This week in our Homeschool!

This week in our homeschool, everything has worked together so well. For those of you who homeschool according to Charlotte Mason's methods will know how at times alot of the subjects intertwine themselves together.

For Galloping the Globe we have been taking a closer look at the country Italy (no suprises there) and also reading Columbus and following his journey from Italy. I actually didn't plan to have them work together, it's just one of those CM moments.

Do you want to know a secret?

I never knew Italy was shaped like a boot!

We are also reading (and really enjoying) Our Island Story which once again, Italy was the main source of history.

I love this.

I love how our Geography, History and biography lessons have embroided the one subect together.

It's so fun and so rewarding to see my children so fascinated with the stories.

I am experiencing now in our homeschool what Charlotte Mason expressed, how living books brings the class alive.

To wrap up this week, I want to share one of Joshua's oral narrations from 'Our Island Story' ~

'How Caligula Conquered Britian, and How Caractacus

Refused to be Conquered'

"Caligula tried to conquer the britons. Caligula commanded his soldiers to pick up the shells.

The soldiers obeyed there master and took them home to remember that they conquered Britian.

Caractacus made a speech, "show yourself like your men" and the Romans heard them and thought they were cheering.

They got scared and went to go fight, and they took their land.

The Romans put Caractacus, his Wife and daughter in chains and the romans gathered around to watch him because he was a mighty warrior and never gave up and the Romans felt sad.

The King liked Caractacus' attitude and speech and he let his family go free."

Thank you for stopping by, I value your time and comments as always. May you have rest over the weekend, I sure know I need it!

Find rest, O my soul, in God

alone; my hope comes from him.

~ Psalm 62:5

Bible Narration - Joshua

Tell in your own words all you remember of Moses' life at the beginning -

Moses went in a basket and went through the leaves and rushes. Then the Princess found him and she said "he's adorable, let's take him home".

Moses' big sister spoke to the princess and said "I know some one who can look after this baby", show us please, because I would like a nurse" said the princess.

Moses saw a man bashing another slave and Moses killed the man and ran away and left everything behind.

The Burning bush narrated

One day Moses saw a burning bush and God spoke out of the burning bush "go back to Egypt and free the Israelites". Once he got them free he led them to the sea, the Egyptians chased them and they were in trouble. Moses put out his stick, the waves went up and made a wall and they walked through on dry land.

The Egyptians came through one by one but never got across because God closed the waters and they all died.