First Day of School 2010-2011

Our first day went well I think.  There were a few glitches, but for the most part it went pretty good.  It was very busy.

Just FYI before the pictures,  we had water damage last year and have not finished replacing the flooring.  So it looks rough in the pictures.  My kitchen floor has no tile right now.  Please overlook it.

 

I promised the kids French toast on the first day of school.

This was our Geography for HOD.  We were supposed to make masking tape circles of the earth on the floor and then jump, hop, and do other things from country to country.  Well, Jon went to Montessori school for preschool and I knew there had to be some reason I had kept his the World map all these years.  I had the kids point to the countries and trace the routes on the map.

Tadpole doing Geography.

The girls got out the globe to trace the routes as well.

Bubba doing Geography.

Now this is my favorite picture.  This is around 11 am.  Tadpole was completely tuckered out.  We were able to get her going again. ;)

The girls working independently.

Bubba working on a phonics exercise for LLATL.

Up close of the phonics exercise.  He had to put short vowel words under the appropriate vowel card.

Big Sis reading Farmer Boy.

This is a cool activity of Bubba’s for LLATL.  We read a poem about inviting friends to your house.  He then had to cut out a house template. On the outside of the house, you drew yourself and wrote your name.

On the inside, you drew a friend and wrote their name like you were inviting them to your house.

 

Big Sis had to research fairy tales and make a story element chart on a few of them for LAH reading.

Tadpole reading The Boxcar Children.

Bubba resting after a long day.

All in all, it went well.  It was a very busy day and very different from last year.  I made a MOTH style school schedule, but I am going to have to tweak it some.  Right now, our school day from start to finish is 8 am to 2 pm.  We break for 30 min. recess and 30 minute lunch. 

The kids had a great time though and we got to go to a back to school party with our home school group from 5-7 after finishing school.