Summer Learning Ideas

We like continuing our learnings during the summer time. It's pretty lax, but lately, we've been so bored! While we do take them time to play with toys, run around like we're crazy, and go outside to play with the neighborhood children, have playdates, or just head to the park, it seems like we're missing something. I don't know if it's just that we've gotten so used to doing more school-related things, or if we really like learning, but holy crap are we bored even though our days are busy.

I'm considering doing the world wonders as projects for the summer. Maybe a new world wonder per week, or even every couple of days? I'm not sure; I'm just now hashing it out. I think it would be something fun for all of the children to do, regardless of age or grade. I do have to take into consideration that I have my own classes to keep up with as well as the fact that we are in the middle of a move.

More planning is definitely needed, especially some scheduling...

Lesson Plans for the week of 8 Mar thru 12 Mar 2010

note: Along with English, we are currently learning Spanish, French, German and Chinese. Spanish is my first and native tongue, and my husband already knows French. We are having a lot of fun learning these languages with the girls. When I post "Foreign Language" I am only writing about which topic we are going to do. We are learning all of these languages AT THE SAME TIME.

Monday: bookwork: Hh, is, counting up to 12, shapes, sorting, nickels, our home address and telephone number, living things; foreign language: yellow and body arts; bookwork: Gg, review Aa-Gg, stop/go, yellow, sort 'same', the kitchen, habitats, trace lines, patterns; tummy and standing time, play with different textures, read: nursery rhymes

Tuesday: bookwork: Ii, are, count to 12, shapes, the arts, dimes, clean community, mammals; foreign language: green, body parts; bookwork: Hh, stop/go, green, same/different, what does not belong in a house, habitats, trace lines, patterns; tummy and standing time, play with different textures, read: colors

Wednesday bookwork foreign language: blue, body parts; bookwork ; tummy and standing time, play with different textures, read: nursery rhymes

Thursday bookwork foreign language: purple, body parts; library; bookwork ; tummy and standing time, play with different textures, read: colors

Friday bookwork foreign language: white, body parts; parents as teachers; bookwork ; tummy and standing time, play with different textures, read: animals

Note: if you have noticed from my weekly wrap-up posts, I don't always stick to my "lessons". most of the time I just wing it and do something they suggest or I'll end up with a headache, but I find that writing these down and at least having some form of idea what I'm going to do that day helps me acquire less stress.

Lesson Plans for the week of Mar 01- Mar 05

Monday: trace lines; workbook exercises: letters A-C, Big/Small, color red, sorting same, things to do at home, alive/not alive; music: quarter note; Spanish: colors; write in journal; workbook review: draw shapes

Tuesday: DR SEUSS'S BIRTHDAY!! spend day reading books by author and playing with ooblech! (non-newtonian fluid)

Wednesday: trace lines; workbook exercises: letters E-f, open/shut, color orange, sorting same, things at dinner, plants; music: quarter note, half note; Spanish: colors; write in journal; workbook review: hours

Thursday: trace lines; workbook exercises: letter G, review upper- and lowercase letters A-G, stop/go, color yellow, sorting same, things in the kitchen, habitats; music: quarter note, half note; Spanish: body parts; write in journal; workbook review: pennies

Friday: trace lines; Spanish: colors & body parts; write in journal (haven't thought up of what else to do today, thinking simple machines for the both of them)

Lesson Plans for the Week

The children are coded as follows: Lily-orange, Iris-purple, Rose-pink; any activity where all children involved will be green.

Monday: socialization at preschool; letter tracing (cards w/ string); patterns (foam blocks); line tracing; coloring time; workbook review; write in journal; spanish; musical notes and rythm

Tuesday: socialization at preschool; patterns; tracing; workbook review; music & rythm; spanish; write in journal

Wednesday: vision, hearing, dental and developmental screenings held at early learning center; body parts; spanish or chinese; workbook review; write in journal

Thursday: Lapbook: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie; patterns; bake cookies

Friday: Parents as Teachers program; board games (candyland & monopoly, jr.)