Peter (jumping): "I dump like a frog. Dump starts with a d."
Me: "Do you mean jump? J-j-jump starts with a j."
Peter: "Well, some people start it with a d and I is one of they."
Monday, August 27, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
L is for a Loopy Lion
Peter read his easy reader book to Daddy and Elliot.
Then he sorted insects into a pocket chart.
Lastly, he made a macaroni lion. I think his lion looks a little ditzy, but Peter refused to give him a nose, which I think might have made him look a bit more liony.
Elliot, of course, ate.
Then he sorted insects into a pocket chart.
Lastly, he made a macaroni lion. I think his lion looks a little ditzy, but Peter refused to give him a nose, which I think might have made him look a bit more liony.
Elliot, of course, ate.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Peter's First Book Report
Dictated entirely by Peter. He was very specific about what I should draw and how I should draw it. The signature was a joint effort - he wrote the letters he wanted to and told me exactly how to write any other letters he deemed necessary.
He also put together a tangram Angus dog and cut and pasted Angus in a book about prepositions. The page he is working on in the picture says Angus is in front of the goat.
He also put together a tangram Angus dog and cut and pasted Angus in a book about prepositions. The page he is working on in the picture says Angus is in front of the goat.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
L is for Lion
With each letter unit I am doing with Peter we are focusing on one sight word. Some of them logically go with the unit (he with the H unit), but others were chosen because they are easy and ubiquitous. This unit he is learning the word see. We started a word caterpillar in the hallway to showcase his sight words and give him ample opportunities to see and review them.
We love the Target $1 bins. The other day we were there and they had artist palettes and we decided to buy a couple. The palette holds a whole rainbow of colors and Peter loved mixing the colors in the middle just like a real artist. He started with L is for lion, but by the end, his creation was more M is for mud.
Last week I had a time saving epiphany. It seemed like every blog and message board was talking about back to school and packing lunches. I suddenly realized that if I were to "pack" lunches for the boys either at night or first thing in the morning, that it would greatly simplify the learning time to lunch transition. It is working out GREAT!! After dinner I sometimes pack leftovers directly into their lunch boxes for the following day. And then, in the morning I already have a knife and cutting board out to cut up an apple for my oatmeal and a piece of fruit for the boys' breakfast - it only takes an extra minute to cut up a few things for their lunches at the same time.
After learning time and lunch Peter went outside to bounce in the fresh air. Elliot and I watched from upstairs.
We love the Target $1 bins. The other day we were there and they had artist palettes and we decided to buy a couple. The palette holds a whole rainbow of colors and Peter loved mixing the colors in the middle just like a real artist. He started with L is for lion, but by the end, his creation was more M is for mud.
Last week I had a time saving epiphany. It seemed like every blog and message board was talking about back to school and packing lunches. I suddenly realized that if I were to "pack" lunches for the boys either at night or first thing in the morning, that it would greatly simplify the learning time to lunch transition. It is working out GREAT!! After dinner I sometimes pack leftovers directly into their lunch boxes for the following day. And then, in the morning I already have a knife and cutting board out to cut up an apple for my oatmeal and a piece of fruit for the boys' breakfast - it only takes an extra minute to cut up a few things for their lunches at the same time.
After learning time and lunch Peter went outside to bounce in the fresh air. Elliot and I watched from upstairs.
Monday, August 20, 2012
L is for Ladybug
This is actually a compilation of learning time from three days.
Day 1:
Peter put stickers on his capital L while Elliot posed like a swimsuit model.
Day 2:
Mama flaked out and did not fill Peter's learning drawers, so he played with play doh and made a train.
Day 3:
Peter did the letter maze on his own so quickly I did not get a chance to take any in-process pictures. He also "signed" his name by putting a magnet on a P (completely his own idea). Then he proceeded to put the rest of the magnets on other letters saying he was making a lion shape.
Then Peter made a ladybug with a hole punch while Elliot tried to pull over a chair onto himself.
Day 1:
Peter put stickers on his capital L while Elliot posed like a swimsuit model.
Day 2:
Mama flaked out and did not fill Peter's learning drawers, so he played with play doh and made a train.
Day 3:
Peter did the letter maze on his own so quickly I did not get a chance to take any in-process pictures. He also "signed" his name by putting a magnet on a P (completely his own idea). Then he proceeded to put the rest of the magnets on other letters saying he was making a lion shape.
Then Peter made a ladybug with a hole punch while Elliot tried to pull over a chair onto himself.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
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