95% of our school days start with devotions. I read to the children while they eat breakfast. When their food is gone they are required to sit still and listen. We are going through 4 books this year.
We start our morning by reading a chapter or two from The Child's Story Bible. Bible stories from the Old and New Testament are retold in easy to understand language, while remaining true to Scripture. Each story has Scripture references if you choose to look them up in your Bible.
We start our morning by reading a chapter or two from The Child's Story Bible. Bible stories from the Old and New Testament are retold in easy to understand language, while remaining true to Scripture. Each story has Scripture references if you choose to look them up in your Bible.
Jesus Wants All of Me has a short, simple, daily devo for little ones. My 8 year old is in charge of the daily reading of this book. We do this devo mainly for the little girls.
Sticky Situations has one page real life scenarios which allows for discussion in various topics and helps in decisions making. My 12 year old reads this to us daily.
Who Is God? And How Can I Really Know Him, by Apologia, is a workbook we started this year. We love it!
from Apologia...'Who is God and Can I Really Know Him?, introduces the concept of worldview while laying the foundational truths upon which the evangelical Christian worldview is built: God is truth and He reveals His truth to people; He is the one true and almighty God; He is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; He created everything; we are God’s children and are made to love and to praise Him; God meets all our needs; sin keeps us from God; and Jesus is the only way to God.'
Download a sample lesson here.
Sticky Situations has one page real life scenarios which allows for discussion in various topics and helps in decisions making. My 12 year old reads this to us daily.
Who Is God? And How Can I Really Know Him, by Apologia, is a workbook we started this year. We love it!
from Apologia...'Who is God and Can I Really Know Him?, introduces the concept of worldview while laying the foundational truths upon which the evangelical Christian worldview is built: God is truth and He reveals His truth to people; He is the one true and almighty God; He is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; He created everything; we are God’s children and are made to love and to praise Him; God meets all our needs; sin keeps us from God; and Jesus is the only way to God.'
Download a sample lesson here.
We always end our devo time with prayer. I pray specifically for daddy's work day, that he might have wisdom and safety, as well as each child by name and a specific thing they need help with. It is amazing how the children respond to hearing me pray specifically for each of them. I am not wimpy or sugar coat my words in my prayer. I am specific and honest.
I don't know why I haven't learned that skipping devo's and prayer time does not yield more school accomplished. (wow that was quite the sentence) Yes, it provides more time, but I am a better teacher and my children are better workers when we begin our day learning from our Maker.
'I can do all things through him who strengthens me.'
Phil 4:13
I don't know why I haven't learned that skipping devo's and prayer time does not yield more school accomplished. (wow that was quite the sentence) Yes, it provides more time, but I am a better teacher and my children are better workers when we begin our day learning from our Maker.
'I can do all things through him who strengthens me.'
Phil 4:13
3 comments:
Thanks for sharing these books. I really need to do better about this, but hadnt' taken the time to look for books.
Thanks for sharing this Annika. I have been wanting to look into the "Who Is God" book. Do all you children sit in on this or what ages is it best for?
This is so right on. We have a similar routine at breakfast and you are so right-- skipping does not equal more time or productivity. It reminds me of a comic strip I read once where a guardian angel was stating that he had a billion and one things to do that day and the comic strip character asked how he was going to get it all done and the guardian angel replied that he was going to spend the first twenty three hours in prayer. :)
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