First Week of Preschool

So, this post is a week late, my first offical week of homeschooling was last week. We did it! Caidoc sis so well. It was more challenging than I thought it would be but I think the natural flow of things will come with practice. It is also so challenging to hold his focus, but that was one of the main motivators to start homeschooling this early; practicing Caidoc’s listening (aka obedience) skills.

Our first week was focused on the letter S, the color yellow, and the number 1. The theme was Spring. I’ve written the curriculum to have the letter reflect the theme, rather than go straight through the alphabet. I’m very glad I did, it seems to really help letter comprehension for someone Caidoc’s age so have letter learning be a byproduct of a more interesting concept for him (like flowers and rain and bugs 😉 .

We start each session with a look at the weather, and he picks out a card for that and puts it on the board. He also picks out how he is feeling. This is one of my favorite things because its pretty funny to see what he picks. This day was "good" "sick" and "sad" . He rarely picks these so I asked why he felt that way. Apparently it had to do with not getting to watch the "tow tee" (Cars) movie. Bahah.
We start each session with a look at the weather, and he picks out a card for that and puts it on the board. He also picks out how he is feeling. This is one of my favorite things because its pretty funny to see what he picks. This day was “good” “sick” and “sad” . He rarely picks these so I asked why he felt that way. Apparently it had to do with not getting to watch the “tow tee” (Cars) movie. Bahah.
Working on making a Spring tree
Working on making a Spring tree

I wish I was able to capture more pictures but I got as many as I could while still staying very involved with Caidoc and haranguing Zelie (who just always wanrsnro be involved !)

 

It took about ten times to get him to hold still for this. Needless to say, there won't be many pictures of homeschooling
It took about ten times to get him to hold still for this. Needless to say, there won’t be many pictures of homeschooling

 

An "apple juice" tree. Caidoc is obbessed with apple juice. Not a clue why because he never has juice! I think he might be talking about Jamba Juice. Which is the special treat he gets if he gets ten stickers on his extra chores and good deeds chart in a week.
An “apple juice” tree. Caidoc is obbessed with apple juice. Not a clue why because he never has juice! I think he might be talking about Jamba Juice. Which is the special treat he gets if he gets ten stickers on his extra chores and good deeds chart in a week.
Since our focus was the letter S I worked that into the week as much as possible. This was a hit. I play a song and he can dance around but when I pause it he has to have two feet on the S. This works on listening, large motor skills, and letter recognition.
Since our focus was the letter S I worked that into the week as much as possible. This was a hit. I play a song and he can dance around but when I pause it he has to have two feet on the S. This works on listening, large motor skills, and letter recognition.

 

S is for star! Made from tin foil. He is very fond of gluing things :)
S is for star! Made from tin foil. He is very fond of gluing things 🙂

 

The little student
The little student

 

I'm using good ol' Bob books ! These are really helping with his sounding out letters, we read the one for the letter of the week twice a day that week. Or more.
I’m using good ol’ Bob books ! These are really helping with his sounding out letters, we read the one for the letter of the week twice a day that week. Or more.

 

Some of his spring crafts.
Some of his spring crafts.
This is Caidoc's apple tree. He planted an apple seed in the soil. He got to get the dirt and jar. He tossed he seed in and was very pleased with himself. Hahaha!
This is Caidoc’s apple tree. He planted an apple seed in the soil. He got to get the dirt and jar. He tossed he seed in and was very pleased with himself. Hahaha!

 

We did a lot of other things that I was unable to get pictures of. We went out and picked flowers and talked about how the spring rain makes the flowers grow. He also did several pages in his pre k workbook on S, the number one, and yellow. If at all possible I make learning tactlie. So, we made yellow S’s out of playdough, cut ONE yellow S out of paper and played hide the thimble with it (another BIG hit), trace 1 and S in paint, and read several spring themed books that we got from the library.

Whew. It was a lot of work, I’m not gonna lie. This week, I’m sad to say, has not flowed as smoothly, but I’ll have a separate post on it once its over.

All in all, the first week went really well. It was priceless to get to watch his little mind grow and be curious. I’m so lucky to have the privilege of  being Caidoc and Zelie’s mommy.

Speaking of Zelie…

 

This little lady loves books. She's gonna be a reader too! This is her favorite currently. Its called Baby Faces. She is such a social butterfly, it doesn't surprise me one bit that other little faces fascinate her.
This little lady loves books. She’s gonna be a reader too! This is her favorite currently. Its called Baby Faces. She is such a social butterfly, it doesn’t surprise me one bit that other little faces fascinate her.

I got Zelie involved too 🙂 She probably sits still longer than Caidoc these days !

Look she can already write A! ;)  Paint in a zipock taped to the floor !
Look she can already write A! 😉
Paint in a zipock taped to the floor !

 

Caidoc was very pleased to show Zeilie exactly what to do
Caidoc was very pleased to show Zeilie exactly what to do
An attempt to get a nice picture of our first week  of school. Stinker. I'm tempted to male this face when he gets older and wants pictures  .
An attempt to get a nice picture of our first week of school. Stinker. I’m tempted to male this face when he gets older and wants pictures .

 

One thought on “First Week of Preschool”

  1. Caidoc, you are getting so big! I like your spring tree! Thank you for holding still so mommy could get a picture for us to see. Love you — g-ma

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