Today we spent an extra long time talking about the story of Joseph and his coat. The kids really enjoyed putting the felt pieces up to help me tell the story. And they were GETTING IT. They were able to answer my questions well, and they seemed to understand how the story tied in with our memory verse (Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good - Romans 12:21). YAY!
Addison remembered to tell us that Joseph's brothers threw him in a "dark tunnel" (ok...close enough :)
Apparently all Doc needs to be content is a baby car seat. Excellent.
Today we also read "My C Book". It's a tricky concept that "c" has two different sounds. I think Noah was feeling it...
We also read The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The kiddos seemed to enjoy the story...I tried to do a good "troll" voice :) I think the trick to the longer books is to feed them snack while we read. Today we had sugar cookies with rainbow sprinkles in honor of Joseph's coat of many colors. They were egg-free so Eisley could have one too. Here's the recipe I used:
Egg-Free Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup flour
sprinkles or colored sugar
milk for brushing on top
Method:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, and baking powder.
Mix in flour.
It will be crumbly...that's ok.
Form into small balls and gently flatten out. Place on a cookie sheet.
Use a pastry brush and paint some milk on the top of each cookie.
Sprinkle with colored sugar or sprinkles.
Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
Unfortunately we didn't get any action shots of the craft today. We made colorful coats like the one Joseph wore...ours were made of Trder Joe's bags. This is a two day project since we couldn't paint the back until the front dried.
Then the kiddos practiced matching the letters of their names. Eisley is a whiz!
Poor Addison has a LONG name!
To wrap up school time, we reviewed the letters and numbers we've learned to far by playing a modified version of "Four Corners". I hung bright signs all over the house with a letter or number on each one. As I called out a leetter or number the kids ran to stand by the right sign. This was a huge hit. I think I may leave the signs up for a bit...Addison has been asking to play again and again.
Have a great weekend!! See everyone Monday at Annabelle's house!
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