School Daze -Week Twenty Eight

Ryleigh is 36 Months and Braeden is 9 Months

This week we did the Letter of the Week (W is for Watermelon), pre-writing, sorting, LISTENING, dance class, a dance birthday party, baking, and lots of outdoor time....

Ryleigh playing hopscotch...not only a great physical activity...but great number review!

Bubbles....

Running...she did lots and lots of running....

Ryleigh's friend Teagan had her birthday party at the dance studio... it was a pajama party...Ryleigh wore her Elmo jammies...of course... they did lots of dancing and decorated t-shirts...

After the party...

Some pre-writing...tracing out of the Kumon workbook...I put them in page protectors and let them use white board markers...

We worked on LISTENING skills this week... using a large buttons of different shapes and colors... we told the girls to find specific ones and put them in specific places...i.e...on top of the square button... we also used them for counting practice...i.e...find 3 buttons and put them in the muffin tin...(then they count out 3)... the girls really liked this activity and listening skills are going to be a focus for us as we gear up for pre-school...

This week we did the letter "W".

We had the girls put little stickers on a W that I had drawn on paper.

A great fine motor activity.

We did W for Watermelon. I had the girls do finger-print black seeds on red triangles and then put them behind green W's.

They also made Waffles. With the imprints of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger....

TINY TOT SCHOOL:

Big things are happening for Braeden right now. He has learned to pull up...and clap :) He also had his 9 month check up and is a little over 25 pounds and almost 30 inches tall... And although he is not crawling in the conventional sense...he is moving around quickly and efficiently...

Watching his sister....

Watching the older kids dance at the birthday party...

With Juliette....I believe they were using their phones to call each other...

With Anna...exploring the toy bin....

Having fun with Ryleigh...tearing up pieces of paper...a great fine motor activity....

A Neighbor Update

Unfortunately, I believe that all but 1 or 2 of the rabbits have now moved away... luckily though there is still at least one that remains who is not camera shy...

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stART- Little People Spring is Here!

A Story + Art = a great stART!

For this week's story we read Fisher Price Little People Spring is Here! Great for color/number review... also great for reviewing opposites and shapes. Pretty much just as the title suggests....it is in a spring setting....

The Weather has been beautiful so we went to the park with part of our playgroup this week. We Mommies pushed our double strollers all over the place for a great work out...then rewarded the kids with a stop at the playground... For our art project this week...ummmm... that is an excellent question...we did pass some chalk drawings on our walk...does art appreciation count?

Going down the slide...

Braeden patiently waiting..and watching the older girls play...

wishing he could run around too...

Having fun on the playground...

Braeden...very HOT...but still in good spirits...

The girls resting...having snack and re-hydrating...

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School Daze- Stalking the New Neighbors.....

Ok...so here is the thing...we have the most adorable new neighbors that I am completely obsessed with.... they are a family of bunnies...there is a mommy and five babies...we have spent most of the week watching them...I have...of course...completely identified with them.... they have made their warren/nest/home... in our compost pile (made up of leaves and grass clippings)...located right outside the nursery...perfect for daily (or hourly/constant) viewing... I figured we can turn this great experience into a science/nature lesson.... also...for picture taking...it was almost like we were on top of them...because just a screen window separated us...maybe next week we will get some more traditional work done :)

Here is the spunky bunny playing outside...(I think he is the oldest)

The mommy bunny...not far away...under a cherry tree....

I am using my stealth like skills to take a picture of her....

Here she is nursing her babies...I got teary eyed each time she did this (about 6:15 PM)...

maybe because I can relate nursing my own?....

Later in the week some of the babies got brave and started playing outside more...

Some other things that happened this week...not much...because I was too busy stalking the bunnies...



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