our TPT Store! Parker traced the third and fourth verse on Monday, glued them in his Bible notebook on Tuesday, and practiced them throughout the week so he could … Continue reading Sonlight Level F (Week 2)
BACK TO SCHOOL: We started a group unit study in the beginning of August, but we waited to begin our Sonlight studies until this week. Our school moved MAP testing to this week also. Needless to say, it was a crazy, busy week! I set out our back to school table-scape the night before. Everyone … Continue reading Sonlight Level F (Week 1)
READY TO ROW: I put together a story basket with our copy of The Story of Ferdinand, castanets, Spanish Flash Cards, Spanish chocolate and some picture cards. Jordan colored our story disk so we could add it to Spain on our world map. BIBLE: Memory Verse: I chose I Peter 3:4 for our memory verse, … Continue reading The Story of Ferdinand
This week Haley was learning about natural pigments in science. I thought it might be fun to naturally dye eggs since Easter is just around the corner. First, we prepped red cabbage, radishes, purple potatoes, and onion peels. We added our eggs to each pot. Then she filled the pots with water to cover the … Continue reading Sonlight Core F – Pigments in Nature (Week 31)
Haley was learning about the sense of taste. I created a 5 Senses Science Worksheet for the boys the previous week. You can download your FREE copy here at our TPT Store. I gathered our supplies and set them out with Cold, Crunchy, Colorful Using our Senses . I checked out Cold, Crunchy, Colorful Using our Senses … Continue reading The 5 Senses – Sonlight Core F (Science Week 26)
Haley has been learning about the Middle East in her Social Studies lessons. She wanted to make hummus for her end of unit "adventure". Haley found a recipe on AllRecipes, made a shopping list, and we bought the ingredients together over the weekend. We gathered the ingredients and our food processor. She rinsed the garbanzo … Continue reading Sonlight Core B – Making Hummus (Middle East Studies)
Shadow Spinner: This was Haley's second week reading the Shadow Spinner. Each week, I add several clips to her Sonlight Core F playlist. Sharbat: Sharbat was one of Haley's vocabulary words this week. In Arabic, it means a drink of sugar and water, but is often with fruit or rose petals. I found a recipe … Continue reading Sonlight Core F – Shadow Spinner & Making Sharbat
Haley did a report on Matryoshka dolls at the end of her Russian studies. I bought unpainted wood nesting dolls, fine-tip paint pens, and The Littlest Matryoshka Doll for inspiration. I printed a template and challenged Haley to design her own set of Matryoshka Dolls. Haley designed all five dolls with a different pattern on … Continue reading Sonlight Core F – Matryoshka Dolls (Russian Studies)
Rickshaw Girl Haley continued her Indian Studies this week with Rickshaw Girl. She LOVED this book! She read the book in one sitting and felt inspired to create an art project based on the alpana patterns (traditional drawings created for Indian celebrations). India celebrates Dewali, the festival of lights, around New Years. I thought Haley … Continue reading Sonlight Core F – Rickshaw Girl and Days of Creation Art (Indian Studies)
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