tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post3542567578633059751..comments2023-12-13T04:55:42.364-06:00Comments on Other Such Happenings: Our sorta normal dayMarshaMarshaMarshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787051368018458658noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-51478998963374110852005-09-26T12:55:05.000-05:002005-09-26T12:55:05.000-05:00When it was still called "Basic" K, and ...When it was still called "Basic" K, and Nathan was in first grade. We enjoyed it, though I quickly found myself veering off of the scheduled days in the IG. They'd either want me to keep reading on further, or we didn't finish one (like The Apple and the Arrow - Nathan couldn't get into that until recently. But even now, the Usborne books are some of his favorites, which I often find him reading on his own time. Nathan really likes the the "Creation Adventure" videos from Answers in Genesis, and they do a good job of contrasting the truth of Creation with the falsehoods of evolution on a kids' level. Now he and Taba relish refuting evolution wherever they come across it, like on the Animal Planet, or in the Magic School Bus books and cd-roms. I thought that the teachers' notes in the SL IG did a really good job of explaining how to describe not only the spiritual, but also the logical errors of evolution to children. We were also reading of the Creation story at the same time, from the Egermeiers Bible, which helped. Nathan was (and still is) appalled that "people actually believe that?!" LOL! But yeah, it can surly be an awkward topic at first, but I personally think it's good to explain it and help children to be aware of it from an early age, in the light of the Truth of Creation, because they'll be bombarded by it over and over and over again. Just last night we were watching the first of a TN history video series that we're going through this year, and it started right out with "billions and millions of years ago, before man existed, blah, blah, blah...." And our kids just take it in stride now, rolling their eyes even as soon as they hear it. They recognize it right off. Whenever he's found a reference to evol. in any of our books, he's eager to mark it out with a sharpie. LOL! And your post here just made me smile, as it brought back fond memories from years ago of our first talks (which felt a bit rocky too) over that same book, all snuggled up on the couch... Enjoy!:-)Bethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-23185355738842822182005-09-26T19:20:21.000-05:002005-09-26T19:20:21.000-05:00So good to do normal things! I think I'll rem...So good to do normal things! I think I'll remember those tid-bits about Egypt myself!! LOL How interesting! Hope you have a great week and things get back to normal for you outside, too! God Bless!angelstarnoreply@blogger.com