Here is a slideshow of Elijah’s Easter lapbook (in a notebook). We spent about three weeks learning about the life of Christ with Amanda Bennett’s Easter Unit Study and the free corresponding lapbook at Homeschool Share. Elijah used a spiral bound Bare Book for this project. Pages 18-22 (not pictured) are vocabulary pages.
S for Snow
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Simon winging a snow angel. Our book of the week was Snowy Day by Jack Ezra Keats. Alphabet Art- Shiny Silver S Supplies S Pattern Aluminum Foil Cut squares of foil out and let your preschooler glue them to the S to […]
D for Dog
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our book of the week was Angus Lost by Marjorie Flack. Alphabet Art- Do-a-Dot D Supplies D Pattern Do-A-Dot Markers This is a SUPER simple alphabet art. Just dot the D! Lessons & Lapbook I used the Angus Lost lapbook printables from Homeschool Share. […]
H for Hand
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our book of the week was Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins. Alphabet Art- Horrible Hairy H! Supplies H Pattern Glue Fur (I found this at Hobby Lobby); cut into three strips to fit the H. Let your student figure out which piece […]
M is for Moon
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our book of the week was Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Alphabet Art- Mitten M Supplies M Pattern (I used the large capital M & printed it at 80%) paint small mittens cut from felt or fun foam glue Simon wanted to […]
P for Pig
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our book of the week was If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff. Alphabet Art- Purple Polkadotted P Supplies P Pattern (I used the large capital P) purple paint q-tip Let your student polk-a-dot the p using the q-tip […]
Madeline ~ FIAR Style
We’ve used Five in a Row from the beginning of our homeschooling journey. We started with Before Five in a Row when Elijah was 2 (almost 3). We’ve been through most of Volumes I-III and part of Volume IV. This is our fifth year with our FIAR based homeschooling co-op, and we are back […]
W for Water & Wash
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our main book was Mrs. Wishy Washy's Farm by Joy Cowley; we spent two weeks on this unit because there were too many fun things for just one week! Alphabet Art- Watermelon W Supplies W Pattern (capital W) pink paint watermelon stickers printed on […]
China Unit & Notebook
We started our study with The Story About Ping. We added in a Learn About China Kit, a co-op field trip to P.F. Chang’s, and bits & pieces from the Ancient Civilizations History Pocket. We ended up with a boy who couldn’t wait to learn about China each day! Book List The Story About Ping […]
N for Nap
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our main book of the week was The Napping House by Audrey and Don Wood. Alphabet Art- Newspaper N Supplies N Pattern (I used the large capital N) glue paintbrush newspaper cut into squares; you could even cut N's or N shapes […]
A for Apple
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our main book of the week was The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall. Alphabet Art- Apple A Supplies A Pattern (I used the large capital A) glue red pompoms (I wanted smaller ones, but I had to go with what I had […]
Flight Finally Finished!
Obviously, I am ridiculously behind in blog posts, so I am posting LOTS to get caught up. I should’ve posted these pictures of Elijah’s Flight Journal three weeks ago, but better late than never. Before I post pictures, I am going to try to answer questions you might have. 1. What did we […]
E for Egg
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our main book of the week wasn't a book– it was a nursery rhyme, Humpty Dumpty. We also read lots of other nursery rhymes from the Random House book, but Humpty Dumpty had the spotlight. Alphabet Art- Eggshell E Supplies E Pattern (I used […]
The Glorious Flight
While working through the Flight Unit Study, we decided to work in a Five in a Row unit,The Glorious Flight, focusing on Louis Bleriot. Field Trip! We visited a small local airport with our co-op friends. The pilot did a great job with the kids and answered all of our questions about his job and his […]
Fairytales & Folktales Unit
After a month long break due to wonderful weather, Elijah jumped back in with a Fairytale/Folktale unit. I needed something easy, so I used Evan Moor’s Literature Pockets- Fairytales & Folktales (grades 2-3). I have never been big on assembling the pockets their way. Usually we use a lapbook or notebook. This time, however, I […]
Mailing May Lap ~N~ Note
We finished our study of Mailing May yesterday. We used the lessons from FIAR Volume IV. For Eiljah’s notebook, he used the FIAR Fold N Learn, resources from Homeschool Share, and a train project pack from HOAC (a super member freebie). Topics of study included trains, the post office/mail, the 1900s (then/now), vocabulary, facial expressions […]
Beaver Lapbook
We started a pond study. It was interrupted with a study of Mailing May (which we finished today…pictures coming soon). Elijah told me he didn’t want to continue with the pond study, so we just put everything (mostly beaver stuff) in a simple lapbook. I didn’t make the templates this time; they are from Hands […]
Dog Family Lapbook
While studying desert, Elijah decided he really wanted to start his own Dog Family Lapbook (inspired by coyote). He wants to include various foxes, wolves, and breeds of dogs. I did not want to design a Dog Family Lapbook. I decided I would just give him the tools he needed to do it himself. I […]
Desert Finale
Well, we didn’t really do anything for our finale, though I suppose we should! Maybe Jason will take us to a Mexican Restaurant tonight to celebrate! My other posts on deserts are here- Week 1- Roxaboxen Notebook Pages Week 1- Roxaboxen Mini-books (details) Crystal Mining and Desert Glass Candy (from Roxaboxen) Week 2- Desert Animals Sunset […]
Desert Animals Lapbook in our Notebook
We started our desert studies wth a one week study with Roxaboxen (from Five in a Row Volume IV). Last week we took some time to learn more about desert animals (North American). Here is the cover page Elijah made. I threw everything he might possibly want in one of his workboxes and let him go. […]