Homeschool fun

While moving and settling, it was hard to fit in more than just the three R's for school.Now that we've settled into a normal routine, our school has become a lot more hands on. Here are some things the kids have been busy working on lately.

Joshua and Ava hanging out laundry during their "busy bag" time. 

The older kids and I have been learning about the tabernacle and the instructions the Lord gave to Moses on order to build it. I have to admit, I've learned a TON from this lesson, and my reading through the Bible(although I'm WAY behind) has been right on track with what we are learning in school! 

So, we began making our model tabernacle using the My Father's World curriculum.

First, the Most Holy Place. It holds the Arc of the Covenant, which contained inside the tablets of Law (10 Commandments), Aaron's staff and manna. This was where the high priest could enter once a year, and sacrifice for the sins of the people. It was the dwelling place of the Lord.

The Arc we made which had miniatures of the items I just listed. This was fun for the kids, too, and helped them remember!

This was the lampstand that had to stay lit continually . It was in the Holy Place (only priests were allowed in here).It also contained the Altar of Incense and The Table for the Bread (also really interesting)

The covering for the tabernacle was a bit tricky, but we used felt that we had on hand and newspaper on top, since the last layer was to be leather,  and I didn't have any of that! You can also see some of the other pieces the kids made and learned about as well.

 And here it is! All finished! We were excited to have completed this project and learned a lot about the specific instructions the Lord have His people in building the Tabernacle. 

 We also read about the 12 spies that were sent into Canaan. They brought back figs, grapes and pomegranates. So, for snack, we had grapes, Fig Newtons and pomegranate juice. Who knew Bible history could be so yummy?