I created this board that has the alphabet. Each week we will study an Old Testament story or Old Testament prophet. We'll read the story, either from the Bible or the children's scripture story (great resource is www.scripturestories.lds.org). We will do some kind of activity...play a game or something. Last night (we're going to try doing it on Sundays for awhile and see if that works better) we read about Adam and Eve. We played a little game. Then the girls each got a small piece of paper to draw a picture of something that will help them remember what they learned about Adam and Eve.
Ella drew Eve eating the fruit. She decided the fruit was pears (her current fave). Michelle drew the serpent (Satan) telling Eve to eat the fruit.
SO here's the great part: This morning a friend came by and Michelle happily pulled out the board and showed her their drawings. Then she and Ella told the whole story to my friend, explaining what they drew and all that they knew. (I didn't prompt them to pull out the board...they wanted to.)
The board is nice because I can hang it on the wall and their pictures can serve as a visual reminder of what they've learned. Or it can be folded and put in a small space. And it is sturdy. I found another idea I liked at
this website, and I might do it for the New Testament. But the idea for the board was all mine and I think it will keep me and the girls motivated and help them remember what they've learned.
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WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!! :) This WILL make your family home evenings a BLAST!!! AND... making learning FUN is definitely something to be proud of... no matter what we are teaching our children!
ReplyDeleteTHANKS for joining in, Jenny!!
Love this idea! I may have to borrow it. We also do FHE on Sundays it is so much easier for our schedules.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome to borrow/steal/plagiarize any good ideas I have. Most of them are borrowed from somewhere else. :) This one was my own (at least sort of...it's similar to how I teach high frequency words at school, which is what gave me the idea to begin with...)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea Mom! Good job!
ReplyDeleteI'm about to make my post. It will be my proud momma wednesday. :)
I just wanted to comment on your blog, because you commented on mine =) This is a GREAT idea! I am soooo going to do this with my family! Thanks so much! (I'm the gal who writes www.faithprecedessize10.blogspot.com), BTW. =)
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