This week on the home school web...

My printer is running hot and soon my new laminator will be too. Here are some sites I've visited this week that I'm planning on heading back to soon...

Maths Matching ideas at Pre-Kinders.

Teaching Counting at Pre-Kinders.

Dinosaur Pasta Skeletons at Pre-Kinders- Tama is going to love this!!

We're not stuck for Dinosaur Books around here- but if you are looking for some here's a pretty good list.

These dinosaur word cards are printed and ready to go.

I just brought scales for the boys but I think I may need another set to try this activity and some like it.

I also discovered Wild Flower Ramblings this week lots of great ideas!

And just in case I never shared- Kate at An Everyday story

Art at the Gallery

Tama and I checked out the exhibition at our local gallery in February. Some rather abstract and some not so abstract paintings. We discussed what we saw, what we liked and why. Then we both lay down on the gallery floor and did some drawing inspired by the paintings.

The artist John Baldock

Pattern work

Singing while he works Tama is making his own patterns and identifying some of mine with basic shapes.

He's also using the shapes to represent things in this case a T-Rex is coming to the house which has a path and a garden. There are clouds in the sunny sky.

Lunches

In his spare time

There's lots of writing practice going on around here- all the time. The Whiteboard seems to be a kid magnet. :-)

Number Matching

Matching numbers to their representation in images (dinosaurs of course).

Celebrating the start

Way back in February to celebrate the start of our homeschooling journey Tama and I went out to the Coffee Club. He ordered a muffin and juice. I love the intense concentration going on here.

This week on the Homeschool Web...

Not in our budget at the moment but these Circuit kits look super cool.

I can see that Tama might have some fun with this finger print maths.

Some more maths with Pattern activities.

Sorting counting and graphing- using stuff we have at home.

And one more link to some hands on Maths activities.

Montessori inspired dinosaur activities.

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Lunches

Our Pre-Primary Homeschool Curriculum Overview

I did this back in January but am only just getting the time to share....

Tama's Personal Focus is Dinosaurs!

The legally required government Curriculum Areas:

Curriculum Areas

·   Language (reading, writing, viewing)

·   Maths

·   Science

·   Social Studies

·   Arts (Visual, Music, Dance, Drama)

·   PE

·   Health

·   Technology (Not actually in WA- but would be in NZ old habits are hard to break).

    - LOTE (Maori)


 Montessori  Curriculum Areas - These speak to me a lot more than those above and are a useful lens for the way I want homeschool to integrate into our life...

·   Practical Life

·   Sensorial Life

·   Language

·   Maths

·   Cultural Studies

·   Outdoors

 

With a view to all of the above here's my rough list of things to do- that play to Tama's intests and both of our strengths- and the resources we currently have avaliable. 
Nb.- PP means Preparation needed and Independent tasks are those I can leave Tama to get on with and control when I am doing exciting stuff like laundry! 

Daily

Go Outside

Gymbaroo Books

Gymbaroo Exercises

Language Play PP

Maths Play PP (Number work, measuring, shapes)

Personal Art Ind

Practical Life (Food Prep, cleaning, helping)

Pretend Play

Reading: (Stories, Poems, Nursery Rhymes, newspaper)

Singing (songs, action songs, waiata)

Speech

Talking (sharing photos and photo books)

Words PP

2/3 Weekly

Ball Games (hitting, throwing kicking)

Board/card Games

Handwriting PP

Intentional Art PP (Collage , box art, pastels, paints, fibres, whiteboard, clay etc)

Making Music

Puzzles

Sensory Play PP (Cooking Pretend, Ice, Dishes, Sand etc)

Story 'writing'

Weekly

Biking

Cooking - Real PP

Gardening

Library

Nature Walk PP

Play dough Ind

Swimming

Water Play Ind

Random activities (to  remember to add in)

Animal Cards

Blocks/Lego/Duplo Ind

Boxes Ind

Bubbles Ind

Chalk Ind

Dress-ups Ind

Excursion PP

Forts

Obstacle course

Painting

Parachute

Picnic PP

Play-ground Ind

Puppets Ind

Sandpit Ind

Stamps Ind

Wood work table Ind

Wrestling

 

Icily So...

Some 'cool' sensory play with a large Ice Block and Gel balls!

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Lunches

 

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