We began Unit 6 for both Drew and Kate today...new rhymes, new letter...what fun!
Drew's Bible story today was about Moses striking the rock and the Israelites wandering in the Wilderness for 40 years prior to entering the Promised Land/Canaan. His rhyme is actually to the tune of "Row, Row, Row you Boat" which he did today...no complaining. Yeah!
For Science, Drew learned about seeds & soil which corresponded with the rich soil/plants that were in the Promised Land. He made "dirt" and of course Kate wanted to join in on the fun. We used mini chocolate chips to be the "rocky layer" then crushed graham crackers to be the "topsoil layer" and then cornflakes to be the "humus layer" like dried leaves, twigs, etc.
They were supposed to layer the types of dirt in the glass and see the layers, but both of them began shaking their glasses prior to getting the cornflakes dumped.
Oh, well. :oS They then ate their "dirt" and I explained to Kate (and Drew) that we do not eat REAL dirt. Just in case she ever thinks about it while she's outside playing...
While they continued to eat "dirt" - I read the last chapter of Reddy Fox to Drew. He was sad to see the story come to an end, and when asked what his favorite part was he replied, "I liked all of it!" We'll begin Peter Cottontail tomorrow and the same forest characters will be in that book since it's by the same author. :o)
For Phonics, Drew read through Green Eggs & Ham and did an amazing job. It's kind of repetitive on pages and so I had to stop him a few times since he was skipping over the beginning of the sentence just assuming it was like the previous one, when it was often different. Other than that, he read right through the book very fluently and Kate sat and listened today.
He also read through another page of Phonics Pathways learning the difference between "k" and "c" words - k comes before e and i usually and c comes before a, o and u (usually). We'll spend another day or two on this before moving on. I want him to be able to think about spelling certain words. I know spelling will come in his 1st grade curriculum, but hopefully it will help him to write some words while learning these phonics rules.He completed a few pages from his math book so we'll finish chapter 6 by Friday. I gave him a break from writing all the numbers 1-100. He was skip-counting by 10's today from 0-100. He will write all the numbers again tomorrow and again for his test on Friday. He assures me he knows all of them anyway, but I told him we have to do it for practice. ;o)
Kate's Bible story was about Joseph interpreting Pharaoh's dreams and so for her counting page she cut out blankets & pillows that I had outlined on scrap patterned paper from my scrapbooking supplies. She cut and glued everything by herself.
She was delighted to learn a new letter today...E says "E-E-E" and her hand motion is to empty a jar which goes with her rhyme.Her songs in each unit correspond with the Bible stories and are taken from The Singing Bible which I LOVE - great lyrics and varying styles of music. We have been listening to it in the van lately on Monday/Wednesday as we drive to and from campus. Kate's favorite song right now is about Joseph. I love that when we head to the car she says, "I want to listen to Joseph!" Drew even enjoys listening to the stories & songs and can already quote some of the stories.
I just received an e-mail tonight from another local co-op - the one I'm hoping to get involved with more next year since they have a waiting list for their classes this year. It was about YMCA P.E. classes that meet twice a month beginning next week and ending in December. Both Drew and Kate can be involved in the same class. We're going to try it out on Tuesday. I'm excited!
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