Mom's drawing for 5:
Grant's drawing for 5:
On Tuesday, we learned about the number 6 and talked about our six senses. Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch and life. We drew the answer to our riddle in our lesson books and then we made a Valentine's Day beeswax candle in celebration of Candlemas. Candlemas takes it's name from the blessing of the candles on this day for use in the church throughout the coming year. It is also a celebration within the church of the presentation of Jesus in the temple.
"At the beginning of February, when the infant light of spring is greeted thankfully by the hoary winter earth, it seems fitting we should celebrate a candle Festival to remember that moment when the Light of the World was received into the Temple, when the old yielded to the new."
-All Year Round
"If Candlemas Day be fair and bright
Winter will take another flight.
If Candlemas Day be cloud and rain
Winter is gone and will not come again."
We also talked about it being Groundhog's Day. Grant was sad that he saw his shadow, which meant another six weeks of Winter weather. He was afraid that it would affect his Birthday. We assured him that it will be Spring before his Birthday, not to worry.
Grant took this photo of our Valentine Day candle:
Mom's drawing for 6:
Grant's drawing for 6:
Mom's drawing for 7:
Grant's drawing for 7:
We talked about the 7 colors of the rainbow, as well as the 7 days of the week. We set up some sticks outside with the numbers written in between in chalk. Grant jumped over the sticks onto the numbers while counting, then he jumped backwards while counting backwards. After that we had him jump with one leg and then the other while reciting the days of the week. He kept missing Thursday for some reason, but he was being such a goofball while doing this, that he could hardly focus on saying the days of the week.
Grant's drawing for 6:
Mom's drawing for 7:
Grant's drawing for 7:
We talked about the 7 colors of the rainbow, as well as the 7 days of the week. We set up some sticks outside with the numbers written in between in chalk. Grant jumped over the sticks onto the numbers while counting, then he jumped backwards while counting backwards. After that we had him jump with one leg and then the other while reciting the days of the week. He kept missing Thursday for some reason, but he was being such a goofball while doing this, that he could hardly focus on saying the days of the week.
The girls helped Dad push the wagon during our walk.
On Thursday, we talked about the number 8 and I told Grant a story about a spider spinning her first web. We drew it in our books, then I had Grant make a spider web in the room. The kids enjoyed playing in it and pretending to be spiders.
On Thursday, we talked about the number 8 and I told Grant a story about a spider spinning her first web. We drew it in our books, then I had Grant make a spider web in the room. The kids enjoyed playing in it and pretending to be spiders.
Mom's drawing for 8:
Grant's drawing for 8:
Leave it to Johanna to decorate the spider web!
Leave it to Johanna to decorate the spider web!
