Adapting Education
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Spelling and Mat Man
A favorite that the girls love to do is Mat Man which is a program built around Handwriting Without Tears. We use HWT for handwriting skills. We listen to a CD with the Map Man song on it which tells the girls which part of the body to draw first (of Map Man). While the…
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Language & Math
Well, before we moved into English we discussed the date and time. Lily has made it a point to let us know what day it is everyday. We started with the wall calendar and made our way to the flip calendar. Finally, the girls worked in the living room area and matched that calendar to…
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Fun with Books
Pop up books are one of my favorite things of childhood. I still enjoy looking at them as an adult. So when I found these books some time back & they corresponded to work we have been learning about I was excited to scoop them up last Christmas for the girls. The first book…
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Workbooks & Handwriting
In an effort to get the girls working on handwriting skills in a different way I took out worksheets from various workbook types. There is still a lot of control involved in being able to draw circles around and lines to objects and critical thinking at the same time. It is teaching the girls to…
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Painting with water colors
In an effort to teach color mixing & the relationship to colors to one another I squeezed out water color paint in combinations that could make certain colors with hopes that the girls would catch on. And they did. They became very excited when they realized two things could equal one & completely change with…
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Pouring Mostly
It always fascinates me how something as simple as pouring water can interest a child for such a long period of time. Just the act of practicing & perfecting something. The smile that accompanies that is priceless. Both Lily & Maggie requested pouring activities recently. So I set a few up. I’ll rotate them each…
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