Door Prize #8 – Exploring Creation with Astronomy

Welcome to our Celebrate Freedom (& Simplicity) in Biblical Home Education Facebook Party Door Prize post! If you aren’t at the party on the Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ Facebook Pageclick on over there now! “Like” the Page and join the fun for more great prizes from Me & My House and others!  Then read below to find out how to enter the drawing for this Door Prize. If it is after 8 p.m. central time, Tuesday July 12, 2011, sorry, you missed the party. But if it’s before midnight, you may still be able to enter to win this and other Door Prizes. Scan through the recent blog posts.

 

Tonight, Jeannie Fulbright of  Jeannie Fulbright.com has donated Exploring Creation with Astronomy AND the NEW Astronomy Junior Notebooking Journal, a $39 + $25 value, for one blessed attender of the Lifestyle Education through Discipleship™ Facebook Party. Thanks so much Jeannie! “Like” Jeannie Fulbright Science on Facebook

Here are the Resources one blessed attender is going to win!
Keep reading for instructions to enter the drawing.

 

 

The Heavens Declare

I haven’t gotten to review this book yet, but have enjoyed getting to know the author through publishing lists we’re on together and Facebook. Being Biblically based (and published by Apologia) and CM methods it should be a good fit for those using L.E.D. In our Resource & Recommendations Online Catalog on our Creation: Design-Space page  ~ Me 

 

 Exploring Creation with Astronomy
AND the NEW – Astronomy Junior Notebooking Journal

 

A journey through space that you’ll never forget. Your child will learn more about space than other children their age, and will be able to hold their own in conversations with knowledgeable adults.

One of my favorite things about this book is the conversational style in which it is written. It reads more like a mutual discussion about astronomy, rather than a science textbook. Very in-depth information is conveyed, but with words and expressions to which a child can relate. This doesn’t mean it is dumbed down, for the course itself has enough information to qualify for a high school astronomy course.

Another thing I love about Exploring Creation with Astronomy is that each child essentially makes his own astronomy book utilizing notebooking activities and assignments. These assignments are designed to replace workbooks, which do not draw from the child’s heart and mind what was learned. Creating a notebook page truly draws the most out of the child. There is a saying, “Tell me, and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand.” Notebooking is the act of involving the child in his learning.

 

The winner of this drawing will receive Exploring Creation with Astronomy AND the NEW Astronomy Junior Notebooking Journal. You can enter this drawing several ways. Increase your chances of winning by doing all of them! Each must be a separate comment to this post (below.)

1) Post a comment below answering: Do you utilize personal Notebook making in your home education?

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Winner of  the Exploring Creation with Astronomy AND the NEW Astronomy Junior Notebooking Journal will be announced in a Special edition of our Newsletter, tomorrow! – as well as posted here.

 

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33 Responses to Door Prize #8 – Exploring Creation with Astronomy

  1. Sharon says:

    Yes, we do notebooking.

  2. Lori Morgan says:

    We periodically enjoy note booking for various subjects. Science and history are our cabs to notebook.

  3. Lori Morgan says:

    I also liked this post on fb

  4. Lisa says:

    I am somewhat new to Notebook making. As a student, I tended to do something similar naturally. As I prepare for the new school year, I am researching how to effective use notebooks, especially with young students.

  5. Jyl Cundiff says:

    We’d like to start

  6. Jyl Cundiff says:

    I subscribe to the newsletter

  7. Jyl Cundiff says:

    I liked the post

  8. Josiah Friberg says:

    We have done notebooking for history and science. The kids enjoy looking back at what they’ve done after the year is over.

  9. Josiah Friberg says:

    We “liked” this post on FB

  10. Heather says:

    1)Yes, we do! 🙂 The kids have notebooks they hand write in and I am now blogging. 🙂

    2,3,4,5… done.

  11. Julia says:

    We tried a little bit of notebooking, but it didn’t go well. I’m waiting until they are a little older to try again.

  12. Patti says:

    I am so happy to get on with this approach. I’m just beginng and looking forward to notebooking.

  13. Julia says:

    commented

  14. Teresa B says:

    My boys enjoy notebooking, although one prefers lapbooking

  15. Dana Lambert says:

    We do use notebooking in our homeschooling and LOVE it. It’s like a more experienced lapbooking! So much fun!

  16. Dana Lambert says:

    I liked this post on Facebook!

  17. Rebecca says:

    Yes we do.

  18. Rebecca says:

    I liked this post on FB.

  19. Rebecca says:

    I subscribed tonight.

  20. Sharon says:

    I liked on FB

  21. Josiah Friberg says:

    subscribed to newsletter

  22. Holly Pixley says:

    We will start this year.

  23. Holly Pixley says:

    I commented on the FB page.

  24. Holly Pixley says:

    I subscribe to your email newsletter.

  25. Sharon says:

    I subscribe to newsletter

  26. Josiah Friberg says:

    invited friends to like on fb

  27. Not yet, but my kids are just starting to get old enough for it.

  28. I commented on the FB post. 🙂

  29. Vicki Neidhardt says:

    Love the idea of personal notebooking, did a little last year but hope to expand more and more each year. What a great way to look back and see what you’ve learned about!!

  30. Vicki Neidhardt says:

    newsletter, love getting it and all the new ideas/articles, etc.

  31. Vicki Neidhardt says:

    Invited friends.

  32. Thanks to all who commented!

    Although we haven’t used any of this series yet, I love that they are written in a conversational style AND that they utilize Notebooking. We believe Notebooking is the key to real learning, and agree with Jeannie that Notebooking draws from the child’s heart and mind. It makes the study his own.

    And the winner is —

    Julia!
    Congratulations! I’ll be emailing you.