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?

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		“Angels Announcing the Birth of Christ to the Shepherds” by Govert Teunisz Flinck

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

2015 Lessons: Weeks 9-12

Week 9: Peter Rabbit

	Day 1	Day 2-Field Trip to Arboretum	Day 3
Bible	Obedience Verse: “To obey is better than sacrifice” (1 Sam. 15:22) Story: Saul making animal sacrifices (1 Sam 15)		Obedience Verse: “To obey is better than sacrifice” (1 Sam. 15:22) Story: Abraham sacrificing Isaac (Gen. 22)
English	Read Peter Rabbit & learn ‘er’ sound		Read Peter Rabbit & do Explode the Code worksheets
Math	Math Worksheets		Add and subtract carrots
Music	Finger Play & Silly Songs		Beethoven (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to music)
Science	Plant bean seeds or an avocado pit		Discuss photosynthesis
Art	“The Swing” (1767) by Jean Honore Fragonard		“The Visit to the Nursery” by Jean Honore Fragonard

Week 10: Story of Ferdinand

	Mon	Thurs	Fri
Bible	Peacemaker Verse: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Mt. 5:9). Story: Abraham and Lot	Peacemaker Verse: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Mt. 5:9). Story: Jonathon	Peacemaker Verse: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Mt. 5:9). Story: Abigail
English	Read The Story of Ferdinand and learn ‘th’ sound	Read The Story of Ferdinand, sing alphabet song, and spell “bull”	Read The Story of Ferdinand and do Explode the Code worksheets
Math	Math Worksheets from Homeschool Share	Count petals on a flower	Subtract petals from flowers
Music	Finger Play & Silly Songs	Rhythm & Theory	Beethoven (Look at picture of composer, review brief bio, and listen to music)
Science	Why flowers smell good: pollination	Cheetos Pollination activity from AG Classroom	Guess items based on smell
Art	“Young Bull” by Paulus Potter	Flower craft	“The Spotted Horse” by Paulus Potter

Week 11: Velveteen Rabbit

	Mon	Thurs	Fri
Bible	New Creature Verse: “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature” (2 Cor. 5:17). Story: Saul’s Conversion (Acts 9)	New Creature Verse: “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature” (2 Cor. 5:17). Story: Nicodemus (John 3)	New Creature Verse: “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature” (2 Cor. 5:17). Story:
English	Read Velveteen Rabbit and learn ‘ea’ (as in “real”) sound	Read Velveteen Rabbit, review ‘ea’ sound, and search for the letter “r” in a garden (Write letters on one side of a paper carrot. Then have the kids turn over carrots looking for “r” as in rabbit.)	Read Velveteen Rabbit and do Explode the Code worksheets
Math	Math Worksheets	Count all the r’s that were found in the English activity	Add and/or subtract carrots (actual carrots would be a lot of fun, or you could make a worksheet)
Music	Finger Play & Silly Songs	Rhythm & Theory	Haydn (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to music)
Science	What makes something alive? Sort items as living or not living (avoid using stuffed animals so as not to confuse little ones)	Entropy: OrderàDisorder   Have the kids drop anything (cotton balls, sticks, marshmallows, etc.) Before dropping them, ask the kids if they think the items will became more organized or less organized. Ask before every drop. What conclusions can they draw?	Make and play with indoor sandboxes
Art	Intro to Edouard Manet and “Music in the Tuileries Garden”	Use cut carrots as stamps	“In the Winter Garden” by Edouard Manet

Week 12: Madeleine

	Mon	Thurs	Fri
Bible	Courage Verse: “Be strong and courageous” (Josh. 1:9). Story: The 12 Spies (Numbers 13)	Courage Verse: “Be strong and courageous” (Josh. 1:9). Story: Shadrach, Meshach, and Aednego (Daniel 3)	Courage Verse: “Be strong and courageous” (Josh. 1:9). Story: Moses speaking to Pharaoh
English	Read Madeleine and Review ‘er,’ ‘th,’ and ‘ea’ sounds	Read Madeleine and spell “girl”	Read Madeleine and do Explode the Code worksheets
Math	Math Worksheets	Count the 12 girls divide by two lines. How many girls are in each line?	“Twelve little girls in two straight lines” How many girls are in each line? What other ways could we divide the twelve girls?
Music	Finger Play & Silly Songs	Rhythm & Theory	Rossini (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to music)
Science	See how tall you can make a tower out of sugar cubes	Look at pictures of famous landmarks and place them on a map	Make a card for someone who isn’t feeling well. Mail it or save it for future sick friends.
Art	“Children’s Afternoon at Wargemont” by Renoir	Make Eiffel towers out of straws or popsicle sticks or sugar cubes or pretzels	“Dance at Bougival” by Renoir