Day 1 of First Grade .....

...is done! So happy to have the first day done. It always takes a few days to get into the routine of the curriculum and I think we will be just fine. Big T loves the Math-U-See curriculum. He flew through today's lessons, but the great thing is...if he keeps going fast through the primer we can just jump to Alpha. Gotta love homeschooling! So the first day of Pilgrim Pathway School of Discovery was definitely a success. Here are a few pics of the day.

The children were so excited to get new school supplies. Gotta love brand new crayons and markers. :-) LOL

Although Little E was pretty mad at me because I didn't get him any markers. I know better than to do that. LOL ;-)

First up was a short Bible lesson (more in depth tomorrow.) We talked about how the Bible was originally written on scrolls and stored in jars. They found it fascinating actually. :-) Then it was on to a little bit of review over the letters A, B, and C (which included writing and sounds).

Then it was on to math. Big T loves this Math-U-See stuff. I am so happy for him. it makes it more enjoyable for everyone.

Sweet E got a little frustrated because she wasn't able to go as fast as her big brother. (but she did fine)

After math we had some reading time (They loved the book called Two Bad Ants) and then our sign language lesson. We used disc 1 of Signing Time volume 1. They love watching Alex and Leah. After Signing time they got their treat from E-pa (that is what Little E calls Grandpa Snow) and some popcorn. Now I need to go finish my chores and do some preschool with Little E this afternoon. (I should add that Beloved is doing art with the children this evening.)

Can't wait for tomorrow, but for now I have about 2 more loads of laundry to do.

**Just wanted to add a picture of the children's art time with Papa. They had so much fun. :-)**

Monday!

School officially starts on Monday. I will hopefully have a post up on all that we accomplished on Monday. But for now..I have to get the house in order first. LOL :-)

Almost ready......

I just ordered the math curriculum that we need to start our school year. I am praying that it arrives in the next couple of weeks so we can get started on August 1st. I know that is early for a lot of people, but I need to start school early so when the baby arrives I won't feel guilty for taking a few weeks off to enjoy the new bundle of joy. :-) Is it crazy that I am excited about ordering school supplies and curriculum? LOL :-)

It Came.....It Came!

Yeah, I know I am a little crazy, but I am so happy. The 2009-2010 Rainbow Resource Catalog came today. I love it. To show how big it is (for people that don't know) I had Big T hold it for a pic. it is absolutely huge!

Now...I am off for an hour or so to look through my new book. :-) LOL

We're done!

I know I really slacked off on this blog! I am so sorry, but my morning sickness really took me out for a few months. But we have finished our first year of Homeschooling. I don't know if I would call it successful (as much as I would like) but we are DONE! I didn't have to report any of the children this year (because they are all under the age requirement or whatever you call it. :-) Anyway, we are starting review either this week or next week and we will start next school year first week of August or so ...because I want to be able to take time off with the new baby and not feel pressured to finish next year. Hope to have pictures soon of what we are doing for review. Hope you all had a great school year! :-) Blessings- The Snows

Butterflies!

Last week we finished up working on the Letter B and Butterflies. The children and I had a wonderful time with this week. It was a lot of fun. We also had some butterflies of our own. We received caterpillars a few weeks ago and got a chance to see them grow and turn into beautiful painted Lady Butterflies. It's so amazing...the creativity that God has put into his creation. Butterflies are one of my favorite things. So it was a blessing to actually see the change happen. We missed the first butterfly emerging but were privileged to see the second one. The children were so excited to see their butterflies and we released them this past Saturday. But not before the children got to hold them on their fingers. :-)

Did some one say Maple Syrup?

I apologize...I am so far behind on updating both blogs. I have been feeling poorly the past week and I am trying to get caught up. Anyway, about the middle of March our family went to Malabar Farm for the Maple Syrup Festival. We don't have a ton of pictures, but it was a fun day. We rode on a horse drawn wagon to the sugar camp and got to see how the Native Americans made maple syrup and also how the pioneers/early settlers made it as well.

The first demonstration was how the Native Americans made it. They didn't have metal pots so they put the sap into a hollowed out log and took hot rocks out of the fire and put them into the sap to bring it to a boil. So their syrup had a lot of grit in it.

Next up was the early settlers. They would actually boil it past the syrup stage all they way down to sugar. And then if they needed syrup they would just add a little water to the sugar. We actually got to taste some of the sugar and it was very yummy! :-)

Little E was happy to be out of the carrier/backpack and be able to run around for a while.

Oh yes...I also can not forget to mention that the children got to try cotton candy for the first time. Not only was it cotton candy....it was maple syrup cotton candy! Big T loved it!

So...as I said...not many pictures, but the children sure had a good time. Hopefully next year it won't be as cold. :-)