Try a Christmas unit study! Take a break from the usual school routine and dig into unit study as a family. Bake, decorate, sing, craft, wrap presents, and learn more about Christmas with these engaging Christmas unit studies.
When December rolls around, I’m ready to listen to Christmas carols day and night.
Over the years, I’ve accumulated a list of favorites and each year I make a CD to play in my car. Yes, I know that’s old-fashioned. My van is old enough to play CDs.
Yes, literature analysis can be simple and fun. Read the book and watch the movie. How is the movie different from the book? It’s a great way to analyze without anyone knowing they are learning a new literature skill.
Daddy didn’t hang the flag every day, but on Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, and Fourth of July, the flag waved proudly from our front porch. Daddy never talked much about serving Uncle Sam in the Army, but he loved our country and respected the flag. “There is no country like America!” he would tell me.…
“Wait! Don’t open that!” I was too late–Rusty had opened Math Sprint–The Mental Math Game from Byron’s Games, a new educational game I was excited to review.
October 31st is Reformation Day. This time of year is a great time to celebrate God’s Super-Heroes and the rediscovery of biblical truths like faith alone and grace alone. We live by faith! We are saved by grace! There is so much to celebrate on Reformation Day!
Amy Carmichael is a super-hero! She left her home in Ireland to minister to children in India who desperately needed Jesus!
You see, I was struggling. Whenever I prayed and read the Bible, little ones were pulling at me, needing me, wanted to nurse. I hid Bibles everywhere, but I never had uninterrupted time with the Lord.
Your children will love meeting Christian Super-Heroes through picture books! In our family, we love reading well-written, beautifully-illustrated picture books, especially if they are about inspiring church history men and women who changed the world.
We gather together to celebrate Christian heroes from the past who have been world changers. We move from station to station to meet this year’s heroes, listen to their monologues, and play a game or do an activity. Everyone has a blast! One year, Lottie Moon arrived! Would you like to meet her?