School Time!

We started our preschool homeschool this morning and things really went well. I decided to use the basic curriculum idea from Letter of the Week with some modifications that I choose. Here are some pictures of our Monday lesson.




Here is this weeks learning poster. On Monday we introduce the concepts on the poster and concentrate our focus on the letter sound and the theme words. We focused on the theme word Apple today.
Here are Cameron & Ben coloring their Apple pages. We are working on following directions such as 'Color the apple red, the leaf green, and the stem brown. On the reverse side of their page I have written their name in large letters. We spell each name when I pass out the papers. Nathan can spell his name very well, Cameron can spell his when he is looking at it, and Ben knows most of the letters in his name. (he does have the longest!)


If you look closely you will see that the boys are trying to make the ASL sign for 'A'.

Our books for today support our theme word of Apple. We also read out Bible story- 'Adam and Eve'.
We finished up school time with a snack of apple slices.

And Aiden makes five!

Aiden Christopher joined our family on July 2,2008 at 8:28am two weeks and two days past his 'due date'. He is an absolute dream of a baby and I am just as in love with our fifth child as with all the others. It is quite an adjustment getting used to our life with five children- four of them being 3 and under- but we are so thankful for each one of them that even the chaos is a blessing.
Thanks to co-sleeping and breastfeeding I am feeling pretty good, and Daddy is just amazed that Aiden does not cry at all at night- meaning he is getting a full nights rest. I dont mind at all though because Daddy has been a huge help with the other boys- getting up with them and doing morning diaper & potty duty and fixing breakfast.
Our family routine is going through a lot of changes and thanks to our Mothers Helper we hired we are trying to keep the other boys on track while I re-evaluate how we plan our day. Its a good thing it is summer time and I dont feel as much pressure with schooling! I am having a hard time taking them outside though- and that can hopefully change soon. I love the boys spending time outside but I worry about the pool and I feel like I cant chase them fast enough.
Im sure it will all fall into place as we move along in this adventure called life- even on the hardest days I feel so blessed to be home taking care of my children.