Friday, July 24, 2015

Kindergarten July 2015



Kindergarten Homeschool Mudpies and Makeup


We’re easing into Kindergarten this summer, taking our time, and keeping it light.  Olivia seems to swing between loving school, and not really being interested.  After having done this Kindergarten thing with the three older kids, I know from experience how difficult it is to try to teach an uninterested kid.


I spent a little time last month, laying it out the plans for the year.  I know that I have mentioned before just how much I love teaching kindergarten!  It is such a precious time of learning that lends itself to so much quality time together.  Rather than reinvent the wheel, we are reusing most of the same material that was used by the other kids.  That keeps it very low stress for me!  Most months have a theme plus a literature unit.


Kindergarten Plans 2015-2016

I met some resistance right away when she decided the themes I chose for July were too “boring” for her…oh well.  We can just wing-it for a few weeks then.

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Critical Thinking Skills, Interlocking Cubes

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Hooked on Phonics

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Giant Perler Beads, Number Cards

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Sight Word Tic-Tac-Toe

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Inchimals

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GeoSolids, Colored Rice

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Speech Therapy with the amazing Patricia!

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Counting to 100 grid (part of an old Color Tile set - can't find link)


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Directional Cards.  We used these to give three step directions, an assignment from speech.

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Farm Feltboard, Pattern Blocks

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Place Value Dino Game

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Kindergarten Homeschool Mudpies and Makeup



Read More:

Gearing Up For Kindergarten
Kindergarten Curriculum