We jumped right back into school as soon as the new year passed and we were all ready to get back into a normal swing of things! We did some extra fun learning activities to get going. Dot painting gave us the chance to work on patterns and following instruction. I gave them a specific pattern to follow and after doing that, then they were allowed to exercise their creativity with the rest of their peacock.
I had planned a game of 10's Go Fish to refresh some math skills that might have been forgotten. When I started shuffling the cards, I realized that my kids have never seen plain playing cards before! So we played a simpler version to get used to the cards and and how to handle them. I wish I had Grandma's card holders! Guess I'll have to make my own. This turned out to be a good counting review for Elizabeth anyway.
Another math game using dice & adding for David & Elizabeth to work on together. I challenged David to a speed round later, which turned out quite exciting! I was ahead by a long shot, then my dice would not cooperate and he pulled ahead for the win!
I love mixing learning with Christmas! Found a great deal on the Crayola Activity Center that I'd been eyeing for a while anyway, with a coupon and a store sale the day after Thanksgiving! Elizabeth loves it and is getting in some good handwriting review!
David's favorite subject is World History. He is happy to be back in the world books. Here he is marking the reign of Alexander the Great as we read about him. It was a fun first week back to school and a good start to the Spring 2012 semester. This week, perhaps we'll wear clothing for school instead of PJ's!
