Today we ate breakfast and got started on fun school right away. We woke up later than usual today so Ava wasn't ready for her nap. I sat her in her high chair while we read "The Greedy Bee" again. She wanted the book so I had to stop mid-book to let her down because she was fussing so loud. lol So she went out on the deck and played. The boys were very attentive during the book again. Today I had Noah to narrate the book himself as he looked at the pictures. Here is his version:
The Very Greedy Bee
narrated by Noah Seyer
The very greedy bee was eating the nectar from the blue flower. He was being very greedy and not sharing the nectar.
The very greedy bee took the ladybug's flower and he wouldn't share or let her rest on the leaf.
The very greedy bee found a lot of flower. Big flowers. He was excited. He said, "The flowers are all mine, and I can't tell anyone."
The greedy bee is jumping on the flowers and falling asleep. He got fatter and fatter and fatter. He fell asleep on the pink flower and snored.
He woke up and he couldn't fly because he was roly poly. He bumped when he tried to fly.
"I'm scared" said the greedy bee because there was a monster.
It wasn't a monster, it was fireflies! "Follow us" they said, and they helped him go home.
He was tired and he heard the waves from the water. He said, "I'm almost home." "But how do I get across?" he said. The tiny ants will help with a big leaf. "Get on" they said.
The greedy bee said, "I'm home!". The other bees said "where have you been?"
He was going to share all his honey.
The end.
We did a few more questions about things going on in the book and the lesson of the story. Eli said "eat honey" was the lesson. lol Noah said, "be nice and share." Hopefully that lesson will speak to him when he is being greedy with his toys.
By this time Ava was ready for her nap, so I gave Noah an activity page on "B" and Eli colored pictures that start with the letter "B". He actually remembered that glove didn't start with "b" from yesterday!
They took about a 15 minute break to play and watch "Word World" on la la la la, doink, PBS Kids.
We came back to the table and read a little poem about fireflies. We talked about how awesome it is that God gave us such a cool bug to enjoy. Eli said "God gave them to bees because they get lost." He is paying attention, yay!!
We got out some dried beans to do math today. Eli was launching beans all over the kitchen, so his lesson was to count how many beans he picked up off the floor. Noah did awesome with his addition today. He probably did about 15 sets of adding beans using the beans as spots on the puppies. I think he really likes Math, he was super excited today about adding. :)
We did our Bible lesson today and they made sure to pay real close attention today. Noah remembered from yesterday that God made the planets, hills, stars, and moon. Eli remembered the moon and stars too. Today we learned that next the Earth looked brown and bare so God made the trees and plants. We talked about the fruits on the trees and bushes. Eli said God made the blueberries all on his own. :) Noah said he wanted some blueberries, so that made me remember there is a you-pick blueberry farm super close to us that we will have to visit soon. They have the BEST blueberries and it will be a definite fun school adventure!
Today was fun. I'm learning how to balance both boys and teach Eli at his level, even though he's more interested in being the class clown. lol Marshmallows are working as bribery for him to listen when he gets rowdy. He likes to pretend he doesn't know something as a game, so teaching him is going to be a whole new experience. Noah is the ideal student, he is really excited to learn, listens very well, and tries his best with what assignment he is given. I like having both of their personalities to teach, it keeps it interesting and fun. I'm actually very proud of Eli for his interest in what we are learning and what he is retaining, he just needs to express his inner comedian quite often. So this week was a great start to our year of homeschool. I am going to try to post as much as I can in the future, but it may be weekly instead of daily. I need to use Ava's nap time very wisely to keep up with all my Mama duties. :) Have a great weekend!
Friday, August 12, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Day 2 Homeschool Fun School
Today we read the bee book again and the boys really love it. Then we did some questions about things going on in the pictures of the book, like: why are there dotted lines following the bee, who is the bee with the yellow crown on? Then they asked for a spoon of honey from the bee hive pot. lol
I helped Noah learn to hold his pencil better because his hand looked uncomfortable and he complained with his thumb hurting. So I watched a quick video on how to show them how to hold a pencil, lol, seems like it would be easy to show, but the video made it easier to explain, little trick method. lol He wrote the letter "Bb" again today and I already saw improvement in just one day. :) Eli scribbled again and said "done."
Then we did some pages out of a letter book where we colored the pictures that start with the "b" sound.
For our math today, Eli did a Sesame Street page that explained first, next, and last. And for Noah, we started some basic addition. He seems to really understand math concepts well, so I wanted to give him a little challenge and he did great. He had no trouble counting the puppy groups and adding them together.
Our last lesson was reading from a children's Bible stories book. They didn't pay much attention the first time because Eli was being silly, so I asked them questions and they didn't remember. It was a super short story so they could have remembered, lol. So I told them that if they pay attention and listen and can answer my questions, they get a treat. Bible Bribery...maybe it will work for me too. lol They paid attention the second time and had sweet answers this time, so they got some mini marshmellows.
After Ava wakes up from her nap, we are going to go have some fun outside after lunch. Today was fun, but Ava did not want to nap and Eli is back to full energy(he's recovering from a virus), so keeping him from distracting Noah is gonna be something to work on. He kind of comes and goes, which is fine, I don't expect him to sit down, but I guess if he does get down, I will make him play in his room so Noah won't be as distracted. I'm learning too. :)
I helped Noah learn to hold his pencil better because his hand looked uncomfortable and he complained with his thumb hurting. So I watched a quick video on how to show them how to hold a pencil, lol, seems like it would be easy to show, but the video made it easier to explain, little trick method. lol He wrote the letter "Bb" again today and I already saw improvement in just one day. :) Eli scribbled again and said "done."
Then we did some pages out of a letter book where we colored the pictures that start with the "b" sound.
For our math today, Eli did a Sesame Street page that explained first, next, and last. And for Noah, we started some basic addition. He seems to really understand math concepts well, so I wanted to give him a little challenge and he did great. He had no trouble counting the puppy groups and adding them together.
Our last lesson was reading from a children's Bible stories book. They didn't pay much attention the first time because Eli was being silly, so I asked them questions and they didn't remember. It was a super short story so they could have remembered, lol. So I told them that if they pay attention and listen and can answer my questions, they get a treat. Bible Bribery...maybe it will work for me too. lol They paid attention the second time and had sweet answers this time, so they got some mini marshmellows.
After Ava wakes up from her nap, we are going to go have some fun outside after lunch. Today was fun, but Ava did not want to nap and Eli is back to full energy(he's recovering from a virus), so keeping him from distracting Noah is gonna be something to work on. He kind of comes and goes, which is fine, I don't expect him to sit down, but I guess if he does get down, I will make him play in his room so Noah won't be as distracted. I'm learning too. :)
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Homeschool Fun School Day 1
Today Noah started his first day of kindergarten......at home. I am going to be his teacher and I am really excited!! Probably more excited than him because I have all the ideas for what I envision as "fun school" in my head. I am a little nervous since I've never done this before, kind of comes along with unchartered waters in life, but I feel led to do it, so we are gonna follow that lead and have some learning fun!
So our school time is during Ava Mae's nap in the morning. Today we started this really neat little curriculum called "Within These Pages." The whole lesson plan is based around one book. Our first book adventure is about bees. We read the book, "The Very Greedy Bee" and talked about what bees eat to make honey. Then I got my honey pot, (I loooove me some honey, so I have a cute beehive shaped cookie jar filled with honey) and we all ate a little spoon of honey. This wasn't in the lesson plan, just an impromptu idea I had. :) I think I might be good at this teacher thing. Then we did the letter "B" and Noah practiced writing upper and lowercase "B" and Eli scribbled on his manuscript paper and said "I'm done." lol Then we took a break to go jump on the trampoline. While we were outside, we went over to the honeysuckle bush and saw an actual bee eating nectar!! Woo hoo, how awesome, the living example right in front of our eyes. Then I picked some flowers and Noah tasted the nectar. Eli said, "Mom, I not eat that yucky stuff." lol
Then we came back in and did a few sheets out of a Sesame Street Math book. That was our sitting lesson time for Day 1. I wanted to keep it short and sweet so he would look forward to school tomorrow. :)
We ate lunch and then went outside to ride bicycles. I think we'll be getting lots of P.E. credits this year!!
So our school time is during Ava Mae's nap in the morning. Today we started this really neat little curriculum called "Within These Pages." The whole lesson plan is based around one book. Our first book adventure is about bees. We read the book, "The Very Greedy Bee" and talked about what bees eat to make honey. Then I got my honey pot, (I loooove me some honey, so I have a cute beehive shaped cookie jar filled with honey) and we all ate a little spoon of honey. This wasn't in the lesson plan, just an impromptu idea I had. :) I think I might be good at this teacher thing. Then we did the letter "B" and Noah practiced writing upper and lowercase "B" and Eli scribbled on his manuscript paper and said "I'm done." lol Then we took a break to go jump on the trampoline. While we were outside, we went over to the honeysuckle bush and saw an actual bee eating nectar!! Woo hoo, how awesome, the living example right in front of our eyes. Then I picked some flowers and Noah tasted the nectar. Eli said, "Mom, I not eat that yucky stuff." lol
Then we came back in and did a few sheets out of a Sesame Street Math book. That was our sitting lesson time for Day 1. I wanted to keep it short and sweet so he would look forward to school tomorrow. :)
We ate lunch and then went outside to ride bicycles. I think we'll be getting lots of P.E. credits this year!!
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