Homeschooling for His Glory

      What is Kinderbach ? Kinderbach is a piano curriculum for preschoolers . It is comprised of 6 levels,  each with 10 weeks, which in turn have 4 lessons. Level 7 is being created.  From the website: "The KinderBach curriculum is a proven teaching method which gives children a solid music foundation, aligned with the  MENC National Standards for Pre-K , that can translate to any instrument.  Basics are basics and KinderBach covers them using language children understand.  Youngsters will learn music vocabulary, note reading, rhythm, physical technique, ‘do, re mi’ singing, listening skills and music composition plus the joy in making music. " Kinderbach is available as an online curriculum that can be used on any computer or portable devices such as Ipad, or Blakberry playbook. No download necessary. Kinderbach is geared towards kids ages 3-7. Kinderbach is available for   music education in classroo...

So here we are at the last week of The Virtual Curriculum Fair hosted by Susan @ Homeschooling Hearts and Minds. This week we are invited to share how we fit everything all together. I think, according to my readings, very few of us homeschoolers actually fit it all together. We certainly do our best though. So, what do we do? For us, at our house, we try to keep focussed on the goal, and I mean the end goal. We want to raise children who love the Lord and who love learning. We want to equip them to be life-long learners and thinkers. So to this end we: Try to do some degree of classical study, grammar, and english studies Try to make sure they get educated properly in Math Enlarge their world and critical thinking through the studies of the humanities We make sure they get spiritually fed and theologically educated. We try to have good examples before them I want to make it clear that I use the word TRY because this is not always consistent or to the degree we wa...

1.  This week the boys started volleyball lessons with our homeschool group and it was a lot of fun. 2.  Science experiment, courtesy of one of Zach's christmas gift: 3. How a lesson in perimeter became soccer matches on the board: 4. Mama's heart is happy, her 2 boys picked Hardy Boys Secret Files to read and are enjoying them. Zach read one of them in less that 2 hours. Next, the real Hardy Boys . 5. Team work for Pizza making: 6.  The kids and I are liking the new TV show on TVO Kids (also available on the net),  Finding Stuff Out. 7. I survived 2 weeks without my hubby around, as he is away to California for school (Dmin program). Praise God! Routine had gone out the window, but we did manage to accomplish some school and keep the house in order.

It is the 2nd to last week of the Virtual Curriculum  Fair . I have to say it has been fun. This week we tackle the topic:   Seeking Beauty: the Arts and Everything that Brings Beauty to Our World Well, here in our home, art is certainly present, but in a very informal way. My boys love to draw and do crafts. They both have a very good imagination and come up with ideas out of the blue, or get inspired by their obsession of the moment . Zach loves to draw and often do just that when he is bored. He has even endeavored to teach his brother to draw. This has been ongoing. They love watching shows such as Artzooka and Mister Maker. Of course doodling on his worksheets is a standard for Zach as well. Where does it Fit They are both in music lesson: Zach in Violin and Joho in piano. They love playing on the piano and they both love to sing. It was so much fun to hear them singing the songs they sang at our Christmas Cantata weeks after Christmas , while p...

It's week 3 of the Virtual Curriculum Fair hosted @ Homeschooling Hearts and Minds . It's time to talk Social Studies and Science, you know History, Geography etc... Well, here in our homeschool, we love Tapestry of Grace . Tapestry of Grace is a History Curriculum that follows the classical way of studying the humanities: 4 year cycle that you repeat 2 or 3 times at different levels of learning: Grammar stage, Logic stage and Rhetoric stage. So far we have done year 1: Ancient Time, and are doing year 2: Middle Ages to Early Modern Time, and love it. What we love about TOG: The buffet of books to read in history, literature, geography, and Church History. The buffet of hands on activities to choose from: salt dough maps, helmets, viking ships etc.. The reformed biblical perspective from which the author wrote, without it being overpowering. It covers geography pretty extensively though mapping, vocabulary, and exposure to cultures. The emphasis on interaction and ...

God of Ages By Hillsong God of ages bringing glory here You are good, You are good Son of righteousness You are all I see With all my heart PreChorus: Giver of life hope for the lost is in You All of the earth shines with Your light Your glory Chorus: You are the God who lives, You are the God who heals Who are my hope my everything You brought salvation to us offered your peace to the earth You are my Lord my everything Verse 2: In Your promise and Your faithfulness I will trust all my days King forever great in majesty Be glorified Bridge: I'll trust in You, i'll trust in You I'll trust in You with all my heart