Homeschool Weeks 3 and 4

 

      Our third week of homeschool was even better than the first 2 weeks. Jordyn has become even more comfortable with our new routine of "school." I have really enjoyed watching her grow. In many ways I have to model for her how to perform many of the tasks. My modeling has paid off, she has caught onto some skills that she started off having no success at. I am so proud of her and I can not wait to see just how much she will grow over the course of this year.

Week 3
ABCJesusLovesMe    Creation Day 4 "God made the Sun, Moon, and Stars"
Letter of the Week      Letter B   B is for Ball
Themeof the Week      "Ball and Fun in the Sun"
I did not do a very strong theme this week we mainly focused on the letter sound.

Day 1

Letter B
Theme: Balls and Outdoor Fun


 

Messy Fun: Playdoh

Bird, Butterfly, Bunny, Letter B
B Beginning Sounds

 

This was just for fun. Alvin pulled out the animals and she placed them where she thought they would live.
Check out the swan in the sky.

 

 

Day 2   Forgot a pic. of Tot Tray Shelf :(

Dot Painting!!!!!!!!!!!!


 





Water Coloring the "Big B" and "Little B"
FYI...Do not use cheap Dollar Tree Paints


 





1 : 1 Correspondence
God made the Stars on Day 4 of Creation
This is a skill we will be working on more often.
 

Day 3

 

Tot Trays
We worked our "B" puzzles from our ABC Basket.


 



Stamping the Letter B
The B says Buh as in Ball


 



Goodnight Moon Sensory Bin
Goodnight Moon was our Book of the week



 





Items from book:
Cow, Moon, Stars, 3 Chairs (No Bears) Kitten, Mittens, Mouse (No House), Clock, Socks
I am still looking for 3 little Bears, a small toy house, a small comb, a small brush, and a small bowl full of mush.


 





She had fun anyways. She asked to play with this all week. I was sad to put it away.

 

Day 4 Tot Trays with no action shots,.,,,, and I forgot to take Day 5 pics.

 

 

 

 

Here is finished work from learning about the 4 days of Creation. We used these completed items to review the days of Creation during week 4 of homeschool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 4  

ABCJesusLovesMe    Creation Day 1-4 Review Week

Letter of the Week      Letter C    C is for Cat

Theme of the Week     Pets

 

Day 1

 

 

 

Gluing on our "C" page....a cat and cross
Still obsessed with glue sticks

 

Playdoh
Tracing the Letters with stones





Day 2

 

 

Sponge Painting.... First time for Jordyn
Dabbing the paintbrush vs. brushing was the challenge
She self corrected many times

 





Cat Puzzle
She was not very interested
I guess the suggestion of 3 and up is a good one in this case.
It doesn't hurt to model though.
 



Do you know who made the clouds? Made the clouds. Made the clouds.
Do you know who made the clouds? It was God who made the clouds.



Walking on the letter C with our Cat







I made shapes with our Letter Construction Kit.
After I placed them around the room she got to run to the one I called out.
Example. Run to the Big Circle



 

Day 3



 

This is a skill during "Praise Time" that she has really improved on. Here we are coloring the smiley face our 'color of the week.' She started off just drawing scribbles on the whole page and now you can see she is coloring on one of the smiley faces. I am soooo impressed.



This was so much fun.
She really took her time and was obsessed with the animals for the rest of the week.

Shapes
She can ID circle, triangle, square, star, moon, diamond, and rectangle.
We are working on oval and hexagon.

Pets

Yes Jordyn a bird is a pet.



fun fun

Day 4



 

 

Day 5

 

 



Completed work for C is for Cats ...Pets theme

This is her 'Memory Verse' Lapbook

This is not a very good video of her reciting her memory verse, but it is all I could catch. Maybe next week she will say it better.






 

 



 



Homeschool Weeks 1 and 2!!!

      August 4th was the jump off date of our first year of homeschool. After a long eventful summer full of church camp, VBS, moving into a new home, and a short trip to Texas to see greatgrandparents, we were totally exhausted but excited to begin this new journey!
     I plan to blog once a week now (hope to anyways) in order to show everyone what Jordyn is learning. This year we will will have many Biblical topics/themes and a letter focus weekly of a new letter (in alphabetical order). Along with the Bible topic and the letter of the week, we will have book themes, seasonal themes, and themes that correspond with the letter of the week (example: POND theme to go along with D is for Duck week). I will not take a picture of every "Tot Tray" but I plan to take some pictures along the way.
     I hope all of you enjoy seeing Jordyn as she transitions into this new part of her life. Love to you all. Crystal and Alvin


      First I want to explain "Praise Time." It is the very beginning of the EVERY morning, after breakfast of course. We begin by praying together, then she pulls out the "color of the week," "shape of the week," and the "number of the week." After each one we color these in our resusable Praise Time notebook. Lastly, she will look out the window and determine what the weather is like outside that day. She LOVESSSS Praise Time.

     Before we begin our "Tot Trays" she has to sit down, cross her legs and listen to the Bible Reading for the week. We read out of an ESV Family Illustrated Bible. She does very well listening and being patient before tearing into her tot trays. :)

Praise Time Board

Here you see that we have completed our board for the first day!

Week 1 of ABCJesusLovesMe with no letter of the week

Day 1 God Made Light Creation Day 1

Day 1 Tot Trays



Only Snapshot of the day, still working on a "pretty" smile.:)



Day 1 COMPLETED WORK!
God made LIGHT on day 1 of creation! 

Day 2 God made the sky and the waters Creation Day 2

Day 2 Tot Trays

Look God separated the SKY and the WATERS!
Veg. oil and water with blue food coloring!

Snack of the Day!
The Sky and Waters!

Her favorite was the sky (cool whip).
She is not a fan of jello.

Day 3 Reviewing Days 1 and 2 of Creation



Completed work!

Painting on a vertical surface.
Color: Blue Shape: Circle

She is so cute!

Transferring with tongs.

The first week was only 3 days. All following weeks will be 5 days a week until baby Caleb arrives! We will take a short break from school at that time!

WEEK 2

Creation Day 3 God made the land and the plants!

Letter of the Week A

Theme: Fruit

Day 1

Tot Trays Day 1

We placed the land onto the felt board and discussed where the trees should go, the land or the water? She learned so much here as we found out later.



Fruits and Colors Matching

Day 2

Tot Trays Day 2

Absolutely loves to Dot Paint!!!

Matching
Got to love her smile.

Completed work!
God made the land and the plants on Day 3.



more action shots
transferring apple erasers



Painting on a vertical surface
Color: Red Shape: Line
I glued the spaghetti noodles on the night before!

Day 3

Tot Trays Day 3

During praise time we built a red line out of blocks
Color: Red Shape: Line



LOVES TO STAMP!
first time with ink...so much fun



Matching fruit



Matching fruit again

Day 4  Oops I forgot to take a pic. of the tot trays.:(

gluing seeds onto our creation day 3 craft page

She is a mess today!
3 part puzzle
She actually surprised me with this.

Day 5

Tot Trays Day 5
Notice our ABC Find It in the green bin!
This was a blast!!!

Q-tip Painting!!!
Fine motor



Happiest Face Ever!
Playdough Letter A



Sorting "Big A" and "Little A"

Burgers, Bostons, and One Really Big Little Girl!

Well, we are back! Where did we go? Our blog was wrongly assumed to be spam and was temporarily locked. They were able to restore it, however, and we are now free to post. Speaking of freedom, happy late 4th of July to all. This was Jordyn's first experience with fireworks! She loves em'. Almost as much as she loves "Woter MmmmELLown" (Watermelon). We had a blast with Gammy and Buddy (her Boston Terrier). Here are some of those shots.

 

 

So, we humbly remember and thank those who have sacrificed, and are currently doing so, to bring us physical freedom. Some of which, we have made practice of often overlooking and ignoring, though we so also have many that we acknowledge and give thanks for. More than this, we would be remiss not to see the reality of a greater freedom. That is, the one purchased by the spilled blood of Christ. A freedom, not just from the penalty of sin (hell and eternal separation from God), but from the very power of present sin (present hold of sin on our lives). So many look to forward to the former manifestation of this freedom with great expectation, but demonstrate very little emphasis or expectation concerning the latter. They embrace the idea of freedom from the "sting of death", but are lax in the fight against sin and the holding up a banner of personal righteousness. "It is for freedom that Christ set us free". That means now! Let us remember, Christians, that we are commanded to walk in a manner worthy of "God", "the gospel", and "our calling". Not only are we commanded, but we are also equipped. It is not a call to try harder or a quest to gain God's favor through our good deeds. Instead, following the Spirit in order to put to death the deeds of the body is the natural overflow of what has been given to us, and understanding that the only thing that pleases the Father lies in the finished work of His dear Son. James says it is the true test of our faith. So, I would ask you Christians, "what sanctifying work do you see in your life"? I hope we can answer the question, for this is the demonstration of the truer freedom. It is the main reason that we so celebrate the physical one. The one we acknowledge on this day in July is merely the shadow pointing to the substance. Let us not neglect something so crucial to the authenticity of our new identity in Christ. May our lives testify to this understanding. By God's grace, we will.

 

A&C