Raising Rock Stars

My friend Carisa over at 1 + 1 + 1 = 1, has an awesome preschool program, Raising Rock Stars. When putting together Sir Lionheart’s studies this year, I headed straight on over and downloaded it. I have used it as the base for his preschool/kindergarten program, and it greets us every morning during Calendar and Bible Time.

I do not post this as a review of curriculum…no, it is out of pure pleasure and entertainment. You see, the kids were a bit silly and OOC (out of control) this morning and after plowing through most of school I finally threw in the towel. I think it was at the point of cleaning up after two little girls who didn’t quite make it to the potty, the second attempt at swallowing something out of tot boxes, and Sir Lionheart’s complete dumping of all of his workboxes (an accident) that I packed lunch and headed for the park.

Well, you can imagine when I saw this upon opening the front door:

And this:

I may have thought it was too late….the monkeys were running the zoo. BUT, as I opened the glass door and listened, I heard, “Let your light shine before men, so they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven!” And he was singing it too! All I can say is I smiled really big…and grabbed my camera! Thanks Carisa!

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Going on a Bug Hunt

We have been rolling with a few themes this week…Intro to Geography (Expedition Earth from Erica at Confessions of a Homeschooler), The Letter L (Raising Rock Stars Preschool from Carisa at 1plus1plus1), and Bugs (Well, from this Mama of four kids who LOVE bugs). Today it was barely 80 degrees and sunny, so we decided to take our Science Saturday outdoors to the bike trail.

Sir Wallace wore his helmet in the truck, so he could hop out, hop on, and go. (Very indicative of his personality).

Sir Lionheart had to step up to the plate today. He has been on two wheels for quite a while now, but he has been riding a really small bike because his feet hit the ground when he sits on it. His big boy bike was a size too big when we bought it (on purpose…if you knew how tall our kids are and how fast they grow you would understand). The last time we rode the trail Sir Lionheart grew weary quickly because he had to do two to three times the pedaling as everyone else due to the size of his wheels. So, today I told him he had to ride the big one if he wanted to go. Whaddya’ know? He hopped on that thing and was lapping the yard in minutes. There is definitely a warm Mama Moment when your little guy grows up just that little bit more and accomplishes something new.

The girls loaded up into the trailer, pulled by Sir MMH Hubby, and I followed.

We stopped and watched butterflies, bees, bugs, and beetles. Unfortunately I’m still dealing with a point and shoot with a shutter speed slower than the feet of my six year old when you tell him it’s time for bed. Thus, no good photos of anything that did not crawl.

We herded up a few caterpillars, all different colors and textures. As we study the difference between moths and butterflies we are eager to see what these caterpillars will turn into… For now, they sit in my canning jars *smile* with twigs, leaves, and holes in the lids in hopes of seeing them build cocoons. And there are two little boys even more excited about bugs.

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First Day of School

It’s here.  At least it was.  The first day of school for all the boys, Sir MMH Hubby included.  I was not brave enough to start Tot School on the same day.  We will add it in tomorrow.  As it is, I would consider today a great success, only one meltdown. 

Our workboxes worked great, and the lessons flew by.  I only wish there truly existed a “Handwriting Without Tears.”  Unfortunately, Sir Wallace despises writing…and I’m coming up empty on ideas right now to change that.  Here are a few pics of our day.

 Sir MMH Hubby all dressed up for his first day with students.

Sir Lionheart ready to jump in at his desk.  (He was lurking outside the door for fifteen minutes while I finished up some last minute details; so happy to see him excited.)

Sir Wallace all smiles as well.  He actually made it out of bed the day after vacation with a smile on his face.  This is a big accomplishment for our Sir Sleepyhead.

 Our calendar board almost complete.  We used it even though I ran out of velcro earlier in the morning.  Thank you Mama Jenn and Carisa for the great calendar board and notebook resources!

They did such a great job working through their lessons…

even with the total meltdown over handwriting.  (Sir Wallace was busy lamenting the letter “a” up in his room.)  We did make it through and live to experience our first day of Tot School tomorrow.  Watch out boys, two almost-two year old tots are on the way!

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