I ran across a great guest post on 1+1+1=1 about studying nature with tots and preschoolers. We know that nature study is an important element of True Education, but the concept can be overwhelming for non nature-minded parents. Check out these tips, they help make nature study with small children simple and accessible. Click the link above or the image to go directly to the post.
Author: Ann
Blessed to homeschool in rural east Texas. Two graduated, one to go!
Motivation Monday
“The lesson that the youth of today most need to learn, is the importance of seeking with all the heart to know God and to obey him implicitly. The science of the salvation of the human soul is the first lesson of life. Every line of literary or scientific knowledge is to be made secondary to this. To know God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent, is life eternal.”
The Youth’s Instructor – August 6, 1903
Fun Freebies ~ Animal Alphabet Coloring Pages
How fun! Animal alphabet coloring pages – great for learning letters or an animal-themed study. Lots of possibilities. Click on the image or HERE to find these great printables.
Motivation Monday
“Physical culture is an essential part of all right methods of education. The young need to be taught how to develop their physical powers, how to preserve these powers in the best condition, and how to make them useful in the practical duties of life. Many think that these things are no part of school work; but this is a mistake. The lessons necessary to fit one for practical usefulness should be taught to every child in the home and to every student in the schools.”
Signs of the Times – March 14, 1900
Help with Sabbath Preparation
A great blog post with helpful tips and ideas for Sabbath preparation- part of the From Chaos to Calm series at AVirtuousWoman.org. The article includes a Sabbath preparation podcast , a challah recipe and a printable family worship planner. Click the image above to go directly to the blog post.
Motivation Monday
“It is right for the youth to feel that they must reach the highest development of their mental powers. We would not restrict the education to which God has set no limit. But our attainments avail nothing if not put to use for the honor of God and the good of humanity….
What we need is knowledge that will strengthen mind and soul, that will make us better men and women. Heart education is of far more importance than mere book-learning. It is well, even essential, to have a knowledge of the world in which we live; but if we leave eternity out of our reckoning, we shall make a failure from which we can never recover…. If the youth understood their own weakness, they would find in God their strength.”
The Ministry of Healing, 449, 450.
Motivation Monday
“Strength of character consists of two things—power of will and power of self-control. Many youth mistake strong, uncontrolled passion for strength of character; but the truth is that he who is mastered by his passions is a weak man. The real greatness and nobility of the man is measured by his powers to subdue his feelings, not by the power of his feelings to subdue him.”
Child Guidance, 161, 162.
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