Education Is (FREE e-book) - Simply Charlotte Mason

Education Is (FREE e-book) - Simply Charlotte Mason

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We have another broody hen and she is laying on 12 eggs (I believe). I'm a little worried that she isn't going to be as good as a mom as the last broody hen BUT hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised. So look for the results around the 31st of May.

Update on our chicks from our last broody hen, ALL 8 are doing GREAT =)

Oh, this may disturb some of you but we have decided that with any new chickens we get through our broody hens we will raise the ROOSTERS up for meat. Yes, that's right we will be eating some very fresh Chicken!! The killing and preparing process will be a learning experience for us all but I think it will be a good one. I am looking forward to eating home grown fresh chicken for the first time in my life. I do know that the first time we have to go through the process might be a little difficult but in the end I believe we will enjoy the results.

While Your Waiting

There is a song on the Fireproof soundtrack (#6), It's called While I'm Waiting. I heard it before but it's been a while and yesterday I put the soundtrack in and that song came on and it was like.......BAM!! The Lord used it to shake up my Faith!! The Words are amazing. I could say so much about them and what they (through the Holy Spirit) do for me but I will just let you read the words below and see for yourself how awesome the truth of this song is.
The words are below and you can listen to it hear on this video : http://www.vimeo.com/3768562
While I’m Waiting

Psalm 5:3, 27:14, 33:20, 37:7, 38:15, 40:1, Isaiah 30:18, Lamentations 3:24

John Waller"The explanation for this song is simple, I was waiting on God and I was hurting when I wrote the lyrics. I probably wouldn’t have written a song if my friend, Mike, hadn’t encouraged me to document what I was going through during that time. I’m sure there are few people who can’t relate to this song, but the important thing to remember while we’re waiting on God is to not just wait but to actively wait. Serve, worship and be faithful with what you have, where you are… “even while (you) wait.”

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I’m waiting

I’m waiting on You, Lord

And I am hopeful

I’m waiting on You, Lord

Though it is painful

But patiently, I will wait

I will move ahead, bold and confident

Taking every step in obedience

While I’m waiting, I will serve You

While I’m waiting, I will worship

While I’m waiting, I will not faint

I’ll be running the race, Even while I wait

I’m waiting

I’m waiting on You, Lord

And I am peaceful

I’m waiting on You, Lord

Though it’s not easy

But faithfully, I will wait

Yes, I will wait

I will serve You while I’m waiting

I will worship while I’m waiting

I will serve You while I’m waiting

I will worship while I’m waiting

I will serve You while I’m waiting

I will worship while I’m waiting on You, Lord

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Science

MIND BLOWING SCIENCE Kit
Kid's Science Experiments Site
How Stuff Works: Science Experiments for Kids
Chem4Kids
For younger (PS & K) kids:Sid the Science Kid

Chess

How to Play Chess For Beginners and Parents
Chessguru Learn How To Play Chess
Learn How To Play Chess at Chess Kids Academy
Chess is Fun by Jon Edwards (US Chess Champion)
All About Chess at Wikipedia
How To Play Chess at ThinkQuest
Chess Tutorial at Chess Corner

**On-Line Stores for all your Chess needs
ChessUSA
Chess House
The Chess Store
Whole Sale Chess Sets
Chess Central
Best in Chess

NEW plan for the rest of this school year-2009

BIBLE
Chronological Order Bible Story Book, Use Time-line, Maps, Wall-Chart, Pictures: Photographs, Drawings, Paintings, etc. and include Narration. Also occasionally read from Psalms, Proverbs and New Testament
HISTORY
Bible and Hero Tales (Christian History)
AMERICAN HISTORY
American Stories you never read in School but Should Have
GEOGRAPHY
V.O.M. Book: Window of the World- Focus on one country/group of people for a month-cultural, geographical lessons, etc.. and prayer. Also study U.S. States, etc..
NATURAL HISTORY
Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock
The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Thornton Burgess
The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess

The Forest People by......

Christian Nature Reader Vol 1
NATURE STUDY
Go on Nature Walks, Keep a Nature Journal, Hold the monthly All About Him Creation Club Meetings, Continue our new 4 season Tree Study and Continue our new seasonal Landscape study
SCIENCE
An Occasional Experiment

POETRY

A Variety of Poetry
LITERATURE
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Edith Nesbit
Blue Faily Tales by Lang

Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White

and books off the Extra Reading List
HEALTH
Taekwondo Lessons, Free play, Playing baseball, basketball, flag football, golf, etc in the back yard. Going on Nature Walks, Gardening, Indoor Exercises', Watch what we eat, etc... Handicrafts/life skills
Survival Skills, First Aid, Basic Hand Sewing, Baking, Cooking, Yard Work, Gardening, Taking care of Farm Animals (we have Chickens and goats), Hands On Art, Photography and Good Habit Training.
Extra's
Continue the "Attitude of Gratitude Study", Play Chess and other Educational games, Local HS groups activities, Socials, Field Trips, Park Days, Taekwondo, Church Socials, Family Socials, Camping Trips, Tea Time, etc.
ADDITIONAL BOOKS FOR FREE READING
Can be read at anytime!
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Peter Pan by James M. Barrie
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Stuart Little by E.B. White
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Any Thornton Burgess Books (Nature)
Copy work
Rotate using scripture and Poems (1 to 2 sentences)
Phonics/Reading
Just continue as before and have him practice reading daily
Math
Just continue as before still using more “hands on” Math and following the ideas behind Living Math, Charlotte Mason and Ruth Beechick.
Foreign Language
Continue the “Easy Spanish” Curriculum Art
USE--
Timeline, Maps & Globe along side lots of the readings
Handicrafts/life skills: Gardening, Live Stock, Survival Skills, First Aid, Basic Hand Sewing, Baking, Cooking, Yard Work, Hands on Art and Photography.

CONTINUE: Artist, Compser & Hymn Study

Hope For Today: You Got A Friend In Me

“You Got A Friend In Me”
Verse for today: A man who has friends must himself be friendly. Pr. 18:24
I just love this song from the movie “Toy Story:” You’ve got a friend in me; you’ve got a friend in me…… da, da, da, da ….. Just remember what your old pal said, “You’ve got a friend in me.” Our verse today tells us that in order to have friends we must be friendly. What does it mean to be friendly; to be a friend?
The dictionary definition is: 1. A person whom one knows well and is fond of; intimate associate; close acquaintance 2. A person on the same side in a struggle, one who is not an enemy or foe; ally 3. A supporter or sympathizer
Do you have someone that you know well and you are fond of; someone you would call a close acquaintance? When you are in a struggle, is there someone who will stand beside you and be your ally? Do you have people who support and sympathize with you. Are you that kind of person for someone else?
Jesus wants us to have friends, but most of all he wants us to be a friend. In John 13:34-35 He said, “So now I am giving you a new commandment; Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples. We become a friend when we show love to others. Jesus also said that the way people will know we are His, is by our love for one another. Let’s take a look at how love reacts to others.
Love is patient, kind, not jealous, boastful, proud or rude. It doesn’t demand its own way, is not irritable, does not keep a record of wrongs, doesn’t rejoice about injustice but rejoices when truth comes out. It never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 1 Corin. 13:4-7
Quite a list isn’t it? You may be thinking you could never live up to that, but the awesome thing is, Jesus doesn’t ask us to do it by ourselves. All we have to do is allow the Holy Spirit to love through us. Just treat them like you want to be treated. Try it, you’ll like it. After all, we reap whatever we sow; hate or love, friendship or enmity, trust or jealousy. Why don’t you make sowing love and friendship your priority in life.
May you have an abundance of friends to surround and support you.
Beth (My Mom)
Take action: Reach out to someone and offer your friendship today.
Remember this: A man who has friends, must himself be friendly. Pr. 18:24

Hatching Eggs the Old-Fashioned Way

1st: two chicks peeping out 2nd. four chicks moving around 3rd. A 1.5 day old chick

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We decided that if a chicken ever got broody we would give it a try BUT we would let the mom do everything! So early in April we had of of our Black Australope go broody and we let her sit on some eggs (I think there were 12 eggs). She has been a GREAT mom and this past Saturday (21st day) we had five of the eggs hatch and then on Sunday the sixth, seventh hatched and on late Monday we had our eighth one hatch. Three other eggs (chicks) didn't make it, it was a wee bit sad but it is a part of life. There is one more egg that hasn't hatched and I have this feeling that it won't =) hopefully I will be wrong. The "daddy" is either our Golden Comet or our Rhode Island Red Rooster. All the chicks are beautiful and none of them look like the mom =) We will continue to keep the mom with them until they are a couple of week old (maybe more). This has been very exciting for all of us and we are glad we let our broody chicken have her way!

1st a 1.5 day old chick 2nd and 3rd our boys holding chicks

Here is our eighth one shortly after it hatched out of the shell.

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Articles

Broody Hens

Working with Broody Hens (let mama do it)

Embryology: The 21-day Chick Lifecycle

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Chicken Coloring Sheets

Chicken Lesson Plans & Worsheets

Our 1st garden

The above pics are us preparing the garden and what it looked like after we planted our veggie's (Broccoli, Cabbage, Green Beans, Red, Yellow, Green Bell peppers, Jalapeno Pepper, Red leaf Lettuce and Green Leaf Lettuce).

These pictures were taken after several weeks, lots of rain and a frost I was not expecting =( I think I will take the advice next year and not plant before Good Friday.

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After much research I decided to use the Square Foot Gardening method (but we went with a rectangle =), it just sounded so easy. So towards the end of March we went to work. After building the box and adding the soil we planted some veggie plants (next time I will go with seeds). Since we planted the garden we have had so much rain but I'm not complaining because we really need it!! We also had one more frost about a week ago which was before Easter. As of right now I think I'm going to get something from every variety of veggie I planted except for all the peppers. Oh, I also planted 4 Strawberry Plants behind the house in my Herb Garden.....so far so good. Anyway, Ill keep you posted.

Our Goats

1st pic: Tillie (little girl) We brought her home last week. 2nd pic: Willie (little boy) We will bring him home in about 3 weeks

3rd pic: White goat-Silly (boy) We should bring him home this week 4th pic: Billy (boy) We should bring him home in 3 weeks.

Mama Millie-We brought her home last week along with her little girl pictured above.

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