MFW Highlights 2012-2013

 

Hello!!  I hope that everyone has been enjoying their summer!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have had several comments asking if I plan to continue to host MFW Highlights for this upcoming school year.  Sorry for the delay on answering, not to mention my lack of posting…….we recently moved and life has been a bit busy!

So, yes I do plan on it, with the continued help of Monica from Discover Their Gifts.  Together we plan on hosting a weekly link-up for families using My Father’s World,  to share what fun and exciting things they are doing in their homeschools. 

I am having another little ladybug in 8 weeks, so Monica will take the reins and will be hosting the first several weeks…..or months :0) 

Monica plans on starting the link-ups after Labor Day. 

So stay tuned for more information.  Happy planning for the upcoming year!

 

MFW ECC Weeks 29&30: Russia

 

 

Here are our highlights from Russia.

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Big Ladybug worked on a lapbook from Homeschool Share.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geography: She is still working on her geography vocabulary.

 

Cooking: We made some Russian apple pie.  We decided that is was ok, but we would stick with our version of apple pie.

 

 

 

 

 

Art:  colored Russian dolls.

 

How was your week?  You can link up below to share!

MFW Highlights Weeks 27&28: Japan

 

  Here are our highlights from our travels through Japan.  Sorry there was no link-up last week……Monica was so busy finishing her school year and planning her summer gardens, it slipped her mind :0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Art:  Big Ladybug made a tree blowing paint with a straw.  The idea for this particular painting came from It Happens In A Flash.  I also have the The Usbourne Art Treasury book which has detailed instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The kids also enjoyed making carp kites printed from Activity Village.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-op:  The kids erupted the volcanoes they built a few weeks ago.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And we enjoyed a trip to our local Japanese Steakhouse……yum!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you would like to share your week using My Father’s World, link up below.  Also, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter and Monica at Discover Their Gifts will be hosting the link-up next week!

MFW ECC: Weeks 25&26 China

 

Here are some highlights of our travels through China.

 

We played Chinese Checkers and Big Ladybug made a Chinese paper cut craft from Activity Village.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science was looking at the ocean and all the wonderful creatures that live there.  We read books and went to the zoo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big Ladybug chose to learn more about China’s Giant Panda. I printed this lapbook from Homeschool Share.

 

 

 

We had fun at a Chinese restaurant with our co-op class.

 

 

 

 

 

We had fun in China and are looking forward to Japan next. 

 

 

Link up below to share your week!

MFW ECC: Weeks 23&24 India

 

 

We just traveled through India and here are some of our highlights!

 

 

Bible:

• We read through Matthew 19-20
• Read about missionary Amy Carmichael

 

 

Geography:

 

• Read books about India, the culture and food
• Learned about the Taj Mahal

            

 

Science:

• Read about the mountain biome and the different animals that live there.
• Started building our volcanos in co-op.

 

 

 

 

 

Art:

• Created Rangolis. This is a popular art form for Indian women. 
• Printed our template from here.

 

 

 

If you would like to share your week using My Father’s World, link up below.  Next week will be hosted my Monica at Discover Their Gifts.

MFW ECC: Weeks 21&22 Saudi Arabia

 

 

Here are some highlights from our travels through Saudi Arabia.

 

 

Bible:

The Lord’s Prayer

Continued reading the book of Matthew

 

 

 

 

 

Science:

  How do I impact the environment ?

Endangered and extinct species

  Pollution ~ air and water, acid rain

 

 

 

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Art:

This week we chose to forgo the art options from the teacher’s manual, and make some Middle Eastern tiles I found in our Usborne Art Treasury book.

 

 

 

Here’s how we made them.

1. Make a cross template and star template, trace them on some paper.
2. Draw designs, animals, flowers, whatever you choose in the tiles, and color them with colored pencils.
3. Add some glitter to glue and brush it over the tiles.
4. Once they dry cut them out and glue them onto a colored piece of paper.

 

 

Link up below to share your week! 

MFW ECC: Weeks 19 & 20 Kenya

 

 

We are finishing up our stay in Kenya and here are some of our highlights.

 

 

Bible: 

1. Continued reading in the book of Matthew
2. Read about missionaries David Livingstone and Samuel Morris.

 

Geography: 

1. Big Ladybug enjoys making her vocabulary illustrations.
2. Completed geography worksheets.

 

Science:

1. Grasslands: plants and animals of Kenya
2. Animal Study: Studied cheetahs, lapbook from Homeschool Share,  and watched the movie Duma.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooking:

1. Tapioca Pudding with Pineapples………yum!!

 

We are off to Saudi Arabia next!  Link up below to share your week, next week will be hosted at Discover Their Gifts.