THE PLAN
Prayer
Math Mondays: Preschool Plus, Ultimate Skills Builder (colorful worksheets- a lot of patterns etc.), 100s chart to practice counting, practice writing numbers with this cool wipe off board we got. Number puzzles and all sorts of games.
Writing Wednesdays: Working on letters, writing name, use shaving cream in bag or tempera paint to draw letters, Play-Doh letters.
Phonics Everyday: We're still using Hooked on Phonics and we have a lot of books and puzzles to help too. We "build" words using random letters using magnets or other letter shaped things.
We read our first chapter book together too--Charlotte's Web. It was a great experience.
Little Bird? I had pages and activities for her too. She is interested for a while and then usually goes to the toys. Some days she sits in my lap and is quite distracting.
Using work boxes? YES! I love it. However, we've adapted the method. I put a list of things to do each day on the wall and beside certain activities I'll put a letter to the corresponding box next to it. Frog knows when we get there he'll crawl under the table (to the 3 tier Sterilite drawers) and get the items from box A or B etc.
I love having all the materials in one place and it gives Frog the chance to get up and move. I try to have one craft a week.
I have Five in A Row and I want to start that too--it just felt like too much this fall. I do plan to use it sometime soon...
Math Mondays: Preschool Plus, Ultimate Skills Builder (colorful worksheets- a lot of patterns etc.), 100s chart to practice counting, practice writing numbers with this cool wipe off board we got. Number puzzles and all sorts of games.
Writing Wednesdays: Working on letters, writing name, use shaving cream in bag or tempera paint to draw letters, Play-Doh letters.
Phonics Everyday: We're still using Hooked on Phonics and we have a lot of books and puzzles to help too. We "build" words using random letters using magnets or other letter shaped things.
We read our first chapter book together too--Charlotte's Web. It was a great experience.
We read The Berenstain Bears Science and Nature book about once a week too.
I decided to make a schedule for myself to make sure the important things were covered: math, writing, reading. So I made a list of all the activities under each label and switched those in and out each day.
Little Bird? I had pages and activities for her too. She is interested for a while and then usually goes to the toys. Some days she sits in my lap and is quite distracting.
Using work boxes? YES! I love it. However, we've adapted the method. I put a list of things to do each day on the wall and beside certain activities I'll put a letter to the corresponding box next to it. Frog knows when we get there he'll crawl under the table (to the 3 tier Sterilite drawers) and get the items from box A or B etc.
I love having all the materials in one place and it gives Frog the chance to get up and move. I try to have one craft a week.
I have Five in A Row and I want to start that too--it just felt like too much this fall. I do plan to use it sometime soon...
