G’s & H’s

What a zoo it was today! Laughing… the kids must have had excellent weekends, because they came full of energy! I love it though, they make me laugh, and there energy is contagious so you just can’t help but be happy with them.

Grace got to take Mr. Spark home, and was so excited to share her stories with us…

1. Grace and Spark had a Dance Party.
2. Grace and Spark ate some phat boys together.
3. Spark got ready for basketball.
4. Took Spark to hard working store, and had a picnic there.
5. Spark and Grace helped mom make chocolate chip cookies.
6. Grace, Spark, Bennett and mommy took a walk to the creek.
7. Spark met Elle, Bennetts Elephant.
8. They watched Sandlot together.
9. Spark listened to Grace sing some Taylor Swift.
10. Grace and Spark helped mommy paint the bathroom.

Oh what a fabulous weekend they  had together. Spark is so lucky to have been able to go home with you Grace.

Before we stated, we did Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes… to get the wiggles out…and boy did they have a lot of them today!

We then talked about things that start with the letter G. They said things like, Goat, Ghost, Grace, and Go. Then we discussed the same thing with the letter H. Head, hat, hand and hello were what they came up with.

       

They all did excellent at writing the upper and lower case letter. I was very impressed!!!

Then it was more practice writing our G’s & H’s. I was working on proper technique with them. Making sure they look perfect. For the most part they all have these two letters down! Yeah!!!

 

I love watching them use scissors. They are getting so good at cutting on the lines. I love encouraging them along the way when they say they “I can’t” do that. I love to see the look on there face, and here the excited “I did it,” when they are done!!!

 

This was our craft today. It was perfect since it was a little bit of a zoo!

Finger painting on the Giraffe spots…

The finished project…

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Aren’t they just so darling!!!

We introduced some new site words today; or, her, there, this, some. We repeated these a lot today. Using them in various sentences. Repetition is very important while learning something in such a short period of time.  Please continue to repeat these words, and practice them and the previous words with them. THANKS so much for you help.

I am grateful for my little Zoo, even on crazy days like today. These kids make me so happy. I love being a small part of there lives.

Happy Father’s Day, and E’s & F’s

Little Miss Emma was so excited to share all the fun things that her and Spark were able to do together…

“Spark met my cousins. Their names are Lauren, Will, Austin, Lily, Kate, Sam, Dave, Evelyn and Charlie. Spark played with us at my Grandpas house. It was raining when I went home. Spark and I had to run super fast through the rain. Spark said “Ooh, Ooh, Aah, Aah.” Spark slept with me every night because I love Spark.”

Emma, It sure sounds like you had so much fun. Spark is lucky to have someone who loves him like you!!!

Because Father’s Day is on Sunday, we had to do something special for our Dads.

First thing we did a cute little question answer survey. Some of the answers sure make me laugh. The kids are so adorable!!! I am so lucky to have them in my class.

     

We also made these t-shirts for our dads…

I didn’t get a picture of everyone doing this because we were hurrying to get hands washed… but, each of them put hand prints on the back of the t-shirt! I am sure it is the best pat on the back these days will have had in a long time!!!

Instead of doing a card, I had them decorate brown paper bags for the gift to go in! I should have gotten pictures, but I didn’t. Oops… They were adorable though, and so creative.

Of course we had to do some work today. It was E’s & F’s! Look at those little scholars at work…

For Arts & Crafts today we did water bottle fish…

They did such a great job. It was a fun little craft.

     

Today was the last day to learn the site words; at, all, one, from, up. Please continue to review them with your kiddos. They are so smart and are learning them fast!!!

Happy Father’s Day!

I hope Sunday is thee perfect day for you!!! Have a wonderful Weekend.

C’s & D’s, and Flag Day

Oh what a busy fun day it was today. It makes for a really good day when the kids are cooperative, willing, and excited!

First, Cason was so excited to tell us all about his time with Spark.

Here is some of what they did together…

• Let sister take a nap with Spark.
• Took Spark to visit cousins.
• Took Spark to church and let him wait in the car.
• Let Spark sleep with him at night.
• Read Scriptures together.
• Took Spark for a ride in the jeep.
• Spark loved it when he spun him around.

I am so glad that you took such good care of him Cason, and you two had so much fun!!!

Today was all about C’s & D’s. Our main focus was on Dinosaurs. We made fossils today! The kids were excited about them. We had to do them first thing since they had to cook. I hope the 2 hours was long enough. They were still a little soft!

We also did Flags for Flag day. Here is a little information about flag day;

Flag Day not as widely recognized as other major holidays around the world and it does take a “back seat” to July 4. But Flag Day is meant to draw attention to the so-called “stars and stripes” that make up the flag of the United States of America. This flag pattern was created and adopted as the official flag of the U.S. shortly after the country declared its independence from England.

This day became special in the early months of the Civil War. Apparently the first celebration took place in 1861 in Connecticut. Less than two decades later, the federal government declared that all public buildings should display the flag on June 14 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the flag’s adoption (1777-1877). That was the beginning of what is now an annual event. June 14 of each year is very popular now, though it is not an official holiday, as are July 4, Memorial Day.

Some of our flags ended up being red, white, and pink! But the kids loved it, and that is what it is all about.      

While the paint was drying they made dinosaurs out of play dough…soon they ended up putting all sorts of animals in the dough. Such imaginations!

    

The finished projects… Happy Flag Day tomorrow!

     

For free play they all started out outside. That didn’t last very long for most of them. It was cold, and starting to storm. But, Bridger & Deegan found themselves occupies shooting birds…

The girls played dress up, and were beautiful princesses…

And Cason wanted to be the baby puppy when he came in from outside…

It is so cute to listen to them play, and interact with each other. They played “Star Wars” today, Justin Beiber was eating lunch with them at one point, and so so much more!

Emma got to take Spark home, so it will be fun to see what great adventure they go on over the next few days!