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Motivation Monday

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“That education alone which brings the student into close relation with the Great Teacher is true education. The youth are to be taught to look to Christ as their guide. They are to be taught lessons of forbearance and trust, of true goodness and kindness of heart, of perseverance and steadfastness. Their characters are to answer to the words of David: “That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as cornerstones, polished after the similitude of a palace.” Psalm 144:12.”

Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, Page 496

 

Snowflake Unit Study

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snowflake unit studyA snowflake unit study is a fun way to add interest to cold, dark winter days.   Here are some ideas/links to get you started.

Start your snowflake learning with Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley, a self-educated farmer who became a pioneer in the field of photomicrography, photographing more than 5000 snow crystals.

TeachWithMe.com features a free snowflake alphabet printable perfect for phonics practice and word games.

Grab that bucket of melty beads and make snowflakes!  Since you need only the white ones, start out with a sorting game.

Coffee filter snowflakes are always fun.

Check the bookshelves at home and the library for snow/winter themed books to cuddle up and read together.   HomeschoolShare has some great book-based lapbook & notebook printables and activities to supplement your reading.

It’s always snowing on SnowDays!  This site is addictively fun!

Boy’s Life shares a way to catch a snowflake and keep it forever.  Older children may enjoy this more involved project.

Cal Tech has a great site that delves into the science of snowflakes and snow crystals.

How do snowflakes form?  The NOAA can tell you. snowflake 2 unit study

Khan Academy adds some math learning to snowflakes via video.

Start with an equilateral triangle.  Follow the directions carefully and you will have created a Koch snowflake and learned about fractals all at the same time!

Wrap up your snowflake unit by learning the hymn Whiter Than Snow.

Mission Quarterly Fun

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Cover of the SDA Mission Quarterly from 4th quarter, 1947
Cover of the SDA Missions Quarterly from 4th quarter, 1947

A popular unit study topic with SDA homeschoolers is  Adventist missions.   Enliven your study by looking through SDA mission quarterlies from as early as 1912.  What an exciting way to bring church history to life!

The General Conference Archives contains nearly 100 years  of past quarterlies in digital form. Click HERE to go directly to the Archives listing of available quarterlies.

Motivation Monday

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wheat, tares, words

 

“Day by day we are sowing seeds for the future harvest. We cannot be too careful of the seed we sow by our words. Often words are carelessly spoken and forgotten, but these words, for good or ill, will bring forth a harvest. Sow one unkind, harsh word, and this seed, finding soil in the minds of the hearers, will spring up to bear fruit after its kind. Sow one seed in loving, gentle, Christlike words, and it will bring you rich returns. Let us guard ourselves, lest we speak words that are not a blessing, but a curse. If we sow wheat we shall reap wheat; if we sow tares we shall reap tares; and the harvest, whether of wheat or of tares, will be sure and abundant.”

Our High Calling, 294

Spiritual Guidance Pinterest Board

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The Spiritual Guidance board is where we collect ideas for family worship, the study of Adventist history, scripture memory resources and more. We invite you to look around.

Connect with other SDA Homeschoolers

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The Adventist Home Educator offers ways to connect with SDA homeschool families beyond just the website and blog.  We invite you to join us!

AHE-List

The AHE-List is a place for Adventist homeschoolers to come together for friendly and informative discussion about home education from birth through high school. With an emphasis on true education, we share our ideas and experiences relating to teaching methods, learning styles, scheduling, curriculum choices and many other homeschooling topics. This is a place where we can help others along their homeschooling journey and also learn some new things ourselves. To join or learn more, visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AHE-List/

 Connect with SDA Homeschoolers from around the world!

Connect with SDA Homeschoolers from around the world!

AHE-Living

AHE-Living is a friendly place for sharing encouraging words as we work together to create grace-filled, loving homes and pure hearts for the Kingdom. This is a place to visit about child rearing, home decorating, healthy cooking, health and wellness, family relationships, spiritual growth and family worships, sewing and crafts, gardening and flowers, and other topics near and dear to our hearts. As God’s children, we understand that He has placed us exactly where He wants us to be at this moment in time, and goes with us daily as we walk with Him and develop a relationship that draws us even closer to Jesus. This is a supplemental group affiliated with Adventist Home Educators; a place where we can discuss all aspects of Christian living. You will need to be a member of the AHE-list in order to join. To join or learn more, visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AHE-Living/

AHE-Swap

AHE-Swap is an email list where we can buy and sell or swap homeschooling or household items among friends. To join, you must be subscribed to the AHE e-Newsletter or the AHE-List. Subscription information is sent with the welcome letters on each list and with monthly reminders.

 

Motivation Monday

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Portrait of Family“Those who cultivate love in the home life will form characters after Christ’s likeness, and they will be constrained to exert a helpful influence beyond the family circle, in order that they may bless others by kind, thoughtful ministrations, by pleasant words, by Christlike sympathy, by acts of benevolence. They will be quick to discern those who have hungry hearts, and will make a feast for those who are needy and afflicted. Those who have heavenly discernment, who exercise tender regard for every member of the family, will, in doing their whole duty, fit themselves to do a work that will brighten other homes and will teach others by precept and example what it is that will make home happy.”

The Review and Herald, October 15, 1895