Friday, 20 September 2013

HSMJ - An invitation to you ...

In my life this week…
I'm really struggling to find my rythm with the new day for this linky each week.  There has been a lot going on in my world. I'm looking forward to rediscovering my rhythm ...

In our home school this week…
  • We've enjoyed some great time reading our books from Sonlight. We finished Charlotte's Web .
  • This week we had some struggles with Math.  It was good because I realized that Sir N needs some more practice with his math facts.
  • Science has been fun too. We are enjoying learning about the different animals found on different continents around the world in The Usborne World Of Animals .  We are exploring North America this week.
  • See How It's Made has been interesting too.  I learned what a 'penny lick' was and together we learned about ice cream production etc.
  • Sir N enjoyed creating an entry for the Lego Challenge this week.
Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…
  • Have you seen the 50 Must Read Homeschooling Mom's blogs over at Homeschooling for Free ?
  • Virtual Fridge Link Up
  • I would like to invite you all to join in with a weekly art meme in sharing the artistic pursuits of your families.   This one is not necessarily a how to post each week but rather a show and tell photo post of an art project your children have done. 
  • For my northern hemisphere friends who are going into Autumn.  Have you seen this neat bowl you can make from autumn leaves ?  It's a beautiful easy craft project.  Pop on over to Hello Lucky for an easy step by step tutorial.
  • For those of you who have children who enjoy Minecraft and would like to add in a touch of school to the game.  Minecraft Homeschool are busy enrolling at the moment.  7 Wonders of the Ancient World
  • What Shakespeare Plays Originally Sounded Like a fantastic look at Shakespeare and English pronunciation.
  • Are you after some fun in your homeschool ? The HomeScholar has a great post from 2009 called Homeschool Mom Universal Translator (HMUT)
  • For those of you with LEGO mad children The Canadian Homeschooler has restarted their Lego challenge series. This months theme is Where you live.
I am inspired by…

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…
  • This week I was super blessed with two tickets to Tribute to the Empress presented by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. 
  • This week marked the end of school term three and the last week of tennis and Kelly Sports.  It's been great watching the children learn new skills.
My favorite thing this week was…
  • I'm so excited for my sister and brother in law who immigrated over to Australia in February this year.  They move into their first rental home tomorrow. 
  • Seeing these 10 Simple Holiday Candle Projects
What’s working/not working for us…
Questions/thoughts I have…
  • We would like to learn French.  What program do you recommend for young primary school age students ?
Things I’m working on…
On My Bedside Table ...
  • The Trim Healthy Mama PDF version
In Bloggy world I’m reading…
I’m cooking…
  • Nothing this week.  My sister has blessed me with meals every night :)
On Pinterest I found...
I’m grateful for…
  • The internet and The Schoolhouse Review Crew and the opportunities they have presented me over the last year.
A photo, video, link, or quote to share…



Blessings

Chareen


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A Diorama

Welcome to the Virtual Refrigerator Blog Hop.  This past week I dug out our Art Projects 2 book from Abeka.  Sir N loves making hands on things so this week we made our first diorama project.


I love using this book.  They supplied the cut out's for the turtle.  I supplied the plate.  This was supposed to be made with a paper plate but we had this green plastic bowl left over from another project that worked well.  I helped Sir N draw the scale shapes and he taped the legs and head onto the bowl.  He then dug out this box and decided to make a diorama scene for his turtle.  We used sellotape to hang the fish.

Blessings
Chareen

I invite you to take some photo's of your children's artistic pursuits put them in a post and link up with me I would love to come over and see the wonderful art your children have enjoyed doing.
Virtual Fridge Link Up


Thursday, 19 September 2013

Where we live {LEGO Quest II}

The Canadian Homeschooler has relaunched the LEGO QUEST challenge series.  The current challenge has been Where you Live.

Sir N really enjoyed this challenge and we are looking forward to participating in future challenges.

Blessings
Chareen
Lego Quest II | thecanadianhomeschooler.com