Saturday, October 19, 2013

November Apprentice Inspirements


KNOW

Read One For the Money, sections 4 and 5

Read Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?

Read the story of the Widow's Mite in Mark 12:41-44 

Read the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32




UNDERSTANDING

Do this:

Think about how the word resilience applies to the topics we are studying.

And do one (or more) of these:

Do a word study on an underlined word from Luke 15:13-14-- "13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.  14  And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want."

Do a graphic study on the story of the Widow's Mite or The Prodigal Son

Research what an abacus is and how it was used anciently. 

Learn a method of calculating numbers without a calculator.

Write a short explanation of why knowing how to calculate numbers is important?  What are some of the consequences of errors in calculations?  Include example(s) of a situation to support your view.

Evaluate your personal finances and make a budget for yourself.

INTELLIGENCE

Do one (or more) of these:

Make your own abacus.  Come prepared to teach us how to use it.

Come prepared to teach us a different method of calculating numbers without a calculator.

What is the Business Cycle?  How does it affect us?  Make a visual to teach us about it.

Write about some external forces that affect businesses and families?  How can not knowing and understanding these forces affect our businesses and families?  When we can recognize these forces how does it help us to make better financial decisions?

Come prepared to teach us about a current event(s) that is an example of something you learned from Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?

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