MFW 1st Grade Days 1-6

Math
We did patterns this week. Ian was not that happy. He said "I though Math is about numbers and adding..." and it turned out we did patterns EVERYDAY. ha. At least he enjoyed the patterns of snack. =)
We enjoyed all the books and I LOVE Stuart Murphy. Very good writer of Math books.

Complete Book of Math is quite fun.

Science
We tried the pottery jars...a HUGE flop. I don't think I got the right consistency? Anyhows...=)
We did a parachute man (using shopping bag, pipe cleaners and nuts...not the edible ones) to illustrate how authorities are our covering/protection (This is for Character 1st: Obedience).

We also talked about things close to the ground and we observe some. That pic, btw, was Ian trying to sabotage the ants in his very boyish way.

We drew the Singapore flag for Singapore's National Day and talked a little bit about the history of Singapore . Afterall, my boy IS half Singaporean and he's quite proud of it. =)

Preschool
The preschooler had way too much fun in school. =) Workbooks, stickers, tracing, dot a dot markers (this is a REAL hit! I love them!)...

I also really like those write-and-wipe books...great fun for them...

I like this particular Trace & Learn Book (nice textured numbers for the preschooler to have some tactile learning). It was a hand-me-down book.

Others
We copied and memorized Pr 9:10 (Respect and Obey the Lord. This is the beginning of wisdom) and also learnt about Obedience.
We did the manuscript handwriting

But we skipped the Art...I'm having 2nd thoughts about Drawing with Children...a bit too tedious for me.

Comments

Online Resources: Sesame Street Games

I love the Sesame Street Games ...I think they are the best for preschoolers. They teach important concepts, at the same time, making computer skills real easy. For eg, there is no "click and drag"...that's hard for them...there's "click" "move" "click". There are some games Ian really likes...(click on photo for the games) That's the Wheels on the Bus song (you press the keys foe interactive movements) Patterns. Seasons. Fun for the kids. Walking the dogs...numbers. This is alltime favorite. First you make a pitcher of lemonade. Then depending on how many monsters come, you click however many cups. I love it!

Science 2015/2016: Human Body Recap

We really had fun learning about the Human Body this year. I thought it would be meaningful to consolidate our learning. We enjoyed the Body Book more than I thought we would. I did do most of the cutting though. We also enjoyed the different videos we watched and the experiments. I think this is the most successful science year yet. The five senses Tongue the Ear The Skin The Eye Skeleton Joints Long Bone Tooth Brains Spinal Cord Digestive System Stomach The Lungs The Heart The Urinary System The Muscle Look through all our experiments and videos here .

MFW Kindergarten S-Sun Unit 2012

Tactile "s" (we didn't get Laurie, we got the $1 from Staples. ;P) Sun Dot-to-dot Arranging the cards and singing A-a-apple song Handwriting A collaborative project: The Sun Plate Finished project (it is good to have ONE project in the house) Big brother wanted to do his own version Yup! Back to the cutting and pasting I really like the new Math pages She was quite good in the drawing page. Morning Board (Yup! I definitely make things A LOT easier for me this time around, compared to here ) Earth and Sun Books we read PRESCHOOL The pre-preschooler was very happy she did the puzzle Dot-a-dot worksheet Shadow game (a new folder game we got here . Will use it for leaves too) Resources for S-Sun, see here

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