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The Hobbit: A Unit Study

 

We have just finished a study of The Hobbit.  

What fun we had!

The culmination of my son's study was a book report, research report, display board, and hands on project for a local Homeschool Literature Fair.

This book was quite an undertaking for my 8 year old.  First of all, I read the book aloud to both of my children.  It took about a month, but what great reading times we had!

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Simple Lenten Cross Craft

 

Our Bible reading last Sunday was Luke 23: 13-43.    

This passage is the crucifixion of Jesus.   We were focusing on Simon of Cyrene, who is seized from the crowd and made to carry the cross for Jesus.

I started the class by asking one of the students to write the name of our church 1,000 times on the white board.    She obediently got up to write, and within a minute another child in the class said, "That's not fair.  I'm not doing anything and she's doing all the work!"

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