Little Hearts for His Glory:
We have LOVED reading about George Washington and all of his sticky situations he chose to tell the truth in! We are enjoying reading
History Stories for Children so much, and the discussion questions at the end continue to help my ds hone his listening skills while I read. Below is a picture of my son (and big brother) following my directions to re-enact George Washington's attempt to tame his mother's wild colt. They loved at the end when I shouted "WHOA", and they got to fall down! I loved all of the things that connected so well with this history theme in LHFHG. The poem had my ds wondering all week what Washington did with a cherry tree, a colt, and surveying. The poem is like a little "pre"glimpse of the exciting stories we're going to read aloud during the week. The Bible memory verse, and Steve Green singing it on the CD, also tied in perfectly with the lessons George Washington learned about telling the truth. (Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.)
Bigger Hearts for His Glory:
I am getting a bit sad because we only have one more week left of Bigger..., and it's just been a great year! (I AM looking forward to warmer weather and summer though!). I was just up in my son's room, and I noticed he's been taping up the bookmarks he makes for Storytime in Bigger... They have a character trait at the top that we studied and a matching Bible verse. He also recopied his favorite Bible verse we learned this year and hung that too. He has all of his Bible verses that he copied in a little photo binder I bought from Walmart. We've put all of of his verses (from Beyond... earlier too) in there, and it's become a special place for him to go to when he wants to look for a certain Bible verse. He also loves to see the verses we've learned hi-lighted in his Bible. I am just so excited about the growth he's had this whole year with Bigger... - academically, he's so solid, and I'm very happy about that. But, more importantly, IMO, the discussions we've had in Bigger... have helped his faith in our Lord grow and grow and grow! I'm so happy with the results of this year using Bigger..., and I just can't wait to do Preparing... next year!
P.S. Tabitha - I'm so glad you posted here, and it sounds like you've found some things to love about HOD already too! HOD is known for it's short school days, so I just wanted to encourage you that it will go faster the more you get into a rhythm. I've done LHFHG twice now, and it takes about 90 min. or less to do once you're clicking along. Beyond takes about 2 to 2 and 1/2 hours to do, so if you can avoid getting off on bunny trails of discussions (which I do now and then!), you're done by lunch. Just looking at how my schedule has changed from the beginning of the year to now shows how much growth we've had this year (me included, in the management of our time part of it, at least!). I know that'll happen for you too! So glad you are here, and thanks for sharing!!!
In Christ,
Julie