Towards the end of this month, both kids but especially Miles got on the bandwagon again. All of a sudden, "He loves doing papers!" I'm grateful for this turn-around although I think it has more to do with the fact that he felt bad for me than an actual love of doing worksheets. :) He is still Mr. Empathetic and works so hard to make me happy.
Let's face it, actual, dedicated school time this month was hit and miss. I still feel like we got done what needed to get done though and has lots of fun along the way.
Math
I guess I didn't take as many pictures this month. Oh well, I promise learning did take place. Here are the kids making a "real" graph, rather than just on paper. They graphed what shoes we had more of a bunch of times.
Here's another math shot. Working on patters making pipe cleaner/bead candy canes. They really liked this one. Miles is still making really tiny ones, insisting I keep them for next year's tree.
Sensory
Making our annual cinnamon ornaments
Gwen came home from joy school with some awesome gingerbread play-doh. So we put it to good use and decorated gingerbread men and then it turned into decorating trees with beads and buttons and things.
I only managed to sneak in one sensory box this month and it was pretty much a flop. They love helping me wrap presents, so thought I'd wrap a few small boxes and put a bunch of ribbon inside with tape and scissors to they could practice tying/cutting/curling the ribbon. They only thought it was cool for about 30 minutes.
Science
We finished talking about the Digestive System this month. The kids can tell you all about what happens to your food after you eat it. :) We finished this little "unit" by watching a couple Magic School Bus episodes about the digestive system and making our own system out of stuff around the kitchen.
Field Trips
For our joy school field trip this month we went to Scheels. :) It was free, indoors and super fun.
For our homeschool group we went caroling at a VA rest home. It was a great experience, as those things always are. Before we actually sung, Gwen was waiting by the fish tank and an old man in a wheelchair came up beside her an they started talking. I was far away and couldn't tell what they were saying, but it was tender to watch Gwen rest her hand on his leg and lean in as they talked.
Reading
They liked the "mystery sight words/letters" thing so much, we did it again, only this time we used a print out that looked like Christmas lights. :) Then we "decorated" a Christmas tree on the light bright.
Lindy
This is what she does while we work. :) Sometimes it's a real challenge keeping her busy while I work with the other 2.
Here's another math shot. Working on patters making pipe cleaner/bead candy canes. They really liked this one. Miles is still making really tiny ones, insisting I keep them for next year's tree.
Sensory
Making our annual cinnamon ornaments
Gwen came home from joy school with some awesome gingerbread play-doh. So we put it to good use and decorated gingerbread men and then it turned into decorating trees with beads and buttons and things.
I only managed to sneak in one sensory box this month and it was pretty much a flop. They love helping me wrap presents, so thought I'd wrap a few small boxes and put a bunch of ribbon inside with tape and scissors to they could practice tying/cutting/curling the ribbon. They only thought it was cool for about 30 minutes.
Science
We finished talking about the Digestive System this month. The kids can tell you all about what happens to your food after you eat it. :) We finished this little "unit" by watching a couple Magic School Bus episodes about the digestive system and making our own system out of stuff around the kitchen.
Field Trips
For our joy school field trip this month we went to Scheels. :) It was free, indoors and super fun.
For our homeschool group we went caroling at a VA rest home. It was a great experience, as those things always are. Before we actually sung, Gwen was waiting by the fish tank and an old man in a wheelchair came up beside her an they started talking. I was far away and couldn't tell what they were saying, but it was tender to watch Gwen rest her hand on his leg and lean in as they talked.
Reading
They liked the "mystery sight words/letters" thing so much, we did it again, only this time we used a print out that looked like Christmas lights. :) Then we "decorated" a Christmas tree on the light bright.
Lindy
This is what she does while we work. :) Sometimes it's a real challenge keeping her busy while I work with the other 2.
