Sunday, December 16, 2012
Ice Skating at North Star: November 27, 2012
Madeline had her first ice skating experience this year. She did pretty well and only fell on her bottom once. She was very proud that she could hold the rail and skate by herself, and she wanted no part of me holding the back of her coat for safety.
Enjoying a post skating smore made on the fire pit
Thanksgiving: 2012
Papa, Gramma Mary and Grandpa Buzz joined us for Thanksgiving this year. It was a delicious celebration as usual. While they were in town we also took a drive up to Virginia City. Above is a picture of Madeline riding the old relic Rudolph outside an antique store. He was so jerky and fast that she actually asked to get off of it!
At home Preschool Activities: November and December 2012
Madeline and Landon have been doing at home preschool with Cali and I for the last two years. It's hard to believe that it has been that long! We started with finger paint, scribbling and books and are now doing activities that are teaching the kids their pre-reading, writing and counting skills. Thanks to pinterest, we have found a myriad of fun ways to teach them. We also use an outline program for Montessori homeschool ages 3-6 which teaches children basics in geography, zoology and social sciences.
Zoology: Learning about Vertebrates and Invertebrates
A song about the five classes of vertebrates
Learning about the first class of vertebrates the fish: Here's the felt fish puzzle
Working on the alphabet puzzle
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie: A Thanksgiving Story
Thanksgiving turkey letter sound match up
Pounding golf tees into a pumpkin
Stringing Styrofoam popcorn and shapes
Roll the dice and stamp the number on the gingerbread man
Build a felt rainbow
Snowflake match up
Build your own felt cupcakes
Playdoh mats: Making different faces
Magnetic doll dress up
Stringing letter beads to make words
Dreidel number game
Adding candles to the Menorah
Adding the correct number of button ornaments to the tree
Using Montessori letters for three letter words
Sledding in Truckee: November 16, 2012
Madeline and Landon had so much fun spending a morning sledding out the back of Cali's parent's house in Truckee for the second year.
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