One of the kid’s favorite books this last month was Mama Panya’s Pancakes. This delightful book followed a boy and his mother as they left for market to buy ingredients for pancakes. The peek into Kenyan village life was so engaging. At the end of the book, it gave more information on what life is […]
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Learning Rewards…
Learning enriches our lives. By that I mean that it makes everyday interactions more enjoyable! I experienced that this last fall when my Bible study group was going over Daniel. That one highschool year of delving deep into ancient world history paid off in huge dividends as we explored the book of Daniel in depth. […]
Pinning Down Africa!
As is beautifully demonstrated in the book, Africa Is Not A Country, Africa is pretty much impossible to pin down in a neat little one-dimensional box. But that didn’t keep us from pinning it down in the most literal of ways! We found these fun little cork tiles at the craft store and had fun […]
Mapping the Mayflower
Since we have been exploring world geography for the last several months, we decided to pull out our Global Twister map and chart the path the Mayflower took. There is something magical about getting to ‘experience’ that trip for themselves. As they grabbed their walnut Mayflower ships, we talked about how the pilgrims left England […]
Keeping it Simple
As many of you know, we’ve been traveling all over the world learning about countries, cultures and geography. It’s been fun. I feel that it is important to make learning hands-on. We crawl all over our maps, dress-up, incorporate imaginative play, try to walk in their shoes and create with our hands. Getting to experience […]
Bullfighting Revisited
(photo credit) During the final summer in the ’90’s, this idealistic romantic learned a difficult lesson. It was my summer in Spain and since I was living in Seville, it seemed only fitting to attend a bullfight at one of the oldest and most important arena’s in the world, El Plaza de Toros de la […]