Hh week

H is for St. Helen

H is for Helpful

H is for Homes Homes Around The World ABC: An Alphabet Book (A+ Books)

H is for Little House

I found most of the My First Little House illustrated picture books for a steal at Goodwill. Princess has really taken a liking for Laura and all her adventures in the Big Woods and the Prairie. We supplemented using this lapbook from Lapbook Lessons.

And I'm personally proud of myself for incorporating food with the stories. We used My Little House Cookbook and had many Little House meals. Princess felt such a sense of accomplishment as she did most of the cooking.

Making homemade butter

Little House Menu

Cornbread

Turkey Sausage

Strawberry Jam

Fresh squeezed lemonade

Hh is for History

This week we introduced the concept of history. We will complete one lesson a week using Mary Daly's First timeline paired with some excellent read alouds. I hope to include our history journey in separate posts in the coming months. Seriously, is you are looking for a basic timeline history designed for kindergarten-second graders, this is the timeline. It even includes copy work for each person or event on the timeline.

Ee Week

For whatever reason, I can not find any pictures from our Ee week we did many moons ago, but I wanted to include the list of books we read for Ee week. One theme for the week was about Eggs. In the springtime, through the local university, we will hatch chickens from eggs. I actually signed up for a course on embryology today. So, we will revisit this booklist in a few short months...
An Egg Is Quiet
Rechenka's Eggs
Green Eggs and Ham
An Extraordinary Egg
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones
First the Egg
Little Grunt and the Big Egg: A Prehistoric Fairy Tale

Books for Big Boy

Eli
The Little Engine That Could

Ee is for Endangered Animals
Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet

I also found some interesting information regarding Blessed Kateri and Saint Francis regarding each being the patroness and patrons of ecology and the environment at this website.

Ee is for Eucharist
The Little Caterpillar That Finds Jesus: A Parable of the Eucharist

Ee is for Eat Nicely
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?

Saint Nicholas Day

Happy St. Nicholas day. Good old St. Nick paid the kiddos a visit when Daddy arrived home from work. Daddy came home to find presents left on our front porch for each of the kids. Every year St. Nick brings each of them Christmas pajamas and a pair of slippers. This year St. Nick also wrote a letter to each of them. The kids are still sleeping with their notes from St. Nick.

In our book basket

Nicholas: The Boy Who Became Santa
The Miracle of Saint Nicholas

We made Saint Nicholas Hot Cocoa as gifts for teachers and neighbors and it is quite a delicious recipe. The kids got a kick out of crushing all the candy canes.

Feast of Saint Juan Diego

Saint Juan Diego, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and Saint Juan Bernadino paper dolls.

Our book basket
Juan Diego: Messenger Of Guadalupe

The Lady of Guadalupe

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Explaining the Immaculate Conception coloring sheet.

The Immaculate Conception

All Aboard!!!

"At one time most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that tshe could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me as it does for all who truly believe."

The Polar Express

Pumpkin Fun