Sunday, January 31, 2016

Really Rad!


We had another fun week this week! We began with some letter R/r tracing...



And then we made name rockets and danced to the "rocket run" song!






Later that day we played with friends at the gym and did some rope jumping, riding bikes, and running races.



On Tuesday we ate raisins while watching a video about the water cycle (for how rain is made). 



We did R/r matching with raindrops and made a "R" rain cloud. We even tried a water cycle experiment (pictured later).


Later that day we painted...



On Wednesday we traced...



And then put on our robes to play in the rice!




We even checked our rain experiment...by the end of the week Kieryn was really good at saying the words "evaporation, condensation, and precipitation."



On Thursday we did some red rectangle math and counting. Then we traced and made rectangle robots!






That afternoon we made rice crispy treats and practiced cutting and glueing while talking about things we can do to do Right by God. We talked about how to put those things in our heart and the not right things outside our heart. We discussed how those good things make God (who is in our heart) happy so we too feel good when doing Right by Him. The kids enjoyed it!











On Friday we found lots of rings...



Later we practiced ripping and matching colors to make a rainbow. Kieryn even recalled which story in the bible had a rainbow. She could even say what that rainbow meant. 







Later that morning we made our weekly visit to the Great Grandparents. We were all sporting our new scarves! I was trying out Steven's since he was at work...mine is in the works! I have been working/learning/improving my crochet skills! I haven't ventured from this pattern yet but I am having fun! The kids even have a smaller version on their scarf for their doll/dog to wear so they can match...surprisingly this was their idea, not mine.



Because the weather was glorious the kids got to go on a tractor ride with Grandpa. I think this was the highlight of the week!




Until next time!










Sunday, January 24, 2016

Quite Q-Some

We began letter Q week with our regular routine... tracing, Q video and then some "quick" activities! 
We made some "quicksand" and played in it for a while. Ronan didn't like it at first, but after we pretended to save his animals from the quicksand he eventually had fun. 
 




 On Tuesday we did some tracing and then letter Q/q matching. We recalled the story about Queen Esther from our E week and then played a queen crown counting game. After rolling all the numbers and covering them with a gem (M&M) we enjoyed eating them. Later we pretended to be Queens (and Kings) ourselves.





On Wednesday we practiced Q-tip math and counting. Kieryn is getting very good at writing her numbers!


Then we did Q-tip and quill painting...



and spent some time out in the snow.


On Wednesday for lunch we enjoyed some Queso. The kids enjoyed experimenting with their foods to see which item tasted the best.


That afternoon we did some quinoa play. Wow was this stuff messy! I don't think we'll do that again... but the kids sure did have fun!



On Thursday we did some tracing and then spent time practicing (role play) how to handle quarrels.We talked about quieting the quarrels! We discussed how to react if someone was mean or upset and practiced being slow to anger and "quick" to listen and show kindness. This was the kids' favorite activity of the week. They asked to practice quarreling multiple times... mostly because it was fun for them to have Grandma help with the practice. Thanks again for your help Grandma!


Then outside again!


We had snow cones with the fresh snow! So yummy!



Here's what I've been working on... Kieryn was so excited when her scarf was done! This was how she first decided to sport it around...Now I am working on Ronan's. 



On Friday did a quarter Q and practiced some patterns before gluing squares onto our quilt. 




Such a fun week! We were excited to have quesadillas and hang with Daddy on Saturday. We went sledding and played snow tag! 


Having a blast! Until next week...