Crafts come out May 12, 2020

We have been at home for a long time.  For Grace, the crafts have finally come out.  Many bookmarks are being made for all family members.  I am so glad that we have been gifted so many of these craft items that are keeping her busy at this time.

 

Missing our teachers May 5, 2020

 We can not be at school with them, but we can still send them our love.  We made a poster, took a picture, sent it into the technology person at their school, and it got placed with other pictures in a video to show the teachers love from a far.  The kids really enjoyed doing something for their teachers even if they could not be around them.

More Covid Activities April 29, 2020

The two favorite activities for a very long time was drawing with chalk and riding bike.  I loved both of them because it kept the kids outside and active.

Here is a lovely picture of a panda and a monkey that remained on our driveway for quite some time.

And here Grace is with her battle scars of a bike wreck that she had.  Bandages on her elbow, stomach, and her knee.  I guess all fun things have down sides too.

 

The Playroom April 25, 2020

Just a picture of our playroom at the house on Sparrow Court.  Mainly so that we can look back and always remember.
 

School At Home April 15, 2020

The Covid 19 pandemic has swept through our world, country, state, town, and schools.  So the schools went to lessons in packets and also some lessons online.

As I mentioned before, I kept the kids working through old textbooks that I got from Eamon, Shannon, Austin, and Adam.  We also did all of the activities in Glen's Cub Scout handbook and started in on Grace's.  We also did all of the work packets that the teachers sent (even those that were just extra work).

 But even with all of that work, there was a lot of time to go out and have fun.  We had many bike rides around the neighborhood and also at the elementary school parking lots.  It was nice to get out and have some way to get our energy out.

It was not how I wanted Grace's 4th grade and Glen's 2nd grade year to end, but it was nice to see the kids more and to work with them.

At Home Learning March 23, 2020

 It was quite a shock to all of us when we were told that we would not be going back into the schools and we had to start teaching either through packets or on the computer.  So I was at home doing what I could with my students in middle school while also teaching or trying to continue the learning of Grace and Glen.

One of the activities we did a lot of was we went through Glen's cub scout book and did the activities in there.  It was everything from making your own kite, doing paper airplane contests, taking a walk to see what kinds of rock you can find.  And this activity, the kids made up their own dinosaur and also the environment that they would live in.  Glen finished every activity in his book that year, and we had fun doing them all.

In addition to the cub scout book I was glad that I kept all of the old, partially used text books from Eamon, Shannon, Austin and Adam.  I was able to have a workbook for math, English, social studies, science, and handwriting for the appropriate grades for Glen and Grace.  We kept busy and we kept learning.

It was not easy, but we did it and it turned out well.

Driveway Drawings March 21, 2020

 

We were at home and not seeing many people during the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic.  It was a beautiful surprise to see that one of Grace's friends (Andrew) while on a walk stopped by our house to draw pictures for her since he could not see her in person.  It was nice to see how people showed that they cared, even if you could not see that person face to face.