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November 1st

11/04/2013 Danielle Huddleston 2 Comments

Nicole over at Journey to Josie takes pictures on the 1st day of the month of what their day looks like.

I realized what seems mundane and boring today might be something I want to look back on and remember tomorrow.

When my boys are grown and move out I know I will really enjoy what a “boring” day looked like with them in it.

My half pint gets up and takes care of the dog.

I usually have to let her out before he gets up also though.

School time!

We spend about an hour and a half on reading, writing, grammar, and spelling.

Then the boys get a 15 min. break to eat a snack and play around.

Math starts right after break time.

I have found this is the best time for us to do it.

They have had a break and can concentrate better.

They are being introduced to symmetry.

I loved that they had them mirror one another!

So funny!

After school was all done I finally allowed myself to finish the story I was reading!

If I read before school then school does not happen…

After quiet time my oldest started on the dishes.

I could not resist a walk around our backyard.

The light was gorgeous and I needed out of the house.

My husband had come home really early but was trying to catch up on rest.

Had a movie night with my husband while the boys played in the other room.

This was a pretty lazy 1st day!

Hiking

Fall at the Ray Harral Nature Park

11/01/2013 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

I was starting to develope a twitch from the need to be in the woods.

This is just a little patch of woods surrounded by houses and buildings but it still helped me breathe deeper.

I did not want to leave.

The Ray Harral Nature Park is located off 121st(Tucson St) east of Elm.

It is behind the school.

If you use the address from the Broken Arrow site to get directions be sure to use google maps.

The other map sites do not always lead to the park.

Homeschooling

Creation Study ~Day 5 Sea & Flying Creatures

10/31/2013 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

I am going to be honest with you guys.

The last week’s of our creation study will not be as project and experiment filled.

I got a little burned out of scouring the web every week looking for experiments.

So when we got to animals, I was really happy to take a little bit of a break!

We are still using the Answers for Kids bible curriculum and really liking it.

I am doing it a little slower in places then they call for but it was meant for a Sunday school class so I knew I would be making changes.

These two animal guides are amazing.

With public places becoming more and more inundated with evolution it is nice to have a book that tells about the animal in a way that honors the creator.

I like that each animal has the day it was created on there.

We used these for reference during our study.

I let the boys pick out a Wild Kratts(a kids show about animals) show to watch each day.

It had to be about an animal that was created on day 5.

They also picked out library books about day 5 animals.

My 5yr old picked out a bird guide.

Then he stated we did not need any other bird books because he had them all in his BIRD GUIDE.

Ha!

We also watched some videos on the answers in genesis site.

Both animal guides can be found in their store.

For literature we read Kipling’s “The White Seal”.

Kipling did not write cute little animal stories.

In The White Seal they talk about the people coming and killing a lot of the seals for food.

It might terrify some children.

The boys were upset but I pointed out they eat cows…

I am mean.

Kipling was such a great story teller though.

I love his stories!

You could also read something by E.B. White, or if you have young ones the book “Owl at Home” would work.

I recommend reading the creation of narnia to your kids while learning about creation.

It takes place in the book “The Magician’s Nephew” at the end of chapter 8 all the way through chapter 9.

It is an absolutely beautiful description of creation.

I read the book to the boys without really realizing how much it tied into what we were learning about!

Here are my previous Creation Study post’s.

Day 1 Light, Day & Night

Day 2 Atmosphere

Day 3 Dry land & Plants

Day 4 Sun, Moon, & Stars