We have had a good, action packed week here at our little academy. Our memory verse for this week is Exodus 20:12, a verse about honoring your father and mother.
We also started focusing more on intentionally teaching the kids Spanish vocabulary through song. We have a couple of Spanish children's cds that the kids love. G asks multiple times a day to listen to the body parts song, as she calls it. And even little M tries to join in as we perform the actions of the song.
K worked in a Hooked on Phonics book I bought at a bookstore clearance sale; we worked on the silent
e. The book had a page where he had to choose the vowel(s) that he needed to fill in the blank, so to give him a visual, I placed the vowels from the sandpaper letters on the table beside him as he worked.
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| K at work |
He also used his magnetic letters to spell words that contained the silent e. I would say a word and he would spell it. Of course, once he finished spelling his silent
e words, he wanted to spell other words =).
G enjoyed playing with play doh, and did this for all of our learning time one day. She also enjoyed more water pouring this week. She asks to do this throughout the day. It really engages her right now.
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| G pouring away |
K asked for the beans so he could pour them, so both K and G poured and played with the beans, making "breakfast" for one another. It was so cute.
I found out this week that M has developed a new skill. He can stack his shapes onto the stacker pegs. This is the first time I have seen him do this. I was really excited.
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| Go M go! |
On Friday, we worked on a Father's Day activity for my wonderful husband; I am so happy and thankful that he is the Dad of our children. Most of the cards/crafts we make seem to be a bit more labor intensive for me, but the kids enjoy it anytime we get to make things like this.
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| Work in progress (it's a little messy) |
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| Finished products from K and G |
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| M and Mommy's card |
I really enjoyed the Father's Day cards. They are better than anything I've seen from Hallmark. Our children are very creative being under masterful guidance. The Spanish is coming along nice. It's a blessing that K is even now open to it. G is growing more articulate, and M is a boisterous babbler. (He knows what he's saying. We're the uneducated ones. :)) Finally I feel like I learn a lot through the children's exercises. I'm sure my grade school teachers were trying to teach me all that; however they aren't as effective as the incomparable T.
ReplyDeleteThanks! We enjoyed making the cards for you! Glad everyone's getting a chance to learn, including me!
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