Homeschooling Week 3: C and 3

By week 3, last week, we were in a bit more of a routine, and were more consistently getting everything done everyday. Plus, Miss Pear had developed strong affinities for the crafts, so rather than trying to reinvent the wheel each week, so to speak, we have started doing the same crafts for numbers each week, just updating the number. While I would get bored, she loves them, and seems to love knowing at least part of the surprise in her boxes each week! I also found that having a couple extra coloring sheets allowed me to make lunch or do a couple little things nearby.

This is was the first week that neat themes for each day did not work, but it turned out that was okay too.

Bible Reading Time (at the breakfast table):

• Five Minute Devotions for Children: Celebrating God's World As a Family
• A Chapter in Matthew (Except for the once a week or so Miss Pear asks for Jonah...)

Scripture Memory:

• Read Story for C in Teach Them to Your Children: An Alphabet of Biblical Poems, Verses, and Stories
• Memorize Colossians 3:20 "Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord."
  
• Review A and B verse throughout the day
  

Read Aloud:

• Winnie the Pooh Treasury (sorry, it appears it is no longer in publication, which is a pity. Paperbackswap.com might have it).
  

Everyday Activities:

• Alpha-Phonics: A Primer For Beginning Readers (Using the letter recognition in the back, and we love it)
• Number recognition - a little chart I made up based on Alpha-phonics.
• About 3 Workbook**
  

This Week

Monday:

• Read "My 'C' Book"
• Read Slinky Malinki (a fun cat book that we think is funny).
  
• Read If You Give a Cat a Cupcake (If You Give... Books)
• Cat Coloring Page
  
• C is for Car Tracing Page (Alphabet Buddies) (this was the only tracing page with lots of C's to trace)
  
• Carrot Coloring Page
• Bake Carrot loaf
  

Tuesday:

• Read Bible Count*
  
• Read "My Three Book"
• Three Tracing Page (number buddies tracing page)
• Three Number Buddy Coloring Page
  
• Fuzzy #3 (construction paper, glue, cotton balls)
  

Wednesday

• Read "My 'C' Book"
• Read ABC of Canada
  
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give...)
  
• C is for Car Tracing Page (Alphabet Buddies)
• If You Give A Mouse A Cookie Coloring Page
  
• Bake Cookies
  

Thursday

• Read Learning My Numbers*
  
• Read "My Three Book"
• Read Canada 123
  
• Three Tracing Page (number buddies tracing page)
• Number in a Jar #3 - put 3 stickers in jar, do tracing, color
  
• Color and decorate #3 (Use large template)
• Craft: Ice Cream Cone Scoop Craft for Numbers scoop #3
  

Friday

• Read "My 'C' Book"
• The Tale of Three Trees: A Traditional Folktale
  
• Jesus Is Coming Back!
  
• C is for Cross Coloring Page and Tracing Page
• C is for Car Tracing Page (Alphabet Buddies)
• Bake Hot Cross Buns talking about the Trinity and the symbolism of the Hot Cross Bun and letting Miss Pear steal plenty of raisins.
  

* From Rod and Staff
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