Weekly Wrap-Up: First week of school

Week of 08/06/12 - 08/10/12

We Did it!!  We survived our 1st official week of "School" at home.   Of course, this is only Greyson's Pre-K year so "School Time" is a very small chunk of time but, we were successful in trying to start a consistent routine.  This week was a HUGE learning experience for me (I admit, I had tears on Monday out of frustration).  Greyson was in a formal preschool program last year so I am in the process of trying to understand HOW he learns, WHAT he already knows, and what my expectations/goals should be.  

Work.....In.....Progress for sure!  

How to make the first day special???  Donuts (and coffee for me), of course :) 

Bible

• We start each day with a story out of the Family-Time Bible in Pictures*

• Memory Verse:  We are learning the verse for Sunday School each week.  Verse this week -   "A wise person stays calm" Proverbs 12:16

 Read Alouds

• Continue to read out of the Treasury of Mother Goose Rhymes* and Eric Carle's Animals Animals* at breakfast and/or lunch
• Continue to read out of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book* at bedtime.  This book has no pictures and I totally expected him to not be interested in just listening.  But, he actually enjoys these silly stories (for now) :)   
• We read about "The Hotel Manager" in Things People Do*

 Readiness Skills

• Worked on pages out of the Developing the Early Learner: Level 1*.   He is not a big fan of worksheets but, can handle a couple of these a day (most days).   When he wanted to stop, we stopped.



Listening and following directions



REALLY excited that he stayed between the lines

 The Sun

• Learned about the SUN this week out of the Berenstain Bears' Big Book of Science and Nature*
• Learned that plants and seeds need the SUN & water for it to grow.  I picked radishes for us to grow b/c the package said that it took the least amount of days to grow.  We did Science on Monday & Greyson checked on his plant every day. By Friday, we saw GREEN and he was so excited!
• Made a SUN Craft (he was only interested in painting & had no interest in gluing it together)
• Talked about the heat from the SUN and watched an ice cube melt - he was impressed :)
• Talked about Shadows and got to watch our shadows change positions. 
• Read other books about the SUN and shadows throughout the week.  Greyson's favorite was Guess Whose Shadow!! 

Our Journey through God's World

• Started an introduction to Geography this week.
• Created a "Me on the Map" craft to show our house, our street, our city, our state, our county, our continent, and our planet.  We will continue to review for him to fully understand.
• Sang (over and over) the Continent Song & practiced pointing the continents out on his new World Map Puzzle.

 

Greyson's Library Book choices for the week

•  We read these over and over and over again...  :)

And we did a LOT of this.... He loves the pool and is so proud of his latest swimming abilities!  Fearless!  We made it there most afternoons this week for a lot of jumping, diving, and swimming! 

 

 Resources Used:

1. *Sonlight P4/5 books
2. Super Simple things to do with Plants book 
3. Sun Craft from No Time for Flashcards
4. Me on the Map Craft
5. Continent Song