Sept. 9, 2012: God Created the World and Everything In It Part 1

Tyler's World

     Today we started class at the very beginning of time, The Creation. We discussed that God created the world and everything in it. If your child told you that today they created the world, they would be referring to our marble art project. We started by learning that there was nothing before God created the world, like their blank page, then we took that blank page, put it in a box, added some paint and marbles and shook it up.

     The Classroom went dark as it was when God created the world, and when learning that God created light, the classroom was bright. Finally, each student made a special animal friend as we talked about all the creatures God had made. These activities cover material from chapters 1, 2 and 5 in your child's textbook. If your child would like to to play games or get additional activities on the computer over these chapters, visit our book's companion website.

     We took time to start learning our first prayer, "The Sign of the Cross" and ended class with a "Glory Be." We ask that you at least practice "The Sign of the Cross" this week with your child. Your child has also been assigned 2 worksheets and a family page for homework this week. Reproducible Master 2 instructs your child to color the spaces with stars yellow to find the hidden word "God" and Reproducible Master 5 instructs your child to circle an animal and draw a picture of how they can take care of it. The family page does not need to be returned next week, but we ask that you answer the questions on it together as a family at some point this week. It can take as little or as long of time as you would like. If you have any questions regarding homework, feel free to comment on this post or reach us on any of the methods in the letter we sent home for you. It is expected that both Reproducible Masters and the signed Homework Sheet are returned next class.

     Next week, we will continue to learn about the things that God has made. We plan on holding part of class outside next week, as long as it does not rain, so please make sure your child has a sweater or jacket.

     We hope you and your child have a great week!

Yours in Christ,

     Jason & Laura Madrigal