* Preschool Play *

3 - 2 - 1 - Blast Off

* Sept. 9 - Sept. 13 Wrap-Up *

Our first week went so smoothly. The kids and I had so much fun and it was incredibly calm. They even asked if we could do school on Saturday and Sunday. I told them we could  read our read-outloud books and maybe do calendar time.

Monday: Calendar, We Choose Virtues - Diligence, History, Amish Readers, Read, Write, Build (RWB) Mats, Critical Thinking Skills Workbooks, Multi/Divis. Math Work, Game - Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego, Read out-loud-Little Toot and Strawberry Girl

Tuesday: Calendar, Diligence, Geography (ID), Amish Readers, History, Handwriting, Editor in Chief,           Grace - comprehensive workbook, RWB Mats, Read out-loud - The Snowy Day and Strawberry Girl

Wednesday: Calendar, Diligence, Geography (CT), History, Editor in Chief, Read out-loud - A Blessing from Above, Flip the Dolphin, Corduroy and Strawberry Girl

Thursday: Calendar, Diligence, Geography (MD), History, Editor in Chief, Math (Rods and WB), Read out-loud - The Cats of Tiffany Street, A Lion Grows Up, I Like Cats, and Strawberry Girl

Science was a skip week this week.

The kids are reading:

Asa: Black Beauty
Zach: Beast Quest
Grace and I: The Little Princess

* MFW First Grade *

When I did my curriculum post I planned on picking up MFW kindergarten where we left off last spring but realized that Grace is writing and reading three and four letter words. We are going to do a review of letters and numbers but I think she is ready for MFW First Grade.

* Starting School Early *

Today was our first day of homeschooling co-op and even though I brought the camera I didn't get a single picture taken. I help with the preschool class and my older kids were off and running. They had such a blast! My oldest said he had such a good time that it wouldn't even fit into the Azure truck (which is the semi-truck that comes to bring our monthly co-op food orders).

With the excitement of the day still fresh, I have been questioned and begged to start school. They wanted to start tomorrow but we have soccer tomorrow. We start on Monday.

* Free Periodic Table Lessons *

This free element lesson on Aluminum (including a coloring page) will help you get a feel for teaching the elements of the periodic table to your kids, and developing lesson plans for the other elements.

* New Classroom Chairs *

So, after having the wood all cut in the correct pieces for about four months, I finally got to finish these chairs. They are from Anna White of Knock Off Wood and they were pretty easy to build.

 The were under $4 to build, light enough for an 18 month old to pick up and stack-able.

Isn't this a cute little desk. It was a freebie on the side of the road. The kids love it and are still fighting over who gets to sit there. I think my daughter has claimed it as her own.

* Brotherly Love *

I have one child that doesn't need as much sleep as everyone else and has a hard time falling asleep. An almost four year old that is trying to cut out naps but falls asleep at 5pm and sleeps till 7pm. They are snuggling and reading stories at the moment (11:05pm). Makes this mama's heart sing, to know that they are such good buddies.