tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14518771626442130802024-03-05T02:50:14.699-05:00Pencils, Proverbs, Pandemonium, & PinsDiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-83861038870084734492013-01-11T09:53:00.003-05:002013-12-20T09:11:16.761-05:002013 Reading List<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I didn't read anywhere near as much as I would have liked to in 2012, but I still managed to finish about 10 books last year. This year though, I've turned to my constantly growing "To Read" list to make a reading plan for 2013. I know I won't get through this entire list, but at least I'm not going to run out of things to read. :)<br />
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This was a really beautifully written book with some very strong, amazing characters. Really fast moving at the beginning, but slows a bit in the middle. It's hard to believe this is Amanda Coplin's first novel. I'd definitely recommend this book and rated it 4 out of 5 stars.<br />
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Some people may consider it cheating, but I didn't actually "read" this book, but rather I listened to it on cd (unabridged). I am so glad that I did though. When I saw that it was read by the author, I had mixed feelings about that, but when I began listening, it was fantastic. Being from the south, I'm a sucker for souther fiction and quirky southern characters. I enjoyed this book so much, I immediately want to the library for two more by Joshilyn Jackson - both of which I loved as well! 4.5 out of 5 stars.<br />
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This was an enjoyable read, but not my favorite. Maybe I'm just not enough of a geek to fully enjoy this book. It wasn't exactly what I expected, but all in all, not a bad read. 3 out of 5 stars.<br />
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Since I forgot to review this book right after I read it, I can't remember enough to give it a full review. Overall, I found this to be a pretty good mystery, however, I didn't like many of the characters and it just didn't compare to some of the other great mysteries I read this year. While I enjoyed the book, I can't say I'd would wholeheartedly recommend it to others and only give it 3 out of 5 stars.<br />
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This is one of those books where you find yourself not really sure who to root for, feel sorry for, or hate. It's a story of what happens when good people choose to do something really wrong, and what happens as a result. 4 out of 5 stars.<br />
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My hopes of reading this entire series may have been a little overly zealous. I did get through the first two books in the series though and loved them as much as I remember loving them as a young girl. I still plan on working my way through the rest of the series. 4.5 out of 5 stars.<br />
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When I first discovered The Pioneer Woman, I found her first cookbook and sat and read it like a novel. I made several of the recipes, and as with all cookbooks, some were hits, and some were misses. When she came out with a second cookbook last year, I was excited to get my hands on it. Finally I was able to get a copy from my local library and I think this one far surpasses her first cookbook! While I loved all the personal stories in the first book, I was happy to see so many more recipes in this one. Flipping through it, I think just about everything looked like something I would make. I honestly can't rate the actual recipes as I had to return the book to the library before I had a chance to make anything, but this will definitely be my next cookbook purchase!<br />
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French Kids Eat Everything is a really fascinating book chronicling one Canadian family as they move to France for a year, and what it taught them about the French attitude toward food. Some of her French food rules, I found to be very practical and have started implementing some of them in our home. Some of them were not as practical for us, but as with any book, you take from it what works for you, and leave the rest. My kids are not super picky eaters, but this has definitely helped in introducing new foods in a positive way in our house. I give this 4 out of 5 stars.<br />
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While I didn't actually read this book cover to cover, I did flip through it and concluded that it would indeed be a great addition to my cookbook collection. I was particularly intrigued by the idea of making my own yogurt. There were recipes in this book for things I would have never even thought to make at home before seeing them in this book. I can't properly rate this book as I haven't actually made anything from it, but I can definitely say it's worth checking out.</div>
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I think this book would be really beneficial for someone who doesn't regularly read aloud to their kids. For me, as someone who regularly reads aloud to my kids, and possibly the fact that I was raised by a librarian :) I found that this book didn't really offer anything new for me. If you already read aloud to your family, you probably already do most of what she suggests in <u>Reading Magic</u>. I personally gave this 3 out of 5 stars, but I would still recommend it for someone just starting out reading aloud.<br />
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A group of ladies from my church all did this study together starting in January. I had done other studies by Beth Moore previously and really loved her insight into the scriptures. I enjoyed this Bible study, but was kind of glad when it was done. I thought it began to get a little repetitive by the end of the 90 days. I also felt that after about 60 days I was ready to move onto a different writing style and perspective. I will more than likely use this book again in the future, but in small doses, putting it down and moving onto something else when I want to. 3 out of 5 stars.</div>
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Excellent, Excellent book! Our pastor recommended that the whole congregation read this book as it goes along with our churches theme this year. I have had the privilege of reading and watching some of Paul Tripp's other materials and I've always loved his approach and sound Biblical teaching. This book will really give you a great perspective on eternity and how it affects your relationships, your job, your parenting, and pretty much everything in the here and now. I think this is a fantastic book and would highly recommend it. 5 out of 5 stars.<br />
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I have so many more than this that I'd like to read eventually, as well as a long list of selections to read aloud to the kids, but that could fill an entire post by itself. So, what am I missing? I'm always looking for good suggestions, so if you have a favorite book that you don't see on this list, leave me a comment and I might add it to next years list. Also, I have a whole Pinterest board dedicated to reading that you can follow <a href="http://pinterest.com/dcvohs/read-read-read/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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We finally finished the last thing on our summer fun list, and can you believe I completely forgot to take pictures until everyone had left and all the fun was over. This is a picture of the kids standing in front of the aftermath. </div>
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My Grandmother is a natural entertainer. I, unfortunately did not get those genes. The details of having people over really stresses me out for some reason. Not just one or two couples, but anytime there's more than that I lose sleep over it. I have to say though, an Ice Cream Sundae Party is definitely the way to go if you want to have people over without all the stress. All we had to do was provide ice cream, cones, and paper goods. The guests brought their favorite toppings, and we were all set. It's that simple - easy peasy! (I did buy a few basic toppings in case nobody brought the ones I wanted.) We had tons of fun, and I was actually able to just sit back and enjoy my company instead of spending all my time in the kitchen. We really hope to make this an annual end of summer event at our house! </div>
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Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-63896647104643656842012-08-29T16:14:00.003-04:002012-08-29T16:19:49.138-04:00Almost Finished!I can't believe we're down to the last thing on our Summer Fun List! While summer vacation may be over, it is still technically the summer season, so we've still got time to squeeze that last thing in. Before I get to what we haven't done yet, here's a few pictures of what we did check off the list over the last few weeks.<br />
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We also did a family talent show. I know nothing about putting together and editing videos. You can be thankful for my lack of knowledge in this area as it spared you from the worst talent show in the history of mankind. Oh, don't get me wrong, we had fun and I laughed (a lot). In fact, most of the video you couldn't hear because I was laughing so hard the entire time. To sum it all up though, Patty did "gymnastics", Petie karate chopped things, Peanut danced, and so did Penny (all decked out in a bumblebee costume). The professor juggled and I, the uber talented of the group threw grapes in the air and caught them in my mouth. I know, it's a shame I couldn't figure out that video thingy.<br />
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We also made postcards. Don't tell the kids, but even though we made them weeks ago, I haven't actually sent them out yet. I'm good at the planning, not so good at the follow through.<br />
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We also had on our Summer Fun List to bake cookies for someone. I didn't have anyone in particular in mind for this, and it was nearing the end of the summer when an opportunity came up for us to get this one done. My kids really enjoy doing things for others, and I'm glad they didn't just look at this as something to check off the list, but as a way they could bless someone.<br />
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And that's it! Only one thing left on the list. I could probably get away with leaving it at that and most of you would be none the wiser, but since there's probably someone out there keeping track ready to point out the few things I missed, let me explain. <br />
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-Camping: We had this planned; it rained. Technically we had done it at the beginning of the summer for Petie's birthday anyway, so we just went back and counted that.<br />
-Spend A Rainy Day in PJ's: The kids had me take this down. Believe it or not, they weren't the least bit interested in doing this.<br />
-Take a Hike: We're actually just moving this one to our Fall Fun List, so technically, while we didn't complete it, we're just moving it. :)<br />
-Go to a Movie: This one's getting moved to a Winter List.<br />
-Donation Day: We did this, no pictures, no story, just that. We picked things, we donated them. End of story.<br />
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So, there you have it, 27 (give or take a few) super fun activities for you to do with your family. We've had a blast checking these off, and it really made the summer go by quickly without too many "I'm bored" kind of days. Item 28 - Ice Cream Sundae Party is scheduled for this Saturday and it's the one I am most looking forward to! Stay tuned for our final installment of the Summer Fun List posts.<br />
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Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-63353859366271380552012-08-08T14:30:00.001-04:002012-08-08T14:30:47.612-04:00Summer Fun Successes....and Failures We've actually gotten quite a few things done on our <a href="http://myfourps.blogspot.com/2012/06/summer-fun.html" target="_blank">Summer Fun List</a> over the last few weeks, I'm just not very good at getting blog posts written. Because of that fact, this is going to be one jam packed post. I'll try to keep it relatively short, but I still have to put up lots of pictures for my mom :)<br />
First, I'll start with what didn't go right, and progress to our huge successes. The first thing that was an utter failure was something I thought would be relatively easy - a huge indoor fort. I think what went wrong with this was the "huge" part. I really took that word and ran with it. The problem was, it got too big and unwieldy. I was getting very frustrated and it didn't help that the kids kept telling me, "Maybe we should just wait till Daddy gets home." Needless to say, I tore the whole thing down and we never really attempted it again. I'm still crossing it off the list. (No picture for obvious reasons.)<br />
Our second failure was this idea I've seen floating all over pinterest to make a Giant Squishy Water Bag. If you want to see what it's supposed to look like, you can go <a href="http://www.gokidyourself.com/2012/03/giant-squishy-sensory-bag.html" target="_blank">here</a> and follow her instructions to make your own. The reason ours was a failure had nothing to do with the construction of the thing itself, more the fact that we don't have a spot in our yard flat enough. We taped the whole thing up as instructed, but as soon as we got a good bit of water in it, the whole thing started rolling and sliding down our slight slope. There it got wedged under our chain link fence and ripped numerous holes in the bag. The kids were so bummed that it didn't work, so I cut the whole thing open, laid it flat and turned it into a giant slip & slide. They still had fun and that's really all that matters.<br />
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Now, on to our successes. We made two different flavors of Kool-aid slurpees using the instructions found at <a href="http://myworldmadebyhand.blogspot.com/2011/06/make-your-own-slurpees-using-kool-aid.html" target="_blank">My World Made By Hand</a>. These were so easy to make and turned out great. Honestly, I haven't actually bought a slurpee anywhere lately, so I don't really know how they compare, but I thought they were delicious! We also made a copycat recipe for Sonic's Cherry Limeades that I found on Pinterest, and while I thought they were good, I still prefer the ones from Sonic.</div>
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Another fun success - Living Room Sleepover. Complete with a movie and Marshmallow Popcorn - so yummy! I could not stop eating this stuff! You can find the recipe at <a href="http://thecraftpatch.blogspot.com/2012/02/pinterest-tested-21312.html" target="_blank">The Craft Patch</a>. (FYI: I've made this recipe twice now, once with store brand marshmallows, and once with name brand, and the name brand version was much less sticky.)<br />
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Painting T-shirts was an activity we were all looking forward to. It took me a while to gather all the supplies though, and in the end, I think this was probably one of our most expensive activities this summer. If I had already owned fabric paint or freezer paper it would have been much less, but I had to buy everything for this project. I followed the tutorial at <a href="http://www.iammommahearmeroar.net/2010/04/freezer-paper-stenciling-in-depth.html" target="_blank">I Am Momma Hear Me Roar</a> for the freezer paper stenciling and they turned out great! I did find that painting a darker paint on a lighter shirt worked much better than trying to use white paint on a darker shirt. Those just took too many coats and ended up bleeding a little under the stencil.<br />
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And finally, our biggest success had to be the Gigantic Bubbles. I don't know why, but I was a little skeptical about this one. I shouldn't have been though because they turned out AWESOME! I followed the tutorial at <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/2010/08/summer-project-make-giant-bubbles.html" target="_blank">Tatertots & Jello</a> for the bubbles and wands, but I only made about half her recipe of bubbles and that was plenty. If you're looking for something fun to do with your kids, they will most definitely love this activity! At least mine did :)<br />
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Well, that's what we've been up to. We still have 11 things left on our list and school is fast approaching. Enjoy those last few weeks before school starts and I hope your all busy making summer memories of your own.</div>
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Since we didn't get enough of a sugar high from the funnel cakes, we also made S'More Cones last week. (Not the same day - that would be insane!) We used waffle cones, stuffed them with mini marshmallows, chocolate chunks, sprinkles, white chocolate chips, and mini peanut butter cups. You can really put anything in there you want, that's the beauty of these! Then we wrapped the whole thing in foil and put them in a 350 degree oven for 5-10 minutes. We would have done these on the grill or over the fire pit, but it was storming outside the day we made them. They still turned out AMAZING and were so much less messy than s'mores. We will definitely be making these again soon.<br />
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After all that sugar, we needed an activity to get us out and moving. Unfortunately, it was raining that day, so we chose bowling off our list. We signed our kids up for the <a href="http://www.kidsbowlfree.com/" target="_blank">Kid's Bowl Free</a> program at our local bowling alley, and the professor and I purchased the parent pass when it was offered at a 20% discount. This was a really fun activity for all of us, but by the end of the second game Peanut was getting a little tired of bowling. The rest of us took turns finishing out her game and of course, she beat us all.</div>
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Another activity we completed on our list was feeding some ducks. When we first got out at the lake all that was around were these nasty, mean geese. Then, from way across the lake we saw all these ducks jump into the water and start making their way across to us. Once the ducks got over to us, the kids had fun feeding them bread while I tried to distract the geese. The geese were so mean and aggressive, hissing at us and getting a little too close for comfort when they wanted more bread. When we were all out of bread, I told the kids to make a run for it to the van. I was seriously afraid of being attacked by these hissing geese. We made it safely to the van with no injuries, but needless to say, feeding ducks is no longer an activity I think of as fun (at least not when there are geese around).</div>
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We were also able to check off Make Slime, but I forgot to get a picture of it. We used <a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2010/09/kids-in-the-kitchen-slime/" target="_blank">this recipe</a> for our slime and it turned out great. </div>
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We also checked off Watch Movies All Day. This was meant to be done on a rainy day, but we had a string of days in the high 90's, so after a few days of the kids playing outside in the heat, I thought they needed a break and so I allowed them to watch movies instead. As I sit here looking at my board with 18 more things on it I'm beginning to think I may have been a little ambitious when I made our list. We may not get them all done, but we're sure having fun trying :)</div>
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A friend was just telling me about a great new park that was put in recently in our area. We haven't had a chance to go yet, so when I saw "Discover a new park" on our <a href="http://myfourps.blogspot.com/2012/06/summer-fun.html" target="_blank">Summer Fun List</a> this morning, I decided to load the kids up and head to the new park before the day got too hot. I love to see great new playgrounds go in that actually look like traditional playgrounds. For some odd reason, so many of the parks around here look more like art installations than playgrounds, and kids have no idea how to play on the weird equipment. We all had a great time, and we get to check another fun thing off our list!<br />
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We haven't been suffering the brutal heat lately that some of the country is feeling, but it is summer, and the temps have been climbing into the 90's around here - which is hot for us, especially for June. In an attempt to stay cool, we chose some things off the Summer Fun List to help with that. A few weeks ago we made popsicles, and also had a <a href="http://innerchildfun.com/2011/07/sponge-bomb-bucket-toss.html" target="_blank">Sponge Bomb Water Fight</a>. Two more things to check off the list - only 24 more to go :)</div>
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We've had a whirlwind start to our summer this year. We took off immediately to visit family down south and had a great, albeit hot, few weeks in South Carolina and Georgia. I wasn't going to let those first weeks go by without trying to accomplish something off of our <a href="http://myfourps.blogspot.com/2012/06/summer-fun.html" target="_blank">Summer Fun List</a>, so when my mom suggested the Fire Museum one rainy day, I jumped at the chance to get the kids out of the house and cross Museum off our list.</div>
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The museum had a surprisingly large variety of fire engines on display from years past, as well as helmets, equipment and other fire memorabilia.<br />
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There was also a play structure for the kids to play on with a slide, fireman's pole, and fire truck ladder to climb.<br />
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Interactive displays like this one where Peanut is trying to lift the weight of a firman's uniform and gear, made the museum a lot of fun for the kids.<br />
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I wasn't sure at first if this kind of thing would really entertain my kids, but it turned out to be a lot of fun! The best part was, the kid's admission was FREE, and my mom and I only had to pay $7.00 each to get in. I'd definitely call this summer fun activity a winner for us. Be sure to check it out if your ever in the Charleston, SC area.</div>
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Yay! School's out!! I'm pretty sure I'm more excited than the kids this year. This has been one tough year for us and we could all use a fun, relaxing summer. Last year we made our first Summer Fun List and had a great time doing as many things on the list as we could get to. I've been collecting tons of fun ideas on <a href="http://pinterest.com/dcvohs/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> to add to this years list and we are really looking forward to getting started. This is what we've come up with:<br />
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Camping<br />
Feed Some Ducks<br />
Make Funnel Cakes<br />
Huge Indoor Fort<br />
Living Room Sleepover<br />
Play in the Rain<br />
<a href="http://www.iammommahearmeroar.net/2012/05/freezer-paper-stencil-party.html" target="_blank">Paint T-Shirts</a><br />
Go Bowling<br />
Play Tennis<br />
<a href="http://janabergery.blogspot.com/2011/05/campfire-cones.html" target="_blank">Make S'Mores Cones</a><br />
Make Slime (recipes <a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2010/09/kids-in-the-kitchen-slime/" target="_blank">here</a> or <a href="http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2010/05/making-gak.html" target="_blank">here</a>)<br />
<a href="http://innerchildfun.com/2011/07/sponge-bomb-bucket-toss.html" target="_blank">Sponge Bomb Water Fight</a><br />
<a href="http://themommiesmademedoit.blogspot.com/2012/03/giant-squishy-sensory-bag.html" target="_blank">Giant Squishy Water Bag</a><br />
Make Popsicles<br />
Ice Cream Sundae Party<br />
Donation Day<br />
Go to a Movie<br />
<a href="http://designdazzle.blogspot.com/2011/07/link-up-party-and-super-giant-bubbles.html" target="_blank">Make Gigantic Bubbles</a><br />
Take a Hike<br />
Watch Movies all Day (on a rainy day)<br />
Putt-Putt<br />
Discover a New Park<br />
Make and Send Postcards<br />
Bake Cookies for Someone<br />
Family Talent Show<br />
Spend a Rainy Day in PJ's<br />
Make <a href="http://myworldmadebyhand.blogspot.com/2011/06/make-your-own-slurpees-using-kool-aid.html" target="_blank">Kool-aid Slurpees</a> and <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/44191640063178570/" target="_blank">Cherry Limeades</a><br />
Go to a Museum<br />
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With a list this ambitions, I'd better go get started! Do you make a summer fun list, or do you just "wing it?" Leave me a comment letting me know and stay tuned for updates on our progress.<br />
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I got the idea for the rainbow <a href="http://www.landeeseelandeedo.com/2012/02/st-patricks-day-mantel.html">HERE</a>.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6zzGoFGHef0-G4a2Roye2-p3XUkuQr6q7vO5GpJslcEoPsxsAZjcBgbOp1XEPtBBls9_HfcvBPWuC9mTugee2pIJVFGHcSdc-1a1dgYC812cHFsxtF-FlbXrSFnZF2AICxeGGXJkLcPz/s1600/IMG_1919.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6zzGoFGHef0-G4a2Roye2-p3XUkuQr6q7vO5GpJslcEoPsxsAZjcBgbOp1XEPtBBls9_HfcvBPWuC9mTugee2pIJVFGHcSdc-1a1dgYC812cHFsxtF-FlbXrSFnZF2AICxeGGXJkLcPz/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719765058208845058" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The candles are made from two different types of candle holders I found at the dollar store and glued together. Then I just stuck a candle in it, and filled it with split peas. Once again, found this idea via Pinterest from <a href="http://www.twotwenty-one.com/2011/02/thrifty-hurricane-tutorial.html">THIS SITE</a>.</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MrJ6fOHCdjTwTHL0F08icEWl9QBI6yAi2GFkZks8PqmhZ1TTBP6Lj2J2PLMitRVtZ2uPc9XGU_x3z6erDNLXvpgyKO8dGOhwBfVBMYnT7Hipw4ajSJnd2_-urLMlKQxIe13tu4hvevkj/s1600/IMG_1922.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MrJ6fOHCdjTwTHL0F08icEWl9QBI6yAi2GFkZks8PqmhZ1TTBP6Lj2J2PLMitRVtZ2uPc9XGU_x3z6erDNLXvpgyKO8dGOhwBfVBMYnT7Hipw4ajSJnd2_-urLMlKQxIe13tu4hvevkj/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719765052713676722" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The pictures in the frames were free printables from <a href="http://www.thetomkatstudio.com/photo-styling-ideas-for-hgtv-st-patricks-day-decorating-craft-ideas/">HERE</a>. The shamrocks I just cut from different patterned papers, glued them to dowels, and stuck them in a canning jar with more split peas in them. I got the inspiration from <a href="http://rebeccacooper.blogspot.com/2011/03/bouquet-of-shamrocks.html">HERE</a>, but tweaked the idea a bit.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TOFquwDW-_l5fQ-YYyWvGpAXteAe5zrh_NUZ043ScBvnRJxzPnfdsQxduikngajH6hVFBKywDsUQebv1wNuUaMTXnj_5mh6WLBNiISSVHwnhckennH96JSDBMrgADC-e4slpRNCbmoM8/s1600/IMG_1921.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TOFquwDW-_l5fQ-YYyWvGpAXteAe5zrh_NUZ043ScBvnRJxzPnfdsQxduikngajH6hVFBKywDsUQebv1wNuUaMTXnj_5mh6WLBNiISSVHwnhckennH96JSDBMrgADC-e4slpRNCbmoM8/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719765044248604178" /></a><br /></div><div>This is the whole thing all pulled together. I added a few decorations from my local craft store to complete the look. I wonder if my pot on the right will be filled with gold once the Leprechauns visit us on St. Patrick's day?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNWsUGGZmo19Rj3YwrVSE-F9jD6_hmVC14FxlCs2c2dSE0ft_RigZ1fiaN9hKp4PrMR8k-kREnK0alsRmi-5iKt2BZhyphenhyphenJqQUEq8N_efh4d4pry6cy9flHUGZk8aaxyL0OpAJEi48XLSa4/s1600/IMG_1914.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNWsUGGZmo19Rj3YwrVSE-F9jD6_hmVC14FxlCs2c2dSE0ft_RigZ1fiaN9hKp4PrMR8k-kREnK0alsRmi-5iKt2BZhyphenhyphenJqQUEq8N_efh4d4pry6cy9flHUGZk8aaxyL0OpAJEi48XLSa4/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719765030970080706" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div>Check out these and many other St. Patrick's Day ideas on my <a href="http://pinterest.com/dcvohs/st-patty-s-day/">Pinterest Board</a>. </div><div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/39/F52D7E59B775D57D83FD8C2A836CCCEB.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div></div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-88139704626721687192012-02-13T18:57:00.005-05:002012-02-13T19:20:32.127-05:00Snow Days<div style="text-align: left;">I am from the south, born and raised. My kiddos on the other hand have all been born in the north. This is evident in the fact that they all feel right at home in the snow whereas their mama CAN. NOT. STAND. IT.!! Thankfully, we have had a really mild winter this year, and have seen very little of the white stuff. As soon as those flakes start falling from the sky though, my kids are begging me to let them go out in it and play. Here are a few pictures of the kids playing the last time it snowed. As you may be able to tell from the picture, we have a really great hill for sliding down. (Not that I would know from experience, but the video is proof enough for me.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Peanut eating snow.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kUcHRSt1cUFD5NIlYnxEYU_NNmnf71F5EAqU_Si2ygjY46YU5cYNrEhtVWpNnOCkj6Vr5l3Tz6aBFyTLA0wkVmmP6uT3BOGWe3HDUF_UjyfkwxCd9HNlC7Qk2rCeAO-0JT1h3-fwisHw/s1600/IMG_1684.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kUcHRSt1cUFD5NIlYnxEYU_NNmnf71F5EAqU_Si2ygjY46YU5cYNrEhtVWpNnOCkj6Vr5l3Tz6aBFyTLA0wkVmmP6uT3BOGWe3HDUF_UjyfkwxCd9HNlC7Qk2rCeAO-0JT1h3-fwisHw/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708774674148535442" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Patty sliding like a penguin.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSg3VkdnnR53_q-v4F5TxgB8JPCr4-LUMrQMuTb5ZTxAOtxynq6FUezDcuCL86O6SB7stpTe54t0MoPOjEuV48O-NKvWLiAj8Xe28sGPv5FAatPMzQtiLKjERu0OilYmi3erEArWCLd-Q/s1600/IMG_1686.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSg3VkdnnR53_q-v4F5TxgB8JPCr4-LUMrQMuTb5ZTxAOtxynq6FUezDcuCL86O6SB7stpTe54t0MoPOjEuV48O-NKvWLiAj8Xe28sGPv5FAatPMzQtiLKjERu0OilYmi3erEArWCLd-Q/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708774665822583906" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Penny wishing she could be outside with the older kids.</div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCHR1ANVOIVio1u9SqB1vz17PEK4zcqCr6HD_0XXYoydYyBgRct0jhKlbx4b3G7ucvbG1bwLVmRlP5X6tq0BDtZgEOEaJRAhSI3gxTsr_A7W3c301wf14PCs4-vhc1WeHuNsIHDEJ7icM/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708774680872049602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kUcHRSt1cUFD5NIlYnxEYU_NNmnf71F5EAqU_Si2ygjY46YU5cYNrEhtVWpNnOCkj6Vr5l3Tz6aBFyTLA0wkVmmP6uT3BOGWe3HDUF_UjyfkwxCd9HNlC7Qk2rCeAO-0JT1h3-fwisHw/s1600/IMG_1684.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kUcHRSt1cUFD5NIlYnxEYU_NNmnf71F5EAqU_Si2ygjY46YU5cYNrEhtVWpNnOCkj6Vr5l3Tz6aBFyTLA0wkVmmP6uT3BOGWe3HDUF_UjyfkwxCd9HNlC7Qk2rCeAO-0JT1h3-fwisHw/s1600/IMG_1684.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Videos of Petie sledding down the hill.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzPuhbBG6V5g5SF8GYx4X_rVVaJyf1r2XCjS-U75ULLuusLNy-G2lfNCzEt64JViqm4aVCeHPyuBrYn6S1fpQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw9ph7_Ru8AWEWM14y4_Y_3JlOLsnvZXDUr3I49hfWlEw2Qi44IMDCMuVcV9F4nWFqlkM8P8JIl6pdSbsMyzw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/39/F52D7E59B775D57D83FD8C2A836CCCEB.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div></div></div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-83571315953355522172012-02-11T13:52:00.002-05:002012-02-11T14:10:09.691-05:00Science Fair<div>This past Thursday night, both Petie and Patty were able to participate in the local homeschool science fair. Last year Patty was able to participate, but this was the first time for Petie. They both had a lot of fun choosing and doing their individual projects.</div><div><br /></div><div>Petie's project was called "Bed of Nails". Sounds nice and dangerous doesn't it? Perfect project for a kindergarten boy :)</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix11Y9MTyai50-UCZ-kp_w5dKATR9dHWt3-rfnaoMEhVypU3ae2-e6XiFPLbXpIAGaS2EPoA-EzURN5BBxUp2lEaJccCldfZcHnlB4V9Bnj0Ljxyxp6STljKTu_S29BYksrkHWKLA71teW/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707953436993077202" /><div><div style="text-align: left;">Patty started out doing an experiment called "Bad Cow", but after days of testing we realized the experiment wasn't working due to equipment malfunction. So, of course, three days before the science fair we had to start all over with a new project. Her new project was called "Oil Spill Cleanup: Does the type of water make a difference?" Her project was all about the speed at which oil separates out of salt water versus fresh water.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZu0I_lfqydm7uf9D_zBccsX7uufx3hcuUjTWykTNIdQT473yLlOGiYwIAyxz9sEGy5LcOdcbjGq7Rk8Mr8B25W9eVq9m6ZOyjCAyWxHVsijhgLxAF9LgnCG2XibT6ixQ9kDePiHiUes3/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707953432178848658" /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">And...They both won "Most Creative Project" for their age group!! I was so proud and they were both really excited :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheawQuM-D6DcHRU2sebVmg1WkApnBOUk67zImKarV3KZZ8-kPrWIUMxov3dXZlT2bW9t4CUo6N2WoD3HyH03D851PPfkW8YvhlyE3UcS75s4TxNVhj7YFRy8dZncZtYj8tTkVR8ZEshI2x/s1600/IMG_1872.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheawQuM-D6DcHRU2sebVmg1WkApnBOUk67zImKarV3KZZ8-kPrWIUMxov3dXZlT2bW9t4CUo6N2WoD3HyH03D851PPfkW8YvhlyE3UcS75s4TxNVhj7YFRy8dZncZtYj8tTkVR8ZEshI2x/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707953449907623298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/39/F52D7E59B775D57D83FD8C2A836CCCEB.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-7238905262049658672011-12-31T10:10:00.003-05:002011-12-31T10:37:07.243-05:00Happy New Year!<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Since I've been criticized (playfully of course) by my family for taking down my Christmas decorations before New Years I thought I would post pictures to justify why. It's because this year I decided to do a little New Year's decorating :) New Year's is actually a pretty low key holiday for us. We don't do big parties and we may or may not even stay up to watch the ball drop. For some reason though this year I wanted to decorate for it. (Maybe I just needed a creative outlet?) Who knows, but whatever the reason, I'm really happy with the results.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALLKegFZQWntVncNSA4UrxBnuqgLHJJ2tGbASBqIIuxy6ki-rJMtY1-GAo86xZeMvuoKBdV63Z-2GCqe9T3yBdR8s1XRCc3NZc2Ex2AKB7FcnlsRp0UJ3RjZeyRplUu4panzWP-CqLUCa/s1600/IMG_1456.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALLKegFZQWntVncNSA4UrxBnuqgLHJJ2tGbASBqIIuxy6ki-rJMtY1-GAo86xZeMvuoKBdV63Z-2GCqe9T3yBdR8s1XRCc3NZc2Ex2AKB7FcnlsRp0UJ3RjZeyRplUu4panzWP-CqLUCa/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692313731758477474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRFEEfUFxaoDgATGUjINWtpB1x8cqK-9OwHcZHw0UD06ziu-6IDtwVqPOqtADiIFpGxE27ok8AkyFn3OPCwU1y7iW6S5gK2BU1amOVbL4h9ApMkksbLiJAQk0dxdySKGHCUF1YuzVqcAa/s1600/IMG_1458.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRFEEfUFxaoDgATGUjINWtpB1x8cqK-9OwHcZHw0UD06ziu-6IDtwVqPOqtADiIFpGxE27ok8AkyFn3OPCwU1y7iW6S5gK2BU1amOVbL4h9ApMkksbLiJAQk0dxdySKGHCUF1YuzVqcAa/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692313722748404386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeQqV1D4CS9JTEXdcprSsNr3SrYXCVgUhPh9HBvlYmVBvABZyZvcvkcNwJ9Jg0oS94f76tVO91YHRzTNvCq7d8n2NB0-nDkrE7Q_BQlb3QLPlKVZJg_n_-Uf9ExEizLL_L9Sc5YfPh-_1/s1600/IMG_1461.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeQqV1D4CS9JTEXdcprSsNr3SrYXCVgUhPh9HBvlYmVBvABZyZvcvkcNwJ9Jg0oS94f76tVO91YHRzTNvCq7d8n2NB0-nDkrE7Q_BQlb3QLPlKVZJg_n_-Uf9ExEizLL_L9Sc5YfPh-_1/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692313717900880738" /></a><br /><div> I would like to have done much more, but it's a start and I plan to add to it each year. I may even stay up to welcome in the new year this time. I personally am ready to bid this past year goodbye and am looking forward to 2012 and fresh start ahead.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/39/F52D7E59B775D57D83FD8C2A836CCCEB.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-22091306268002154932011-11-30T09:23:00.005-05:002011-11-30T12:45:23.995-05:00Christmas Stockings<div>I LOVE Christmas! The moment we start pulling out the boxes of decorations and put on the music, I just get downright giddy :) I love the baking and the wrapping, planning our picture for the cards, shopping, etc, etc, etc.... I LOVE IT ALL! One thing I didn't love so much were our cheap fuzzy red and white stockings. How's a kid supposed to know on Christmas morning which stocking is theirs if they all look alike? Every year I vowed to make them stockings that were distinctly theirs, and this year I finally did it. And.... Here they are!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxPnJzRh1qX1PhAbuH1iAZeq-cyyybLvlIo8r1A91zAYLY1a5CS_QnCPPWKokGZjehoPk_slFdCEy2XSopsq1cQVE4KkFHM_fvJ6RuHGjdIE80UKgDvy-yDdhNmG5r6EZNuQMiAkP3NNa/s1600/IMG_1157.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxPnJzRh1qX1PhAbuH1iAZeq-cyyybLvlIo8r1A91zAYLY1a5CS_QnCPPWKokGZjehoPk_slFdCEy2XSopsq1cQVE4KkFHM_fvJ6RuHGjdIE80UKgDvy-yDdhNmG5r6EZNuQMiAkP3NNa/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680794564733269266" /></a>I followed <a href="http://fabricworm.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-stocking-tutorial.html">this super easy tutorial</a> I found on <a href="http://pinterest.com/dcvohs/">Pinterest</a>, and I think they turned out so cute!! I made one for each of the kids and then decided that The Professor and I each needed one that coordinated with theirs. I love that mine is made from all of the different fabrics.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R7YRcCXVG8EHHB8tMYtO6dyDBDsQMdy0v7qI0hc78f09TwwlpYucNzjs0SN1oIzN-SugYAyLo_3GWaNFg4KBq-9y0TaxInv5BzVdw3dXwJf3NxAqLhLC-Sf0HleXAUKaOjrr_FhQMysp/s1600/IMG_1146.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R7YRcCXVG8EHHB8tMYtO6dyDBDsQMdy0v7qI0hc78f09TwwlpYucNzjs0SN1oIzN-SugYAyLo_3GWaNFg4KBq-9y0TaxInv5BzVdw3dXwJf3NxAqLhLC-Sf0HleXAUKaOjrr_FhQMysp/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680794558092001442" /></a>I can finally add stockings to the list of things that I LOVE at Christmas :) Now to make something super cute to hang them on since we don't have a mantle.<br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/39/F52D7E59B775D57D83FD8C2A836CCCEB.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-35713425430439989812011-09-23T21:44:00.009-04:002011-09-23T23:07:06.784-04:00Bark, George<div>Our Preschool book of the week was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bark-George-Jules-Feiffer/dp/0062051857/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316829508&sr=8-1">Bark, George</a> by Jules Feiffer. I know I say this every week, but I just love this book. It's about a dog whose mother is trying to get him to bark. When all that comes out are other animal sounds, the mother takes him to the vet to take care of the problem. It's a great book for repetition and predicting what will happen next. The ending is not so predictable, but quite funny.</div><div><br /></div><div>I remembered to do our book cut out this week. I cut out and glued an image of George on our book. Peanut colored pictures from <a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.makinglearningfun.com/Activities/pets/BarkGeorge/BarkGeorgeClankCan/BarkGeorgeClankCan-bw-1.gif">here</a> that I shrunk down, cut out, and had her glue in George's stomach.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyt-2Z9kgsPrdnREL9MZ6XGgFvfXRSqddsbh6WzdvT-4OhuHXTmQYOyMIxSbxEvoDCQadmJ230lHSxCYAi_rT7ZJkVjh9hYtS_B4x9lecshXsVlBF-HrmptHTCpED58T8FNNWUWsplSDQ/s400/IMG_0682.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655736910201604482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Peanut did some size sequencing with dog bones. These are in the printable pack found at the end of this post.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLj1tQExv72rd76Rfd8kcAJp7hHWis4Nn3lJY5Mj6ww4A_NLk7mvSxjccRXRozfPVdClx-3CCMEdBJPEHr6ulx9Wd8O6zbFIfShtxxAaJ1DHn3U4fMaohj7VJ-k31REPcwobsimrv4u3P/s1600/IMG_0683.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLj1tQExv72rd76Rfd8kcAJp7hHWis4Nn3lJY5Mj6ww4A_NLk7mvSxjccRXRozfPVdClx-3CCMEdBJPEHr6ulx9Wd8O6zbFIfShtxxAaJ1DHn3U4fMaohj7VJ-k31REPcwobsimrv4u3P/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655736916804572274" /></a><br /><div>Petie, my Kindergartener has started practicing some sight words, so I made some bones with sight words on them that he had to feed to George as I called them out. When they were all in George, Petie "reached deep down in George", pulled out a word, and read it.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTeREOV_1Lpv1U5GPBYXOZUnSb2WA6b_-oeVs4n2TCcxTgaHk9Ip4rqjMLG2wrjOE6Yealgoh2UaA4qnCR-wqC_Si6DFltgZDtudedAv4wvlDkzFpTVcMnM9mXC36vDAiasOrrZtgslkt/s1600/IMG_0680.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTeREOV_1Lpv1U5GPBYXOZUnSb2WA6b_-oeVs4n2TCcxTgaHk9Ip4rqjMLG2wrjOE6Yealgoh2UaA4qnCR-wqC_Si6DFltgZDtudedAv4wvlDkzFpTVcMnM9mXC36vDAiasOrrZtgslkt/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655736623167591810" /></a><br /></div><div>Petie and Peanut used <a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/BarkGeorgeLetterTiles.htm">these</a> tile word cards from Making Learning Fun to spell out all the characters from the book. Of course they had to turn it into a race. What can I say? We're a bit competitive in our household :)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexAQXEz3FSTch_OE-b5DW4M0KECQ1ZDfycnrFz5H0_F5xbT3CEErwpewpjVgIiXW2HHbR1egfKSr8Ew-e5WCuKXriKr4w38VaTBopGRLz3i8vSH3g1Xby2zL-jVwv2zm7hX5R9X_IMJ82/s1600/IMG_0665.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexAQXEz3FSTch_OE-b5DW4M0KECQ1ZDfycnrFz5H0_F5xbT3CEErwpewpjVgIiXW2HHbR1egfKSr8Ew-e5WCuKXriKr4w38VaTBopGRLz3i8vSH3g1Xby2zL-jVwv2zm7hX5R9X_IMJ82/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655736621055760146" /></a><br /></div><div>I made up some cutting strips for Peanut to practice her cutting skills. These can be found in my <u>Bark, George</u> printable pack.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtZC3X9xxsNRiv4tdRQp9fvJEuckbXs14GjHAGC1BfuEid0s9LRZJ1rZYl2nl8IfpHl4Tek3QMpekO41bVMxCi6bFdt6cHWJsPKK9-LWopy81JCmziXRIo7iyC_L_mhaRJFsevu9dSCgE/s1600/IMG_0666.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtZC3X9xxsNRiv4tdRQp9fvJEuckbXs14GjHAGC1BfuEid0s9LRZJ1rZYl2nl8IfpHl4Tek3QMpekO41bVMxCi6bFdt6cHWJsPKK9-LWopy81JCmziXRIo7iyC_L_mhaRJFsevu9dSCgE/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655736613625806466" /></a>Making Learning Fun has <u>Bark, George</u> <a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/BarkGeorgeCalendarNumbers.htm">calendar numbers</a> that Peanut used to practice numerical order. We only used 0-11 for this. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKY94MbTYhjU_n25FG_0-hqC57sNj5Ehwv9-RA41oLbiQDTrMCz5MJJhn3IiPNwlEH5eiYihFci6LPVSzogwk2Oop2Shz7DLjnOMM5BNXUWC38i2lL9Ly9AestHClKOGj7JkuqcS-zufJ/s1600/IMG_0669.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKY94MbTYhjU_n25FG_0-hqC57sNj5Ehwv9-RA41oLbiQDTrMCz5MJJhn3IiPNwlEH5eiYihFci6LPVSzogwk2Oop2Shz7DLjnOMM5BNXUWC38i2lL9Ly9AestHClKOGj7JkuqcS-zufJ/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655736609755235746" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">We also played animal sounds bingo, did some more counting using dog bones, and a few other things that can be found in the printables below. You can download them <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3IfVWyD3pgxM2I0ZmQyODctMTBkOC00YTE1LWI5ZTktZDkzZjM5NjAzYjFh&hl=en_US">here</a>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07-_0tUJciQjBfjZR0wLeAgytefM1iELjF-DzhJlsm0GMvZlsjK8FT50ktz17O8PQ7m1iKAJ0payK64-AnBQHogfUaeRHbu9s4Gy_4awfZcXJ_KwqIC4S2rNnCz3wHeCegVJkSTqEeCrD/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655736077889547458" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /><br /></span></div><div>I realized I don't have any alphabet activities with this theme. I've actually started Peanut on the same phonics program that I'm using for Petie, but at a much slower pace, so I didn't incorporate any of that into our theme this week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Linking To:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"> <a href="http://homeschoolcreations.blogspot.com/search/label/Preschool%20Corner" target="_blank"><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/jolantheerb/PreschoolCornersidebarbutton210.jpg" title="Preschool Corner" /></a><a href="http://www.theimaginationtree.com/search/label/It%27s%20Playtime" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-de7AY1gAWHc/TaNHHR3P_oI/AAAAAAAAEX8/3j3ykThmpY8/s320/purple-itsplaytime.jpg" width="150" /></a><a border="0" href="http://ourcountryroad.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuIMzsE1QGDwYVkh79vEWnbiC3ApusxNNzP6-wtCj0q6US4YHaz6krsMxxhshXiJCjhZkITcsmSa8mgyg2DO_udB4yWPGc0UkmKXHKa5oJtVKDVZTTpFHI-Y28jad0vg2oRA0dBua3l8P/s400/Pinterestbutton.jpeg" /></a><br /><a href="http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Classified: Mom" src="http://classifiedmom.webs.com/sundayshowcase1.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.jdaniel4smom.com/"><img alt="Shibley Smiles" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMXqTNMScj2-UCPqTnZVzmEoeZYy6W7jHHvARsj9ssdtiJeLbMATd6tLCu-WXhsJIqNVNAe4_3Zfv9Z9Siz33ogg5R7mzHX2b3Yqp6aO5cemSpMHGnnR5VtpCYPvrbohc6DV-UoG9sKY/s1600/ReadExploreLearn.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://sunscholars.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qd0wviWVTQg/TWsebFN_WVI/AAAAAAAAASs/vZUlbbEb0oc/s250/apple-1.jpg" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/39/F52D7E59B775D57D83FD8C2A836CCCEB.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div></span></div></div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-51887569254230804342011-09-15T18:33:00.012-04:002011-09-16T22:49:57.955-04:00Blueberries For Sal<div><div>This week, the book we used in Peanut's Preschool was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blueberries-Puffin-Storytime-Robert-McCloskey/dp/0142416436/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1">Blueberries For Sal</a>. In case you're not familiar with the book, it's about a little girl and her mother and a little bear and it's mother that are all trying to get as many blueberries as they can before winter. I was actually quite surprised that with such simple illustrations, and so many words that this book still held Peanut attention each time I read it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few activities we did to go along with this book, and you can also get any of the printables we used in our week by going <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3IfVWyD3pgxMTQ2MDE1ZjUtMTNmYy00Y2QxLThhNTgtYWI1N2Q1ZWViOTY5&hl=en_US">here</a>.</div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3IfVWyD3pgxMTQ2MDE1ZjUtMTNmYy00Y2QxLThhNTgtYWI1N2Q1ZWViOTY5&hl=en_US"><br /></a></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFQ8GFWOAm28Do05hBCHdoCblFO6vJ7EAhlF3dyVg7k2yVysxqvaHDKue1gHkFJ9aJz3MDdATEkHYlCguGkpnzBwjUh1TK6TrMokyYLRXQlTuvXTJg_CxcI2tciCjzTcqKTfl9pX4u0jP/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652718356560819346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div>Peanut placed bear counters on any blueberry that had a "b" on it.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vFojXK0GugAPEpZ7zfBdpQ0g6b5LTjWIWl55ZaDtVYhuXt52IWDkCyt2HCj1G27_ICjQsOnlKlsLy-bqy-FVV2r8FF81xmeb6nmJj8zWk3xRpLkwUI2arbcl0KUqpVkXmQUFNV3UfKeJ/s1600/IMG_0621.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vFojXK0GugAPEpZ7zfBdpQ0g6b5LTjWIWl55ZaDtVYhuXt52IWDkCyt2HCj1G27_ICjQsOnlKlsLy-bqy-FVV2r8FF81xmeb6nmJj8zWk3xRpLkwUI2arbcl0KUqpVkXmQUFNV3UfKeJ/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653139790240603442" /></a><br /><div>I used a picture of the book cover and turned it into a puzzle. Peanut had to line the numbers up in order to put the cover back together.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMS6qLUJuvg2Wn4pA1wKuVqYJA5-T_I8FTYK7eGBSsp6JpWsQqoe6afTiQ_7FrcU_DRhMwG1WoOtOuV9enkMVKAJ292veqRFJdDgeYuudZ93e9mHNBcS0M5coMZW3zawV3YkZ9T4mLgAhm/s1600/IMG_0624.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMS6qLUJuvg2Wn4pA1wKuVqYJA5-T_I8FTYK7eGBSsp6JpWsQqoe6afTiQ_7FrcU_DRhMwG1WoOtOuV9enkMVKAJ292veqRFJdDgeYuudZ93e9mHNBcS0M5coMZW3zawV3YkZ9T4mLgAhm/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653139789764724610" /></a><br /></div><div>We looked for things that were blue in magazines and glued them to a big construction paper blueberry.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVL7qiLjKVhiHcEXpml24LKKZz6cLjJUrSIPfG167qrHGYMQYThkN34-xqYpLV41IixoaEkF0JRMn953qVHVu1qEak34-oP3dTIUo5WtRP1Ey4Sh3-ImNruR6H1GAziuo33QZ31S7hyphenhyphenIlC/s1600/IMG_0627.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVL7qiLjKVhiHcEXpml24LKKZz6cLjJUrSIPfG167qrHGYMQYThkN34-xqYpLV41IixoaEkF0JRMn953qVHVu1qEak34-oP3dTIUo5WtRP1Ey4Sh3-ImNruR6H1GAziuo33QZ31S7hyphenhyphenIlC/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653139609706832322" /></a><br /></div><div>Here's a little math page I made to go along with our theme. I was planning on using it for my Kindergartner, but Peanut quickly grasped the concept of how to use the greater than/less than symbol, so we played with this for a while.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVhzwxTrVwsO8RxzLcdGtCibVO-vdP0luP2dY6J09YpQB3S8zFJUQr_ZAZbDkYH8BzBs3650KTkauFZH25GletuXu056WpRmUvyfv3ze0UNiiHY_g6WdSdKAZofMH8r4xme3xik74kVJr/s1600/IMG_0628.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVhzwxTrVwsO8RxzLcdGtCibVO-vdP0luP2dY6J09YpQB3S8zFJUQr_ZAZbDkYH8BzBs3650KTkauFZH25GletuXu056WpRmUvyfv3ze0UNiiHY_g6WdSdKAZofMH8r4xme3xik74kVJr/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653139605584306850" /></a>Here's a little game both Petie and Peanut loved playing. I took 10 red, and 10 blue pom-poms with magnets glued on and stuck them to our filing cabinet. Then, across the room, on our metal board I put a picture of a raspberry, and one of blueberries. The kids had to race across the room, grab one of their berries, race back and place it under the right picture, and race back for more. The first to transfer all their berries was the winner. (By the way, if you haven't seen this tip yet floating all over Pinterest, these automotive drip pans make great magnetic boards, and they're super cheap. I got mine at Wal-Mart for under 10 bucks and it's huge!) </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbwPI9dAtywy1M34glWhYVfBj7GUazgIBgVQMNnVNLnASplT7X94FNDmR4iSu6gyEpDBQ4nVZHS56NS1kUpLS_yNSEV1pSbE4Cz1qGC5JpgsbcyJCjXF4RoON0WEbk3G8QQ8sg15ts_9A/s1600/IMG_0641.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbwPI9dAtywy1M34glWhYVfBj7GUazgIBgVQMNnVNLnASplT7X94FNDmR4iSu6gyEpDBQ4nVZHS56NS1kUpLS_yNSEV1pSbE4Cz1qGC5JpgsbcyJCjXF4RoON0WEbk3G8QQ8sg15ts_9A/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653139074052653810" /></a><br /></div><div>Peanut did this berry shadow match page over, and over, and over again. For some reason she just LOVED this activity. It's funny the things they enjoy that you just don't expect.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UgTKjn6nv3qqS72slFVwCXS8d-M8di_c-B_Vk0TT6DOYLuNofsWRC0XeG5SpvtNfDJsqYKXvNbo3OfXFKXXX8jbhyphenhyphen7PfPaafseDu0a8BhF4YCnXhBW5TffbbVX0jL-YDtH561ZnIpG6J/s1600/IMG_0642.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UgTKjn6nv3qqS72slFVwCXS8d-M8di_c-B_Vk0TT6DOYLuNofsWRC0XeG5SpvtNfDJsqYKXvNbo3OfXFKXXX8jbhyphenhyphen7PfPaafseDu0a8BhF4YCnXhBW5TffbbVX0jL-YDtH561ZnIpG6J/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653139071860031954" /></a><br /></div><div>This berry patterning page can be found with all the other printables.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxM5HMx3B_Rr9Eh4uT2R1QurmpkyWDV1mAy-ZyqsSa39Saqe0XXG8vxt94fzLeikixfstsXxUcaw6MXUqrzzY6o4SuvCxDRb2uB8mYE6mR-wrp954MAGOGpf_lp1N2iD8TvWw6Hw2t2wM/s1600/IMG_0645.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jKXro1BQIfQ_PcZPteVhVUpurLAVC-UWsk6FQyMeH5oM1wCR_W2RwPtTjFlDIrZ1EAjnlXLdQ2HoEQOKGGABpjmZ2MKgLeHVgC6OqFCutPt_FaPmWVxkqcwqMijZaJLMt_o8aZmM1Idl/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653138487514300546" /></a><br /></div><div>I specifically chose this book for this particular week because in our co-op, the kids picked berries, smashed them, and made them into raspberry jam.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDBtG2Qw6xyPsrIPo6jks4tq4kptyb2m1D3R9HCXB6miR5lbLcmdbFm-gNFMd5pIDjwqYC1ncM4_HMmZsMATrNBNg4FGs3ViDu8MrP161JioZ3o2w6OIyc7S_2nk2trpXy4FXoy7iSBB2/s1600/IMG_0651.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDBtG2Qw6xyPsrIPo6jks4tq4kptyb2m1D3R9HCXB6miR5lbLcmdbFm-gNFMd5pIDjwqYC1ncM4_HMmZsMATrNBNg4FGs3ViDu8MrP161JioZ3o2w6OIyc7S_2nk2trpXy4FXoy7iSBB2/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653138207557994242" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AtCPs0C2VVzZN8Q9mE0meJwxxAxBAgAc1ikb93-H9FmCsmOnRejHsBh2jxp7ysYJbNj2je6_TBChVwDdiVT0kLIxhr1TQ6waV-xoLXkcOxPUnupxiRlZPtoFrf43g2NMkNpv5ShPQhDr/s1600/IMG_0659.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AtCPs0C2VVzZN8Q9mE0meJwxxAxBAgAc1ikb93-H9FmCsmOnRejHsBh2jxp7ysYJbNj2je6_TBChVwDdiVT0kLIxhr1TQ6waV-xoLXkcOxPUnupxiRlZPtoFrf43g2NMkNpv5ShPQhDr/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653138197841204386" /></a>I actually realized this evening that we completely forgot to decorate our book cut-out this week. I guess we'll be doing that tomorrow. </div><div><br /></div><div>I somehow missed taking pictures of them playing the Blueberry Picking Game I made up, but you can find it <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3IfVWyD3pgxMTQ2MDE1ZjUtMTNmYy00Y2QxLThhNTgtYWI1N2Q1ZWViOTY5&hl=en_US">here</a> with the other printables along with instructions on how to play. We also watched the telling of this story on youtube. You can find the clip <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81C6BoQmD-Q&feature=related">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few more links with <u>Blueberries For Sal</u> related ideas:</div><div><a href="http://www.teachpreschool.org/2010/09/we-made-blueberry-pie-in-preschool/">Teach Preschool</a> has a really fun blueberry pie craft.</div><div><a href="http://lightningbuglit.com/2011/08/blueberry-bonanza/">Lightning Bug Literacy</a> has some fun ideas as well.</div><div>Jolanthe at <a href="http://homeschoolcreations.com/BlueberriesforSalPrintables.html">Homeschool Creations</a> has created (as always) a fantastic set of printables for this book.<br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Linking To:</span></div><div><br /><a href="http://homeschoolcreations.blogspot.com/search/label/Preschool%20Corner" target="_blank"><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/jolantheerb/PreschoolCornersidebarbutton210.jpg" title="Preschool Corner" /></a><a href="http://www.theimaginationtree.com/search/label/It%27s%20Playtime" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-de7AY1gAWHc/TaNHHR3P_oI/AAAAAAAAEX8/3j3ykThmpY8/s320/purple-itsplaytime.jpg" width="150" /></a><a border="0" href="http://ourcountryroad.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuIMzsE1QGDwYVkh79vEWnbiC3ApusxNNzP6-wtCj0q6US4YHaz6krsMxxhshXiJCjhZkITcsmSa8mgyg2DO_udB4yWPGc0UkmKXHKa5oJtVKDVZTTpFHI-Y28jad0vg2oRA0dBua3l8P/s400/Pinterestbutton.jpeg" /></a><br /><a href="http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Classified: Mom" src="http://classifiedmom.webs.com/sundayshowcase1.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.jdaniel4smom.com/"><img alt="Shibley Smiles" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMXqTNMScj2-UCPqTnZVzmEoeZYy6W7jHHvARsj9ssdtiJeLbMATd6tLCu-WXhsJIqNVNAe4_3Zfv9Z9Siz33ogg5R7mzHX2b3Yqp6aO5cemSpMHGnnR5VtpCYPvrbohc6DV-UoG9sKY/s1600/ReadExploreLearn.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://sunscholars.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qd0wviWVTQg/TWsebFN_WVI/AAAAAAAAASs/vZUlbbEb0oc/s250/apple-1.jpg" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/39/F52D7E59B775D57D83FD8C2A836CCCEB.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div></div></div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-16522279357863156242011-09-09T21:37:00.014-04:002012-06-28T12:37:34.317-04:00The Carrot Seed<div style="text-align: center;">
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Our Preschool book this week was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Carrot-Seed-60th-Anniversary/dp/0064432106/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315622885&sr=8-1">The Carrot Seed</a>. There's something about the determination of the little boy in this book that reminds me so much of Peanut's personality (maybe that's why I love this book so much.)</div>
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The first thing we had to do of course was harvest some of our carrots. We had a pretty successful crop this year and the kids really had fun pulling them up and seeing all the different shapes and sizes.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">They all played a roll and cover game that I made to match our theme. To play this, they roll a die, count the dots, and cover that number of squares. (We just used orange beads for this.) The first one to cover their whole page wins. You could also use two dice and have them add them to make it a little harder.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span">You can print the game <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3IfVWyD3pgxMWExMDMzNTItZmY1MS00ZjQ0LWFjYTgtMzM4YzE5NzcyNjQ1&hl=en">here</a>.</span></div>
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I wrote a number in the corner of this Play-doh mat, and Peanut put the correct number of carrots into the wheelbarrow. It looks a little different than the one in this picture, but if you want a printable for this you can get it <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3IfVWyD3pgxMzQzMmQxNzAtMDcwMi00ZjFhLThjNWQtMzU3ZjQzYmQ2MWEz&hl=en">here</a>. </div>
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Here she is matching an uppercase carrot to the right lowercase wheelbarrow. Again, these won't look like the ones in the picture, but you can download the wheelbarrows <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3IfVWyD3pgxYWU4ZmFlYWEtYjQ3Ny00YmJlLWE2MzktZWI0ZTRiNzdlMzA5&hl=en">here</a>, and the carrots <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3IfVWyD3pgxN2FiOTRmZGItNjg4OC00MzNhLTgyMTEtMzk5NTZhODMzYzIy&hl=en">here</a>.</div>
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These little carrots I just cut out of construction paper and laminated to use for a number of different activities. I cut slits in a brown box so she could "plant" her carrots in rows. For this particular activity, I put one carrot at the beginning of each row with a shape on it, and she put the others with that same shape in it's correct row. </div>
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I created this shape and color viewer for Peanut by laminating two printouts I made back to back. On one side it says "A carrot is shaped like a triangle. Can you find more triangles?" Flip it over and it says "A carrot is orange. Can you find more things that are orange?" Print the shape side <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3IfVWyD3pgxMjgwNjM5YWUtNjlmNy00MDZlLTgyZTgtZmRjZmIyYzYxYjVk&hl=en">here</a>, and the color side <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3IfVWyD3pgxYzQwZmQyMTItNmRlNS00NTc1LTlmNGEtYWVkMzM0OTY3Njg4&hl=en">here</a>.</div>
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The kids all tried out being wheelbarrows.</div>
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Peanut dipped cut carrots in paint and stamped them on her paper to fill her carrot picture in.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;">She practiced tracing triangles. You can print this triangle tracer out <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3IfVWyD3pgxYjBkZjU5ZmUtYmFmNi00MTk4LTk5ZDQtNzNlODAxODBjYjc4&hl=en">here</a>.</span></div>
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She also practiced cutting triangles.</div>
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This was my first time making printables to go along with our theme. I never intended to make them available to the public, so I had to change some of the images in order to share them. I figured out how to share what I could, but the others have copyrighted images on them, so I couldn't share those. Enjoy!</div>
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Other sites with great ideas for <u>The Carrot Seed</u>:</div>
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<a href="http://delightfullearning.blogspot.com/2010/09/carrot-seed.html">Delightful Learning</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.walkingbytheway.com/blog/?p=377">Walking by the Way</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/b4_resources_carrot_seed.php">Homeschool Share</a></div>
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</div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-16820708538796742702011-09-02T17:29:00.012-04:002011-09-06T12:05:59.963-04:00Goldilocks And The Three Bears<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxoViO_eudBDYbb1wau-eVEdjXKJ4U-ps4BC4dsSX8wLVW9_fM1paTDtnlCr4idbIpM5CaYxyy1t8rAOe2tRMhgCgTgavPa596OvNyBHCF8crpJ-S-cpLs94u0NuaJgZnYYGS5XBJYTVX/s1600/IMG_0530.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div>Book of the week: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Three-Bears-Little-Golden-Book/dp/0375825762/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315003171&sr=1-3">Goldilocks And The Three Bears</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">File folder game from <a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/GoldilocksandtheThreeBears.htm">Making Learning Fun</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We also did the <a href="http://filefolderfun.com/Pages/PreschoolScience/HotorCold.html">Hot or Cold file folder game</a> from File Folder Fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyGrGSIohmVo2NhPLhWsq_ltYXZ0eD1mwNUoFbpiIazG6S252BY7AD6MpNpGwY2O-Enp9f-NI79nSbh9mA20umZZf2OD3mG1Kw1vkbtX0k5LXICaDDlmSDQryzgBwJPmvE3IMIwvmYYl3/s1600/IMG_0484.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyGrGSIohmVo2NhPLhWsq_ltYXZ0eD1mwNUoFbpiIazG6S252BY7AD6MpNpGwY2O-Enp9f-NI79nSbh9mA20umZZf2OD3mG1Kw1vkbtX0k5LXICaDDlmSDQryzgBwJPmvE3IMIwvmYYl3/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647878813948597922" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Goldilocks magnet page from Making Learning Fun. My kids love it when I laminate these and let them drop colored water onto each circle.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwmN-HG8mTVW730LtX8cld37e5Mp4aoCxdWgm7DsJvYkDSgs9Qa7rH1BPcPDikqsUxl3ZLnSNtJ2FSoSj6byoN_mUzAKKPNg3JrzQvq7lM2IQ64DvqgEzOJqT8Vn6PwaCsDDeMngI26iy/s1600/IMG_0492.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwmN-HG8mTVW730LtX8cld37e5Mp4aoCxdWgm7DsJvYkDSgs9Qa7rH1BPcPDikqsUxl3ZLnSNtJ2FSoSj6byoN_mUzAKKPNg3JrzQvq7lM2IQ64DvqgEzOJqT8Vn6PwaCsDDeMngI26iy/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647878805523341266" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div>Sorting objects into small, medium, and large. We used 3 sizes of spoons, socks, blocks, baggies, dolls, books, cars, and linking cube towers. This idea came from <a href="http://totallytots.blogspot.com/2011/01/once-upon-book-goldilocks-and-three.html">Totally Tots</a>.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoSCNZxoxrl7mDB7vT99aT9n77wikZl43rq81HhkWk8UZRvDhyV3wDbvNDwYs0AVeVTjcHasEY9I0j-CRiqSlkpMtdyixu4CcymbpZy9_txBSL0H-YPuacEFYDLHNGX_16Ki8_c_8HE20/s1600/IMG_0497.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoSCNZxoxrl7mDB7vT99aT9n77wikZl43rq81HhkWk8UZRvDhyV3wDbvNDwYs0AVeVTjcHasEY9I0j-CRiqSlkpMtdyixu4CcymbpZy9_txBSL0H-YPuacEFYDLHNGX_16Ki8_c_8HE20/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647878799224208690" /></a>We used the storybook patterns from <a href="http://www.kizclub.com/stories.htm">kizclub</a> to retell the story. I attached magnets to the backs of them and stuck them to our filing cabinet. These were a huge hit and got played with all week long by all my kids.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVk0k00oJz4fif5ZriT7-a5nfmHDYbdrFRSIZsy-or5-UuY8xc83MHwzS1ZHMem_KbQ4R358fBVOpqMitDY0pj60vIwho3-kJppVdJUDwpXuzmY81QZJ_gn5ogBSfRKvKYbq7FHZ95xqow/s1600/IMG_0501.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVk0k00oJz4fif5ZriT7-a5nfmHDYbdrFRSIZsy-or5-UuY8xc83MHwzS1ZHMem_KbQ4R358fBVOpqMitDY0pj60vIwho3-kJppVdJUDwpXuzmY81QZJ_gn5ogBSfRKvKYbq7FHZ95xqow/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647878253539543794" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I printed up some cards that said "too hot, too cold, too soft, too hard" etc.. and Peanut put the cards on things around the house she thought fit those words.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqSK5G2J6n71GpiXPUBAWH2AsTkhh3HZF25tZPsUU5vIL3JdBaEN2mXfLau4TQciuHIdPz_6QjcbLZc1EXJ6K5ZYvevzoI4fFqFKh_r4w4ybUIXoPIcmemv8tGpryuttvedWcskEPrkBH/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647878252468484370" /></a>Sorting things that start with the "b" sound like bear, and things that start with the "g" sound like Goldilocks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtYQdhy1oa7ZXf1vtftDiyQP86B5PymyOH0KxRD6qmaNIGuuqnge8U5I-qWJS9qe0CjI-9BpM8pZuQDX74byeaQ1KF8vnkaQVauAoucgA3KK3fRaDbd0x97QyDmASJhqoMQ2HuCQ7bqdu/s1600/IMG_0510.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtYQdhy1oa7ZXf1vtftDiyQP86B5PymyOH0KxRD6qmaNIGuuqnge8U5I-qWJS9qe0CjI-9BpM8pZuQDX74byeaQ1KF8vnkaQVauAoucgA3KK3fRaDbd0x97QyDmASJhqoMQ2HuCQ7bqdu/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647878246999559250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Three-Bear-Family-Pattern-Cards/dp/B000F8XF8Q/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1315003039&sr=1-2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Three-Bear-Family-Pattern-Cards/dp/B000F8XF8Q/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1315003039&sr=1-2">Bear pattern cards </a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpF2GEgANG4Ek8dxAWTJ1aIaJgPMmV05aYvwVGy7h0kgthDIReaFaygUK8IjdKsGXgR33QjZmiGaYfS05IoNsZDF1hUWnqaVaz1SZXskhyGVuwjLjAEW7xgu16nTHRDR1xnZqdmCnLAfs/s1600/IMG_0513.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpF2GEgANG4Ek8dxAWTJ1aIaJgPMmV05aYvwVGy7h0kgthDIReaFaygUK8IjdKsGXgR33QjZmiGaYfS05IoNsZDF1hUWnqaVaz1SZXskhyGVuwjLjAEW7xgu16nTHRDR1xnZqdmCnLAfs/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647878240631172802" /></a><br /></div><div>For our book cut-out this week, she assembled these 3 bears out of a bunch of circles. I found this idea <a href="http://www.firstpalette.com/Craft_themes/Animals/circlesbear/circlesbear.html">here</a>, but when I had to make them so small to fit on our book, the pieces became a little too small for her to glue on her own. I later found a much easier bear craft on the Totally Tots page I linked to above that looks like it would have been much easier for her.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKM5kxgvvIs2xjqAdrciXklhBh5RM4YVmDPCC1iT-TxFDmYjatCpc_RxTB1bD34N02MLKOdcdZCdM45Ni3yGc9hwnxWoWJ2dnLNI-66cSsi4MUnf_pR71q-evoo4-ZL1C7qAUfJy7Jq5U/s1600/IMG_0521.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKM5kxgvvIs2xjqAdrciXklhBh5RM4YVmDPCC1iT-TxFDmYjatCpc_RxTB1bD34N02MLKOdcdZCdM45Ni3yGc9hwnxWoWJ2dnLNI-66cSsi4MUnf_pR71q-evoo4-ZL1C7qAUfJy7Jq5U/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647878239030281266" /></a><div><br /></div><div> We also ate oatmeal for breakfast and pretended it was porridge.</div><div><br /></div><div>A few other great sites with activities for this book:</div><div><a href="http://katherinemariephotography.com/blog/archives/9024">Katherine Marie Photography</a> - I love her wooden spoon puppets!</div><div><a href="http://www.thevirtualvine.com/3bears.html">The Virtual Vine</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Linking Here:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"> <a href="http://homeschoolcreations.blogspot.com/search/label/Preschool%20Corner" target="_blank"><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/jolantheerb/PreschoolCornersidebarbutton210.jpg" title="Preschool Corner" /></a><a href="http://www.theimaginationtree.com/search/label/It%27s%20Playtime" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-de7AY1gAWHc/TaNHHR3P_oI/AAAAAAAAEX8/3j3ykThmpY8/s320/purple-itsplaytime.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Classified: Mom" src="http://classifiedmom.webs.com/sundayshowcase1.png"/></a><a href="http://www.icanteachmychild.com" target="_blank"><img alt="I Can Teach My Child" src="http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx4/rvblogdesigns/ICTMCButton-3.png" /></a><a border="0" href="http://ourcountryroad.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuIMzsE1QGDwYVkh79vEWnbiC3ApusxNNzP6-wtCj0q6US4YHaz6krsMxxhshXiJCjhZkITcsmSa8mgyg2DO_udB4yWPGc0UkmKXHKa5oJtVKDVZTTpFHI-Y28jad0vg2oRA0dBua3l8P/s400/Pinterestbutton.jpeg"/></a><br /><a href="http://www.jdaniel4smom.com/"><img alt="Shibley Smiles" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMXqTNMScj2-UCPqTnZVzmEoeZYy6W7jHHvARsj9ssdtiJeLbMATd6tLCu-WXhsJIqNVNAe4_3Zfv9Z9Siz33ogg5R7mzHX2b3Yqp6aO5cemSpMHGnnR5VtpCYPvrbohc6DV-UoG9sKY/s1600/ReadExploreLearn.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a><br /><a href="http://sunscholars.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qd0wviWVTQg/TWsebFN_WVI/AAAAAAAAASs/vZUlbbEb0oc/s250/apple-1.jpg" /></a></span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/39/F52D7E59B775D57D83FD8C2A836CCCEB.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div></div></div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-37823963033755372762011-09-01T14:59:00.002-04:002011-09-01T15:21:26.978-04:00School Post: The One With The Blood<div>It's so hard for me to believe, but tomorrow we will be finishing up our fifth week of school already. We've had a really good couple of weeks and I think we're actually getting into a good groove. Some things we've had to do a little tweaking with, but for the most part I'm really happy with the way things are going.</div><div>One subject I couldn't be happier with is <a href="http://www.pandiapress.com/?page_id=50">science</a>. We're studying life science this year and the past few weeks we've been looking at the different systems in the body. For lab this week, Patty made a model of what our blood looks like, and completed a lab sheet about it.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's an up close look at our blood model.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></u></span></div>Petie can be a little hard to get focused and keep focused on the task at hand, so I was thrilled the other day when he showed a lot of diligence the other day with this reading worksheet.</div><div>
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<br /></u></span></div>And of course, there's computer science for the little ones :) The Professor just had to snap a picture when Penny picked up his Macworld yesterday, plunked herself down in a corner, and started leafing through it. Future head of Apple? We'll see - I hear they're looking for someone.</div><div>
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<br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/39/F52D7E59B775D57D83FD8C2A836CCCEB.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div></div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-57779447982490507252011-08-26T14:00:00.012-04:002011-09-04T16:49:26.178-04:00Chicka Chicka Boom Boom<div style="text-align: left;">All of our preschool activities this week were based off the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chicka-Boom-Anniversary/dp/1416990917/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1314385535&sr=8-2">Chicka Chicka Boom Boom</a>. I love the rhythm of this book and really enjoy reading it to my kids. Here are a few of the things we did to go along with this fun book.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>We dyed alphabet noodles by putting a few squirts of hand sanitizer into a bag with some food coloring, then added the noodles and shook it up to coat the noodles. Then we poured them out on a sheet pan to dry. After the noodles were dry, we put them in an old bottle which we added foam leaves to and had a <i>Chicka Chicka Boom Boom</i> shaker. When I read the story she would shake it every time I got to the part that said "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom". </div><div>
<br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioprqdt97tBS9SdLFk-s2devVilirM1vFzeOLS8viRvg5Qox_zZAFBp6FGzJ3ZinhV2qzcEuk54TlCq4OILDhrFMDqSlQzanOr0p-nbF1zaK_xdfONiAEPYrzNNH3JGnXUDoQIyGj6POKa/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645226999345314002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span><div>Peanut made a green handprint and brown arm print on a piece of paper with Tempera paint. After that was dry we glued some of the dyed alphabet noodles onto the tree to make our own Chicka Chicka tree. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYpxNiFv43bv42iMBkuX-bFpOx8I4VGWyGgyFzkcJmwrphntXKGind9_zw08uGDRwCW4iYG1qCl7I8w7x1oSHuqHLHV9gOUG_87pilUO4sZmPJv9PnsXf1PS7vLCu8oP5C7JbiOgEhKqj/s1600/IMG_0465.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYpxNiFv43bv42iMBkuX-bFpOx8I4VGWyGgyFzkcJmwrphntXKGind9_zw08uGDRwCW4iYG1qCl7I8w7x1oSHuqHLHV9gOUG_87pilUO4sZmPJv9PnsXf1PS7vLCu8oP5C7JbiOgEhKqj/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645227555849903474" /></a>I picked up some alphabet beads at the craft store, and Peanut laced them onto a string to make an abc necklace.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX44MiYOF-agCuX-1dQw0CmJbs8j-P0daMWQMmRQkceOHYfKw6ht8EhBzyyPGEPCj_JBeRFQM77Y-3DUq7-mBdrXRkghVigTuELVVzz6DCXKVm1J_I68fGtkGeMccB5S0K69DToDhy2KLe/s1600/IMG_0416.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX44MiYOF-agCuX-1dQw0CmJbs8j-P0daMWQMmRQkceOHYfKw6ht8EhBzyyPGEPCj_JBeRFQM77Y-3DUq7-mBdrXRkghVigTuELVVzz6DCXKVm1J_I68fGtkGeMccB5S0K69DToDhy2KLe/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645227162648275010" /></a><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u>
<br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Peanut and Petie completed <a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/ChickaChickaColoraDiceGame.htm">this</a> roll and color page from <a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/">Making Learning Fun</a>.</div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANXgzU8HF5p9RL1Pe3SGvCNWEhu7JV4sDAyJ_ElRaQoCyuJPAs-f3aLY6UOvJAGrr0g9PCC8xsMELSY_xYJqX8Ij9UGEODmPH0MpdBNfVsBld1ASpc0xsUgapXSoe5gcdonwvdMoAYCqi/s1600/IMG_0418.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANXgzU8HF5p9RL1Pe3SGvCNWEhu7JV4sDAyJ_ElRaQoCyuJPAs-f3aLY6UOvJAGrr0g9PCC8xsMELSY_xYJqX8Ij9UGEODmPH0MpdBNfVsBld1ASpc0xsUgapXSoe5gcdonwvdMoAYCqi/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645227153417134370" /></a>I had these alphabet cards from the<i> Chicka Chicka Boom Boom</i> <a href="http://lapbooksbycarisa.homestead.com/CHickaBoomTotBook.html">totbook at 1+1+1=1</a>. I stuck them up all around 3 walls of the school room and Peanut had to find and touch each letter in order.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAxoDZ_-jVi-mfXvAFwhqAoj58DrFfMPuwMNM6M2KmNID9qxAnFa1aA7Cfdpd9GwRKYc3gezMScSGy6W8bXq-IenedvlHCPC1IwUfNvVaIk7UoxDg0qpQF0595pzuFTdopVrJi4d6sK0k/s1600/IMG_0427.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAxoDZ_-jVi-mfXvAFwhqAoj58DrFfMPuwMNM6M2KmNID9qxAnFa1aA7Cfdpd9GwRKYc3gezMScSGy6W8bXq-IenedvlHCPC1IwUfNvVaIk7UoxDg0qpQF0595pzuFTdopVrJi4d6sK0k/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645227001093182562" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">I made 10 coconut trees out of construction paper and laminated them for durability. I wrote a number on the trunk, and Peanut had to put on the right number of "coconuts". We used chocolate covered raisins, but you could also use brown pom-poms or m&m's.</div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4O7Q8bEkr-e4J-qwvTJJlgEhvo37TWSCBQTkLCBPSiP_TybGRvbH8uQ4ROU0ADON_msT6Gi_Y81WgHO1cf1IHIWorC9VSpiapdIEFw3809DoryySd_2s1oApmTCvQQfjddW0C1Sb6oJ9/s1600/IMG_0443.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4O7Q8bEkr-e4J-qwvTJJlgEhvo37TWSCBQTkLCBPSiP_TybGRvbH8uQ4ROU0ADON_msT6Gi_Y81WgHO1cf1IHIWorC9VSpiapdIEFw3809DoryySd_2s1oApmTCvQQfjddW0C1Sb6oJ9/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645226992460644434" /></a>
<br /></div><div>Petie has been working on the value of a nickel, so when I found <a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/CCBB-SkipCountby5.htm">this</a> counting by 5's activity at Making Learning Fun, I thought it would be a great way to incorporate the theme into his schooling too. (Try not to be too jealous of my awesome carpet.)</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKrcR9M0BA0RBz75pZNnoCeVbh-VhL9dYzYMHyhvG9xDUQxYx89LN7Pz8JCqZTw7Rx0J9tjbkCNJImY0ObvzdTUYdvG0SrkY4DWzCH_SHXCkJkpxMOdkC2krMAuOuQAZXIpr4w8ahbCe8/s1600/IMG_0450.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKrcR9M0BA0RBz75pZNnoCeVbh-VhL9dYzYMHyhvG9xDUQxYx89LN7Pz8JCqZTw7Rx0J9tjbkCNJImY0ObvzdTUYdvG0SrkY4DWzCH_SHXCkJkpxMOdkC2krMAuOuQAZXIpr4w8ahbCe8/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645226990523801314" /></a>
<br /></div><div>I took the beads from the necklace Peanut had made, and put them into an old container with some rice and some pink & orange pom-poms and beads. She had to shake it around and find each of the letters of the alphabet and cross them off on her paper. Honestly, she lost interest in this pretty quickly, but some other child might find this really fun.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLRoyFTWsWwYAQEdRZCR5JmLQ-bBEmr4LD-TYk3TQrjGWF_-Ojz7m2cgQv7Q2P7E7DaO2dPpzZscRopQEizPYzTXlhqXJW_TsuOiJbci56BweI8Lg5E6csC3gZ91YYUZ-6Lx69kZjnfPx/s1600/IMG_0457.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLRoyFTWsWwYAQEdRZCR5JmLQ-bBEmr4LD-TYk3TQrjGWF_-Ojz7m2cgQv7Q2P7E7DaO2dPpzZscRopQEizPYzTXlhqXJW_TsuOiJbci56BweI8Lg5E6csC3gZ91YYUZ-6Lx69kZjnfPx/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645226983976619618" /></a>
<br /></div><div>This tree picture was also from Making Learning Fun. I just had Peanut put alphabet stickers all over it as she said each letter.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrAQqWitaeBirkyDzzuav63kLDPoey1Q3BunVtIQ_Yo-2o5r9weQmJryJoMCkeq2EOZdZgkr-6I60DznlMR9G_T5xmEI7N1c3CrimTwpLhtfkVPlQT504XdLjZCJUZZ8hzIiCKll0n9OJ/s1600/IMG_0467.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrAQqWitaeBirkyDzzuav63kLDPoey1Q3BunVtIQ_Yo-2o5r9weQmJryJoMCkeq2EOZdZgkr-6I60DznlMR9G_T5xmEI7N1c3CrimTwpLhtfkVPlQT504XdLjZCJUZZ8hzIiCKll0n9OJ/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645226582285701122" /></a>
<br /></div><div>We had an old blackout shade that I cut down and painted a coconut tree on for a coconut toss game. You could easily make this on a shower curtain, or even a piece of poster board. I didn't have any brown felt on hand for the coconuts, so I just sewed them up out of an old brown shirt of The Professor's.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>We were even able to include some math practice for Patty in this game. She took all 10 coconuts at once, threw them at the tree, and turned around. I told her how many were on the tree and she had to tell me how many were off the tree to equal 10.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTRTvhgouI0436MLrQCm-1g9TkPfxn-1O0rBanlG_LsVjEfb6HjfbyhTt6Ay3c8wouXDQsEVy-icZMh5jX8TXNH1FuhXEbbwnBohmcDbFE7OEckAb0u_BWq-FE8xcAWRkC2cHdSWFpP01/s1600/IMG_0475.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTRTvhgouI0436MLrQCm-1g9TkPfxn-1O0rBanlG_LsVjEfb6HjfbyhTt6Ay3c8wouXDQsEVy-icZMh5jX8TXNH1FuhXEbbwnBohmcDbFE7OEckAb0u_BWq-FE8xcAWRkC2cHdSWFpP01/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645226573643276754" /></a>
<br /></div><div>We also read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chicka-Boom/dp/0689858817/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314386556&sr=8-1">Chicka Chicka 123</a> this week. Following that, Peanut did <a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/ChickaChicka123-Magnet.htm">this magnet page</a> from Making Learning Fun. My kids love these magnet pages. Sometimes we use our pom-pom magnets, and sometimes I laminate the pages and they drop little drops of colored water in each circle. (Great for working on fine motor skills.)</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUlh3K_bBqdeG3w3l7mqHHKXAT7Mw0JS97Lleo5vhBwS9KmnJdWeYCqBFPuQlQWF_f50WPNsAg2EObYBmKV8g5AKGmEBKeHnBVlPtY2qFTEgF9KtKk6sWBNy-DrSFrt2EGV40gMknKc7-/s1600/IMG_0462.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUlh3K_bBqdeG3w3l7mqHHKXAT7Mw0JS97Lleo5vhBwS9KmnJdWeYCqBFPuQlQWF_f50WPNsAg2EObYBmKV8g5AKGmEBKeHnBVlPtY2qFTEgF9KtKk6sWBNy-DrSFrt2EGV40gMknKc7-/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645226566792812226" /></a>
<br /></div><div>With the coconut trees, Peanut had to read the number and put on the right number of coconuts, but with these, I provided the apples, and she had to count them and match the right number. (In <i>Chicka Chicka 123</i>, it's an apple tree instead of a coconut tree.)</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7OxdnuI5BYWIoIYMyMMyBHSYKZF2XTo0kdt-23eBFgk5kVHjlHjUdIvlNLQiIly8kDTzF_XnyEIiM6ljC0abUqbRGX2aEnQ02pW2Y-SR_uq6Dd4k9JqjTXDOggcQUO-3L4VPv68gDh_3/s1600/IMG_0469.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7OxdnuI5BYWIoIYMyMMyBHSYKZF2XTo0kdt-23eBFgk5kVHjlHjUdIvlNLQiIly8kDTzF_XnyEIiM6ljC0abUqbRGX2aEnQ02pW2Y-SR_uq6Dd4k9JqjTXDOggcQUO-3L4VPv68gDh_3/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645226565660024258" /></a></div><div>
<br /></div><div>And finally, our book cut out for the week. I cut out a foam tree which Peanut glued on, along with some more of the dyed alphabet pasta.</div><div>
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<br /></span></div><div>I didn't get a picture of it, but we also watched the video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEUp6BPm6pM">here</a>.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>There are tons of great activities online to go along with this theme, but here are a few of my favorites:</div><div><a href="http://www.teachingheart.net/chickaboom.html">Teaching Heart</a></div><div><a href="http://iheartcraftythings.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-06-08T15%3A40%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=10">I Heart Crafty Things</a></div><div><a href="http://izziemacandme.blogspot.com/search/label/Theme-Chicka%20Chicka%20Boom">Izzie, Mac, and Me</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">
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<br /></div><div>I spend a good deal of my day keeping this little one out of trouble. Like here, where she decided to pull all the numbers that she could reach off of our calendar. And if I had a dollar for every time she's climbed up to the table and scribbled all over on of the kid's school papers...well, let's just say I wouldn't have to worry about paying for next year's curriculum.</div><div>
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<br /></u></span></div>Our tub of rice made an appearance today. Yeah, that practically empty tub that was once full, the one on the towel, the towel that was supposed to help contain the mess. Guess where that rice is now? That's right - GONE - sucked up in the vacuum cleaner, never to be heard from again. And if you think that's all the action that vacuum cleaner saw today, you'd be wrong. It made an appearance again when one of the kids broke a glass jar all over the schoolroom carpet.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-C9vdiaSLoHGi5iH39wwKjuEwa9Bbp_FtJLLVuYB5gA3fpFFrBtkdN8pY3q0kngUA2ysKUSxHSqkD_jaAsmDMSfhNTWJKhOEAyvKv-kvwPUrV_ydJ58qyMucqW_4625UBFjCF3uHHk4Or/s1600/IMG_0420.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-C9vdiaSLoHGi5iH39wwKjuEwa9Bbp_FtJLLVuYB5gA3fpFFrBtkdN8pY3q0kngUA2ysKUSxHSqkD_jaAsmDMSfhNTWJKhOEAyvKv-kvwPUrV_ydJ58qyMucqW_4625UBFjCF3uHHk4Or/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644109432511077378" /></a>And this is how my kids decided to spend their evening last night - rolling around in the dirt pit and throwing handfuls of it at one another. No, children, we are not birds, that is NOT how we get clean. Unfortunately, my washing machine doesn't have a "perform magic" setting.
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<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQXK8_Bscf6DXU0PtbObEAmWvvAfWKOOzhV8R3x8dW1Ei78W-Y8xMtTo3XhNIJM37Pm5tRuo-ZlwQKw9drghQKbmhMp4l4NsCVcnw2wCFW6a0GM_mDzB3JFveZTm5PBvuRaZ_M_0_iZfG/s1600/IMG_0408.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQXK8_Bscf6DXU0PtbObEAmWvvAfWKOOzhV8R3x8dW1Ei78W-Y8xMtTo3XhNIJM37Pm5tRuo-ZlwQKw9drghQKbmhMp4l4NsCVcnw2wCFW6a0GM_mDzB3JFveZTm5PBvuRaZ_M_0_iZfG/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644109431300745554" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvLjh5Ho5yrPn9iUq6CoqKVCpD1mPahY1pC2QOaQE2hlwbSJ3ivgSkH0by0UcK1aBiuf4cmLgxti1Ao3WaD1KZtUZj2D631VD4EKZTy5pNAjGGsWZP8QfN3Rjebu216JQxcu8tSuc7uSZ/s1600/IMG_0412.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvLjh5Ho5yrPn9iUq6CoqKVCpD1mPahY1pC2QOaQE2hlwbSJ3ivgSkH0by0UcK1aBiuf4cmLgxti1Ao3WaD1KZtUZj2D631VD4EKZTy5pNAjGGsWZP8QfN3Rjebu216JQxcu8tSuc7uSZ/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644109427890993010" /></a>
<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/39/F52D7E59B775D57D83FD8C2A836CCCEB.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-29583354843965565362011-08-20T10:57:00.003-04:002011-08-20T11:31:26.480-04:00Patty's School Week<div style="text-align: left;">I think we're fully into the swing of things around here. We've completed almost three whole weeks of school now. Patty's enjoying being back in school, but is having a bit of a reality check with all of the writing involved with the new school year. (Did I mention she HATES writing?) </div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In history this week, she learned about early Christianity in Britain. We read about the monks and how some of them spent their whole day writing out books by hand. One of her projects was to color this Illumination pattern like the designs they would draw in the books they copied.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhw_P76FXsmwCFu8ptdsy2044Ai0fibAD1q9eiuzQ2a4D9i1VOSFwaa4eKhd5DnYZVDL1vmjsJeBwRHnJmbfg13uWWNFxXsvbahZ7LW4TcQuUj7O-iJV2XCBYOrXrdmSCdGHpZhDo2I-VW/s1600/IMG_0312.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ysN0iyQQIDt3Zw1BpUOUltLmr6x-H4CVc6MlTR56dG1YEIZt8UyBYnWcrhU8W_NZmglDsVavX3timbEJBUM7ToQtwjel1091wkKaoIhoSAJWnx2oYuUEwjMzdWOFOXhRl8vDQ9jn8NAG/s1600/IMG_0386.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ysN0iyQQIDt3Zw1BpUOUltLmr6x-H4CVc6MlTR56dG1YEIZt8UyBYnWcrhU8W_NZmglDsVavX3timbEJBUM7ToQtwjel1091wkKaoIhoSAJWnx2oYuUEwjMzdWOFOXhRl8vDQ9jn8NAG/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642953203164314482" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u>
<br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">This wasn't part of school, but I found this fun activity on <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a>. I just poured piles of baking soda on a sheet pan and gave them colored vinegar and squirters to play with. They all had a lot of fun with this, and it lasted much longer than a baking soda volcano would have.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhw_P76FXsmwCFu8ptdsy2044Ai0fibAD1q9eiuzQ2a4D9i1VOSFwaa4eKhd5DnYZVDL1vmjsJeBwRHnJmbfg13uWWNFxXsvbahZ7LW4TcQuUj7O-iJV2XCBYOrXrdmSCdGHpZhDo2I-VW/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642953207923240002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div>We've also been doing lots of reading, writing, and arithmetic, but I don't have any exciting pictures to show of those. Patty did take her first math test this week and aced it :)</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Finally, here's a little video demonstrating our science lab this week. </div>
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<br /></div><div><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/39/F52D7E59B775D57D83FD8C2A836CCCEB.png" style="border-top-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-color: initial !important; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " /></div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-85719624153051834932011-08-19T13:49:00.010-04:002011-09-04T16:49:46.036-04:00Goodnight Moon<div style="text-align: left;">Our preschool book we read this week was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Goodnight-Moon-Margaret-Wise-Brown/dp/0060775858/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313777090&sr=8-1">Goodnight Moon</a>. Believe it or not, we don't actually own a copy of this book and had to check it out from the library. The more I read it, the more I fell in love with it, so we will definitely be buying this one and adding it to our collection. Here are a few of the activities we did to go along with this book. </div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I found an image of the cover online, printed it out, laminated it, and cut it into squares for Peanut to put together as a puzzle.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwphDNkff5t4fiu2V9pFzrO9HzI4M7rjhB4jK1gm2bxvMhrtog3xppJgU-SGIp-I1RQ35SOjD4Z8ifhEodRJWYMIu6e_Jj90_R8z5bZmArEMpOPDRmB0up7jXwbR0eWBHr1I2tqKWNv6D/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642626264132889218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div> </div><div>I printed out <a href="http://files.homeschoolshare.com/docs54478/goodnight_moon_cards.pdf">this sheet</a> from <a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/b4_resources_goodnight_moon.php">Homeschool Share</a> and had her put a square over each object the bunny said goodnight to. This site has a wealth of Goodnight Moon resources, so be sure to check it out.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;">
<br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvZ5A9altR57Ll-FbW8pxFbJ0h8Fn4iE0ey5Mt8XZmEpSXlxaWmigRO3sujEzc4HxipcDqL7xWDlT2LH9NZMPJI_y7FZSOtDHFhyphenhyphen0QLw4SPUOF2MsHUNUzpID2nWxEoeCcC9O3ycL3TDn/s1600/IMG_0339.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvZ5A9altR57Ll-FbW8pxFbJ0h8Fn4iE0ey5Mt8XZmEpSXlxaWmigRO3sujEzc4HxipcDqL7xWDlT2LH9NZMPJI_y7FZSOtDHFhyphenhyphen0QLw4SPUOF2MsHUNUzpID2nWxEoeCcC9O3ycL3TDn/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642626817094852002" /></a>
<br /><div>She matched rhyming objects found in the book, such as bear & chair; kitten & mitten; sock & clock, balloon & spoon.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBI1X2H_NYEVC4MBXLSrMtPqvjgko4vgI_ZfIBnPBez8PAK3kWYwPyReNAeMXymTXQFrxhyQHViF7lHi8OmWTWYWGwU-Vunzv763z4bkyasl46MC4BnaniAPhEofj6vFMK8qFZfFiprGF3/s1600/IMG_0330.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBI1X2H_NYEVC4MBXLSrMtPqvjgko4vgI_ZfIBnPBez8PAK3kWYwPyReNAeMXymTXQFrxhyQHViF7lHi8OmWTWYWGwU-Vunzv763z4bkyasl46MC4BnaniAPhEofj6vFMK8qFZfFiprGF3/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642626806756868002" /></a></div><div>
<br /></div><div>She hung socks and mittens on the line like the ones hanging in the bunny's room. This idea came from <a href="http://delightfullearning.blogspot.com/2010/04/good-night-moon.html">Delightful Learning</a>. </div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyViMEgk6svQxu0kT_Cz0EQwsBfjjjTSNnQRxwL6kBXUCbhn8Y-doSh1LoiNJNKKQNUdz0Mjl-snsKJb1YQ1uEr0JZwCNERdZvxPb_LWT6r3OhpviyuF5X-bRR_ejeF-D2hZLKzIrTAef/s1600/IMG_0323.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyViMEgk6svQxu0kT_Cz0EQwsBfjjjTSNnQRxwL6kBXUCbhn8Y-doSh1LoiNJNKKQNUdz0Mjl-snsKJb1YQ1uEr0JZwCNERdZvxPb_LWT6r3OhpviyuF5X-bRR_ejeF-D2hZLKzIrTAef/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642626805380927618" /></a></div><div>
<br /></div><div>I found <a href="http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?pageName=search&flag=true&PRODID=zprd_10712743a">these</a> balloon cut outs at Joann's which we used for several different activities. First I had Peanut sort them into the four different colors.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpaHfYq6Nxt-IdnuiOBQCHpe-gssMX2AluyhYaHK6fdmLBAKYPZTSZUdjGxFL5QTaVFRoD4BENN7dJ5ZMwVbC8AxDGFYtg_Ni2ZfH7d132KG0CVvBVN6tNerAv9RNbvSz6uXf13F0Zrq7/s1600/IMG_0296.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpaHfYq6Nxt-IdnuiOBQCHpe-gssMX2AluyhYaHK6fdmLBAKYPZTSZUdjGxFL5QTaVFRoD4BENN7dJ5ZMwVbC8AxDGFYtg_Ni2ZfH7d132KG0CVvBVN6tNerAv9RNbvSz6uXf13F0Zrq7/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642626247165832738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>
<br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then, I hid all the red ones around the room for her to find and say goodnight to.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u>
<br /></u></span></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbSVTR-iHLavBxlqUkuAoQkT0hog487DuGpB6Eg1Zy0SvSCTacr9lWCqy15YWeClBwEorJLR-1mDYce73NM-QkcMjMmF6udRhkNN9oVVPkUss4f0ZjSIIdVRl0QelJPXgJffWVb9Wmj-Z/s1600/IMG_0315.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbSVTR-iHLavBxlqUkuAoQkT0hog487DuGpB6Eg1Zy0SvSCTacr9lWCqy15YWeClBwEorJLR-1mDYce73NM-QkcMjMmF6udRhkNN9oVVPkUss4f0ZjSIIdVRl0QelJPXgJffWVb9Wmj-Z/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642626269620346802" /></a>
<br /></div><div>Then Petie and Peanut turned them all over and made it a matching game. I hadn't even planned this activity, they came up with it on their own. I love when they think of ways to use things in ways I hadn't.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LmHXwC2yshx5SQGAdpYiddsbx3dKZhgqU3tSLxfgqakATw-u10y3LgMDZkOeqYXdEH2gEJ9od82OC_7nJgw5WiHW6mGbWMBp6VSKTHUeNxZrYLZu4WnyvZpm3mRTxESP5UGoTDq1YDWA/s1600/IMG_0299.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LmHXwC2yshx5SQGAdpYiddsbx3dKZhgqU3tSLxfgqakATw-u10y3LgMDZkOeqYXdEH2gEJ9od82OC_7nJgw5WiHW6mGbWMBp6VSKTHUeNxZrYLZu4WnyvZpm3mRTxESP5UGoTDq1YDWA/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642626253969432882" /></a><div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I usually like to incorporate at least one other book into our week, and while I was at the library last week, I just happened to grab the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moon-Shines-Down-Margaret-Brown/dp/140031299X/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3">The Moon Shines Down</a>. This book also just so happens to be by Margaret Wise Brown, so it fit in quite well. This is an adorable book based on the rhyme "God Bless the Moon". It goes around the world and talks about little kids in different countries. As we read this book, we got out our world map and put moon stickers on all the countries mentioned.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDnyoBz5uYQvYuBgm9P5Ve-x1PmbyG74xdGOrlTZMdHdIQvZkw6EjX4tgCAv4y5o1jBJNv2xZ-qZ8rGekCVjjU6DO4gBKXidc0mRfPKh1-Ed1jIp0JwE1j_bCY6rZkgs7_B9_SnhO6vdf/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642626821784528226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">And for our little book cut out this week, we of course picked moons as our item that best represented the story.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
<br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7XnFZCvUfxtNNZ5AM2Il91xE21gIKmmKbtkuV447TYlrgey8JNuwkPa6qMvjynv3CuSfqLsvuJ60-0yP3tuj4fnDqmuncw4tsrt5sbEFR1opeHePxYBJ7HSrmvlWqY5GenxHZsXSKEHe/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642626826371440786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div>We did a few more activities that I don't have pictures of, and I have a few things that we didn't quite fit into our week, like making cornmeal mush, and doing <a href="http://iheartcraftythings.blogspot.com/2011/07/story-time-happy-birthday-moon-creating.html">this</a> really cool craft from I Heart Crafty Things. Hopefully we'll be able to get to them this weekend.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Check out these sites for some more Goodnight Moon related activities.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/goodnight_moon.html">Hubbard's Cupboard</a></div><div><a href="http://www.tlsbooks.com/dayandnight.pdf">TLS Books</a></div><div><a href="http://www.kizclub.com/rhymes/heydiddle.pdf">Kidz Club</a></div><div><a href="http://preschoolalphabet.blogspot.com/2011/07/moon.html">Preschool Alphabet</a></div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">Linking to:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.theimaginationtree.com/search/label/It%27s%20Playtime" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-de7AY1gAWHc/TaNHHR3P_oI/AAAAAAAAEX8/3j3ykThmpY8/s320/purple-itsplaytime.jpg" width="150" /></a></span><a href="http://www.jdaniel4smom.com/"><img alt="Shibley Smiles" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMXqTNMScj2-UCPqTnZVzmEoeZYy6W7jHHvARsj9ssdtiJeLbMATd6tLCu-WXhsJIqNVNAe4_3Zfv9Z9Siz33ogg5R7mzHX2b3Yqp6aO5cemSpMHGnnR5VtpCYPvrbohc6DV-UoG9sKY/s1600/ReadExploreLearn.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://sunscholars.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qd0wviWVTQg/TWsebFN_WVI/AAAAAAAAASs/vZUlbbEb0oc/s250/apple-1.jpg" /></a><a href="http://homeschoolcreations.blogspot.com/search/label/Preschool%20Corner" target="_blank"><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/jolantheerb/PreschoolCornersidebarbutton210.jpg" title="Preschool Corner" /></a> <a href="http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Classified: Mom" src="http://classifiedmom.webs.com/sundayshowcase1.png"/></a></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/39/F52D7E59B775D57D83FD8C2A836CCCEB.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div></div></div>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-75748585774352210982011-08-13T16:10:00.014-04:002011-09-04T16:50:02.177-04:00If Your Give A....<div>In case you hadn't guessed it from the title of the post, our book of the week was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/You-Give-Mouse-Cookie-Give/dp/0060245867/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313267075&sr=8-1">If You Give A Mouse A Cookie</a>. My kids love the If You Give A... books and I love to see the look of anticipation on their faces as I near the end of the book and they can't wait for what's coming.</div><div style="text-align: left; ">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">For the first activity, I cut out black circles for chocolate cookies and glued upper case letters on them. I then glued lower case letters to the brown chocolate chip ones. Peanut had to match the lower case and upper case cookies. Her big brother Petie then had to come along behind her and match his cookies that had pictures on them to their correct beginning sound.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfg44DcMuGu5Bp6q_tp5d-CmEa1XHsBMWFmgO9vTJhC4v35oNKwNBmjI57qSX7vTV-4JOgmGzjXT-4wmSTPoNidStOeKMh2Xqtnzqd2UPqpqQWQSrGOC8JgHPV7Q0gKxQG9QKY1sFuy5Ay/s1600/IMG_0284.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center; ">
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<br /></div><div>I also cut out some more cookies which I numbered 1-10. Peanut had to count out the right number of chocolate chips onto each cookie. (I was going to take a picture of this in actions, but discovered that The Professor and the kids had eaten ALL the chocolate chips.)</div><div>
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9r7IJPRLG-8ErQutrERrZaP_KjijvlqpuwhXCKzz6ZdxzY_rvqbocC0VPbvK9rhv9eiMqJF-Hvn0-m4bH9FU2AZsFfRRzpepuuKQTVuvv2-FmdXxmmGSuOWX2UYECaNeH5GOlN6JzHt6/s1600/IMG_0284.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK_OJcJIXcbxMzENgDOciC7Bje3qnKobSHW0bVbUMq0Zv-pdxL49oWsNpC9oiJhJvNKw0Eu2E9wjjNJ_T_IiqBwLtc5KrwtEPZD4gbs9dOfLxL2ZqWBet5dZNfCSfB2itJjQa6RfnNNcM/s1600/IMG_0295.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK_OJcJIXcbxMzENgDOciC7Bje3qnKobSHW0bVbUMq0Zv-pdxL49oWsNpC9oiJhJvNKw0Eu2E9wjjNJ_T_IiqBwLtc5KrwtEPZD4gbs9dOfLxL2ZqWBet5dZNfCSfB2itJjQa6RfnNNcM/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640436501599002002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u>
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<br /></u></span></div>After the mouse gets a glass of milk, he asks for a straw, so she stuck straws in play clay lined up from tallest to shortest.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuH5tFHFGOXtffvOM6w08QO7vEvRnYVd-Di1LQk_MlqBsAo7AYn7LgVZZ-VPIO84GL1Qma4-kwlCYId7hSEmeM0JME4iyoktiA-MVIVeMUuRM26yk03FqfglVhWXZQWqvmgcqB2ISCCVnU/s1600/IMG_0259.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuH5tFHFGOXtffvOM6w08QO7vEvRnYVd-Di1LQk_MlqBsAo7AYn7LgVZZ-VPIO84GL1Qma4-kwlCYId7hSEmeM0JME4iyoktiA-MVIVeMUuRM26yk03FqfglVhWXZQWqvmgcqB2ISCCVnU/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640436193634843330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u>
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<br /></u></span></div>We did the count and clip cards from <a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/">Making Learning Fun</a>. You can find them <a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/MouseCookieCountCard.htm">here</a>. This site has a lot of fun activities for this book as well as a few others in the series.</div><div>
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<br /></u></span></div><a href="http://www.makinglearningfun.com/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.makinglearningfun.com/Activities/MousePrintables/MouseIfYouMagnet7.gif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">This magnet page</span></a> is also from Making Learning Fun. Instead of using magnets to cover the dots though, we used mini cookies.</div><div>
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<br /></u></span></div>We also read the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/If-You-Give-Pig-Pancake/dp/0060266864/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1313268369&sr=8-1">If You Give A Pig A Pancake</a>, so naturally, we had to make pancakes.</div><div>
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<br /></u></span></div>Here she had to sort items onto the right letter. They either started with "M" like mouse, or "P" like pig.</div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHrlUUHSUuOs_pon4dxaM1naDIEAZ2sIvdCiLX-NxoAeZQLPoDZ_PYvprIrIfeiMaiqOaFE6WBK4Nidkf4DaMtW04XA0t1vCazf2vfg4pUJ8JSkakbtUeaHAvdEg3ej0li2n69eXd1Ehb/s1600/IMG_0276.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHrlUUHSUuOs_pon4dxaM1naDIEAZ2sIvdCiLX-NxoAeZQLPoDZ_PYvprIrIfeiMaiqOaFE6WBK4Nidkf4DaMtW04XA0t1vCazf2vfg4pUJ8JSkakbtUeaHAvdEg3ej0li2n69eXd1Ehb/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640436181362744818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><u>
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<br /></u></span></div>And for our book cutout to hang on our book wall we made a cookie out of craft foam.</div><div><div>
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<br /></span></div><div>A few other activities that I didn't get pictures of were:</div><div>- Reading about pigs and mice from our animal encyclopedia.</div><div>- Coloring pages from <a href="http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/harperchildrensImages/Printable/7539.pdf">here</a> and <a href="http://www.mousecookiebooks.com/indexSite.html">here</a>.</div><div>- I also put the numbered cookies in a cookie jar, called out a number and she had to run and bring me back the correct cookie.</div><div>- I had also planned to bake cookies together, but that just didn't happen.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>A few more links to check out for more ideas using this book:</div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://www.thevirtualvine.com/ifyougivea.html">The Virtual Vine</a></div><div><a href="http://teachingheart.net/mousecookie.html">Teaching Heart</a></div><div><a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/mouse_cookie.php">Homeschool Share</a></div></div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Linking to:</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="http://homeschoolcreations.blogspot.com/search/label/Preschool%20Corner" target="_blank"><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/jolantheerb/PreschoolCornersidebarbutton210.jpg" title="Preschool Corner" /></a> <a href="http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Classified: Mom" src="http://classifiedmom.webs.com/sundayshowcase1.png" /></a><a href="http://www.theimaginationtree.com/search/label/It%27s%20Playtime" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-de7AY1gAWHc/TaNHHR3P_oI/AAAAAAAAEX8/3j3ykThmpY8/s320/purple-itsplaytime.jpg" width="150" /></a>
<br /><a border="0" href="http://ourcountryroad.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuIMzsE1QGDwYVkh79vEWnbiC3ApusxNNzP6-wtCj0q6US4YHaz6krsMxxhshXiJCjhZkITcsmSa8mgyg2DO_udB4yWPGc0UkmKXHKa5oJtVKDVZTTpFHI-Y28jad0vg2oRA0dBua3l8P/s400/Pinterestbutton.jpeg" /></a>
<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/39/F52D7E59B775D57D83FD8C2A836CCCEB.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-45253497201068672282011-08-13T12:32:00.005-04:002011-08-17T12:12:18.082-04:00Super Students<div>We had a pretty good week of school this week and as we continue to establish a good routine and I figure out how to juggle a 2nd grader, Kindergartener, and Preschooler, I believe things will only get better.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Petie's been working on money values in math, so I was really excited to find <a href="http://lets-explore.net/blog/2010/08/learning-coin-values-with-money-bingo/">this money bingo</a> game where he could reinforce what he's been learning in a fun way.</div><div>
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<br /><div>We loved our science curriculum last year, so naturally I chose to stick with <a href="http://www.pandiapress.com/">Pandia Press</a> and use their <a href="http://www.pandiapress.com/?page_id=82">life science curriculum</a> this year. Patty was learning about cells and had to examine an egg to see the different parts of a cell for her experiment this week.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I do not let my kids do school in their pajamas, but I never said anything about superhero costumes.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's no wonder she's such a super reader.</div><div style="text-align: left;">
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<br /></div><div>And speaking of super readers, Penny thinks she has this whole reading thing figured out.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have another post coming soon about Peanut's preschool week, so check back for that one soon. </div><div style="text-align: left;">
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<br />Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11987610093151711105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451877162644213080.post-70470926638345325472011-08-11T12:55:00.004-04:002011-08-17T12:02:45.294-04:00Sprinkler Fun & A Bike Ride<div style="text-align: left; ">We've been making a little more progress on our <a href="http://myfourps.blogspot.com/2011/05/summer-family-fun-list.html">Summer Fun List</a>! I think we've almost done half of our list. We should still be able to get most of the rest done, but there are some things that may not get crossed off. I think I was feeling a little ambitious when I put things like Lemonade stand on the list - what on earth was I thinking??</div><div style="text-align: left; ">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">One of the things we did get to this week was playing in the sprinkler. After putting this activity on the Summer Fun List, I realized I had thrown away our old sprinkler earlier in the year, so I was really excited to find this idea on <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a>. You just drill holes on the top and sides of the soda bottle then duct tape it to the end of your hose - instant sprinkler. This actually works much better than our old one did. The only problem is that you either have to have a dedicated hose just for this sprinkler, or tear it off and re-tape it any time you want to use it. Oh well, it was still good for an afternoon of fun. Sprinkler - check!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLXifm-2t-7lvHF_ux9dE5zDjElOqjhkYyhS56lppqSiaZQuD5amhhpHJBOGrpohmiJmxaQYiVWSwPuB_PUb6Lhb3BAZbE-CQet5VOaxLB1hn-o0XZXtPB9O-01oZGz_n-wugm5hYZ6Jw/s1600/IMG_0254.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh743_Tmk9AU9xe8fhtDrrx83Cxr2MZDDB8Uv8gROIaEknKe0oCAdkS5VWBLgHmKlVxyu7OVUIvyemNcfitQJO06G855uurvUCwEQD3bYSChJDz82u3parJiaC6CSH-hy-_-4J0L4NsZL43/s1600/IMG_0245.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh743_Tmk9AU9xe8fhtDrrx83Cxr2MZDDB8Uv8gROIaEknKe0oCAdkS5VWBLgHmKlVxyu7OVUIvyemNcfitQJO06G855uurvUCwEQD3bYSChJDz82u3parJiaC6CSH-hy-_-4J0L4NsZL43/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639643433378823426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: left; ">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">The second activity we were able to cross off our list was a family bike ride. Here we are all ready to set out on our ride. Needless to say, we didn't get very far. Peanut's little legs were going just as fast as they could go, but there was no way her tricycle was going to be able to keep up. I hung back with her while the others went ahead a little, but we all just ended up giving up and going home. We either need to get her a small bike of her own (which right now she's afraid to ride), or get one of those bike trailers that we can pull her and Penny in before we attempt this again. The older kids didn't seem to mind the shortened trip though, so that's one more we can cross off our list. Family bike ride - check!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLXifm-2t-7lvHF_ux9dE5zDjElOqjhkYyhS56lppqSiaZQuD5amhhpHJBOGrpohmiJmxaQYiVWSwPuB_PUb6Lhb3BAZbE-CQet5VOaxLB1hn-o0XZXtPB9O-01oZGz_n-wugm5hYZ6Jw/" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639643436497006850" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/39/F52D7E59B775D57D83FD8C2A836CCCEB.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">
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