Saturday School?

When G woke up this morning he said, "I feel like doing some kindergarten". I told him that it is Saturday, our day off.

"What?! Why? We can't do any kindergarten today?" He was shocked that kindergarten wasn't on the list of things to do today. I suppose I could put something together for him; a little handwriting practice or a science project. :-)

Week 2: Storm in the Night

This week's FIAR book was Storm in the Night. We talked about storms and clouds, and oddly enough, there wasn't a single cloud in the sky all week. They will roll in soon enough, and when they do we will be there scoping them out and identifying them by type. We also reviewed onomatopoeia, discussed story setting, and talked about what grandparents were like as children. We even made our own cloud for science!

Our Bible story for this week was the fall of man. We learned that Adam and Eve brought sin into the world when they disobeyed God.

Explode the Code Online

I just signed up for Explode the Code Online through the Homeschool Buyers Co-op. I think it'll be a nice alternative to book reading for phonics. G seems to like computer games, so hopefully this will be one he will enjoy. I'll have to post an update on how we like it after we start (our start date is September 22, I believe).

Free Time with Colored Pencils

Colored pencils are probably the most exciting thing about starting kindergarten in G's world. He asks to use them almost every day. Today he drew a picture of himself in a hot air balloon with Mommy, Daddy and Uncle Erik looking on. As he explained his drawing to me, he pointed out that he had used the cross-hatching technique to make the hot air balloon basket look like a real basket (you can see it best on the right side of the basket). We had talked about cross-hatching last week while we were reading A Pair of Red Clogs, and I was impressed that he remembered that.

Funtastic Frogs

We did Funtastic Frogs for math today, which we haven't done in months. G did really well with it. I think having the manipulatives to work with helps a lot. That's one of the big reasons I'm planning to use Math-U-See when we start up with a hardcore math curriculum. :-)

Fair Day!

After a little bit of school in the morning, we decided to drop everything and go to the fair! The weather was beautiful, it wasn't crowded, and we had a great time! G went on several rides (the kiddy ones), we tried new foods (Piroshky, Caramel Apple and Scones), and saw farm animals up close. G even got to spin wool into yarn! What a wonderful opportunity for him to learn how sheep contribute to mommy's stockpile of knitting yarn. :-)

Handwriting

G wrote a letter to his pen pal today for handwriting. He is so excited about his new colored pencils!