Whatcha Making Wednesdays.... Dr. Seuss Cupcakes

This week both classes celebrated Dr. Seuess's Birthday (March 2nd)... and two of my favorite projects were the Thing 1 & Thing 2 and our Cat in the Hat cupcakes...

I saw these cute Dr. Seuss Handprint crafts on LittleKinderWarriors...and had both Tot School and K4 Make them...so fun!!! On one had we used white and blue paper and the other we used red...

Ryleigh's Thing 1 and Thing 2

 The Tot School Things.... (I didn't get a picture of the K4 classes)...

We used a box of white cake mix and some red food coloring....frosting... and sprinkles... easy...and fun!

K4 made some Dr. Suess Cupcakes... ie.... we made red and white striped cupcakes...

 

We seperated out some of the batter and added a little red food coloring...  and then alternated white and red spoonfuls....

  Frosting and decorating the cupcakes...

 

The finished "Cat in the Hat" cupcake... notice the stripes?

Some Dr. Suess Books we enjoyed this week:

• The Cat in the Hat
• ABC
• Horton Hears a Who
• The Foot Book

Instead of posting my Dr. Seuss activities twice (once as a Whatcha Making Wednesday and once as a school/start post).... I am doing once all inclusive post...Also Linked to:  A Mommy's Adventures!; ABC and 123;  Red Ted Art ...JDaniel4's Mom;  1+1+1=1; Homeschool Creations; Mom2 lil Posh Divas;

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All About Reading Level 1

I cannot stress to you enough how excited I was to review this awesome program. Seriously....and... I am happy to report that the hype that surrounds All About Reading is completely TRUE!!!

The All About Reading program uses all five of the key components of reading:
Phonological Awareness; Phonics and Decoding; Fluency; Vocabulary; Comprehension

The Level 1 Kit includes:

1. Teacher’s Manual
2. Student Packet (includes Activity Book)
3. Run, Bug, Run! reader
4. The Runt Pig reader
5. Cobweb the Cat reader

The lessons are meant to be relatively short and can be done in one sitting or broken up throughout the day... whichever works best for your family.  They are great because they are multisensorial and keep the kids interested. We have been doing sight words this year, so K4 has a pretty long list at this point that they can read... (have memorized).... but... this is such a natural way to learn to read that it does have a semi- magical outcome... where blending sounds and reading become fun and effortless.

The Deluxe Reading Interactive Kit includes the same items as the Basic Reading Interactive Kit:

1. Letter Tiles
2. Magnets for the Letter Tiles
3. The Basic Phonograms CD-ROM
4. Reading Divider Cards

and three additional items:

1. Reading Review Box

2. Reading Tote Bag

3. Star Stickers

The only slightly less than positive thing I found about this product is that the initial set up can be somewhat timely... with the punching and magnatizing all the letter tiles... HOWEVER- there is minimal prep time needed for the 49 lessons... so it's totally worth it. 

All About Learning also offers All About Spelling (which uses the same great approach to learning) and Reading Pre-Level 1 .... and should be offering other Reading Levels soon.

I fully intend to use All About Reading (additional levels) and All About Spelling for Ryleigh (and Braeden) ... and adding the Pre-Level 1 for Braeden for the fall (when he will be just turning 3).

 

*As a member of the TOS Crew review program I was given a free copy of this product to review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. To see what other members of the Crew thought click below:

Elmo's Birthday Party.... 2012

Ryleigh is 4 1/2 and Braeden is 2 1/2

Elmo's Birthday was February 3rd.... and both classes had fun celebrating... here are some of the activities that they did....

Ryleigh wore her Elmo Shirt for the occassion .....

Color by Number Elmo...found at the top of this blog in the printable section...Do a Dot Elmo's...Working on their Elmo Shape Craft...Tot School Elmo's...Tot School Snack time...

The K4 Elmo's.....Participating in an obstacle course....A little freeze dance... this time they had to put their hands on their heads when the music stopped...The girls chatting over their snack...The girls played some musical chairs after their snack...

Stories read about Elmo (to name a few...we have oodles...):

Elmo's Big Lift and Look Book by Anna Ross

Elmo's Play Day by Ann Spence

Smile for Elmo by Dana Richter

For more great stART posts check out A Mommy's
Adventures!For more fun projects check out ABC and
123... Red Ted Art ...JDaniel4's
Mom... and
To
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School at 1+1+1=1; Preschool
Corner at Homeschool Creations; Mom
2 lil Posh Divas and the Weekly
Wrap-up at Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers.

Whatcha Making Wednesdays .... Quiche

After a small technical difficulty last week... welcome back to Whatcha Making Wednesdays... this week the girls made a quiche....

Taking turns adding the ingredients...

The girls loved chopping the broccoli ...

Finished Quiche.... some of the girls loved it... and some of them...not so much....

Ingredients:

• 1 9-inch pie shell
• 1 (10 oz) package frozen chopped broccoli,
• 1 1/2 cups8 ounces fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1 cup milk
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 to 1 tsp pepper
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided, or a Cheddar blend

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake pie crust about 10 minutes or until bottom is slightly brown. Let cool. Cook broccoli until tender; drain well. Combine milk, eggs, margarine, flour, salt, pepper and 3/4 cup cheese; whisk until well blended. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup of cheese over crust. Layer broccoli and mushrooms on cheese. Pour milk and egg mixture over all. Bake at 375° for 35 to 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. 4 to 6 servings.

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Whatcha Making Wednesdays ... Cranberry Valentine

Welcome back to Whatcha Making Wednesdays.... this week has been very hectic and I didn't get a chance to take any baking pictures...so I have a recipe from last week's link up.... Over at Almost Unschoolers they made a Cranberry Valentine that looks incredibly yummy!!!


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Whatcha Making Wednesdays .... Pizza Bites...

Welcome Back to Whatcha Making Wednesdays.... This week we made Pizza Bites... which I found on Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers, Oh My!!! (Go check out her blog!!!)

Flattening the biscuits...

The girls had fun deciding what to put in their bites...

The finished bites....

The girls of K4 enjoying their snack....

INGREDIENTS:

• 10 biscuits
• 20 chunks of mozzarella cheese
• 20 pepperonis -cut my pepperonis into quarters
  
• Marinara Sauce (for Dipping)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
   
2. Cut the biscuits in half and flatten them
3. Fill with cheese and pepperoni (or other fun things (like olives, mushrooms, etc.)
4. Fold up the biscuit halves and pinch together
5. Sprinkle with garlic and put in a greased pan (we used mini loaf and pie pans)
6. Put in the oven until golden brown
7. Serve with dipping sauce
   

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