we've mastered "L"

i will not blog every detail of preschool with lincoln and sawyer.
don't worry.

but, i don't want to forget these early weeks.

we spent the first 3 weeks just establishing some routines.
{and having some fun!}

when i think back on the first couple weeks, just getting them to sit for 5 minutes and do ANYthing was quite the challenge!

but the 3rd week things took a good turn. they seemed to settle into the routine.
they told daddy about school when he got home at night - and school had happened 12 hours earlier!

we started doing school upstairs. at the little table in the kitchen.
that's where we did school for the first 2 weeks.

there were too many distractions. and i was sick of finding places for the "school stuff" we had.
so, we moved to the basement and that is working WAY better! in many ways!

{paint in a ziploc bag and use a q-tip to write}
i spend a few minutes a week looking through ideas.
i don't make a "lesson plan" exactly.
but, i was a 2nd grade teacher and it comes pretty naturally to me.
i wing it most of the time...but i do a good job winging it.

we have learned "l", blue, circle and square for the entire 4 weeks!
way too long...but a lot of the first couple weeks was establishing routines.

they have now mastered {writing} an "l" and recognizing an "l" {not working on sounds yet}
they were very proud to put a sticker on the "l" on their alphabet!
we will start "s" next week {just chose the first letter of each of their names to be the first 2 letters we learn.}

we've practiced cutting. wow. we have a lot of work ahead of us with that! :-)

levi plays great while we do school. sometimes comes over for a little hug/attention, and then goes off to find another ball. HUGE progress there!!!

sawyer is definitely "ahead" of lincoln in what he knows - understandably.
BUT, lincoln is much more excited to learn than sawyer. which is precious!

duct tape {blue!} on the floor...

i spent $45 on supplies. and i don't think i'll be spending much more than that. i'm good for months.

all our "stuff"...

pretty "primitive" school room...tucked next to my craft desk...but it works for us!

i have a basket on the table in the kitchen with "l" books in it for this past week {i need to switch it out for "s" books for next week}. they are great at picking out "l's" in books! {The Grouchy Ladybug is the book "they" say to use for "l" but we don't own that book. i don't like grouchy people...or bugs! :-)}

this was my big splurge for our "school supplies" - took 1/3 of that $45 - but after their excitement and smiles this morning - i think it was worth it!

a tub of transportation pieces. we counted and sorted and matched. they LOVED it!

we are reading 1 story out of our Jesus Storybook Bible each morning.
and learning a verse.
they both memorized Ephesians 6:1. preciousness.

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i KNOW they don't totally "get" what they are saying. but i still think it's good to memorize scripture. and they DO know what OBEY means now. and we talk about it all day long.

now we are learning John 3:16...

and then, when we are done, they can't WAIT to get back to their trains!

so...4 weeks in and we've mastered "l" - but also SO much more!