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We are trying to cover history at a slower pace than Abeka. I ordered the My Father's World curriculum to use in an effort to pull out more detail since my girls see history as just a list of names and dates to be memorized and forgotten. I wanted to put together a page of video links to show the "real life" of history.It is slow go for me so I hope my children will be patient and enjoy the journey of learning together. (At the time I made this page my children were 12 and 9. I still come back to it often as a refresher and decided to leave it up. Maybe it can be of use to others, too.) (link to scripture stories in chronological order)(Old & New Testament, also has 2 pages on Mormons) Story of the World I Video Links - this blog has video links that may be helpful to you STOW and Netflix Movies List MFW CtG YouTube playlist Ancient World History Reading List Interactive Online Timeline Online books I found - The All In One Homeschool is a free online curriculum that has lots of resources. On their site are suggested additional readings free online. Ambleside Online also has some. All In One Homeschool Ancient thru Middle Ages can be found here and Ambleside is here. The following books are free to download or read online: Cat of Bubastes , on audio Story of Mankind , on audio (some use this as the main history reading. The first few chapters are about evolution.) The Story of the Greeks Tales of Troy What is the Bible? What is a Testament? Week 1: Genesis Song Creation logic Creation Who Do You Trust Song Dinosaurs Kent Hovind - Creation vs. Evolution (long but great for me to learn from) Laminin - Cross shaped protein that holds all things together Week 2: Fall of Man Cain and Abel Noah Week 3: Tower of Babel Pangea & Plate Tectonics (ignore reference to 'billions of years ago') Ice Age Ancient Mesopotamia (Sargon) Week 6: Abraham's Journey Harran Abraham and Lot God's promises to Abraham Ancient Mesopotamia (Sumer & Babylon) Week 7: God destroys Sodom and Gamorrah Week 8: Abraham offers up Isaac Look What God Can Do Song Abraham finds a wife for Isaac Esau sells his birthright Jacob tricks Isaac to get the blessing then flees to Harran Walking The Bible Part I, Part II, Part III Week 9: Jacob marries two sisters Jacob leaves Laban Jacob reunites with Esau Joseph sold into slavery Week 10: Joseph in prison Joseph interprets Pharoah's dream Joseph's brothers come to Egypt Joseph reveal's himself to his brothers Ancient Egypt Mummification Song Week 11: Exodus Recap Exodus Song Moses in the bulrushes Queen Hatshepsut's mummy found Week 12 & 13: Moses at the burning bush Plagues in Egypt & Exodus Week 14: Manna in the Wilderness Mt. Sinai (actual film begins at 2:23) 10 Commandments Song Week 15: The Tabernacle Court The Tabernacle Furniture & Symbolism Instructions to build the Tabernacle Symbolisms in the Tabernacle Information of High Priest Garments (not a video) What Is Holy? Leviticus Song Week 16: 12 spies sent into the Promised Lands Korah, Dathan & Abriram's error (Numbers 16) Numbers 20 (Water from the rock at Kadesh)(NIV) Moses and the Firey Serpents Moses final instructions Deuteronomy Song Migration to the Americas Mammoth vs. Mastodon Native Americans of Alaska Mound Builders The Olmec-Ancient Mexico The Olmecs Song Chavin, Peru Timeline of Israel from Abraham to Joshua Pentateuch Song Historical Books Song Week 17: Joshua Song Joshua crosses the Jordan Battle of Jericho Joshua Fought The Battle of Jericho Song Joshua and the battle at Ai (Joshua 7) - audio Joshua at Ai (Joshua 8) - audio The Sun Stands Still (Joshua 10) - audio Joshua's farewell address (Joshua 23) - audio Joshua's death (Joshua 24) - audio Ramses II , Continuation Akhenaton & Nefertiti Nefertiti Song 1922 Footage of Carter at tomb of King Tut Inside King Tut's Tomb News report on King Tut King Tut's Treasure Mummy of Akhenaton found - father of King Tut King Tut's name change Death of King Tut (really gross battle wound scene) King Tut Song Week 18: Judges Song Judges Song-really goofy in places but gives overview of all Judges Gideon Is Called Gideon Song Gideon's 300 Shophar Blasts Fancy Shophar Soundings Samson The Canaanites & Why They Were Destroyed (Mature Content re:sacrifices) The Hittites The Philistines Song Week 19: Ruth (short story) Another skit of Ruth (gives lineage to David) Ruth - A Faithful Woman Redemption Song The Call of Samuel Minoans Ancient Minoan Song Knossos Palace Reconstruction in 3D Knossos Palace Slide Show Theseus and the Minotaur - Greek myth Mycenaeans & Troy, Mycenaeans & Dorian Invasion Extra Info-long with lots of detail: Aegean Civilization Part I ,Part II ,Part III , Part IV- Search for the lost cities of Atlantis, Troy, & Mycenae Trojan War Song The Odyssey Song Week 20: I Samuel Overview History of Ancient Greece Greek City States The Story of Greece in Song Week 21: King Saul Scythians Week 22: Saul and David Week 23: King David II Samuel Song Phoenicians Proto Sinaitic Script (precursor to Phoenician Alphabet) Week 24: The Wisdom of Solomon Solomon's temple Solomon's temple-aerial view of 2nd temple rebuilt by King Herod Archeologists Uncover wall from Solomon's temple Week 25: I Kings Overview Elijah Week 26 & 27: II Kings Song Elisha Hinduism & Buddhism Hair from India, more on Indian hair Week 28: Jonah Isaiah's Gospel Assyrian Empire Assyrian Siege of Lachish, Judah Week 29: King Hezekiah and Sennacherib skit Hezekiah's Tunnel (nice maps) Archeology from the Pool of Siloam Who was Sennacherib? (graphic images at beginning) Josiah (First 3:18 shows sacrifice to molech-my little ones won't be watching it! :) Jeremiah Part I,Part II Fall of Assyria & The Chaldean (Babylonian) Empire (graphic fight scenes) Chaldeans of Babylon I Chronicles Recap II Chronicles Song (Lists Kings of Judah) Week 30: Fall of Judah God Gave Them Knowledge Fiery Furnace Louis Armstrong singing "Shardrach, Meshach and Abednego" Athens vs. Sparta Archimedes Screw Week 31: Nebuchadnezzar-A Lesson in Humility Handwriting on the Wall (part1), (part 2) Belshazzar sung by Johnny Cash Daniel in the Lion's Den Persians Ancient Empires Recap Week 32: Esther Persia/Greece War (oral narration) Another recap of the Persia/Greece Wars (written narration) Week 33: Ezra Nehemiah The Acropolis The Greeks - Golden Age Video Page Rebuilding Jerusalem's Wall-Video of class taught by a Jew (we listened to a little of it to hear the Hebrew language and see the writing) Animated Story of Nehemiah Nehemiah - Bentley Bros Song Nehemiah's Prayer in Song Summary of the Books of Ezra & Nehemiah Week 34: Alexander the Great Alexander the Great Part I, Part II Alexander the Great-Horrible Histories Comedy Clip

So we just finished up our sixth year with My Father's World homeschool curriculum! I'm excited to share with you how our year went and what we loved and didn't love about this year's curriculum.

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34 Greek Word Tests to use with My Father's World Curriculum: Creation to the Greeks. Includes answer key for all 34 tests! Help your child learn the roots of the English Language with these tests! Can also be used with the book, English from the Roots Up.

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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

I would like to share with you our 2019-2020 Homeschool Curriculum Choices. Better late than never, right? This is our 7th year of homeschooling. We took our time exploring the World with My Father's World Exploring Countries and Cultures (you can read my review here) and started our new adventure in Mid-October. Our 2018-2019 School

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Curriculum Organization: MFW Creation to the Greeks This year the kids will be doing the same curriculum is Creation to the Greeks, K has gone through it already so it will be a refresher for her. Looking forward to doing this curriculum with the kids, exploring, and learning all the new things. BIBLE Some of the books we will be using for our bible studies. LANGUAGE ARTS This time around we will be concentrating more on spelling, reading, writing, and comprehension. Want to definitely work more on spelling and writing. Besides learning some Greek and Latin words we will also learn Spanish, our native language. MATH Will continue using Singapore Math, kids really like it, and learn so much from it . HISTORY Lots of great books for our studies this semester, excited for this adventure. Studying in depth on Egypt, one of our favorite places to learn more about. TIMELINE Colored in and laminated the timeline pictures, then printed the scroll worksheets I got from Tasha Wiginton blog. Also laminated the scroll worksheets and taped them to look more like an accordion book, since we don't have the wall space to put the timeline up. Behind each picture for the timeline I wrote the week it corresponds with and then placed a velcro dot on it since that's how we will place it on the timeline. Used this same method for 1st and 2nd grade timeline. SCIENCE More in depth of God's creation and pyramids, probably adding more along the way. We all love Science and like exploring everything we can. READ ALONG Few books we will be using for out read-along this semester. ART Using God and the History of Art, which comes with postcards of different art pieces, and worksheets. Also will be adding more along the way to go with what we are studying for the week. OUR SCHOOL ROOM/GAME ROOM Here is a look of our basement which we use to use for our school room. Now it hold our library and some items we use for school, it also is the kids playroom, and music room. D is taking drum lessons so we moved the school room upstairs in our dining room. Library and a few of items we will use for school throughout the school year, located in the basement. Our new location in the dining room, it also helps with having the puppy now and being able to take him out whenever he needs to go potty. Closer look of our shelves, organization carts, and materials. Reorganized all of the art supplies, the kids have really shown an interest in art, so I wanted to make sure they had easy access to all the materials they would need. Also organized the paint drawers to make it easier for the kids to find what they need, and finally got all the office supplies in one location. CONCLUSION Messages like this keeps me motivated to continue our homeschool journey. I always ask the kids if they want to give public school a chance and they always say no. We love the freedom we have and really enjoy doing life together. Blessed that God has allowed me to be able to teach our kids, never thought I would of done this journey, I've really enjoyed learning right along with the kids. K is now going to 8th grade and D will be starting 4th. On to new adventures, loads of fun, and exploration. Will be adding each week below that we complete with our previous grades we've completed. GOD BLESS! PREVIOUS CURRICULUM POST MFW: God's Creation from A to Z (Kindergarten) MFW: Learning God's Word (1st Grade) MFW: Adventures in U.S. History (2nd Grade) MFW: Exploring Countries and Cultures (3rd Grade) MFW: Creations to Greek (4th Grade). MFW: Reformation to Rome (5th Grade) MFW: Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) MFW: 1850 to Modern Times (7th Grade) WEEKLY POST MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade ) Week 1 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 2 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 3 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 4 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 5 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade ) Week 6 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 7 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 8 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 9 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 10 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 11MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 12 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 13 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 14 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 15 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 16 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 17 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 18 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 19 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 20 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 21 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 22 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 23 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 24 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 25 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 26 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 27 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 28 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 29 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 30 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 31 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 32 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 33 MFW: CTG (4th and 8th Grade) Week 34

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Week 1 MFW Creation to Greeks Homeschool Wrap-Up Theme for our studies this week.... Days of Creation As we were studying creation I thought it only appropriate to include in the lesson that in Genesis 1:1 it is written, "In the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth." In English, it is God, but the Old Testament was written in the Hebrew language and in Hebrew his name in this verse is Elohim. Elohim means strong, mighty, powerful creator. For an experiment I cut several pieces of paper and labeled them 1 - 7. We put the 7 pieces of paper in a small paper bag, Hannah blew up the bag and twisted the top. She then proceeded to shake the bag and pop it. We dumped out all the numbers. and as you can see they did not fall into order in a straight line, nor were they all right side up, nor lined in order from 1 - 10. How will the numbers get in order? Only if someone puts them in order. Order doesn't happen by itself. Our world is that way, too. Someone had to create the world and put it in order. That someone is God, Elohim, Strong Creator. Greek for Week…. Interesting facts we learned… While we were playing animal charades Hannah and Lauren taught Micah and I about a new creature, the leaf fish. Of course, I didn't guess it and it wasn't because of their acting. Hannah then began to tell us that when a leaf fish is in danger, it stops swimming, turns on it's side and floats. It looks like a dead leaf. It even has a stump that looks like a leaf stalk. After acting out the animals we had to say if they were vertebrates or invertebrates to go along with our studies in science this week. This year we are wavering from our curriculum and went with our own choice of God's Design World of Animals. pollsb.com and The Sabbath symbols and their meanings: The candles should be placed on a table in the room where the meal will be served,to spread light over the night. Idea taken from Genesis 1:3-4: "Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. And God saw the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness." One candle represents "creation" and the other one "redemption." A goblet of wine is placed on the table. A sanctification prayer is recited by the father over this symbolic cup. The wine symbolizes life. It also symbolizes Christ's shed blood. The bread called challah, a term used in the Old Testament for new dough, which was a requirement to be presented as a "gift to the Lord" (Num. 15:17-21) For our Sabbath dinner we made our own challah. As a tradition the mother prays for each member of the family as she stirs the mixture, kneading in her love. I loved doing this part. The cloth covering is symbolic of the dew that was around the camp when the Israelites woke up in the desert and were reminded again that God does provide. When the dew evaporated, behold, there lay on the ground manna, God's provision of bread. It is even more meaningful when we remember God's provision of His Son, who said,"I am the bread of life" (John 6:48). We visited grandpa…. Street racing at its finest. I loved seeing….The kids playing together during break time. and Lauren helping Micah with piano. Micah has been begging me to begin lessons the past month. I was happy that the music teacher was able to fit him in right before Lauren's lessons. Something new around the house... The kids tend to argue over who gets to sit by daddy, so in order to resolve this matter I added to their daily chores (you can find the download on the right side bar) setting the table breakfast, lunch, dinner. Each day I rotate who sets each one. Lexi has a desire to help and does quite a good job! Don't you think? Place mats first. Then the bowls (we were eating beans and cornbread). Spoons to the right. Learning how to set a table and differentiating between her left and right. A sweet moment.... Barb and Larry came by to visit and bring Lexi the rest of her birthday gifts. Lexi pulled out the crayons and told Barb, "Barb color." Our Family Read Aloud... Favorite Hands on Project... The Jewish Sabbath begins at sundown every Friday. Known as Shabbat (shah-BAHT) in Hebrew, the word means "rest." Shabbat is one of the earliest of Jewish traditions. By resting on the seventh day the Jews believe that they are honoring God. We did not observe all of the Jewish Sabbath activities. We only partook in the Friday Sabbath Meal. Earlier in the week we made our centerpiece the oil float. We made a star for each family member. When making this Lauren said we needed to make 7. She reminded me that I said Keika would always be a part of our family. So in agreement we thought it was appropriate to have a candle for Keika. All of the flames, even though they are separate, share the same source, symbolic of the family depending on God for strength and life. We started this afternoon making our challah (KHAH-lah), which turned out delicious. The girls did a wonderful job helping to make this. For dinner we prepared fish, carrots, and rice to go with the challah. The kids also made candlestick salads. "And it was the Preparation Day and the Sabbath was about to begin." (Luke 23:54) Friday Family Movie Night.... We watched the tv series The Waltons episode Separation.

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My Father's World Creation To The Greeks Week 7 I am so excited to see how God is orchestrating our studies in My Father's World Creation to the Greeks with what the church we are visiting is learning! The congregation is also studying about Abraham and Lot but is learning the Hebrew root words and it is amazing how much clearer we are understanding Scripture because of it! So much is truly lost in translation! Albrecht Dürer Lot and His Daughters For instance, when we were reading in week 7 about Sodom and Gomorrah in our homeschool, we got to asking, "Why did Lot's sons-in-law not take him seriously? This question was asked in church, too, and someone commented on how perhaps Lot was not living the example the way a godly man ought to. Therefor, why would they take him seriously? We related that thought about Lot to a scene in the movie Fly Wheel (if you haven't seen it yet, I think you ought to look into it). There is a scene where a car dealership owner is convicted about cheating customers out of their money and he is correcting a salesman about a scam he just pulled on a young gal purchasing a car. The salesman wasn't taking the owner seriously at first. Why? Because he learned from the owner how to scam. Our kids *got* the example. In our homeschool discussion, we asked "Why did Lot's Wife look back?" Well, why did she? And why was she turned into a pillar of salt when she could have been turned into anything? I share the answer to the first question and some thoughts on the second question in the free downloadable notebook pages which you can get here. Blessings! PS Please let me know if these notebook sheets are a help to you or not. This way I know how to best I invest my time. Thanks! Copyright 2012 of Principled Academy. The duplication of articles, photos, or blog entries without the express permission of the owner are strictly prohibited.

The Greek Alphabet New research suggests the Greeks borrowed their system known as alphabetic numerals from the Egyptians, and did not develop it

We started back up with lesson time this week, starting Tabitha in Kindergarten and Amelia in what we are calling K-4 (really to keep her fr...

Workboxes are what keep us sane while homeschooling! They give all of us independence and allows my to work one on one with each boy as needed. I don't have to spend hours reminding and nagging about what to do next. Workboxes can be used with any curriculum! We are in our 5th year of homeschooling, using My Father's World Curriculum. My twins are in 4th grade, and we are on Creation to The Greeks in the MFW family cycle. You can see below how we use workboxes this year. OUR HOMESCHOOL ROOM We moved our homeschool room out of the basement, we needed the sun!!! The left 3 cubes are for school books & Bibles. My teacher binder is stored on top of shelf. I store our student sheets by week in a hanging binder. OUR DAILY ROUTINE Together Time We sit on our couch, or do experiments in the kitchen for most of the together time subjects. If one of these subjects has a notebook page, I send the boys to their desk to finish it, then it is stored in their History workbox. History Reading, Activities, & Note booking Science & experiments Root Words Cuneiform Writing in Sugar Cookie dough, during History Together Time Workboxes We use a 10-Drawer Organizer Cart for our workboxes. They have lasted for 3 years, and we love them. In years past, I have put a tag into each workbox to tell the boys what to do but this I wanted a more streamlined approach. We now have been using one daily agenda board (pictured below). They now function as storage for each child's notebooks & past work, and direction on the order in which they should do each subject. Each child has their subjects in different order to allow one-on-one time with Mom during Math and Language Arts. *Specific assignment is written on agenda white board 1. History-this box is where they store their completed student sheets and History notebook, done during together time 2. Root Words- We use a worksheet for derivative sentences, found in CttG facebook page file section. 3. English- Language Lessons for Today, Grade 4- Do with Mom 4. Art- Draw and Write Through History * We use this instead of recommended art of God and History, it allows more independent art time. Click link for printable schedule. 5. Spelling- Spelling By Sound and Structure Grade 4 * We choose this curriculum instead of because it is more independent work than suggested Spelling Power. There is also a TEN MINUTE BREAK card, usually in Box 5. 6. Writing- Writing Stands, Level 3* 7. Math-Math U See* -Do with Mom 8. Typing- We use Typing.com. Each boys does 3 to 5 screens a day. 9. Spanish- DuoLingo for now, but adding Rosetta Stone soon. 10. Piano- We use Hoffman Academy, if there is a video to watch, it is on the Agenda Board. I they have a music worksheet to do, it is in their box. Individual Time Reading- Read for at least 20 minutes from Book Basket. My kids are book worms, so I don't have to remind them much to read, but I do check to make sure they are reading from Book Basket. Daily Chores-All chores must be done before screen time Read-Alouds are done as Bedtime story with Dad You might be interested in my other Posts: First Day of School Scavenger Hunt MFW Resources Thank you for using affiliate links, you keep this site open at not extra cost to you!

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