Tots and Me... Growing Up Together

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Wordless Wednesday: January 8, 2020 (w/linky) - Cute and Cuddly Swiftpaw

Time to make you go awwwww

Typical cat, in the box...

Couldn't help taking a picture of a close up of the paws. Just awww.

And out of the box...

Way out of the box. LOL

This picture sure makes it look like he's thinking, "I've got her, now what are you going to do?"

"Nope, I've got YOU!" says Hannah.

Looking forward to seeing your Wordless (or not so wordless) Wednesday posts this week.

No button currently, and there won't be one until I can figure it out seeing as Photobucket has changed things. Feel free to still share the picture in place of the button on your Wordless Wednesday post or in a list of Wordless Wednesday linkies. Just link it to my Wordless Wednesday permalink please.

Friday, January 3, 2020

Littles Learning Link Up: Indian Corn Thanksgiving Craft and More

Littles Learning Link Up is now on Friday!!

Each month you will find:

A seasonal round-up (usually toward the beginning of the month)
Posts where I share what I have been up to with my elementary-age children and the preschoolers I work with at our homeschool co-op (including occasional highlight posts where I share how we used ideas that have been linked up here on Littles Learning Link Up).

Each week, I will host a link up, where you can share either what you have been up to recently, or old posts that may go with the theme. Feel free to link up more than one post.

Each week I will continue to feature a couple of posts from those that have been linked up.

I hope you will continue to share your wonderful posts, and I hope you will find something new to try with your child(ren).

It would be great for everyone to stop by and visit the other linked-up posts as well. Check them out, leave some comments, pin those that interest you. Let's make this a real party and socialize with each other.

Here's a peek at what we have been up to in our homeschool.

Right now we are currently on our Christmas break, but the kids have still been getting some work done on the computer with math, plus Tabitha has been continuing her history reading. I've also been using SchoolhouseTeachers.com for grammar with the younger two children, plus the older girls are looking at some geography lessons. I'll be sharing my review of SchoolhouseTeachers.com next week.

Moving on to our craft.

I realize this is a little late, but I didn't get a chance to share our other Thanksgiving craft from the prek/k class at co-op. We focused on Indian Corn because of how important corn was to the Native Americans and the Pilgrims.

Of course, we sang our Pilgrim song that I shared in my last Littles Learning Link Up post.

Here are the words in case you didn't see my last post.

1 Little, 2 little, 3 little pilgrims

4 little, 5 little , 6 little pilgrims

7 little, 8 little, 9 little pilgrims

10 little pilgrim boys and girls
(count on fingers)

They jumped in the boat and the boat went sailing

With all those pilgrim boys and girls
(cup one hand in front of you and put fingers together on the other hand and have them jump into the "boat" then move both hands forward. Repeat for each line)

They sailed across the ocean and came to a new land

All those pilgrim boys and girls
(move your boats forward and then show the new land by putting hands together, facing downward, and move them apart. Again, repeat for each line)

They had troubles but they trusted in God

All those pilgrim boys and girls
(Shake finger several times, then put hands in prayer position and lift. Repeat)

They made friends with some helpful indians

All those pilgrim boys and girls
(Grasp both hands in front of you and move up and down as if shaking hands. Repeat)

They had a feast and we call it Thanksgiving

Pilgrim and indian boys and girls.
(Pretend to be eating food.)

Then we made an Indian Corn craft. It was very simple. I just cut off-white paper into corn cob shapes and had the children make corn with fingerprints.

They then took some strips of the same construction paper and scrunched them up, then flattened them out. We then glue them on the back of the top.

I then read "The Legend of the Five Kernels" to them, and they glued 5 popcorn kernels onto a "plate."

Then we did a little "experiment" with vinegar, baking soda, and popcorn kernels. They got to watch the popcorn kernels "dance."

And here are the books we read:

Here are some things I would like to share with you:

Arctic Fun Round Up

Chock-Full of Snowman Fun Round Up

Fun with Snowmen Literature and Craft Round Up

Now onto:

Littles Learning Link Up Features

On my last Littles Learning Link Up post, there were 3 wonderful post linked up. I will be sharing a randomly selected post and the post with the most clicks.

Please, don't forget to stop by other posts that are linked up. See what catches your eye, stop by, pin the post to a relevant board, and perhaps leave a comment to let the author of the blog know you have been by for a visit. I know I appreciate others commenting and letting me know they have read my posts, so I am sure others do too.

This week's randomly selected post is:

Hilbert's Mazes shared Hand Drawn Thanksgiving Maze - The Mayflower - Free Printable PDF.

This week's most clicked on post is:

The Barefoot Mom shared Autumn Crafts and Learning Activities

Join the Party!

I would love to have you join in this week! What sort of activities do you do with your young children? Do you have some favorite activities you would like to share? I invite you to link up below. I will be pinning posts on one of my relevant boards, and I would love to feature some of the activities each week from what is linked up.

Please know I may share a picture from your post and link back to it, along with sharing how we used your idea in our school time. By linking up you are giving me permission to use a picture from your post. I will ALWAYS give credit and link back. Additionally, if you choose to try out any of the ideas with your child, please make sure you give credit where credit is due.

Linky will be open through Monday night, to give me time to check out all the posts and get the Features organized. Please take the time to visit some of the other wonderful posts linked up.

No button currently, and there won't be one until I can figure it out seeing as Photobucket has changed things. Feel free to still share the picture in place of the button. Just link it to my Littles Learning Link Up permalink please.