Here’s a free unit study for lower elementary students focusing on developing awareness of the heart, stomach, brain and intestines. The 29 page downloadable unit study features activity and coloring sheets as well as comprehension checks.
Click HERE to go directly to the download link. It’s on the right sidebar. This unit study is courtesy of the Atlantic Union Conference Teacher Bulletin.
“Too much importance cannot be placed upon the early training of children. The lessons learned, the habits formed, during the years of infancy and childhood, have more to do with the formation of the character and the direction of the life than have all the instruction and training of after years.”
The Ministry of Healing, 380
What does delayed academics look like in a homeschool program? How do families come to choose this important educational philosophy? Here are four collected articles from around the web that begin to answer this question.
In On Waiting for Reading Readiness, a homeschooling mother shares how she grew into the understanding of waiting until her daughter was ready to read.
Another mother shares in Methods Monday: Delayed Academics what the concept looks like in her home with her children.
Dawnita explains in Delayed Academics how the first book she read on homeschooling introduced her to the idea of delayed academics.
The Moore Formula is the first introduction many homeschooling families have to delayed academics. This summary article of the Moore Formula describes what homeschooling looks like when you put off formal instruction.
The first textbook to be used for the education of our children is the Bible. Daily we are to use the Bible to lead our children to Christ. We are to begin with short, simple, easy to understand lessons.
“In these simple stories may be made plain the great principles of the law of God.” Education, 185.
Our goal is to direct to our children the commandments of God as standard for living, and to teach them to use the Bible as a guide for life. As we use the Bible to introduce our children to God, they will be introduced to His character and their own characters will be influenced as a result.
How should we teach our children? There is no reason for Bible study time to be dull and boring. The pen of inspiration gives us guidance in creative ways to teach Bible lessons to our children.
“ The use of object lessons, blackboards, maps, and pictures, will be an aid in explaining these lessons, and fixing them in the memory. Parents and teachers should constantly seek for improved methods. The teaching of the Bible should have our freshest thought, our best methods, and our most earnest effort.” Education, 186.
That means that we should take some time to really think about teaching the Bible to our children. Put some serious lesson planning effort into it! What resources do you already have? What could you do to make Bible study time more productive and interesting for your family?
Let us renew our commitment to consistently present to our children the most important lessons they will ever learn.
“Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.” Ps. 34:11
One of the first steps of teaching reading is to read aloud to your child. Spend some time reading aloud to your children, as well as discussing what you have read. You will soon discover that the benefits reach far beyond developing and strengthening reading skills.
Leave a comment and share what you are currently reading aloud to your child(ren).
Does an Ocean unit study sound like fun? Here are six resource links to get you started. Add in a trip to an aquarium or to the beach and you will have a unit study to remember!
Whale Adventurer Award- A good place to start with seven activities that cover several curricular areas.
Fish Adventurer Award– Another fun award that starts with a hunt for “fish stories” in the Bible.
Marine Invertebrates Pathfinder honor– Looking for something a bit more advanced? Try this honor’s requirements. There are several other ocean-related honors in the Nature category of Pathfinder honors.
LearningPage.com’s Oceans Funsheets- Free ocean-themed math, science and language printables for PreK-grade 3. Don’t miss the printable mural! Requires signup, but that is also free.
Free ocean unit study lapbooks and literature-based printables from Homeschoolshare.com. Includes a helpful library book list as well.
What’s an ocean unit study without some free starfish, seahorse and squid coloring pages to decorate with?
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