Over the past few days we have been quite busy (8/13-8/15)! The kids saw the dentist Monday, Cory had some work done and was sedated so we didn't do much that day. Mara and I got in a lot of reading time. Since then we have been working on:
English:
English:
- letter recognition & alphabet order
- letter sounds
- writing
- synonyms for big, small, a lot
- rhyming words
- tracing letters (Mara)
- How to spell your name (Mara)
Math:
- telling time (digital clock)
- adding (1-10)
- subtracting (1-10)
- counting by 5's
- money value (1 chore = $1, how many chores do you need to do do get a $7 toy)
- value of coins penny-quarter
- shape recognition - basic for Mara, advanced for Cory (cylinder, pyramid, cone, etc)
- counting to 15 (Mara), 25 (Cory)
Science:
- buoyancy (sink or float)
- gravity (bouncing different size balls from same height)
- centrifugal force (rolling a tire with water in it)
- inertia (in the car)
- dinos, crocs, woolly mammoths
- Levers (at the playground)
- Pulleys (on a farm set toy & flagpole)
Geography:
- where we live
- distance between Memphis TN and Huntsville AL
- where the closest beach is
Chores for both kids this week:
- taking your dishes to the sink
- picking up toys when done playing
- putting dirty clothes in basket & taking to laundry room
- sorting dirty laundry into piles by color
- vacuuming your bedroom (Cory)
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