First Grade College Planning

There has been a lot of talk about college lately as my 10th grader is starting to do some college planning. Last night before bed, first grade and I were talking about life and stuff when he mentioned that when he goes away to college that he would miss me. I told him that he would always be able to come home for visits anytime he needed to and he said, "When I come visit you, I will bring you a fish sandwich."

The door to my heart... a fish sandwich! LOL!

Technology Strikes Again

In first grade science, we have just begun a unit on energy. In part 1 it introduces the sun as a source of energy. It uses the example of light turning to heat energy and suggested letting the children see, safely, how a light bulb gives off light that turns to heat that can be used as energy. So I turn on the lamp and describe to him how the light bulb will get hot and was going to let him put his hand near it, not touch, to feel the heat. He puts his hand near it and looks perplexed. As it turns out, I have those energy efficient, florescent bulbs in all of my lamps and they don't get hot. Ha Ha Ha. Oh the good ol' days when light bulbs gave off heat.

The Boy Can Tell Time

First grade continues to do well in math and seems to pick up new skills fast in this area... if only we could transfer some of that skill to Language Arts. LOL!

Our Community Helpers (According to 1st Grade)

This week it was firemen and policemen.

Paper Dolls

In first grade, we are doing a unit on community helpers. I was looking for art projects and came across 1 where he would have had to draw uniforms on blank figures, but I thought that would be a little too much. So I "googled" police paper doll and found this: MakingFriends.com . It was a neat little site that I thought I would share.

I hope to be able to post pics of the finished project later.

"My Big Brown Pony" by James

My Blue Eyed Prince*

Today is my 1st graders birthday. He is 8 years old, funny, smart and so very helpful. When we walk in the house, he can hardly get his own coat off for trying to help me get out of mine. He tries to carry groceries in 3 and 4 bags at a time... we have to stop him. He helps with sorting laundry by laying each item out, flat on the floor, stacking all pants, shirts and socks together very meticulously. He loves cars, trucks, but especially NASCAR! And he loves to dance.

Happy Birthday, Kid!




*When James was about 5 1/2 yrs old we were cuddling and I ask him if he was my baby and he said, "I your blue-eyed prince!" The endearing term stuck.

Art Class & The Up-Right Horse

Ist grade is studying about the angel Gabriel and for art class and made a toilet paper role angel. This template can be found at DLTK-kids along with many other great crafts.

Preschool's theme this week is horses, the letter N and the color brown. Here he made a TP role horse that had me rolling on the floor because he made the "arms" and legs so that the horse could stand up like people. Too cute and very funny. Oh, and there is a tail on the back of it.

The Story Writer (2)

The Story Writer

First grade is learning to write stories that have a title, a beginning, a middle and an end. Here is a cute one that started off talking about a baseball game, but then had them running down the court and the picture ended up being a basketball picture. Very funny kid.





Check out the final score! LOL!