WWU: Nightingale Week 3 Jan 12-15

 

I take Friday as a day to try and catch up with things, but the kids still learn, anyway….

 

The cards that the kids made last week, they put in the mailbox on Friday, the day our (grown-up) friend was meant to have surgery, which was later postponed, but we received a thank you call Saturday afternoon when he received the cards. The kids got a lot of exercise walking up the hill to the mailbox and we discussed how to make sure the mailman would find the cards and send them out.

They also worked on trying to make towers that were more stable or less stable, and we discussed why the 3 year old’s (very short and thick tower on the left) was more stable than the gangly one the 6 year old built.

 

Monday Jan 12

Read together:

• Why do some kids have freckles? (Disney) by Alexandra Parsons
• Florence Nightingale by Demi (biography)
• Keeley read chapter books Friday-Monday:
  • The case of Hermie the missing hamster by James Preller
  • The quicksand question by Ron Roy
  • Valentine’s day disaster by Geronimo Stilton
  • Red Alert by Jenny Dale
  • Perfect Puppy by Jenny Dale
  • Red Pizzas for a blue count by Geronimo Stilton

3 year old:

• Did a couple of FN worksheets from the primer book, one of them you had to count the sides and realize which shapes had 4 side to put together a sentence.
• Letter/shape worksheets

6 year old:

• Did a couple of Florence Nightingale worksheets deciphering codes, writing sentences
• Drew doors, windows, on a cardboard box for a mini doll house art project (dad cut the holes)
• Created invitation for tea party using color and font relative to the time period and delivered by hand
  • Learned about various teas in the Victorian era and what they were called, and decided on a type given the availability of foodstuffs
  • Made scones and helped pick out items to serve
  • Helped to clear and set the table for tea
  • Fancy dress-up
  • Welcomed guests, offered food and tea, discussed table etiquette

Tuesday Jan 13

Both:

• Worked on the beginning sounds of S and T, reviewed I and P, these are the last letters that are ‘separate’ of the kids and will work through alphabet together now.
• Made snowmen crafts, and listened to snowmen stories at the library party

3 year old:

• Worked on letter S and T worksheets from education.com
• Worked on shape worksheets and coloring
• Used math block manipulatives to count to 25, then worked on value, is 25 together the same as 25 broken into pieces, etc.

6 year old:

• Completed a few Florence Nightingale worksheets from the primer book (see week 1 for info)
• Worked on art project using a variety of medium (marker, pencil, washi tape), added a door and window to her project

Wednesday Jan 14

Both:

Today we had a reading out loud day and I read ‘High Time for Heroes’ from the Magic Tree House series.

3 year old:

• Read books in bed
• Played educational phonics games on the tablet
• Played with play-doh and worked on beginning sounds (although she may still think that it’s call ‘pluto’)

6 year old:

• Worked on doll house art project using a variety of medium for most of the day, added drawings to the inside and outside, stabilized corners, etc
• Played with play-doh: Made faces, covered a plastic knife to make a sword, talked about colors, made pretend pie and talked about math, etc.
• We worked on the idea of taking care of a guest and also being a role model to younger siblings for character building.

Thursday Jan 15

Both:

• Attended library center time focused on Mo Willems
• Listened to books, participated in music time
• Painted a Mo Willems book picture using watercolors

3 year old:

• Listened to stories
  • Rainbow fish by Pfister
  • Pete the Cat and the Magic Sunglasses by Dean
  • Piggie Pie by Palatini
  • Captain Hog and the Mission to the Stars by Postgate
  • My ‘S’ Book by Moncure
  • Ice Cream for Everyone by M. Parker
  • Blueberries for Sal by McClosky

6 year old:

• Read books independently
  • Junie B Jones is a Graduation Girl by Park
  • Dinofours- My seeds won’t grow by Metzger
  • Junie B Jones has a peeep in her pocket by Park
  • Junie B First Grade Cheater Pants by Park
  • Dinofours we love mud by Metzger
  • The Rainbow Fish by Pfister
  • Big Bird Meets Santa Claus
  • Blueberries for Sal by McClosky
  • The monster under the shed (Thomas Train book)
  • Big Bird’s Ticklish Christmas
• Added more decorations to her art project/dollhouse.

 

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