Kindergarten activities

Ry and I just finished up a 7 day lesson on the Creation Story. Ry made a picture book illustrating what God created on each day. His memory verse for the week was from Genesis 1:1. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." We hung glow in the dark stars from the ceiling on day 4. We both agreed that day 7 was the best day of creation. That was the day God kicked back and relaxed. On day 7, Ry's school work was very light, so he truly got a grasp of resting on day 7. We both agreed that resting one day a week is truly a great idea. We're glad God thought of it!

Now today, we began a new lesson, this one focusing on learning about the Sun. We will add planets to our hanging glow in the dark stars this week. And we made a Sun out of clay this morning, and when it dries, Ry will paint it and hang it at the center of our solar system. We also wandered around in the dark basement this morning, illustrating what our world would be like without the Sun. Then compared that to Jesus being "the light." Without Jesus, our lives would be dark, void of any light. The memory verse for this lesson is from John 8:12. "Jesus said,'I am the light of the world.'" We also started a science project making sun-dried raisins. Currently, I have 5 grapes sitting on top of our grill. Each day Ry will chart how they look and how long it takes them to turn into raisins. Ry is also learning money, time, ordinal numbers, tally marks, lots of number activities, letter sounds (in preparation for reading soon), handwriting and many other things crammed into each day. Wow! No wonder he and I are tired each night. But oh, what fun we are having! If I would have known how much fun this would be, I would not have spent so much energy in being nervous and worried. Homeschooling is awesome! And I smile a little smile when the school bus goes by at 3:30 PM, thinking that we've got it made. No more long frustrating time-consuming days for Ry. If he applies himself, we are done with school in an hour. If he struggles, its two. But even 2 hours is so much better than the 7 hours that he would have to stuggle to pay attention at public school. I think we made the right decision. Oh, and by the way, all THREE of us are doing our part in school each day. Mrs. Mom, Ry and GOD! He has helped us each and every day. To HIM be the glory!