Friday, April 10, 2009

Reading is FUNdamental . . .


Gus is a duck.
Gus has a bill.
Gus sits on a log.
The log is in a bog.
A bug is on the log.
It is a red bug.
Pick up the bug, Gus.
Peck! Peck! Peck!
Gus met Web.
Web is a big duck.
Gus got a pod.
Web got the pod.
Gus and Web will tug.
Will the pod rip?
Gus fell in the bog.
Gus is a wet duck.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Alphabet Sampler . . .

Selah asked for ". . . one sheet of paper, please."
A few minutes later she presented me with the gift of her "Alphabet Practice."

Monday, March 23, 2009

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Math:

How many more? . . . How many less?


"How many more reds are there than yellow?"

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Spelling Lessons . . .



Yes. They're in their pajamas.
I offered either a Disney movie or Homeschool Review night . . .

You see what they selected!

Friday, February 27, 2009

Peanut Butter & Jelly Tortillas . . .


Every Friday nights are Kids' Choice at Goossen Manor.
Selah & Shepard choose the menu and prepare the food.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Handwriting Practice . . .



It's Cornmeal!

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Project 365 - Week 4

I took these pictures myself!
~ Selah

This is my brother Shepard with our Pattern Blocks from Sonlight®.

This is a puzzle I got for Christmas from Grandma Helen.

This is my counsin Jacob. He's funny.

This is Jacob's girlfriend, Anna. She wants to be a school teacher.

This is Rainbow Dash. She's a girl pony.

This is the balloon I picked out at Dollar Tree for Tim's birthday.

This is the view of Interstate-90 from my seat in the van.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

The ENTIRE Alphabet!

We now know how to write ALL the Capital Letters. From A - Z!

Our final letter to learn was "J" -- It is a "center-start-capital."

Here's Selah's Alphabet Sampler'

And here's Selah's Handwriting Assignment for today:


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Shepard just turned four in October and does EXCELLENT work!

Here's Shepard's Handwriting assignment for today:

. . . and here's Shepards Alphabet Sampler'

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Learning Measurement Concepts . . .

↑ ↑ Snoopy is One-Square tall. ↑ ↑

↑ ↑ Teddy is 4 1/2 - Squares tall. ↑ ↑


↑ ↑ Barbie is 5-Squares tall. ↑ ↑



Monday, January 12, 2009

Handwriting Practice . . .