We have some FREEbies and helpful links if you're teaching Sonlight's Core A curriculum. We'll continue to add to our Helpful Links, so please come visit us again! Youtube Core A Playlist: We put together a playlist of all the Bible, History, and Science clips we've used and/or referenced in our week-to-week Sonlight Core A … Continue reading Sonlight Core A – FREEbies and Helpful Links
I set out our petri dishes, gelatin, and vegetable bouillon. Haley and I added the ingredients to a pot of boiling water. We left it to simmer on the stovetop Haley marked one dish "washed" and the other "unwashed". She poured the mixture into our petri dishes, we covered them immediately, and set them aside … Continue reading Sonlight Core E – Growing Germs (Week 31)
S.S. & HISTORY: Wild Places - Jungle: Before wrapping up our unit on Jungles, Parker and I read Abigail and the Jungle Adventure (Abigail and the Magical Bicycle)Abigail and the Jungle Adventure. Later in the afternoon, the boys and I went to the nursery to buy some plants. They may not have been … Continue reading Sonlight Core A (Week 35)
Nate's Pancake Recipe:Jordan HAD to make Nate's pancakes when he saw the recipe at the end of the book! Saturday came and Jordan was MORE than ready to get cookin'! I gathered the supplies and called Bub to the kitchen. He was SO excited!He measured his dry ingredients, doubling the recipe in his head (he's … Continue reading Sonlight Core C – Nate the Great (Detective Pancakes)
BIBLE: Memorization: Parker continued to memorize Trees by Joyce Kilmer using his Trees booklet (Living Worlds Apart). S.S. & HISTORY: Rainforest Pollinators: This week we read about the rainforest plant life and pollinating flowers. I decided to whip out a Cheetos pollination SNACKtivity. I put Cheetos in a cup with a white flower on top and made … Continue reading Sonlight Core A (Week 34)
I was excited to start rowing Madeline, because Haley and I LOVED curling up and reading the entire A Madeline Treasury together! I wasn't sure the boys would share our enthusiasm, but I was pleasantly surprised. They LOVED it too! BIBLE: We chose to memorize I Peter 3:10-12 since it focused on turning away from evil and … Continue reading Madeline
The kids were excited to row Grandfather's Journey and learn more about Japan. We started our adventure to Japan with a special sushi breakfast! The boys created beautiful cover pages in their lapbooks! They were ready to set sail on a new adventure. Bible: We chose to memorize James 3:18 for this book, because it … Continue reading Grandfather’s Journey
