Carried on the Wind

Jun. 5, 2007 - X is eXciting!

I was a little unsure of how to proceed with teaching the letter X, since the few words that start with it don't make it's usual sound. I was glad to read what this site said about teaching it: make an eXception to teaching words that start with the letter and teach instead words where x makes its normal sound (ks). That made perfect sense to me!

Read Little Cottontail, in which Little Cottontail grows up and learns how to avoid becoming dinner to a foX. (This is a classic in my family; my Dad has read it countless times to kids and now grandkids. It's a fun story, but also a good lesson on the importance of listening and obeying!)
Read The TaXi that Hurried, a classic Goldenbook that is also a favorite around here.
Have Peregrine do the X page on Starfall.com.
Make and eat some MeXican food and remember last fall's eXcursion to MeXico.
Go eXploring.
Read about the saXaphone in The Story of the Orchestra and listen to some saXaphone music.

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May. 17, 2007 - W is for Wisdom

W is upon us, and our trip to the coast earlier this Week gave us lots of W Words to talk about:

We Watched the Waves, felt the Wind, and got Wet in the Water.
Have Waffles for breakfast.
Read the story of Jesus Walking on the Water.
Read God's Wisdom for Little Boys.
Go to the Wash-Cleaner (as Peregrine calls the Car Wash.)
Plant Watermelon seeds.
Take a Walk.
Listen to a Waltz.
Look at our World map and continue to learn about different places.
Learn about George Washington.

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May. 17, 2007 - V is for Violin

Vivaldi and his Violin

Ah, the letter V.....

Learn about the instruments in the Violin family, which include the Violin, Viola, and Violoncello (cello).
Listen to Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons Violin concertos.
Plant some Vegetables in the garden.
Learn about Volcanoes.
Explore the Valley we live in.
Go somewhere in our Van.
Watch some Video clips of Vipers (plenty of these found on the internet.)

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May. 1, 2007 - U is for Universe

Here are a few things we may do,
to help us learn the letter U!

Talk about the Universe, look at and draw pictures of planets, stars, etc. Color this page.
Look at Renoir's Umbrellas.
Make an Upside-down cake to celebrate Peregrine's half-birthday. (Which happens to be today!)
Play "I Unpacked my Grandma's Suitcase", taking something out for each letter of the alphabet. Peregrine loves this game, and after playing last summer, remembered some of the items months later!
Practice Psalm 75:1 "Unto You, Oh, God, do we give thanks."
Let Peregrine have a go on a Ukelele. (We actually have one of these.)
Make The U Coloring Book from about.com.
Practice dwelling together in Unity! (See Psalm 133!) The kids love it when I sing the song.
Learn about some animals that live Underground. Peregrine is especially fascinated with Pangolins right now. (A week ago I couldn't have told you what a pangolin was!)