I can truly say that I miss everyone more by the day. Every week, when I sit down to write this and think about the things that we would have done together, I would be lying if I said that I didn't feel a wave of sadness come over me. I treasure all of the days I was able to spend with these sweet kiddos and truly wish we could have had more time together.
I do hope all of you are continuing to do well at home. For me, it has been interesting how some days I feel like we're doing great, thriving even. Then the next day, I feel like a disaster! However, each day I have been trying to literally mentally count my blessings. One of the blessings of each week is definitely getting sweet pictures from you all, so keep those coming! :)
Anyway, it is crazy that we would actually be nearing the end of our year. We usually have some Derby/horse fun the week before Derby, so Anna and I will be doing fun horse activities! Here are some ideas that we would have done this week together. I have also included a challenge I thought might be fun for this week if your family is up for it!!
1. The Challenge: We always do a horse race as a class the week of Derby! I thought maybe it would be fun if any of you want to help your kiddo make a pool noodle horse (or a "stick horse" out of any materials). We just always use pool noodles because they are easy and cheap... There are tons of ideas on Pinterest. Maybe you could hold your own "race" at your house and share a picture of your horse! Then I could post all of the pictures (and maybe even let everyone vote for the favorite horse to have a WINNER)!!
3. Letter Work: This is just something fun that I had Anna do a couple of weeks ago... We took plastic letter squares, put them in ice cube trays with ice, and then took salt water and droppers to let her rescue the letters. I also am emailing you a letter U 4-square from Mrs. Laura. She does these with her class lots, and they are great for practicing any letter! This week, we would have practiced letter Uu!
4. Poetry/Sight Word Work: This is a poem I have used in the past. Obviously, you can fill in the "said" on each line. I like it because it is a great one to have your child help you read (as you track with your finger). Choral reading always brings a great sense of accomplishment for your child and helps them to begin to read with expression!
5. Writing: If you do make any sort of horse (or even just color in a horse), these questions would be great to have your child answer. You can always write out the word with a highlighter to let them trace or write it on another paper for them to copy if they are ready for that. I stole this from Mrs. Laura also and thought it was fun! It even throws in some color words!
If I had a horse its name would be _______________________
The color of my horse would be _________________________
My horse would live ____________________________________
My horse would love to eat ______________________________
6. Artwork: We always have fun making a clothespin horse... It usually turns out something like this (or at least this is the goal)! Anna and I are going to try one tomorrow! I also usually send home a piece of paper with a shirt outline on it (which can just be hand drawn) to let everyone design their own jockey silk. This is always fun! We look up pictures of jockey silk patterns and designs and talk about the job of a jockey in horse racing. This might be fun to try! If your kiddo draws one, make sure to send me a pic!
My Anna loved digging for worms and playing with these bugs Mrs. Laura
let her borrow for a few days!
Apparently someone has a pet snake!! :)
Beauty and sunshine!
Playing, working, and hiking!!
Working on a butterfly!!
Look at those scooter skills! And artwork!
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