The Garner Girls love to read! My love for reading is a gift from my mother, who always made sure there was plenty to read when I was growing up. Trips to the library were frequent and a joy. My … Continue reading Beyond Bedtime: Seven Thoughts About Reading Aloud
I’m ridiculously behind in my posts…we’ve moved along in our exploration of the Eastern Hemisphere from China to Mongolia to Russia to Central Asia (think former Russian satellites that end in _____stan) to our current study of Southeast Asia. At … Continue reading Afternoon at the Chinese Pagoda…
To study Japan is to realize that her people have no saving knowledge of Christ. In this island nation, the people’s great respect for the awesome power and reverence for the stunning glory of God’s creation is sadly channeled into a sort of nature and … Continue reading Seeing God in a Japanese Garden
Yep! It’s an art form! In the island nation of Japan, fishing is both a primary industry and a pastime. According to the writers of the Heart and Hands Ancient Far East Kit teacher’s guide, Japanese fishing competitions eventually ceased requiring competitors to show “the big … Continue reading So we painted a dead fish…
I love that working with my daughter on this Eastern Hemisphere Explorer curriculum is filling so many gaps in my own knowledge and understanding of the lay of the land and oceans beyond Europe! The continent of Australia stayed pretty much … Continue reading Hopping through Australia
Burr! The temperature really dropped as our studies turned south to Antarctica! A fascinating, yet utterly forbidding place, Antarctica is a frozen continent, exceedingly dry, where winds up to 200 miles per hour roar across icy peaks creating an ever-changing topography. It was the last continent to be explored, in part because it … Continue reading Caught in the Floe…
