This week we learned about the pilgrims amd the mayflower! We had a great class and made some adorable potato mayflower ships.

Here are some pics that show that Learning Is Fun Together

LIFT 8th Class

This week we started a unit study about 'thanksgiving' which we will continue until over the next few weeks.

We learned about a favorite Thanksgiving food- TURKEY!
This week went so well, and the kids really learned alot.

some of the things we did this week were:
-practiced some spelling and phonics (with T for Turkey in mind)
-we crushed egg shells with home-made 'gullets' like turkeys
- made adorable paper-plate turkeys
-played some fun turkey games!

The kids learned so much and had a blast!!!!

7th LIFT class!

This week we learned about Michelangelo and Italy!

Here is some of what we did this week:
- Learned about the life of Michelangelo through books and discussion
- Drew pictures on the "ceiling of the sistine chapel" like Michelangelo did (we used the bottom of a table as our ceiling)
- Learned some fun facts about italy
- Learned to find italy on the globe, and recognize its shape
- experiment with making our own italian pasta dishes!

The kids learned a ton and had a blast!
It was an awesome LIFT class!











Something you can do at home:
Take your kids to the art museum

5th LIFT class October 8th

We had another great day of fun learning at LIFT this last week.

We learned so much through games and creative activities! What a way to get their minds and bodies working and maturing.

We practiced reading skills – strengthening basic phonics and letter/sound mastery through “Phonics Twister”, hair gel writing, and “Hopping letters.”

We developed their ability to feel, discern, make comparisons, evaluate and describe objects and their characteristics with “Blindfold feely boards”

We were scientists creating “Gloop” = We discussed that we were just like Thomas Edison – persevering through our scientific trials and errors.

We listening to and learned to appreciate the great literature of poetry while creating architectural masterpieces – with yummy colored bricks (that looked a lot like mini-marshmallows.)

Not only were they stretching and using their minds with these different activities but they were “crosstraining” – using their hands, eyes, balance, bodies, words, and ears, as well as their brains as they learned. Educational scientists and experts tell us this is the very best and most enduring way to learn.

Looking forward to another opportunity next week to prove that Learning Is Fun Together at LIFT!

What to do at home
- A way to continue the learning we are doing at LIFT, is to get the whole family involved and practice describing the way things feel rather than how they look

4th LIFT class September

HERE IS WHAT WE DID IN CLASS

First we did a fun bible memory verse obstacle course race!

Using fun props and actions the kids had to complete the "course" while saying the bible verses we learned!





The Younger ones memorized Joshua 3:19 "LISTEN TO THE LORD YOUR GOD"






The Older kids memorized Proverbs 19:20 "LISTEN TO ADVICE AND ACCEPT INSTRUCTION THAT YOU MAY GAIN WISDOM IN THE FUTURE"



Then the kids used their creativity to make those beautiful memory verse plaques they brought home!



Then we Talked about Deafness, and learned about a famous deaf person- Ludwig Van Beethoven!

After some great discussions,we listened to some music by Beethoven! One of the things we did was While we listened to the music, the kids tried to express what they heard with paper and crayons.
they showed such creativity!!!

Here is one of the classes with ear trumpets we made!



What to do at home:
1. Work with your kids on their memory verses (the version I used was NIV)

2. Get a c.d with Beethoven music from the Library and turn it on while the kids are playing

3. Let your kids "teach" you the memory verse and then come up with a obstacle course for you to try!