The Week in Review (April 30th)

We've had fun this week at la casa de Jeune. We are focusing on the chacter trait of self-control now that we've finished Psalm 23.  The verse we are using is Titus 2:12; we learned the first half this past week, and we plan to learn the second half during this upcoming week.  I simply made up a tune for the verse (and recorded it so I wouldn't forget it).  The kids have been playing the Titus 2:12 "song" on my phone. 

For the past few weeks, G has worked matching lowercase and uppercase letters with this activity idea I got from We Can Do All Things.  Previously, we used these colored butterflies for some color matching with poms.  I couldn't access the template for the butterflies, so I simply drew them on cardstock, and then colored and "laminated" them with contact paper. G does this activity almost daily; it is a quick one, and she usually goes through it twice and is done. 

Working with letters F-J

Color matching wtih poms

 We used the pattern blocks my friend lent us to work on seeing patterns.  I have been trying to come up with creative ideas for pattern work, and I am thankful to God for this idea.  At first, K did not really want to do the activity, so the second day I came up with the idea of making each shape/color a person who needed to get in line in the right place, i.e. Mr. Blue, Mr. Red, etc.  Then, he was more open to participating and even tried to come up with his own patterns, though he is not quite there yet. 

I also pulled out our lacing beads, and both K and G enjoyed working with them.  K can do most of the lacing himself, and, of course, some of the beads are harder to lace than others, so there is a learning curve for him.  In most cases in regards to G, I lace the shape or bead and she pulls it to the bottom of the string.  She enjoys this acitivity greatly as well.

Look at G pull that string

 We also spent some time outside and used our sidewalk chalk on the deck.  G wanted me to write some sight words and her name (always a favorite), so we did that, and K wrote various other words.  He likes to make up nonsense words that rhyme with real words -- very funny. 

Some other things K enjoyed this week were working on his puzzles, the pattern blocks with pictures and reading, which is a fan favorite for all three children. K also takes pride in being a mini teacher, teaching his brother and sister things like letter sounds and words.  G loves her water beads, and, really, anything sensory in nature, and M enjoyed playing withe the leapfrog computer, banging things together, and pushing cars, trucks, trains, etc. on the table and couch investigating how they moved (I love to see the focus and attention he gives this playing he does).

M running his investigation =)

All in all, it was a great week!