- Read "Meet Mrs. Applebee"
- Talked about words that begin with the letter "A"
- Practiced signing the letter "A" and the word apple
- Read "An Alphabet of Catholic Saints", pointing out in particular St. Anne and talking about her
- Learned about the life cycle of an apple (will f/u tomorrow with 3 part cards)
- Read the story of Adam & Eve
- Used sequencing cards to retell the story of Adam & Eve
- Sang a song "I Am Special" and talked about how God made each of us different and special in our own way
- Read lots of other books
- Played at the gym
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
Monday, January 7th 2008
- Read "Meet Mrs. Applebee"
- Talked about angels
- Read "Letters From Heaven" - Angel of God
- Read "Little Red House with No Windows and No Doors with a Star Inside"
- Cut open an apple to see the star and ate it for a snack
- Talked about what we know about apples
- Talked about what we want to learn about apples
- Practiced drawing the letter "A"
- Sean drew an angel and apple blossoms
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Monday, September 17th
Daddy had his first day of work today, so we went back to "school" too.
We are using Usborne books Ten Terrific Weeks - Adventures at Sea for school right now. I thought that since we were moving to Florida it would be a nice way to make this transition if we learned about the environment we were moving into.
This week we will be learning about Waves, Currents, and Tides. Today, we read about the different oceans of the world and how water makes up 2/3rds of the earth's surface. We showed the difference between 1/3 and 2/3 by pouring water in each amount in separate bowls and then checking to see which bowl held more. We then did the same thing with Cheerios.
We also made comparisons between what we were looking at in the First Encyclopedia of Seas & Oceans and some Magic School Bus episodes that we have seen on the ocean. We talked about how very cold it is at the bottom of the ocean because the sunlight doesn't get down that far. We also talked about the food cycle and how the little plants and animals get eaten by bigger and bigger animals.
Finally, we played a game on the computer where I read a description of a different animal/fish/bird and the boys had to figure out which of the 8 pictures I was describing. It was a lot of fun.
After our "formal" lessons, we rolled out our mats for some more "work". Brian did a dinosaur puzzle, while Sean and I worked with the Alphabet Vehicle puzzle going through all of the letters. Sean then wanted to work with the See & Spell puzzle - and did a very nice job matching letters for each word. Brian pulled out the Movable Alphabet (which was all the letters in a big Ziploc bag so they wouldn't get lost in the move) and he started to organize them back into their spaces in the box. Sean helped me finish putting all of the letters back into their assigned spots, and then we pulled our My First Words game, and both boys were working on the 3 part puzzles to spell words.
We had some time for imaginative play with our trains. Before lunch we watched Your Baby Can Read. I wasn't sure how this video would be received, but both boys are enchanted by it. It shows the words on the screen while someone says them and then you see what the words are describing. For example, the word "cat" shows up on the screen. You hear the man speak the word and then a child speak the word. Then you see an actual cat walking around on the screen while someone talks about how this is a cat. What was really neat was to watch Brian also do the sign for many of the words while he was watching.
After lunch and naps, we headed to Spyglass Hill Park and met up with Leighton and Miss Kellie for some exercise. Brian and Sean ran around with Leighton and swung on the swings, slid down the slides, chased each other around, and went searching for acorns.
At the end of the day, we met up with Daddy and went to a Mexican restaurant to celebrate his first day of his new career. Great day.
We are using Usborne books Ten Terrific Weeks - Adventures at Sea for school right now. I thought that since we were moving to Florida it would be a nice way to make this transition if we learned about the environment we were moving into.
This week we will be learning about Waves, Currents, and Tides. Today, we read about the different oceans of the world and how water makes up 2/3rds of the earth's surface. We showed the difference between 1/3 and 2/3 by pouring water in each amount in separate bowls and then checking to see which bowl held more. We then did the same thing with Cheerios.
We also made comparisons between what we were looking at in the First Encyclopedia of Seas & Oceans and some Magic School Bus episodes that we have seen on the ocean. We talked about how very cold it is at the bottom of the ocean because the sunlight doesn't get down that far. We also talked about the food cycle and how the little plants and animals get eaten by bigger and bigger animals.
Finally, we played a game on the computer where I read a description of a different animal/fish/bird and the boys had to figure out which of the 8 pictures I was describing. It was a lot of fun.
After our "formal" lessons, we rolled out our mats for some more "work". Brian did a dinosaur puzzle, while Sean and I worked with the Alphabet Vehicle puzzle going through all of the letters. Sean then wanted to work with the See & Spell puzzle - and did a very nice job matching letters for each word. Brian pulled out the Movable Alphabet (which was all the letters in a big Ziploc bag so they wouldn't get lost in the move) and he started to organize them back into their spaces in the box. Sean helped me finish putting all of the letters back into their assigned spots, and then we pulled our My First Words game, and both boys were working on the 3 part puzzles to spell words.
We had some time for imaginative play with our trains. Before lunch we watched Your Baby Can Read. I wasn't sure how this video would be received, but both boys are enchanted by it. It shows the words on the screen while someone says them and then you see what the words are describing. For example, the word "cat" shows up on the screen. You hear the man speak the word and then a child speak the word. Then you see an actual cat walking around on the screen while someone talks about how this is a cat. What was really neat was to watch Brian also do the sign for many of the words while he was watching.
After lunch and naps, we headed to Spyglass Hill Park and met up with Leighton and Miss Kellie for some exercise. Brian and Sean ran around with Leighton and swung on the swings, slid down the slides, chased each other around, and went searching for acorns.
At the end of the day, we met up with Daddy and went to a Mexican restaurant to celebrate his first day of his new career. Great day.
Friday, March 16, 2007
March 15th, 2007
Math
- we watched Blue's Room Mathstronauts
- played with a die and counted the dots
- read St. Patrick - Patron Saint of Ireland
Monday, March 12, 2007
Monday, March 12, 2007
Today started out as each Monday does with taking Brian to Atrium. There he listened to Mrs. Neubauer's presentation on the City of Jerusalem and the Passion. She said he was fascinated as she took the cross and "walked" it through the city, showing the stations of the cross.
This afternoon we worked on Disney Playhouse. The theme this week is your 5 senses. We used our sight to recognize the letters in the word birthday, and to recognize patterns. We discussed what the 5 senses are and will do some more exercises here at the house this week to experiment with our senses.
This afternoon we worked on Disney Playhouse. The theme this week is your 5 senses. We used our sight to recognize the letters in the word birthday, and to recognize patterns. We discussed what the 5 senses are and will do some more exercises here at the house this week to experiment with our senses.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Intro
This will be where we keep a daily record of what we are doing here in Kelly's Klassroom. Hope it might help someone, maybe even me! :-)
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