Resurrection Day | Easter - Konos Unit Links 2021

Resurrection Day | Easter - Konos Unit Links 2021

Day 1 - Palm Sunday

Review Definition of Love/Generosity  pg 1

      Giving With A Happy Heart

Read Objectives

       A.  To appreciate God's Generosity to us

       B.  To give generously

              1.  Cheerful

              2.  Motivated by love

              3.  Appropriate to the person

              4.  Within limits

Start Definitions for Vocabulary

Begin Memorizing John 3:16

Read Luke 19:28-44

    Discuss how the Jewish people expect Jesus to be a physical king for Isreal.

    They were expecting him to rid them of the Roman empire.

    They didn't understand  that he was coming as the King of Heaven and Earth which

    is why later they yelled "crucify him".

Activities:

Listen to Handel's Messiah on Youtube

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

and looked up the verses which were all from scripture.

Discuss Triumphal Entry

The Mount of Olives - Lion and the Lamb Ministries

Make Palm Leaves out of hand prints

        draw around hands on green paper and attach to a stick

Dramatize Jesus' Entry

      Wrap head with towel or flour sack   

       Lay down bath towels

       Say "Blessed be the King that cometh in the

                name of the Lord: Peace in heaven,

                and glory in the highest"

27.  Start Easter Tree - Palm Ornament

    

Day 2- Passover, Maundy Thursday

Review Definition of Love/Generosity  pg 1

      Giving With A Happy Heart

Read Objectives

       A.  To appreciate God's Generosity to us

       B.  To give generously

              1.  Cheerful

              2.  Motivated by love

              3.  Appropriate to the person

              4.  Within limits

Start Definitions for Vocabulary

  

Begin Memorizing John 3:16

Activities:

Copy John 3:16 and decorate to hang up in a place of honor

Read Luke 22:7-30

3.  Observe Da Vinci's Last Supper read about it's history

Last Supper - Khan Academy

4.  Make Unleavened Bread - Matzah Recipe

Handmade Matzah Factory

Watch Prince Of Egypt 

5.  Recline at a table to eat

The Seating Plan at The Last Supper- I found this fascinating...

6.  Washing one another's feet - Read the activity...there's a lot

History of Feet Washing - Maundy Thursday

My personal note here is that I tried to find scripture about

women having their feet washed and there is none.  It describes

slaves or women washing feet but not free men.

7.  Easter Tree - Clearing The Temple, make birdcage ornament

Listen to Your Story Hour - Betrayal or buy Individual Here

Day 3- Hearing & Trial - Good Friday!

Review Definition of Love/Generosity  pg 1

      Giving With A Happy Heart

Read Objectives

       A.  To appreciate God's Generosity to us

       B.  To give generously

              1.  Cheerful

              2.  Motivated by love

              3.  Appropriate to the person

              4.  Within limits

Make Cross word with definitions for Vocabulary

Make Artwork with John 3:16 to put on mantle

** On Good Friday - Make sure curtains are closed from 9:00am to 3:00pm - darkness and prayer, meditation & quiet

  

Continue Memorizing John 3:16

Activities:

16.  Read Jesus' Trial

17.  Good Friday

18.  He GAVE his life!

22.  Hot Cross Buns!  Recipe for breadmaker

23.  Hot Cross Buns Shout!

27.  Easter Tree - Widow's Mite

Watch and listen to  Were You There When They Crucified My Lord by Johnny Cash on youtube  and watch and listen to  The Old Rugged Cross

Watch - The Robe 

 Listen to Your Story Hour - Trial or buy Individual Here

Day 4 - Easter Around The World

Review Definition of Love/Generosity  pg 1

      Giving With A Happy Heart

Read Objectives

       A.  To appreciate God's Generosity to us

       B.  To give generously

              1.  Cheerful

              2.  Motivated by love

              3.  Appropriate to the person

              4.  Within limits

Make word search with definitions for Vocabulary

Activities:

25.  Easter Symbols

28.  Easter around the world

29. Pysanky Eggs and and even better Ostrich Egg Pysanky!!

30.  Egg Roll

33.  Egg Math

27.  Easter Tree - Bread, loaves, grapes

Make Cross art using cellophane tape and colors...make cross with cellophane tape, color, remove tape

Watch Rick Steves' Easter

Listen to Your Story Hour - The Road To Skull Hill 

Day 5 - Review

Review Definition of Love/Generosity  pg 1

      Giving With A Happy Heart

Read Objectives

       A.  To appreciate God's Generosity to us

       B.  To give generously

              1.  Cheerful

              2.  Motivated by love

              3.  Appropriate to the person

              4.  Within limits

Review the last week of learning!

Listen to Your Story Hour - A Promise To Keep 

Activities:

37.  Egg Roll Games

27.  Easter Tree - Lamb of God

  Watch Easter Parade movie  make sure you have an adblocker

  Make "He Has Risen" Kite

  Make Resurrection Cookies

  Make Resurrection Buns

HE HAS RISEN!!!  :)

***Here's my link to how I plan KONOS using sticky notes - it's super fast once you get the hang of it

Genesis Science Network! - Homeschool Science

Oh my!!  What a resource this is!  If you homeschool for half a second you know that science shows on TV are NOT creation friendly...no worries now because Genesis Science Network has you covered!  

Seriously, this is very exciting and you can stream on most of your devices or watch on streaming TV through apps OR if you don't have those you can stream it on your computer. 

They have 24 hour programing and while there is repeats it's so refreshing to be able to click this on and not have to do the usual..."no honey we don't believe we came from apes"  or  "no honey we don't believe the universe is 60 billion years old" bit.  Click the picture or here and GO DONATE so they stay on!

Fall Bucket List

I've loved Homeschool Share for over 10 years now...wow..that's hard to believe!  Here's a fantastic Fall bucket list from quite a few years ago that we still use. And they have a printable if you want...or don't :)  

1. Go apple picking.

2. Harvest nuts.

3. Go on a leaf walk and identify as many leaves as you can. Bring along a guide book.

4. Visit your local pumpkin patch.

5. Enjoy S’mores over a fire in your backyard.

6. Bake Pumpkin Cookies.

7. Make crayon cookies.

8. Use the crayon cookies from #7 to make leaf and bark rubbings.

9. Learn more about spiders.

10. Plant some bulbs (daffodil, tulip, hyacinth) for spring flowers.

11. Read How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World. Make an apple pie together!

12. Carve pumpkins.

13. Go on a hayride with friends.

14. Cook up some applesauce.

15. If your Farmer’s Market is open, visit. Buy some fall produce, such as a new kind of winter squash to taste together.

16. Rake a huge pile of leaves for JUMPING!

17. Craft an apple print wreath.

18. Study fruits and nuts.

19. Volunteer to work at your local soup kitchen.

20. Bake pumpkin pie.

21. Make Funny Fall Faces (after a nature walk).

22. Construct Leaf Crowns.

23. Collect scarves, mittens, hats, and coats for those who are in need for winter.

24. Drink hot apple cider together.

25. Create lovely salt dough leave prints.

26. Have each family member start a Thankfulness Journal or Thanksgiving Leaf Fan Book.

27. Decorate your home with a pretty paper leaf garland or some twisted paper leaves.

28. Go on a nature walk and scout for animal signs.

29. Start a countdown to Thanksgiving.

30. Bake  Snickerdoodle Cookies.

31. Craft Coffee Filter Fall Leaves.

32. Read Leaf Man and make some leaf people or leaf art.

33. Roast pumpkin seeds.

34. Find your way through a corn maze.

35. Knit something cozy.

36. Learn more about squirrels.

37. Make caramel apples.

38. Paint pumpkins.

39. Visit an elderly person and rake their leaves for them.

40. Create a thankfulness tree.

41. Pop a big batch of popcorn and have a family movie (or game) night.

42. Bake an apple cake and take it to a neighbor.

43. Concoct  pumpkin pie play dough and play!

44. Build a scarecrow.

45. Find a local festival to attend.

46. Serve pumpkin dip with apple dippers.

47. Craft a sunflower door hanger.

48. Preserve fall leaves.

49. Bake a batch of pumpkin granola.

50. Collect canned goods for your local food pantry.

Your Story Hour Online - When You Need A Break From TV

Need some wholesome audio books and have your kids learn at the same time?  Ya me too so I have Your Story Hour and now I just found out you can listen online.  Very CM when you are needing some rest for your vocal chords.

Your Story Hour Online

Possum's Harvest Moon Links!

Social Studies - Hibernation, Harvest Festivals & Parties, Harvest, Nocturnal

             Hibernation Definition For Kids
             Black Bears and Cubs in Hibernation

            Harvest Festival - the end is a bit too "groovy" for my taste but...

            Day and Night - Nocturnal



Language Arts - Vocab
                               - soriee
                               -jig
                               -nibbled

                             Crossword Puzzle

Art - Pastels, Color Usage, Color Palatte, Light

Math - Adding Groups, Multiplying, Dividing

                             

Science - Harvest Moon, Possums

                Harvest Moon Info
                Beautiful Harvest Moon Pictures
                NASA Harvest Moon Video

Read Aloud: Round is a Mooncake, Happy Birthday Moon

At Home ACE Homeschool Expo

So I named this A.C.E. Homeschool Expo but really it's organization whiz Andrea Mill's ACE playlist from youtube.... in case you need some inspiration or help ;)


In Honor of Andrea Mills, who went to be with the Lord recently,  I'm reposting this amazing list.

Why We Don't Homeschool In the Morning...Repost

I was thinking this morning about how nice our days are and then that made me think about when I first started...don't even want to tell you how long ago but let's just say Bush and not George W. (dubbya) was in office.  

What I found was that EVERY so called "expert" or homeschooling mom would tell you (and still do)  is what I like the call "The Homeschool Mom Protocol":  get breakfast, do chores and then start school and be done by noon or 1 (lunch time).  I tried this...really...for years I tried this.  And every morning SUCKED!  I started thinking that if I had to fight like this to get crap done I'd rather send the kids to school and if you know me, that's pretty bad since I'm a HUGE proponent of homeschooling.  

And then....



I decided to not do anything but let the kids play first thing in the morning.....
    ......And our life began to look like what I thought homeschooling could be. 



Then I got wild.....and I started asking the kids what they wanted for breakfast instead of me dictating what they were going to have.  We made out a list of things they liked to eat and what days they wanted them (for my sake)..........and mornings got even better!  No fighting about not wanting oatmeal~

And if that worked......I asked them what they liked for dinner and we made a weekly chart for it.  My cravat on this was it had to be easy or in a crockpot.....and our nights started becoming better.  Daddy's started coming home to a happy house.

now we were on a roll.....we decided that they would do some math and english before lunch and then.....
 .....before dinner they'd do Science and Social Studies and more joy prevailed!


my point???

Stop looking to the "experts" to tell you how YOU need to run YOUR house.  If the kids are running around the house madly first thing in the morning, maybe you need to do afternoon school or even Gasp!!!  evening school!  Maybe you do all your work after dinner!!  Just reading that for some of you may seem like a relief and for others you are cringing right now.    If your kids are full of energy, maybe break everything into small pieces like,  just this one and now run around and come back for the next one or give me the answer while your jumping rope!  But either way...ask your kids what THEY would like to do.  How would it feel if your husband told you exactly how to vacuum or grocery shop or some other thing?  Wouldn't that be annoying?  You bet it would!  So why not let the kids tell you what they may like to do.  What's it going to hurt?  Probably nothing so why fight over it?? Seriously!

Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting--and conflict.

                                                                            NLT  Prov. 17:1

A bowl of vegetables with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate.
                                                                           NLT Prov. 15:17


Now go!  Find your families' joy!