"You learn something new everyday!"

One of the joys of homeschooling is the fact that we don't have to have school TIME. We can learn all day, every day. Awhile back, I bought a CD of classic classical music. I didn't want to start listening to it with the boys until I could take the time to introduce them to the composers. Yesterday, I bought pictures of the composers, so today? We listened and learned about classical music and the composer, Mozart. I have to say, it's been awhile since I listened to classical music, and I truly have been neglecting myself!! The baby also drifted off to sleep so peacefully the second I turned it on. It was amazing.

Fall is here!

Little leaves fall gently down,
Red and yellow, orange and brown,
Whirling, whirling, round and round,
Quietly without a sound,
Falling softly to the ground,
Down and down and down and down.

(Not so true where we live, but it's still fun to help us remember what happens in nature during this season!)

A Montessori Kind of Day

We made some new activities, played some, and learned!

We all sorted sea shells together

T practiced small motor/coordination and opening/closing the lid
(sorting lids from used bottles into a cashew container)

J, T, and E practiced taking turns and helping each other
(straws cut into different sizes and a parmesan cheese container)


J practiced his photography skills ;)
(my camera!)



J sorted some beans
(miscellaneous beans, cups, bowls, and spoons)
AND J practiced his photography some more :)



We built towers, castles, and swimming pools!!
(good old wooden blocks)

this week, the letter h

There weren't a lot of photograph-worthy activities this week.
This is a little of what we did.

Math:
Number Clip Cards from another homeschool mom

H is for Holes
(for our wall alphabet)

Reading/Spelling/Phonics:
H is for hat, hop, hog, ham, hop, and hit

this week, school is back in session!!

Wow, was my last post really in July? We gained a VERY cute addition to our family on Aug 3, so we took what was going to be a week but ended up being over a MONTH apparently :) off to relax, have company, and enjoy our new baby!! We'll be reviewing A-G this week, and then it's on to the letter H! See you soon :)

this week, the letter g

Once again, not very many pictures!

1 John 4:8
"God is love."
(learning God's Word)

G is for Goldilocks and the Three Bears
I told them the story, and we cut out pictures of the Bear family's chairs, beds, and 3 bowls of porridge. Then, we placed them all in order smallest to largest.
(practicing left to right habit for reading and writing)

G is for Gumballs
Take a picture of a gumball machine and cut out some "gumballs" (aka, circles!)
Roll the number dice and put that many gumballs in your machine.
(practicing number recognition)

G is for glow in the dark stickers to decorate your room with!!
(just something for fun)

G is for the color green
(practicing cutting and gluing)


and G is for many other things :)



And just for fun, our alphabet train puzzle
(practicing letter recognition, starting the alphabet somewhere other than the letter "A," taking turns, and being patient with your little brother when he tries to tear up your work!)

this week, the letter f

We attempted to dye flowers red, pink, green, and blue.

The only one to KIND of turn out was the blue, but I didn't get a picture :(

We wrote F words on the chalkboard,

made "stained glass" fish

did some free painting,
went to the petting farm (after making a Farm Animals booklet),


made some fish with our footprints,
some F's with our fingerprints,
and ate some yummy fish food (gummy worms :) )


Our Bible verse was John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son."

We read:
Dr. Seuss' The Foot Book,
Froggy Eats Out,
Franklin Goes to the Hospital,
and a book about fish