Learn To Skip Count By Twos, Fives, and Tens

For kindergarten, Caitlin really only needs to be able to count by twos to 20, but we are starting to learn all three. It is not a concept she enjoys, so I think these fun videos will help. It has been a crazy week here at my house. The puppy got fixed on Tuesday, and we had to keep the two of the dogs separate, so she could not wrestle around. It has been a real pain in the you know what, and I will be glad on Tuesday when things can go back to normal every day craziness. If you did not hear on the news yesterday, Chile suffered a huge earthquake, so be sure to include them all in your thoughts, and prayers.

Lesson Plans For 03/01/10:

DJ:
Reading: Perronik the Fool with summary
Art: See last Monday
Writing: The Royal Gramma fish
Sign Language: Numbers 1-20
Math: Adding fractions
Language Arts: Root words
Cursive Writing

Caitlin:
Beginning skip counting
Animal Book: Jungle Animals- monkeys
Reading: HOP Pom Pom
Arts and Crafts: My dinosaur
Site Words
Flash Cards
Graph Practice
Math: Number words
Phonics: Beginning sounds of fruits
Printing Practice

Bicycle Safety For Children, Simple Summer Salad

Thursday for Health class, we were supposed to cover bicycle safety. I forgot to post the video, because we weren't having classes that day due to illness. So for your personal viewing pleasure, I have added it now, enjoy.

My mother used to make this really gross looking salad in the summer months. It was green from the food coloring she added, you could probably make it orange if you liked. While it looked gross, it was fabulously good, and easy to make. I love anything that is easy to make. It was always a hit, at picnics, and such. The video tells you how to make it. Give it a try, and let me know if you love it. Summer will be here soon, I hope.

Fun Friday The Letter S: The Sun

Today is Fun Friday, at our Blogging For Fun group. It is a Yahoo group, and you can join by using the sign up box, in the side bar of this blog. Today I have to do a quicky post, so I apologize in advance. I am doing the Sun. I love the sun, I really do. I am one of those lucky people who tan very easy, and get a nice summer glow. Though I look rather putrid in the winter. Come March I start sitting in the sun, and building my base tan, so when the real hot stuff gets here, I won't burn as easy. I was going to do the lovely Springs that we have here in Florida, but I have covered them before, and you can see all the beautiful videos, by paying a visit to my archives, on the sidebar. The two videos below are cool, and will help explain the Sun, much better than I ever could. There is basic sun info, how to made a sundial, and how to make your own solar panels, very hot if you ask me. Now I am going to get some sun, since it has been freezing here yet again.

Who Likes To Dust?

Well Caitlin doesn't feel good today, and does not want to do school. As punishment I am making her dust. Got your attention? I am just kidding, obviously. That is a slam aimed at someone on another forum that I frequent, who again insinuates that home schoolers somehow neglect, abuse, or other wise hide their children from society. When will people realize we home school because we enjoy being with our children, and teaching them, not so we can abuse them. Gosh!!!

Caitlin really is not feeling well today. Lessons will be made up over the weekend. Of course DJ immediately demands to have the day off too, he would be too distracted by her constant nose blowing. Back to my reference to dusting. Do you like to dust? I hate to dust. My children really do like to dust. Maybe I should have them seen by a shrink LOL. I read recently in a magazine, I would tell you which one, but my memory is not functioning properly, that if you have lots of indoor green plants the leaves actually absorb the dust, and you will not have to dust as often. Why has no one ever told me this before. Here I am putting all my green plants outside, totally neglecting them of their daily dose of my dust. The nerve of me. It also said you will get less colds, as well. So now I have to either buy more nice green plants, are start digging up the ones I have outside. I think these types of things should be shared more often. What do you think?

Well I guess that is all the fun you get to have at my blog today. Tomorrow is test day, reading, and writing for DJ. Have a great, dust free day!