1 and scavenger hunt Friday

Thursday we did a little bit (a very little bit) on the number 1. Basically we put one sticker on our 1 index card and then did some fine-motor skill work by placing stickers on another 1. We spent the rest of the morning at the library and spent the afternoon meeting a new baby friend of ours!

Friday was our recap/scavenger hunt day. My plan was to have us hunt the neighborhood for A, square and 1 things, but of course Millie had other plans (we are currently all about looking for signs of fall). Here's what we found:

A Square Day

Today was square. I admit I didn't do much planning last night, so I really wasn't prepared with many fun activities today.

We colored by number:

And practiced our fine-motor skills:

Here's a glimpse at our week so far:

Then Millie tired of squares (and scoffed at my suggestion of searching the house for square items) and went off to feed her dinosaurs some lunch. 

While the dinosaurs ate, we visited our local library and took advantage of their book sale! 20 books for $20! 

Week 1: Aa, square, 1

As I mentioned in my last post, our main curriculum is from Letter of the Week, so letters are this "school year's" theme, though I'm taking a cue from the preparatory curriculum and also including a shape and a number each week. 


We'll start with letter A, number 1, and squares.

Monday

ABC Floor Circle

Color in a letter A (for asparagus)

Trace letter A with our finger in beans
Teach the ASL sign for the letter A

Tuesday

Apple Poem: "The Apple Tree"

Apple Stamping Craft

Read "Ten Apples up on Top" by Dr. Seuss

Wednesday

Find 3-5 objects in the house in the shape of a square

Build a cow out of black and white squares
Color by number squares

Apples and animal crackers snack

Place a square on the learning poster

Thursday

Trip to the zoo to visit the Animals
Walk around our house counting 1 of many different objects
Add 1 sticker to our counting book (index cards)
Put the number 1 on the learning poster

Friday
Scavenger hunt outside for "A", 1. and square items
Color in the letter A on the learning poster