It's so hard to find time to do every thing we want to do. Here's what we touched on. I have so much more written in my plan book that I hoped I would present.
Bear sometimes invents her own activities.
Cutting paper using Mommy's cutter.
Sensorial:
Triangle drawer geometric cabinet - learning names such as right angled isosceles triangle...
Triangle box - taking different kinds of triangle to make a large equilateral triangle
Math:
making ten with number rods
finding number rods that are one larger, one smaller - but from memory (she looks at the rod in my hand, then walks across the room to find the rod I asked for)
counting to 100
She is earning pennies for doing her violin exercises properly. Every time she has five pennies we trade for a nickel. When she earns another five, we trade the nickel and pennies in for a dime. I figure by the end of the year doing this, she will be an expert at counting coins. (And will have learned about saving and spending her earnings.)
Language:
Memory with Care Bear cards
Reading Elephant and Piggie books and Cat the Cat books - we love Mo Willems
Writing belated thank you cards
Social Studies:
Reading aloud Little House on the Prairie and learning the States through which Laura traveled in the wagon.
Science:
learning the characteristics that all living things have in common.
doing a virtual living / nonliving sort here
Art:
Emily Carr (I know, I posted about Wassily Kandinsky, but I am posting previous weeks)
Music:
The Carnival of the Animals - dancing to, recognizing instruments and animals in the pieces
Linked to Preschool Corner, One Hook Wonder, and Mommy Moment (click on buttons below)
The feeling of not being able to do everything is well familiar here, but I think that Bear is doing fantastic considering how young she is. Her handwriting is pretty good too.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Bear has many of the same interests as JC! I looked everywhere for the post (hers and mine) but can't find it anywhere. She doesn't seem to have a search option or I can't find it for some reason. All it is is taking five pennies or pebbles and hiding part of it under a cut and asking your child to guess how many are hidden. We tried 10 at first but it was too hard. 5 was just right.
ReplyDeleteI love all the triangle work!
Thanks JL! Looking forward to playing that with Bear in the morning.
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed by her handwriting too! Looks like a great week, and yes...I always have more things planned than we get to as well! Thanks for linking to Montessori Monday. :)
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