Have you ever played hopscotch?

We had so much fun this week with the letter H. The letter sound is fun to say and we learned how to play hopscotch. It was really great to see the children enjoy a good "old fashioned" outside activity. If you haven't tried this at home lately, let your child explain hopscotch to you. Help them draw it out on the driveway, or even better, use a stick to draw it in the dirt. It helps them with coordination (hopping on one foot) and number skills. You will not believe how much fun such a simple activity can be.

We also made haystacks with Chinese noodles and milk chocolate chips. This was the closing activity for our unit on the five senses. This was a snack that you could see, hear, taste, touch and smell. Your child should be able to give you simple directions for this project. We sent home a sample for each family to try. (This was a parallel activity to our mini book about making jam, only we made a yummy chocolate treat.)

It was a wonderful week. Thank you for having such wonderful children and sharing them with us. It is a blessing to see God's love in their smiling faces and see him working in their hearts by sharing the gift of friendship.