JANUARY 15TH
We had a great class this week learning together!
Your kids are learning a lot of new things, but my focus is not just information but developing their minds, the way they think, their creativity, and lengthening their attention spans.
In science this week we learned about the moon. We made our own moon models and ate Oreos and played games to learn the different phases of the moon (see if they can tell you these).
For hisory/geography we found Egypt on the globe and learned about Egyptian art.
We also studied hieroglyphics and made our own cartouches.
(Hint - You may have to ask them to explain what a cartouche is!!)
We also played some great dexterity/thinking/developing (and just plain fun!) games ~
Ask the kids to tell you 3 things about the Moon and Hieroglyphics!
Here are some things to do with the kids at home:
We had a great class this week learning together!
Your kids are learning a lot of new things, but my focus is not just information but developing their minds, the way they think, their creativity, and lengthening their attention spans.
In science this week we learned about the moon. We made our own moon models and ate Oreos and played games to learn the different phases of the moon (see if they can tell you these).
For hisory/geography we found Egypt on the globe and learned about Egyptian art.
We also studied hieroglyphics and made our own cartouches.
(Hint - You may have to ask them to explain what a cartouche is!!)
We also played some great dexterity/thinking/developing (and just plain fun!) games ~
Ask the kids to tell you 3 things about the Moon and Hieroglyphics!
Here are some things to do with the kids at home:
- They should have brought home an envelope with cutouts representing the phases of the moon. Have them show you what order it goes in and challenge you to a game to see who is the quickest at putting them in the right order!
- Make a ' Marshmallow Lunar calendar'.
Buy a bag of marshmallows. Every night have your kids eat a marshmallow to the shape of the moon that night, then glue it onto a page of the calendar or a piece of paper charting the days of the month. (If it's cloudy or your kids have to go to bed before the moon comes out, you can look up the day's phase of the moon online) Not only is this fun, but it helps them see the full cycle of the moon! They will probably like the night of the new moon best because that is when they get to eat the whole thing!!!
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