Curriculum 2012-2013

Curriculum 2012-2013
Updated October 2012

Caden 5-6 years old
Reading- Learning Language Arts Through Literature 1st grade
Math- Saxon 1st grade
Classical Conversations Foundations
Bible- Raising Rock Stars Kindergarten

Hannah 4-5 years old
Classical Conversations Foundations
Bible- Raising Rock Stars Preschool

Family Photos 2012

Family Photos- 

Carson was a little sick so we will have to retake some individual pictures of him with his adorable smile.

Caden- 5 years old and 11 months old

Hannah- 4 years and 5 months old

Carson- 10 months old

Raising Rock Star- Letter S

Caden is currently 5 years and11 months old

Hannah is currently 4 years and 5 months old

Raising Rock Star- Letter S

 We start our morning with Raising Rock Star Preschool and Kindergarten by introducing our bible verse, application, song, number, and sight word.  We also watch the power point 1+1+1=1 has on her members only site.  We can't stress enough how much we love 1+1+1=1.  We have been using her lessons for about 3 years now!  

 With our calendar time we use Starfall and then we click on our letter of the week.

After we discuss our bible verse we color it, that is in the RRSP bundle.

Hannah did an alphabet maze.

Caden colored Christmas-Just Color

Hannah really enjoyed decorating her snowman with play do and jewels.  

 Hands on Alphabet- Letter S

 Hannah playing while I was doing school with Caden.

 This is her master piece.

Art

For art we are using Home Art Studio.

Hannah

Caden

Here is Caden's cow from Draw, Write, Now.  I helped him with the face, he did the rest.

This is Hannah's, I helped with most of it.  She was really into tracing the words.

Legos

Each day I have a lego sheet for Caden to build legos from the lego website.  He gets so excited to see what is next.  

Caden's Reading Lessons

We are using Learning Language Arts Through Literature Blue Book.  He is moving right along.

Fun Times

 I love how Carson uses his pointer finger.

 Hannah lacing buttons.

I ordered some sticker sheets from Oriental Trading and they were busy for quite a while.

Raising Rock Star -Letter R

Hannah is currently 4 years and 5 months old

Caden is currently 5 years and 11 months

 Hand on Alphabet from 1+1+1=1.

 Lakeshore letter builders.

Hannah used ribbon for her R.

 Caden colored a rainbow on his R.

 Raising Rock Star Preschool letter R tracing and coloring our R bible verse.

 Letter R dot paint from Confessions of a Homeschooler.

Caden drew this for me on a piece a wood.  Aaron was building a storage shelf for me (see below) and Caden said he wanted to draw me a picture. Oh, my goodness this is so special to me!!!  I will cherish it forever! 

 My husband built this awesome storage system for me!!!!  Isn't he awesome!  I haven't had a chance to paint it yet.

 This is Hannah's sheep from Draw, Write, Now.  I helped her alot, but she did the coloring.

Here is Caden's sheep.  I just helped him with the fluffy part of the sheep.  I love looking at their pictures when they are done.

Outdoor Fun and Classical Conversations

We had lots of fun in the month of October.  It has still been warm here so the kids had and idea to play with water balloons on the trampoline!!!  It was so much fun because the water balloons last a lot longer on a trampoline.

 This picture is hilarious of Caden!

 We just started using Draw, Write, Now Book One.  My favorite blog 1+1+1=1 uses it with her kids.

Hannah drew the one on the left with no help and I drew the one on the right and she wanted to color it.

 Caden drew the one on the left with no help and I drew the one on the right and he wanted to color it.

 Oh, how I love this sweet boy!!!!  He is getting sooooo big.  He is currently 9 1/2 months old.  He is saying Da Da.  Crawling everywhere, opening everything, smiling all the time, biting all the time (Ouch!), and he is beginning to stand with out help.  He took 3 steps yesterday!  Oh, boy!  He will be a busy boy soon!

 Here is Carson with his favorite Aunt, they share the same birthday!

 With his favorite Paw-Paw!

Caden at his baseball game.  He is really good!  I am so proud.  He is very good at fielding the ball.  I believe he is the only one that doesn't play in the dirt which is pretty impressive for a 5 year old, I mean what 5 year old doesn't like playing in the dirt.:)  He also hits really well out of his coaches (His Daddy) hands.  Love that boy!

Oh, this is so cute.  Carson insisted on climbing on Caden's bed so I let him figure out how to get up and down by himself and this is how he did it. lol

We are just so impressed with our school choice this year.  My kids attend Classical Conversations.  This is Hannah reciting the Heian Empire.
Here is what she is saying:
As the Heian government weakened in Japan, Shoguns began to rule and expelled all foreigners during the period of isolation.  Circa 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. restored trade, allowing the Meiji to modernize Japan.

The Roman Republic fought the Punic Wars, which were followed by the Pax Romana.  In 286 AD, the empire divided into the Western and Eastern empires until Germanic barbarians defeated the Western Empire, in 476 AD.

Hannah skip counting 9s and 10s.

Caden reciting the Greek and Roman gods.

Hannah reciting the timeline for Creation-Jesus!:)))  Love Classical Conversations