Day Book

Day Book
The Simple Woman's Daybook FOR TODAY . . . 2/16/09 Outside my window... street lights are casting a soft glow on the night sky. Earlier it was a beautiful sunny day! I am thinking... that I am ready for spring! I am thankful for... my family. From the lea…

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
~Eliana is 24 months old ~ ~Malachi is 47 months old~ I originally planned this for Tot School for Elli, but Mali decided he wanted to be a part of the fun too! So, together, we did a fun unit study on the book, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! We: …

Africa Week 3: Traveling to Nigeria

Africa Week 3: Traveling to Nigeria
This week we explored the country of Nigeria. We: Colored the Flag of Nigeria Read Fascinating Facts Colored a worksheet on facts of Nigeria Made a Nigerian recipe, Banana Fritters, for our ethnic cooking project. Conducted an open-air market like t…

Hebrew Lesson 6 - Currency Exchange

Hebrew Lesson 6 - Currency Exchange
We learned about Israel's unit of currency, the New Israeli Shekel (NIS), when we studied Israel ; but, today we learned more about the kinds of shakah-leem (shekels) and practiced by exchanging them in our very own open-air market! The market was a proje…