tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79758097924774311412024-02-18T19:29:05.109-08:00Five In A Row With Hannah In TowTina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-10004093386805480072010-01-17T10:44:00.000-08:002010-01-18T12:55:07.934-08:00End of Volume 1 of FIARWe have come to the end of the books in FIAR. I enjoyed our time with it and then there were times that I did not. I am ever so thankful that we did not have to buy any books because our library either had then on their shelves or I was able to get them through inter-library loan. I think Hannah learned a great deal and I learned a great deal as well. But having come to the end of our time with the first volume, I don't feel really compelled to continue with the series. I have been praying about it with no real go ahead, and one thing I have definitely learned is that if it's not in God's timing, then I am going to end up frustrated and put out. I'm not exactly sure what Hannah and I are going to do this second part of the year, but I know it will come to me. The two of us are going to be seeing family in the next few weeks, so it works out well for an in between time and a place for me to get my bearings about this year and next.<br />
Now, as to Five In A Row With Hannah In Tow, as we are no longer doing five in arow, instead of rebranding and moving and doing a new makeover, I'm going to just change sites. If you would like to join me, I would love to see you there. I call it HoHa for Hands On Home Arts and since we home school, I feel sure that I'll be posting about our school-ing over there. http://www.handsonhomearts.blogspot.comTina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-61129387963514171092010-01-11T08:09:00.000-08:002010-01-11T08:09:08.464-08:00Off the Bandwagon, AgainI don't know why I keep doing this to myself, I feel sure that YOU too are tired of hearing about it, but Hannah does not want to learn to read. She refuses to look at the pages. But today, we did work on handwriting with copy work. She makes great letters and copies very well. I also wrote some three letter words for her to draw and then we turned it into a book. I also made a word scramble where she took the letters at the top and followed the lines to put the letters in the right order. It was her name. <br />
Later today, I think we are going to read how to make Apple Pie and see the world.Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-86378714513858757102010-01-07T09:38:00.000-08:002010-01-07T09:38:03.552-08:00My HeroWe went shopping today after breakfast with the ladies. We headed to Target and picked up Hannah a new pair of Sunday shoes. She LOVES them! And then we picked up a new book, Bolt's My Hero. She let me sound it all out for her, I'm hoping that by reading more slowly it will help her pick up on the letter sounds. Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-65356570904921916322010-01-06T12:12:00.000-08:002010-01-06T12:12:15.403-08:00RepetitionRepeating the story over and over is one of the concepts of FIAR. So today, as we were reading Lentil, I decided to just reinforce onomatopoeia. There are a lot of really good words in the story line, like slurp and shlursh. Good stuff. We were also gifted with some phoenic books from a friend that feature Scooby Doo. We've been having fun reading those the last day. And in some of them, I say the sound purposefully wrong, for instance ch I say cuh huh instead of the chuh sound. or suh huh instead of shh.Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-77076236601127635272010-01-04T11:08:00.000-08:002010-01-04T11:08:31.782-08:00LentilFor some reason <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140502874?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0140502874">Lentil</a><img alt="" border="0" class=" cescefzjmcyhppgulzcl cescefzjmcyhppgulzcl" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=onloonhuonchm-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0140502874" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> makes me think of Yentl. Go figure! It was a fun book to read. We like McCloskey so that always gives a book a leg up. <br />
We went with the Social Studies lesson today and found Ohio on the map of the USA. We're also watching the Learn to Read with Phonics dvd that we got from Netflix. <br />
Hannah still frustrates me to no end in regards to reading. I guess I'm still not ready for her to learn at her own pace, which means that I should probably hold off a few more months. Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-20359033670045299792010-01-02T17:19:00.000-08:002010-01-02T17:19:10.979-08:00A trip to the libraryJoel needed the house to himself for an hour or two and I needed to turn in some library books so you know where we went, right? We were able to pick up Lentil, How to Make an Apple Pie and The Night of the Moonjellies. So we are pretty much set to work through the end of the month. And unfortunately, that will probably get us to the end of our FIAR volume 1. I'm still torn as to whether we will move on to volume 2 or to venture into a self created curriculum or purchase something that will be more geared towards first grade. <br />
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I did get a first from Hannah today. I told her that a DVD was coming in the mail that would teach her how to read and asked her if she wanted to learn how to read. She said "yes" and that is the very first time that she has been agreeable to the option. I did not buy one of those DVD sets off the the television, I merely rented one that was on Netflix and have no idea if it's any good or not. I guess we'll find out tomorrow or Monday. Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-37148677690561075612009-12-26T12:12:00.000-08:002009-12-26T12:12:35.286-08:00Another BreakJoel has the next week off. I think I'm going to use the time to regroup and get reset in regards to Hannah and schooling. I find it really hard to remember that she is just a little girl and doesn't need to know every thing yet, like reading. I really really really want her to know how to read, in case you haven't been coming here for long. It's one of my greatest desires for her right after getting to know Jesus and falling in love with him. <br />
But then I remember that she is just barely five and there is plenty of time for her to learn how to read. And that she is learning how to learn and when the time comes it will be as easy as pie.<br />
So here are some things we are learning in addition to the Five in a Row curriculum... Hannah is an expert egg cracker and becoming a pretty good scramble egg maker minus the cooking part. She has learned how to make her own peanut butter and jelly. She is learning how to sweep but this is probably the coolest thing of all, she is learning about communion. She is also learning about worship :D Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-59982944586374639302009-12-23T10:34:00.000-08:002009-12-23T10:34:48.809-08:00Katy and the Big SnowOn Monday, we had class again. We started Katy and the Big Snow by Ms. Burton. Hannah loves the story. Our first lesson was on maps and we talked about directions, turns out she knows more than I thought she did. Either that or she's a good guesser :D <br />
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Tuesday we did vocabulary, talking about things like water mains and steamrollers, but she knew quite a bit of those, too. And then today, we counted by five. Turns out I LOVE to count by five!! Maybe it was one of the few times tables I actually got and so it makes me happy to say them, I don't know. We'll probably have an art lesson tomorrow leaving science for Saturday. Or vice versa, considering that we are going to Greenfield Village on Saturday and I'm sure there are LOTS of details in the art to notice there. <br />
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Here's a funny thing for me about Five In A Row, when I don't do it for awhile, I think "This is useless, I need a new curriculum" and then when I start up again and I hear Hannah asking for her class books and lessons, I think "It's kindergarten and she is really learning how to learn" And that's a good thing.<br />
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This morning, Hannah spent some time on <a href="http://www.starfall.com/">Starfall</a>. It's a great site, it just makes me wish reading would click for her.Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-86923797863985876052009-12-23T07:00:00.000-08:002009-12-23T10:45:13.199-08:00Gingerbread AlamoThe December 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to you by Anna of Very Small Anna and Y of Lemonpi. They chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ everywhere to bake and assemble a gingerbread house from scratch. They chose recipes from Good Housekeeping and from The Great Scandinavian Baking Book as the challenge recipes.<br />
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I joined the Daring Baker's challenge last month and really enjoyed the first challenge <br />
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Hannah asked for a castle, and this is what she got instead. The alamo met its demise when the one legged Barbie kicked it down by trying to go through the front door. <br />
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Here's a replica of the template I originally made out of wax paper<br />
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Today, there was a cantata at church. They sang Angels We Have Heard on High. Hannah leaned over and told me that the song says "Eggshells" and then said it also said "Yolk" The refrain is "Gloria, in excelsis Deo!" She heard "Gloria, in eggshells an day yolk" Too funny!<br />
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So far, there are no great and glorious plans for Christmas. I think we will be making some bagels on Christmas eve and celebrating at home. It's nice to have a quiet day after such a busy season of celebrations!Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-58038853683048951402009-12-07T12:29:00.000-08:002009-12-07T12:29:27.363-08:00New weekI do not know what I thought the holidays would be like in regards to homeschooling, but I did not think that I would allow myself to slide so much that I wonder if I'm doing any good. Over the past week, I have done one and half hearted lessons, double checked that Hannah's public school district school really is too far away to make it worth while, printed out said school district's curriculum objectives, thought about curriculum for next year, and pretty much thought I should be doing something other than Five In a Row, especially after the sixth or seventh math lesson being on "Count the number of..." which is rarely if ever over the number 12. <br />
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But I have also had my daughter tell me that the Nile river is in Egypt while watching the movie "The Prince of Egypt" (this was recall information!) , she is learning all sorts of Christmas songs, she helped scoop the litter box, she volunteered to help me clean the kitchen, and we were able to share communion together. And those things help me to balance out that unmet unspoken expectation of what "school" should look like. <br />
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I think it's time for us to get back to doing our work on a regular basis and maybe adding in some alternate Math lessons so we will be doing Four in a Row most weeksTina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-60861106946785290532009-11-27T14:02:00.000-08:002009-11-27T14:02:40.514-08:00Rowing AlongWe've been plodding along, Hannah and I read Another Celebrated Dancing Bear and really enjoyed it. He had tea, Russian style by taking little bites of sugar cubes with our hot tea. Class has been hit or miss between family visits and holidays. Next week, we start up again with one of three books that we checked out from the library this past week. It should be good to get settled again. Hannah has been doing her own copy work, her penmanship is pretty good for her age and the instruction she has received (which is very little in the formal department), but she has no interest in learning to read (STILL). <br />
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I have been NaNo-ing and I only have three days left to complete about ten thousand words. Part of me wants to do it and the other part just wants to take a huge nap, wake up and clean my bathroom (something I have been wanting to do but putting off because it's November and I'm noveling, If you NaNo you understand, if you don't then just say "Ewwww GROSS!" and we'll leave it at that) Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-8446012494093133082009-11-09T17:16:00.000-08:002009-11-09T17:16:13.909-08:00A modge podgeJoel and Hannah finished up Papa Piccolo on Saturday by counting pairs. She really got the lesson, as she was able to count in pairs today. We have started Cranberry Thanksgiving. Today we talked about setting and created a couple of play settings during class. I think we are going to have one big lesson day where we do math, science and art buy making some bread or a pumpkin pie. We also got to see a replica of Bleirot's plane that flew over the English channel at the Henry Ford Museum. I totally wish that we had gone after reading the book, as she would have enjoyed the reality of what it was much more, but all the same, we had a great time at the museum, as it was Macy's 2nd Mondays and there were a ton of children there, and Hannah adores crowds.Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-41016975812955718702009-11-04T18:09:00.000-08:002009-11-04T18:09:04.888-08:00Sing SongyWe were reading Papa Piccolo today. Hannah was making more connections between the show we watched on Venice and the pictures in the book and the location. Pretty cool. We decided to make up songs or lullabys for different things. I think Hannah sang one for Scooby-Doo, one for Ralph our cat, one for me, and one for Papi. But I'm pretty sure she liked the Scooby-Doo song the best. I'm thinking tomorrow we are going to break out the water colors and have some fun doing our own waterways.Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-29711686428914926052009-11-03T17:09:00.000-08:002009-11-03T17:09:03.474-08:00Map it!I took it as a very good sign, that Hannah reminded me this evening that we need to do school. I don't expect that she will do that very often in our time together, so I'll take it when I can get it. <br />
We're still reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1559420286?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1559420286">Papa Piccolo</a> and enjoying it. Tonight, we located Venice on the map and then I turned to our old friend, Netflix, to find a movie. I was looking to see if <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000B1OFL?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0000B1OFL">The Italian Job</a> was on instant, because I was being lazy and did not want ot find the DVD and put it in the player. It has some great shots of Venice and the pilings of the buildings, much better than <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007P0XBO?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0007P0XBO">Ocean's Twelve</a> in regards to city highlights. It was not available, but I did find an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FBFYUK?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000FBFYUK">A&E special on the Canal's of Venice</a> and we watched bits and pieces of it. Helped Hannah realize that it's more of an island than a city in the traditional sense. Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-61033472370594558432009-11-02T15:25:00.000-08:002009-11-02T15:25:29.369-08:00Out of the corner of my eyeToday, we skipped ahead to Papa Piccolo. It is a delightful story about a cat that adopts some stray kittens. I decided on starting the week the science lesson and we talked about peripheral vision. I don't think Hannah got it because she kept looking at my finger instead of my nose :)<br />
It's a busy month. I'm not sure how often I'll be posting about class because we are also having guests galore and I'm working on a novel for National Novel Writing Month, but I am definitely planning on doing classworkTina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-48470841480875914562009-10-29T10:59:00.000-07:002009-10-29T10:59:49.197-07:00Four all together :DWe've been reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0547076800?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0547076800">Grandfather's Journey</a><img alt="" border="0" class=" uwaiupihmjvrnxbaqncw uwaiupihmjvrnxbaqncw uwaiupihmjvrnxbaqncw uwaiupihmjvrnxbaqncw" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=onloonhuonchm-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0547076800" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> this week. We've done some simple origami for art, looked at our map for social studies, talked about the days of the week for math, and even discussed poetic prose for language arts. I haven't been on the actual computer much lately, which explains why I haven't been keeping the log up. We did skip the last lesson in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140507299?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0140507299">The Glorious Flight</a><img alt="" border="0" class=" uwaiupihmjvrnxbaqncw uwaiupihmjvrnxbaqncw" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=onloonhuonchm-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0140507299" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> this past Saturday. And things have been crazy good here lately, what with Presbytery meetings, monthly Bible study, costume making, trick or trunk decorating and pondering on NaNoWriMo plots. Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-391339066977421262009-10-22T12:39:00.000-07:002009-10-22T12:39:07.200-07:00It's all about perspectiveWe did our art lesson today from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140507299?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0140507299">The Glorious Flight</a><img alt="" border="0" class=" osmvommwffboxovbtiuw osmvommwffboxovbtiuw" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=onloonhuonchm-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0140507299" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> with a camera. Since the lesson was on perspective and viewpoint, and because I didn't feel like getting all the paints out, we used the camera and different objects. We took pictures from high above, down below and on eye level. Perspective is very important when taking pictures and art in general. I didn't want Hannah to get frustrated with trying to draw/paint different perspectives, as she has been very easily frustrated this week, so we went with the camera route. <br />
I also found a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/068971212X?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=068971212X">Smithsonian book</a> on the shelf this morning. It has pictures of Bleriot as he took off from France and during a parade that occurred after the flight. I will have to do some more reading in the book tonight in preparation for our science lesson on Saturday, which should include a trip to the flight exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum. Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-27044579007550684102009-10-21T07:02:00.000-07:002009-10-21T07:02:06.753-07:00Map it!!!We have been doing Five in a Row for about two months now and I finally got my maps!!! When we were in SC I took my mom's laminated wall maps of the world and the USA. <br />
Today, as we did our geography lesson for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140507299?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0140507299">The Glorious Flight</a><img alt="" border="0" class=" oeedizogeglpqgfhqbgp oeedizogeglpqgfhqbgp" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=onloonhuonchm-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0140507299" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> I was able to actually point to a place on a map that wasn't on Joel's Ipod Touch (which with a class of one has been an amazing teaching tool!)Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-78690878074061609772009-10-20T14:19:00.000-07:002009-10-20T14:19:06.946-07:00Roman numeralsThe math lesson for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140507299?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0140507299">The Glorious Flight</a><img alt="" border="0" class=" plpimbkfckzispwcgboz plpimbkfckzispwcgboz" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=onloonhuonchm-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0140507299" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> was on Roman numerals. Hannah had picked up a little bag of mini popsicle sticks, which worked in great with the lesson. I was able to "write" each number with the sticks.<br />
We also had CBS today. Hannah's teacher took me aside today to let me know that when Hannah changes rooms for singing time, she doesn't sit like she's supposed to. Instead, she wants to play with the toys and talk with the teaching assistant for the class they join. I took Hannah next door, told her what I expected of her and that if heard any different from her teacher, then she would spend the rest of that day in her room. Hopefully, that will be enough to correct the problem, but I may very well have to put her in her room before anything changes. Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-66537626144932833912009-10-19T07:16:00.000-07:002009-10-19T07:16:48.988-07:00Crack! Boom! Swish!Today we had a very fun lesson on onomatopoeia ( had to spell check that word numerous times before I got it right!). Our book this week is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140507299?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0140507299">The Glorious Flight</a><img alt="" border="0" class=" fgobrgjlmkhsrhnskmnn fgobrgjlmkhsrhnskmnn" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=onloonhuonchm-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0140507299" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, which I should have known I would love because it's set in France!. I think we will have to have a trip to the Henry Ford this weekend to look at the planes, as well as the new Lego exhibit. <br />
Hannah did and excellent job of coming up with other sound words and we had a fun time acting them out and saying them. I slurped my coffee, we roared and stomped and pitter-pattered. Quite fun! Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-34538178570043092462009-10-17T08:52:00.000-07:002009-10-17T09:13:10.692-07:00ReminiscingJust last weekend, I did a lot of reminiscing. I was in my homeland, with my entire family, during a time of year I normally love and celebrating something amazing, so how could I not? I told Hannah a couple of stories about Halloween parties that my parents held and ones that I had with just my friends. She loved it. She keeps asking for them! So, with a language lesson from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1930900201?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1930900201">A Pair of Red Clogs</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=onloonhuonchm-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1930900201" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> on flashback, it was pretty simple to illustrate. Hannah loves to hear stories from when Joel and I were children and has even given some of them names. <br />
In other news, do you see that button over there on top of the column? The one with the crazy image and the funny word??? Well, that's my project for November, I'm going to try it again, NaNoWriMo has seduced me once again.Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-6631222094109697562009-10-15T10:20:00.000-07:002009-10-15T10:20:09.028-07:00Warm by the fire sideHannah and I continued on with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1930900201?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1930900201">A Pair of Red Clogs</a><img alt="" border="0" class=" yoiegbdauzqnbiahwbqw yoiegbdauzqnbiahwbqw yoiegbdauzqnbiahwbqw yoiegbdauzqnbiahwbqw yoiegbdauzqnbiahwbqw yoiegbdauzqnbiahwbqw" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=onloonhuonchm-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1930900201" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> in our FIAR study. Today was art, we talked about unity of theme. This book uses the color yellow in every illustration except for the introduction. There is one particular picture that has Mako sitting by the fire. She is all warm and toasty and you can tell, just from the differences of colors on her body. It is quite beautiful. Hannah and I talked about how warm she appeared and how the artist did this using warm tones.<br />
We are still on a HUGE dinosaur kick around here. We've been watching dinosaur shows and movies off of Netflix. One that I'm actually impressed with is "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00017LVSM?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00017LVSM">Chased By Dinosaurs</a><img alt="" border="0" class=" yoiegbdauzqnbiahwbqw yoiegbdauzqnbiahwbqw" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=onloonhuonchm-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00017LVSM" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />" which is produced by the BBC. It's well done and entertaining and not just for little tykes.Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-86866651552878046462009-10-14T06:44:00.001-07:002009-10-14T07:13:14.481-07:00My Bubba's wedding<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26676638@N06/4002638235/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2555/4002638235_c7322d5eb0_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26676638@N06/4002638235/">Mike's Wedding</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/26676638@N06/">LuvMamaTina</a></span><br />
</div>We had a great time at my brother's wedding this past weekend, but I think it will be another day or two before we start school again.Tina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7975809792477431141.post-84531783414163221982009-10-06T14:57:00.000-07:002009-10-06T14:57:38.832-07:00Shop Keeper, Shop KeeperHannah was blessed with being able to have her Papi (Joel) read her <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1930900201?ie=UTF8&tag=onloonhuonchm-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1930900201">A Pair of Red Clogs</a><img alt="" border="0" class=" jypceqitvihjumfmtjdj jypceqitvihjumfmtjdj" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=onloonhuonchm-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1930900201" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> tonight. We did our math lesson tonight, and played shop. It was a lot of fun to buy things from Hannah using chocolates, jellybeans, and gummies.<br />
We also had CBS today. Hannah learned about Samuel being called by God in the middle of the night. They had a cute little craft. I'm kind of sad that we won't be there next Tuesday for class time.<br />
I am very excited that we are heading to SC for my Bubba's wedding! I'll try to remember to take some photos :DTina Puntigamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099152789815534102noreply@blogger.com0