History Coming Alive

Over the past couple of months I have been implementing Heart of Dakota's Preparing Hearts for His Glory into Megan's schooling.  I've made this transition somewhat slowly because Megan readily admits that she "despises" change.

It's true.  She does.

I began with history and science.  It was an easy sell when she heard the words "projects" and "experiments." 

Making an Egyptian cartouche has been our messiest project.  Megan dug into the mixing of the air-dry clay with pleasure. 

She flattened it and etched carvings into it.

She did a great job, despite our clay being too wet.  The result didn't show the etchings as well as we wanted, but she was still proud of her work. 

We also have been working on a timeline.  Every week my daughter draws a picture on an index card or two that represents what we are studying. 

I tape up the cards in chronological order.    I love watching the timeline grow as we learn more and more.

Megan drew Joseph right before we went on Christmas break.  

Slowly I am implementing more and more of the Preparing Hearts program.  As we start school again on Monday, Megan is going to officially begin dictation.  My older daughter disliked dictation and loved spelling.  I don't care either way, but I decided trying something different might help Megan. She is a good, natural speller, but gets bogged down sometimes in all the workbooks.  

I'm excited for the new year!