Homeschool WEEK 10 Recap: The LETTER J and SQUARES
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 9th
MALACHI -- J is for Jellyfish
> Letter Journal: Practice writing the letter "J" in journal
> Video: "Jellyfish! Learn About Jellyfish" by KLT Wild (YouTube)
> Art: Paper Bag Jellyfish Craft (Pinterest Inspo here)
> Video: "Dr. Binocs Show: How Does a Jellyfish Sting?" by Peekaboo Kidz (YouTube)
> Occupational Therapy Exercises: Drawing jellyfish of different sizes with markers
> Jellyfish coloring sheet
> Video: "Jellyfish Flow! Mindfulness For Kids" by Go with YoYo (YouTube)
> Book: "Frida Kahlo and Her Aminalitos" by Monica Brown
DEACON -- Squares
> Video: "Going On a Square Hunt" by The Kiboomers -- Kids Music Channel (YouTube)
> Activity: "Square Hunt" around the house
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10th
Medical Appointment: GI Appointment for MALACHI at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital (Federal Way, WA)
> Book: "Good Night, Gorilla" by Peggy Rathmann (Deacon's Imagination Library book for the month of December)
> Activity: Revisited our "seed germination" science project to discover the seeds we had "planted" in a Ziploc baggie on the living window had grown into small bean plants. We transplanted them from the baggie to small pots to observe their continued growth.
> Outing: Trip to Walmart for holiday supplies (wrapping paper, cookie mix, etc.)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11th
> Outing: A playdate with friends at Bradley Lake Park playground in Puyallup, WA
> Baked cookies! We began our holiday baking projects with the easy pre-cut Pillsbury Christmas Tree sugar cookies
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12th
MALACHI -- Letter J for Jungle
> Letter Journal: Practice writing the letter "J" in journal
> Video: "Let's Learn About the Jungle -- For Preschoolers" by Movin Monkeys (YouTube)
> Book: "Jungle Colours" by Julie Fletcher (practicing colors with Deacon, in addition to AAC Assistive Technology language modeling of colors with Malachi)
> Video: "Calm & Relaxing Rainsticks with Flute" by Lumira (YouTube) as an example of "rainsticks"
> Activity: Each boy designed and built their own rainstick
> Letter Journal: Practice writing name to finish "desk work"
> Physical Therapy: Short-sitting practice on workbench with puzzles and blocks
> Speech Therapy at Greenhouse Therapy in Olympia, WA for Malachi
DEACON -- Squares
> Video: "Learn All About Squares!" by Netflix Jr. (YouTube)
> Activity: Playtime with sensory mat squares
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6th
MALACHI -- J is for Junkin'
> Letter Journal: Practice writing the letter "J" in journal
> Discussion about "Junkin'" What it is and why it is a fun thing to do. We also talked about "salvage" and "reusing, recycling, and repairing" old junk, as well as "upcycling" items to create art
> Video: "Up-Cycling" by Shaftesbury Kids (YouTube)
> Show-and-Tell / Hands-on: Used a personal items bag recently purchased by Malachi from REI as an example of salvaging and upcycling old materials to create something new. The bag was created from old bike tires and camp sleeping bags.
> Outing: Earthwise Architectural Salvage - Tacoma, WA
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