I do realise I’m posting this after Christmas, but I wanted to include it in my tradition series, without having to wait a whole year to do so. This is a tradition we have had since Gary and I shared our first Christmas together in our very own flat. It has changed a little, accommodating……
Category: Homeschooling
Angelicscalliwags Christmas Traditions # 6: Apple Sauce and Cinnamon Decorations
Donna asked if I would post the recipe for these, so here it, especially for you, Donna! It is a recipe from the book ‘The Adventure of Christmas’. We make these each year. No-Bake Spiced Dough Ornaments 1 cup ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon ground cloves 1 tablespoon ground ginger 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg 1 cup apple……
Angelicscalliwag Christmas Traditions # 4: Preparing for Advent
The tradition of preparing for Advent goes back to the beginning of our marriage. I was a newish Christian and determined that every part of my life should at the very least attempt to reflect my beliefs. Advent would be our time for preparing to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. Thing was, I was new at this……
Angelicscalliwags Christmas Traditions # 3: A Christmas Decoration
T11 was born just 9 months and three weeks before his twin sisters. After a very dangerous time giving birth to L naturally and C by emergency caesarean, amounting to no blood pressure or pulse at times for me and four blood transfusions, I discharged myself just two days later to be at home with three……
An Operation and a Pause
This week I am due to have an operation and have decided to take a blogging break for a couple of weeks to allow for rest, relaxation and recuperation! As it is nearing Christmas, I am going to re-post all my Christmas Tradition posts, and so one will come out each day, automatically over the……
Native American Unit Week 4- The Birchbark House: Zeegwun (Spring)
The Birchbark House is book one of a four series set of books about a young, Ojibwe girl called Omakayas: This first book is separated into four sections – the four seasons of the year. Each chapter we read we find much to talk about and learn about. In addition there are many parts of the……
Ojibwe Pictographs Homeschool Lesson
Have you ever wanted to learn more about ancient writings? This is your opportunity to immerse yourself in the beautiful Ojibwe pictographs in this comprehensive homeschool lesson. We had already been introduced to Native American pictographs by Lillie. She had previously researched communication between the different tribes and during her presentation on the same subject:……
2014-2015 School Year: Science
I always maintain science is our weakest area in our little homeschool. I am so pleased I keep a blog because to my surprise, when I looked over the past year, I found we had done a reasonable amount! Over the past year we have done some Incr-Edible science (self penned food science), Spar-Klean science……
Ojibwe Calender
The world, according to Ojibwe legend, was created when muskrat brought mud from the bottom of the flood to be placed on turtle’s back. The resulting island which formed from the mud was known as Turtle Island (now Northern America): Source If you look at the shell of any turtle in North America you will……
Native American Picture Books: Ojibwe Nation
I think picture books are a wonderful means of introducing a culture. I did go a bit mad this time though because I knew I was going to try to include my two younger girls as well as my older three in this Ojibwe unit study. The first four books I have already mentioned……
Native American Unit Week 3- The Birchbark House: Biboon (Winter)
The Birchbark House is book one of a four series set of books about a young, Ojibwe girl called Omakayas: This first book is separated into four sections – the four seasons of the year. Each chapter we read we find much to talk about and learn about. In addition there are many parts of the……
2014-2015 School Year: History – The Renaissance and Explorer’s Age
The one part of our school which everybody loves and yet I had forgotten to post on was our planned history studies for next year. I am very excited about our history plans. They are a rather wonderful concoction of curriculum, unit studies and project based learning, in fact it really is just a continuation……
Native American Dress Up: ‘Beaded’ Bracelets
This was a simple craft to do and is perfect for all ages, although a three year old may need to be watched closely to make sure she is not squeezing all of the paint out onto her leather strip and accompanying bracelet (Ahem, ask me how I know). In order to make these all……
Autumn Party: The Twins Turn Twelve!
For as long as I can remember we have had an autumn party each year. The twins’ birthday falls just before halloween, a holiday we prefer to ignore rather than celebrate. Of course, making a decision to avoid halloween without our children feeling they are missing out could have been tricky but helpfully the twins’……
Picture Study: Ojibwe Gathering of the Clans
I was very excited about doing a study of Ojibwe art because I adore it! I had pinned an inordinate amount of pins with references to this art form. There is something powerful within its simplicity. There is much more to it than first meets the eye, and yet even if one did not dig……