Do you love to read? Do you like to write book reviews? Is your favorite place to shop online on Amazon.com? If so, then this is the perfect summer challenge for you! Fourteen homeschooled authors--myself included--have pooled our most recent books to create this awesome summer challenge for you! All you have to do: Purchase the each …
Drawing Class II: Curtains
For this assignment, I was to create a value scale drawing that paid particularly close attention to value shifts and zones of shadow, middle-tone, and highlight. The objective was to learn to see and recognize the precise shapes of shadows, middle-tones, and highlights and then learn to “map” these shapes accurately within my drawings. I did a …
Drawing Class II: Elephant
I've finished all my education courses now, and only have 3 summer electives to complete before I graduate with my Bachelor's in Elementary Education! The really fun class that I'm taking this term (along with a general math class that I need if I ever go on for my Master's) is Drawing II. To see …
Examples of Faith in the Book of II Chronicles
Whoever said that Chronicles is the most boring book of the Bible? I used to think so too. Then I actually read it! Granted, I'll give you that I Chronicles isn't the most interesting book of the Bible, containing a lot of lists of names and such, but it still has some neat stories mixed in. …
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Student Teaching Reflections: Monday
During the weekend leading up to my week of student teaching in an E1 (grades 1-3) classroom, I was blessed with a feeling of calm and peace that descended over me, after feeling much turmoil and trepidation during the previous months over my upcoming experience. I had finalized all my tentative lesson plans by Friday, had gone …
Birth Announcement
The puppies have arrived! They were born yesterday, Wednesday, March 23rd, between the hours of 11:20 and 1:52. Here are the pictures and descriptions of each puppy just after it arrived. Our name theme for this year’s litter is Car Makes (you know, like Kia, Chevy, Honda, etc.). Puppy #1 [Name TBD]: Born at 11:20 am. Male, …
Grooming Nikki Time-lapse
What's been keeping me so busy lately? Well, college for one thing--preparing for student teaching especially. But also, my dog, Nikki, is going to have puppies within the next couple of weeks! We geared up for the puppies to arrive by giving Nikki a full grooming! Here is an action-packed 3 minute version of the …
Migrating Geese
It's not perfect, but I'm learning, and it's something that I love doing! I love being able to give myself up to the inspiration of the moment! It is really therapeutic! What's one of your favorite hobbies--one that you can get lost to all else while doing? #FreshPaint #DigitalPainting #FavoriteHobby
Puppy Video
A cute and funny video of last year's litter of puppies. For more info about our puppies, head over to http://www.CountrysideCavachons.com.
My Plans, My Fears, My Hope
Today's discussion board prompt for my Differentiated Education class at Liberty University was as follows: Imagine yourself stepping foot in your classroom for the first time. What do you envision your class would look like? What grade level, seating arrangement, subject and population do you intend to teach? What feelings and apprehensions do you have about …
Sarah E. Brown 