Sam's Tribute

Randa and I are homeschooling our oldest son right now. I will be honest; I was not completely sold on the idea. I saw value and believed it was the right avenue for our child, but was still a skeptic.

My son, Sam, loves to sit with mommy and Ryan during the lessons, and as a result, he learns just as much as his older brother, but in a different way. Randa and the boys have been studying the Egyptians. When I come home, Ryan and Sam are teaching me facts that I never knew about the culture and way of life. Sam is a determined little boy and together we like to build marble ramps, houses and other items with legos or wooden blocks. He especially likes to build "stuff" that he is learning. The application of creativity and hands on learning really help him grasp concepts and remember what has been taught.

I call this picture, Sam's Tribute to 'Aman Ra'. I am learning, that he is one of the Egyptian gods and has many statues and idols built for him. It is cool that we are able to teach the boys about this stuff, but at the same time, impress on them that there is only ONE TRUE God that we worship. They understand this, an actively tell us this when Randa tells me about the morning lesson.

He just sat down one day and used nearly every block we had in the house and said, "Dad, this is just like the Egyptian pyramids, only a little smaller." I am so impressed about what he is learning along with is brother and marvel at the fact that although he is all boy, he still takes time to create something with his own hands.

More pics to come.......................