WEEK 4

BIBLE/HISTORY

We finished up our the study of the character trait "Attentiveness." On Monday, I read the boys the history story again and they made deer with moveable ears. We reviewed the trait daily. We also continued the Proverbs study! Ryder's verse to memorize this week was all of Proverbs 9:10, "If you really want to become wise, you must begin by having respect for the Lord. To Know the Holy One is to gain understanding." Each morning we also did a devotional from "My Big Book of 5-minute Devotionals."

 READING/LANGUAGE ARTS

Ryder did Lesson 2-4 in All About Reading Level 3. He also had several handwriting and phonics worksheets. He started All About Spelling Level 1 and finished Lesson 1. And he also started First Language Lessons Level 1 and finished Lesson 1.

 MATH

Ryder finished Lessons 7 through 10 in Horizons Math 1. He also had his first test!

 SCIENCE
The topic this week was "How Flowers Grow." We read in our Usborne Science "Things Outdoors" book. We tried a science experiment (watching a seed grow), but it hasn't been very successful.

 After 4 days we did manage to see a shoot coming out of the bean.

 ART

This week Ryder colored "Water Lilies" by Claude Monet with colored pencils.

 P.E.

The boys did two Fit Factor Kids DVDs this week! They loved their workout!

 PRESCHOOL for MERCER

This week Mercer did the letter D. He loves school!

WEEK 3

BIBLE/HISTORY

We continued the study of the character trait "Attentiveness." On Monday, the boys watched the Nature video again and they made magnifying glasses. We reviewed the trait daily. We also started our Proverbs study! Ryder's verse to memorize this week was the first part of Proverbs 9:10, "If you really want to become wise, you must begin by having respect for the Lord." Each morning we also did a devotional from "My Big Book of 5-minute Devotionals."

 READING/LANGUAGE ARTS

Ryder did Lesson 1 in All About Reading Level 3. He finished his alphabet handwriting sheets and made a scroll! He had several other cut and paste activities and some pages in his student notebook on short vowel sounds. This is review since he has already learned this in All About Reading, but the handwriting practice is great for him!

MATH
Ryder finished Lessons 3 through 6 in Horizons Math 1.

 

SCIENCE
The topic this week was "flowers." We read in our Usborne Science with Plants book. Ryder learned about the different parts of a flower, pollen, seeds, and helpful insects! We also studied seasons and Ryder made a book about all the different seasons.

ART

This week Ryder painted "Sheep" by Franz Marc with watercolor.

PRESCHOOL for MERCER

This week Mercer did the letter C. He loves doing school like his big brother!

WEEK 2

 READING/LANGUAGE ARTS

Ryder is finishing up the last few lessons in All About Reading 2 before we move onto level 3. He also had several handwriting worksheets this week. Some of the worksheets will be made into a Handwriting Scroll next week. Stay tuned!

 BIBLE/HISTORY

We continued the study of the character trait "Attentiveness." On Monday, I read the boys a history story on Abe Lincoln that coincided with the trait. We also review the definition daily.

 Each morning we did a devotional from "My Big Book of 5-minute Devotionals." We also talked about what "Proverbs" are and we also talked about the Jewish Calendar.

 

  MATH
Ryder finished Lesson 1 and 2 in Horizons Math 1.

 

SCIENCE
The topic this week was "plants and soil." We read in our Usborne Science with Plants book. We also did a science experiment! Daddy filled up a mason jar with soil and I put water in it.

 The boys shook the jar!

 And then we waited... and waited... for 2 hours before we observed the soil in the jar. Clay, sand, and stones sank to the bottom and "humus" floated on top. Humus is a black layer of rotten plants.

 ART

This week Ryder colored "Woman playing with a kitten" by Toyohara Chikanobu. We talked about Kimonos and he decorated the kimono in the picture with stickers.

  PRESCHOOL for MERCER

This week Mercer did the letter B. He loved doing the do-a-dot pages again!

 He does pretty well with tracing.

 And he LOVES when I say its scissor time!

 He also got to work with a glue stick this week and glued pictures of buses on a big B.

 Ryder's first day of Renewed Moms was Thursday! We love our co-op that we go to once a week. Ryder is taking a science class about habitats of animals, a Legos class, and a Bible class on the book of Timothy. My Bible study this year with the moms is on Spiritual Gifts, Titus, and Timothy. Looking forward to a great year with precious people!

WEEK 1

We started My Father's World 1st Grade curriculum last week! The week was fantastic and I am so happy with the curriculum I have chosen for the boys.

 

Here is the bulletin board I put together for the school year. It has the calendar, Hundreds chart, and the character trait we are studying. 

 We start our mornings off listening to a song from the Seeds Family Worship CDs. The boys love the music and this starts our day off on a positive note! Then we do the pledge and say a prayer.

Ryder fills out his calendar and hundreds chart every day.

 BIBLE/HISTORY

Every month during this school year we will be focusing on a character trait from the Character First curriculum. The month of August we are focusing on Attentiveness. Monday the boys watched a nature video about White-Tailed deer and colored a picture of the deer. Every day we went over the definition of attentiveness.

 Each morning we did a devotional from "My Big Book of 5-minute Devotionals." LOVE this book! We also talked about "history" and scrolls this week. The boys made their own scrolls!

 READING/LANGUAGE ARTS
Ryder is finishing up the last few lessons in All About Reading 2 before we move onto level 3. He also had several handwriting worksheets this week. Some of the worksheets will be made into a Handwriting Scroll in a few weeks. Stay tuned!

 MATH
Ryder finished Lesson 1 in Math Lessons for a Living Education Book 2.

 

SCIENCE
The topic this week was "close to the ground." We read in our Usborne Things Outdoors book and during read aloud time I read the boys books about moles and ants. They also watched a Magic School Bus video about ants!

 ART
This week Ryder colored Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh. He loves drawing, coloring, and stickers! So I see art being one of his favorites this school year.

 PRESCHOOL for MERCER
Each week I am focusing on a letter for Mercer. This week was "A is for ambulance." He loved the do-a-dot pages!

 He is also going to be working on tracing this year.

 Here he is sorting capital and lowercase A's!

 He used scissors for the first time too!

Both boys did excellent this week! They were both so excited to start school and had great attitudes! I am looking forward to Week 2!