School Days

School is off and running and we have almost a solid month under our belts.

Ameliya is working through her Sing-Spell-Read-and-Write language arts curriculum.  She loves it "more than math" she says, I suspect because there are more opportunities for drawing, cutting, gluing, and art.  She's also really excited to learn to read.

While we were playing her pick a sound from the merry-go-round game, Natalee babysat Evalynn for me.

The big kids have started doing their assigned Bible reading together the last few days so that they can talk about it and share the reading.  This warms me allll up inside.

I've also been having them read their stories aloud to me that go with their reading curriculum.

We backed up to do a few review lessons in our math curriculum, so they are going quickly.

Zayden is working on colors, shapes, numbers, letters, and following directions.

Zayden has also taken up the challenge of 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, which is a program our new library sets forth.  He's constantly asking for books to be read to him so he can color in his chart and I think it's the cutest thing ever.

Speaking of our new library, we are enjoying it so very much.

We've had the max number of books allowed on our card the last two check outs, and last week we showed Daddy the library, and let the youngest kids try out the ABC Mouse computer (since I remembered head phones from home!), while the oldest two played a game from the game shelf.
In addition to loads and loads of books, the library has audio books, DVDs, and lots of inviting things to do that say, "come, stay awhile."

Our school days are settling into as much of a routine as you can get with a newborn.  We enjoy having Dad home at lunch and right after work - it takes a lot of load off of me to just have his support, presence, and help.