Ester and spring welcome

letters in the past couple of weeks

more clay letters

this week we walked the letters outlined on the floor with yarn. learned a couple of tounge twisters and act out Miss Moppet story by Beatrix Potter. Lot's of baby pretend play is happening in our house! thanks grandma for all of the doll clothes and handmade baby diapers!

watercolor painting

once a week we do wet on wet watercolor painting. now that spring is near , we love playing with purples and greens and yellows.

M for Mountains

misty mountains multiply
a million marvelous M's;
mingle mint and marigold
in meadows of mystery.
the moon sends down its magic beams
making merry melodies
on the mirrors of murmuring streams

Numbers 1- 7

We made beeswax numbers 1 through 7 as we were studying them. Now we laid out the numbers and the corresponding number of items under them. Second time we mixed the numbers around.

our nature table Winter

Nature Table Fall

"L" The Elves and the Shoemaker

Retell the story together. Draw a sturdy L. Draw elves standing tall in their boots, shaped Like Ls.

December week 1

December 6th we calebrate Saint Nicholas Day. During the week we read different stories of his life. We do things in spirit of giving, like Saint Nicholas did in his lifetime. Bake bread and bring it to a friend. Help a neighbour with yardwork. Have some children over and bake star shaped cookies, pretend like they are the elves who are st. Nick's helpers. Enjoy eating the cookies.

weekly rythm

monday - bake or cook together
tuesday - watercolor
wednesday - handwork
thursday - housekeeping, helping, yard work
friday - seasonal crafts

Our Daily Schedule

8am - Breakfast and Chores
9:30 - Cirlcle Time
9:45 - Morning Main Lesson till about 10:30
Snack and Free Play
12:30 - Lunch. Outside Time and Free Play
3 pm - Snack
4 pm - Afternoon Hour (crafts, art, beeswax modeling, baking)
5 pm - Dinner Preparation
6 pm - Dinner. Clean up, Family time, Bath time
8 pm - Bedtime

first day of homeschooling

Ready to take on those letters..