Living and Learning for May...

Faith

The Holy Myrrhbearing Women

Sunday of the Paralytic

The Samaritan Woman

Ss. Constantine and Helen

Sunday of the Blind Man

Ascension

Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council

Homemaking

Keep to Homemaking Budget

Meal Planning & Weekly Shopping

Prepare for Sugar Plum’s 3^rd Birthday

Visit a Farmer’s Market

Improve Indoor Herb Garden

Schedule Dental Visits

Goals

Improve Prayer Life

Read: Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia

Keep to Homemaking Routine

Cultivate a Quiet Spirit

Lots of Outside Time on Fine Days

Book List

Make Way for Ducklings

Flower Fairies of the Spring

Spring by Gerda Muller

Brambly Hedge Spring Story

Eloise Wilkin Stories

Curious George Treasury

Corduroy

Katy No Pocket

Any Books on Ballet

Rituals

Art before Breakfast

Pre-School after Breakfast

Reading before Naps and Bed

Games with Sugar Plum in the Evenings

Special Days

Saint Emilia – 8^th

Full Flower Moon – 9^th

Mother’s Day – 10^th

Ballet Class Begins – 13^th

Circus Comes to Town – 14th

K and J’s College Graduations – 13^th

Graduation Party – 24^th

St. Tikhon’s Pilgrimage – 25^th

Sugar Plum’s Third Birthday – 26th

Learning

Practice Being Still and Quiet During Prayers and Services

Singing – “Christ is Risen”

Setting and Clearing the Table

Sorting Recycling

Nature table scene and book basket

Visit a Garden

Listen to stories on the iPod

Next Set of Kumon Books for Two-Year-Olds/Book of Tracing

Care for Bird Feeder/Plants

Keep a Bird Journal

Crafts with Flowers

Sorting Paschal Icons

Seasonal Matching Games

Varialand Game