Welcome to the fifth unit of Mommy School!
You can read all about the purpose of this program, along with my goals and previous posts here.
Mommy school as been working out well at our house. We still have a set time for it each day, after nap time. It lasts up to 45 minutes, some days only about 20 minutes.
The key for me is to write what we we’re doing each day in my planner.
You can also see other fun and purposeful play activities on our Mommy School Pinterest board.
Spring
Learning about the beautiful world around us. From flowers to birds to butterflies and so much more.
Vocabulary:
Flower / Spring / Easter / Birds / Butterfly /
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Counting/ Colors/ Alphabet:
Where is the flower? Point to the leaves, grass, sky, birds…
Show me the butterfly, look at the butterfly’s pink wings. Is there anything else that is pink on this page?
Where is the bird? What does a bird do? What color is the bird? Lets see if we can find a bird outside…
Where is the bird? What does a bird do? What color is the bird? Lets see if we can find a bird outside…
Remember, modeling is crucial.
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**I wasn’t feeling well last week so we didn’t get to do a lot of the mommy school activities I had planned. Below, you’ll find my inspiration actives that I AG and I will be doing this week.
Explore/ Nature Walk
Get outside and explore- walk through a garden, go the park and explore, point out vocabulary
Handprint and Footprint Art
I did this with AG last year. I plan on doing a few different pictures again with her this year.
Celery Art
Puzzles:
Here is a Melissa & Doug puzzle that would be perfect for this unit.
Sensory Play:
If you’re new to sensory bins and sensory play, read this fabulous article to see why it’s so important.
Sensory Bin:
I want to note that while the sensory bin is open, I never take my eyes off AG. I am sitting next to her the entire time. Items in the sensory bin can be a choking hazard and a child should never be left along with them.
This week I filled the bin with colored rice, a scoop, flower and butterfly cookie cutters, flowers and buttons.
To make the rice, all you need is white rice, rubbing alcohol and food coloring. Put the white rice in a large bowl, ad a few drops of rubbing alcohol (just three drops for about 4 cups of rice), mix the rice in the rubbing alcohol. Last, add the food coloring. I used over 10 drops for my rice. Just mix it until the rice is coated. I lined a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and pour the rice on top for it to dry. I left it out overnight.
Snacks:
Butterfly Snack Bags
Spring Crafts and Activities from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
100 Spring Crafts and Activities from 123 Homeschool for Me
Here is how most of our lessons looked:
Books- 2 per day, (both were read at least twice.) I always read the book through first and read it again for further comprehension. On the second read, I ask questions and talk about what is on some of the pages. I ask her to point lots of different things.
Song- 2 per day.
Craft/ Activity: Coloring, painting, creating.
Sensory Bin Play: This is what lasts the longest with our lessons. We work on taking things out, putting them in, picking things up and so forth. This is a great time to work on directions with your child.I kept the bin, puzzles and games out of her play areas. I only bring them out when it was time for our Mommy School time. I wanted them to be special, something she looked forward to and didn’t have at her fingertips all day.
Books- 2 per day, (both were read at least twice.) I always read the book through first and read it again for further comprehension. On the second read, I ask questions and talk about what is on some of the pages. I ask her to point lots of different things.
Song- 2 per day.
Craft/ Activity: Coloring, painting, creating.
Sensory Bin Play: This is what lasts the longest with our lessons. We work on taking things out, putting them in, picking things up and so forth. This is a great time to work on directions with your child.I kept the bin, puzzles and games out of her play areas. I only bring them out when it was time for our Mommy School time. I wanted them to be special, something she looked forward to and didn’t have at her fingertips all day.
The celery art is so neat! I never would have thought to make it. I love the sensory bin idea too. I really need to make one soon.
We're trying to work on our colors right now…but it's tough outside…everything is brown and white because of the sand and snow!
loved how easy that colored rice was to make! I've been thinking about trying to make some dedicated "school" time or something similar and I'm so glad I found this series. I was thinking the same as you to keep school items in a special bin that only come out for those times! Looking forward to future lesson ideas!