And we’re off! Our main piece of “work” this unit was the Creation book and Creation numbers found in the student sheets. We combined both using a blank book from the Target dolla…
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Using My Father's World Kindergarten homeschool curriculum? Get access to FREE supplemental MFW printables, resources, ideas and more!
During our first year of homeschool last year, we found that the most effective supplement for us was our Morning Board. There were days we may not accomplish much else but knowing that we finished our morning board time meant we were still learning a lot. This year, thanks to a 75% off sale at Mardel,
What a blessing it is to have a curriculum that teache s not only math and reading, but also centers it all around God's Word and God's...
We've been having fun, fun, fun in Kindergarten this year! I've been doing a terrible job of keeping up with weekly posts, but here are som...
We are definitely a My Father's World Family, but that doesn't mean we don't tweak the curriculum every year to fit our family. Everyone has their own pros and cons, so my pros may be your cons. Please comment below how you tweaked CttG to work for your family! Bible/History Bible and History are VERY linked this year. You will have a thorough look into the Old Testament, and what was happening in the Ancient World during our most well known Bible Stories. This was extremely helpful, even to me as an adult. If you have done MFW 1st grade, there will feel like a lot of repeats, but it is more in depth, with world history added. PROS Journey through the Bible adds ESSENTIAL historical context to all the Bible Stories you read this. As you read about their every day lives, it makes the people in the stores real people, instead of a character in a book. This is a book that I honestly feel like all Christian families should have. My kids still remember SO much from this book. Ancient World was very kid friendly, with easy to read info and colorful illustrations. No matter the age, it works great. Usborne never disappoints. The Jewish feasts added a depth to the OT study, using the book Celebrating Biblical Feasts. We did end up staggering these throughout the year. Many of the feasts are right the beginning of the year, and felt overwhelming. My suggestion is 1.) look ahead and be OK with spreading out your feasts; you can do the Sabbath feast anytime throughout your year (not just the week it is scheduled) 2.)Read through the whole feast before buying supplies. We did only some parts of each feast, like challah bread and ceremony during Sabbath, but not traditional Sabbath meal. TEACHER'S MANUAL- Egyptian and Greek Studies were really fun, and added historical context again to the Bible Stories we all know. The activities were usually low key, without tons of extra items to be bought, but memorable enough to help the children really experience the concept. For example, we played the Egyptian game of Senet, and it was included in the student sheets. I will mention that Egypt felt like it lasted a very long time (almost the entire first half of the school year), and like the Jews wondering int he Wilderness, I was ready to leave Egypt when it as time. That said, my kids never got sick of Egypt. And since Egypt was so deeply influential to the Ancient World, I am thankful we have a solid foundation of their place in history. Student Sheets-Complete a timeline and create a history notebook, which includes a page for each major event or person, map work, and illustrations to color. The maps alone make understanding the ancient world so much easier. The timeline is also extremely similar to if you did MFW 1st grade, but with added historical events that were happening in the Ancient World. I highly recommend doing the timeline, so you can see when historical events happen in the biblical timeline. MIXED FEELINGS Streams of Civilization, while a very interesting read for me as an adult, sometimes went over the kids' head. It would be great if you have a history fanatic, or older elementary/middle schooler. Take the advice in the manual, and read before hand so that you may summarize if you have anyone in 3rd grade or younger tagging along. Also it is very important to be OK with not much retention of details in SoC. If my kids could recall what happened in Ancient World, then I felt that was appropriate for their age level (they are in 4th grade). SoC add great details and context, but it is OK if they don't memorize all that. You must remember they will be learning all of this in more depth in High School, and these years are to introduce to the bigger context of History. Student Sheets- The Maps and Timeline are well worth buying the students sheets, but I was frustrated with the amount of notebook pages you have to create on your own. Look ahead and be prepared each week. There were several weeks when I was caught off guard, and would quickly have to make and print a notebook page, or we would skip it all together because I am just that Mom. Book Basket- Book Basket is usually our absolute favorite part of the MFW, but this was one of the first time I can say we barely used the book basket lists. I think this is due to the year long heavy focus on Old testament stories. There were multiple weeks where I didn't use any of the books. When we would focus more on Egypt and Greeks, I was able to get more books, but even then the list was not the most helpful. I would recommend all moms doing this study to join the Facebook Group for CttG for several free booklists! Science PROS Pyramids- We REALLY enjoyed learning the science related to the pyramids using the book Pyramids. The book itself included simple to execute hands-on activities, like making a pyramid from play dough and straws. My kids still talk about how the pyramid is the strongest shape. CONS We were just not fans of the Creation based science this year, and almost skipped it entirely. I say this not because don't believe in Creation based science, but because many of the experiments were redundant from either years past, or information my children already knew because we are a very outdoorsy family that has visited every nature Center in a 200 miles radius of our home. We are a science loving family, and met that need naturally through other avenues. 7th and 8th graders, use Apologia science instead of the above (purchase separately). We are in 5th grade, so not applicable to us. Art and Music PROS There were several hands on art projects through the year schedule in the teacher's manual. We did most of these, with success and fun had by all. CONS We again skipped the Music appreciation lessons focus on Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel with easy-to-use CD's (in the Deluxe Package). I am sure they were good, we just never seem to fit them in. We again skipped the MFW Art, which was using God and the History of Art (in the Deluxe Package). We used Draw and Write Through History for Creation to The Greeks. Read-Alouds PROS We enjoyed The Children's Homer, as well as fables from Aesop's Fables for Children. That said, many became bedtime stories or audio books during lunch, because they were sometimes hard to fit in during school day. Each book added great context to the Greek Study. We all LOVED Books by Patricia St. John (The Tanglewoods' Secret, Treasures of the Snow, and Star of Light) inspire children to live the Christian life (in the Deluxe Package). I highly recommend getting these, either in paper book or audio form. Math We have never had great luck with MFW recommend Math. We use Math U See, you can see our review here. Language Arts These are based upon MFW recommendations. Foreign language is optional but highly recommended. We have not had time to really fit one in yet. PROS Roots Words- This might have been one of my favorite parts of this year's study. Root word were simple to learn, but so important to future vocabulary skills. My kids and I love learning entomology of words we use everyday. Language lessons for Today, Grade 4- We again enjoyed LLFT, because it is a gentle Charlotte Mason approach to language arts. Some years past have felt almost too light, but I think the 4th and 5th grade are beginning to pick up, at an age appropriate level. Writing Strand- Level 3. We had some mixed feelings about this book, but overall I would recommend. At first the instructions were confusing to all of us, but once we learned the flow of the book, we got the hang of it. We personally never did "Record of Progress" page at the end of each exercise. My kids can sometimes be reluctant writers, so I wanted this to be a fun time of exploring the beginnings of writing. I do recommend following the manual's advice and doing every other week. CONS Spelling- We have just never liked Spelling Power, it is very teacher driven and we wanted a more independent spelling curriculum that didn't require so much teacher presence. We use Spelling By Sound and Structure for Christian Schools Grade 4. This curriculum also works very well with our workbox system. Our Add-Ons and Supplements Art- Draw and Write Through History- My kids LOVE these independent art lessons, and their drawing shows it. They needed no extra instructions from me, and each week my kids were asking for more. We used Creation through Jonah, Volume 1 and Greece and Rome Volume 2. Free Online Piano Lessons- The curriculum provides music appreciation, but no actual music lessons. We remedy that with Free Piano lessons through Hoffman Academy YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED IN: Draw and Write Through History- Creation to The Greeks 4th Grade Workboxes- Creation to The Greeks
MFW: God's Creation From A to Z (Kindergarten) This is our first official year we will be homeschooling our princess, going into Kindergar...
Latitude, longitude, elevation-depth, physical maps, political maps, historical maps and more! This whole week felt like one big adventure. Every time we read about a new kind of map the boys would…
During our first year of homeschool last year, we found that the most effective supplement for us was our Morning Board. There were days we may not accomplish much else but knowing that we finished our morning board time meant we were still learning a lot. This year, thanks to a 75% off sale at Mardel,
I am such a fool for organization, especially when it comes to school. Here is a glimpse into how I’ve organized our MFW Kindergarten materials for next year (for Sparkler and St Jude). Book …
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I LOVED using My Father's World for kindergarten. I have a feeling I will look back on this year as our favorite year of school. I love that each unit allows the parent to find info on each unit from the library/computer as much or as little as they want. Every unit stretched our knowledge (yes, I learned A LOT). My son didn't really care about the horse unit, or the water unit, but I was free to move on and do what we really wanted to spend time on. Most kindergartners don't spend much time on science and focus on letters only, but my son can tell you examples of marsupials, amphibians, and reptiles! He knows dinosaur names, bird types, that the octopus doesn't have a backbone, and every animal he wants to have on his future farm. I do believe we are going to run out of science topics to talk about at this rate! The weekly schedule provided in the teacher's manual is now a requirement for me. I tried teaching my own units for awhile, and it was sooooo hard and time consuming to get my topics and resources organized. There's also the big issue of making sure I included the basic phonics and math my son needed on a daily basis! I felt like I used all my creative energy before I could get to the good and fun stuff. With the My Father's World curriculum, all the requirements are ready and waiting for us, so I can use my creative energy to actually come up with additional fun projects that go along with the topics. Also, the wonderful Biblical concepts that went with each unit filled the need for character training that I knew we needed even more than the ABC's! Not to mention, my son LOVES bugs!!! We did the butterfly garden, ant hill, and even added the ladybug and praying mantis to our repertoire of bug life cycles to watch. Here are the links based on the units: creation intro unit #1 and #2 -s for sun, m for moon #3-L for Leaf #4- A for Apple #5- N for Nest #6- T for Turtle #7- U for Us #8- D for Dinosaur #9 -O for Octopus #10- W for Water #11-I for Insect #12 - G for Goat #13 - C for Cow #14 - H for Horse #15 - E for Elephant #16-P for Penguin #17 and #18- K for Kangaroo and Z for Zebra #19 and #20 - R for Rock and J for Jewel #21 - B for Butterfly #22- F for Frog #23- X for Fox #24 and #26- V for Vegetable and Y for Yellow #25- Q for Quail With all the Biblical Concept cards for the year: I plan on using My Father's World for first grade as well. I keep looking at all the different curriculum out there, and there is a LOT to choose from, but I keep coming back to the My Father's World option. I mean, he will learn to read next year by reading the ENTIRE Bible! Yes, it is in easy reader format, but WOW! What better way to set his foundation on the Rock than by starting with God's Word? Plus, memorizing verses from Proverbs, and continuing the fun science projects- like a wormery! I feel like the curriculum was made for us. He doesn't enjoy all the coloring, but that's little brother's job anyways:). My Father's World kindergarten was an amazing journey, and I can't wait to do it again in two years with my youngest. I'm also excited that my friend, and beginner homeschool-mom, will be using it with her son next year. On to the next year of adventures in homeschooling!
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As much as I love the hands-on activities and crafts in our My Father’s World Kindergarten Curriculum, I was not very good about doing the Words to Remember badges with my daughter. So, I came
I've been wanting to write a "helpful" Kindergarten post for quite a while now but just haven't gotten around to it. Shocking, I know. ;) ...
See what we did in the R is for Rock and J is for Jewel units in My Father's World Kindergarten!
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As much as I love the hands-on activities and crafts in our My Father’s World Kindergarten Curriculum, I was not very good about doing the Words to Remember badges with my daughter. So, I came
This was my first year [officially] homeschooling and I chose My Father's World curriculum after asking my friends & visiting a homeschool conference sale. I mainly chose this material because it takes a Charlotte Mason approach to learning [exploring outdoors, lots of reading, Godly character focus, emphasis on experience rather than textbooks, etc]. In the end, we really enjoyed it, learned a lot, and plan to use it for our other children. To see a sample weeks lesson, My Father's World provides one here. Pros: -It's inexpensive comparatively -I find it very easy to navigate around the teacher's manual -I like the unit study idea [taking a subject per week to mediate on] -I like how it's adaptable to different age groups so I can involve my younger children -Provides a great suggested reading list in the appendix -It takes about 60-90 minutes per day [just right for the age I think] -Incorporates crafts, science projects, and reading comprehension ideas/games -Worksheets are useful & helpful [one or less a day] -Comes with lots of materials to reinforce [like flashcards, games, etc] -Always points back to Christ Cons: -The math [for my child at least] was not quite as advanced as I had hoped [that was 1st edition, I hear they have improved it] -Sometimes the lessons lacked enough craft ideas, but thank God for Pinterest to fill in those gaps -The original version did not have a schedule, so I made one, but now there is one -It's broken down into 26 lessons of 6 days, plus creation to attempt to reach the 180 days requirement, but I didn't like to study, for example, S is for Sun Monday-Monday, and then M is for Moon, Tuesday-Tuesday, etc, so I just cut out day 6 and divided the work by 5 days and so we just did one unit study per week Monday-Friday. If that makes sense. It ended up making us finish early too. Just added time to each of our 5 school days. My favorite blogs I referred to during this time were: Training Them Up [great week to week examples] [great preparing for mfw k] MFW Official Forum [click here] MFW Blog Hop [click here and look for bloggers who blogged on K] Mama Jenn [great printables] My additional post on some extra supplements & supplies I purchased to use this year. Below is a weekly post of each unit. I tried to list the subject, character mediation, scriptures, books we read, crafts we referred to, and any other important information that might help you along your journey throughout it. I become pregnant half way through the year and was sick for several months...if you notice some weeks less exciting than others. I plan to add to these posts as we revisit these units with other children. MFW Kindergarten ABC Unit Study 2011-2012 S is for Sun M is for Moon L is for Leaf A is for Apple N is for Nest T is for Turtle U is for Us D is for Dinosaur O is for Octopus W is for Water I is for Insect G is Goat C is for Cow H is for Horse E is for Elephant P is for Penguin K is for Kangaroo Z is for Zebra R is for Rock J is for Jewel B is for Butterfly F is for Frog X is for Fox V is for Vegetables Q is for Quail Y is for Yellow
As much as I love the hands-on activities and crafts in our My Father’s World Kindergarten Curriculum, I was not very good about doing the Words to Remember badges with my daughter. So, I came
Days of Creation printables offer an engaging way to teach children about the biblical story of how the world was created. By using these printables, you can make the learning process interactive and memorable.
During our first year of homeschool last year, we found that the most effective supplement for us was our Morning Board. There were days we may not accomplish much else but knowing that we finished our morning board time meant we were still learning a lot. This year, thanks to a 75% off sale at Mardel,
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So you got your My Father's World Kindergarten Curriculum, now you need to organize it! Let me show you how to organize My Father's World Kindergarten curriculum.
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