Showing posts with label Grade School education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grade School education. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Kids Koner- Making flags

Our flag
Today project is an easy one and fun one. I am right now working with 4 kids from 11years old to 1 year old. Coming up with project everyone can do is hard.
Today we made flag. My 11 year look at me like real. But I kept it interesting by asking questions. 
All you need is 
White paper
Red and blue paint 
Scissors 
Glue

You  cut the paper in a rectangle. I blocked off a square in the corner. 
After that I helped the baby paint 6 red lines. I also asked why there were 13 lines. Older one made there own lines

Then I let the kids make finger prints in blue paint in the square.  I ask how many stars are there and why. 


Getting it ready to put together

We glued the to the back of the flag and turned over a little piece of the paper to hold it in place. 

This was a fun way to make decorations for Independence Day! What decorations are you making?

 

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Kids Koner - Making "4th of July" thank you cards for soldiers!


Our Cards
Today to put us in the mood to celebrate the 4th of July. We wrote thank you card to solider that are serving over sea. This is to make a solider know we appreciate there hard work and sacrifice. 
 
Thank you notes
This is important to me and my family. My FiancĂ© is a soldier and told me story of soldiers not getting mail. It saddens me to know there are brave men and women over there putting there life on the line and no one appreciate them. 
Oldest writing her own
Today from my oldest to youngest wrote out cards and we will send them over there. 

younger one tracing
This also help the children talk about why the soldiers are doing for us. It also help start a conversation about Independence Day. 
We asked what it was about? Why we fought? It was a nice way to open up our talks about Independence Day and begin celebrating it! 

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Kids Knorner- Farm Animals Lesson Plans

This week I only work 3 days. I have bought the each of the learning books for their learning level. This will help me work one on one with the kids and still challenge them.
 
Tuesday - work on cows
              - make cows out paper
              - sing Old McDonald
Wednesday - art class
                   - picnic in the mall
Thursday-  work on pigs
               - play 3 little pigs 
               - make pigs out of paper plates
 
* as always we go over the calender and count and sign

Here are three videoes we will watch while I' getting lunch ready.


 

During the summer were we going to work though our summer learning books, and have fun learning. In the next two weeks, we will learn about farm animals. Next Thursday we will go visit the Apple Orchard and see the baby goats.

What are you learing about this summer?
                   

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Ok homeschooling or not??

After the report on about another school being locked down because of a guy with a gun. Has me really thinking about homeschooling my little one. I didn't have a child for anyone to raise her and I have always had her with me until she went to school. Now with all this and our state offering free online schooling. A lot to think about.
What are you guys thinking about? How do you feel about homeschooling? Would you pull your kids out?

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Goals For 2013


Personal
   1. Lose 12 lbs ~ I weight 156 and the weight I should be is 120. That means I’m 36 lbs over weight. It took me 10 years to put it on so I’m going to give myself time to let it come off! I’m going to blog about this goal by itself and have many ways to help me lose the weight!

    2. Read 24 books this year ~ there are several free books on Amazon, and the library has many books, so this one the only challenge is to have time to read them.

   3. Do 24 project~ I want to be craftier, and with Pinstert that is so easy!

   4. Learn to crochet ~ I got this awesome book that teaches you how to. I also want to make a hat glove and scarf for my whole family!

Marriage
   1. Read 2 marriage books~ I believe this helps me reset my mind and not think only about me. This makes us stronger!
   2. Have one date night a month~ It is said that date night help save marriage. I look at this way, I choose this man to spend my life with so I don’t want to forget why, or grow apart. This helps reconnected to each other.
   3. Take a weekend getaway ~ I like to celebrate our anniversary. I think it is important to remember the date and make it special. Every couple needs time to be a couple, and by taking a weekend getaway, it gives us time to leave everything at home, and just focus on us!
  4. Do something special for Hubby once a month ~ it doesn’t have to be big, just something for him to know that I’m always thinking of him and I love him!

Child

   1. Read 12 books together~ I love this age because she and I can find books we both like and read then and discuss them.

   2. Have one movie night a month~ whether we go to the movies or rent one, just have popcorn and fun family time!

   3. Have one game night a month~ where we sit down turn everything else off and have fun together!

   4. Help her learn to shot her bow better ~ Hubby set up a range in the yard so we just have to practice.

Business/blog
   1. Have all books done the each month~ This is one of my goals that I’m going to have trouble with, because it have hard time sitting down and make time to do business work.
   2. Get 2,000 views on my blog.
   3. Make 2 posts a day on my blog
   4. Make 3 posts a day on my Facebook account.

Gardening Goals For 2013
 1.    Get more Chicks- Sell their eggs to make back the feed money!
  2.    Grow 1,000 lbs. of food- I want to be able to say my garden with feed me and my family! I watch a blogger grow 2,000 lbs. so it is doable, but I think 1,000 for this year because I’m a weekend gardener! (I’ll be posting about this!)
3.    Get Bees- Hubby and I have talked about bees and the benefits to have them. Their honey, beeswax, and they will pollinate the garden. Honey bees are a struggling to live because of people killing them with pesticides but we need them to take care of our plants and flowers!
4.    Plant more Trees- I’m going to get 2 peach trees from my aunt, I put away $100 for 2 orange trees, and a pear. I’m also going to join the Arbor Foundation and get 10 trees for $10.
5.    Plant a new fruit- I have told hubby that I want different types of fruit bushes around the house. Fruit is so expensive, and if I can provide my family with flirt it is less money in the end I pay for! Last year I put in two blueberry bushes. This year I would like to put in 2 pink lemonade bushes. That gives me 5 blueberry bushes; I think that would be enough for my little one.

Organization
   1. Have a visitor Friendly Home~ I want have a clean home; I’m so sick of being worried about what someone would think if they just stopped over. I’m not saving a spotless house, but not so messy. I’ll be posting my weekly cleaning schedule, within the next few days!
   2. Use the house Binder~ this will help me be more organized.
   3. Keep up coupons binder~ this will help me look for the coupons I need faster and help me keep using coupons.
   4. Use the food Chart~ House Binder I have a list of the foods I have in my home, this way I can plan dinners with what I have. Also will help me plan meals with what is in the home, and help coupon because I know what I need to buy.  
Financial
   1. Pay off 3 creditors ~ I would love to say get out of debt, but it took me 10 years to get where we are so it’s going to take me time to get where I want to be.
   2. Only spend $150 a month on groceries~ this one is doable, but will be hard. Come follow me and see how low you can get your grocery bill!
   3. Have $1000 in savings, this is going to be hard because we don’t have any saving and we need to have money to put aside, which will be hard to do.
   4. Only pay cash~ I don’t want to be in more debt, so it I have the cash it will be easy not to over spend. I will buy gift cards to use for gas, so I don’t have to bring 1-4 kids in to pay in cash. It just too much work for me.

These are my goals, I will break them down weekly, and then break them down to daily goes! Join me though out the year to watch me reach my goals!

Friday, December 28, 2012

Movie Night- Edible City



We couldn't watch any of our movies out of the Redbox, because they didn't have what we wanted. Therefore I found a document online. (thanks to One Hundred Dollars a Month)

This movie make you think about all the good gardening in communities can do. We garden to cut our grocery bill down. Can you imagine not having a grocery store more than 20 minutes away, and not have any access to fresh fruits and vegetables. This movement is awesome!! There is so much information in here, think about if our communities had this, how much better it would be!

Friday, December 21, 2012

7 Days Until Christmas Activities For Little Ones- Christmas Ornaments

Snowman Christmas Ornaments

We made our gifts for the parent today! It is so cute, and one that won't be replaced. I hoping the parents will love it. This gift would be awesome for grandparent too! Again this is a cheap present! It didn't cost me anything because I had everything I need.

What you need to make your own Snowman Christmas ornaments
Christmas Ornament balls (I have so many extra balls in my Christmas stuff)
Paint (I got this for $1 at the dollar store of one of my other projects)
Permanent Marker (you can get it at the Dollar Tree too, but I had them at my house)

This is an easy gift to make, and the kids had wonderful time doing it!

Step 1 ~ Paint the little ones hand white.
Step 2 ~ Stamp their hand on to the ball. This step made me nervous, because I only had one ball per little one. (9 monthes-3 years old) All my little ones did an amazing job!
Ball stamped

Step 3 ~ let it dry. I gave it 2 hours to dry. I put it in a little bathroom cup to dry so it didn't roll around and mess up the hand print!
Drying
Step 4 ~ Draw the snowman parts on the ball with the permanent markers, write Merry Christmas on it too.
Put the eyes, mouths, arms, and buttons on the snowmen

Not only do the parents get a hand print of kids at this age, but it so cute too! They are only little once.

Other ideas for Christmas Project
 7 Days Until Christmas Activities For Little Ones- Gift Wrap
7 Days Until Christmas Activities For Little Ones- Shape Tree

7 Days Until Christmas Activities For Little Ones - Christmas Tree Lights Christmas Cards   
7 Days Until Christmas Activities For Little Ones - Christmas Bags