Kindergarten Day or Week 2 (your choice)

Lesson 2

(Please use these lessons to bless your family.  Don’t feel like you have to do everything and adjust to your child’s skill level and interest.)

 

Bible:

B is for Bible Coloring Sheet

B is for Bible Handwriting Worksheet

The B-I-B-L-E by the Go Fish Guys

Books of the Bible Rap by Go Fish Guys

Teaching Kids to use Their Bibles Even Before they can Read

ABC Jesus Loves Me has downloadable hand motions for The Books of the Bible (scroll down)

Memory Work:

Do the same Memory Work as Lesson 1

Alphabet:

Nellie and Ned Letter B Video

Monster B Coloring Sheet or Dino B Coloring Sheet

B is for Blue Nellie and Ned Video

Follow the Letter B Maze

Letter B Puzzle

Review the Letter A with Nellie and Ned

Phonics/Reading:

Reading Letter B Worksheet

B is for Butterfly Activity

Starfall Letter B

Starfall Learn to Read: Do everything is Row Number 2

McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 2

Bear’s Skateboard Park Online Game

Math:

Learning Number 2 Interactive Video

Number 2 Story

Number 2 Worksheet

Tracing Numbers and Counting Number 2

Learning Number 3 Interactive Video

Number 3 Story

Number 3 Worksheet

Number 3 Coloring Page

Online Teddy Bear Counting Game or This One

Literature:

The Three Bears or Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Story Nory or Goldilocks and the Three Bears Speakaboos Video AND Cool School Goldilocks and the Three Bears (LOL!)

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Activity

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Worksheet Packet for Advanced kindergartener

Power Point and More

3 Bears Lesson Plans and Printables

Tons of Printable Resources from Sparklebox

Making Learning Fun has some great ideas!

Three Bears Virtual Vine Unit Study

Free Online Jigsaw Puzzle

Goldilocks Sorting Pages

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English: Cartoon of Grimm’s fairy tale bears eating Goldilocks (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Poetry:

Find the letter B: Rub A Dub Dub

A Child’s Garden of Verses, A Thought

Handwriting:

Writing the Uppercase B

Writing the Lowercase b

Rainbow Alphabet Lowercase Letters

Tracing the Number 2

Tracing the Number 3

Kindergarten Day or Week 1 (your choice ;)

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Deutsch: Titelbild zu “A Child’s Garden of Verses” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Lesson 1

(Please don’t feel like you have to complete everything listed here in one day or at all.  Do as much or as little as you feel your child will enjoy and learn from.)

Bible:

Hulbut’s Story of the Bible (Play The Story of the Beautiful Garden)

Adam and Eve Bible Lesson

A is for Adam Coloring Sheet

More Adam and Eve Crafts and Activity Ideas

Memory Work:

ABC Song with ASL

I Can Count to 100

Days of the Week Song

Months of the Year Song

Shape Song

Colors Song

Alphabet:

A is for Apple-A is for Ant Video

Monster A Coloring Sheet or Dino A Coloring Sheet

Letter A Puzzle

Phonics/Reading:

Reading the Letter A

Starfall Letter A

Starfall Learn to Read (Do everything in row 1)

McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer Lesson 1

Math:

Number 1 Song

Learning Numbers, 1 Worksheet

Set of Number 1 WorksheetsBean stalk

Apple Counters and Tree Counting Mat

Apple Barrel 1-10 Puzzle

Count the Apples Online Game

Have your child use the Connecting Cubes to Count to 10 or higher!

Literature:

Jack and the Bean Stalk or Jace and the Bean Stalk – Story Nory or Cool School Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Bean Stalk Story Guide

Free Jack and the Bean Stalk Printable Pack

You on the Bean Stalk Craft Idea

Fe Fi Fo Fum! Art Project

Jack and the Bean Stalk Craft and Math Games

Even More FUN ideas for Jace in the Bean Stalk

Poetry:

Baa, Baa Black Sheep Find the letter Aa

A Child’s Garden of Verses, Bed in Summer

Handwriting:

Alphabet Write the Letter Aa Video

Writing the Uppercase A

Writing the lowercase a

Number Practice

 

Kindergarten Lesson 2

Life of Fred; Apples, Chapter 4

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Life of Fred Apples Chapter 4

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Life of Fred; Apples, Chapter 3 Math Lesson

Hersheys Candy Bar chapter 3

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Life of Fred Chapter 3

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Lego Unit Study

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Welcome to our Lego Unit Study!

First head on over to my other blog to check out the links list I put together with lots of FREE Lego learning resources.

There will be continuing updates on this post including free printables and project ideas!

Click this link to download Noah’s Ark Homeschool Academy’s FREE Lego Unit Study Notebooking Pages!

Lego Quests
* Car – build a car using your imagination only (no instructions aloud).

* Monochromatic – The only rule is that it has to be all one color.



* Vessel – Look up the definition for vessel in the dictionary, there are several different meanings for the word, then pick one and start creating!

* Two Dimensional – You can create anything you want as long as it only has the dimensions of height and width.

* Tool – Make a tool that already exists or create a new one.

* Creature – You can build a creature (a non-human living organism) that already exists or one you just discovered. This would make a great extended writing project.

* Collaboration – The only rule this time is that you work with someone else. It can be your whole family or a friend.

* Your Favourite Book – Create anything from your favourite book.

* Maximum Height – Build a vertical structure that has nothing holding it up, and then measure it.

* Spring – Create something that reminds you of Spring.

* Shadow – Create something that would cast a great shadow and then take a picture of only the shadow.

* Mixed Media – Combine your Legos with other objects to create whatever you like.

* Earth Day – Use your imagination to represent Earth Day. Could you invent something new to make the Earth a better place?

* Ancient Monument – Try and recreate an ancient monument, or use one for inspiration.

* Kinetic – Challenge yourself to create something that has at least one moving part.

* Bird House – Design a bird house and maybe even a bird that lives in it.

* Metamorphosis – Can you make a Lego design that transforms from one stage to another? This may be something from real life, or a brand new idea!

* Flags – Replicate a flag design with Legos or make your own flag creation.

* Wrapped Object – Make any Lego creation that you want, then wrap it with another object until no Lego’s are showing.

* Repair or Replace – Improve or fix something in your environment with Legos.

* Buoyancy – Can you create a Lego vessel or structure that actually floats? Keep trying until you get it right!

* Display Your Art – Design something out of Lego that will display your art.

* Cityscape – A cityscape is an urban landscape. This is a great opportunity to study a city, write a report, then build it with Legos!

* Illumination – Creat anything you would like, but have in mind how you will incorporate light into your design.

* Bridge – Make a simple bridge or you could study the engineering behind the bridge building and try to construct a sturdy bridge or make a replica of a famous bridge.

* Playground – Create you dream playground and test it out with your minifigures.

* Archeology – What do you know about archeology? Use what you know or learn about archeology in the building of this Lego Quest.

* Fall Harvest – (This is an alternative Halloween) What reminds you of Fall? Make a list of everything that comes to mind and create a fall scene or just one of the listed items.

* Two Cups of Random Bricks – Create something awesome with 2 cups of random bricks. Remember, you get what you get and you don’t throw a fit.

* Map – Making a map of Legos would make a great geography lesson, or you could even make a treasure map. Another idea would be to study the different types of maps and create a map in each type.

* Holiday Scene – Create a scene or object that reminds you of Christ’s birth and how your family remembers and worships him.

* Coral Reef – Study coral reefs and create one out of Legos.

* Favourite Hymn or Worship Song – Can you create something out of Legos that remind you of the meaning of the song or could convey the meaning to others?

* 30 Pieces – Click the link and use the exact pieces that are described, but in any color you want.

* Maze or Labyrinth – Design you own maze or recreate one.

* Food – Recreate anything that represents something edible.

* Natural Disasters – Read a few books on natural disasters and then create a scene that depicts a natural disaster in action and/or the aftermath.

* Wearable LEGO – Create something out of Lego that can be worn.

* Occupation – Represent a job that you would like to do with Legos.

* Country – Create something that reminds you of your favorite country or of a country you are studying.

* Garden – Read the description of the garden of Eden and create what you imagine it to look like or create any garden you like.

* Aircraft – The sky is the limit! Create the ultimate flying machine (or just a plain old plane)

* 2×2 Bricks Only – Build anything you like as long as you ONLY use 2X2 bricks.

* Surrealism – Create something that couldn’t happen in real life. Think outside the box.

* Self Portrait – Create something in the image of yourself.

* Modern Marvels of Engineering – Engineer a modern man-made marvel.

* Micro-Scale – Make your Lego creation smaller than a normal Lego creation.

* Functional – Make something out of Legos that serves a purpose and is a useful household object.

* Growing – What can you make grow in a tree or in the ground that you create with Legos?

* Macro Scale – Pick a Lego and then use as many Legos as you want to create that Lego on a larger scale. Make a large replica of a Lego.

* Olympic Event – Recreate your favourite Olympic event or sport with Legos.

Can You Teach Thinking Skills?

What are thinking skills? Well, the simple answer is the ability to solve problems. More importantly is this a subject that can be taught? The answer is yes and no. In my “expert homeschool opinion”;-) every subject you teach should require problem solving along with allowing your children the opportunity to solve their own problems. For example; A math curriculum that requires a child to memorize formulas but doesn’t required the child to understand why they work is not going to teach your child to problem solve. Another example would be that when your child gets stuck up in a tree you automatically rescue them instead of talking them through how they think they might be able to get down. The emphasis should be on the process of solving the problem and not the answer. At the core of every subject and life experience should be an element of problem solving because that is true education. A child that only memorizes might sound smart, but if they don’t understand the inner workings of what they memorized they won’t be able to apply that knowledge to useful tasks. Many children are bored with their education because they see no use for what they have learned. Memory doesn’t last, it fades into the background with all other things your brain deems worthless. When I look at curriculum my main requirement is does this teach application, and if it doesn’t I see it as a waste of money and time. Thinking Skills as a separate subject isn’t enough for most children to apply it to all learning opportunities. Thinking Skills are a way of life, a thread that ties all subjects and life experience together. All the way down to your children’s toys and games, try to choose wisely. Choose things that require problems solving and imagination. Toys that tell you how to play with them or are too specific are not wise choices for promoting thinking skills.

Chess is a wonderful game to incorporate into your everyday life. The whole family can play it together and challenge each other to grow in skill. If you don’t know how to play yourself Activity Village has a printable chess game with a description of where all the pieces can move. It is worth learning.

Dominoes can be used in so many ways, but just playing the different varieties of the game are a good place to start. You don’t always have to reinvent the wheel.

Along the lines of dominoes, card games are also a great way to cause your children to be problem solvers. Poker with Monopoly Money is one of my favorites for 3rd grade and up.

Crossword puzzles are another great way to exercise your brain.

Scrabble is the best way to teach spelling. You can encourage using words off of a spelling list. This is an endless spelling curriculum that grows with the child. Activity Village has FREE printable scrabble tiles that could be printed on card stock and laminated for multiple uses, although I do believe the wood scrabble tiles would make a fine investment.

Timberdoodle sells Geopuzzles which are great geography thinking skills for K-3rd.

There are so many wonderful problem solving opportunities in Math. Tangrams are an excellent example of this. Base Ten Blocks can carry you through many years of math over a plethora of subjects. Using math manipulatives in vital especially in the elementary years. Sudoku is a problem solving challenge that motivates you to keep trying, it’s not the worst thing your children could be addicted to, right?

These are just a few of the many ways you can incorporate thinking skills into your child’s everyday education. I am aware there are many more, and I would love hear your amazing and creative ideas you challenge your kids with.