Great Book On Discipline Circa 1833!

So check out this great find from 1833!~What great wisdom is given in this book about discipline and being a loving mom.


The Mother At Home By John Stevens Cabot Abbott

Winter Indoor Fun

Ya we've all been there...what do you do with the littles when it's too cold to go outside? Here's a good one...

Indoor Snow!

Just grab your biggest container and put fresh snow in the sink. I happen to have those tubs you use for washing dishes (I have no idea what they are called..they remind me of camping LOL) and I filled it with snow. Just add clean sand toys and TADA! Hours of fun.....okay...maybe the snow melts after hours but that's a lesson in science right there. Plus you know you had to clean the floor anyways and now you have little helpers to tidy up.

Go! Run outside and grab some snow and then make a cup of tea and enjoy the peace...well..maybe it's noisy but you don't have to be hovering to deal with this one!

Kindergarten Curriculum

Here's my current curriculum for kindy.



Bible

Mother Stories from the New Testament
Mother Stories from the Old Testament


Language Arts (maybe 10 min):

Queen Homeschool Language Lessons For Little Ones #2
Wood Blocks
LeapFrog Talking Words Factory DVD
ABC Books Like:
Lucy & Tom's abc

Math (maybe 10 min):

Math Lessons For A Living Education
Games for Math
Family Math for Young Children
Dominoes
Leapfrog Math Circus DVD
Number books like:
One is 1

History/Geography/Science (maybe 10 Min):

Five In A Row/Before Five In A Row
Wee Folk Art Kindy Curriculum per season

Read Alouds (maybe 10 min):

I alternate History, Science and Literature (a lot of these are ebooks on my Ipod)

Kindergarten Gems
Burgess Bird Book
Among the Farmyard People
The Story Mother Nature Told Her Children
Stories of Great Americans For Little Americans
Stories of American Life and Adventure
Storytime and the Millers
Tiptoes Lightly

Picture Books (our evening reading):

Anything by Shirley Hughes!
Rod and Staff Little Jewel Books
Wee Folk Art Curriculum covers this
FIAR/B4FIAR covers this


Nature Study:

Handbook of Nature Study website and ebooks
Pets In A Jar
Nature In A Nutshell
The Kids' Nature Book - 365 Indoor/Outdoor Activities & Experiences
Watching our backyard!

Picture/Artist Study:

Come Look With Me series

On Audio Tape:

Winnie the Pooh
House at Pooh Corner
James Herriot Treasury
French for Babies
German for Babies

Play:

pretty much our whole day!