Curriculum Review: Money Wise DVD Set
Posted: June 30, 2016 Filed under: Curriculum, Home Finance, Parent Food, Uncategorized | Tags: Christ, Christian, Christianity, Curriculum, education, electives, Finance, God, High school, homeschool, homeschooling, Jesus, learning., Money, Religion and Spirituality, Student, Teacher Comments Off on Curriculum Review: Money Wise DVD Set
Biblical Principals of Work and Finance
Moneywise is a 3 DVD Series with 14 lessons on what God says about money. The creators of this DVD set introduce the series with several promises of exciting interactions and visuals within the 13 week series of Moneywise lessons. Do they deliver? Yes!
Chad Hovind approaches the lessons with vivid visuals and interesting historical content. As an educator, I enjoy the fact that he is not only including facts about how to organize finances but rather shared and integrated a Biblical view of managing money. Although the content may be difficult for uninterested students, it is full of valuable information supported on the web through Godenomics.com.
As he progresses through the lessons Hovind lays out one opportunity after another to create connections between the Bible and prosperity. He begins with, Godonomics-What The Almighty Says About The Almighty Dollar, continued with, Godonomics and the Marketplace-Whistle While You: Work, Profit, Lead, Rest, Give, and finishes with, Common Sense Godonomics and the Wisdom of Solomon: Whistle While You: Manage, Spend, Serve and Give Freely.
There is so much information in this series you will want to go over it more than once.
I was given a free copy of this product through MasterBooks.com in exchange for my honest opinion. I wasn’t required to write a positive review, nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own.
Book Review by LG
Book Review: Water and Weather
Posted: February 16, 2014 Filed under: Book Reviews, Creative Creations, Curriculum, Discoveries, Parent Food | Tags: Arts, Bible, Book, Book review, Child, Christian, education, Evangelism, Evolution, God, Grandparent, homeschool, homeschooling, learning styles, Make It Real, Religion and Spirituality, school, Student, Teacher, teaching, visual Comments Off on Book Review: Water and WeatherWater & Weather: From the Flood to Forecasts
By Tom De Rosa and Carolyn Reeves
Water and Weather is a concise thematic unit study supporting a biblical perspective. Tom De Rosa, a creationist and experienced science educator, along with Carolyn Reeves, also a science teacher with a doctorate in science education who is currently writing and providing educational consulting, did a wonderful job on this book’s content. It is written with both the teacher and student in mind. It has twenty investigation chapters along with a glossary of relevant terms. The home school parent and teacher will not find it difficult to organize the content as it is all written out on page five in How To Use This Book. Bloom’s taxonomy of teaching is definitely incorporated into throughout all lessons from defining to evaluating. Each investigation has the teacher engage the student in actively realizing the information for more than words on a page. In chapter one, students will design their own fossils after learning about how God created the dinosaurs and physically measuring them out on the floor to determine their size. Afterward, they will answer investigation questions to summarize the information. There are countless numbers of activities that can stem off of these investigations. The authors created some wonderful text and activities that will kick off a multiplicity of ideas to discover. This book has more than the typical water cycle and weather content. I am impressed with the range of content and vivid pictures as well. The book is inexpensive and can be purchased with a matching journal and teachers guide each only for $4.99. You will be pleased with this book.
This book was sent to me by New Leaf Publishing in exchange for a book review. All opinions expressed are my own.
Book Review: Galápagos Islands
Posted: January 3, 2014 Filed under: Book Reviews, Parent Food | Tags: Christ, Christian, education, Evangelism, Evolution, Galapagos Islands, God, High school, Home, homeschool, homeschooling, Ken Ham, Master Book, New Leaf Publishing Group, Religion and Spirituality, Student, Teacher, teaching, Testimonial Comments Off on Book Review: Galápagos IslandsBy Dr. Purdom
A book for all ages, I found this book to be very pleasing. All the pages were thoroughly yet succinctly written by many special contributors. Great names like John C. Whitmore, Todd Charles Wood, Nathaniel Jeanson and many more used profound expertise to share their information in a way that readers may admire God’s creation. The inclusion of material in this text which these biochemists, ecologists, and geologists present brings scriptures to life. This, along with in-depth information about Darwin’s discoveries and how they compare and relate to God’s word are captivating to say the least. The vibrant pictures of wild life in their natural habitats captured the attention of my second grader while the text just added to the amazing pictures for my teens. Another wonderful thing I like about this type of non-fiction book is the wealth of information located in the back of the book. The ability to learn about and be introduced to like-minded individuals, as these scientist and authors, is priceless for anyone who is seeking out more resources in learning about science and God’s creation. The ending includes references, articles, DVDs and websites used within the writings which students can use for more research. You will also find a very inviting presentation encouraging you to look up the book Grand Canyon by Master Books, which seems just as appealing as Galápagos Islands. Definitely a must have for your library.
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Reader View: There’s something missing in our classrooms – The Santa Fe New Mexican: My View
Posted: December 9, 2013 Filed under: Interesting Articles | Tags: Book, High school, homeschooling, K through 12, kinesthetic, learning styles, learning., Student, Teacher, teaching Comments Off on Reader View: There’s something missing in our classrooms – The Santa Fe New Mexican: My ViewReader View: There’s something missing in our classrooms – The Santa Fe New Mexican: My View.
Book Review: Children’s ATLAS of God’s World
Posted: August 14, 2013 Filed under: Book Reviews, Curriculum, Parent Food | Tags: Arts, Australia, Christian, Christianity, God, Grandparent, High school, homeschool, homeschooling, Jesus, K through 12, learning., Literature, Master Book, New Leaf Publishing Group, Student, Syria, Teacher, United Nations, visual, Western Ghats, World Heritage Site Comments Off on Book Review: Children’s ATLAS of God’s Worldby Craig Froman
BIG BEAUTIFUL COLORFUL ORGANIZED INFORMATIONAL…
These are all words that describe this amazing text.
Just opening Children’s ATLAS of God’s World, I was already enthralled with the Introduction and Table of Contents! How many times can you say you have stopped to REALLY read the introduction? You will with this one! Vivid pictures unfolding the country’s culture, natural habitats, architecture, and more fill each page. I did think that some of the pins that locate historical landmarks may have been placed in the general area for some of the maps, possibly a little off, on only one or two points compared to more detailed maps, but the content on the pins and the information expressed were on target and beautifully illustrated in photographs and drawings. On the corner of each page there is an entire globe with highlighted land area demonstrating where each country is located. In another area of these pages are the “World Heritage Sites” listing important and interesting places to seek out on the map. I have always enjoyed the meaning of the flags as well and had fun discussing these with my students. Overall, I have to say that the vast array of integrated subjects included in this book make it a wonderful resource for a parent or teacher. I read about religion, culture, geography, literature, authors, sports, food, music and more. I enjoyed this book very much!
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Disclaimer: I received this book for free from New Leaf Publishing Group, in lieu of giving my own opinion in this book review.
Book Review: I am Ruth
Posted: August 9, 2013 Filed under: Book Reviews, Curriculum, Parent Food | Tags: Boaz, Book, Book of Ruth, Brenda Duff, Christ, Christian, Christianity, education, God, High school, Home, homeschool, homeschooling, Israel, Jesus, Kenneth Berg, Love, photography, Religion and Spirituality, Restoration, Ruth, school, Student, Teacher, visual Comments Off on Book Review: I am Ruth
Oh My Beautifulness! I am Ruth: A Story of Loss, Love, & Redemption with text by Brenda Duff and photography by Kenneth Berg is so visually appealing that I couldn’t stop flipping through it! It is organized into four chapters about Faith, Loyalty, Grace, and Restoration. The history in this book could very well be used in the secular educational sector as a text full of historic events and geographical details as well as the Christian education sector to enhance biblical integration. The pictures are so vivid and detailed with captions that compare and contrast modern times to biblical times. The book can be used with older students/ children as they read through the complex text and references listed. While with the younger ones you can share as they see the pictures throughout and hear the stories told. Aside from those two age groups, I enjoyed the book myself. This partnership turned out to be a huge success as Berg Productions created this picture book and had Brenda Duff’s research and writings come later. The biblical story itself is so full of hope and inspiration but oh what a difference to have Dugg’s elaborate writings about tradition, history, and symbolism alongside Berg’s photographs. I am a proud owner of this one!
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