Thursday, December 31, 2015

Bonus: Place Value Game

I have been really nervous about introducing place values, but my kids loved this game I came up with today. It's heavily colored coordinated, and I thought it might be helpful for others wanting a simple way to introduce the concept of place values.

Instructions:
-Roll a colored die for each numbers place (We added in the hundreds, but you could start with just tens and ones)
-Show the value with base ten blocks (I was so glad our dice matched our base ten blocks)
-Write each number in the correct box: hundreds, tens, ones
-Write the complete number



It also works really well with multiple children. Everyone can take turns or work on each problem together.  My two-year-old rolled the dice. My four-year-old picked out the base ten blocks. Then I counted the blocks with my two-year-old while my four-year-old wrote the numbers.

Do you have any games that help reinforce a math concept?

Monday, December 28, 2015

2015-16 Lessons 13-16




Week 13 (12/7-12/11): Paddington

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Bible
Family
Verse: “God places the lonely in families” Ps. 68:6
Story: Hannah (1 Sam. 1)
Family
Verse: “God places the lonely in families” Ps. 68:6
Story: Moses in a basket (Ex. 2)
Family
Verse: “God places the lonely in families” Ps. 68:6
Story: God adopts us (Rom. 8:15)
English
Read Paddington and learn ‘ing’ sound
Read Paddington, sing alphabet song, and spell “bear”
Read Paddington and do Explode the Code worksheets
Math
Math Worksheets
Count bears and/or paws
If there are 24 paws, how many bears are there? If there are 12 ears, how many bears are there?
Music
Finger Play & Silly Songs
Rhythm & Theory
Schubert (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to music)
Science
Put train tracks all around the house and play with trains
Make trains out of boxes with round, square, and triangle wheels. Which will roll best? Why?
Pack a small suitcase (shoe box?) with marmalade sandwiches. Estimate how many will fit, then eat them for snack.
Art
The Finding of Moses” by Orazio Gentileschi 
Make trains with geometric shapes or Paddington toilet paper roll
Compare “The Finding of Moses” by Chares de la Foss and “The Finding of Moses” by Sebastien Bourdon 



Week 14 (12/14-12/18): Christmas Books

Day 1
Day 2-Field Trip to see Christmas trees
Day 3
Bible
A Child is Born
Verse: “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder. And his name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6-7)
Story: Jesus born in Bethlehem

A Child is Born
Verse: “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder. And his name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6-7)
Story: The Shepherds and Wise Men
English
Play a matching game that reviews all of the phonetic combinations we have learned


Read Christmas book and do Explode the Code worksheets
Math
Math Worksheets

Sort stars by size or put numbered stars in the correct order.
Music
Finger Play & Silly Songs

Tchaikovsky (Look at picture of composer, review brief bio, and listen portions of “The Nutcracker”)
Science
Make/look at maps from Nazareth to Bethlehem

Look at stars and discuss the constellations
Art
Compare “Madonna and Child” by Arcangelo di Jacopo del Sellaio and “Madonna and Child” by Pompeo Batoni 




Christmas Break (12/21-1/1)


Week 15 (1/4-1/8): Winnie the Pooh

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Bible
Friendship
Verse: “A friend loves at all times” (Prov. 17:17).
Story: Adam and Eve (Gen. 2)
Friendship
Verse: “A friend loves at all times” (Prov. 17:17).
Story:  The Good Samaritan (Luke 10)
Friendship
Verse: “A friend loves at all times” (Prov. 17:17).
Story: Jonathon and David
English
Read Winnie the Pooh and learn ‘ey’ sound
Read Winnie the Pooh, review ‘ey’ sound, and find letter to spell “honey”
Read Winnie the Pooh and do Explode the Code worksheets
Math
Math Worksheets
Count honey pots
Add and subtract bees
Music
Finger Play & Silly Songs
Rhythm & Theory
Tchaikovsky (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to music)
Science
Try honey and look at a honeycomb
Discuss uses of bees wax and make bees wax candles
Race sticks in a stream or bathtub
Art
Intro to Pieter Bruegel and “Children’s Games
Yarn wrapped bee craft from Housing a Forrest 
Pieter Bruegel’s “Haymaking

 

Week 16 (1/11-1/15): Katy and the Big Snow

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Bible
Dependability
Verse: “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much” (Mt. 25:23).
Story: David tending the sheep (1 Sam. 16-17
Dependability
Verse: “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much” (Mt. 25:23).
Story: Parable of the talents (Mt. 25)
Dependability
Verse: “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much” (Mt. 25:23).
Story: Noah (Gen. 6)
English
Read Katy and the Big Snow and learn ‘ow’ sound
Read Katy and the Big Snow, sign alphabet song, and spell “snow”
Read Katy and the Big Snow and do Explode the Code worksheets
Math
Math Worksheets
Make snowflakes.
Make a map of a town. Count the houses or streets that Katy needs to plow out.
Music
Finger Play & Silly Songs
Rhythm & Theory
Mendelssohn (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to music)
Science
Look at a diagram of an engine
Make snow cones
Shovel “snow” (cotton balls or balled up paper)
Art
Boulevard Clichy under Snow” by Norbert Goeneutte 
Make a snow-scape with white finger paint
Train in the Snow at Argenteuil” by Claude Monet