Monday, October 31, 2011
Mason's 1st Haircut!
We were over at Mie Mie and Papa's house and Sawyer got another haircut. After his haircut Mie Mie and I decided that Mason needed to get his hair trimmed up in the front so that it wouldn't be in his eyes anymore. The amount of hair that was cut off was very little so maybe it will just be considered his first hair trim!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Mason's Big Boy Bed!
Mason has now graduated to a big boy bed! Eventually we want to get bunk beds for the boys to create more space in their room. We have a feeling though that one of them will try to fly off the top so we got Mason a toddler bed until they are both a little bit older. I took Mie Mie and Mason to Madison (Target) to get Mason his new mattress, sheets, pillow and bedspread. Daddy took Sawyer to Wal-Mart to get the toddler bed and put it together.
Sawyer and Mason making sure the bed is jumpable! Mason is also showing off is new winter hat!
We laid both boys down at the same time. Mason is looking over at Sawyer while we were praying; I think he was trying to figure out why he was in Sawyer's room.
Tom and I could not get over how smooth the entire night/transition went! It was beyond our expectations. The next two pictures are proof that they both fell right to sleep in their own bed.
Sawyer and Mason making sure the bed is jumpable! Mason is also showing off is new winter hat!
We laid both boys down at the same time. Mason is looking over at Sawyer while we were praying; I think he was trying to figure out why he was in Sawyer's room.
Tom and I could not get over how smooth the entire night/transition went! It was beyond our expectations. The next two pictures are proof that they both fell right to sleep in their own bed.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Pumpkin Unit
What a fun unit! I think we all liked this because of how many hands on things we did regarding pumpkins (see also post on D5 #7). Sawyer learned about pumpkins and the letter "P". We discovered that other words that also start with "P"; pumpkin, pineapple, pink, purple, Papa, pee, poop and push (what he says he needs to go #2). As you probably already have figured out Daddy helped us think of words that start with "P".
This time around I laminated his paperwork so that he could practice tracing a lot more. He really thought it was pretty cool to be able to use a marker and then just wipe it up.
This school activity is from Melissa and Doug. Each wood block has a picture and then letter cut outs on it that spell the word of the picture. Sawyer then had to find the letters that matched; he did a great job!
This is us doing our marble pumpkin painting. It was hard to tell who had more fun Daddy or Sawyer.
Sawyer and Mason then colored wooden stakes in the shape of a pumpkin that are now in our plant! I just love how much Mason concentrates when he does something new.
We invited Mie Mie over to do a special project with Sawyer. Together they made pumpkin pies!!! Sawyer did an awesome job; he even cracked open the eggs!!!
Focus Books:
"P is for Pumpkin - God's Harvest Alphabet" by Kathy-jo Wargin
"How many seeds in a pumpkin?" by Margaret McNamara
"Pumpkin Cat" by Anne Mortimer
"It's Pumpkin Time!" by Zoe Hall (I wasn't really thrilled about this book just due to the expectation of thinking it was going to be all about Pumpkins but it had more of a Halloween theme to it.)
Links:
www.mygrafico.com
www.confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com
This time around I laminated his paperwork so that he could practice tracing a lot more. He really thought it was pretty cool to be able to use a marker and then just wipe it up.
This school activity is from Melissa and Doug. Each wood block has a picture and then letter cut outs on it that spell the word of the picture. Sawyer then had to find the letters that matched; he did a great job!
This is us doing our marble pumpkin painting. It was hard to tell who had more fun Daddy or Sawyer.
Sawyer and Mason then colored wooden stakes in the shape of a pumpkin that are now in our plant! I just love how much Mason concentrates when he does something new.
We invited Mie Mie over to do a special project with Sawyer. Together they made pumpkin pies!!! Sawyer did an awesome job; he even cracked open the eggs!!!
Focus Books:
"P is for Pumpkin - God's Harvest Alphabet" by Kathy-jo Wargin
"How many seeds in a pumpkin?" by Margaret McNamara
"Pumpkin Cat" by Anne Mortimer
"It's Pumpkin Time!" by Zoe Hall (I wasn't really thrilled about this book just due to the expectation of thinking it was going to be all about Pumpkins but it had more of a Halloween theme to it.)
Links:
www.mygrafico.com
www.confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com
Saturday, October 8, 2011
D5 #7
Today we went to Treinan Farms! This year we conquered the corn maze in 36 minutes with Sawyer leading the way and with Mommy bringing up the end while pushing Mason in the stroller. As you can see though from the pictures half way through the boys really started to give out on us. Sawyer complained of his toe hurting and wanting a snack; so up on Daddy's shoulders he went. Then Mason - we don't really know what went wrong. Daddy and Sawyer had fun going down the slides and playing in the tractor tires while Mason stayed in the stroller still not sure what was bothering him.
We then headed to a home that Daddy passes everyday coming to and from work that advertised Pumpkins for $3. We could not believe all the pumpkins they had and how big they were. They also had little ones for only $0.50 (you can't beat that price!).
At home we cut up one of the big pumpkins and baked it off so that we can make pumpkin pies tomorrow with Mie Mie (part of our Pumpkin Unit for school). Sawyer didn't really like separating the seeds from the "slim" he complained of them being wet so he just watched. (Even though picture does not show his enthusiasm he really did enjoy cutting up the pumpkins. We actually had to keep telling him to get off the counter because he wanted to be that close to the action but we didn't want him that close to the knife.)
Daddy and Sawyer then took the biggest pumpkin and carved a funny face in it.
We then headed to a home that Daddy passes everyday coming to and from work that advertised Pumpkins for $3. We could not believe all the pumpkins they had and how big they were. They also had little ones for only $0.50 (you can't beat that price!).
At home we cut up one of the big pumpkins and baked it off so that we can make pumpkin pies tomorrow with Mie Mie (part of our Pumpkin Unit for school). Sawyer didn't really like separating the seeds from the "slim" he complained of them being wet so he just watched. (Even though picture does not show his enthusiasm he really did enjoy cutting up the pumpkins. We actually had to keep telling him to get off the counter because he wanted to be that close to the action but we didn't want him that close to the knife.)
Daddy and Sawyer then took the biggest pumpkin and carved a funny face in it.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Farm Unit
Our Farm Unit went from Sunday September 18th through Thursday September 29th. We had so much fun praticing tracing lines, counting, tracing numbers and letters; our favorite part though was all the tractor talk!!! Here is a sneak peek on some of the many activities that we did.
In this project Sawyer had to match the corresponding animal with its shadow. After he did all that I then would hand him a slip of paper with the animals name on it and then he would have to match it with the animal. The only two that he was confused on was the chick and the duck; they did kind of look alike so I still think he did a great job!
Tractor Tracks!!! I wish I had my camera ready for his initial facial expression when he realized what we were going to do. I put the paint on the plate, put down the paper and then handed him the tractor. He was a little hesitant if he really could put his tractor in the paint so I put the tractor in the paint first and then he just went crazy!!! We ended up making two sheets; one for daddy's birthday card and the other for Mie Mie and Papa.
Here there were 5 chicken coops each with a number on it. He then had to put that many chickens in the coop that the number represented. He is not too familiar with identifing numbers yet so I would tell him which number it was and then he was able to count out the chickens.
The activity he kept asking to do over and over and over again. There were 10 barns (numbered 1 through 10), a pile of mini marshmallows in the grain silo, a tractor and a wagon. He had to load up his wagon from the grain silo and then put the corresponding number of marshmallows in the barn. I think his favorite part was eating the marshmallows at the end which is why he kept asking to do this project again.
We had one activity where he was to cut along a line that was drawn out on the piece of paper. He was having a hard time opening the scissors with one hand therefor making him open it with two but then he could not hold onto the piece of paper. I tried helping but he did get discouraged and frustrated. I then found a pair of scissors that automatically opens after he closes it! I had to convince him to try cutting one more time. He did much better so now to rebuild his confidence I am just having him cut little pieces of paper. Remember these pieces because you will see them again in our Leaf Unit!
Our Farm Unit Project Board! As much as this may look there was so much material we did not even get to use. I think we just may need to do another Farm Unit in the future!
Focus Books:
"Funny Farm" by Tom Arma
"Moo, Moo, Peekaboo!" by Jane Dyer
"A Very Funny Farm" by Smart Kidz Media
"One Weighs A Ton" by Salina Yoon
"A Year at a Farm" by Nicholas Harris
"Barnyard Banter" by Denise Fleming
"Wake Up, Big Barn!" by Suzanne Tanner Chitwood
"Funny Farm" by Mark Teague
"Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm" by Joy Cowley
Links:
http://thoughtsofesmeblogspot.com
2 Teaching Mommies
In this project Sawyer had to match the corresponding animal with its shadow. After he did all that I then would hand him a slip of paper with the animals name on it and then he would have to match it with the animal. The only two that he was confused on was the chick and the duck; they did kind of look alike so I still think he did a great job!
Tractor Tracks!!! I wish I had my camera ready for his initial facial expression when he realized what we were going to do. I put the paint on the plate, put down the paper and then handed him the tractor. He was a little hesitant if he really could put his tractor in the paint so I put the tractor in the paint first and then he just went crazy!!! We ended up making two sheets; one for daddy's birthday card and the other for Mie Mie and Papa.
Here there were 5 chicken coops each with a number on it. He then had to put that many chickens in the coop that the number represented. He is not too familiar with identifing numbers yet so I would tell him which number it was and then he was able to count out the chickens.
The activity he kept asking to do over and over and over again. There were 10 barns (numbered 1 through 10), a pile of mini marshmallows in the grain silo, a tractor and a wagon. He had to load up his wagon from the grain silo and then put the corresponding number of marshmallows in the barn. I think his favorite part was eating the marshmallows at the end which is why he kept asking to do this project again.
We had one activity where he was to cut along a line that was drawn out on the piece of paper. He was having a hard time opening the scissors with one hand therefor making him open it with two but then he could not hold onto the piece of paper. I tried helping but he did get discouraged and frustrated. I then found a pair of scissors that automatically opens after he closes it! I had to convince him to try cutting one more time. He did much better so now to rebuild his confidence I am just having him cut little pieces of paper. Remember these pieces because you will see them again in our Leaf Unit!
Our Farm Unit Project Board! As much as this may look there was so much material we did not even get to use. I think we just may need to do another Farm Unit in the future!
Focus Books:
"Funny Farm" by Tom Arma
"Moo, Moo, Peekaboo!" by Jane Dyer
"A Very Funny Farm" by Smart Kidz Media
"One Weighs A Ton" by Salina Yoon
"A Year at a Farm" by Nicholas Harris
"Barnyard Banter" by Denise Fleming
"Wake Up, Big Barn!" by Suzanne Tanner Chitwood
"Funny Farm" by Mark Teague
"Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm" by Joy Cowley
Links:
http://thoughtsofesmeblogspot.com
2 Teaching Mommies
Monday, September 26, 2011
Happy 33rd Birthday Daddy!
Daddy turned 33 years old this year! We started the celebrations by taking him to his favorite restaurant, Buffalo Wild Wings, two days before his birthday. The boys had a lot of fun playing the free trial games on the screen! Aunt Toni, Uncle Terry, Aunt Sandra and Emma were at the Badger Football game that day and also joined us to eat! We sure did have a lot of fun all sitting around one table.
When Daddy woke up on his birthday Sawyer gave him is birthday card that he personally made! (He ran his tractor tires in paint and then all over the paper.) Mason was just really concerned if we were going to eat breakfast soon!
This picture was actually taken on September 8th, but I just love how it shows the connection between the boys! Sawyer and Mason follow their Daddy around everywhere and love to help him on all the home projects that are being done. Here they are fixing Sawyer's bike.
When Daddy woke up on his birthday Sawyer gave him is birthday card that he personally made! (He ran his tractor tires in paint and then all over the paper.) Mason was just really concerned if we were going to eat breakfast soon!
This picture was actually taken on September 8th, but I just love how it shows the connection between the boys! Sawyer and Mason follow their Daddy around everywhere and love to help him on all the home projects that are being done. Here they are fixing Sawyer's bike.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Triangles
We ended up not doing too much for our Triangles Unit for a couple of different reasons. The first being that I noticed Sawyer pointing out the triangle shape in different objects throughout the day without me even asking; so I knew he knew what the shape was. The second being that it ended up being a pretty busy week.
We did however read two different books about Triangles; "The Greedy Triangle" by Marilyn Burns and "Triangles - Seeing Triangles All Around Us" by Sarah Schuette. Sawyer also did a couple of worksheet with tracing the triangle shape.
We did however read two different books about Triangles; "The Greedy Triangle" by Marilyn Burns and "Triangles - Seeing Triangles All Around Us" by Sarah Schuette. Sawyer also did a couple of worksheet with tracing the triangle shape.
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