SOCIAL STUDIES: Wild Places: I created a Wild Places Habitat book to go alongside our read-aloud of Usborne’s Wild Places. You can download your FREE copy here. We read more about mountains and added animals too. We colored and inserted a "layers of the Moon of the Mountains" page. You can purchase the Mountain Booklet … Continue reading Sonlight Core A (Week 32)
BEE My Honey Grammar Pack: We created a "BEE My Honey" line of grammar packs to help sweeten up your language arts centers this Spring. Nouns & Adjectives Pack: This honey bee and bear pack includes six noun and six adjective cards. We've included a sorting mat to help through the set of cards. We've … Continue reading Bee My Honey Printables
Build a Cell Cookie: I made some round sugar cookies, whipped up some yellow icing, and dug into our candy stash for nerds, jelly bellies, and the-like. I set out a "build a cell cookie" plate for each kid. Haley used her science diagram as a blueprint for her cookie design. Haley had such a … Continue reading Sonlight Core E – Edible Cells (Week 31)
HISTORY: Wild Places: I created a Wild Places Habitat book to go alongside our read-aloud of Usborne's Wild Places. We read about various parts and features of mountains. The boys completed the parts of the mountain page. We read how farmers in the Philippines carve large steps out of the side of the mountain to … Continue reading Sonlight Core A (Week 31)
The kids were excited to start rowing Ping! The last time we studied this book was when Haley was in Kindergarten (Sonlight Core A)....4 years ago! BIBLE: We chose to memorize Deuteronomy 6:2 for this book. A verse on obedience is ALWAYS a great idea! I created a Bible Verse printable pack for this row. … Continue reading The Story About Ping
BIBLE: Memorization: We continued to memorize Trees by Joyce Kilmer. Parker illustrated more of his Trees booklet (Living Worlds Apart). I love all the details he's adding! LANGUAGE ARTS: Phonics: Since we were studying pond life with Jordan, I brought out our Play With Me starting sounds worksheet. Parker said each word and matched it with … Continue reading Sonlight Core A (Week 30)
Haley was reading Plain Girl and learning about the Amish community. Baking Amish bread would be a great activity to pair book. Haley gathered her ingredients and measuring utensils. She followed the recipe, measuring each ingredient. We leaned a little on modern technology to help mix our dough. She floured and kneaded the dough. Then … Continue reading Sonlight Core E – Amish Bread (Week 29)
