Homeschooling Journal: February 2014 Part 3

Baking Fun!

They love helping me bake cookies. They almost have more fun baking them over eating them!

Naughty... It only took me a minute to run the sheets to the washer and when I got back, this is what I found.

Sugar Body Scrub Recipe

To see the recipe, CLICK HERE. It is absolutely awesome, effective and so easy to make.

How to Make Your Own Relaxing Rice Socks

To see the recipe to this wonderful and easy craft, CLICK HERE.

We went to a drop zone where we got to see some parachutists do their thing. It is always awesome (and I secretly thank God that it isn't me up there!).

Sweet baby girl, now two years old, working on her Math skills.

We went to the farm to eat lunch. Such a beautiful and fun place! We didn't pick our own produce this time, but we love doing that!

Valentine's Day Craft/Snack with a Lovely Toddler

To see the entire activity with instructions, CLICK HERE.

We love it at the farm so much that we went a second time! THeir food is so amazing and our time there is always lovely. We also went to the playground afterward.

Several people have asked me what supplements I use. Here are a couple. Since I purchased the Chlorella, I have learned that thin-cell wall is better than broken-cell, so I will be getting that from Healthy Families for God when this bottle is gone. :) I love fermented cod liver oil from this company. It really is the best.

Banana bread (egg free, dairy free, delicious). Recipe HERE.

French: La Famille (The Family)

In French, we reviewed the members of the family: le père, la mère, le frère, la sœur, le bebé. 

We used a really cool and special book to review. They all had fun making the little figurines and putting them in the different rooms in the house.
For some reason, it takes the children about three times longer to retain French, compared to Spanish. My theories are:
1. Spanish is easier in general and more widely used/listened to. French has different vocab, different pronunciation and different intonation.
2. Less likely than the first, learning both Spanish and French might be interfering, but like I said, French doesn't seem to be affecting Spanish, so it shouldn't be the other way around. French is just a harder language overall. :)

McGuffey's Readers

We absolutely LOVE McGuffey's Readers! They were first published around 1869 or so and they are wonderful, old-school readers with beautiful illustrations (modern for their time).

                                                       

Desk Work

For about two days (for the entire 3 hours of homeschooling), all K wanted to do was "Desk Work," which entails working on an activity book. It is educational, of course, but it is more generic in topics. Our favorite ones are from the Preschool Prep Company. We own many of their products and are very satisfied with them.

                                                      

Montessori Science (Botany): Parts of a Flower

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Montessori Practical Life: How to Fold a Towel

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Soccer Practice

Spanish: Mi Color Favorito (My Favorite Color, Mi Forma Favorita 

(My Favorite Shape), Mi Número Favorito (My Favorite Number)

In Spanish, we reviewed/taught Madi the colors, the numbers, the letters of the alphabet, etc. I figured that reviewing every class will be beneficial to everyone, especially M, since she joined recently. 
We are so happy to have her! She is learning super fast. :)
To continue with our "All About Me" Spanish lapbook, today, we did our parents' phone numbers and said them in Spanish. They did great. We also practiced following instructions, attentive listening, cutting and gluing skills, etc.