S, H and Sh!

Over the past couple of weeks we've learned about our Ss and Hh. So here's a hot air balloon for letter Hh;o) I wish I could say I planned this one out... How cool is that to land (or should I say fly off) on our Hh week?!?!

As a finale to our Hh week Nina and Papa Harley came by and reminded us of another Hh word;o)

Shhhh! This week we are putting S and H together!

Out of shoe strings we practiced our shapes

Bible Verse: "Shout with joy to God, all the earth!" Pslam 66:1

K~girl:Ss Hh SH sh

A~boy:ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh sh sh SH

Last week was also filled with a field trip to the police station with our field trip group. Unfortunately I can't download my cell pics on the computer. So you won't be seeing K~girl and A~boy in the "bad boy jail", in the back of a police car, or checking out the taser and handcuffs.

All About Me Week

The kids are finding out everything about themselves...and we're finding out it's going to take 2 weeks for this lesson! Or, as CAB would say, it's a never ending lesson- for us girls.

Letter of the Week: Mm

Bible Verse: "...for with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Luke 6:38

We are also learning where we live on a map.

Here are a few of their favorites(for today).

K~girl/A~boy

Color: Pink /Dinosaur Green?
Animal: Bunny /Tiger
Food: Pudding/ Watermelon
Bug: Butterfly/ Beetle
Toy: Spirit(Horse)/ Puzzles
Bible History: When Jesus was a baby... /David and the big guy he fights
Books: K~girl's is Tinkerbell and A~boy's the other.

We also learned about magnets and how they work...and when they don't work;o)

We also learned about germs, why we get sick and about our 5 senses: See, hear, smell, touch and taste...that was a fun lesson as I shocked their taste buds with lime juice:p

Next week we will be putting together a family tree!

I think I was over ambitious doing this blog weekly, so stay posted as I will just have to get everything updated when I can.

Bug Week and Phonics!

Letter of the Week: Bb

K~girl:bB

A~boy:bbbbbbbBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

Bible Verse: "But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that." 1 Timothy 8

We actually had a chance to see a locus coming out of it's shell...After always hearing them, this was my first time to see a locus too...So cool!

Keeping our theme, we made a batch of burnt brownies. Cooking is a great way to learn our math skills. We learned our measurements, our time...and were also able to incorporate cause and effect into our lesson~ What happens when you don't watch the time;o)
We also made up a tally chart of the bugs we would find through out the week.

A~boy saw the beetle and says he's the one that sings "I Want To Hold Your Hand"...wrong Beetles my son;o)
We learned that there are over 2 million bugs for every person
Bugs/insects have 6 legs and an exoskeleton , most have wings.

Only K~girl can watch a show on bugs while eating...yuck!
K~girl's second name is our Fly/Ant Whisperer...she caught these flies in a 5min time span.
K~girl even caught a fly in the toaster oven...Toast anyone???

We have learned that worms are not bugs, but we think they still fit in to the creepy crawly categories. Here the kids are eating mud(pudding), dirt(crackers), and worms(gummy worms).

After we finish our creepy crawly treats with our friend Avery, it's time to dig for worms.
Our Scientific Investigation:

1. Make an observation~ We're not finding worms because the ground is too dry.

2. Hypothesis~If we poor water on the ground we think the worms will come to the service.

3. Conclusion: We only found a yucky grub worm. We probably need a wet day. I know there is more steps in the Scientific Method, but they're only in Pre-K;)

Here is a wonderful find... We're only on the second lesson, but I have already found this book helpful with K~girl's writing, sounds, and I have identified the letter's we need to work on for K~girl's speech!

School's In Session

This year K~girl is in Preschool, and A~boy will be learning along side her!!! As much as they absorb and learn, and all the art projects I would love to keep forever, I figured this is a perfect way to hold on to these precious moments and growth of their ever curious minds. This will not just be my own personal keepsake, but a way the kids can share with you the latest they have learned at the end of each week. This is also a wonderful tool to keep Mommy accountable;o)This year we will be getting back to our letters, letter sounds, numbers, writing, people and places of the bible, and daily learning in everything we do...We'll be exploring the world, doing lots of fun stuff with our friends, and even going on some awesome field trips!!!

Our letter of the week

~Jj~

What a way to start the week!

CAB wants me to inform you that these are pancakes, just in case you couldn't tell:)

K~girl: JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjJj

A~boy: jjjJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJj