Books, Books, Books....

One thing about me....I LOVE to read. Here is what I am reading right now:

1) Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit by: Teri Maxwell
www.Titus2.com
LOVE any and all of her books and her blog!!!

2) 101 simple & thoughtful ways to GIVE THIS CHRISTMAS AWAY by: Matthew West
We do an advent calender each year and the girls pull a card and get a treat or we do something for someone that day. I thought this might give us some really good idea's of other ways we can make Christmas about others and not focus so much on gifts and selfishness!!!

3) The Strong-Willed Child by: Dr. James Dobson
Can't say enough about Dr. Dobson. I just love this man!!

Week 8: Homeschooling & HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! I could spend all day writing what I am thankful for! The Lord has been so good to me and my family this year!!

"Mm" was the letter of the week. I drew a big "M" on a sheet of paper and Lily covered it in glue then covered it with miniature marshmallows. We also made paper mittens that turned out so cute! We talked about 4 in math. And with spaghetti noodles we wrote the word "four" on our table. And we talked about vegetables all week. (I hoped this talk about fruits and veggies would "push" my picky-little-eater into TRYING something. Nope.) We ended our week with a VeggieTales movie.

We read:
Madeline Books by: Ludwig Bemeimans
Vegetables by: Susan Wake

Our scripture verse was:
Faith is being sure of what we hope for an certain of what we do not see.
~ Hebrews 11:1

Week 7: Homeschooling

New letter!!! "Dd" was the letter of the week. Lily had to have a daydream and then tell me all about it. We studied fruit and what made it a fruit. In math this week we talked about what happens first, then next, and so on. She had to tell me how to brush your teeth in order from first to last. We painted with an apple cut in half. If you have time to do that, I have to say it was a lot of fun!

Here is what we read this week:
A book of fruit by: Barbara Hirsch Lember
Get Growing! by: Lois Walker
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by: Eric Carle
Anything about Johnny Appleseed
The life and Times of the apple by: Charles Micucci
Wacky Wednesday by: Dr. Seuss
The pumpkin Patch by: Elizabeth King
The Berenstain Bears and the prize pumpkin by: Stan and Jan Berenstain

Our Memory verse this week was:
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
~Matthew 7:7

Week 6: Homeschooling

This was a review week. We did a scavenger hunt for a b word on the bed, a t word in the tub, and a c word in the cupboard, and an s word in the sink. We learned to spell Three and made lots of sets of three. I drew a big 3 on a piece of paper and Lily traced it with glue, then added cereal in sets of three all over it. We are also working on our phone number and address. We talked about and acted out what to do and say if you are lost. (Whew, Lord I hope that never happens!!!)

We read this week:
Little Blue and Little Yellow by: Leo Lionni
What is purple? From Hailstones to Halibut Bones by: Mary O'Neill

Our scripture this week was:
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should stay in darkness.
~ John 12:46

Week 5: Homeschooling

Okay, I am waaaaaay behind on my posts. But I am going to try to play "catch up" and fill in several weeks worth in one hour. Here goes....

This week everything was about the letter "Ss". Lily shaped spaghetti into the "S", and used a bar of soap to make an "S" then colored over it with a crayon to reveal the letter. We learned how to spell "red" by using ketchup and "yellow" by using mustard. Then we learned how to spell "two" and talked about about things that come in two's...eyes, ears, arms, legs....ect.

Here are the books we read this week:
Color by: Ruth Heller
Of Color and Things by: Tana Hoban
Caps of Sale by: Esphyr Slobodkina
Green Eggs and Ham by: Dr. Seuss
The Little House by: Virginia Lee Burton

Our scripture this week was:
As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples. ~ John 13:34-35

Week 4: Homeschooling

This has been a fun week of school. Well, I have not had a bad one, yet. We worked on the letter "Cc" this week in Reading.

On Monday we worked on a Family Tree. I had a 12x12 scrapbook page of a family tree, so we named all the people on it and are still gathering all the pictures. 2 projects in one...getting a scrapbook page done, and learning in the process.

In Math, we used coins and buttons to sort things by color, size, shape, and number of holes.

And in Science we made butter! We jumped up and down when we could see the butter starting to form. That was so much fun and SO yummy!!! If you have never done this it is so easy; Pour a pint of heavy cream into a jar and cover tightly. Let your child shake the jar. As the butter forms, pour off the milk and add a little salt.

Our scripture this week was:

Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall.

Psalm 55:22

The books we read this week were:

Me and My Family Tree by: Joan Sweeney

The Patchwork Quiolt by: Valerie Flournoy

C is for Clown by: Stan & Jan Berenstain

Rosie's Walk by: Pat Hutchins

All About Farm Animals by: Brenda Cook

Cuckoo: A Mexican Folktale by: Lois Ehlert

Clifford, The Small Red Puppy by: Norman Bridwell

Week 3: Homeschooling

This has been review week. We went over the letter "Bb" and "Tt" again. We tried to make paper dolls, which I was not good at. And we studied farm animals this week. We played with our Fisher-Price barn and animals and retold the story of The Big Red Barn by: Margaret Wise. We talked a lot about chickens and eggs. And today we went on a field trip to look at farm animals. We had the best time!! The girls LOVED the rabbits and chickens best.

The scripture we worked on this week was:

Be Strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

The Books we read this week were:

The Big Red Barn by: Margaret Wise Brown

ABC Book by Dr. Seuss

Farm Animal books

Families are Different by: Nina Pellegrini

The Keeping Quilt by: Patricia Polacco

Seasons on the Farm by: Jane Miller

Egg to Chick by: Millicent Selsam

The Berenstain Bears are a Family by: Stan & Jan Berenstain