new stones & valentines

Yesterday we were at the Dollar Store for a few minutes and I came across colored stones (like marbles with a flat bottom).  They're used for flower arrangements a lot of times, but we used them for math today.  What fun for $1!  

K sorted all the colors for her math activity today (a non-HOD activity).

 

I had D take a half sheet of paper - fold it several times to make 16 "boxes" when we opened the paper.  I then had him write the numbers 1-12 in each box...writing 9-12 again to fill in the remaining 4 boxes.  We grabbed a set of dice from another game and began to play a math game.  Each time he or I would roll, we'd have to add or subtract the two numbers to put a stone on the paper covering the correct number.  He knows most of his math facts but when it came to 5+6 he was stumped for a second.  By the end of the game, he was getting better!  He won, of course, by filling in his entire paper with marbles.  He's getting better with subtraction with is good - since that's something that MUS didn't cover this year but something he needs to know for Singapore's book.

D's history today was about St. Valentine - I never knew he was a martyr!  To go along with his story today he made a "real" valentine heart by folding red paper in half and cutting out half the heart I had trace for him to follow with his scissors.  Then he opened it up to see the big heart.  He has cut out paper hearts on his own before and had never made them this way.  He was not happy that I had him fold the paper so because of that he refused to decorate his valentine. ;o(

 

Before school time this morning, D was exercising in the living room using "TaeBO Kicks" - a DVD I had requested from the library and picked up yesterday.   He did it last night after dinner, too.  He loves it!

 

K's letter activity today was to make the "P" with masking tape and tiptoe on it saying "p-p-p".  She's so funny!  Yes, she's wearing the princess outfit again with tights...it's been her outfit of choice lately.  I'll have to wash it tonight while she's sleeping. ;o)

 

We read more about Jonah today and how he was swallowed by a whale.  Her activity to go along with her Bible story was to trace her foot on paper (I did it loosely so we wouldn't mark up her tights & added the tail) to make a whale.  She then colored with crayon (her choice - pink!) and then used watercolors to paint over the whale to make it look like he was in the water.  She didn't finish painting the entire page but she did a good job...looks like other fish in the water. :o)