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St. Patrick’s Day Bible Lesson Verse

February 16, 2014 By Valerie Mcclintick 2 Comments

We’ve had such a great response to our Bible Verse Printable Theme Packs, that I decided we should add a set for St. Patrick’s Day!

We currently have a ton of Trinity resources for St. Patrick’s Day, so I thought I’d switch things up a bit and make this set with the Beatitudes.

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So there are eight different bible verses, each from Matthew 5, and each representing a character trait that God holds valuable and blessed. Â I printed them on shamrock coins, representing a focus on treasure in heaven and not earthly treasures.

There is a printable pocket with a verse checklist on the back, these would be great to learn during the month of March!

You can print these resources free at Bible Story Printables

More St. Patrick’s Day Printables Here

Stained Glass Nativity Craft

December 4, 2013 By Valerie Mcclintick 3 Comments

Christmas always comes faster then I’m prepared for.

I remember it was even faster when I had lesson plans to prepare for.

This is a quick and easy craft that will give you beautiful results.

(You might remember that we’ve used this technique on our Stained Glass Easter Craft)

Download:Â Nativity

So here’s the deal.

You can either print that page on vellum paper and color it in with markers

-or- a more budget friendly and FUN way is to print it on regular paper and then do the following:

Color your paper with marker. Â Encourage children to leave areas of white or to use their yellow pen to highlight the tops of each section.

When your page is colored, flip it over and apply oil to the back. Â I used a canola oil and a paper towel to rub it in. Â You’ll instantly see the oil soaking in. Â Oil the entire page.

Let dry, then Hang up in a sunny window. Â You can see in my image the oiled area lets the light through. Â You can even get creative with what areas you oil and don’t oil for a different effect (see that little oil spot near the bottom of the page)

I think a window full of these would be beautiful in a classroom window!

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Fall Leaf Art Printables

September 5, 2013 By Valerie Mcclintick Leave a Comment

I just added a set of printable art cards to our member’s only area!

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This set includes five different leaves
each with different shapes, colors and textures for your little artists to explore.
These are super simple to print out and lay on the table for some quick art projects this Fall!

They would make quick Co-op projects if you have those coming up soon too!

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Family Time Fitness: Homeschool P.E.

September 14, 2012 By Valerie Mcclintick 1 Comment

As a child I can remember trying ALL sorts of different physical activities in Gym Class.
Juggling, Unicycle, Three Legged Race, Wall-Ball, Four-Square, Square Dancing………
Oh how I loved Gym class…..Tell me I’m not the only one!

I’m totally for recess and free play too,
but sometimes learning and participating in a planned activity can be just as (if not more) fun!

Especially for those of us with a competitive spirit.

Ahem.

Unfortunately, as a Homeschool P.E. Parent,
I’m not very good at “planned” physical activity.

Unless it involves planning to take my children to practice
where someone else teaches their own planned activity.

But even then, it isn’t very convenient
to spend twenty minutes dressing and loading up the children,
forty minutes drive time there and back,
and $8 in crazy gas prices
just to get in ONE hour of planned physical activity.

Spare minutes are hard to come by,
and I’m pretty stubborn about spending 60 of them just shuffling the children around.

So guess who has come to my rescue:

That’s Mike Hanik.

He has reached Homeschool Superhero Stardom as a co-owner
of an amazing Homeschool P.E. program called Family Time Fitness

Family Time Fitness sent us a great package of P.E. curriculum they have bundled
together and called Fitness 4 Homeschool Core 1
What’s Included in FTF Homeschool Core 1:
The curriculum comes in a download format, so you can print out what you need or load it up on your tablet. I printed up the first two sections and bound them together, hoping that by the third section I would only need the summary pages.

Start Up Guide
(tips, assessments, and required equipment)

260 Preplanned Lessons for ages 4-13
(Warm-Up, Activity, Cool Down and Suggested Outdoor Activity total time 30-45min)

1 Page Summery:
(all the days activities on one page….LOVE THESE!)

Video Demonstrations
(over 200 examples of exercises, here’s a sample)

And More!
(Encouragment Emails, Online Webinars…)

Here are some Action Shots:

(the scooter was part of our relay race…don’t you just love the leg!)

What I like:
-Activities are easy to learn
-Activities are varied and entertining
-Minimal equipment required
-One Page Summary is great!!
-Cost $57 for an entire year, and can reuse again!

What I don’t like:
-Nothing!

Family Time Fitness HS Core 1 Retails for $57
they offer other products that are worth checking out as well.
Basketball Sports Module
Foundational Strength Program for HighSchool

If you aren’t currently teaching P.E. in your homeschool,
(as I wasn’t) Here are some articles to think about:

P.E. vs. Playtime
Physical Fitness and Anger Control

Discalimer: As part of the TOS Crew Review I received Family Time Fitness Core 1 for free in exchange for my honest opinion about the curriculum. Â Affiliate links are used in this post. Â Read what other Crew members thought about Family Time Fitness here.