tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47283756418873568892024-03-05T03:26:04.542-08:00Looking ComfortableThe quickest way for a parent to get a child's attention is to sit down and look comfortable. ~Lane OlinghousePamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00322537049605798606noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728375641887356889.post-6426108595784262692012-09-24T14:13:00.001-07:002012-09-24T14:13:39.404-07:00Blueberries for Sal row<p>For our Five in Row this week we read Blueberries for Sal. </p> <p>We made our own Blueberry playdoh.</p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GOQFbpI2PRo/UGDMzZ_5q4I/AAAAAAAAEGI/-QX4MK5bxDw/s1600-h/IMAG0940%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0940" border="0" alt="IMAG0940" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQopTiic_fg9yFYaaDIR4z9dHybArQUHrFrilXUoM8GaCPxV9Iq-2My6VG4qjZfLVruTTVYwExcK9LCOrwyNo1pnKfHB4H_SKPfRUBcRrwtq5FucRxJCqLeFYRr8lKQCgcKfO73ZvbRHw/?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-a47B7DwcUoc/UGDM0zRdYtI/AAAAAAAAEGY/g2KsJ0TqXpY/s1600-h/IMAG0941%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0941" border="0" alt="IMAG0941" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9Kjih9pyC9Y/UGDM1bt7m4I/AAAAAAAAEGg/7vpk5xRiedM/IMAG0941_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a> <p>We also had Blueberry muffins and blueberries for snacks.</p> <p>And we made a blueberry painting:<br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-inAs5hwKwOE/UGDM1_B0YLI/AAAAAAAAEGo/ogb88KOwz00/s1600-h/IMAG0980%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0980" border="0" alt="IMAG0980" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-X-7DjL4ktNs/UGDM2d1iVkI/AAAAAAAAEGw/wBFP8jd7hl0/IMAG0980_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a></p> <p>Since Shelby Lynn wound up with strep we didn’t get much more accomplished other than reading the story every day, but she really liked it.</p> <p>We also started a Fine Arts Academy, she does dance, art, music theatre and yoga. Unfortunately they had to call me to come pick her up because that is when she started running a fever. But she liked what she was able to do:<br></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-S6kEI8p8EPY/UGDM3ADPhoI/AAAAAAAAEG4/nImlOmSYwI0/s1600-h/IMAG0995%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0995" border="0" alt="IMAG0995" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OfubxSYIBX4/UGDM3qtHuMI/AAAAAAAAEHA/OS21aJ6Z-PM/IMAG0995_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZXTmI0Q55PI/UGDM4Uht3cI/AAAAAAAAEHI/nOinS7u_qRw/s1600-h/IMAG0996%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0996" border="0" alt="IMAG0996" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrcIjsjZakpmkOcGZbqGjhNDSr0xF4eAxVCJwR6i4laHHyfwzuajUc7uGfMfbrXPQYJJdveN8zJ_Rxxbty-jT1bsynizUlgqGj_zkH2Hp6gOd6NpncjCSz0Kyrokqym9TpE7Wj_1c-eM/?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ckaCONQGvCA/UGDM5pG6pqI/AAAAAAAAEHY/D7idpMy-tpg/s1600-h/IMAG0999%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0999" border="0" alt="IMAG0999" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pGQSzIxy49U/UGDM6CXn0qI/AAAAAAAAEHg/TqiQY1QTdhw/IMAG0999_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QtWmc1JBu6Y/UGDM665pViI/AAAAAAAAEHo/njQRgg1aY9s/s1600-h/IMAG1003%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG1003" border="0" alt="IMAG1003" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-L_Z8CGPYMOI/UGDM7jhix8I/AAAAAAAAEHw/_jI39VMB474/IMAG1003_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-89CkkykIwOc/UGDM8eQhp7I/AAAAAAAAEH4/A78CWe5IlMA/s1600-h/IMAG1006%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG1006" border="0" alt="IMAG1006" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-r2kJAf3VM3E/UGDM8pX1OLI/AAAAAAAAEIA/VSQeBXL1Qq8/IMAG1006_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCs7buhN7y1Knz4uEJkYjpYDBX54aZLHT7buwSB36Dagxx-ICaHzXaSnoDJIxvTwrRIgF0xWaaCkEwsj4gOjeCVjj7zQYy79cUor2iOQC_bW5jRwkGYZuB0f8jhlnZcANVOlyKFg3U2I/s1600-h/IMAG1007%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG1007" border="0" alt="IMAG1007" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NHPJaUhWyU4/UGDM-CumxtI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/WYqBz-Yyoqg/IMAG1007_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a></p> <p>We also got our reading glasses this week:<br></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-leBq3F2loB4/UGDM-pC0utI/AAAAAAAAEIY/c6FXkg4vVd8/s1600-h/IMAG0946%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0946" border="0" alt="IMAG0946" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GKOYJLU23eA/UGDM_EKhilI/AAAAAAAAEIg/nLxMm0ocYRk/IMAG0946_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dBbZ4IOF9kM/UGDM_5NsDmI/AAAAAAAAEIo/dJ5K1-7GfV8/s1600-h/IMAG0945%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0945" border="0" alt="IMAG0945" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_gLl_NylZ3w/UGDNAneUN9I/AAAAAAAAEIw/P2Z1VGz96qo/IMAG0945_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a>She is not very happy about them!</p> Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00322537049605798606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728375641887356889.post-41928261345603621702012-09-24T13:44:00.001-07:002012-09-24T14:16:32.311-07:00Kindergarten weeks 2-3Weeks two and three got combined because we were still battling sickness, this time poor Shelby Lynn got strep! But we were still able to accomplish a lot.<br />
So I figured out how I wanted to keep track of our plans and started typing them out instead of trying to fill in the squares in those lesson plan books and it worked much better. I also dropped some curriculum we were using and added Little City Kids curriculum which is free to our plans. So far we are enjoying it, especially since it started with the dinosaurs, which are Shelby Lynn’s favorite!! I think I will do my blog posts in two separate ones for each one. One on our Little City Kids curriculum and one for Five in a Row. Here are some activities we enjoyed:<br />
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(Making clay dinosaurs using one of our toy ones as a model)<br />
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(Making a dinosaur terrarium to replicate a rain forest)<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EqKr3c8mYag/UGDF-ml8GoI/AAAAAAAAEDs/gLY4SZvg7oc/s1600-h/IMAG0927%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0927" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SjbF_aCIqLA/UGDF_S_SNYI/AAAAAAAAED0/OXB_VTxLxsQ/IMAG0927_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0927" width="148" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xwLV_qH2bpU/UGDGACJBwfI/AAAAAAAAED8/su_LbpbvjPA/s1600-h/IMAG0932%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0932" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iy0j9FUjgKY/UGDGA3PC0hI/AAAAAAAAEEE/fwrPSKf0D5A/IMAG0932_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0932" width="148" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--eX8NLOsHUM/UGDGB7MsZBI/AAAAAAAAEEM/cB3lMEDi4E8/s1600-h/IMAG0934%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0934" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MWXKb3y9v08/UGDGCmdSH_I/AAAAAAAAEEU/iDjcV-QmPAg/IMAG0934_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0934" width="148" /></a><br />
(Dino Sensory Bin) (Moving like a dino) (Dino Sandwiches)<br />
Painting a Dinosaur was also fun:<br /><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aFeujtC5eI4/UGDGDfvMInI/AAAAAAAAEEc/DKggNniROto/s1600-h/IMAG0935%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0935" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EjPmqN0NpwU/UGDGEQlmY9I/AAAAAAAAEEk/MERN7Ml1FGA/IMAG0935_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0935" width="148" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Vr1n9qgTW2w/UGDGFWyOr0I/AAAAAAAAEEs/8jtaBLIW_s0/s1600-h/IMAG0936%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0936" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--8AvXlxNTiI/UGDGGNtFRUI/AAAAAAAAEE0/zdzV504f19g/IMAG0936_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0936" width="148" /></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GycxqIqfEBE/UGDGHEJBcSI/AAAAAAAAEE8/qfEPw6sAfdA/s1600-h/IMAG0937%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0937" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnX-mPTdegoIvC_RKO1XO1XmFfyttQ7irKfZwRGrzulIrGpc9PE_dJrliy-YEOfQWXQcTSYmTU5-nr_-lssORTqViu4L3_tTDLdbAVJIbTdWuMMfsxe7VDmrKrSj22K_BH0cvwkzK1rW4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0937" width="148" /></a><br />
We also made dinosaur fossils while listening to what the earth might have sounded like when there were dinosaurs:<br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aWedoCfLNFM/UGDGI3tUoAI/AAAAAAAAEFM/116v6tiade0/s1600-h/IMAG0977%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0977" border="0" height="290" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-SI08JwOcA_M/UGDGKATISQI/AAAAAAAAEFU/gylBCVy9GEs/IMAG0977_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0977" width="480" /></a><br />
And what didn’t work this week:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHj3TaIQtFqxJhGjFAYmbZlyHhKNELFUY7o4TFmvVMFwom0P8O0FsMcOMNdvC50Gg-n_QaMX58fgVgCHFGFKqf8YuQKYJywttZvt7bxdQohSKMDXIXU2EwNIU_2jFn4rvqrNWUiN69x5Q/s1600-h/IMAG0922%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0922" border="0" height="330" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-exzSs4b0bOo/UGDGLzr0fwI/AAAAAAAAEFk/fOSsqzwyp-0/IMAG0922_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0922" width="200" /></a><br />
our jello layers to represent the earth’s layers. My jello would not set up!!! I have no clue what I did wrong, but here she is getting ready to make it, lol.<br />
We really like our Little City Kids curriculum and it is FREE! Of course this is in addition to our Saxon phonics and Alpha and Omega Math, which I don't take pictures of.<br />
<br />Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00322537049605798606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728375641887356889.post-8199347347152208332012-09-24T13:11:00.001-07:002012-09-24T13:15:46.497-07:00Kindergarten week 1Make Way for <strike>Bronchitis</strike> Ducklings! So this post is a little past due, because once again I have bronchitis. I finally figured out what is causing it though. We have grass! In Virginia all we had was a patio, so there was not any ragweed or mold spores. And while I love our backyard, I will make sure on lawn mowing days to leave the house from now on...good excuse to go shopping, right? <br />
So for the first week of homeschool we rowed Make Way for Ducklings. We also did our Saxon phonics and math lessons. I think I learned the most this first week. What did mommy learn? Well, I learned to chill out and go where our lessons take us. While it is good to be organized and have a plan, it is also good to explore and let her take some control of the learning. So I have changed some of our curriculum and have found in the second and third weeks of school that we have been actually more productive!!! Well back to Make Way for Ducklings, <br />
We start off our mornings with Calendar time. I tried doing a notebook like I had seen some families do and while they looked great for others it just wasn't working for us but here we are trying it: <br />
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We also worked on following directions:<br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dNo7S5Pvx4g/UGC-HY8pUjI/AAAAAAAAD-U/MiL25_07k4s/s1600-h/IMG_20120903_114654%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_20120903_114654" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-X9PwDPynli0/UGC-IBY2cAI/AAAAAAAAD-c/mvTym1PIZkc/IMG_20120903_114654_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_20120903_114654" width="244" /></a> <br />
Practiced our cutting skills while cutting out our words that start with L (this is something I am not sure we will continue, we didn’t really use them. <br />
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We are using Saxon Phonics. Here is our first attempts at writing L:<br /> <br />
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For Literature we are using Five in a Row curriculum:<br />
This week we rowed Make Way for Ducklings.<br />Using the bean bag as a nest while listening to the story:<br />
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Later in the week she used the bean bag as a nest for her stuffed animals and played mother duck:<br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Wn2vnz-9fxA/UGC-MiTeReI/AAAAAAAAD_U/3kP81dazv3o/s1600-h/IMAG0830%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0830" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rOD3iGioP7c/UGC-NuVWNnI/AAAAAAAAD_c/ljsgZ2jhwJc/IMAG0830_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMAG0830" width="148" /></a><br />
Our vocabulary words from the story (I didn’t continue this for the next story but I think I will try it again for this week’s row). I called out the word and she had to find it. She also gave me the definition of the word. When I was making up the cards I was really surprised that she knew the definitions!:<br />
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We went on a walk to see what we could find that had the /l/ sound in it:<br />
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We also started our Nature Study group this week:<br />
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After exploring a neighborhood pond, we went back and had our bird snack and attempted to make bird calls. We also enjoyed listening to a story about Jenny Wren.<br />
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It was a good start to Kindergarten and I was able to figure out how I want to do things, so I think we were pretty successful!<br />
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Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00322537049605798606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728375641887356889.post-1621843232320888912012-07-08T17:49:00.001-07:002012-07-08T17:51:22.894-07:00A Whole New World<p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">A whole new world, stepping through the keyhole, down the rabbit hole, whatever you want to call it, we have embarked on an adventure! One minute we are in Virginia selling our townhouse and buying a sweet little farmhouse</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yVylvKkmLgQ/T_op3vF_yFI/AAAAAAAADx0/AObzR6mnXHQ/s1600-h/IMG_20120521_1045593.jpg"><font size="4"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_20120521_104559" border="0" alt="IMG_20120521_104559" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XCOcfpOtBAc/T_op4BMnolI/AAAAAAAADx8/LYccZSFw4mM/IMG_20120521_104559_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="476"></font></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">and the next, we are high tailing to Long Horn Country in Austin, Texas! Why Texas, why now? Well why not??? Actually, we figured this was the perfect time to move because Shelby Lynn is not yet in school and schools were one of the deciding factors, along with cost of living, southern charm and graces and of course Miss Melanie and her family, and since the purchase of the other home fell through we took a leap and cannonballed right into the heart of Texas. I came on down to find us a place</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-txw_vcUZUQ4/T_op4q6DvFI/AAAAAAAADyE/6ULLqiWHy7I/s1600-h/7366718_12.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="7366718_1" border="0" alt="7366718_1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qz8a6zO2dCM/T_op5FSLraI/AAAAAAAADyM/vDTHb9GV748/7366718_1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="384" height="289"></a></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">and Jay will be down hopefully in a month. I am already in love, just look at some of the adventures we have already had…</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">waiting for our plane</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PMSUJ70V9lY/T_op5gD1vuI/AAAAAAAADyU/OY1aPDdDHyQ/s1600-h/IMAG0455%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="4"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0455" border="0" alt="IMAG0455" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7XEFK_bTAzM/T_op6GtX79I/AAAAAAAADyc/QW4ypbPyA4g/IMAG0455_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="345" height="574"></font></a></p> <p><font size="4"></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-08YHFZArpx8/T_op6SU62TI/AAAAAAAADyk/JIXrfFCF8v0/s1600-h/IMAG0459%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="4"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0459" border="0" alt="IMAG0459" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tyZPGHefJe8/T_op65a8spI/AAAAAAAADys/CwhAXhMpuR0/IMAG0459_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="345" height="574"></font></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">finally ready to take off</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WzGun4KHQDo/T_op7VlLNqI/AAAAAAAADy0/zJ-d4_92lWc/s1600-h/IMAG0461%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="4"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0461" border="0" alt="IMAG0461" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jwxkFHmwrBw/T_op76bDs3I/AAAAAAAADy8/1U9CatrXpN8/IMAG0461_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="345" height="574"></font></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">Once at Aunt Melanie’s we dove right into having fun and making memories!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IBYOb8cUwIY/T_op8fXk4DI/AAAAAAAADzE/kK91dUKMIcc/s1600-h/IMAG0463%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="4"><img style="background-image: none; 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width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSA7Fom3nFdUqz4bXNNxAqmGPgFeBHkCZPaCVqBvAfQVM2oDZRWbyapa3LlH43XT_xJklUq4_W0jSDy7QXFgKJnEt2O31B6fcGluFcsD0QN6r2yo4J-fKjnlR6xpfUK03K3o6F5hfehM/s320/IMG_2926.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568388879904744306" border="0" /></a><br />Some close up shots.<br />Our Felt Board:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4K8_zq2ukFXHaBgZbWbYneZpxOMbmBwQMX8QRbJyv6xLAdtKuYoL_88fDNHdv1fiZlTVw3vqnYAmMfHEvDYH3L3qLwTegQniH2w42wTZQ_KGF9I1KSN86KnusCOwTcdQNmadun9NxPp0/s1600/025-IMG_3003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4K8_zq2ukFXHaBgZbWbYneZpxOMbmBwQMX8QRbJyv6xLAdtKuYoL_88fDNHdv1fiZlTVw3vqnYAmMfHEvDYH3L3qLwTegQniH2w42wTZQ_KGF9I1KSN86KnusCOwTcdQNmadun9NxPp0/s320/025-IMG_3003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568389570350761714" border="0" /></a><br />Our Reading Chair:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6nTUHK9CRuHFWbW7_Jr-golGQ4d62ljEGKQFDBe1h2W34kuD8eW_yTNmogjczOiRReMZk3DXTub2oBvrtsiVJCw71XrKw2mZasT6DcGQDcP8v31PnaoaRx6Z5cMplEInhRErmxc5vLA/s1600/IMG_2902.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6nTUHK9CRuHFWbW7_Jr-golGQ4d62ljEGKQFDBe1h2W34kuD8eW_yTNmogjczOiRReMZk3DXTub2oBvrtsiVJCw71XrKw2mZasT6DcGQDcP8v31PnaoaRx6Z5cMplEInhRErmxc5vLA/s320/IMG_2902.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568389554739680914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Her Desk and Bullentin Board:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRh7jpH38AWwf7YbUBUf6RdOcKDDBjm1wvx3uA1tA0BRTpb8buY-VudrDcZwHLMLWq1kZ6I3h6D6HLsIPAl74P5ov1kQBp8jrS_MyuSdGCxhb_K5lClK6KS-GrvE_JQqOdqGXrk5NdCUY/s1600/026-IMG_3004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRh7jpH38AWwf7YbUBUf6RdOcKDDBjm1wvx3uA1tA0BRTpb8buY-VudrDcZwHLMLWq1kZ6I3h6D6HLsIPAl74P5ov1kQBp8jrS_MyuSdGCxhb_K5lClK6KS-GrvE_JQqOdqGXrk5NdCUY/s320/026-IMG_3004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568389566083655586" border="0" /></a><br />My supply closet from Ikea:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBh6rJaeko8944cbIES7bV_kvPZ7t4MdJmUomAeZ_RnIdVk2P-SaasGHnPTHy8935TJRX8EbvyxoPuNxYMvFbkVsTwn7QIseObhrgq4BkPfLwJZg6HPipjzOJWUBIqe0MC5bp-Icw2uc/s1600/049-IMG_3032.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBh6rJaeko8944cbIES7bV_kvPZ7t4MdJmUomAeZ_RnIdVk2P-SaasGHnPTHy8935TJRX8EbvyxoPuNxYMvFbkVsTwn7QIseObhrgq4BkPfLwJZg6HPipjzOJWUBIqe0MC5bp-Icw2uc/s320/049-IMG_3032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568389561869566210" border="0" /></a><br />And the tower with the drawers behind my daughter is where we keep her weekly work:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzt_vN_Ylh9folQa95aBdqbXdUL45w5awStWJFY9RZA-H1_DurV_ydFYIjJ4F6_fBLRTbsJVhQXd4FKozon06XyLk63rePQJnzkiEzBC4-84O5Ul7-REQ0Z3FJ-MkG3v1P7d0Ik_XCa0/s1600/023-IMG_2952.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzt_vN_Ylh9folQa95aBdqbXdUL45w5awStWJFY9RZA-H1_DurV_ydFYIjJ4F6_fBLRTbsJVhQXd4FKozon06XyLk63rePQJnzkiEzBC4-84O5Ul7-REQ0Z3FJ-MkG3v1P7d0Ik_XCa0/s320/023-IMG_2952.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568390224874018354" border="0" /></a>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00322537049605798606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728375641887356889.post-49805965516883117372011-01-24T08:52:00.001-08:002011-01-30T19:24:53.417-08:00Little bit of C<p>We Participate in the Following, click on the buttons to learn more:</p><p>Lil Bit is 3.5 years old</p><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Tot School" src="http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv250/carisafrank/Blog%20Buttons/totschool150.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and<br /><center><a href="http://homeschoolcreations.blogspot.com/search/label/Preschool%20Corner/"><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/jolantheerb/PreschoolCornersidebarbutton210.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And<br /><a href="http://mytotlearningtime.blogspot.com/search/label/Daddy's time Friday"><img src="http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m588/patrisesa7/daddysbutton2.jpg"/></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></center><br /><p><br /></p><p>So this week for totschool we were going to study the Letter C and learn about Noah’s ark. Well mommy was bitten by the stomach bug and we didn’t get as much done as I had hoped so we will continue next week. Here is what we were able to do!</p> <p>We read the story of Noah’s ark from the toddlers Bible story book:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPguN6NZgNe2TqutzC2lxIUiZf4xGze7ue2oXX_f5rHTGkgzURapFAWudWsOocP8l2Ys3HA6EAGYMrwp7lrnIPYuq3JtSPzAye89LdsmW325jynaDzeAOacUafNIwqE451fbk1glt6xc/s1600-h/IMG_2974%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_2974" alt="IMG_2974" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2t95YhnOI/AAAAAAAADUo/e18_6qdBO6M/IMG_2974_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="251" width="375" /></a></p> <p>We also played “C”atch with daddy, this is her favorite activity to do with Daddy!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2t-Q8kFqI/AAAAAAAADUs/iIN_GLrNG6s/s1600-h/IMG_5285%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5285" alt="IMG_5285" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2t-mnDDvI/AAAAAAAADUw/xT3PQGm00h4/IMG_5285_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="231" width="344" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91y10IBKWfMTECIdGgl_LLhpgENJnq0RyQz_d7EdxFrLw9-D1q_fiET-eDvAakYxRODUIyUNhUHTEtBKdpPOuIfcRWtseHjY_hJH3Qcc0gUDxI5XbfKKf6gR02cTuUaf2N0haBmXAo5Q/s1600-h/IMG_5287%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5287" alt="IMG_5287" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2t_WjIm-I/AAAAAAAADU4/uD2Yx0vY_Bg/IMG_5287_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="330" width="221" /></a></p> <p>At first she was having a hard time actually catching the toy but we kept trying….</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2t_qlOqGI/AAAAAAAADU8/rCefNIlOibc/s1600-h/IMG_5289%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5289" alt="IMG_5289" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uAJdnv3I/AAAAAAAADVA/NWpxDWL6M_U/IMG_5289_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="307" width="206" /></a></p> <p>And….</p> <p>I did it!, she said.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uATteqRI/AAAAAAAADVE/ZH1SigcfmuU/s1600-h/IMG_5291%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5291" alt="IMG_5291" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uAjKOmmI/AAAAAAAADVI/lcDJvBkaHq8/IMG_5291_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="318" width="213" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The she decided to show daddy how to exercise:</p> <p>Bridge</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fTXELNTQ9vX1xqFN-kKX4C0qRd_IzE_UAJ3RpkHyfXtMYSNOzyRDWa0OOqLd5rW4iFyGlNrSykBZUTG1zbmThhCr_P1dvewjD6hcd7wOM4c33fcoXg-OLDG2glDvzPRVYKFWrcq_deE/s1600-h/IMG_5303%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5303" alt="IMG_5303" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uBempOJI/AAAAAAAADVQ/Z6RByr4xczk/IMG_5303_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="227" width="338" /></a></p> <p>This next picture cracks me up, she is being strong, she said! Check out the face!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uBinlMVI/AAAAAAAADVU/OfYaBPQ-XS0/s1600-h/IMG_5304%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5304" alt="IMG_5304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqpsR8h5phb6x056nrCahETte_WTdPyXUmdwx65cmJ7DGyfAe3LDKuhJ3ym1qdzwrD42eua3e6Xn01wRdaUxF9-C61tYFEn4oY8w3AW6mdekHUA2Zy0vlUeQ_9IXC2TuusXOQ73E-dbw/?imgmax=800" border="0" height="231" width="344" /></a></p> <p>Push ups:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0lxhjgHncKLu1UZPe_fpK5pJ81iqISlIR94-nOOhN2O2Crps4ss6XPDZwZeVpL-ojPLpvqcEFC6YH5ht56tigEkrtt4jIPSOPNe_GknXZNLtclPDReMz_WsDxRprUPwBbyz3a5AGJAk/s1600-h/IMG_5307%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5307" alt="IMG_5307" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uDK6n8NI/AAAAAAAADVg/6QOj206shPM/IMG_5307_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="235" width="351" /></a></p> <p>Then she decided it would be good to exercise in Daddy’s “C”owboy boots since it was the letter C week!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uDQ4M8GI/AAAAAAAADVk/ZG1KidJ-bkg/s1600-h/IMG_5309%20-%20Copy%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5309 - Copy" alt="IMG_5309 - Copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uD2OGTiI/AAAAAAAADVo/0G5OZYzRp80/IMG_5309%20-%20Copy_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="317" width="213" /></a></p> <p>Jumping Jacks:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uELPAffI/AAAAAAAADVs/fHNFn56FJPU/s1600-h/IMG_5311%20-%20Copy%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5311 - Copy" alt="IMG_5311 - Copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uEQxgYaI/AAAAAAAADVw/pBcGmtz8hDc/IMG_5311%20-%20Copy_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="312" width="209" /></a></p> <p>Then she made daddy put on his boots and do the exercises…Mommy thought this was the BEST part!</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uEj-CNEI/AAAAAAAADV0/DEkT5xHjam8/s1600-h/IMG_5315%20-%20Copy%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5315 - Copy" alt="IMG_5315 - Copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uFH3-5HI/AAAAAAAADV4/V1V9b1CwHWE/IMG_5315%20-%20Copy_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="327" width="219" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uFcIDElI/AAAAAAAADV8/jqTm7Vhi1ag/s1600-h/IMG_5317%20-%20Copy%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5317 - Copy" alt="IMG_5317 - Copy" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uFmdeUtI/AAAAAAAADWA/trUVdgch6g8/IMG_5317%20-%20Copy_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="231" width="345" /></a></p> <p>Nice Form on the Bridge, Daddy!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uF4mjROI/AAAAAAAADWE/ojLjjfNu1uk/s1600-h/IMG_5318%20-%20Copy%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5318 - Copy" alt="IMG_5318 - Copy" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uGD_7orI/AAAAAAAADWI/8meU_jj8cRk/IMG_5318%20-%20Copy_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="233" width="347" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Then after we got dressed we had some “C”lass time!</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGclmFlBire0oJED7fUTKSAoz2WhxAIsw640etUREpyMs4MNXGY3ozvIaj4a7BQ6fFtBOEIyoKRnZSxE8-6IuzMGADXbbPEVAaSPw12Vn-D6b8u2TWlbaQMronlHX0pKFe8Hx8gHG69ec/s1600-h/IMG_5319%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5319" alt="IMG_5319" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uHM33sRI/AAAAAAAADWQ/aUFQ3hn28yw/IMG_5319_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="321" width="215" /></a></p> <p>Our Do-a-Dot of our <a href="http://confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com/2010/07/letter-of-week-curriculum.html">Letter of the Week</a> curriculum:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uHtRGbHI/AAAAAAAADWU/A65_ugrAX_s/s1600-h/IMG_5322%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5322" alt="IMG_5322" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uH9OPIyI/AAAAAAAADWY/n1VIaF7-_0s/IMG_5322_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="259" width="387" /></a></p> <p>Here is a tip, if you want to be thrifty and reuse worksheets this is what I do. I tear the sheet out of the book and put it in a page protector. Then instead of using the dry erase makers, we use these special crayons:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uIkozkwI/AAAAAAAADWc/97Uh9vaUnqQ/s1600-h/IMG_5348%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5348" alt="IMG_5348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreHq8a-N19cqZyYloi1zINxpTltO_25yHb8MJTBD3sdELpciriZWf7dqFZpFworcZOWNhjmwzi5B_hGXDeoSuyus6V7MXmcbYJzu36X_hYYItPVG7Oa6P322Kjyn_0UKinfi-Cg5Isj8/?imgmax=800" border="0" height="257" width="384" /></a></p> <p>Here she is practice tracing the letter C from our curriculum:</p> <p>It was the first time she was able to trace both letters all by herself! </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uJX65EoI/AAAAAAAADWk/fFYo94Lfdp8/s1600-h/IMG_5351%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5351" alt="IMG_5351" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uJonOI1I/AAAAAAAADWo/cpom09SLe6w/IMG_5351_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="250" width="373" /></a></p> <p>The “c”rayons also come with the cool eraser mitt!</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uKid28kI/AAAAAAAADWs/ghT4CFDjRew/s1600-h/IMG_5353%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5353" alt="IMG_5353" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uK-JNKqI/AAAAAAAADWw/a5hEUnoQzjk/IMG_5353_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="356" width="239" /></a></p> <p>The other worksheets she did came from her Sesame Street workbook that I found at the $1 section at Target:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uLOS5ahI/AAAAAAAADW0/F4Mg4uNAJxM/s1600-h/IMG_5354%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5354" alt="IMG_5354" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uLWM5RzI/AAAAAAAADW4/d3BkOCbXYoY/IMG_5354_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="164" width="244" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TT2uLiyIB-I/AAAAAAAADW8/XbdhTF63WWE/s1600-h/IMG_5355%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_5355" alt="IMG_5355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfoywTe73T1qySOlEJpzgkfKAVu8w1bYvk18l-w7xpu80OFT1XEH-ARoJzd9InNKBzcxOUgprltOdkOOzq9Mm90MFvEce9lMIBObazcbo2mSPeRdd2_bw2yimAGchyWBoUBnlKteJwX0/?imgmax=800" border="0" height="164" width="244" /></a></p> <p>She was able to do both sheets all on her own! Can you tell mommy is proud!</p> <p>Well I had a bunch of activities planned about Noah’s Ark, hopefully this coming week we can accomplish those, I still have this yucky bug though.</p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00322537049605798606noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728375641887356889.post-77318876715118434332011-01-16T20:05:00.001-08:002011-01-16T20:05:47.149-08:00A little school<p>Well here we go again! I had been doing my totschool/preschool posts on my other blog, A scrap in time. I have decided to move them over to this blog. </p> <p>So this week we finished with the letter B and didn’t do much else, because ‘little bit’ started getting sick but here is what we did do!</p> <p>Dressed up as a bee:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiivcpDMroS6IMfcWseP24gkV110RIaQ7xlwwuip8er_brPla7TiJLyvz5JB7J4SI_5f4cq2m449PrCce0p48QzxHzLDEbVky-kxflVPvjgMMqK12cB8pYj1ugX3Wbetne4MG718tjuQ/s1600-h/IMG_5248%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5248" border="0" alt="IMG_5248" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTO_8NkYwMI/AAAAAAAADSQ/wXBde1m1OcQ/IMG_5248_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" height="298"></a></p> <p>Her ears as she was calling them:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTO_8ahOcwI/AAAAAAAADSU/RfjrtiFkLxg/s1600-h/IMG_5251%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5251" border="0" alt="IMG_5251" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTO_82l7l4I/AAAAAAAADSY/N9NDmRy0Ig4/IMG_5251_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="319" height="214"></a></p> <p>Practiced being a bee and sang “it is good to be a bee” from Mickey Mouse clubhouse cd:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTO_9ElugtI/AAAAAAAADSc/xAP5dgFN2P8/s1600-h/IMG_5254%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5254" border="0" alt="IMG_5254" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTO_982q8YI/AAAAAAAADSg/BOevska-V3I/IMG_5254_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="216" height="322"></a></p> <p>Our exercise for the day, Balance on one foot:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTO_-anPHFI/AAAAAAAADSk/Juu5-0qL4Yo/s1600-h/IMG_5256%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5256" border="0" alt="IMG_5256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_t9K_V332K41SkpV2Y5-YiBD3i54BTtN1VyOBIth4oSPE2LLzOZMCqhv9gb9pflu-k4zVu8QvmE4i7MnjAtuJgRa5HUTHEXF84rhSDXujyXi2KjCGN35_qkUrQiXdWte3unKvginJpE/?imgmax=800" width="217" height="324"></a></p> <p>We also did butterfly sort from <a href="http://confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com/2010/07/letter-of-week-curriculum.html">Letter of the Week</a> Curriculum:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTO_-zm9k7I/AAAAAAAADSs/l14Ijx5tIoo/s1600-h/IMG_5257%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5257" border="0" alt="IMG_5257" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTO__PafbZI/AAAAAAAADSw/3lq6HJ8MmBg/IMG_5257_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="337" height="226"></a></p> <p>See I did it!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTO__fYUYTI/AAAAAAAADS0/hlwwaEjJaxQ/s1600-h/IMG_5258%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5258" border="0" alt="IMG_5258" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTO__y7gBaI/AAAAAAAADS4/ewcwcziXHWg/IMG_5258_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="336" height="225"></a></p> <p>And practice writing the letter B from the same curriculum:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5xeouoWOp2kTmTDN6BM5gqUiF9todqWl3TfYW-NoVnzhtYcDN-xBvGeC_Tpf_-xaSQFj7OxcRku0DM61GV2r0YIa1WtOTAy8lj5yptHMJ4jlltzG_bM-DpwqaL7aGlPwAuNHe6XzD-s/s1600-h/IMG_5259%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5259" border="0" alt="IMG_5259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZu9tOmCjnuajYhkpaemaV7VqnswGKzW_I1B_hLl4dmnmhM8Q5jSsGkojvclKWXZJ4uQVmfuzWfvCf1WpHo2SvMITY2-7Gosc7kbQ3y8YD7SHUTvxgTQvarzEtOqlzKOfO5osEpqtotU/?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPAAu7WgQI/AAAAAAAADTE/0PkGYvWsacI/s1600-h/IMG_5261%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5261" border="0" alt="IMG_5261" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPAA3C4NVI/AAAAAAAADTI/J56p5ilYbAw/IMG_5261_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244"></a></p> <p>This was the first time she tried to actually follow the dots and not just scribble!</p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPABKXVviI/AAAAAAAADTM/5RNayS1kPv0/s1600-h/IMG_5262%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5262" border="0" alt="IMG_5262" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPABSpVnoI/AAAAAAAADTQ/SavcGJ0NUS8/IMG_5262_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="184"></a> <p>Also looked at some real bugs/insects:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPABpSADbI/AAAAAAAADTU/_yfrBTLJm8Y/s1600-h/IMG_5264%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5264" border="0" alt="IMG_5264" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPACDMT2FI/AAAAAAAADTY/p02jJxOQ4-M/IMG_5264_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="328" height="220"></a></p> <p>Made a Butterfly Model from Chick-fil-a:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPACegx2dI/AAAAAAAADTc/QjVSJBF4WCo/s1600-h/IMG_5273%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5273" border="0" alt="IMG_5273" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPACjHfUeI/AAAAAAAADTg/Qs8nLz4bXz8/IMG_5273_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="326" height="219"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPAC2nFcLI/AAAAAAAADTk/7K9JWEIUuFg/s1600-h/IMG_5281%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5281" border="0" alt="IMG_5281" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPADIMNW1I/AAAAAAAADTo/E9s5uwfHICk/IMG_5281_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Science Experiment:</p> <p>Watched bugs “grow”:</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPADfPtT5I/AAAAAAAADTs/FYBKtwnDyg0/s1600-h/IMG_5275%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5275" border="0" alt="IMG_5275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWchda-hEeLrPJGveFvr3yXEr2aQICVOACCtKc2EiCdwJtLm-4PYuA6Nk642Llq3UNdCzrOh8evKSVQIFE82qchcta3jlT8PgFG6i48qiJsXpVesK_lQsNGFiKaUe_tExMPReBrZls60/?imgmax=800" width="256" height="172"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPAEJi-OrI/AAAAAAAADT0/oSnyN33SStw/s1600-h/IMG_5277%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5277" border="0" alt="IMG_5277" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPAFIz4OaI/AAAAAAAADT4/7O8JlCdEcDg/IMG_5277_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="256" height="172"></a></p> <p>These came from the dollar section at Target. She played with them all week.</p> <p>Her other favorite activity from the week was the Felt Bug book that I picked up at a consignment sale, it works on beginning addition. She didn’t really get that part but had a great time with it anyway!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPAFbmoaJI/AAAAAAAADT8/Va8E19lwiXs/s1600-h/IMG_5283%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5283" border="0" alt="IMG_5283" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPAFtgGuaI/AAAAAAAADUA/jfJvOZxlrZ8/IMG_5283_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPAGGEyCoI/AAAAAAAADUE/UQXM4pmn-nY/s1600-h/IMG_5284%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_5284" border="0" alt="IMG_5284" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JEydu49jZG8/TTPAGa-jZQI/AAAAAAAADUI/YzFpVrf96lQ/IMG_5284_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="299" height="201"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The other activity I had out this week and one I do every week,is a basket full of Flash cards with just the letter we are studying. I have picked up 6-7 sets from different dollar spots and this gives her a variety of ways to study the letter. I had a lot more planned for this week but we didn’t get to it. I also created a winter sensory table using her water table from outdoors, but didn’t get any pictures of it. Will have to add some next week!</p> <p>I am linking up to </p> <p><a href="http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/">Totschool</a> and</p> <p><a href="http://homeschoolcreations.blogspot.com/2011/01/preschool-corner-fun-coasting.html">Preschool Corner</a></p> <p>this week!</p> Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00322537049605798606noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728375641887356889.post-62010108384731179042011-01-03T15:56:00.000-08:002011-01-03T15:57:17.915-08:00Organization, Here We ComeI will be participating in this:<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.domestically-speaking.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Domestically Speaking" src="http://i55.tinypic.com/2cfpi5z.gif" /></a></center>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00322537049605798606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728375641887356889.post-28640227230899718312010-12-11T20:47:00.001-08:002010-12-11T21:00:30.309-08:00I would rather have youSo J has been out of town this past week and thanks to our tax dollars the govt put him up in the<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0VcvZvVIy5RoyKkM8jFYuSNai5OGKOUzX4_eTaxGItxE-lrb2L_ZNr2ClS1zPLgQyf9zCqrc-ad1hJm7N-JrPLXSonNQwR2w0Cfqc4AZGQkFDtk1Dg54Zzh7G53_QflQM_-8Y8kS_ds/s1600/images.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0VcvZvVIy5RoyKkM8jFYuSNai5OGKOUzX4_eTaxGItxE-lrb2L_ZNr2ClS1zPLgQyf9zCqrc-ad1hJm7N-JrPLXSonNQwR2w0Cfqc4AZGQkFDtk1Dg54Zzh7G53_QflQM_-8Y8kS_ds/s320/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549654828617219138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Default.htm">Ritz Carlton</a>!! And when the little stink got home he told me that he had brought me something. I got a little excited and couldn't wait to see what it was. It was.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7t5iZlSGDHUH_7zubJgXN1eu06o7XPDGdZ6QXX2EvvM-PlH_88mdQaaNyP7uVPmFbWs5Ix2Ssk_Q-H-LpCV-X1iz49AAViKYhyxCJccsuT8Is3qJb26RWiEGOtdEA_PoxGeQZ8TF1f0/s1600/2100497326_ee26b26051.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 469px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7t5iZlSGDHUH_7zubJgXN1eu06o7XPDGdZ6QXX2EvvM-PlH_88mdQaaNyP7uVPmFbWs5Ix2Ssk_Q-H-LpCV-X1iz49AAViKYhyxCJccsuT8Is3qJb26RWiEGOtdEA_PoxGeQZ8TF1f0/s320/2100497326_ee26b26051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549655193750120018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Apparently when you stay at a Ritz Carlton. They provide turn down service and leave dark chocolate on your pillow:<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Pam/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIWqftwHb6sMs32XQuF4Ihga1lA82GJp1T4sMoeRfFO0Rc0XBUEjT7CuEw5PhMnlL2qVBX30VMUoAm_j1Q7mCbSvnFGREQGBNJ2lEZ6Uu3qLcVJm4xMFYH8wHo3fHlQX6SLGtR94PfSo/s1600/the-nines-turndown-service-portland-oregon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 542px; height: 406px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIWqftwHb6sMs32XQuF4Ihga1lA82GJp1T4sMoeRfFO0Rc0XBUEjT7CuEw5PhMnlL2qVBX30VMUoAm_j1Q7mCbSvnFGREQGBNJ2lEZ6Uu3qLcVJm4xMFYH8wHo3fHlQX6SLGtR94PfSo/s320/the-nines-turndown-service-portland-oregon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549655631734371458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well I while I am thankful for the chocolate what I am really please with is what he told me later. When we got in bed to go to sleep I told him I was glad he was back, but sorry I didn't have any chocolate for his pillow and he said, "I would rather have you on my pillow!" Isn't that the sweetest thing you have ever heard!!! Love that man!Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00322537049605798606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728375641887356889.post-52050814581011882022010-12-09T10:19:00.000-08:002010-12-09T10:31:06.312-08:00There was no looking comfortable today. We went to Chick-fil-a for a playdate and Lil Bit was awful. Temper tantrums were plentiful! And now mommy is CRANKY! So no pictures were taken. We are going to a friend's house for dinner...maybe we can have a nicer time!Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00322537049605798606noreply@blogger.com0