First Day Party

word family decorations

First day game

Em suggested we have a first day of school party. We made paper doll chains with word families on them and they decorated them with colored tape as I told them which word to look for.  Later we put them up as decorations and played a board game (pictured below. which required them to do a bit of writing and reading.) We are also working on putting things away after using them.

We are going to be learning more Spanish songs and Rhymes this year.
Here are some resources:
http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/los_elefantes_canciones_infantiles


Calico Spanish/kids immersion

rockalengua

http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=537&c=71  This only has midi so you have to figure out how the lyrics fit with the tune.

resources for keeping children engaged during church.

I've been struggling with My eldest (8yrs) during church and thought I'd try to find some things for her to do during church. She likes to read the Bible or biographies of the saints but she gets mad when her reading is interrupted. This is what I found:

The Children's Word Bulletin
North American Saints

listening pages

UPDATE 11/20/14
I printed the things mentioned above and put them in a binder. My daughter likes coloring the icons and maps while listening to the sermons.We also worked out a code which means for her to stop what she is doing and attend. I tap her gently and then I make a sign for her to stand or kneel or hand her a service book and point out where we are. This is working very well lately. We've had much fewer disruptions.