MFW 1st Grade - Week #6

Welcome to Week #6!!!

I forgot I did have one photo to share with you on week #5, but rather than back-track and update that blog post, I decided to just include it here in week #6.  Maybe this way it won't be overlooked by anyone that cares!  LOL   

We have a new feature in our classroom - - an organizational attempt on my part.  Originally, I had worksheets and assignments in file folders, one for each school day.  I quickly learned that a file per day was overkill and we could easily have one file per week, use less space, and be more organized.  So, while on a shopping trip to Mardel's, (A Christian and Educational Supply Store), I found these items on sale.  They had CUTE sets of file folders and holders, just $5 each.  Since Caleb is a boy, I refrained from purchasing one of the cute, flowery types for me, and went with this faux wood look - and the file folders have "Silly Monkey's" on them.  

I separated his worksheets (reading, math, etc), from the individual daily folders and tucked them into these folders.  Instead of writing on them, I used a post-it note and hand wrote the week number.  That way, I can reuse them later if we decide to change things up yet again.  I am officially organized with all assignments, etc, in folders ready to go through WEEK 16!!!  Whoop!  Ye-haw!!  I'm sure that will be here BEFORE we know it, but for now I'm feeling pretty proud of myself.

Onto week #6.

MFW 1st Grade - Week #5

So our week #5 was a strange one.  Nothing normal about it at all.  Mon-Wednesday was relatively normal, but I could tell Caleb wasn't feeling great and wasn't really getting into it.  By Thursday I realized he was sick and probably needed to see the doctor.   We were blessed that a doctor I wanted to change to would see us that afternoon.  So, with med's we went through Friday, but really didn't push a whole lot of school.

When the following Monday rolled around, it was Labor Day and we had too much going on to even think about school.  Tuesday we were getting ready for Daddy's surgery in San Antonio the next day and Wednesday through Friday was surgery and hospital stay.

So, our next school day wasn't until the NEXT week and we started back to school on Tuesday, Sept 13th...Needless to say, Week #5 took two weeks to finish, but that's okay.  That's what homeschool is all about....And one of the reasons we started 1st grade in EARLY August was because I knew surgery week would probably lend itself to being too difficult to do school.   Getting a head start seemed the best option.

What did we cover in week #5??  We covered the same amount of material, I just don't have pictures to support this weeks study.

MFW 1st Grade - Week #4

BIBLE:  This week's scripture:   "Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge."  Proverbs 23:12

Part of Caleb's handwriting practice is writing  a bible verse.  This was the first week that he's had to do that and he did a great job!

READING:   Our language arts/reading lessons have really been kicked up a notch.  Lots of reading and writing practice.  Here is an example of just part of one day's lesson.

Our  daily lessons also consist of reading a set of six words and then matching them to the appropriate pictures.  Then he has a set of 4 sentences that have to be matched with pictures.  

MFW 1st Grade - Week #3

We had an awesome 3rd week of school.  Caleb was more in tune to our schedule and what needed to happen.

BIBLE:  Scripture memorization is probably easier for Caleb than it is for me!  So, I use our dry erase board faithfully.  I have last weeks scripture and this weeks scripture written small at the top and some reminders of the days of creation written at the bottom.  I can look at the board at a glance and it helps us put some of these things to memory as we can repeat them as needed.

This weeks scripture is, "He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a disgraceful son."  Proverbs 10:5

We continued reciting last weeks scripture as well.   I'm so proud of him.  For some reason this weeks scripture was easier for him to memorize than last weeks.

In our daily devotional we learned a little bit about Adam and Eve and even some about Cain & Abel.

Not Back to School Blog Hop

Just getting in on the action with the "Not Back to School Blog Hop"....some fun photos taken just before school started.  I took one of my 1st grader ON our first day of school and it wasn't a good one, so we're going to enjoy these instead... (Note:  Had to remove the original pictures I had posted here.  I discovered that since they were done professionally, I did not acquire the right to post them.  :(   )

1st Grader

My 10th grader

He is in public school.  Long story, but that's what he prefers.

MFW 1st Grade - Week #2

If we want to get technical, this was actually our first FULL week of school since MFW had us start on a Thursday last week.  We had so much fun!  We're starting to get into a groove with our school schedule and lessons plans and that's such a good feeling.  Caleb seems to like knowing what's on the agenda.  That doesn't surprise me a whole lot.  He likes to ask what's coming tomorrow, and the day after that!

I tried my best to use an outline format and prepared 32 weeks of lessons ahead of time.  I can tell at a glance what's coming up next.  I feel I am more organized this way as I've made a lot of notes about the materials, books, and items we'll need - - BEFORE we actually need them.  There would be nothing worse than getting to a project, but being short an ingredient.

MFW 1st Grade - Week #1

Our first week consisted of only two days, Thursday and Friday, at the recommendation of MFW.  They feel it is best to start off with a two day week using the new schedule and heavier workload, then have a weekend with a fresh start on Monday again.

Caleb worked on his bible scroll worksheet, which is also a refresher of A-B-C.  We also did E-F-G, but I didn't take a picture of that.