We started the first day of our first unit today. It is S-s-s Sun. Our words to remember are "Jesus is the light of the world". There is a lot more to do for school now.

We are going to be counting to one hundred, one letter each day we do school. We put popsicle stick in a jar and when we get ten of them we rubber band them and put those in a box. Then we start again with one popsicle stick, this way we learn ones and tens all the way to one hundred. Zachary also has a "Hundred's Chart" which he will write the numbers as we go. Zachary counted to one hundred for the first time last week (with a little help). I think this is going to help put something he can see physically to his counting.

We also started learning the letter Ss and the sound that it makes, /s/. Zachary colored and cut out some pictures of words that started with S. He also traced a tactile "S" with his finger each time he would say the word with the /s/ sound. Then we put them in an envelope for another day. I also got out a plate and shaving cream and let him draw the letter S in the shaving cream. This went over big, and the kids smelled great afterward. I know we will be doing this more!

With this unit we are also learning about the sun. Last night I decided to search on National Geographic Kids and Discovery Kids on the computer to see if they had anything that would help us research the sun. I found that the Discovery Kids channel was having a one hour special on the sun at 2:00 a.m. the next morning (only a few hours away!) I was able to DVR it and Zachary and Emma watched it this morning while they ate breakfast (amazing how God works!!). When it was over I asked Zach what he liked best. He said the Hubbell Telescope that is up in space. Who says kids don't learn anything good from TV? We also purchased some used encyclopedias last weekend. Zachary and I looked up sun and took a look at the pictures.

Next was time for our activity. I blindfolded Zachary and had him walk around. I asked him questions like, is it hard to find your way? can you get to the stairs? Then we took his blindfold off and asked the same questions. We talked about how the sun helps us. We also talked about how Jesus is the light of the world. Jesus also helps us find our way.

We had such a great time this morning doing this. All together it took about an hour and fifteen minutes. Emma did great too. She worked on a puzzle and then joined us for the activity. She didn't want to be blindfolded, but she wanted to wear the blind fold like Kanga (Pooh bears friend). Of course that took me a little time to figure out, but she knew what she wanted. We are looking forward to another day in Our Father's World.

By the way, Emma's foot is doing well. She just started walking on her cast while she holds on to something, but she mostly crawls around the house. I don't think we really want her walking too much. It can't be too good for her since her cast is so thick on the bottom. She is not complaining a bit. Baths are a bit tricky, but she is managing very well. Thank you to everyone who has kept her in your prayers.