Author: ~Melissa

Homeschooling mom of 5 girls (2 married) and Mimi (Grandma) to 4, by God's grace in northern Iowa. Life is always changing...ever seeking God's will in each new day.

Curriculum Reviews

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With the abundance of curriculum available to us, it is often hard to know with reading the little snippets from catalogs or websites… if a particular curriculum will work for you and your child. Also, you may wonder what the materials present from a religious standpoint. Sometimes products sound good, but are a lot more work than you realized. Purchasing items that won’t work for you can be costly.

In the curriculum reviews, we share items that have worked well with following True Education principles. We share details, when we can, that will help you see if this curriculum is going to be a good fit for you and your child. Click the AHE logo below and you will be taken directly to the Curriculum Reviews page on the Adventist Home Educator website.


 

Fun Links for January

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Happy New Year! 2011 is before us, full of possibility.  Here are some links to start off the new year.

**Looking for a Bible Reading Plan for younger children? Here’s the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year Plan.   It is a four -year plan that divides the Bible readings into themes by chapters, such as Prophecy, Praises and Peace.

** If this is your year to get organized as a homeschooling mom, here are some great ideas for creating a home management binder. Pick and choose ideas that fit your needs.

**Here are some Pathfinder Honors that would make great unit studies for the new year.   These are most appropriate for upper elementary age students and above.

Personal Evangelism

Temperance

Stewardship

**If you are studying Adventist Pioneers in the coming year, AdventSource has a set of posters that may be helpful to your study.

Fun Links for January

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Happy New Year! 2011 is before us, full of possibility.  Here are some links to start off the new year.

**Looking for a Bible Reading Plan for younger children? Here’s the Adventist Junior Youth Bible Year Plan.   It is a four -year plan that divides the Bible readings into themes by chapters, such as Prophecy, Praises and Peace.

** If this is your year to get organized as a homeschooling mom, here are some great ideas for creating a home management binder. Pick and choose ideas that fit your needs.

**Here are some Pathfinder Honors that would make great unit studies for the new year.   These are most appropriate for upper elementary age students and above.

Personal Evangelism

Temperance

Stewardship

**If you are studying Adventist Pioneers in the coming year, AdventSource has a set of posters that may be helpful to your study.

Do You See What I See? Free Unit Study Printable

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There has been a great discussion on the AHE-List about how to create unit studies.  I was inspired to create a printable of ideas for creating a fun multi-disciplinary unit study based on the Adventurer Club award Spotter.  Print the requirements for the Spotter award first, and then this spotter unit study idea list for additional activities.

Join the AHE-List if you’d like to ask questions and share ideas about homeschooling from a Seventh-day Adventist perspective.

Do You See What I See? Free Unit Study Printable

~MelissaLeave a comment

There has been a great discussion on the AHE-List about how to create unit studies.  I was inspired to create a printable of ideas for creating a fun multi-disciplinary unit study based on the Adventurer Club award Spotter.  Print the requirements for the Spotter award first, and then this spotter unit study idea list for additional activities.

Join the AHE-List if you’d like to ask questions and share ideas about homeschooling from a Seventh-day Adventist perspective.

Motivation Monday

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“We are not merely to tell the child about these creatures of God. The animals themselves are to be his teachers. The ants teach lessons of patient industry, of perseverance in surmounting obstacles, of providence for the future. And the birds are teachers of the sweet lesson of trust.”

Education, 117

Motivation Monday

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“We are not merely to tell the child about these creatures of God. The animals themselves are to be his teachers. The ants teach lessons of patient industry, of perseverance in surmounting obstacles, of providence for the future. And the birds are teachers of the sweet lesson of trust.”

Education, 117