I am so sorry I missed posting yesterday. It was my last full day with my parents visiting us. They left us today. I wanted to fully enjoy our last day together.
This week was a short but busy learning week since it is Thanksgiving week-end. I thought I would post more about what we did today in case you are looking for something to help keep your younger ones busy without as much tv time. Tv tine is cool too, but in case you wanted a little bit of free time for them without it.
Monday: Intro Uppercase M/Intro Number 8/Intro Thanksgiving
Books:My "m" Sound Box by Jane Belk Moncure
Seven Little Mice Go to the Beach (I replaced the number 7 in the book with number 8, and I forgot to write the author's name down before taking the book back to the library. My bad)
Thanksgiving by Lynn Peppas
Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving Dinner by Lillian Hoben
My First Dictionary
Songs: Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed
Three Blind Mice
All I Really Need by Raffi
Over the River and Through the Woods
Activities:
Intro Letter M/Color uppercase M coloring page
Fun with mirrors
Intro number 8/coloring page
Play with mega legos.
Take m&m's. Have child help seperate into 8 of each color before sharing them together.
Intro Thanksgiving.
Set up a play tee-pee. Play with corn kernals and sunflower seeds.
Tuesday:Intro Lowercase "m"/Practice Tracing Lines/Practice Scissor Skills/Intro Pilgrims and the Mayflower
Books: Go to Bed Monster by Natasha Wing
The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone
Thanksgiving Day by Gail Gibbons
Countdown to Thanksgiving by Jodi Huelin
Songs: Monster Mash
Over in the Meadow by Raffi
A Thanksgiving Song (Tune of Row Row Row Your Boat)
The pilgrims sailed away far across the sea.
They cane to America so they could be free.
The native Americans helped them plant the corn.
Then they shared a great big feast. Thanksgiving day was born.
Thanksgiving Feast (Tune: Are You Sleeping?)
We eat turkey. We eat turkey.
Oh so good. Oh so good
Always on Thanksgiving. Always on thanksgiving.
Yum yum yum
Yum yum yum.
Replace turkey with other favorite thanksgiving day food.
Activities:
Review m words from picture dictionary
Intro lower case m. Lower case m coloring page
Sort 8 of each size marshmallows. Maje narhmallow monsters using toothpicks and icing.
Practice tracing lines work sheet.
Trace with hair gel ziplock bags.
Practice cuttingwith scissors
Intro pilgrims. Play pretend pilgrims and traveling on the Mayflower. Pretend the bed or couch is the ship.
Wednesday: "Mm" vocab review/Turkey fun/Intro Mary, Jesus' Momma
Books:Mouse's Birthday by Jane Yolen and Bruce Degan
My First Thanksgiving Book by Jane Belk Moncure
Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey
My First Dictionary
Songs: Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Let's Be Thankful (Tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
Let's be thankful for this day, for our friends, and for our play.
Let's be thankful. Let's be glad
For our food and the things we have.
Let's give thinks for you and me and for our food and family.
If You're Thankful and You Know It ( Tune of If You're Happy and you know it)
Sing the song if you're happy and you know it. Just replace the word happy with thankful.
Activities:
Review "Mm" vocab words and do "Mm" vocab word coloring page
Magnet fun
Family handprint turkey canvas wall art activity.
Talk about what thankfulness means. Talk about the things your child loves and how important it is to thank God for those blessings, not just on Thanksgiving, but everyday.
Intro Mary. Why us Catholics find Mary worthy of respect. How she helps us keep close to God and Jesus.
Pray a family Rosary together.
What ways do you help make Thanksgiving fun for your kids?
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