Along the Alphabet Path ~ A is for Altar

Honeybee and I have finally begun our walk along the alphabet path.  I've been planning on enjoying this with her for what seems like at least two years now!  We are enjoying the delightful stories, music and sheer beauty of it all.  Here's a little peek at some of the work we did for the letter A.

We are using these wonderful books for our study

This music is precious ~

You can find the stories to accompany your trip over at Serendipity.

First Look at Science Series

Last year I checked out From Little Acorns from the library. It was so cute that I thought of it again this year when autumn came knocking. The kids had fun collecting acorns and their caps underneath the oak tree in the backyard. This year we had fun making the pretty acorn caps. They are so beautiful. I'm thinking of making some picture frames or something from them. I think they would make pretty Christmas gifts. Last year Buck and Honeybee made letter A's from the caps. We had started walking Along the alphabet path. Maybe next year I can find my way back to it again : )

When I read the book this time, I noticed it was actually a part of a series. I love coming across these kinds of things! So, I researched the authors name (Sam Godwin) on the library's website. Come to find out, my library has several of his books.

Today we are reading The Drop Goes Plop .

A perfect Science study for such a rainy day!

A is For Apple

We've had a great time today with our Apple unit study!





The Life & Times Of The Apple was a great resource for my 9 and 12 year old.

An Apple A Day (over 20 apple projects for kids) by Jennifer Story Gillis also had some great ideas. We tried the apple star prints on pg.33 although the stars weren't as easy to make out as we would have liked. We had fun painting and trying anyway :) I hope to try making the apple wreath and homemade applesauce soon.

As the children "painted" I read aloud The Song Of The Apple Blossom Fairies by Cicely Mary Barker and Johnny Appleseed by Madeline Olsen.


Buck's (age 4) Apple Print


Honeybee's (age 3) "Abstract" Apple Painting :)


The House Cat's Notebook Page


The Snuggle Bug's Notebook page


(maybe next time we'll put the tape on the back :)



Here's a link for a fun apple word search for the older ones:
http://www.abcteach.com/wordpuzzles/WordSearches/applewordsearch.htm

And a connect the dots apple for the younger ones:
http://www.abcteach.com/free/d/dot_apple_to10.pdf

Hopefully Buck and Honeybee will complete some of the activites soon.
http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/trace1.htm

Mr. Airplane

drawn by The House Cat,12

colored by Buck,4

ALONG THE ALPHABET PATH - LETTER A

Meet Mrs. Applebee

drawn by The House Cat,12

colored by Honeybee,3

http://www.elizabethfoss.com/elizabethfoss/serendipity/along-the-alphabet-path/index.htm