Our first full week of public school and homeschool

Tracing her name with sandpaper letters.

Our color of the week was red so Maggie went on a scavenger hunt for all things red

Tyner's first day of First Grade! He was beside himself with excitement!!

Making the letter M with her popsicle sticks

It is so much fun using all these hands on activities to help get her ready for writing. We are learning all the "stick" letters for the next few weeks so popsicle sticks help us learn how to form them!

Well, we quickly went from laid back summer with no schedule to schedule, schedule, schedule. But I am glad to be back into a routine. Tyner absolutely LOVES school. He has a wonderful teacher that I feel like is doing an excellent job. This school is incredible and has gone above and beyond my expectations! Public school is such a blessing!! We walk out of the door every morning at 8:03 and walk up the hill to his school. At 8:05 he is in his classroom! He still wants me to walk him to his classroom door...that makes me happy! It is so much fun living across the street from his school. I looked out of the back door the other day and could see him on the playground! Thank you, Lord!

As for Maggie...my little inquisitive child...Oh, we are having so much fun. I found a curriculum I love and that is perfect for her. We begin each morning with a Bible lesson and then go on to reading, phonics, math, gross/fine motor skills and handwriting. We have a "recess" time to break up the morning. Hunt just goes right along with us. This week her verse was
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5
She got it the first day...surprised? i'm not!
We read the story about Jesus walking on the water in Matthew and learned the character traits of faith and trust. Children this age are such sponges...She just takes it all in! This teacher of a mom is so in her element! We talked about the letters T and I and learned their sounds. In handwriting she will be learning how to write her first and last name. I am using sandpaper letters, popsicle sticks, play dough and a big box of sand to help her get the feel of writing her name. I think that is enough to spill in one post. When you get to see her in person I promise she will give you every detail of what happens in our school day!