Lots of fun things that center around the letter S! After reviewing our letter flash card and talking about words that start with S like spring, St. Patrick’s Day, sun, shamrocks, seal, sea lion, slide, etc., we discussed the date, day of the week and the weather.
If you are new to my early learning series, you can find more information about my process here.
We used the following printables linked to their original source:
St. Patrick’s Day Subtraction from Education.com
S Alphabet Maze from Teaching Little Ones at Home
Square Letter Formation Writing Boxes from Teaching Little Ones at Home
St. Patrick’s Day Sudoku from Homeschool Creations
Besides printables I also have a couple workbooks that I pull pages out for S to practice with. In addition, I have several dry erase cards to practice numbers and letters on.
Arts & Crafts: Paint a Rainbow
First we discussed why rainbows appear in the sky before moving on to the art project. We decided to use watercolors to paint a rainbow following the ROY G BIV (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet) formula.
Arts & Crafts: Use toilet paper roll to make a shamrock
We shaped a toilet paper roll to look like a heart and then stamped in three times to form a shamrock.
Writing: Square Letter Formation Writing Boxes by Teaching Little Ones at Home
I tried something new this week with S. She practiced her writing on the Square Letter Formation Writing Boxes printable. The variety of sizes of boxes kept S’s interest. I did place the worksheet in a page protector so that we can use it again and again.
Logic: St. Patty Sudoku Puzzles by Homeschool Creations
S did really good with these Sudoku puzzles and was more interested in them that she had been in a previous version.
Math: St Patrick’s Day Subtraction Printable by Education.com
I wanted to try subtraction with S and found this printable. We worked on reading the equation and then I had S cross off the number of items she was subtracting. Then S counted how many items were left before writing her answer in the box.
Sensory: Shaving Cream Rainbow Coin Hunt
I placed several plastic coins in the bottom of a pan. Then S helped me mix food coloring into shaving cream before spreading the shaving cream across the pan. We continued adding shaving cream until I had all the colors of the rainbow. Next S dug into the shaving cream searching for the coins and described the mixture as soft, mushy, and cold. After she found all the coins, S added in My Little Ponies to extend the play. S loves shaving cream and played with it for about an hour.
Sensory: Green Water Beads Box
I used three bags of water beads in blues and greens for this 8×8 pan. S grabbed some octonauts and asked for shaving cream and made up stories as she played.
Active: Playground = Slide
We ended up making a trip to the zoo because S had a dentist appointment and I always let her decide on a special activity afterwards. Therefore there was lots of playing on the play equipment especially the slides!
Active: Hunting for Shamrocks in the Yard
With spring comes shamrocks in our yard, so we went on a hunt. S was not satisfied with just picking one she had to pick the whole bunch.
Fine Motor Skills: Fruit Loop Cereal Necklace
This was a quick project. S threaded on 4 fruit loops and then attempted tying a knot.
Reading: Books about Spring and Summer
The Fourteen Bears in Summer and Winter by Evelyn Scott
Spring Cleaning featuring Jim Henson’s Sesame Street Muppets by Pat Tornborg
Ate: Rainbow Toast
We mixed milk and food coloring to make the different colors of the rainbow and painted it on the bread. We did toast the bread afterwards to dry out the milk. This was really fun for S and it gave us the perfect opportunity to discuss rainbows and combining colors to make different colors.
Ate: Smoothie Pops
We love smoothies in our house and make them frequently. One of S’s new favorites is smoothie pops. We combine 1 cup of flavored greek yogurt (any yogurt will work), 1 cup of frozen berries (I like to freeze fresh strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries before they go bad), 1 banana, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and ¼ cup milk (add more depending on the thickness) in a blender. Once blended you could drink the smoothie as is or pour into a popsicle mold and freeze. Healthy and Yummy!
This week was a little spread out with S’s dentist appointment/zoo trip. We actually ended up having to complete her school work on the weekend.
