We also played with tangrams and completed the “Change of Pace” worksheet where she had to make certain shapes. She was able to do all of these and only struggled with the last one. It kind of surprised me, actually. She’s pretty good at puzzles but these are a bit different. When her worksheet was done I let her free play a bit.
I then brought out the bucket o’ Mother Goose rhymes and she immediately packed up the tangrams. Ha! She got giddy again when she realized she was about to pick the next poem, but not before reciting all previous ones. Amazing!
She chose “Hey Diddle Diddle” and I asked her what the genre of the poem is, just to shake up the routine a bit.
“It’s kind of silly. I mean, the only thing that could happen in real life is a dog laughing at such fun.”
“You’ve heard a dog laugh before?!”
“Well no, but I think his laugh could sound like, ‘arf, arf.’”
Ha! I gave that one to her.
I then brought out the leftovers of the corresponding craft from Mother Goose Time. While there were only two left, I had Babe make a similar one that worked just as good.
First, each kid decorated their moon and cow. I suggested that maybe they add circles to their moon to act as craters. Then Babe piped up.
“Craters are like little holes on the moon.”
“That’s right!”
Once they finished decorating, I then had them sprinkle some “moon sand” onto their moons. They each seemed to enjoy this part a lot. Note to self: add more sensory stuff like that.
Then with a little brad and an extra piece of paper, their cows were soon jumping over moons.
Just in time for some outside play and lunch.
After lunch, Babe added her two sentences to her story and then we jumped into Reading Comprehension with “Splash!” by Flora McDonnell.
She read this very well and commented on how good the illustrator was.
After reading the book, we went through the plot, genre, and characters. Then I asked her what the problem of the plot was and how it was resolved. Again, she comprehended this story very well.
After reading the book, we went through the plot, genre, and characters. Then I asked her what the problem of the plot was and how it was resolved. Again, she comprehended this story very well.
“What was your favorite part of the book?”
“The tiger.”
“The tiger? Just the tiger? Why?”
“Because I like orange.”
ha! Proof she’s still just a little kid.
Once she completed her worksheet, we went over a little bit of Science.
“Do you remember what the three properties of Earth are?”
“Land, water, and air.”
“Yes! And just like we can transport in each one of those, different animals live in each one and they are called habitats, or homes.”
“So we are in a habitat right now? On land?”
“Yes! People live on land.”
“And sharks live in the water!”
“Exactly!”
So yeah, she picked up today’s lesson pretty quickly.
And with that, it was time to get ready for dance.
Onward to the middle of the week!
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