Our first week had its bumps along the way, but overall we had a great first week. We didn't through as much as I had hoped, but the kids really enjoyed the week.
Writing- Cooper and Emma practiced drawing straight lines and their names. Cooper did some copy work with Carson. (They both pick out a book and practice writing words they find in the book). Cooper gets very frustrated if he writes a letter wrong, poor guy. I keep telling him it just takes practice. Carson is doing really great writing and just loves to copy words. At school this week, Carson practiced writing 1, 2, A, a, B, and b. Emma is trying, but mainly writes circles. Although, she is writing her "E"'s really well.
Art- We do our daily art/craft project in the afternoon so Carson can join us. They love doing this and look forward to it everyday.
Games- color treasure hunts, puzzles, abc cards
We didn't start our bible study this week, but I hope to get it started next week.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Our Routine
I set my alarm for 6:30. Carson is usually in my bed right before it goes off. He plays on the phone while I take a shower. Slowly, Cooper wanders into the bed. If Daddy is home, he plays with Daddy's phone. All that noise eventually wakes Emma up. She climbs into bed to watch them play or begs at the shower to get in.
The boys get dressed for school, although Carson won't put his shirt on until the very last minute. At 7:00 we get Parker up. Carson eats breakfast, plays on the computer, or plays Legos. Cooper and Emma cuddle on the couch and watch a cartoon.
We are out the door at 7:30. We drop Carson off at 7:45 and we are back home around 8:00.
Emma & Cooper do puzzles, play, or watch cartoons until Parker naps at 9:30 and then we start our school day. We do our school for an hour, or until they are distracted. Parker is up at 10:30. We pick up a little and then we are out the door at 11:00 to pick Carson up.
11:20 we pick Carson up. We head home and I make lunch. 12:30 the kids play until Parker goes down for a nap at 1:30. Then, we do our art project for the day. Carson usually practices his writing, Cooper colors and Emma does puzzles.
3:30 Parker is up. We hang out and play. By 4:00 they are asking if it is dinner yet. I start cooking. We eat around 4:45. If Daddy is home, he cleans up dinner while the kids get their bath or shower.
7:00 Parker goes to bed. The kids have their treat. At 7:30 the boys head into their room to play, read books, or play on the phone. Emma hangs out with us. Lights out at 8:30.
The boys get dressed for school, although Carson won't put his shirt on until the very last minute. At 7:00 we get Parker up. Carson eats breakfast, plays on the computer, or plays Legos. Cooper and Emma cuddle on the couch and watch a cartoon.
We are out the door at 7:30. We drop Carson off at 7:45 and we are back home around 8:00.
Emma & Cooper do puzzles, play, or watch cartoons until Parker naps at 9:30 and then we start our school day. We do our school for an hour, or until they are distracted. Parker is up at 10:30. We pick up a little and then we are out the door at 11:00 to pick Carson up.
11:20 we pick Carson up. We head home and I make lunch. 12:30 the kids play until Parker goes down for a nap at 1:30. Then, we do our art project for the day. Carson usually practices his writing, Cooper colors and Emma does puzzles.
3:30 Parker is up. We hang out and play. By 4:00 they are asking if it is dinner yet. I start cooking. We eat around 4:45. If Daddy is home, he cleans up dinner while the kids get their bath or shower.
7:00 Parker goes to bed. The kids have their treat. At 7:30 the boys head into their room to play, read books, or play on the phone. Emma hangs out with us. Lights out at 8:30.
Weekly Review #1- Art
This week we made:
All About Me Books
Rainbow Ice Cream Cones
Crayon & Watercolor Rainbows
Ribbon Letters
(must include outer space)
(Carson also includes outer space)
All About Me Books
Rainbow Ice Cream Cones
Crayon & Watercolor Rainbows
Ribbon Letters
(must include outer space)
(Carson also includes outer space)
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Congrats Joshua!
Just wanted to let everyone know that Josh passed his 7 level test today!!
Good job honey!
Good job honey!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Our 1st Morning
This morning Emma & Cooper:
Completed some prewriting worksheets
Practiced writing their name
Colored
Drew a picture (Emma drew Daddy and Cooper drew rainbow circles)
Read 2 ABC books
Completed some prewriting worksheets
Practiced writing their name
Colored
Drew a picture (Emma drew Daddy and Cooper drew rainbow circles)
Read 2 ABC books
Our Preshoolers 1st Day
Emma, our little Preschool Princess, age 3.
Cooper, our little Pre-K Monkey, age 4.
They both wanted first day pictures like Carson did. They even went outside, with their backpacks, and walked into their "school". Last night they picked out their outfits and laid them out, just like big brother Carson.
Cooper, our little Pre-K Monkey, age 4.
They both wanted first day pictures like Carson did. They even went outside, with their backpacks, and walked into their "school". Last night they picked out their outfits and laid them out, just like big brother Carson.
Weekend Review
Our weekend consisted of: painting nails, building Legos, doing puzzles, having a picnic outside, and making our weekly breadsticks.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Week 1 Plans
Monday: prewriting worksheets, name tracing, All About Me book, # game, Creation story Day 1, practice bible verse, pattern game, Red treasure hunt
Tuesday: prewriting worksheets, name tracing, Ice Cream Cone craft, look at different types of maps, practice bible verse, Creation story Day 2, Orange treasure hunt
Wednesday: prewriting worksheets, name tracing, Rainbow watercolor, practice bible verse, Creation story Day 3, Yellow treasure hunt
Thursday: prewriting worksheets, name tracing, Ribbon rainbow, practice bible verse, Creation story Day 4, online map game, Green treasure hunt
Friday: prewriting worksheets, name tracing, Rainbow story page, # game, Creation story Day 5, practice bible verse, Blue treasure hunt, make Rainbow cupcakes
Saturday: Creation story Day 6, practice bible verse
Sunday: Creation story Day 7, practice bible verse
Tuesday: prewriting worksheets, name tracing, Ice Cream Cone craft, look at different types of maps, practice bible verse, Creation story Day 2, Orange treasure hunt
Wednesday: prewriting worksheets, name tracing, Rainbow watercolor, practice bible verse, Creation story Day 3, Yellow treasure hunt
Thursday: prewriting worksheets, name tracing, Ribbon rainbow, practice bible verse, Creation story Day 4, online map game, Green treasure hunt
Friday: prewriting worksheets, name tracing, Rainbow story page, # game, Creation story Day 5, practice bible verse, Blue treasure hunt, make Rainbow cupcakes
Saturday: Creation story Day 6, practice bible verse
Sunday: Creation story Day 7, practice bible verse
Friday, August 21, 2009
He's a Kindergartener!
Carson had his first day of school today. He is in the AM Kindergarten. His teacher is Mrs. Cuthbertson, or Mrs. C. He loved school today!
"I colored a picture for Grandpa"
"I raised my hand to talk when my teacher was talking"
"I told everyone I was 5"
"I rode the bike, and when my teacher said freeze, I freezed"
"I was good, one kid was bad and he was moved to the red section. He was being bad"
"I didn't eat the snack, it was salad, and I don't like that"
"I had fun"
"I colored a picture for Grandpa"
"I raised my hand to talk when my teacher was talking"
"I told everyone I was 5"
"I rode the bike, and when my teacher said freeze, I freezed"
"I was good, one kid was bad and he was moved to the red section. He was being bad"
"I didn't eat the snack, it was salad, and I don't like that"
"I had fun"
Princess Emma
Last night Emma got all her babies tucked into bed and she read them a Mickey story, with her birthday crown on of course!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
August/September School Plans
Week #1- 8/24-8/28: Prewriting, Colors, Map Reading, God Made Everything
Week #2- 8/31-9/4: Prewriting, Shapes, Continents, Adam & Eve
Week #3- 8/7-9/11: Aa, Bb, #'s 1-5, Sharks, Oceans, Noah's Ark
Week #4- 9/14-9/18: Cc, Dd, #'s 1-10, Farms, United States, God's Promise to Abram
Week #5- 9/21-9/25: Ee, Ff, #'s 11-15, Fall, Mexico, Joesph and the Slave Traders
Week #6- 9/28-10/2: Gg, Hh, #'s 16-20, Elephants, Canada, Baby Moses
Week #2- 8/31-9/4: Prewriting, Shapes, Continents, Adam & Eve
Week #3- 8/7-9/11: Aa, Bb, #'s 1-5, Sharks, Oceans, Noah's Ark
Week #4- 9/14-9/18: Cc, Dd, #'s 1-10, Farms, United States, God's Promise to Abram
Week #5- 9/21-9/25: Ee, Ff, #'s 11-15, Fall, Mexico, Joesph and the Slave Traders
Week #6- 9/28-10/2: Gg, Hh, #'s 16-20, Elephants, Canada, Baby Moses
Monday, August 17, 2009
Another Weekend
Another weekend has passed. It is still way too HOT here! The kids never get to play outside. We spent the last couple of days coloring. We found a ton of cool coloring books in the dollar section at Micheal's. The boys favorites are Transformers and Marvel Superheroes. Emma loves her My Little Pony ones. They have stayed pretty occupied with those. Parker is still scooting everywhere, but he is fast. We are trying to switch from a bottle to a cup, but not with much success yet.
Anyway, the next couple of days we will be getting ready for school to start. We have Back to School night on Tuesday. Then, Carson will start on Thursday!!
Check back for a lot more pictures this week!
Anyway, the next couple of days we will be getting ready for school to start. We have Back to School night on Tuesday. Then, Carson will start on Thursday!!
Check back for a lot more pictures this week!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Goals for the New School Year
Our Goals for this School Year
Bible Studies
- Basic knowledge of Bible stories with the ability to retell story
- Basic knowledge of sin, forgiveness, and Jesus' sacrifice
- Memorization of some simple Scriptures
- Praying and understanding the reason for prayer
Language Arts
- Learn to write ABC's
- Be able to identify ABC's
- Reading by the end of the year
Math
- Counting to 100
- Simple Addition
- Ability to tell time
- Counting money
Geography/History
- Learn basic map skills
- Identify continents and oceans
Science
- Basic knowledge of animal classification
Carson will be at school for 3 hours a day. While he is gone, I will be working with Cooper and Emma. Carson will join us for some activities. Although they are all different ages, I think they will all get something out of what we are learning about. Overall, I would say our main goals are to learn more about the Bible and learning to read.
Bible Studies
- Basic knowledge of Bible stories with the ability to retell story
- Basic knowledge of sin, forgiveness, and Jesus' sacrifice
- Memorization of some simple Scriptures
- Praying and understanding the reason for prayer
Language Arts
- Learn to write ABC's
- Be able to identify ABC's
- Reading by the end of the year
Math
- Counting to 100
- Simple Addition
- Ability to tell time
- Counting money
Geography/History
- Learn basic map skills
- Identify continents and oceans
Science
- Basic knowledge of animal classification
Carson will be at school for 3 hours a day. While he is gone, I will be working with Cooper and Emma. Carson will join us for some activities. Although they are all different ages, I think they will all get something out of what we are learning about. Overall, I would say our main goals are to learn more about the Bible and learning to read.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Another Week has Passed
So clearly I didn't get around to getting the blog set up last week. However, this is my goal this week. We celebrated Parker's 1st Birthday on Saturday! He had a pirate party. He took a few bites of his cake but he didn't really dig into it like the others. I will be posting pictures soon.
School starts next week. We still don't know which elementary Carson will be going to, but hopefully we will hear this week. Carson and I went back to school shopping last night. He picked out a GI Joe backpack. We got some new shorts (jean, of course), some shirts, and new underwear and socks. He is getting very excited to start school.
As for Emma and Cooper, we will begin our version of Preschool next week. They have been coming up with ideas for what they want to learn about. On the top of Cooper's list is sharks!
Anyway, look forward to pictures soon, I PROMISE!
School starts next week. We still don't know which elementary Carson will be going to, but hopefully we will hear this week. Carson and I went back to school shopping last night. He picked out a GI Joe backpack. We got some new shorts (jean, of course), some shirts, and new underwear and socks. He is getting very excited to start school.
As for Emma and Cooper, we will begin our version of Preschool next week. They have been coming up with ideas for what they want to learn about. On the top of Cooper's list is sharks!
Anyway, look forward to pictures soon, I PROMISE!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Finally Unpacked
So, we are finally settled in the new house. We got the last of the boxes unpacked and the garage somewhat organized (We can get 1 car in the garage at this point!). It only took a week, which I think is pretty awesome. The kids are adjusting to the new house. Of course they miss Grandma & Grandpa and the dogs!
Today we started our star system for chores. They are working to earn a trip to the bookstore next weekend. They will be helping with the laundry, dishes, and vacuuming. They can also earn stars for making their beds, getting dressed without being asked, brushing their teeth, picking up their toys, and going to bed easily.
Just a few more days until Parker turns ONE!!! I can't believe he is almost 1. He refuses to crawl. He scoots on his bottom very quickly and can get anywhere he wants. We will have a little party next weekend for him, probably a pirate theme or bug theme. The boys are still thinking about what would be the best party for him. They are so cute!
Anyway, just wanted to check in. I will be posting pictures at some point today or tomorrow.
Today we started our star system for chores. They are working to earn a trip to the bookstore next weekend. They will be helping with the laundry, dishes, and vacuuming. They can also earn stars for making their beds, getting dressed without being asked, brushing their teeth, picking up their toys, and going to bed easily.
Just a few more days until Parker turns ONE!!! I can't believe he is almost 1. He refuses to crawl. He scoots on his bottom very quickly and can get anywhere he wants. We will have a little party next weekend for him, probably a pirate theme or bug theme. The boys are still thinking about what would be the best party for him. They are so cute!
Anyway, just wanted to check in. I will be posting pictures at some point today or tomorrow.
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