I hope you are doing well! We got swept up in life and work these last few days over here, but we're staying grateful for our health, home, and family. I'm starting to feel very glad I planned out a few weeks of activities for Penny and I because the days are starting to blend together a bit! It's so helpful to have a time to be together, get lost in books or study, and pass the time. PoetryWe are using Love at Home Education's very comprehensive poetry guide. We're moving through the spring time section. On Wednesday, she was pretty wild. We've been sure to get outside but we have not been nearly active enough for her. While we were reading the poem for the day, she was coloring a picture of a beautiful flower (provided in the curriculum), and her coloring was crazy! Like pressing down hard and scribbling all over the page. I wanted to tell her to focus and color so badly, but I reminded myself that art is expression. We are going through a lot right now, and if she wants to destroy a flower image today to express her emotions and needs, who am I to stop her. I said, "wow! It you've added a lot to your picture. How are you feeling about it?" I try to be sensitive if schooling doesn't seem like something Penny wants to do because we absolutely do not need to do anything. However, it seemed like she did still want to engage, she just needed to engage in a very intense way. So we continued.. Penny's favorite part of the lesson was writing her own poem, which she did very well. The artistry of a 5 year old for your enjoyment: Roses smell like rainbows I think they taste like raindrops It feels like petals that are pruney They hear like soft snowdrops They look like a swirling dress PorcupinesWe chose to learn about porcupines for our nature study on Thursday. Penny wanted to make her own book about porcupines and hedgehogs so we incorporated that throughout the lesson:
A loose parts tray is a super easy craft or independent play project. Put some items in a silverware sorter or some bowls or just randomly scattered on a table. Tell your child to make something. Need ideas? Try: a monster, an animal, a person/family, your backyard, a castle, a snowman, a bird's nest, a planet... COVID-19 Lesson
TomorrowTomorrow is cleaning day! We have a lot of work to do now that our little one is mobile! We'll be busy ensuring we've got enough space for her to roam freely during quarantine. Next week we will be busy talking all about rainbows!
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