The Apple Pie Tree - preschool lapbook

Well, apple season has been over for awhile now...and we've been done with our apple study for awhile too.  Time sure does go fast.  I've been meaning to blog this one for a few weeks now, so here goes :)

Tot really enjoyed this apple study and lapbook.  I got it from www.homeschoolshare.com (of course). 

We got the books they recommended out of the library and got to work.

We did various apple printables that I picked up here and there...

roll and graph...

 painting small, medium and large...

 cutting/gluing by size...

 apples/not apples...

 finger apples...

I put together a SUPER simple apple sensory bin (no awards for spectularness here for this one, but he liked it :)  )

 It contains some red water beads (we all love the feel of these) and some little apples.  Yes, that is the USA jello mold.  Why?? Don't ask - the only red container I had :)

 chop sticking the apples into his Super Sorting Pie...

 He wanted to make me an apple pie of course. 

Momma had told him that we would make an apple pie together, but that never happened...so we settled for apple cinnamon oatmeal.

We took a field trip to a local apple cider mill and saw the bottling process.

 Rex is doing a Johnny Appleseed lapbook currently so we joined in on his apple taste testing!

I found some Montessori 3 part cards - Parts of an apple.  We enjoyed an apple (or two) together, talked about the parts of it and then the life cycle.

For his lapbook, we took a family apple survey.  This was my favorite part!  I blacked out the names to protect the innocent :)

Red apples totally would have won, but some family threw it over the top for the yellows with their "X 7" - you know who you are!!  I'm still voting red :)

And there you have it!  I guess it's still officially fall, so I squeaked this post in just in time before winter!  

Blessed Advent!

Our journey into Montessori Language...Pink series

 So here's our little Montessori language setup.  On top we have my DIY sandpaper letters on the right, the alphabet bags in the middle, the moveable alphabet on the left with my DIY grammar symbols (future blog) on top.  

Below is Tot's pink series.  Montessori starts off with the pink series, moves into blue series, then into green.  I have only printed out and set up the pink series so far...

There are many good sites where you can buy pink series materials.  After debating, I just printed off these free ones from here.  I found these pink and blue boxes on clearance at Walmart for $.25!!  Now just to find some green ones...

Tot has been doing great with these.  He loves the little objects that we use.  I took some out of our alphabet bags and collected a few others from wherever I could think of...hobby lobby had some doll house items that worked well.  

We've finished level 1 and 2 and are moving on with level 3...

Here's his 'a' work...

 ..laying out his objects...

He sounds them out and spells them with the moveable alphabet.

 

*I love his little mouth really sounding out each sound!

 

SO proud!!!

 Our 'e' work...

 *I LOVE this moveable alphabet and SO recommend it...it's great for so many reasons.

His 'i' work...

 "o" work..

 The 'mop' from hobby lobby was such a hit...

He didn't want to stop playing with it and had some extra fun that day with his objects.

 

only 3 I could dig up for 'u' work...

 

Gramma enjoying his 'mixed vowel' box.

 

 Onto level 2...

Here he lines up the objects again, but now has the words written which he has to read and match up.

I didn't take pictures of them all - just enough to get the idea.

Level 3 has all new pictures and we're spelling them out...

I'm so proud of him!  Sorry for the picture overload.  I'm sure as we go on I won't be so detailed!!  

Blessings!

Easy to use art program!

 Hello everyone!  Just thought I'd give a little review of our art program we love.  It's Home Art Studio.  The boys watch their teacher, Ms. Volin, do the whole lesson.  She has a very sweet way with the kids and the boys really enjoy watching her.  Many times she takes them on 'trips' to art museums or different fun things. They love getting right to work! 

This year we're doing the 1st grade for Rex (and Tot always joins in) and 4th grade for Captain.  The first project for 1st grade was a roller coaster! 

 This project was very cute.  I teach K-2 Art for about 20 kids at our co-op and we did this Friday.  I loved seeing the names they all chose for their roller coasters :)


Here is Captain working on his first project of the year...a color wheel. I forgot to get more pictures of him at work :(

The second 1st grade project was weaving.  I thought I'd have to help Tot, but he figured it out no problem :) I was actually a two part project.  The first week they painted their paper and let it dry, then did the weaving part second.  We have a 4 day school week so on our 'day off' (which should be called 'catch up day') we do our art.

 We even laminated these since they turned out so cute! 

Have a great week!