In my life this week…
It had a busy start to the week with a meeting about developing a website for a bi-annual ladies retreat for the church followed by getting ready to go to Healsville Sanctuary for three days.  |
| Unit Study on Braille |
- We watched a great YouTube clip on Louis Braille.
- Watched the animated version of The Miracle Worker the story of Helen Keller.
- Made a Notebook page on Louis Braille with Notebook pages from Notebooking Pages.
- Completed a unit study on Louis Braille, Helen Keller and Guide Dogs.
- Worked on skip counting in 5's.
- Continued our explorations of archeology.
- Using Book of Virtues and free notebooking pages over at Shiver Academy. This is a 992 page FREE download for you.
- 10 days of Hymn Study over at Contented at Home. Each post contains Free notebook pages, a brief history, the words and music for each hymn.
- Linda over at Pillars of Pine who wrote No Exclusions a beautiful heart to heart post about friendship and commitment.
- Time is mine for the molding over at Sarah Mae's.
- Fuel for Obedience over at Write them on the Doorposts of your home.
Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…
- We spent three days at Healsville Sanctuary with the T Family.
- Attended the first Kelly Sports day for the term.
- Played with E.
- Did a morning of home school fitness with a fellow family.
My favorite thing this week was…
- Going on an annual trip with five girl friends to Koorong Bookstore.
What’s
- Not enough routine.
Questions/thoughts I have…
- Do you know where I can find free notebooking pages on Helen Keller and Louis Braille ?
On My Bedside Table ...
- the same as last week. Nothings changed I haven't read anything this week because I have been playing with my camera :) and surfing bloggy world and had no social media or internet for three days while up at Healsville Sanctuary.
- How to browse YouTube safely in the classroom over at A Turn to Learn.
- Character Studies on Notebooking Nook.
- Using Book of Virtues and free notebooking pages over at Shiver Academy
- Homeschool Variety at Confessions of a Homeschooler.
- 31 Days of Social Media over at GL
- Are your children acting crazy ? Maybe they need more of you.
- Boerewors and potatoe salad for a barbeque
- Vetkoek and mince to share with friends.
- Sarah Dees from Frugal Fun for Boys.
I’m grateful for…
- my blog and the time my family allows me to spend here. I ♥ looking for links and putting together information.
- Pinterest. I ♥♥♥♥ did I say it I am really enjoying Pinterest.
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Blessings
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Have you read The Seeing Stick by Jane Yolen? I think it might be an interesting literature addition to studying about blindness.
ReplyDeleteHello Emma. No I haven't I will check to see if our library has it. Thank you for the suggestion.
Deleteyou have so many great links here, thank you!!! Thanks for linking with Collage Friday!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome Mary :)
DeleteThanks for sharing the Book of Virtues link. Checking into that for my girls.
ReplyDeleteHi Becca. It's a good idea to read the suggestions on the page of how to use it as it can be a little overwhelming when you first look it over.
DeleteThanks for linking up to HammockTracks. That book of virtues download sounds very interesting. I will check it out.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. Let me know what you think. It's worth reading the how to info that is on the page as it's a H U G E document and can be a little daunting. Blessings
DeleteThank you for sharing the resources. I will have to check those out. I also loved the pic. I am currently in the process of transitioning my daughter's grade level. I started her out where she would have been if she started public school, but now I am working on getting her to work on the next grade up. Have you checked the Simply Charlotte Mason website for suggestions? In one of their resources they have a study of both Helen Keller and Louis Braille, and another mom may have posted some helpful suggestions on the site (www.simplycharlottemason.com) look for 106 Days of Creation Studies.
ReplyDeleteHello Penny. I will pop on over and do a search. Thank you for the heads up.
DeleteOh, I love the story of Helen Keller. Such an inspiration - only only Helen but Anne as well!
ReplyDeleteYou're cooking some interesting things. LOL What are they??
I love Pinterest too! So many great ideas! But I make sure that I don't get overwhelmed or feel like I have to do them all...now! LOL
I agree Helen is amazingly inspirational. I am in the process of reading about Anne if it was not for her determination Helen would not have been where she was.
DeleteBoerewors is Afrikaans for "Farmers Sausage" it's a spicy sausage with a mince meat type of texture and is a traditional South African dish.
Vetkoek is also an Afrikaans South African dish. It's basically white bread dough that is fried till golden brown then sliced open and filled with a savoury mince. It's very delicious.
I know what you mean about Pinterest. I will never be able to do all the pins I have but I do so like collecting information to share with my homeschool friends and Pinterest is an excellent platform to do so :)
What is your pinterest username ?
Thanks so much for sharing my Hymn Study series! I really appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteAlso love the photo you shared at the end of the post, "You know you're a homeschooler when . . ." My kids hate to be asked what grade they are in, because they can never remember! :-)
Hi Judy. You are welcome. I am with your kids on that score! I can never remember either. :)
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