Monday 31 March 2014

20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea {Unit Study}


"On the NAUTILUS men's hearts never fail them. No defects to be afraid of, for the double shell is as firm as iron, no rigging to attend to, no sails for the wind to carry away; no boilers to burst, no fire to fear, for the vessel is made of iron, not of wood; no cove to run short, for electricity is the only power; no collision to fear, for it alone swims in deep water; no tempest to brave, for when it dives below the water, it reaches absolute tranquility. That is the perfection of vessels."  - JULES VERNE


Welcome to my first post for the 2014/15 Poppins Book Nook blog hop.  Each month this year we will share resources for a book we have read for the month according to a theme.

This months theme is: Where in the World. We have spent a delightful month exploring the wonders of ocean living, submarines, animals of the oceans and discovered the delights of YouTube schooling.


Paul read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne to Sir N.  Our version was published by Readers Digest, with illustrations by Joseph Ciardiello and an afterword by Clifton Fadiman. This version was printed in 1990 and was translated by Philip Schuyler Allen from the original work by Jules Verne which was publishe in 1870 under the title Vingt Mille Liues Sous les Mers.



Lap Book


We then enriched our experience with a few documentaries on YouTube as well as some DVD renditions of the book.

Narwhal
Nautilus
Giant Squid
Giant Clams
Scuba Diving
20 000 Leagues Under the Sea
On the www
We really enjoyed our first month with the Poppins Book Nook and are looking forward to seeing the treasures shared by the ladies over the next 24 hours.  Be sure to come back next month to see our next adventure.  If you have any great resources for me to add to this list please post it below in the comments.

Blessings
Chareen


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Saturday 29 March 2014

HSMJ He is providentially caring for me.

In my life this week…
I've discovered the Australian Homeschool Bloggers group.  It has been a great adventure meeting homeschool bloggers from Down Under.

It's been an intensely emotional week for me on a deeply personal level. If you think of me please pray for peace and His favour towards us.

In our home school this week…
Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…
  • Back to Recorder lessons for Sir N
  • Tennis on Thursdays
Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…


My favourite thing this week was…
What’s working/not working for us…
  • YouTube schooling is so much fun!
Things I’m working on…

In Bloggy world I’m reading…
A lot more than listed here! I managed to loose all 90 open tabs. The moral of the story read them, record them and don't rely on browser tabs to maintain your list for you ...
I’m cooking…
I’m grateful for…
  • The DSLR I was given a few years ago.
A photo, video, link, or quote to share…
This is my favourite bible verse.  When I feel down I look to the heavens and remember that He is providentially caring for me.


Blessings

Chareen

Homegrown Learners

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Thursday 27 March 2014

Obey {Virtual Fridge}

This Week
Last year we really enjoyed using See The Light art curriculum art DVD's when we had an opportunity to review them.  This year we have continued to use them.  This is the result of lesson 1 on God's Runaway.



Featured This Week
One of the highlights of this link up is seeing what you've all been up to!  Thank you so much for sharing.  This weeks feature is from Solagratia Mom.  In this post you will see two photo tutorials for these projects:  Silly self portraitand Fresco



Your Turn

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

Blessings
Chareen


The Virtual Fridge a weekly art meme where we can hang our children's art on a virtual fridge. This meme was started by Jennifer over at A Glimpse of our Life who kindly invited three other bloggers to co-host this weekly meme.

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