Homeschool_Ed

While it’s entirely possible that all Mondays should start off with slime, my intention of using it to better understand 3D Solids didn’t quite go according to plan. Shorty was totally onboard for making the pink slime and enjoyed measuring out ingredients and mixing them together (definitely worth the using math for practical value). Unfortunately, she then got so hyper fixated on maneuvering said slime that she quickly lost focus on using it with the geometric shapes or discussing their similarities/ differences. Ultimately, I decided to set our timer for 15 minutes of sensory slime play before switching gears with a snack break and some more conventional workbook activities. I need to figure out how to reintroduce the 3D shapes without Shorty getting too over stimulated in the process. Maybe something with tracing, measuring angles or tessellation art?🤔

Experimented with some Montessori reading apps and continued working through the phonics & spelling sections of the Brain Quest Grade 1 workbook. Although we had the most success with some mad lib style word selection activities. Shorty's continued interest in identifying Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives worked to our advantage as we skipped the directions and focused on imputing silly nouns that still fit the sentences.

After thirty minutes of writing, we switched gears and read David Wiesner's Section 7. Shorty appreciated the creative visual storytelling and even took over in narrating the story of the little boy and his cloud friends. The marine aesthetic helped us stay on task while reading, as Shorty knew most of the scientific fish names.