Sneak Peek of the Coming Week

We have a few things from last week that we didn't get to, so I'm just adding them in for this week.  That is part of the beauty of the file folder system - it is very easy to simply move things ahead a week if I need to.

Preschool (Lucy, age 3): 

Michaelmas, Dragons with Little Acorn Learning

 Kindergarten (Max, age 5):

The letter C with Oak Meadow Kindergarten 
Ideas for letter C Along the Alphabet Path (Serendipity)  

Max also joins in with Lucy for the Little Acorn Learning theme.

4th Grade Main Lesson block: 

This week, Jillian is focusing on geography for her main lesson.  

• A Reason for Handwriting Cursive C practice lessons 11 - 15
• reading for 30 minutes a day 
• daily math practice exercises
• The World's Greatest Artists lessons 4, 5, and 6 on Picasso
• Quaver Music (on Fridays)
• spelling word leaves (focusing on geography terms)
• Geography vocabulary, using the book Geography A to Z

Jillian also joins in with the Little Acorn Learning activities as she wishes.

From the Book Shelf:

• Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges
• Autumn by Gerda Muller
• Museum ABC
• In a Pumpkin Shell: A Mother Goose ABC by Joan Walsh Anglund

Rhythm

I'm discovering it is a tricky dance to bake with the kids during the day on Mondays when Chris isn't home to help out with the baby.  So, we're experimenting with moving our baking day to Sunday.  On Mondays we will add in a dedicated Nature Study day (or that is the plan for right now, at any rate)  
 
Sunday - White Day

• Cooking/Baking - Cinnamon Sugar Bread, Chocolate Chip Cookies

Monday - Purple Day

• Nature Study - spend some time outside with our sketchbooks and colored pencils, just relaxing and drawing what we see. If it is raining, we'll still spend some time outside, but draw after we come back indoors. I'd like us to gather some of the leaves that are starting to fall, too.

Tuesday - Red Day

• Painting day - watercolor painting with reds (outside if weather permits)

Wednesday - Yellow Day

• Coloring - leaf rubbings

Thursday - Orange Day, Michaelmas

• Fine Motor/Handwork - make felt leaves garland (from A Beautiful Mess)
• Michaelmas - read Reg Down's The Most Beautiful Dragon in the World (free short story)

Friday - Green Day

• Practical Life - family fire drill
• Friday Night Nest - family movie night 

Saturday - Blue Day

• Mom's work - symbols for the children's new homeschool cubbies

What are you going to be up to with your kids this week?

Graphics on this post were purchased from Country Patch Collections.