I won!

My cool mug shown down below won the mug contest!  I get some free coffee!  Cool beans 

Week 1 - Year 1 - Creation

I am going to do a 3 year cycle through history.  And then repeat that cycle a couple of times.  And I'm going to go ahead and start that cycle with Kindergarten.  So, this is week number 1, and we started at the beginning, of course :)    The things that are italicized are because there are links at the bottom, that go into a more detailed description.  We'll see how this week goes.  Hopefully I didn't plan too much for each day. We will also use many more books than I have listed.  I just wanted a jumping off point for where to look in the library.   When we actually do this week, I'll post more details about how it goes and what we do, and actual books and other things we end up using.

Monday

Day 1 - God created the light, and day and night.  2 - God created the sky/atmosphere.

Retell with felt

100 easy lessons

Air takes space

Make a cloud

Coloring pages, mini-book

 

Tuesday

God created the waters, the land and the vegetation.

Retell with felt

Write words

Memorize days of creation

Workbook pages

Learn about primary and secondary colors –  paint coloring sheets from primary colors.

J 551.46 H   

J 551.46 RIC   

 

Wednesday

God created the sun, moon and stars.

Retell with felt

100 easy lessons

Constellations

Make planets out of clay

Write words

Memorize days of creation

start learning about time

Coloring pages, mini-book

J 525 BIR

J 523.8 VOG

 

Thursday

God created the birds and the fish.

Retell with felt

Saltwater and Sun

Write words

Memorize days of creation

Workbook pages

Paint coloring sheets from secondary colors.

J 598 K

J 591.92 K

 

Friday

God created the animals and man.

Retell with felt

Write words

100 easy lessons

Memorize days of creation

start learning about time

Coloring pages, mini-book

Week 1 Creation

Social Studies – Read Bible

Coloring pages

Mini-book

Days of creation crafts

Science –

Air takes space

Clouds

Saltwater and Sun

Constellations – put glow in the dark sticker stars on black paper in shape of various  constellations.

Take modeling clay, and using proper dimensions, made each of the planets with a different color (sun=yellow, earth = green, Uranus = blue, etc.) and of the proper proportionate size.

Math - start learning about time

Language Arts -

learn to write alphabet properly - use a vocab word from each day  to ease the boredom  :)

For all Bible stories, have her retell them with the felt pieces

Art –

Go through art curriculum – 1 lesson a week

Do workbook pages out of the activity book

Memorize all 7 days

New Look!

I finished giving my blog a new look.  More of an artsy feel for right now.  And I have 2 units finished, so I'll be posting them soon, too!  

planning Kindergarten!

I'm gearing up to start Kindergarten this fall, so I've started working on our yearly plan and unit studies and all of that.  I'm also going to redo the look of my blog a bit :)  I can't wait!!

Mug Contest

So I was just browsing a few blogs and came across this contest at Under His Construction  So, here is my entry for favorite coffee mug.  This is called Monday Morning Mug. 





   
 

Lewis and Clark

We took a 3 day road trip to Mt Rushmore a couple of weeks ago,  and on the way there, we stopped at the rest area on the Missouri River near Chamberlain, SD.  This is a spot where Lewis and Clark camped on their journey.  They had a neat little museum inside.  On the way home, we went south through Wyoming down to Fort Laramie, and then took part of the Oregon Trail east through Nebraska, driving by Scotts Bluffs and stopping at Chimney Rock before driving back home.

So the kids have been all excited about all of that.  So I checked out a few books out of the library and we are doing some Lewis and Clark things. I have got to say (again) that I just loooooove love love love the Williamson Publishers books.  fantastic.  I would love to own all of them.    If you do an amazon advanced search, you can search by Publisher and search for Williamson Publishing Company, you can see all of their books.

I also found this book at the library and was using that as well.

So.....we did 2 things today.  One was making 'vermillion' like Lewis made and gave to the indians as a gift...they used it to paint their bodies.  So, we made it and the kids painted their bodies.   Then, we made journals and went and inspected some plants and drew pictures and colored them, like Lewis and Clark recorded the various plants they saw.

Easter stuff

Here are a few links/ideas for Easter/Passover. 

Preschool Easter Themed stuff
Jesus on the cross coloring sheet PDF
Perpetual Preschool Passover ideas
Perpetual Preschool Easter ideas
DLTK Easter
I'm not real keen on eggs and chicks and bunnies for Easter, but here's a site with a few craft ideas: Easter crafts
Passover coloring pages
DLTK Palm Sunday

EASTER STORY COOKIES: Make the evening before Easter... 1c. Whole Pecans 1
tsp. Vinegar 1c. Sugar Zipper Baggie 3 Egg Whites Tape Wooden Spoon Pinch Salt
Bible

Preheat oven to 300° (This is important-- Do it now!) Place pecans in zipper
baggie and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small
pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested He was beaten by the Roman
soldiers. (John 19:1-3.) Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp. vinegar
into mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given
vinegar to drink. (John 19:28-30.) Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent
life. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life. (John 10:10-11.)
Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush the
rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus'
followers, and the bitterness of our own sin. (Luke 23:27.) So far the
ingredients are not appetizing. Add 1c. sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of
the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to know and belong
to Him. (Ps. 34:8 and John 3:16.) Beat with a mixer for 12-15 minutes until
stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the white represents the purity in God's
eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. (Isa. 1:18 and John
3:1-3.) Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper covered cookie
sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was
laid. (Matt. 27:57-60.) Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and
turn the oven OFF. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door.
Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. (Matt. 27:65-66.) GO TO BED! Explain that
they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers
were in despair when the tomb was sealed. (John 16:20 and 22.) On Easter
morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface
and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus' followers
were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. (Matt. 28:1-9.)