Birds , Birds , birds

We are on break but I snuck in some Bird time yesterday by having them come over to the computer and look at what I was Looking at. We are starting a bird study Starting with the northern cardinalNorthern Cardinal, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the black capped chicadee.Black-capped Chicadeehere is another great site and cosponsor of the backyard bird count cornell ornithology labBirds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology. We are going to do birds as one of our science units for January and Februaury.
Happy Birding
Stephanie

Great Christmas books

My Very First Christmas words by Lois Rock and pictures by Alex Ayliffe,
Christmas in the Manger by Laura Geringer
both for the toddler set but my kids still love them we have had both atleast 3 years now and they are favorites.I love the simple but wonderful stories from the my very first Christmas book
it has eleven stories in it we call it the big red book.
Another great book is Cricket at the Manger By Edith Hope Fine Pictures by Winslow Pels
I love love love this one and so does little bird. When little bird was three she started calling her fisher price nativity toy the cricket in the manger set lol.if you could get one new Christmas picture book this year this would be my choice.
please share your favorites with me
Stephanie

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Things to be thankful for

My beautiful kids, Hubby, My mom and my brother. The farm , my health being somewhat better, being alive, being free. Being able to go to my church and celebrate my religion without being persecuted. Happy Thanksgiving. Remember all you have and be thankful
Stephanie

homemade playdoh and paperwork among other things

Last week we made peppermint playdoh smells heavenly the kids loved it quick and cheap.
I used flour ,salt,red food coloring,and 1/2 cup cooking oil , half cup water. peppermint extract. just a pinch or else whole house smells lol worse stuff house could smell like.
we added glitter too kids loved that.
mix until right consistency.
we don't put cream of tartar in cause I never have any
store in ziplocs
throw out when gets yucky
I had seen on several blogs and wanted to try.
we will be doing cinnamom and pumkin this week.

quaterly time lots of paperwork for those that don't homeschool report time.

cleaning. out kids closets and toys lol that is a couple week job hehe


Stephanie

Secrets in the maple tree

I love this Abeka reader. Little man is almost done with this one.
Great book he loved it.
Stephanie

tons of stuff

I must confess I love Kate Gosselin Yes I think she can be witchy but what mother of eight
busy working mom with a hubby like that couldnt be. how many of us moms would come out angelic if a film crew followed you around all the time. lol I wouldn't do well snarky hubby comments would be abounding lol.
Anyways So I can't believe September is half gone . ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the fall and Halloween and yes I am religious and yes I love pumpkins and Halloween.
The first two weeks of school have went well.
Little bird getting the hang of it.
http://www.kinderprintables.com/apples/appleemergentreader.pdf
above is little birds current practice book. nice fall k read.
big boy is loving secrets in the maple tree an Abeka book
Math much better with big boy no saxon no tantrums yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we are doing ancient Egypt in history and seabird for geography
Holling c holling books are great we finished Paddle to the sea.
and starting seabird
Have a great weekend
Stephanie