Happy Halloween

Caramel Apples

We made caramel apples with the kids today. I must say, they were delicious and the kids were so proud of them. It has been a long time since I've had one and they were even better than I remembered. I was impressed that the kids enjoyed them so much they even ate the apple!

We introduced the kids to a time honored tradition... Roasting marshmallows! The kids had such a blast. Elisabeth thought they were "camping out".

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Homeschool

The highlight of the past few weeks of homeschool has been reading circle. Each day we sit in a circle and read the readers that go along with our curriculum. Caleb and Elisabeth LOVE reading circle and make sure that I do not forget to include it in our day. The reading books have simple words and blends in them. The kids are so excited to have books they can read all by themselves.

Here are some of our skills and activities from our last three weeks of homeschool:

Vowel/ consonant blends (Pp, Kk, Zz, Yy)
Sight Words~ he and she
Identifying what belongs together
Consonant/ vowel review
Counting by 10's assessment
Counting by 5's
Locating Florida on a map
Matching capital and lowercase letters
Identifying the beginning, middle, and ending sound of a word
Completing a pattern
Opposites
Rhyming words
Names begin with a capital letter
Sentences begin with a capital and end with a period
Review blend ladders
Sounding out one syllable words
Grouping numbers 1-10
Finding the correct number
Science ~ Planet Earth: Jungles and Shallow Seas

Workboxes:

Cutting

Matching pairs

Pattern blocks

Watercolor painting

Dot painting

Identifying what is different

Matching words with beginning sounds

Color pencil drawings

Finding what does not belong

Cray-pas pictures

Magnets

Measuring on a balance

Sequencing puzzles

Same versus different

Made noodle necklaces

Stamping

Rebekah Kate's Premiere

Introducing Rebekah Kate. If you watch carefully (around 1:13), you can see her yawn.
We can't wait for her to join our world in March 2012!

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4 Year Old Choir

My mom has been teaching 4 year old choir for as long as I remember. In fact, she taught Todd and me over 30 years ago. Now her greatest joy is picking up Caleb and Elisabeth every Wednesday night to sing in her choir. The kids love it and it's not a bad deal for us either! The video below is their first outing in "big church".

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Pumpkin Patch

Going to the pumpkin patch is a family tradition, but the tradition is not complete until we finish our adventure with Krispy-Kreme doughnuts. I'm not sure where the kids have more fun... searching for the great pumpkin or watching the doughnuts float down the river of oil!

18 Weeks

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Girl!!!