MFW 1ST GRADE ~~WEEK 3~~

Welcome to my first post about MFW 1ST Grade (we are using 1ST edition)! 

You may be thinking, hmm, you are on Week 3, but this is your first post...Yes, you are correct! I had the idea to create a blog to document our homeschool journey and to hopefully encourage others in the process.  

And then IT happened...Pumpkin (nickname of our youngest son) came down with pneumonia and a double ear infection. Ladybug (nickname of our daughter) and I got sick,and my hubby, and then Buddy(nickname of our oldest son).  The thought of creating a blog left my tired mind.  

But, thank our Gracious Lord, we are on the mend.  So, without further delay, here is what we did for MFW 1st~Week 3!

Bible:  Our Proverbs for the week is Proverbs 23:12 ("Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge").  We discussed ways to listen and do our best to learn.  We need to listen to our parents, our pastor (who is Daddy :) ), others who teach us God's word (like our Sunday School teacher).  Most importantly, we need to listen/obey God and His written word. On Day 2 (beginning this week) of week 3, Ladybug copied our Proverb of the week on a handwriting sheet.  If you are looking for some cute Proverb handwriting sheets, look here.  

Ladybug working on her Proverb copywork

Reading: In our MFW workbook, we reviewed short vowel sounds and started working on long vowel sounds.  Ladybug does very well in reading and we breezed right through this week.  Below is a sample of a MFW student sheet (these are similar to MFWK student sheets). We also try to read 15 minutes a day (like the manual suggest).  Most nights, this happens during our Family Worship Time (FWT).  We are currently using this book for our FWT.  Ladybug enjoys reading out loud to all of us. By the way, if your interested in a look at our daily (normal) routine (including curriculum), click here.

Sample of MFW Student Sheet

Showing one of her completed Student Sheets

Math: We are using the Complete Book of Math (CBOM) and the suggestions from the Teacher's Manual.  I've found the CBOM to be very, very EASY so far, but I know it will pick up.  The format is very similar to other workbooks we've done in the past (lots of color, games).  We have been working on patterns,sequences and classifications.

Science: We are enjoying the science books that are included with MFW.  We studied flowers this week and had a blast.  There are lots of fun suggestions in the Teacher's manual for activities with flowers.  Unfortunately, we are in the middle of winter.  Solution: Buy a CHEAP Bouquet from the grocery store!  Our bouquet was a little under $5.00, and really pretty!   Ladybug loves flowers and enjoyed making a small bouquet for her room.

We had fun observing the stages of growth

Ladybug took apart 2 flowers and counted their petals.  

We pressed the petals in a book

And then stacked a few more book on top (commentaries that Daddy is not using right now :) ) 

In a few weeks, we will use the dried, pressed petals to make bookmarks!

We also soaked kidney beans in water and will watch them sprout in the next few days.  

What fun Week 3 has been!!!