Learning the ABC’s July 22, 2008

I am currently working with my 5, 3, and 1 year old on the alphabet.  My 5 year old is learning all the letter sounds, and will soon be learning how to read.  He’s doing a lot of practice at Starfall.com, which he really likes.  It makes something that could otherwise end up pretty boring, pretty fun.  (My 7 year old likes reading on it, too.)  With my 3 and 1 year old, we are just learning the letters.  It’s great to watch them all, and the way they learn.  It’s different for each one of them. 

Anyway, in doing this, I remembered seeing this cute little video.  In the midst of all the doings in life, it’s always good to have a little laugh!  This is great, and kids love it, too. 

Fire Station July 22, 2008

Last Tuesday we had a field trip to one of our local fire stations.  It was very cool.  The kids all loved it!  They got to go into the different trucks and see all the tools.  They got to hold the nozzle on the hose, which looked heavy.  They also got to see one of the firefighters get all dressed up in his gear.  This was great, because it showed the kids that they didn’t need to be afraid if they ever saw someone like that coming to rescue them, because it was just a regular firefighter.  It was amazing how fast he got all geared up, too.  Like, less than one minute.  They also got to see all the insides of the fire station, like where they watch tv, eat and sleep.  At the end, they got coloring books, stickers, and of course a fireman hat. 

They kids really had a great time, and I loved seeing them so excited!  We all learned things, too!  Here’s some pictures from the trip. 

                                       

Anderson Dairy July 12, 2008

Last week we had our trip to Anderson Dairy.  We did their “Barnyard Buddies Tour“.  It was fun, and the kids really enjoyed it.  They have “talking” barnyard animals who are pretty cute and comical.  The kids liked them the most, I think.  They also do a tour around the dairy, to see where everything is made and packaged.  That is actually pretty interesting.  Their favorite part of that was watching the milk get packaged.  We also saw their huge freezer and tons of ice cream stored in it.  After the tour, there is a movie, and we learned lots of really interesting things, like how much a cow eats a day and what kind of cows they use.  It also talks about the history of Anderson Dairy.  Then, at the end, the most favorite part for the kids–ice cream!  Cookies and cream and really yummy!  I also had Logan answer some questions about different parts of the trip.  All-in-all, it was a pretty fun trip.  Now we’re going to make and send them a thank you card.