Halloween 2010

 More pumpkin decorating.  They are very focused.

 We went to a Harvest Festival with our Cousin Zoe and our new friend Logan.

 Paw-paw in the background.  Caden being silly:)))

 Little Dorthy saying "Cheese".  She was very shy at the festival.

 Look at this "Little Slugger"!

 Again!:)

 He loved the festival!:)))

 Trick or Treating in the neighborhood.

Caden was on a mission to get candy and go to as many houses as he could.  We really only went to about 6-8 houses and then he surprisingly said, "Mommy, I think that is enough now.  Let's go home and watch cartoons and go to bed."  I looked at him without hesitation and said, "Of course".  Then I figured out he wanted to go home so he could EAT his candy.  Silly boy!:)))

The Big Orange Splot!

 I got this book, "The Big Orange Splot" at the library because we were learning about the color orange.  Caden came to me the next day and asked me if we can hang a hamick in our backyard like in the book.  So Caden showed Daddy what he was talking about in the book and this is what Daddy made for the kids.:)

 Caden was so excited about his hamick.

 I LOVE this picture!

 Caden and our dog Kelso.

Preschool-Transportation Cont.

 Caden is currently 46 1/2 months old

We started off the week at the fire station.   Our theme has been transportation and it went right along with fire prevention month (October)

 Lessons for the Week:
Transportation:  Boats, Airplanes, and Trains
Color:  Purple
Letter:  R and S 
Shape:  Triangle and Square
Number:  4
Bible:  Daniel and the Lion's Den

 Here we are on the computer watching a letter R video from you tube.

 Letter R playdough mat from Homeschool Creations.

 I am so proud of myself, I created this letter clip myself on my new Swift Publisher program.:)

 We played with or Motor Works toys from Discovery Toys.

 I got these wooden lions to color at Michael's Clearance rack.

 Listening to an alphabet song on you tube.

 We learned that Airplanes are a form of transportation so we played with our airport set.

 More airplane fun.

 Daniel and the Lion's Den stickers.

 Rhyming puzzle 

 Learning that trains are another form of transportation.

 Finding purple things in the room.

 Letter S playdough mat.

 S for snowman color match from Confessions of a Homeschooler.

Upper case and lower case letter S match from Confessions of a Homeschooler.

Pumpkin Decorating

Last week we decorated small pumpkins.  I got the awesome idea from Elle Belle's Bows website.  She decorated her own pumpkins so pretty.  So I let the kids have a try, and they loved it.  You can tell by their pure concentration.

Go by her site and check out what a wonderful job she did decorating her pumpkins.

Transportation-Preschool

Caden is currently 46 months old

• Transportation
  
• Letter P and Q
• Color purple and orange
• Number recognition 1-3
• Daniel and the Lion's Den 

 Buses and other Transportation:
We were talking about buses so I pulled our our Mini Motor Counters.  I asked a few questions:

1. I pulled out the car and the bus and asked, "Which vehicle holds more people?"  
2. Then pulled out the boat and train and asked, "Which one drives on water?"
3. Then pulled out the helicopter and airplane and asked, "Which one holds more people?"

 Listening: We pretended we were on a bus and circled around the bus and when the music stopped (The Wheels on the bus) we had to find a seat on the bus.

 Prereading: I randomly put the letters from A-P out on the floor and I had Caden put them in alphabetical order.

He decided to use something other than his hands.

Hannah was using her feet.

 Yeah, he did it with more help towards the end...he was getting tired of this game.

 Math number recognition:  I had him count the number of dots on the train and put the correct number of marshmallows.

 Not sure why he held up five fingers.

 Bible Lesson:  I read the story Daniel and the Lion's Den and had them color a lion and glue pasta noodles around his head for his mane.

 On our shelf I added some transportation puzzles.  I put out the Melissa and Doug contruction puzzle  and a Fall Puzzle.

 Caden woke up from his nap and saw me and Hannah doing her Mommy School and wanted to join in on reviewing the letter P with dot paint.

 Here is the board I have up each week.   I thought I have talked about it before but could not find it.  I took it down for a while because of the house being on the market but decided I would put it back up.