A Big "H" Accomplishment

We started Tot School this week in a hurry...Mason was ready to work before I was even finished setting up! The first thing he tried was a sorting/graphing activity using his ball stickers. He loves balls more than just about anything else...he's just starting to care about cars that pass on the road, but for playtime a ball is our best bet. So we sorted three types of balls onto a graph page Mama made. He needed a few reminders that he was sorting, but he did well and he's looked at the balls all week on the refrigerator!

 Pulling off the stickers

 Our finished graph! Oh, and it was hot here the first part of the week so he's in just his diaper...again!

 Tracing his 'Z' for 'Z'ebra.

 Not too bad for a first try

 Matching the letters of ZEBRA with the wooden disks provided

 "Piece of cake, Mom!" (All the printables you see this week are from Confessions of a Homeschooler.)

 Then we had two days of rain like crazy! So we setup the play tent and tunnel to help us get through a rainy couple of days.

 And only because he wanted to, completely of his own accord, he's learned to write 'H' this week. He practiced and had me show him a few, but mainly this is my Tot's determination and love for letters that you see. I took this picture because we were sitting together and he wrote 'H' with his left hand (the one on the far left, then he picked up the chalk with his right hand and wrote the 'H' on the far right. He did the middle one while I ran for the camera. Mama was way proud of her Tot!!

Separately, I don't usually recommend books because I assume Mason's favorites are books most people know about, but this week we got a book and card in the mail for Mason for Halloween from his cousins (and Aunt and Uncle) in Georgia. It's called Room on the Broom. It's a charming story about a witch who gathers animals as she rides over the fields and a crazy adventure they have on the way...but the last page will make even grownups laugh out loud. (Or at least it did me!) If you're looking for innocent, silly Halloween stories for your Tot I'd recommend checking this one out.