PE and A Genius Idea

PE:
On Wed. the kids did a PE class with other homeschool kids in a church gym. They played kick ball and it was HILLARIOUS! My kids got their coordination and sports "skills" (or lack of) from Todd and I. In this picture Alex just kicked the ball and is running to first base (the chair Nathan is sitting in) but Nathan doesn't know he's supposed to run to second base yet. Other highlights include Nathan kicking the ball and running toward third base, Alex standing in outfield and falling down for no apparent reason, Nathan getting the ball and running after his own teammates or players who have already passed home base, etc. They did have a lot of fun, and so did I.


Tonight the kids were learning to do cartwheels in the living room and they pretty much got it! My plan is to have a fireplace downstairs with a coffee table and chairs where the computer desk now is, but tonight I was glad to have room for the kids to learn the important skill of cartwheels.
Scripture Memorizing:
Each morning I read scriptures with the kids and then they learn to memorize a scripture. For some reason lately, they have been having a really hard time. Usually it takes maybe a week to learn a new scripture, but the last scripture we have been learning for ...who knows how long. So, I had a genius idea from the "Friend" magazine. In it, it has a picture of a home and a scripture on it D & C 88:119. It is divided into puzzle pieces and each piece has part of the scripture on it. Soooo... I made flashcards for the scriptures we've learned, that has a picture that goes along with a part of the scripture to help them visually memorize it. I also made puzzles out of the scriptures we've learned for them to put together during sacrament meeting at church. I also made a scripture mastery can out of an old hot chocolate can where I put a piece of paper with a picture that goes along with one scripture. Each day they can pick out a picture and that will be the review scripture. Here are some of the flash cards-- I cut the paper into 4 pieces but scanned 4 pictures together. On the back are the words.