Learning about Life, Learning about Him, Teaching about Life, Teaching about Him
If you’re a homeschooling mom, I’m sure that you are already looking at curriculum for next year. Knowing that some of you may be in the market for phonics curriculum, I wanted to give a review of the six programs that we have used. Yes, we actually have used six different programs. I admit to being a curriculum junkie, and I do have eight kids that learn differently. Laugh at me if you’d like, while you read my homeschool phonics curriculum review.
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This is certainly a sign of the times. A few months ago, most of us had never heard of ZOOM. Now, it’s a part of our every day lives. At this point in time, we use ZOOM for martial arts classes, ASL classes, co-op classes, speech therapy, virtual parties, church, book club, college classes, youth group, and meetings with friends. I am swamped with ID numbers and passwords. To stay organized, I made a chart in Word to write down our ZOOM meeting schedules. It was boring to look at, so I decided to design some fun ZOOM meeting free printables for me and for you!
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This week we’ll focus on one of my favorites – Ruth. Actually I am a particular fan of Boaz. I wanted to name one of my sons Boaz. Wait, scratch that. Actually, I wanted other people to name their sons Boaz. He’s a great character, and a perfect match for Ruth! Learn more about both of them in this simple Bible Lesson on Ruth.
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Do you need a reason to celebrate during these crazy pandemic times? How about celebrating Kodomo no hi, or Children’s Day? It’s a national holiday celebrated in Japan on May 5 to celebrate the happiness and health of children. I’ll give you 5 easy ways to celebrate Children’s Day on May 5 or any other day.
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I do a fair amount of confessing on this blog. (Read my post “I’m not that mom” and you’ll see what I mean.) What I’m confessing this time is that I never intended to write this. If you receive my emails, you read a list of content I am planning on writing. So what happened? A friend of mine was reading my post on YouTube workout videos for moms, and emailed asking if I had any recommendations for YouTube workout channels for kids. So there you go. Faithful reader request trumps other content.
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This simple kids’ Bible lesson from Joshua can follow the lesson on Moses and the 10 commandments. The lesson focuses on the crossing of the Jordan River. It’s a great story to use to emphasize our need to take ” a step of faith” when God is calling us to do hard things.
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Oops. I missed the monthly mom quote for March. Once the pandemic hit, I dedicated my time to writing about how to survive the shelter in place mandate. At this point, I think we could all use a little humor. I made this funny guilty mom quote free printable and decided I needed to bring it to you, with a story.
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The times, they are a-changin’. A month ago, I wrote a post called “10 Screen-free Indoor Activities.” The shelter in place mandate had just taken effect, and I wanted to help parents keep their kids off screens. Now, a month later, we rely on screens to keep us connected to others. We can also use them to take us places we can’t visit in person. Along those lines, I found 15 super fun 360° virtual factory tours for kids of all ages to enjoy.
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Our kids at church were studying the Old Testament before the shelter in place took effect due to the pandemic. Since we are hunkered down and not able to meet in person, I’ve been sending out simple lessons for parents to do with their kiddos at home. Read this post for an explanation of how I classified a lesson as simple. To start things off, I chose a Ten Commandments Bible lesson.
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