Weekly Wrap Up

I'm not sure why I have skipped a couple weeks of our weekly wrap up, but I am back now.  This week we learned all about plants.  It is amazing how God designed everything including the bees that He specifically made to help the flowers.  I have been reiterating to the girls that EVERYTHING God made was part of his perfect plan.  He didn't just make the bees and the flowers and they just happened to need each other.  No, when He made the bees He knew they would need the flowers and vice versa.  I have been amazed when studying the creation of His beautiful world. 

I wanted the girls to be able to identify the parts of a plant (flower, stem, leaves and roots). Kristen pretty much had this down. They also drew pictures of what plants need to grow. (Which I can assure you is not always just water, sunlight and soil. I have attempted to get a flower to grow with just sunlight, soil and water and it hasn't yet worked for me). We planted a garden, but not a real one because I was not blessed with a green thumb. If you give me a plant that is living it will not be living by the end of the week. I figured I wouldn't waste my money on seeds. We also learned the difference between fruits and vegetables and played a couple games to go along with this lesson.

 

We have been reviewing memory verses this week.  The girls are doing VERY good with their memory verses.  The letter of the week was C.  We are learning the letters, upper and lower and their sound.  Kristen already knew some, but I can't start her hooked on phonics until she gets all of the letters down and most of the sounds.  I am going to order Lauren the preschool version to start this summer so she will be on target to start the kindergarten in the fall.  Lauren is working on memorizing her numbers and Kristen has been working on adding the last few weeks.  She asked the other night if she could start having homework.  We'll see how long this lasts.