AWANA Cubbies studying Creation Week

One of the reasons I've been too busy to check in daily is because I'm the director/leader of our Cubbies group.

Over the next few meetings, we'll be covering the days of creation. AWANA provides a lot of great things to use, but I get bored with just worksheets in class. On the other hand, I've been trying to provide parents with some additional worksheets which support our memory verses and preschool learning in general. 

I thought I'd share some things I have found to incorporate. 

First, I think this is so cool. It's the days of creation by a Jewish homeschooler. I LOVE how to tell a Kosher fish!


I am going to be using a simpler version of this for our next meeting. I had the Cubbies hands traced a few times, will cut them out beforehand, and make a smaller version of the sun for day 4 of creation. We'll stick the memory verse in the middle instead of a face.


I had also like this idea but thought it too much for one Cubbies meeting.


This is a cute creation book. Love it being hands-on.


This creation pack is cute but practical. It covers the days of creation and includes number and letter writing practice.


Lastly, here's a site with all kinds of worksheets, activities and even a Genesis lapbook!


Do you have any great resources for teaching creation?

2012 Summer Olympics--Great deals on great resources!!

I enjoy being an affiliate for Currclick.com. It offers so many things mija and  
I enjoy and I get to share them with you. Just in time for the Olympics, it's...

Just like it states, you can search for 12 free country studies.  You know what it think about FREE!!!  Then 10% off a lot of Olympics resources. In fact, some are even free!


Let me share a few of my favorites that I'm using or have used.



I love anything done by the Founders Academy. Mija often asks when her next class with Mrs. Schott is going to be!
Live! For Kids: History of the Olympics is a 30 minute class on the history of the Olympics for ages 5-7. The sale price is only $4.50.

She's also doing Live! Olympic History. This class is 60 minutes and for ages 8-18. It's marked down to $6.30!

Either class from Founders Academy would be great!

How about something free? Here's Olympics Upper-Lower Case File folders labels! There are a lot of cool things you can do with them.

One thing I already have and am getting ready to use is this great lapbook by A Journey Through Learning entitled The Summer Olympics 2012 Lapbook with Study Guide. I chose it because it covers the history of the Olympics, the current Olympics and then allows you to keep track of winners in 15 events, AND get this...it's 58 pages, for ages 5-10 and only $0.45!!! Yes, you can't go wrong with $0.45!!

So, look for those free units and save with some Olympic resources!!  There are a lot to choose from. These are just a few I recommend.  

Do you Trick or Treat?

Now is the time of year to ask yourself that important question.

Do you trick or do you treat?

Do you TRICK with your family by participating in Halloween?

OR

Do you TREAT your family by remembering a hero of our Christian faith?

Every year we remember Martin Luther and the start of the Protestant Reformation.  We chose this time of year because OCTOBER 31, 1517, Luther hung his 95 Thesis on the door of the church at Wittenburg.  That little act had HUGE consequences that we live with to this day.

This year, Catherine Jaime made it even easier.  I've reviewed other books and products she has done, so it wasn't a surprise that she would have a great product for Martin Luther, as well.

She offers "Martin Luther Lapbook Masters".  Keep in mind, it's exactly what it says.  It's master copies of things related to Luther that you can copy to make your own lapbook.  It doesn't tell you how to put it together nor does it teach you about Luther. 

So, if you don't know about Luther, you might want to read a book about him first.  You could use a classic like Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther (Hendrickson Classic Biographies)  for older ages or Martin Luther (Men of Faith) which I have used as a read aloud for mija.

Today we reviewed the time line included in the unit.  We had a little fun by cutting out the pictures and acting out the time line.  Then she made her lapbook.  Again, this doesn't tell you how to put it together, so I allowed mija to determine what to include and where to put it.

Here's the final product:

Here's her cover.

She wanted to do a page with the whole Luther family.  On the map, she traced the travels Luther made.

Here's the total inside.  She used the pictures of other key individuals and marked them on the timeline and used some of the other elements included in the unit to finish her book.

This was such a great review, and she always enjoys the creativity involved with compiling a lapbook!

And you still have plenty of time to do one for yourselves!  This unit is available on Currclick.com for immediate download, and right now, it's only $0.75!!!  That's right.  No TRICK involved.

So, TREAT your family to this lapbook to remember and rejoice in our Christian heritage!

Christmas Freebies from Jamin

I enjoy Jamin. You can check out her blog at http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jaminacema.


Homeschool Freebies by Jamin
for Freebie Friday, December 4, 2009

Here are some freebies to help your kids learn more about Christmas.

Christmas Around the World Unit and Lapbook
Printable Advent calendar

Nativity felt board pieces

Christmas Scripture Quiz

Nativity Lapbook
Christmas Symbols Lapbook
Christmas Customs Lapbook

I hope you enjoy this week’s Christmas freebies!
Happy homeschooling,
Jamin

Micki's Earth Science Lapbook--in reverse order