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We are so excited to round out week two with building on to information from last week: The second 5 of the Ten Commandments and to explain more of the classification of living things with an explanation of the KINGDOM. Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and give it a rating if you liked us! Help support the creation of this podcast by going to www.patreon.com/sunshineandoranges Here are some resources: New City Catechism for Kids The Ology http://www.ric.edu/faculty/ptiskus/six_kingdoms/ Exploring Creation with Land Animals: Zoology 3

We are excited to jump back into our History and Science highlights of the week! This week we dive in with the first 5 of the Ten Commandments for HIS-tory and the classification of living things for science. What does each of that mean? Take a listen to find out! Resources for the week: The Student Bible Atlas Exploring Creation with Zoology - Apologia Textbook Wondrous Works of God: Family Bible Story Book Training Hearts, Teaching Minds: A Family Devotional

We are excited to jump back into our History and Science highlights of the week! This week we dive in with the first 5 of the Ten Commandments for HIS-tory and the classification of living things for science. What does each of that mean? Take a listen to find out! Resources for the week: The Student Bible Atlas Exploring Creation with Zoology - Apologia Textbook Wondrous Works of God: Family Bible Story Book Training Hearts, Teaching Minds: A Family Devotional

Do we really need all these extra things? Listen as Amy talks about finding rest in your planning for this school year. Less equals rest. Or, maybe, less is best? Whichever phrase you like, we hope you can find encouragement! Book recommendation: Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie

Join Sara as she talks about her passion for books: filling your home with books, reading great books and finding great books to compliment your CC memory work. She shares tips and ideas that will inspire your family to fall in love with books. Great places to purchase books inexpensively:~Your local Friends of the Library Bookstores and Sales~https://www.instagram.com/burnsfamilybooks/~https://www.instagram.com/dibbleanddash/~https://www.instagram.com/treasured_pages_library/~https://www.instagram.com/lamplighterlanebooks/~https://www.instagram.com/ravenwoodfarmsreadalouds/~https://www.instagram.com/foundationliterature/ Other books to inspire your family to read aloud and build your family library: The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids - Sarah MackenzieThe Read-Aloud Handbook: Seventh Edition - Jim Trelease Give Your Child the World: Raising Globally Minded Kids One Book at a Time - Jamie Martin Who Should We Then Read? - Jan Bloom Great Book Lists: https://www.sunshineandoranges.com/resources http://amblesideonline.org/00bks.shtml https://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/category/classical-conversations-cycle-1/

Is your "hooray" more like a "humbug" so far this summer? It's quite different for homeschool mama because our structure during school is sometimes our saving grace. When that is "done" there can be a sense of losing control and sadness as we see everyone else's amazing summer vacations pass before our eyes on Facebook. Today on the podcast, Amy talks about the summer bummer and how to beat the blues with some practical tips.  "The Lord has done great things for us and we are filled with joy." Psalm 126:5

Today, Sara is on talking about our latest project to help support your journey in Essentials. Whether you are going into it for the first time or reviewing it for another year, this book could be "essential" for your summer review needs. Find the joy in this process along with us! It is available in book or spiral form on Amazon or www.sunshineandoranges.com/shop

We made it! Week 24! Round of applause, mommas! Last but not least, we talk about the Bill of Rights for history. Up for science is a discussion about good science and how to help guide our kids in the Age of Information. We would LOVE to hear from you! We want to keep podcasting through the summer. Were these podcasts useful? Helpful? Do you have suggestions? Also, what topics would you like to hear about? Email us amy@sunshineandoranges.com We are not affiliated with CC. We just love it so much we can't help but talk about it and bring your resources to help you along your CC journey. www.sunshineandoranges.com/podcast www.patreon.com/sunshineandoranges. <---- help support us and get some cool stuff in return!

Natural selection and the Preamble to the Constitution are on the docket today for science and history, week 23. It's Holy Week so as a family we will be taking the time to remember what Christ had done for us as we lead up to celebrating His Ressurection. Won't you join us in that? Also, as we are about to end out memory work discussions, we would LOVE to hear from you! We want to keep podcasting through the summer. Were these podcasts useful? Helpful? Do you have suggestions? Also, what topics would you like to hear about? Email us amy@sunshineandoranges.com Resources: http://www.heritage.org/constitution We the People: The Story of Our Constitution by Lynne Cheney and Greg Harlin Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz and Tomie dePaolaClassical Conversations Multimedia Timeline and Science Cards Answers in Genesis Books Words Aptly Spoken Books We are not affiliated with CC. We just love it so much we can't help but talk about it and bring your resources to help you along your CC journey. www.sunshineandoranges.com/podcast www.patreon.com/sunshineandoranges. <---- help support us and get some cool stuff in return!

It's Cycle 3 week 22! This was a week that was hard to discuss. Sara and I both have vivid personal memories of the tragedies of 9-11, as you probably do as well.  Science has also been incredibly challenging to decide what to say or exclude. It's a "hot topic" but one that is important.  We hope that you take the time as a family to pray and reflect. Research using trusted sources. And ultimately go to the Bible - the one inerrant word of God. We are not affiliated with CC. We just love it so much we can't help but talk about it and bring your resources to help you along your CC journey. www.sunshineandoranges.com/podcast

It's Cycle 3 week 21! We are winding in for the big finish! We have been planning our end of the year party full of presidential food favorites and an awesome president faces photo booth. Check out these masks! Anyway, this week in history we blast off into some space exploration goodies - a kid favorite! Then, we unfold more proof for Creation as we talk about Uniformitarianism. Resources: Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly Walk in space;: The story of Project Gemini (Landmark books, 117) 1967 by Gene GurneyClassical Conversations Multimedia Timeline Card 119 We are not affiliated with CC. We just love it so much we can't help but talk about it and bring your resources to help you along your CC journey. www.sunshineandoranges.com/podcast

It's Cycle 3 week 20! Can you believe that we are in the twenties? I can't either! This week was a big one: Broad v Board of Education was an important win in the Civil Rights movement. Sara gives a brief background to help you understand its importance and history. By viewing all people as God views them is an important aspect of having a proper biblical worldview. Then, the Theory of Evolution is on the agenda for science. Amy talks of Charles Darwin and his life leading up to his work, The Origin of Species. Resources: The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition by Robert Coles and George FordIt Couldn't Just Happen: Knowing the Truth About God's Awesome Creation by Lawrence O. Richards Classical Conversations Multimedia Timeline Card 126 We are not affiliated with CC. We just love it so much we can't help but talk about it and bring your resources to help you along your CC journey. www.sunshineandoranges.com/podcast

It's Cycle 3 week 19! We have just 6 weeks until week 24. We switched it up this week for you with Amy on science and Sara on history. First, Sara talks a bit about the background of NATO this week as well as the original intent and design of it. Then, Amy dives into the beginning of the Creation vs. Evolution series by explaining more about Psalm 19:1 and evidence of Intelligent Design. Resources: The Second World War by Winston S. ChurchillIt Couldn't Just Happen: Knowing the Truth About God's Awesome Creation by Lawrence O. Richards We are not affiliated with CC. We just love it so much we can't help but talk about it and bring your resources to help you along your CC journey. www.sunshineandoranges.com/podcast

This week Amy goes into Pearl Harbor and a bit of World War II and Sara have fun with more of the elements of the periodic table. If you are following along with Classical Conversations in Cycle 3, this goes along with week 18. Resources History Everything You Need to Know about American History Homework: 4th to 6th Grades by Anne Zeman and Kate KellyEverything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks) by Workman Publishing and Lily Rothman Science Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table: All the Elements with Style! by Adrian Dingle, Simon Basher and Dan GreenExploring Creation With Chemistry and Physics by Jeannie FulbrightElements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann The Way Science Works by DK Publishing and Robin Kerrod We are not affiliated with Classical Conversations. We just love it so much we can't help but talk about it and bring your resources to help you along your CC journey. www.sunshineandoranges.com/podcast

Welcome to the Sunshine + Oranges podcast bringing you History and Science highlights of the week in under 10 minutes. This week Amy goes into some of the US's involvement in World War 1 and Sara discusses more exciting elements of the period table. If you are following along with Classical Conversations in Cycle 3, this goes along with week 17.  Resources History Everything You Need to Know about American History Homework: 4th to 6th Grades by Anne Zeman and Kate KellyEverything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks) by Workman Publishing and Lily Rothman Science Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table: All the Elements with Style! by Adrian Dingle, Simon Basher and Dan GreenExploring Creation With Chemistry and Physics by Jeannie FulbrightElements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann The Way Science Works by DK Publishing and Robin Kerrod We are not affiliated with Classical Conversations. We just love it so much we can't help but talk about it and bring your resources to help you along your CC journey. www.sunshineandoranges.com/podcast