I am short on time tonight and want to spend some time with my husband, so I am going to let these pictures speak for themselves this time. If I have time this week to update this post, I will add descriptions. These are the activities in Super Tot's workboxes for the week. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions about any of the activities.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Halloween - by Princess
Halloween
By Princess
I lay in bed on Halloween night,
Shaking and shivering all in a fright.
Thinking of goblins, ghosts and ghouls,
Of swashbuckling pirates, who’d kill just for jewels.
Thinking of monsters and spooky black cats,
But then I remembered, God’s bigger than that!
He’s not even scared of rats or bats,
So then...I relaxed!
No longer scared of mummies or Frankenstein,
Now that I’m trusting God, I feel just fine.
I feel so wonderful when before God I kneel,
Oh yeah! One more
thing...all that stuff isn’t real!
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Coat of Arms
Princess designed a Coat of Arms for our family! She took great care to research the symbols and colors to find exactly what fit for our life. I love her design and the meaning behind each thoughtfully considered aspect. This is her sketch. The final copy includes a green banner with our surname.
Symbolism
Eagle - Nobility, Strength, Bravery, Leadership
Wings Displayed - Protection
Lion - Courage
Crosslet Fitchee - Unshakeable Faith
Green - Hope, Joy, Loyalty
Gold - Generosity
Monday, September 17, 2012
Preschool Workboxes 9/17-21
What's Super Tot working on this week?
Number Recognition
I separated all of the 1-5 tiles from the game Sumoku. There are twelve of each. I drew dots onto post-it notes and placed them on the container. Super Tot will place each number tile into the correct section.
Sound Matching
This is an activity we've done before, but it is a favorite. There are 8 eggs in each color, filled with various objects (rice, beans, beads, etc.). Super Tot is to shake the eggs and match them up by sound. As he makes a match, he will place the 2 eggs in a cup. Once he has completed them all, we will check them.
Forming Letters with Dough
The folder contains a sheet for each letter of the alphabet. Super Tot will use dough to form each letter. I made the mats for him, but do not own the copyrights for the images, so I cannot share the printables. There are many dough mats available online if you search for them.
Sticker Fun
Super Tot loves stickers. This was a Half Price Books find, and it is wonderful for one to one correspondence, fine motor, etc.
Threading Pipe Cleaners
Super Tot is to thread each pipe cleaner through a hole in the matching cardstock, then twist the pipe cleaner to keep it in place.
Dice Counting Game
Super Tot is to roll the large foam die, count the dots, and place the die on the correct numeral card. I know we will play this over and over!
Pompom Tong Transfer
Super Tot will use the tongs (chopsticks) to place each pompom into a circle that is the same color as the pompom.
Name Pasting
The small container has 5 sets of the letters in Super Tot's name. He is to paste each letter into a box (one to one correspondence) to spell out his name 5 times.
Draw & Write Journal
Super Tot has a journal that we regularly use, but I thought this would be a fun one to add to our routine, as well. It is pretty self explanatory, but he will draw a picture of a specific object. I will write the name of the object on the top line and he will copy it on the bottom line.
Building Links
I can't for the life of me remember what these are called. Nine years ago, these were in an item from a kid's meal somewhere. Princess had some and loved them. We had gotten rid of them many years ago, but I found these at Dollar Tree recently. I am so glad, because Super Tot loves them as much as she did!!
Folding Washcloths
Another activity that needs little explanation. Practice folding washcloths!
Calming Jar
Pinterest Challenge
I've gotten a few days off on my Pinterest Challenge, but I'm happy that I am at least being intentional about implementing a lot of the ideas I have pinned the past couple of years.
I've been wanting to try this one for awhile now and am glad I finally got it done. Super Tot purchased a little snow globe on vacation this summer and loves to look at it, especially when he is feeling frustrated, angry, etc. I've seen how much it relaxes him, so I thought making a Calming Jar into a Time Out Timer would be perfect.
I loved the shape of this Pom bottle, so I used nail polish remover to get rid of the writing that was printed directly to the bottle. This took A LOT of elbow grease!!
The jar is filled with one small bottle of glitter glue, hot water, a small jar of glitter and some clear Tacky Glue. I ended up pouring out some of the glitter and adding more water, more glue, more water, etc. I basically played with the contents until it took about 5 minutes to settle. Then I glued the lid on, and presented it to Super Tot, who loves it!
Here is the jar shaken up, starting to settle, and almost completely settled.
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