Week 8

Wow...Really it's only week 8?? it's seem so much longer than that...It feels like we have done so much already. I am happy to say that today I can't imagine any other way to have my son learn then at home with me. This year of kindergarten is a very special time for me and my little guys, whatever happens in the future we are committed for this year and I can't wait to see what the whole year looks in retrospect.

This week we started our fire truck theme off with books from the library, we talked about fire extinguishers and what they are for. We discussed what 911 is and how it works and printed out our address if he ever needed it for an emergency which we put in a easy spot for him to see and remember. 
We then had a great field trip, we visited a local fire hall. There was over 23 people and at least 2/3 of them were children. The boys had such a wonderful time, learning about the fire man, their jobs, trucks, and gear. 
I choose this fire hall because they have a great museum that has two old fire trucks, artifacts from house fires, and lots of old stories. 

My son found out that this is how the people use to call for help in our town if there was a fire, someone would turn a switch and the motorized hammer would hit the bell. It had different codes for different locations in the city. 

This was our tour guide, he was great with the children, patient with all their questions and showed the boys everything on the trucks. The boys all loved the buttons and gadgets as well as the jaws of life.  

This fireman was such a great sport to stand there with his very heavy gear on and listen to all our littles questions. It was such a great way to explain to the kids that he isn't scary and if your ever in a fire to not hide from these guys, that they are our friends.

Isaac at the BLSC. 

We had so much else to tell you about this week but will have to post more later. 

The one project I am very pleased to announce and will write about at the end of this week is called, Isaac's Bags of Hope. 

We spent most of our week working on them and this is something very special my little guy is working on. 

Blessing!