One of the challenges I am facing these days is how to make the familiar Bible stories interesting and catching. I have set up mini-plays and puppets shows, and done just plain reading. Today, however, we made a little craft to accompany the story about the three wise men visiting Jesus. We constructed a little star that is hanging in Saara's room now. There's still so much out there that one can do to make the Bible come alive to the kids. I will keep on exploring and experimenting and having fun in the process.
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| Andrew helping me glue the star pieces together. |
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| Surprisingly easy to make and absolutely adorable to look at. Star pattern from Dolly's Dreamings blog |
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| One of Saara's tasks in her Math class - to recognize and name the coins. I had her make crayon rubbings of the coins and then count how many coins she had in each group. |
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| It takes some skill to keep the coin steady and also the pressure on the crayon has to be just right to yield a nice result. |
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| The curriculum finished its studies of the Ancient China, but we are still stuck in there. I brought home a number of interesting books and the kids have been enjoying listening to them and looking at the pictures. Even Saara, has shown more interest than usual. |
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| Andrew ran through the house today and picked up a few things he wanted to measure in centimeters. |
