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Preschool Letter G
We painted (bible): David & Goliath (giant), Adam & Even (garden/God) coloring pages from What’s In The Bible – love these, definitely a favorite! We painted (letter G): Homeschool Creations ABC Printables - more free favorites! (tip: send art work to grandparents! They love receiving “snail mail”, seeing children’s masterpieces, and you do not have to store it!)
More Tactile / Kinetic Work: shaped play doh G, glued grass to our letter G’s, rolled dice to match w/ correct “g”umballs & played big G little g (all to I Heard it Thru the “G”rapevine – toss bean bag onto letter act out a big or small animal – hilarious).
We learned: “g” flash cards (I combined all four boxes - flashcards are a great preschool resource! tip: check Target $1 rack and/or $ stores for boxes of flashcards)
We ate: Gingerbread Cookies & made G’s w/ our Grapes
Geography Matters – we’re getting into elements, minerals, and rocks. The boy is ALL excited and my geeky chemistry loving heart is enjoying this part too (maybe even showing off what I remember from the Periodic Table)! New favorite rock – Basalt!?!
Science Sunday – we picked up a few books at the Target $1 aisle and started reading The Wizard of Oz. Which naturally lead to a discussion on twisters, tornado alley, and trying to create our own twister. (bottle water, glitter, legos).
Lego Geography – I shared last week how much fun we’re having reading Childrens Amazing Places Encyclopedia
Maestro Classics – we’re starting to listen to the cds again throughout the day. (during their independent work) It’s a bit hilarious they started shouting during Swan Lake “they stole this! This is Sonic Winter Games on Wii”, I had to explain who was stealing from whom!
Personally – I upgraded to my 1st “smartphone” it’s an android – light years past my regular “texting” phone! (so if the pics look a bit wonky I’ve been goofing addicted to instagram).
I’ve been playing Pandora (christian stations) during the day. I have absolutely no good reason why I haven’t been doing this regularly. I usually play it when we’re cleaning – but to hear little voices sing while coloring / painting / building … it’s precious! I’m still choosing joy! Currently reading: How to Have a HEART for Your Kids
Proud soccer mom (both boys scored goals this past weekend .. into the correct goals!)
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Looks like a fun week!
thanks friend – enjoy the beach!!
Looks like a FAB week Stef! Love the LEGOS!
coming from you (Mrs. Fun) that is a huge compliment – thanks!
Love all the g work! well done! Happy Mothers Day!! Have a great weekend
Hope you have a great weekend Tina! Thanks for stopping by!
Woo-hoo for instagram!!! Love it!!
Fun week. I love the G made out of grapes. What a fun idea. And I wish we had legos to build famous buildings. I have girls so they’re not that into legos.
Popping in from the WWU
you’d be surprised – his best friend (9yr old girl) LOVES to build with legos!
I love the Lego landmarks. Your son is quite the builder! I think this hands-on learning is by far the best! I also love the way you took a reading of The Wizard of Oz and extended it to a study of weather. Homeschool is great!
We love Maestro Classics here… Casey at the Bat is my personal favorite. It’s funny how kids hear classical music “butchered” in other areas of life — my music students used to think that certain folk songs we would sing were “Barney” songs, but they were folk songs before Barney stole them!
Happy Mother’s Day!
I don’t have Casey yet – we have Peter & the Wolf (the boy loves it sounds like Darth Vader), Swan Lake, and Soldier’s Tale. I’m loving hands on learning and following you as you do “no curriculum” … GULP! Baby steps over here! =) Thanks for swinging back by.
Very nice!!! (Too funny about the wii music.) =p
I need to get back into the habit of listening to Pandora christian stations during the day again, too!