Tuesdays Treasure (1-10)

I really like books that teach character through stories and two of my all time favourites are: A Hive of Busy Bees Volume 1 & 2

A Hive of Busy Bees Vol 1

• Format: Paperback
• Number of Pages: 158
• Vendor: A. B. Publishing
• Publication Date: 1987
• Dimensions: 8.25 X 5.5 (inches)
• ISBN: 0936595051
• ISBN-13: 9780936595054
• Ages: 5-10

Contents: Bee Obedient; Bee Honest; Bee Truthful; Bee Kind; Bee Polite; Bee Gentle; Bee Helpful; Bee Careful; Bee Grateful; Bee Loving; Bee Accepted; Bee Confident; Bee Content.

Another Hive of Busy Bees Vol 2

• Format: Paperback
• Number of Pages: 190
• Vendor: A. B. Publishing
• Dimensions: 8.5 X 5.5 (inches)
• ISBN: 093659506X
• ISBN-13: 9780936595061
• Ages: 5-10

Which books have you read your children that impart good character ?

In Honour of the men in my life

In honor of Fathers Day today (here in Australia) I would like to tell you about the men in my life:

ABBA Father God
You are the maker of heaven and earth and you have made me your child through the sacrifice of your son. Thank you for  the gift of your new mercy every day. You are the almighty saviour and the lover of my soul.  You carry me daily and you love me completely. You are ever patient and loving. You have healed me and blessed me with life.  Thank you for the gift of life and for blessing me so abundantly. 

My Dad
My Dad is my hero and my friend.
He has always been there for me, loved me, encouraged me and supported me. 
He has always had a listening ear when I have needed a sounding board.
He has always freely given me of himself.
His words of wisdom and integrity have guided me in many ways.
I look forward to many more 4x4 adventures and watching the solar eclipse with you in 2012
I love you my Dad thank you for all you are and all you have given me and most of all for loving me ♥

My Husband
You are my husband, my lover, my friend and the father of our children. Your support and steadfastness have lifted me and I just want to say thank you. I love the way you encourage and uplift our children. Your prayers and intercession for our children have often carried us. Your provision for us as a family and your support on the journey of home education are greatly appreciated.  Thank you for loving me deeply and completely. I love you my friend and look forward to many many more years of loving learning and growing together.



My Father-in-law
 I met you one summers day at church and little did I know how much your invitation to Trackers would change my life.  I met my love and my friend: your son.  Your love of the bush and the time you have for people have been a wonderful source of encouragement. Thank you for the wonderful father in law you are.  Thank you for teaching your son how to love the Lord with his whole heart, thank you for teaching him to walk in integrity and honesty, thank you for the amazing job you did in training him to be the man he is today. I look forward to spending some great time with you and Mum in 2012. Thank you for being a blessing and loving me like a daughter.

I love you all
Love

A week in review

This past week we did week 3 in Sonlight Core A.  I was worried that I would be a little bored with the work as this is my second journey through this particular core with Sonlight.  I am pleased to announce that no I am not bored and yes I have been learning alongside my six year old. Together we have been exploring Ancient Egyptian culture, weather, poetry and The Boxcar children.  In fact Sir N so enjoyed The Boxcar Children so much he wanted me to read it out loud to him again.

Last week we read Tadpoles and Frogs in Science and when Paul was gardening this week he found a frog, he captured it for us so we could have a good look.

It always amazes me how these things just "happen" at the right time.  Our God is so amazing and knows just what we need and when we need it.  He supplies above and beyond our job is to open our eyes and see what He has provided.  It's all a matter of perspective I have come to realise.

We also started on our Abeka Arithmatic 1. I love the colour and simplicity of this book along with it's biblical perspective.

We also have a dove family living in one of our flower hanging baskets outside the kitchen window. The mom has hatched her eggs this week and we got to look at her babies.

Aren't they beautiful ? . 

We also started a crystal growing experiment.  This I am learning is a patience growing experience. 

One of the extras with Sonlight this week was practicing how to cut.  This is a skill that Sir N has not had much practice in so I dug out the Abeka Art Projects K4 book I had and we did some cutting out.  This was our first project on Monday.

And of course Sir N learned how to skip

I did not miss out this week.  I had a mini box day from The Book Depository.

Last year we read Jotham's Journey for Advent but I felt this book was a little difficult for Sir N and decided to put it away till he is older.  I have been surfing the book sites in hopes of finding a book for this years Advent season and discoverd the Advent Storybook and decided to give it a try.  I will let you know at Christmas how it is going.  We start this particular book on 1 December.  I know this is not strictly the first day of Advent but this little book is geared up to begin on December first.

So what adventures have you been up to this week with your homeschool ?

Blessings