July
28th
The girls simply adore their new baby sister Molly.
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Editing 101
July
27th
This is a great activity that I used to do with my 1st graders all the time. I called it C.O.P.S It stands for capitalization, omission, punctuation, and spelling. Here’s how it works.
I write 4 or 5 sentences that need to be corrected. I haven’t started omitting words yet for Ashlyn but I think she is ready for me to. I underline the words that need to be fixed to make it easier for her and she has to correct them. After doing this a few times, I don’t have to underline the incorrect words for her.
This is an easy way to review spelling words, sight words, punctuation marks, and when to use capital letters.
Community of Friends & Family
July
22nd
We welcomed our 3rd little girl into our family 4 weeks ago today. Molly is amazing and our other two girls adore her. We are a little sleep deprived but can’t complain. Our friends and family have been wonderful and we can’t thank them enough. My friend Sheli set up a meals on www.takethemameal.com beginning the first day we got home from the hospital. If you have never used this website I highly recommend it. For 4 weeks now, we have received delicious meals 4 nights a week. Not having to worry about what’s for dinner has helped out so much. Throughout this past month, Chris and I have been reminded what an awesome community we have!
Wordless Wednesday- Cow Day!
July
14th
Celebrating Cow Day with Grandma and Grandpa.
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Idea Jar- Boredom Busters
July
5th
My girls have had a great summer so far and have been wonderful. They enjoy playing with one another and will disappear into their room for hours pretending to be princesses, teachers, or the girls from the Fresh Beat Band show. But there are times when they get tired of that and need to be entertained. It has been hard because we just had a baby 2 weeks ago and I had a c-section. So entertaining two kids while trying to take care of myself and a newborn is hard to do.
I came up with 20 ideas of fun things to do and wrote them on little slips of paper. When they get bored or are wanting something else to do I have them pick a paper from the Idea Jar. Some of the ideas I put in are : do a puzzle, play with play doh, build something using all the blocks, write a letter or draw a picture for someone, make a necklace or bracelet for a friend, call Grandma on the phone, play a game with your sister, paint a picture, etc.
They love closing their eyes and choosing an activity. If they don’t like the first one I let them draw one more. This way they have two to choose from.
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