Week 25 - O-H-I-O

A few months ago we were invited to a group on Facebook that had a special plan to help kids learn about the United States.  Kids from all over the country paired up and planned on creating a box of information about their states and then swapping.  This week Big K has been working hard to prepare his box about Ohio!  We have been putting together a PowerPoint presentation about things he thinks are important about our state (he chose to include things such as the state symbols, sports teams, famous people born in Ohio, and fun places to visit).  We also visited the a local visitors center and picked up a ton of magazines, brochures, and maps to include in our packages.  We hope to finish them up and get them out in the mail early this coming week!

This week we've also been working more on learning perimeter and area.  One day we used toothpicks to work out some math problems.  And while Big K was busy figuring out what dimensions of toothpick "fences" gave the biggest area, Little E used some toothpicks to practice making some shapes of her own!

We also have been learning about compound words this week.  We spent one day playing a game matching up words to make compound words and even completed a rare worksheet sorting words.  Next up, contractions! 

After discovering the playaway books on tape from the library last week, it has been all the rage in our house.  Big K listened to THREE books from The Magic Tree House series this week!  However, he decided next week we need to check out the actual book as well as the playaway from the library so he can sit and follow along.  I told him I thought that was a great idea!

This week Baby W has been sick (yet again), so we have been stuck in the house more than usual.  While Big K was busy listening to his books, Little E spent a lot of time with her favorite activity - playdough!  She gets playdough out at least three times a day.  I think we need to invest in some new playdough accessories - they get a lot of use in our house.  We've also been playing a lot of card games.  It has been great practice for Little E learning to recognize numbers as well as identify which number is "more" and which is "less".  I love being able to work in school stuff even during game time!

 

Happy Learning, 

Momma C