Sunny Scholars

MOVED...

Published on 2010-06-27 21:14:00

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The Key

Published on 2010-04-08 07:19:00

What is the mother's key to all education?God instructs our children.Isaiah 28:Verse 26 His God directs him. He teaches him the right way to do his work.Verse 29 All of those insights come from the Lord who rules over all.His advice is wonderful. His wisdom is glorious.God instructs each child, divinely.Not just with faith and character. Not just with music and art.But with math and even, grammar!The Spirit of God is at work.BUT, there are limitations.What is needed?Our co-operation! We must inv

Ideas and Thinking

Published on 2010-04-02 15:32:00

Charlotte Mason's Original Homeschooling SeriesIn the preface of Volume 2, Charlotte informs us that she has not jammed her book with directions and instructions.Instead she offers us examples and suggestions of how habits may be formed and how ideas may be encouraged.You see... she believes that parents will know how to apply her methods with their own ideas.Charlotte presents us with a philosophy, of which there is no contrived system. You can't confine a Charlotte Mason education within a set

How Beautiful

Published on 2010-04-02 09:59:00

"How Beautiful the hands that servedThe Wine and the Bread and the sons of the earthHow beautiful the feet that walkedThe long dusty road and the hill to the crossHow Beautiful, how beautiful, how beautiful is the body of Christ."-Twila Paris- Listen/Watch HERE

Real Reading

Published on 2010-04-01 19:27:00

We really enjoy these books from Veritas Press.These are real books. Most of them are about real people.Most of them acknowledge God. p.s. If you call Veritas, you can order just the books without the curriculum.

Wisdom

Published on 2010-03-29 14:26:00

We teach our children to read, to write, we teach them how to add, how to paint, and how to cook. But, only God can make them wise."For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding."-Prov. 2:6-

Juggling...

Published on 2010-03-22 18:42:00

Different Grade Levels."You can school some of the kids all of the time and all of the kids some of the time but you can't school all of the kids all of the time!" -Keri!- So...When making a schedule, you've got to consider which subjects can be done together, with all ages combined, and which ones are more skill based. History, Science, Poetry, and others can be done together. You can require more, (narration, map work, note page) from the older children. Math, Grammar, and Reading may need to

Habit & Praise

Published on 2010-03-18 13:42:00

This little boy, (who is still learning to read) is eager to read each day!Why? It's hard work, after all.One reason for his eagerness is HABIT. He knows that there is a set time each day, a routine, and that when he is finished with reading, he is one step closer to his free time, to do as he likes."This idea of definite work to be finished in a given time is valuable to the child, not only as training him in habits of order, but in diligence; he learns that one time is not 'as good as another

Exploring Creation

Published on 2010-03-18 13:39:00

From Exploring Creation with Zoology 2, Creation Confirmation, page 131.Mutualism:"When the creatures in a symbiotic relationship each help the other, the symbosis is often called mutualism, because the creatures mutually benefit from the relationship. This is the case with the hermit crab and sea anemone. The hermit crab benefits by being protected from predators and the sea anemone benefits by eating food that the hermit crab finds.(This sounds like marriage...does it not?)Mutualism is another

Carry a Big Stick

Published on 2010-03-18 13:37:00

"History," he argued, "should be a work of art and imagination rather than a dry compendium of facts." Carry a Big Stick, page 55.(Charlotte Mason, of course, agrees!)