The SEC College Variety, that is…
Yep! It’s that time of year again…
We’re looking forward to the season openers of our Crimson and Garnet teams, starting tomorrow night with the Gamecocks vs. Southern Mississippi, followed by Bama vs. San Jose State on Saturday.
GO COCKS!!!
ROLL TIDE!!!
Our entire night was set up as a “mock” school day. We followed the schedule below:
Period 1: Morning Work/ELA/Social Studies
Everyone was given a Back to School Word Search to complete as a vocabulary/social environment exercise. (I think this is what they call a “multi-discipline” approach). ;-)
Period 2: Art
I found a great indoor craft activity at AmazingMoms.com. This required minimal prep… Just some water color paint sets for the kids (I got them at Target for a buck and some change, each!), drawing/writing paper, and a cup of water! Voila! The finished products were beautiful!!
Period 3: Lunch/Recess
This was super-simple!! I packed our lunch bags with sandwiches, chips, an apple, and a choice of pudding or yogurt cups. I only had a few juice boxes on hand, so some of us just filled up our water bottles. We all “brought our lunch” to the table and chowed down! ;-) After finishing, the kids deposited their trash and wiped down the table (Yes! We even had “table washers”!!) then headed outside for some play time.
Period 4: Math
For our “math lesson”, we all gathered around the table and played a game of Crazy Eights. It was a blast!! :-) 
Period 5: Science
I googled “easy science projects” and found one for creating your own Groovy Lava Lamp. I prepared a tray before hand that included all the “ingredients” and after our card game, I simply moved it to the table. We talked about all the different “reactions” we saw as the water, oil, food coloring, and alka-selzer were added together. The kids absolutely LOVED this!!
Above you see the finished product. It was fun to put the lid on, and turn it upside down to watch the “lava” float up to the top!
Period 6: AR/Circle Time
At our schools we have a program called AR or “Accelerated Reader” in which the kids get points for reading a certain amount of books within a given grading period. Instead of coming together to actually read a book, we gathered on the carpet (a la “Circle Time” style) with popcorn and drinks to “watch” one. Our choices were Charlotte’s Web, The Princess Bride, or Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I bet you can guess which one they picked…
It really was a great night, and one of the simplest Family Nights, yet! The kids had fun time, and it got their minds and attitudes in gear for the following week. I am definitely going to do this again next year!!
I am finally getting around to posting the pics I took, on Monday, of the kiddos on their first day of the new school year…
I am proud to announce that a GREAT first day was had by all!! :-) Special thanks to Nana and Papa for helping provide the fashion for this photo op!
Here’s to an AWESOME year!!
Hey Y’all!! Just wanted to let you know that I’ve been featured over at Mel’s World, today…
That’s right!! I’m a “Godly Gal!!” :-)
Thanks SO MUCH Melissa, for allowing me to be part of your awesome ministry. I am so honored!!
By the way… if you don’t already read Mel’s World, or follow Melissa on Twitter, you should. She inspires me Every. Single. Day!! What an awesome woman of faith!!
So go on over, and say Hello! She’ll be glad to see ya!!
