Ok...I know I'm a little late here, but I definitely want to share our fun this week with all of you!! (We had a last minute chance to drive to Des Moines...4 hrs from here...to visit my sister-in-law and niece that we haven't seen in over a year, yesterday. We had a quick trip and a nice visit even though it was short. They live in CA, so when they get tht close we can't pass up the chance to visit.
)
I decided to restart LHTH with my dd this fall. We made it through unit 9 last year because we were hit-and-miss with it. I was doing more time-consuming things with my 7 yo, and once I saw all that was in LHTH I knew it would be great for this year so I backed off with it. Anyway, I debated about whether to restart at the beginning or pick up where we left off. I decided to start at the beginning and it's working great so far!
(Now we've only done 3 days...but what's not to love?
) She remembers the fingerplays and the Bible stories, but is in such a different place with the numbers and letters "clicking" with her that those will be at a different level of understanding for her. And, here's our other surprise...my 2 yo is eagerly joining us.
(And everyone's happy about it.
) He doesn't pay close attention the whole time but loves joining in on the active parts. Alli likes having him there, and Grant can contiue to work on his independent things at that time, so for now we're going with letting Garret join us. Here are a few picture highlights of LHTH...
After coloring with her white crayon, this was Alli's response. She was very worried about not being able to see what she drew. She's definitely our
most dramatic child...
We had fun with this painting as we skipped this activity last fall.
Besides the weekly finger play, the masking tape letter on the floor was our favorite!! Garret kept going back to the desk every day and asking if we could do "tape".
You can see them loudly "a-a-a'ing"!
"Hunting" for colors was another fun time. Alli loved finding pink, and Garret found orange!
And, gluing beans... I'm surprised at how much Garret loved joining us. He's really growing up!
Grant and I started Bigger on Monday. This is his 1st HOD program and we
love it! We really truly love everything about it! I posted about our beginning on the Main Board, and I won't repeat all that, but here are a few highlights. The history book is very engaging...I love reading it! I love the varied way Carrie has written the guides to have them relating to their history. And, my son is really getting it. On Thursday when he went to bed, he found his inflatable globe and was wanting to show dad where the Indies are. He told dad that "this is where Columbus landed and since he
thought he was in India, they're called the Indies. But, Columbus had a hard time making it. THe other sailors were scared because no one had ever sailed that far before and there was almost a mutiny...that means they almost threw him in the ocean and turned around." He's excited about what he's learning!
Grant says his favorite part of school so far is science. He's thrilled that we will do it
every day! (We rarely got around to it last year with our other curriculum.
) Here are some pics of his notebooking.
Decisions, decisions...new colored pencils!
The finished product.
I know this is incredibly long, but I couldn't resist showing all of our fun! I'll try to cut back a little for next week...
I loved reading about everyone else's weeks, too!
I get a lot of great ideas from all of you...plus it's just so encouraging to know that all of you are enjoying what my family is!
Kathleen
