C is for...Ah Forget it, It's too Hot. Let's have a party!

I had to run up to the Scout Office to turn in some paperwork today and on the way home I was contemplating what we were going to do once we got there. It would be 1:00...the usual Circle Time. Looking out over the hot asphalt, waiting in traffic, I reconsidered. It's too hot and too nice to sit inside!

We stopped by Albertson's and oooh'ed and aaahh'ed before we decided to get one of everything and invite the whole neighborhood.

Popsicle Party on the Gomm's back porch! WOOOOT!

Happy Limerick Day

Yep. It's that kind of day. I'm avoiding doing the weekly menus and cleaning the bathroom so I'm writing Limericks with the girls names in them. Sydney is especially hard since the only thing that any online rhyming dictionary can come up with is kidney. Anyway, I did my best. The girls didn't get them but they were happy to hear their names in a poem. HA!

There was a young girlie named Scout
She loved to scream and to shout
One day in July
She yelled out good bye
And left by cacophonous route

I met a young lady named Sydney
She liked to eat beans that were kidney
Each day during lunch
She ate up a bunch
So a toot was the hello she bid me.

C is for Caterpillar

This week we'll be talking a lot about Caterpillars. It starts with C, there are tons of crafts to do with them and lots of fun activities that reinforce the concepts we're focusing on this week.

This morning we talked about patterns. I told the girls that since they were SO smart and already knew ALL their colors we were going to start learning about patterns instead of single colors.

We talked about A-B or 1-2 patterns and made A-B caterpillar chains. They enjoyed using their new vocabulary and whenever they accidentally grabbed the wrong color they would correct themselves and talk about how that wasn't the right pattern. "Oops I tried to make an ABB pattern!"

Afterwards they went outside for a brownie and strawberry break. We'll probably run off to the library and pick up our books for the week today. I'm hoping the weather holds up and we can stop by the park for a picnic lunch after the library....I can't wait for summer!

More Homework...Yippeee!

I've been printing out worksheets for the girls to do during letter time and math time. I call it their "homework" and they are crazy excited to do it every time.

Three of the websites I use for "homework" also have worksheets for older kids. I thought I'd share the links for summer use or those times when the need for quiet meets the ability to prepare...I know it doesn't happen that often! :)

Learning Pages. This website is for members but the membership is free.

TLS Books. Completely free but they ask that if you use it regularly to consider a $1.00 donation.

Kid Zone. This site has a lot of activity sheets but also a bunch of coloring pages.

The other website I use is The Mailbox online extenders. It's an online resource for subscribers of The Mailbox magazine. It's really cool and has some free areas that are worth checking out.

R is for Rain

We made pet rain clouds. Since the girls were so into acting today I thought I would try to get them to 'pretend' it was raining while sitting under their clouds. It was hilarious to watch them try to actually "act." It was really more of an interpretive dance. This is the only picture I got of them both "acting" and not over-"acting" so much that it was just a blur. ^_^