Here’s a glimpse of Fielden’s at-home learning: an Around the Table activity called Glorifying God with Our Actions. It’s one piece of a larger rhythm woven through each lesson - conversations, hands-on experiences, and real-life application.
You can find the full set of activities inside the complete course.
sample activity
Around the Table: Glorifying God with Our Actions
Share what you’ve learned and listen to each other, just like good conversation.
Discussion for Every Stage
Gatherers - youngest (Preschool - 5th)
Collects, observes and learns from everyone around them.
Growers - middle (6th - 8th)
Tends, cares for and develops skills/critical thinking they can start to use every day.
Harvesters - oldest (9th-12th)
Starts leading others and thinks critically about the world around them.
Cultivators (Parents & Teachers): The best conversations start with a bit of context. Expand each scenario to see a list of questions and lead a discussion with your family around the table to learn and grow together.
gatherers
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How do you respond when your parents ask you to clean or organize your room, play area, etc?
Does this response glorify God? If not, what is a response that would honor God and honor your parents?
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As bees get older, they become nurse bees (taking care of the younger, baby bees) then guard bees or forage bees.
Guard bees do just that - they guard the hive from any unwanted visitors. Forage bees go out in search of pollen and nectar.
Think about how your parents take care of you.
Did they care for you when you were a baby? Of course!
Do they continue caring for and helping you now? Yes!
Do they protect you from danger and teach you about safety? Yes!
What are some of the ways your parents help you, take care of you, and protect you during the week?
growers
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What is the job of a forager bee? Does that bee forage solely for its own benefit (does it keep the food and water just for itself)? Or for the benefit of the entire hive?
What are some tasks you can do around the house that will benefit everyone who lives there?
Do you normally do these tasks with a joyful heart?
If not, how can you ask God to help change your perspective and view these activities as a blessing to those around you?
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Bees have varied needs throughout each season and their life cycle determines their various roles at specific times.
How do you handle change in your life? Does it scare you? Do you welcome it?
Though we don’t know what a bee is thinking as it transitions to a new job posting, we can see that they are always active and on-task doing the assigned job at the assigned time.
How can you embrace this current phase of life? What about it is joyful to you? What about it is challenging to you?
Do you have trouble being present, living fully in the present time and accomplishing the tasks you are currently working on? Or do you worry about or focus on the future?
Read Matthew 6:25-34. What do these verses teach you about being anxious about the future?
harvesters
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Do you view your parents in the same way that the rest of the hive views the queen bee?
Do you respect them and honor them as the leaders of the home where you are living?
What does it mean to honor your parents? What does the word “honor” mean?
Here are some verses to help you get started:
Exodus 20:12; Proverbs 1:8; Ephesians 6:1-4
This is a great article that can help expand on this broad and important topic. Please access this article online with the supervision of a parent or teacher!
Make a list of some ways that you can honor your parents this week!
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Read Exodus 20:1-17 and Deuteronomy 6:5.
Who is the most important person in your life right now? Take a moment and inventory your life, the posture of your heart, and your thoughts.
Are you putting God above all else in your life?
Are you loving God with all of your heart, soul, and might?
This can be a challenging and very personal question, so feel free to process it one-on-one with a parent later in the day or with a trusted pastor or friend.
