Welcome to our first week of homeschool preschool! We're keeping it pretty casual. We started each day by talking about the calendar and the weather. Then we had a few learning activities sprinkled throughout our day.
Theme: All About Me
Songs
Days of the Week
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Hokey Pokey
Day 1 - Me and My Name
Books
Notebook Pages
1st Day of School Handprints
Color and Paste - Name Craft
Colored Rice Sensory Bin + Sorting Letters of My Name
After we sat down at this beautiful bin with the letters of her name on top, we threw in extra letters of the alphabet, and mixed it all up!
Then she had to sort out which letters were in her name, and put them in order.
Afterward she just played with the rice and funnels and jars!
Day 2 - Feelings
Books
Notebook Page
Make-an-Emoji Playdoh Invitation
Match the Emotion
Cutting practice!
Day 3 - My Family
Book
Notebook Page
Color Your Family Craft
Building Houses in the Block Center + Pretend Play
Day 4 - Parts of the Body
Notebook Pages
Identifying Parts of the Body - Doll + Stickers
Kinetic Sand Sensory + Learning About the Brain
First Sweet E had to find little pieces of paper in the sand that represented some of the things the brain does. We talked about each of these, and how the brain sends messages to the rest of the body to do things like run, read, sing, express emotion, etc.
Then she had to glue them onto the paper.
Roll a Mrs. Potato Head - Math Sense