Grapes, H & Spies

We had an uninterrupted school morning today because C was actually a good little napper!  K's Bible story was about the 12 spies who went to look at the Promised Land  - 2 came back with a good report & grapes and 10 came back and said the people were giants and they couldn't defeat them.  K's art activity was to make bunches of grapes.  I opted to have her stamp them with a cartoon-font "o" after drawing brown vine/stems with crayon.  She stamped for awhile then used her finger to make "baby grapes" and she had fun.  ;o)

She finished Unit 9 today and so I taped the "H" to floor for her to walk on.  It was significantly smaller than the other taped letters of prior units because we ran out of tape...oops!

D wanted to participate in her Bible activity and so they both pretended to tiptoe around the playroom in search of grapes (large beachball).  They really had to watch their step as the playroom was an incredible mess!  It gets cleaned about once a week, but this weekend we didn't make it a priority.  It's funny to see where the "invisible" line of the school area begins - at the bottom of the picture on the other side of the Lego pile. :o)

D learned about Joash & Josiah - young kings of Judah who obeyed God.  His devotional today was about the Bible and spending time reading it.  He read a few verses along with me from 2 Timothy 3 and 4, too.  I'm encouraging him to begin to read it on his own and may pick a verse from his Bible story for him to read each school day to get him started.

D also told me today that he likes to do the left side (Bible & History) of his guide last because he likes it the best.  So when we began with his Phonics, he said "I like these, too, I just like Bible better." :o)  It made me smile.

D completed a review page for math chapter 9 today, but still has a few issues adding 9.  I made him the 9 facts flashcards today and he breezed through the +2, +3, +4 & +5, but slowed down at +6 to +9.  We'll keep reviewing until it's mastered...another few days I think.

He read through his Phonics Pathways page and another HOP book to add to his November Book-It List (he's completed 4 of his 16 for the month now).  His mind moves quickly and sometimes I have to slow him down - he will add an -s or something else to the end of the word instead of letting his eyes look at all the letters before moving onto the next word.

We're just about done with Peter Cottontail and should finish next Monday.  The past few chapters have been about Peter learning about hibernation since a lot of the animals in the forest are telling him "I'll see you in the spring."  I think I'm enjoying reading these books to D as much as he enjoys listening to them. :o)