Alphabet Sampler . . .

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

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' ↓

Handwriting Practice . . .

Alphabet BINGO!

In Phonics/Spelling we are familiar with these letter: F B M T R A H P S I

In Handwriting, we've learned these letter: F E D P B R N M H K L U V W X Y Z C O

. . .and this is enough to play ALPHABET BINGO!

↑ "All I need is a "G." ↑

↑ "Or an "I" or "Y" ↑

↑ "BINGO!" ↑

↑ "What's this letter, again, Mom? ↑

↑ "Look! BINGO!" ↑

Phonics & Handwriting

I'm pretty sure Abraham Lincoln learned to write on a chalkboard like this.

. . . And he probably had fun at it! . . . made his poor mama cry laugh.

Please don't confuse Shepard's excitement for folly. The Boy's a genius-in-waiting!

We're Up to 8!

We found a brand new white board on sale last week at Staples. YEA!

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Shepard does a really (really!) good job with '4.'

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Selah is doing better at writing smaller letters and numbers on the chalkboard.
(And - although it appears that Selah wears the same fleece top everyday - her mother does do laundry. . . Occasionally.)
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1-2-3-4 . . . 5 !!

My daughter is a genius! Today, we introduced the number "4" in Handwriting. I left the room to take a phone call and upon my return Selah announced quite proudly that she had learned the next number. . . . and without further adieu, here she is. . . .

. . . That was a "HIGH FIVE!" at the end. The girl was not hurt. Please don't call Child Protective Services.

- Proud Mom

We Love Letters!

These are the letters we know: M, T, F, B and R!

We can write these letters and recognize them in words. We also know the sound that each letter makes.

All these letters start with a long line and then have either short lines or small curves. (See Handwriting With Cool Wood Pieces.)


Here is Shepard's "R:"

















Here is Selah's "B:"












Here is Shepard's Handwriting Workbook for the Letter "R:"














And here is a sample of Selah's handwriting. The highlighted "Selah" is the only thing Mom wrote.












And -- finally -- here's Shepard practicing his "3's:"

All in a Day's Work . . .

Our CopyWork today was the last line of our address: Adams, MN 55909. I do not need dotted-lines for all of the letter, so I erase them. "M" I know. And a "5" is a lot like and "S."

~ Selah

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Shepard always starts out CopyWork by saying, "I can't. I can't do it, Mom."


He always does a great job.!

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Today's Handwriting Lesson introduced the Letter "P"

. . . and yes, Selah's "R" is on her LEFT hand. We fixed that. :-)

Handwriting With Cool Wood Pieces!

We are using a handwriting curriculum called "Handwriting Without Tears" and get to learn letters with really cool blocks - big lines, little lines, big curves, little curves. . . We practice with the wood pieces and then on the big chalkboard. We each have a little chalkboard too.

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Today we practiced Capital F and Capital B. Capital B is a big line with two little curves. And Capital F is a big line with two little lines.

Here's Selah's Capital B:

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Here's Shepard's Capital F:

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Selah is also learning how to write her own name!

Thanks for Looking at our Blog!

- Selah & Shepard

Today I learned. . .

Shepard:

I want to say, "I spell S-h-e-p-a-r-d. Shepard Goossen. An 'S' looks like a snake. It swirls everywhere like snake. Today I learned how to put it on [my fingers on the pencil the right way]. I think that homeschool is fun. My favorite book is "Berenstain Bears' Big Book of Science and Nature."


Today I learned about weather: What to do when there is snow. Wear mittens. We learned about things that happen during winter months - like Valentine's Day. We make card for people. We make some Valentine decorations. Mom says we wait a few months from now.

My favorite thing today was learning the letter "B."

- Shepard

Selah:

I learned about making a letter "B." It's a long line and two curves and we learned things that start with letter "B". . . like bed, and boxes, and butterflies, books, and baskets.

My favorite reading book today was "A Treasury of Mother Goose"

We read about two sticks in a straight line and a chicken :

"1,2,

Buckle my shoe.

3,4,

Knock at the door.

5,6,

Pick up sticks.

7,8,

Lay them straight.

9,10,

A big fat hen.

11,12,

Dig and delve.

13,14,

Maids a-courting.

15,16,

Maids in the kitchen.

17,18,

Maids a-waiting.

19,20,

My plate's empty.

My favorite thing about today was learning how to hold the pencil right.

-Selah