Wildest Water Week Ever

My little boys help me tremendously when I plan for our pre-school lessons. They are 1 and 4 and I usually test my lessons out with them first!  I take note of their interactions to try to gauge where I need to be for my pre-k 3's. This week during the "Wildest Water Week Ever", we are having lots of wet, messy fun! Today we experimented with float and sink! I was so impressed how well they grasped the idea of sink and float! Here is one of my boys giving it a test run.

 Making Predictions....

 Trying it out...

This week we will also experiment with Freeze/Melt. One way we are going to play with the changes of  water is by freezing marbles in ice cube trays. Then, we will take them outside and have a race to see who can get their ice cube to melt first to get their marble out!

 Into the freezer they go! My little helper was very excited to see what would happen!

We are learning about the stories of Jonah and the Whale, as well as, Noah and the Ark.
Here are some great Noah and the Ark resources by 123homeschool4me:

                                                          Great Noah Resources

                                                         



I had trouble finding as many resources for Jonah and the Great Fish, but here is one that I thought was pretty good.
                                                             Jonah Resources

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Beach Bum Frog Themed Name Plates

Here is a new freebie to my TPT store today! I am preparing for a week long "Wild Water Week" at Summer camp next week. Tonight, I created these name plates for my kiddos. Unfortunately, I do not know how to create a editable pdf so I wasn't able to insert a text box to the saved document. (Due to copyright agreements, I cannot send the file any other way but pdf) However, I am sure they will be just as cute with handwritten names!  If anyone can explain to me how to save to a pdf with an editable document I would be happy to go back and do it! 

                                                                                                                      Kindly,

Summer Nights

     

 The boys in their  "smocks". I made Noah's last year before preschool because he was obsessed with Cars and I couldn't find any kind of Cars paint smocks.

As the school year quickly approaches, I find myself reflecting on how much we enjoy Summer evenings at our home! A later bedtime and relaxed routine put me at ease. Tonight while the kids were painting, I was cutting out laminated things for my preschool classroom and thinking about how immensely grateful I am for such an incredible God! I am so thankful for the opportunity to teach in a part time position (I taught 1st/2nd grade for 7 years) after deciding to take two years off to stay at home with my small children. My heart is overflowing with gratitude tonight as I think about the way He knows the deepest desires of our hearts!

A Quick Trip to Ohio!

 From chasing ducks ....

 to feeding llamas on the farm...

 we had a wonderful time in Ohio! Here Noah is talking to our Amish tour guide, named Noah!

 There is nothing quite like ice cream on a hot summer day ...especially if your Nana is with you!

 Papa took us to his favorite childhood store, "The Peanut Shop". We found several goodies we couldn't live without :)

 We enjoyed surprising our precious
Aunt Frances for her 91st birthday and spending time with extended family! The boys especially LOVE time with their cousin Miah!

                                                  We had a blast at the Akron Zoo!

 and...enjoyed seeing very special friends!

Our time went by too quickly as it always does!

Ahoy Matey!

We just finished a week long Princess/Pirate Summer Camp at preschool. My own boys really enjoyed the week in their own classrooms. For me, it was an especially exciting week because it was my first time back in the classroom after taking two years out of the classroom to be a stay at home mom with my children. I am again reminded of God's faithfulness as I count my blessings for a way to do what I love in a more balanced way! God has opened doors for me to be able to teach part time 3 days a week and continue to stay at home the other two. I am overjoyed with this opportunity.

                                               

       My own "matey" was called up to sword fight with the pirate. His facial expression in this photo         cracks me up!

 Aye, Me sword is stuck!

Our class had a wonderful, silly time pretending to be princesses and pirates this week. But, what has touched my heart is that parents have given Ms. Britton and I feedback that their children memorized or really grasped the idea that earthly treasures are not our greatest treasures! As our little ones could tell you, Matthew 6:21 says, "For where your heart is, there your treasure will be also."

I am so thankful to serve a living God who has given me my greatest treasure through the blood of his son Jesus Christ! 

To see a small glimpse of some of our fun activities this week, please visit this past Pirate post here.

School Supply List - Let's Get Organized!

It is hard to believe that some stores already have started advertising "Back to School" supplies this early in July! But, it did get me thinking that I should throw my kids' lists in my purse so I have them with me when I find things on sale. I remembered seeing this organizational tool on Pinterest awhile back and think it is a great resource for multiple supply lists! This list is only a small preview of this organizational Diva's creativity! Check out her blog or her TPT store for this free download, here.