Looks like it’s the same fever ‘R’ had. Prayers that it will not last as long as ‘R’s did.
‘A’ is sick now…
Apr 27th, 2007 by leigharev2
Lesson 4/25/07
Apr 25th, 2007 by leigharev2
(Our friends, C1 and C2 (ages 5 and 2), joined us at Riverbend Prep today!)
Fingerplay
"Jesus is Alive"
Bible Story
Luke 24:36-42
Mark 16:12-13
Children’s Bible: Two men walked with Jesus, and the disciples saw Jesus
Dramatic Play
I had three toys (a stuffed animal, a pin wheel, and a toy car). I had each boy close their eyes and rubbed a toy on their arm. They had to guess what it was. They took turns doing this to each other. I asked them how they knew what each toy was. They had to describe the toy by touch.
Letter Activity
C1 and A glued the letter ‘Y’; I glues the ‘Y’ for C2 and R. The boys placed cheerios on the ‘Y’
We also did "Hide and Seek Y’". The older two got all of them, the younger two each only missed one!
Bible Activity
We talked about how we can talk to Jesus through prayer and what we can talk to him about (fears, when we are sad/happy, to give thanks, for help, to say we are sorry, etc.). We all took turns praying out loud.
I traced the hand and foot of each boy and they placed a red dot in the middle of each to remind them of what Jesus did for them.
Math
We practiced orally counting 1-20 forward and backward. We practiced addition using our fingers.
Caught on Film
‘A’ is "reading" to ‘C1’ and ‘R’ (C2 was napping). I love it!
Lesson 4/24/07
Apr 25th, 2007 by leigharev2
Fingerplay
"What do you know?"
"Jesus is Alive"
Bible Story
Matthew 28:8-10
John 20:6-9
Children’s Bible: The women saw Jesus/Peter and John saw the grave was empty
Dramatic Play
I had ‘D’, my mother’s helper with me today. She did this activity with the boys.
We made their bedroom very dark by putting blankets on the windows. She would say that she saw something and would describe it without saying what it was. The boys had to shine the flashlight on that item. They took turns doing this. (This picture was actually taken in darkness!)
Letter Activity
The boys thought of words that started with the letter ‘Y’: yoyo, yellow, you, yucky, yolk
Active Exploration
I set out items that were empty or full. The boys had to place the empty items by ‘D’ and the full ones by me.
Reading
‘A’ read the Bob Book Volume 1/Book 9: 10 Cut-Ups
Wordless Wednesday
Apr 25th, 2007 by leigharev2
Lesson 4/23/07
Apr 23rd, 2007 by leigharev2
Well, ‘R’ is finally recovering! We cancelled a playdate and a dentist appointment, but later in the afternoon did a grocery run and went to the park.
Fingerplay
"What do you know?"
Bible Story
Matthew 27:57-60, 28:1-10
Children’s Bible: Jesus died on the cross, was buried, in a tomb, and an angel appeared to say he is not there.
Art
On a black piece of paper the boys made three crosses on a hill with white chalk. ‘R’ added a sad face in the corner, because he felt sad.
Bible Activity
We talked about what it would be like to take the punishment for someone else.
I also asked questions about the crucifiction and resurrection.
Lastly, I had each boy follow my directions: On the top of the page, color a brown circle (represents the tomb), on the left side of the page, color a yellow spot (represents the angel), on the right side of the page, make a smiley face(represents the happy women at the tomb.)
Math
I placed 10 sponge animals in a container. The boys removed them one by one and counted. Then, they counted backwards from 10 to 1.
Devotional activity
We reviewed four verses.
Letter Activity
‘R’ found ‘V’, and ‘A’ found ‘W’:
Reading
‘A’ read the Bob Book, Volume 1, Book 8 "Muff and Ruff"
Menu Plan Monday- April 23, 2007
Apr 23rd, 2007 by leigharev2
(Dishes in italics have recipes provided below)
Monday: Kid’s Choice- Chicken Teriyaki, Rice, broccoli
Tuesday: Citrus Scented Mahi Mahi, couscous, asparagus
Wednesday: Crock Pot Wednesday- Hamburger Casserole, noodles, fruit salad
Thursday: Soup N’ Sandwich (or Salad)Thursday-Butternut Squash Soup, peasant bread, Red Cabbage Salad with blue cheese, walnuts, and oranges
Friday: Fried Rice Friday-Chicken Fried Rice
Bakery: Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Citrus Scented Mahi Mahi
3T. Orange Juice
2T. fresh lemon juice
1T. soy sauce
1t. grated orange zest
1t. grated lemon zest
1/2t. salt
1/4t. pepper
2 (12oz.) mahi mahi steaks (or halibut, etc.)
2 navel oranges, peeled and separated into segments, save juice
1. Preheat broiler. Coat broiler pan with nonstick spray.
2. Combine all ingredients before the fish into a bowl. Add the fish and marinate 7 minutes.
3. Pleace fish on brouler pan and broil 3-4 minutes each side. Top with orange sements and drizzle with reserved juice.
Serves 4
Crock Pot Hamburger Casserole
Serves 6
1.5 lb. ground beef
1/2t. salt
1/4t. pepper
2 large potatoes, sliced
2-3 carrots, sliced
2c. frozen peas
2 onions, sliced
2 ribs celery, sliced
10 3/4oz. tomato soup
Soup can of water
1. Brown beef. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Layer veggies in slow cooker in order given.
3. Place beef on top of celery
4. Mix soup with water. Pour over beef.
5. Cover. Cook 6-8 hours.
Red Cabbage Salad with Blue Cheese, Walnuts, and Oranges
Serves 4
1/3c. Orange Juice
1/4c. basalmic vinegar
Salt and Pepper
1/4c. Olive Oil
4c. finely shredded red cabbage
3 navel oranges, peeled and sectioned
3/4c. walnuts, toasted in 400 degree oven, about 6 minutes
1/2c. crumbled blue cheese
Dressing: Heat orange juice . Add vinegar. Remove from heat and poir into mixing bowl. Season to taste. Add olive oil and whisk. Mix remaining ingredients, minus the blue cheese. Top with blue cheese.
Spring Fair with Family
Apr 22nd, 2007 by leigharev2
‘R’ stayed home with Daddy, but ‘A’ and I joined my Dad and stepmom, brother and nieces for the Spring Fair in Puyallup. I love attending this fair! It has all the same elements of the big one in September, but it is half the size and much more manageable. We all had a great time and were blessed that there was no signifcant rain. Thanks to my Dad for taking many of these pictures!
KidsZone had a reptile fair. Here are ‘A’ and I touching a pregnant Kenyan Sand Boa. Apparently, these snakes give live birth and we could feel the babies squirming inside. It was incredible! (It was even more incredible that I was able to shake my fear of snakes and let the curiosity win.)
‘A’ making friends…
On to the furry animals…My niece, ‘K’, is crazy for animals. We saw some ‘dancing horses’, a part of the Fiesta Mexicana show, but they unfortunately did not have horses to show (at least we did not find them.) No pigs, either…
But, they did have goats. I love pygmy goats!! If I had land, I would love to have some pygmy goats. Here is a kid who climbed up on his mama..
I also love bees (and honey). I would love to have a small hive if we ever have land. What an awesome learning opportunity for the boys. Here is ‘A’ standing next to a sample hive.
The Rides
Oh, the rides! We all enjoyed our share of rides (well, almost all…Grandma…
)
Here is ‘K’ and ‘A’ in a type of playland:
My brother and the kids on a twirling bear ride:
‘K’ going head first down the Super Slide….she’s crazy! (The guys had just sprayed down the slide with some sort of oil. She cruised!)
This was ‘A’s favorite ride. He loved shooting the gun that "only made noise, but did not shoot anything":
This is a neat shot that my Dad caught of me and my stepmom, with ‘A’ waving in the background. That carousel was going pretty fast, so to catch this was impressive.
Extreme Scream
My Dad, brother, and I went on a ride called "Extreme Scream." I will let the pictures speak for themselves. (Great pics, Grandma and ‘P’, thanks!)
Thanks, guys, for sharing that with me. That was a blast!! I love ya!!
It was a full, fun day! We look forward to doing it again with a healthy ‘R’ and DH!
Lesson 4/20/07
Apr 21st, 2007 by leigharev2
Fingerplay
"X Marks the Spot"
"What do you know"
Bible Story
Luke 22:59-62
Mark 15:6-15
Children’s Bible: Peter denies knowing Jesus and Pilate followed the crowd
Active
The boys rolled the ball back and forth for one minute, then spread out and rolled again. They spread out until one was against the wall in the dining area, and the other was in the kitchen. They did this again with tossing the ball.
Letter Activity
Hide and Seek ‘X’
This was review week. I held up flashcards and each boy took a turn saying the letter. I gave them the flashcard. After all flashcards were handed out, they had to pick a card, say the latter and hand it back to me. ‘A’ got them all correct, ‘R’ forgot the letter ‘K’
I quizzed them on lowercase letters. ‘A’ got all correct, except for the lowercase letter ‘q’. ‘R’ did better than I thought he would. The letters incorrect were: b,c,d,h,q,k,l,m,n
Math
We played some online math games
Reading
‘A’ has taken a couple of stabs at the Bob Book Volume one, book 8. He has not been able to complete it yet. Although there are no new words, the sentences are longer and he loses his place.
Outdoor Active
I created a mini obstacle course in the backyard. We have all been cooped up from ‘R’s illness and needed some fresh air.
Lesson 4/19/07
Apr 21st, 2007 by leigharev2
Fingerplay
"X Marks the Spot"
Bible Story
John 14:1-7
Luke 22:41-51, Matthre 26:53-54
Children’s Bible: Jesus talked about heaven and Judas betrayed Jesus
Math
We listed on paper things we we yesterday (the past), today (the present), and tomorrow (the future)
Letter Activity
The boys practiced writing the letter ‘x’. (We defintieyl will need to woek on this one :))
Bible Activity
I read the following verses on what the Bible says about heaven:
Revelations 7:16, 21:4,21,27 22:1-2,5
John 14:2
Isaiah 11:6-7
1 Corinthians 15:40
Psalm 90:4
Art
I fingerpainted a garden scene and the boys copied it.
Reading
‘A’ read from the Bob Book 7
‘R’ is still sick. When he is fully medicated, he acts fine, but when it wear off, he tanks. The doctor said there was a virus going around where the fever lasts 7-10 days…
Lesson 4/18/07
Apr 19th, 2007 by leigharev2
Fingerplay
"X Marks the Spot"
Bible Story
Luke 19:32-38
Mark 14:17-25
Children’s Bible: Jesus rode in on a donkey and The Last Supper
Life Skills
The boys practiced putting on their coats by themselves and zipping them up. ‘A’ is getting close to doing it without assistance; the zipper keeps sticking.
Letter Activity
We talked about words that end with the letter ‘x’: box, ax, fox
They glued raisins to the letter ‘x’:
Color Activity
Green worksheet
Devotional Activity
Matthew 18:3 "EXcept ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven."
We read a story surrounding this verse and answered questions. Reviewed three previous verses.
Bible Activity
We Googled artisitc images of "The Last Supper". I introduced the concept of communion, when and why I choose to partake in it, and the significange of washing another’s feet (service to another), eating the bread and drinking the juice (eat the bread in memory of the body broken for me, drink the juice in memory of the blood shed for me.)
I just have to throw this in. I love it when they dress themselves!
