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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Making butter and Napoleon Bonaparte
Today's science lesson called for the making of butter using heavy whipping cream. We put the cream inside a jar and shook, shook, shook for several minutes until the liquid started to become fluffy and almost solid.
The point of it was to learn about polar and non-polar terms along with butterfat and liquids and solids. Fun science learning!
While; I love our history curriculum and so wish I would have had it presented to me in chronological order like the curriculum sets out, the kids get a bit bored by sitting to listen about times that seem so long ago to them. So, I got the bright idea to keep their hands busy so their brains and ears could remain free to listen to history - Today's lesson was about Napoleon Bonaparte.
The entire concept of rolling the jar of butter while listening to history might have worked well had it not been for a 3 year old who woke up temperamental today and kept insisting everyone's legs be bent at a particular angle and feet touching or she would raise her 3 year old voice loud enough to drown out mommy's history-reading voice. Still, we learned a little about Napoleon and a bit about butter.
But, the best part is the end result: We got to eat our butter on hot rolls.
While; I love our history curriculum and so wish I would have had it presented to me in chronological order like the curriculum sets out, the kids get a bit bored by sitting to listen about times that seem so long ago to them. So, I got the bright idea to keep their hands busy so their brains and ears could remain free to listen to history - Today's lesson was about Napoleon Bonaparte.
The entire concept of rolling the jar of butter while listening to history might have worked well had it not been for a 3 year old who woke up temperamental today and kept insisting everyone's legs be bent at a particular angle and feet touching or she would raise her 3 year old voice loud enough to drown out mommy's history-reading voice. Still, we learned a little about Napoleon and a bit about butter.
But, the best part is the end result: We got to eat our butter on hot rolls.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
What are the basics to teach my children?
It occurred to me today that I am constantly putting out fires in an effort to meet my children's basic needs and keep them happy.
If they are hungry - I feed them.
If they are hurt - I comfort them and tend to them
If they are sleepy - I put them to bed
But, today it occurred to me that my children's basic needs are more than Maslow's heiracrchy. I realized that I need to tend to my children's spiritual needs with the same urgency.
My child asks, "Am I loved?" - I need to hug them, tell them what they excel at - Spend time laughing with them and enjoying their childish energy instead of shushing them.
My child asks, "What do I do right? - I need to offset my discipline and corrections with comments of what they accomplished and how proud I am of them.
My child asks "Why am I here?" - I need to be ready for an answer of how God carefully knit them together inside my womb & has a plan for them, a hope and a future.
If they are hungry - I feed them.
If they are hurt - I comfort them and tend to them
If they are sleepy - I put them to bed
But, today it occurred to me that my children's basic needs are more than Maslow's heiracrchy. I realized that I need to tend to my children's spiritual needs with the same urgency.
My child asks, "Am I loved?" - I need to hug them, tell them what they excel at - Spend time laughing with them and enjoying their childish energy instead of shushing them.
My child asks, "What do I do right? - I need to offset my discipline and corrections with comments of what they accomplished and how proud I am of them.
My child asks "Why am I here?" - I need to be ready for an answer of how God carefully knit them together inside my womb & has a plan for them, a hope and a future.
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