Adapting Education
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More Handwriting
Well, we’ve been doing a lot of spelling and handwriting lately but I figure you use it or lose it and each time Lily practices it she seems to strengthen her grip and Maggie is betting better with her penmanship. So we’ve been continuing on with it. You’ll find the sand tray in this setup…
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Magnatabs
The letter boards the girls are using below are called Magnatabs. They are boards with the alphabet traced into them complete with letter steps and arrows. But beneath the dotted lines are magnets. A magnetic pen comes with the board that is used to trace the letters and as the child does this the magnets…
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Writing practice
Lily began her day grabbing the alphabet bean bags realizing that the phonics bag was sitting directly next to it on the shelf. We had a few minutes before we got started and the girls picked activities while they waited. Lily lined the alphabet up in order and matched it to it’s corresponding beginning sound…
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Smart Talk & Rosetta Stone
We started out the day working on the date and time again. The girls are getting better at understanding telling time though it is a hard process to explain why in minutes one number represents another. The flipchart clock we use has both hours and minutes identified but all clock faces do not and it…
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Math & Money
The girls are finally at the moment where they are very interested in money. We recently had a lesson on the different types on money in a general sense from coins to paper…etc. I compared the different bills in money to their decimal system tray and they seemed to have a good first understanding of…
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Fine Motor Skills
I usually do not get very excited over battery powered toys but I’ve finally found an exception. For Christmas this past year one of the gifts I bought for the girls to share was a battery operated drill set called Design & Drill. Maggie has been showing a particular interest in fixing things, specifically changing…
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