Caydin learns the letter P

Caydin's class studied the letter P last week! 

At home, I found some "P" activities on a Homeschooling website to do.  After dinner one night, we sat at the table and worked on them. 

 I even sent them over to Grandma's so he could practice while he was there!

First, we sorted the puppy cards from smallest to biggest.  He did really good with this one and liked it too! Then we mixed them up and sorted from biggest to smallest.  (Going big to small was harder for Caydin than going small to big!)

 After that, we used cherrios to "feed" the puppy cards the right number of food.  Caydin liked this activity too and did a really good job.  He still wants to count "1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 20" most of the time so this was good practice for him.  When we make him slow down and count, he can count up to 10... but he doesn't do it very often.  I guess "1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 20" is easier! 

 Caydin's art project from Monday.  He got to use a glue stick and had to put the shapes in the right spot.  We don't use glue sticks at home very much.  I brought one home last week to work on a school project and Caydin had a blast just moving the glue stick around on a piece of paper.  He was very interested in why things were sticking to the paper after he put the glue on.  His teachers said that the kids did most of the work.  Caydin told me all about a story they read at class with a puppy and a ball.

 Then on Thursday, Caydin made this interesting little guy.  I had no clue what it was at first and neither did Caydin.  He couldn't remember!  It's a porcupine made out of clay, paint, and uncooked spaghetti pasta.  Interesting, huh? HA!  Caydin was most interested in telling me about the creature's eyes and nose. 

 Caydin worked on this Leapfrog paper at class too.  I put it on the frig and whenever we go in to get something out, I ask him the letter.  He still remembers! Woohoo!  His class must be working for him because "P" wasn't a letter he knew before starting class last week!  I also laugh at his great coloring skills... He is getting better at coloring the picture....

 And finally,  Caydin was given a newsletter and song sheet after his first class.  Leave it to KoBe to eat my kid's homework. LOL!  Maybe I should be more sympathic when my school kids say that the "dog ate their homework!"  His class does a calendar time so we've been practicing the days of the week and months of the year songs with him.  He knows a lot of the days of the week - but only in terms of garbage days! HA! He can tell you that the garbage truck comes on Tuesday and Friday and the recycling truck comes on Wednesday.  He also will tell you that the recycling truck comes on Friday at Grandma's house!  He doesn't know them in order yet :) We're working on that!