School in the Quiet Woods

Second week on our farm theme went well. See some of the pics below.  A fun game we all played together. Roll the dice and use a dabber to make dots however many the number is on the die. This was new for Colton. I don't think he has ever read the number of dots on dice before. I made a cute farm-themed file folder for Ryder from an idea I saw online. He had to find the right mud puddle for the pigs according to the end words they contained. I also had him read the words on the pigs as he placed them.   Below is a counting by fives from odd numbers cat number puzzle I printed, laminated and cut up.  Colton matched the leaves to the corresponding number on the carrot. He loved the gluing part and didn't want any help. He enjoyed making a farm sticker scene that I picked up from the dollar store. Not sure what it is with kid's and stickers but it's definitely a winner! I printed and put together the below file folder for Colton. Inside were some

This year, in addition to his math and language textbooks, I have decided to do a unit study approach to homeschooling with my 2nd grade son (Ryder). My little one (Colton) is also going to be doing a preschool level of these unit studies alongside him. My 5/6th grade daughter (Willow) will be doing Teaching Textbooks as well as the Prairie Primer curriculum which is based on the Little House on the Prairie book series. She is excited about doing all the pioneer type activities. So am I to be honest. I loved the show as a girl and, as a mother, I really appreciate their good, wholesomeness that you don't see much of these days. So, we began our school year with a farm theme. With this unit my focus has been on trying to teach my boys where their food originally comes from and how it gets on our table. Ryder still mixes up his meat, calling his beef chicken and vice versa, but I'm hoping for him to have a clearer understanding after this two week farm study. As always, if we