Schedule charts and Memorization

I found this great website called Mrs. Riley. Here is a link about who they are. I have signed up for a 4 month subscription to make chore/schedule charts for the children. And I have to say....Big T and Sweet E love them! We have only used them for a couple of days, but it is already a big help! Here is a picture of all the pages I printed off...and it was a lot!

I then proceeded to cut all the cards out and laminate them. I use something similar to this clear shelf paper to laminate things like this and our school ID cards. I think I finished this whole process at like 2 in the morning. Don't ask...I started very late, but at least it's done. Except for the new cards I made. LOL This is what the charts look like.

This was the set up that the children saw first thing in the morning. I forgot to put a card up for breakfast (but I have made one since then). It's great because I can pull each card off.....

and change it when I need to. Because I put velcro strips on the "board" and squares on the back of each card.

Now I just need to find out the best way to store the cards so I don't have to go through all of them each time looking for one in particular. Any ideas for me? Maybe a index card holder with dividers? Hmmm...I will have to think about it.

Oh..and I should add that I got my notification "packet" sent off to the local school district and have received my receipt back that they did get it. :-) So, that is one less thing to worry about for now.

Oh...why not. I think I will show our School ID's as well...minus the personal information. I even made one for Little E. Last years cards came in handy at places like JoAnns, IMAX and museums. So I wanted to make sure we had some this year as well.

Oh...I guess I have 2 more things to post. Our Bible memorization. First up is the complete Proverbs 9:10 that they worked on last week.

And this next verse is just the first half of Proverbs 10:5. We will work on the rest of it the last half of this week.

Just another school day

It was so hot today that it was hard to get the children to "get moving" on their school lessons. But we did manage to finish. :-) First thing today we made scrolls to go inside the pottery jars the children made. They just thought it was one of the neatest things. They were so proud they said, "Take a picture Mama!" :-)

And here is a short video of their memory verse for the week.

Once we had our Bible lesson and craft done we went on to writing/reading. This was the hardest to get done today just because it is so hot and humid in the house. But I told them, "The sooner you get it done and do it right...the sooner you can cool down. So once they finished it we promptly took our math work upstairs to the bedroom with the window air conditioner. It was so much more comfortable up there. :-) Math went by very quickly.

Once math was finished I brought up the video and worksheets for the children's piano lesson. Gotta love KinderBach. Did the sheets upstairs and will practice the exercises on the piano when it is cooler. :-) Now I just need to get somethings ready for tomorrow. :-)

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