Over the weekend…..
6 year old: Independent Reading:
The Unwilling Umpire by Ron Roy (A-Z mystery)
Geronimo Stilton The Wild Wild West
The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip by Cole
The Magic School Bus Chapter Book: Amazing Magnetism
Reading Together:
Inside Your Outside: All about the human body by Rabe (cat in the hat)
The Nose Book by Al Perkins
Oh the Things you can do that are GOOD for you by Rabe
Hunches in Bunches by Dr. Seuss
Surprise field trip part 1 (discovering a real life giant!)
Surprise field trip part 2 (the bird is the word!)
Monday January 26
Both:
Amazing Pop-Up Human Body
My Many Colored Days (emotions) by Dr. Seuss
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
The Eye Book by Dr. Seuss/The LeSieg
The Knee Book by Graham Tether
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins
The Hair Book by Graham Tether
Multimedia: The Magic School Bus video series “The Human Body” including discussions about digestion, muscles and illness/the bloodstream.
Lung o’ play doh!
Playing to learn:
Made organs using play-doh (see picture)
3 yr old:
Used matching body part cards to play ‘memory’
Played Simon Says with mom
6 year old:
Independent Reading:
The Talking T Rex by Ron Roy (A-Z mysteries book)
Ready, Freddy! Yikes! Bikes! By Abby Klein
The Pudgy Where Is Your Nose? Book by Rader
Seuss-isms: Wise and Witty Prescriptions for Living from the Good Doctor by Geisel
Did I ever tell you how high you can count Dr. Seuss
Learning Game:
Played a ‘mirroring’ game with mom, learned that reflections are kind of an opposite ‘you’…
Worksheets:
Label teeth in a diagram
Label body idioms ex. ‘she won by a hair’ means you just barely won!
Tuesday January 27
Both:
The Human Body by Gallimard Jeunesse
Germs Make me Sick by Melvin Berger
The Tooth Book by Edward Miller
Read excerpts from You can’t sneeze with your eyes open by Seuling and Brain from You and Your Body Series by Mathers
3 yr old:
Looked at body puzzle and listened to information about unfamiliar organs.
Did first half of an education.com PICTURE SHAPES WORKBOOK- Preschool level.
Built castle with blocks.
6 year old:
Put together a foam ‘organ’ puzzle Human Body Major Organs and How They Work
Watched ‘Human Body for Children: All about Nutrition and Exercise” and answered questions at the end.
PICTURE MATH SUBTRACTION Kindergarten level from education.com first half of workbook
Independent Reading:
Winnie the Pooh’s Bedtime stories by Talkington
Wednesday January 28
3 yr old:
Other half of math packet from Tuesday
6 year old:
Other half of math packet from Tuesday
Both:
Audio Book “Civil War on Sunday” by M. P. Osborne
ANOTHER FIELD TRIP! Check out all the magic, HERE! We got to tie up our Nightingale unit!
Thursday January 29
Reading with Both:
If you give a pig a pancake by Numeroff
Tea for Me, Tea for you by Rader
Tea Rex by Idle
Tea Party Today (poems) by Spinelli
Did I ever tell you how lucky you are? by Seuss
The King’s Tea by Trinka Hakes Noble
Multimedia: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That “Hurray It’s Valentine’s Day”
6 year old:
I can add upside down: A Dr. Seuss Beginner Fun Book (learn about easy addition)– this was a great book, we did these orally instead of photocopying them, and it was a lot of fun!
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