Day 13 Of K Homeschooling

I take the girls to the library each week. They each choose and check out 4 books and 1 movie. This week, one of the books Maddy checked-out is a Step into Reading + Math book for Preschool - Grade 1. It's called "A Dollar for Penny" written by Dr. Julie Glass. We read it today and I do recommend it. It covers coin recognition and value.

Each morning, after breakfast and before the official homeschooling experience begins, we have family Bible study. Our goal is to read the Bible, cover to cover. Anyone want to tag along? Day 13 of school found us in Genesis 12:1-8, about the call of Abram. Bear in mind, we are reading from the NIV Kids New Adventure Bible by Zondervan so that a kindergartener and preschooler can understand the content. So far, so good. Maddy always has lots of questions and she remembers what we talked about from the previous day.  As we do our Bible study, we are charting the genealogy of the ancestors of Adam and Eve. It's the parents' responsibility to teach their children about God; attending church (while a very good thing) only is intended as a supplement to your home teachings, not the other way around.

We also discovered a wonderful, free art software program called Tux Paint. Our kindergarten computer book, Kindergarten Technology, suggested it - along with Kid Pix, which we have ordered and should be here next week. Both are geared toward the younger children.