The Easter Story

At my children's request we have studied The Easter Story and all of the questions and comments that then opens up in their hearts.  As important as an education is to me for my children, I feel that it is just as important for me to teach them about Jesus, Christianity, and the faith that I stand on and have since I was a little girl.  I strongly believe in homeschooling because it allows us to discuss our religious beliefs and opens doors for the children to allow Jesus into their heart and to possibly open doors for them to become active in their faith or in our church. 

I did a lot of research before discussing the story and struggled with how much they were able to comprehend for their age and maturity level.  I found the video that I posted below and it seemed to plainly explain the story in a way that they were able to fully understand. 

We also used eggs for counting (Math), We nailed our problems to a plastic cross (Bible/Religion), we learned the timeline in which all of this occurred (History. Social Studies), I had them read aloud to each other the Easter Story (Reading), and we used certain words for our spelling words for the week (Spelling).  I have learned that picking something of interest to them and then exploring that in all subjects is the best way to get them to successfully learn!

Feel free to use the video below for your own learning or teaching purposes and as always, leave questions, comments, or concerns if you would like to discuss. 

Happy Easter to all of our family and friends supporting us on our homeschool journey.  He is RISEN! Amen!!


The Easter Story

A Day At The Park

Nice weather means park time! Who says school has to be inside??

 

 

 

As schoolwork becomes the everyday norm for us and we are quite a ways into our homeschool experience, we have decided that once a week, weather permitting, we will do school work at a local park.  The fresh air seems to do them good - and they made wonderful grades on what they did outside! 

 

When we take our school work outside, we normally just do our review workbooks instead of worksheets, lapbooks, or curriculum.  I have been working on an outside bag that is packed and ready to go with both things to do that are educational and the necessities we need such as bug spray and sunscreen so that we can just get up and go.  I am learning that the more organized you are, the better.  

 

A little tip from one homeschooler to another: Just because it is called homeschool doesn't mean it always have to be done in the house.  By picking different scenery and things outdoors, it takes away from the repetition of everyday school work.  As the boys seem to struggle or stress on certain days, I try to find other ways to make it unique, challenging, and fun.  My little classroom moves from place to place and we never do the same thing twice.  I have decided not to follow as strict of a schedule as I had once planned so hopefully that will also allow the boys to explore the world and learn from other things than just books.