4th of July Crafts

 We did a few Forth of July crafts before heading to our hometown parade.

 Jetty boy used our Dot-A-Dots to make his flag I printed out for him. He also made a flag puzzle out of Popsicle sticks. 

June bug learned why there are 13 stripes and 50 stars. She counted the stars and stripes then colored her flag. 

 We broke out our science kit and tried a new experiment. Fireworks in a jar. It was supposed to make fireworks but it just made a blob of water with oil and food coloring. But they still had fun. It's a good lesson for science. Not all experiments turn out the way you expect. 

Tip: Use trays for messy science or art projects

 Here is our bulletin board. I bought it off of craigslist.com for $10!!! I love a good deal. 

Doll hair science salon

Brown Bear Preschool Activities

This week for Jetty boy(3) we focused on the book Brown Bear Brown Bear what do you see? By Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carl. The first day he colored a print out to match the book. The second day I lamented a wonderful sheet I found on Teacherpayteachers.com. I used my laminator I got for Christmas, then I cut them out. Jetty boy helped me glue the pictures onto craft sticks. The two big kids put on a puppet show using the sticks. I didn't get any pictures of the show but it was great! I plan to do a few more activities over the weekend to finish up the book study. 

 Here is the link

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brown-Bear-Vocabulary-Chart-316501

First Day of School

Today was our first day of First grade! Yes it's July but that is how we homeschool. June bug did great. We had a bit of struggles but i'm sure they will be worked out soon.

Our homeschool area is our dining room. It's working great! I love dollar store posters. I scored a huge bulletin board off craigslist for $10. 

Mondays are Math, handwriting, reading, science, and poetry(unit study)

Jetty boy is working on Brown Bear Brown Bear what do you see by Eric Carl. A bit like five in a row.  I printed out some worksheets for him to color in according to the book. He did great. But as soon as he was done we ran into trouble. Keeping him quiet and busy is going to be hard. He got sent to his room a couple of times to quiet down. The baby slept in the sling! 

Brain Pop video on the ipad about Poems and hibernation. 

When June bug finishes a subject she gets to mark it off on our chart. This way she knows how much is left to complete. 

Dr. Seuss is a great poet :) Katie had a bit of reluctance reading but did her 5 pages in the end. We use our ipad stand and a clothes hanger to prop up the book. 

We started at 8:30 and ended around 10:30. Great start to the year.