Sunday 4 May 2014

HSMJ of sharks, drawing class and pirates

In my life this week…
I read a really interesting article this week written by a wedding photographer.  I'm so glad I did this as I have a much deeper understanding of the difficulty facing these photographers by us amateur photographers and cellphone users at weddings.  Rather thought provoking I would encourage you to read and share this far and wide Guest Photographers or: Why You Should Have an Unplugged Wedding.
I have also enjoyed learning to draw tangles this week. Some have been a little bit of a challenge though.

In our home school this week…
  • Sir N is currently wanting to know as much as possible about Dinosaurs so we watched a couple of YouTube clips on them.  
  • Drawing Dinosaurs
  • We've been working on his time line book this week adding figures from Homeschool in the Woods.
  • We've been enjoying Logic of English this week
  • Recorder practice and lessons.  
  • Week two of DVD drawing class with Graham Braddock
  • Continued our memorization of Philipians 28
  • Watched some YouTube clips on Pirates  
  • We went to iMax and watched  Great White Shark 3D
  • Listened to Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel by Maestro Classics.  Beautiful.  We both enjoyed this immensely.
  • We built a kaliedescope
  • Made some THM chocolate.  I like it but Sir N is not too impressed.

Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…
My favourite thing this week was…
Things I’m working on…
  • I've decided to take the plunge and take on Marcy's challenge and blog through the alphabet.  This weeks starts with A is for answers to questions aplenty
  • Come and join in this weeks blog hop and showcase what art your children have been doing.  Virtual Fridge
  • Sir N has been participating in the Lego Quest challenges.  This month is the challenge is COLOUR
  • We finished listening to The Brinkman Adventures Season 2 if you are looking for audio drama at it's best then I highly recommend this series.
  • This weeks book treasure is Ice, Wind and Rock.  Please come link up with your homeschool treasures.
  • For the Poppins Book Nook last month the theme was transport.  We did a unit study on the Shipping industry using Seabird by H.C. Holling as our spine.
In Bloggy world I’m reading…
I’m grateful for…
A photo, video, link, or quote to share…
Gosh I found this really ineterresting to watch.  It's a YouTube clip of pendulum waves.


The Citadel Physics Department Wave Pendulum is a little more visually interesting as you see the wave from the front with colour pool balls.

Blessings

Chareen

Homegrown Learners

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Friday 2 May 2014

A is for Answers ...


A is for answers to questions aplenty
As we ardently argue our aspect, our view
In favour of authentic academic understanding
Aware all have a abundant ability
Awaiting discovery, its auspicious awakening.

All we need is an abundance of avid application
And alternative learning becomes an adventure
Achieving our goals is delightfully augmented
As we adjust to assimilate weakness and strength
Always advocating for adaptive education.

An atlas sparks an astounding adventure
An arachnid or antelope, a biological agenda
An apple, an avo', a lesson in nutrition
Alphabetic awareness to appreciate and apply
An astounding array of everyday application.

Some days call for active attention
An atmosphere of peace and affirmative action
On others attitudinal adjustments abound
Affronts to assuage and advancement delayed
Yet all in the course of our admirable aim.

An awesome adventure awaits you, my friend
As you actively prepare to accomplish your aim
Always learning, opportunities abound round about
Absolutely absorbing your heart and your mind
When all's said and done, remember this truth:

A is for answers, but don't be aghast
You don't need to agonize over lacking the knowledge
Advance to the starting line, take up the slack
For as you ascend in your quest to the heights
The answers will meet you, affirm you at last.

When all is said and done it's good to remember that
A is for answers 
to questions aplenty


I'd like to thank two friends for helping me with this poem: Sarah who started me off with A is for Answers... and Belinda who is far better than Google at finding A words and who helped me formulate my idea into a poem. 

For more blogging through the alphabet on the letter A be sure to read Marcy's post A is for Attentive and see more A is for in the hop linky.

Blessings
Chareen

Ben and Me
Join Marcy over at Ben and Me Round 5 of Blogging through the Alphabet. Beginning on Monday, April 28, finishing up the week of Monday, October 20!


Thursday 1 May 2014

Fall Colours {Virtual Fridge}

This Week
Autumn (Fall) is in full bloom in the Southern Hemisphere.  I love the colours of autum and we experimented with mixing them in paint and using black paper to over lay leaf shapes.  We did this project out of an A Beka art project book.



Featured This Week
Thank you to all those who joined in and linked up last week I really enjoyed looking at all the beautiful artwork. This weeks features comes from Suzie's Home Education Ideas  - 9 Australian Animal Craft Ideas


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


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