changing for a while

Esme's schedule is going to be changing for a few weeks. She's just about finished her weather unit. For the next few weeks Ethan and I will both be working during the day, so we won't be doing formal lesson plans. Esme will have independent work to do on her days with her Nonna and some guided work to do on Fridays with Grandma. Right now she is also involved in sessions of soccer, gym and swim, and lego league on top of her other activities, so we think all of this will keep her pretty busy.

Today I decided to try out a drawing lesson with Esme. We talked about how objects closer to us appear larger and objects further away appear smaller. We talked about how all objects can be broken down into simpler shapes and drew some dandelions, breaking them down into lines and circles. We had fun drawing out in our yard together!

Our Drawings from Today

Esme insisted that the buds in my picture wouldn't grow without any sun, so she added the sun in her picture to make sure hers would.

Mom's Little Athlete

Esme is staring soccer and gym and swim this week!! I'm so glad she'll have the opportunity to play a team sport - we're on the hunt for cleats and shin guards now. She is especially interested in gymnastics - I'm sure she'll be tumbling all over the place soon.

I'm on vacation - Esme isn't!

Although she doesn't have a book of the week, Esme is working hard. She's doing her phonics lessons, learning math tables, and playing the the envelope games I've set up for her.

I went through the MA Standards, which is what we've been using as a guide this year, and am happy to say that we have hit almost all of them! I thought I'd be overwhelmed by what we have left but I was pleasantly surprised to learn the only thing we haven't touched on is measuring. We got a balance and weights this week and she'll be using them next week!

Week of April 6th

Esme has been learning a lot about plants the last couple weeks. She has her own houseplant now and is learning to check it once a day. She and Ethan have also been working in the yard a lot - getting rid of all those leaves that fell after the snow started. She and I have been reseeding our lawn and hoping that it will get a bit greener as the weather warms up.

Right now she's learning about how weather is measured, and her words of the week are go and see.

Our Little Daisy

I love being a Girl Scout leader. Girl Scouts was such a positive experience for me growing up, and I'm so glad I can share this with Esme. Our troop finally started meeting in January and we've done some great activities. We've fit in a lot of activities so far - we had a guest come in and teach us folk dancing, we've made Valentines for police officers and fire fighters, we've gone a Spring event with a bunch of other troops, we've planned and held a party for dolls, etc. Today we had someone from the Department of Public Works come in and talk to the girls about recycling, and we have two more events coming up this month. Before summer comes we might even go CAMPING!

Remember this book?

This was always a favorite of mine, and now it is a favorite of Esme's. Studying weather gives us the perfect reason to make it book of the week! Even though the snow is gone and the temperatures are getting higher, we're enjoying Peter's adventures.

We're continuing our phonics lessons and words of the week are out and was.

We're thinking about having an open house later this Spring, so that we can invite our friends and family to come and see what Esme's learned, and look at all her projects.