Practical Life and Sensorial
Cutting strips - made in a Word document.
Leave a comment if you would like me to email them to you.
J-jo has shown lots of interest in cutting in the last two weeks, but only if there are pictures on the strips.
Red "balloons" with tongs (I also added one of these red "balloons" to the sensory bin after I took the photo above).
Goodnight Moon shows the room getting darker and the outside getting lighter, so it was a great time to do a presentation of the third color box (or our version of it). I was so surprised when Bear chose it again later on in the week. I've been trying to interest her in this since she was two and a half and this has been the only time she goes to choose it herself, and more than once. Sensitive period hit?
Math:
I put some telling time flashcards (Target dollar section - I only put out the hour and half hour cards).
J-jo did his clock work though. He just had to complete this clock puzzle.
Left over from Blueberries for Sal last week, but ties in to Goldilocks and the Three Bears, which is present in Goodnight Moon.
Measuring from Making Learning Fun. Bear had to clip a clothespin to the right answer and check the back to see if her clip lined up to the dot I had placed there.
Bunny themed shopping game. We lay out the bunny cards and she has to make purchasing choices based on the coins in the basket. It's also from Making Learning Fun.
Coin sorting. This is now easy. Yay!
Language/prewriting:
Lots of reading of books about rabbits, the moon, and nocturnal creatures.
Rabbit tracer cards from Jolanthe's The Runaway Bunny pack for J-jo (2). I was surprised when he traced the line really well (not photographed).
The cards in the basket are from Homeschool Share. While I read the book, the kids had to find the objects on the cards in the story.
I also made French three-part cards for the words in the story. If anyone teaching French needs them, just leave a comment with your email.
Science:I also made French three-part cards for the words in the story. If anyone teaching French needs them, just leave a comment with your email.
Nocturnal animal sort and painting the moon's cycle. Reading LOTS of books about the moon and nocturnal animals.
We have been ballooned out from all the August birthdays, so we will visit a pet store and hopefully see some bunnies instead of doing a red balloon. We also went out in the middle of the night to try to see the moon. We will row The Little Rabbit and The Runaway Bunny (in French) next.
Resources:
Homeschool Creations Runaway Bunny Preschool Pack
Making Learning Fun
Homeschool Share
Phases of the moon
Go visit Delightful Learning's row of it too. She has a great mitten hanging activity that I wish I had remembered to do! If it weren't for all of Michelle's BFIAR posts, I don't think I ever would have even known about Five in a Row. Thanks, Michelle!
Linked to Tot School at 1+1+1=1; Preschool Corner at Homeschool Creations; Mom 2 lil Posh Divas; Beneath the Rowan Tree and the Weekly Wrap-up at Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers.
Great activities! It's wonderful you can find resources in French. I would love to do something like that in Korean but it's a hard find.
ReplyDeleteHi Could you please send me the cards in French along with the cutting strips please. Wonderful ideas. I have on hold the good night moon game do you think it is worth getting? as an aside how does BFIAR work?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Oh btw, if it is not too much to ask when you are free the websites that you use for French thanks :)
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Love this!
ReplyDeleteCan you please send me your documents.
Thanks,
Caterina
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We have just started to do some work with time (fun book A Second is a Hiccup and Tell the Time with Miffy). Those scissors are great for little hands, we have a pair too. Looks like a fun learning week.
ReplyDeleteGoodnight Moon is a favorite in our house too! Looks like a great week and I love the cutting activity. We just finished ABC Bunny and as I type, my daughter is listening to the song on YouTube...she can't get enough! lol
ReplyDeleteI love everything you did. We probably need to do a little more with time and get to quarter of an hour on an analog clock.
ReplyDeleteReally love these activities!
ReplyDeleteI love the bear counting game! Thanks for the idea I will be using it soon with my little guys. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great week!
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your wonderful ideas and you have been an inspiration to me. Do you think you can email me the doc for your cutting strip? Thanks so much!
email: moments_jess@yahoo.com
I love these activities! Thought I'd let you know that I have awarded you the "One Lovely Blog Award" on my blog. I am always inspired when I come here! Thank you!
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Those are some great learning activities above! Thank you for linking up to The Sunday Showcase!
ReplyDeleteI love revisiting your posts, Julie! I featured your red "balloon" activity and photo in my Montessori-Inspired Literature-Based Activities at http://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/05/13/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-literature-based-activities-for-preschoolers/
ReplyDeleteI'm back! Today, I featured your post and Goodnight Moon sensory bin photo in my Goodnight Moon Resources and Activities post at http://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/05/21/goodnight-moon-resources-and-activities/
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for all the fun and interesting activities
ReplyDeletePlease could I get the cutting strips printable?
Donette, I would love to, but I need an email address to send you the file! Send me your email and I will happily email the file to you:)
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