Ww Water

It seems only natural to go from studying the octopus last week to studying water this week. My girls are thoroughly excited as they love everything having to do with water. To kick off the week in a fun way, I let the girls wear swimsuits for their school day. It's pretty cold here, so I cranked up the heat to keep them nice and cozy.

Aren't they adorable, or am I bias? I guess it could be both. We started out the day just as everyone before: calendar work, name, 100's chart, and introducing the letter and its sound. Brina already knows her letter sounds so a lot of this goes by quickly. I have no problem reviewing this information as I want her to have a deep understanding of the letters and their sounds. I am a huge believer in phonics. She has also reached the stage of being able to blend CVC words easily. My Father's World K and time have done wonders with this girl. Because she has already mastered a lot of the material, we supplement with Explode the Code Primers (we are in book B) and Math U See Primer. We will start Singapore Essentials Math K soon as well. I just want to switch it up now and then to keep her from getting bored. This will also give us an idea of which program we like better. It's so much fun to see your child's own growth though. I love having this opportunity!

Today's read aloud during school time was The Story About Ping. It was about a little duck that hid so he wouldn't be the last duck to get back on the boat. It's a cute little story. He does find his way back home thankfully.

I bought Siriana some sticker workbooks from Wal-Mart to give her something that she could work on independently while I work with Brina. They both love these books and I think I will have to buy more.

Thanks to a very generous preschool teacher, we own a wonderful sensory table. We haven't ever used it before since we haven't had it long. I pulled it out, washed it down, and filled it with water. I wasn't really prepared for these, but I knew we could come up with something. I used the sensory table to introduce some concepts about water. We discussed that water is a liquid and that means that it can be poured. We'll go more in detail about this tomorrow. We also discussed how all living things (people, animals, and plants) must have water to survive. Without we will die. Our biblical concept of the weeks is Jesus gives my spirit living water to drink. What a wonderful concept to learn about this week! I wasn't sure how to explain this to my almost 5 year old, but it seemed to work out well. Here's some pictures of fun in the water.

We had a wonderful school day to start the week! I'm hoping that the items I ordered to supplement our sensory table with arrive in time for us to enjoy them this week. If not though, you will see them on the blog next week. We are also going to attempt beginning a chapter book read aloud. We are going to start with the Magic Tree House series. I'm hoping the girls love it. Thanks so much for stopping by and feel free to post suggestions or comments!