Week #6 at a Glance - Easter, Spring & Chickens

Monday
Activity                                                       Supplies
Calendar Time - Supply box, dry erase board
Bible - Practice verse; Easter books and video:  Easter for Kindergarteners
Literacy - Explode the Code (pp. 37-38); Preposition game (p. 222)
Math - Singapore Math (p. 24); Add up the cash from her art show. Talk about the money.

Reading - My Friend is Sad; Are You My Mother?
Science - Magic Schoolbus Cracks an Egg
Art - Dye Easter Eggs
Computer - Sight Word game; Animal Lost & Found; Peg + Cat Chicken Coop

Tuesday
Activity                                                       Supplies
Calendar Time - Supply box, dry erase board
Bible - Easter books and video:  Easter for Kindergarteners
Literacy - Explode the Code (pp. 39-40); Short 'i' wheel houses
Math - Singapore Math (p. 26); Number cards
Reading - My Friend is Sad; Are You My Mother?
Science - Life Cycle of a Chicken
Art - How to Draw series - Rabbit
Computer - SuperWhy (Pink iPad); Splash Math (Pink iPad)
Field Trip - Library (Pick up Horton Hatches an Egg.)

Wednesday
Activity             Supplies
Calendar Time - Supply box, dry erase board
Bible - Easter books and video:  Easter for Kindergarteners
Literacy - Explode the Code (pp. 41)
Math - Singapore Math (p. 27); Number Cards
Reading - Are You My Mother?; Horton Hatches an Egg (Have a debate giving reasons why Mazie should get the egg and reasons why Horton should get the egg.)  
Science - Peep Experiments (2) Peep Science (Document in Science journal.)
Art - How to Draw series - Baby Chick
Computer - Sight Word game; Animal Lost & Found; Peg + Cat Chicken Coop
Thursday
Activity                                                       Supplies
Calendar Time - Supply box, dry erase board
Bible - Easter books and video:  Easter for Kindergarteners
Literacy - Explode the Code (pp. 42-43); Egg sight words
Math - Singapore Math (p. 28); Practice Greater than/Less than
Reading - Are You My Mother?; Horton Hatches an Egg (Discuss: (1) Why do you think Horton stayed on the nest? (2) Would you have stayed on the egg? Why/why not? (3) What might be a better title for this story?)
Science - Peep Experiments (2) Peep Science (Document in Science journal.)
Art - How to Draw series - Butterfly
Computer - SuperWhy (Pink iPad); Splash Math (Pink iPad)

Friday
Activity                                                       Supplies
Calendar Time - Supply box, dry erase board
Bible - Easter books and video:  Easter for Kindergarteners
Literacy - Explode the Code (pp. 44-45); Life Cycle of a Chicken book
Math - Singapore Math (p. 29); Peg + Cat: The Chicken Problem
Reading - Are You My Mother?; Horton Hatches an Egg (Book Report; present to Mom)
Science -  Peep Play Dough

Art - How to Draw series - Flowers
Computer - Sight Word game; Handwriting Without Tears (Pink iPad) ; Peg + Cat Chicken Coop
Field Trip - Bluebonnet field

Happy Easter - An Eggstraordinary Easter Giveaway

 I finally finished my second "from the stash" project of the year.  It ended up being a challenge to finish because I ran out of elastic thread halfway through the bodice.  Our local Jo-Ann's was out, Hobby Lobby does not stock elastic thread, Amazon was expensive.  After two weeks of waiting for it to come back in stock I decided to just drive the extra 20 minutes to another Jo-Ann's store that had the thread in stock - and I bought two spools.  

The fabric I bought a year ago, and in hindsight I remembered that my original intention was to cut each strip of color in half then sew the ends together in order to make a much fuller skirt. I kept taking the layers up because it was soooo long, but I didn't remember why until I was too far into the project to change it. 

Regardless - Grace likes her "Rainbow Dress", mostly.  She likes the aesthetic but she's not big on how the shirring feels on her skin. But I'm not big on trying to line shirring, so this dress will primarily serve as her swimsuit cover up for the year.  And given that we have moved to central Texas, I imagine it will get a lot of wear for that purpose.

I first tried shirring a few years ago.  This is my favorite tutorial: Made by Rae Shirring Tutorial
The fabric is from Jo-Ann Fabrics Tutti Frutti collection.  Straps are a random rainbow ribbon. 

A giveaway, in celebration of Easter Sunday.  The Pinkalicious series of books is a favorite around here with both kids, and that includes the Eggstraordinary Easter book.  We enjoy the colors, the clues, the creativity.  I wish I had a homemade giveaway for you, but until school releases for summer that may not happen.  In the meantime I have this fabulous Pinkalicious book! 

Just enter in the comments here (not on Facebook) with your favorite Easter activity.  I will let a random number generator chose the winner then notify you by email.

In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” (Luke 24:5-7 NIV)

Week #5 At a Glance - Easter & Springtime

*Still Under Construction*

Monday
Activity                                                       Supplies
Calendar Time - Supply box, dry erase board
Bible - Easter books and video:  Easter for Kindergarteners
Literacy - Book of Choice at her level. Practice the pink sight words; sight word sentences book.

Easter crosses at sunset - Paint the sunsets and we will add the crosses later.  There are two canvases for it.

Tuesday
Activity                                                       Supplies
Calendar Time  - Supply box, dry erase board
Bible - new memory verse                                                        

Art Show prep

Wednesday
Activity             Supplies
Calendar Time - Supply box, dry erase board
Bible - Read one of the the Easter Story books & talk about the real meaning of Easter.
 Literacy - Book of Choice at her level. Practice the pink sight words; sight word sentences book.
What Color is Black? (p. 196) - Black marker, coffee filter, jar, water, pipe cleaner; Review primary and secondary colors.  We talked about them on Tuesday.

Thursday
Activity                                                       Supplies
Calendar Time - Supply box, dry erase board
Bible - Easter story
Playdate

Friday
Activity                                                       Supplies
Calendar Time - Supply box, dry erase board
Bible - Read one of the the Easter Story books & talk about the real meaning of Easter.
Sight Word Book - Help her read it, then finish illustrating, and practice the pink set of sight words.
Read Easter books. - In the racks in the bedroom.
Field Trip - Garden

The playlist: Kids 1 YouTube Playlist

Week #4 at a Glance - Easter & Color

Monday
Activity                                                       Supplies
Calendar Time                                            Supply box, dry erase board
Bible                                                          Crayons, Bible page

Sophia books & Chapter book of choice
Easter postcards*                                       White postcards and markers (Oval stencil if necessary)
*Show her the steps on the website. Discuss foreground, middle ground, back ground.

Tuesday
Activity                                                       Supplies
Calendar Time  - Supply box, dry erase board
Bible - new memory verse                                                        

Short vowel sounds - review
Books of choice 
Shaving cream eggs
Color Mixing - Color Mixing Kit
Field trip: Play for All Abilities Park
*Gymnastics

Wednesday
Activity             Supplies
Calendar Time - Supply box, dry erase board
Bible - Read one of the the Easter Story books & talk about the real meaning of Easter.
Sick Day
Crayon Light Ray Cross - Use the ruler and help Grace draw her own cross template.  Then she can trace it onto a piece of cardstock.  Use the "Twistables" crayons instead of pastels.  They smudge easily.

Thursday
Activity                                                       Supplies
Calendar Time - Supply box, dry erase board
Bible - Easter story
Sight Word Book - Practice the pink sight words (inside the book on the window sill) and then use them to create sentences. Have her dictate the sentences to you.  Encourage more than one per sentence in some cases (like his, her). Write them in the book I laid out.  She can then illustrate it and read it back to you.
Make Number Post Its - Post Its, Stickers

Friday
Activity                                                       Supplies
Calendar Time - Supply box, dry erase board
Bible - Read one of the the Easter Story books & talk about the real meaning of Easter.
Sight Word Book - Help her read it, then finish illustrating, and practice the pink set of sight words.
Read Easter books. - In the racks in the bedroom.
What Color is Black? (p. 196) - Black marker, coffee filter, jar, water, pipe cleaner; Review primary and secondary colors.  We talked about them on Tuesday.
Number Memory Match Up  - Match Up Cards; Try just with looking at them, not an actual memory game and have J help.  Grace needs to work on 1-to-1 correspondence and he needs to work on number recognition.
Modern Easter Rabbit - She will probably need help.  Have her pick 3-4 colors for the rabbit, a different set for the background, and another set for the edges.  Help her color - it's a lot and if she does it all herself then her hand will hurt.

Saturday
Easter crosses at sunset

This week's playlist: Kids 1 YouTube Playlist
Easter video:  Easter for Kindergarteners

This month's 'extras':

1. How Legos are Made
2. The Lego Story
3. Rainbow Loom bracelets (craft cabinet)