Saturday, 3 February 2018

Stitching time.....

Epp is going well once again..... Into Edwardsia....... It's growing...... As opposed to Lucy I am not making the blocks then thinking about the joining....... It's all happening at once......
It's been a great day but I have to tell you about it later......
Catch you later......
Chookyblue.......

Thursday, 1 February 2018

God Controls The Season Children's Lesson

I taught this Bible/science lesson about the four seasons to a group of kids from 3 years - 4th grade. The first section included the preschool age children, but the second section is geared more towards upper elementary.


God Controls The Seasons Bible Lesson | scriptureand.blogspot.com

God Controls The Seasons

Introduction:
I introduced the topic of seasons with a kids video. I used one from Harry Kindergarten, but you could use a different one. 

If you don't have a way to show a video, you can sing a song like one from this webpage. 

Four Seasons Flip Book:
I used this four seasons flip book as a short, easy activity to help the kids learn more about the seasons. This was focused on the younger students (I had a preschooler who could use a little more review on what the seasons were).
Seasons Flip Book from This Reading Mama | scriptureand.blogspot.com

Act Out The Seasons:
Have the children act out the seasons in the following scenarios:
  • Be a tree through the four seasons.
  • Be the weather through the four seasons
  • Be a bear through the four seasons.
    Seasonal Clothing Race:
    Form teams of four for a relay race. Lay out the seasonal clothing at the other end of the room. The first person on each team races to the other end of the room and puts on the Spring items. Then, they return to tag the next person in line who races down and puts on the Summer items. The race continues through the items for all four seasons. The first team to race through all four seasons wins.
    Seasonal Clothing Relay Race | scriptureand.blogspot.com

    4 Seasons Tree:
    Print out 4 copies of the tree printable on cardstock for each child. Have the kids decorate a tree for each season. Then fold them all in half and glue the backs of all four together in order of the seasons.  Here is how I did them: 

    • Spring - stamp on pink paint with the bottom of a small soda bottle
    • Summer - stamp green ink with a leaf stamp
    • Fall - glue on pieces of orange and red colored tissue paper
    • Winter - glue on pieces of cotton balls for snow (maybe even make a snowman)

      Four Seasons Trees craft | scriptureand.blogspot.com

      If you don't have the supplies for these or if you have a Cricut, you can easily switch up some of these ideas. Just watch that you don't add too much dimension to the trees because the cardstock will need to be folded.
      • stamp paint or ink with q-tips, individually or bundled with a rubber band
      • stamp paint with a potato stamp
      • place stickers or foam stickers of leaves, flowers, or snowflakes
      • make flowers by gluing on puffy tissue paper 
      • color with crayons or markers
      • add color with thumbprint painting
      • glue on green or fall-colored leaves cut out of construction paper

      God Controls The Seasons - For Older Kids

      Introduction:
      I introduced the science behind seasons by showing a Crash Course YouTube video. These videos are great because they are fun, but introduce the concepts in a simple way.

      Model the Seasons:
      Use a globe and a flashlight, lantern, or lamp without a shade to model the seasons. Show how the globe is tilted and how that affects the sunlight hitting the globe at the four "corners" around the sun. If you are unfamiliar with the concept you can check out this video on how it works.

      The Earths Tilt is the Reasons for Seasons Printable:
      The Reason for Seasons is The Earth's Tilt free printable | scriptureand.blogspot.com
      Print the worksheet and have the students fill out the worksheet introducing the ideas of solstice and equinox. Then, use a highlighter to show where the sun�s most direct light falls on the globe



      God Made The Seasons Printable: 
      Print out this printable and have the students look up the verses and match them with the concept supported by each verse. 




      Discuss the Purpose of the Seasons: 
      Ask these questions and help lead the students to the answers.

      • Why are there days and nights? (to spread out the warmth of the sun East and West)
      • Why are there seasons? (to spread North and South)
      • How do seasons affect where humans can live on earth? (it spreads out where people can live so that there are more inhabitable areas that would otherwise be too cold or too hot)
      • How do seasons affect weather? (some places have rainy and dry seasons) 
      • How does it affect agriculture? (some plants require the cold of winter to grow again, it also makes growing seasons) 
      • How do the seasons affect insect population? (bugs die or go dormant in the cold - this stops insect-borne diseases)
      • How did God equip plants and animals for seasons? (some plants going dormant, some animals hibernate)


      Here is a printout of the whole lesson, but feel free to pick and choose from the activities for what best fits your students and your time. You can also check out my pinterest board on this subject.



      If you liked this activity, check out my God Controls The Weather Bible Lesson.
      God Controls The Weather Bible Lesson | scriptureand.blogspot.com

      Progress.....

      It's coming together......
      Off to walk.........have you exercised today?
      Catch you later......
      Chookyblue.......

      Wednesday, 31 January 2018

      Why I walk.......

      Prepare yourselves girls.................the 2nd 10min challenge I am adding to my life is EXERCISE...........
      Most of us  do NOT get enough exercise daily............I am out of my routine walking program so it is high time to get back on track and I can usually do 20 or more but I am doing 10 and my 7 minute workout challenge. (app on my phone) 
      I'm on day 2 of my exercises and hooley dooley.............the body knows about it but tomorrow it will be better and by the next day all will be good............it's just starting and I have to stick with it..........
      I had done no where near enough steps today so went for a short walk just before dark....................the sun was setting out the front and as I headed off out the back the moon started to rise...............
      there was a gentle breeze.............the birds were calling there last calls for the day as they were roosting for the night............
      It was magical............I am back to walking............
      so no matter what - you do what exercise can you find to do each day this month for 10 mins..........

      Who's joining me and Googy Girl????

      Susan's keen...........
      Catch you later.......
      Chookyblue.......
      PS don't worry I am still doing my 10 mins sewing on the machine.............
      this is extra.........

      Tuesday, 30 January 2018

      Leaning tower of churn dash......

      Well that's what it looks like on the wall at the moment....... All leaning to the left..... Lol..... Now to add the sashing rows..... So far very happy.......this 10 min thing is great....... New 10 min chalenge starts tomorrow....... Can't wait....... It will be added onto this 10 mins....... An extra challenge....... 
      Catch you later.....
      Chookyblue......

      Monday, 29 January 2018

      Edwardsia.....

      I started these back in October I think.......introducing "Edwardsia"...... The first few blocks....... I didn't show you all then when I started it....    
      Can you believe I have not done any EPP until this week since mid November when I jammed my finger in the door as it slammed....... I obviously damaged some nerves and the nail went black and there was blood and a few bad words but I was a mess when it happened.....could not bend the finger for weeks........the last of the nail came off a few weeks ago and the new nail is growing slowly and causing a few issues as it does..... But finally on the weekend I had a go and it was OK.....still some issues with finger..... Just bits at a time is OK though.......
      Catch you later.......
      Chookyblue.....

      Friday, 26 January 2018

      Prepping new projects........

      Cutting into a new project so I am prepared for my 10 mins a day sewing.......
      I've missed a couple of days being away or just to hot and missed the morning time due to other jobs that needed to be done....... 
      epp gluing..... 
      And great clouds yesterday but no rain....... 
      Catch you later.......
      Chookyblue.......

      God Controls The Weather Children's Lesson

      This is the first of two children's Bible lessons about God's control over the earth.  This first lesson is about weather and the second one is about the seasons. I chose these two topics because there are plenty of Bible verses and stories and plenty of hands-on activities for both. I had broken each lesson into two sections: one for all the kids (as young as three) and one for the older kids (probably 8 and up).

      While I created this lesson for a children's Bible class at a Bible conference, it could easily be used for homeschooling either as a whole lesson or just selecting some of the activities or printables with your curriculum. 

      God Controls The Weather Bible Lesson For Kids | scriptureand.blogspot.com

      God Controls The Weather

      Introduction:
      To introduce the topic of God being in control of nature, I read Psalm 104 and had them draw what I read. I had a large tablet (like an easel pad). Here are some of their drawings. 

      Drawings of Psalm 104 for God Controls The Weather Children's Lesson | scriptureand.blogspot.com

      Water Cycle Video:
      We watched a video to introduce the water cycle. I used "The Great Aqua Adventure" by Crash Course Kids. You could use a different video about the water cycle.



      Water Cycle In A Bag:
      I found this awesome experiment that lets kids see the water cycle with their own eyes. All you have to do is pour some water in a bag and tape it to a window that gets lots of sunlight. Then you can just sit back and watch the water cycle.


      Water Cycle in a Bag from God Controls The Weather Children's Bible Lesson | scriptureand.blogspot.com


      Closeup of Water Cycle in a Bag from God Controls The Weather Children's Bible Lesson | scriptureand.blogspot.com

      Rain In A Jar:
      I just included this activity because it looked like fun and illustrated to the younger ones how clouds can get "full" and start raining. The best part is they get to use pipettes or eye droppers - and kids love pipettes. All you need is jars or cups of water, shaving cream, pipettes or eye droppers, and food coloring.
      Cloud In A Jar from The STEM Labroatory

      Weather In The Bible Activity:
      Print out a set of the Weather Icons for each student (or you could give each student one icon) and glue them to popsicle sticks. Then, read the Bible verses from the list on this matching sheet and have the students hold up the icon for each weather when they hear it mentioned or described. Alternatively, you can print on the matching sheet and just have them match, but I usually like to give the students a chance to move around instead of just complete worksheets. The point in most of these verses is that God used weather to accomplish His purposes. 

      Weather In The Bible student response cards | scriptureand.blogspot.com

      Weather In The Bible Matching Sheet | scriptureand.blogspot.com

      God Controls The Weather - For Older Students

      How Much Does A Cloud Hold:
      I found this fun experiment from the National Weather Service that helps kids visualize how much water is in clouds. And they get to use pipettes again! Basically, you count how many drops you can drop onto a cotton ball before it reaches capacity and starts dripping. You can have them hypothesize beforehand how many drops will fit and also see who can get their cotton ball to hold the most. Of course, clouds aren't made of cotton (actually a cloud is formed by water droplets bonding to dust and pollen in the atmosphere), water droplets are much smaller than the drops released from pipettes or eye droppers, and an updraft helps a cloud hold more water, but this activity gives them an idea of just how much water a cloud can hold. 

      The Water Cycle In The Bible:
      If you are focusing on teaching the vocabulary for the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff) and demonstrate that each of these is discussed in the Bible, this activity will work well for older students. Print out this worksheet. Then, have them cut off the vocabulary words and Bible verses and glue them to the proper location in the picture. 

      The Water Cycle In The Bible Worksheet | scriptureand.blogspot.com

      Discussion:
      It's great to see if the students can process the ideas from the lesson, so I ended this lesson with a discussion about the purpose behind the water cycle (in other words, Why did God create water to go through the water cycle?).
      1. Who needs water? How do they use it? (plants need water; animals and humans drink it)
      2. What does the water cycle do to the water? How does it benefit the water and us? (it purifies it - like distillation - and moves it to different locations; this gives us fresh water and brings water from oceans to inland)
      3. What else does the water cycle affect? How else does it change nature? (Runoff causes erosion and sedimentation which causes in geography like deltas at mouths of rivers and canyons exposing new minerals)

      Here is a printout of the whole lesson, but feel free to pick and choose from the activities for what best fits your students and your time. You can also check out my pinterest board on this subject.




      If you liked this activity, check out my God Controls The Seasons Bible Lesson.

      Thursday, 25 January 2018

      Australia Day..........

      Image result for australia Day
      Always involves time with friends and a BBQ...........
      the heat and flies are always free.............
      Image result for australia day bbq
      I watched the Australia Day awards last night and huge congratulations to the winners............
      Its a day to celebrate living in the best country in the world......for which I am so thankful.........
      Catch you later..............
      Chookybue.........

      Wednesday, 24 January 2018

      Bible Verses for Jesus Messiah


      Jesus Messiah

      by Chris Tomlin, Daniel Carson, Ed Cash, Jesse Reeves

      Verse 1:
      He became sin who knew no sin
      That we might become His righteousness
      2 Corinthians 5:21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
      He humbled himself and carried the cross
      About Jesus in Philippians 2:8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
      John 19:17 They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha. 
      Love so amazing, love so amazing
      Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

      Chorus 1:
      Jesus Messiah, name above all names
      Philippians 2:9-11 For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
      Blessed Redeemer, Immanuel
      Galatians 4:4-5 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

      Matthew 1:23 �Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear A Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,� which translated means, �God with us.�
      The rescue for sinners, the ransom from heaven
      1 Timothy 1:15 It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all.

      Jesus Messiah, Lord of all
      Acts 10:36 The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ [Messiah] (He is Lord of all)�

      Verse 2:
      His body the bread, His blood the wine
      1 Corinthians 10:16 Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?
      Broken and poured out all for love
      Jesus said in 1 Corinthians 11:24 �And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.�

      Matthew 26:27-28 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, �Drink from it, all of you; for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.�
      The whole earth trembled and the veil was torn
      Matthew 27:50-51 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split.
      Love so amazing, love so amazing, yeah
      Ephesians 3:17-19 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.

      Bridge:
      All our hope is in You, all our hope is in You
      1 Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope,
      Colossians 1:27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
      All the glory to You, God, the light of the world
      Revelation 1:5-6 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood� and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father�to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
      John 8:12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, �I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.� 

      Chorus 2:
      Jesus Messiah, name above all names
      Ephesians 1:19-21 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
      Blessed Redeemer, Immanuel
      Titus 2:13-14 looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

      Hebrews 9:12 But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. 
      Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.
      The rescue for sinners, the ransom from heaven
      Mark 2:17 And hearing this, Jesus said to them, �It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.�
      Jesus said in Mark 10: 45 �For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.�

      Jesus Messiah, Lord of all
      Andrew speaking to his brother Peter about Jesus, in John 1:41 He found first his own brother Simon and said to him, �We have found the Messiah� (which translated means Christ).
      Romans 10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;

      Saturday, 20 January 2018

      Playing and play dates.....

      I've been a bit annoyed with the churn dash quilt not enough time to fiddle but not happy to sew so I had started joining some of the sashing.....finally yesterday morning I got it sorted..... I'm much happier with the layout now.......Only 1.5 rows left to join then back to sashing rows and joining the top......

      Had a couple of play dates..... No sewing just socialising..... Drinks and bubbles by the pool with Jenny and lunch with Fiona, Kris and Maree........ Great to catch up even if it is only a short time..... I have such lovely friends I am very lucky.......

      Worried about family near the massive fire in the Pilliga Scrub which is not even making the news.....it's burnt nearly 120,000acres....massive......still out of control and the weather is very hot..... Not helping....... 
      Catch you later.......
      Chookyblue.......

      Friday, 19 January 2018

      Old Testament Overview Review


      When I was in college, I went to some Walk Thru The Bible seminars. They have this awesome program where you can go through the Old or New Testament in one day. It gives a really good overview of the Bible. It inspired me to teach my Sunday School an overview of the Bible, a few books a week. Like Walk Thru The Bible, we focused on keywords for each book and overall themes. 

      At the end of the Old Testament, I wanted to review all of the themes of the books, so I made this worksheet that has you match verses with the books of the Bible. I left out 1 and 2 Chronicles because it is difficult to separate it from other books (especially 1 and 2 Kings) and there are two other unused books. 

      This is a great way to process the keywords, topics, people, and themes from each book of the Bible. You can do it on your own, with your family, or use it in your Sunday School class or small group. It's great for reviewing after reading the Bible in a year. Better yet, try this before you read the Bible and then again after to see how much you've learned.

      Of course, it is a challenge, especially if you haven't reviewed keywords or themes of the books of the Bible (OT39 is a great system if you want to learn the books of the Bible that way). Also, watching videos from The Bible Project will definitely help you get great overviews of entire books of the Bible. 

      However, this activity can help you sort out what you do know about the Old Testament and help you learn more. Don't get discouraged if you don't know an answer yet. The importance isn't your final score, but interacting with the ideas and the learning along the way. The keywords for each of the books of the Bible in the final sheet may help and once you've done what you can without help you can try to use that to help. 






      Sunday, 14 January 2018

      Matching colours........

      Wow what a difference today....... This year we have not had a day under 34........today it is only just 27......feels like heaven......
      The Bird on the Border has flown in and we are sewing away...... Actually not a lot of sewing for me yet but lots of prep work to keep sewing my 10 mins each day.......
       A quick trip to the Home Patch and a sale saw me getting the setting triangle fabric for the churn dash quilt..(plus some other treasures)... So that is cut along with the corner stones.... Also cutting some bindings.......
      But colour coordinated drinks is the go...... 
      Catch you later..... 
      Chookyblue......