Tuesday was play group, so we didn't have time for a project. But on Wednesday we made neckties for our letter/sound book. I found the idea at the dltk website. I used some scrapbooking paper I have on hand. We used plain colors for the shirt and a coordinating design for the tie. After I had everything cut out and ready we began by drawing a line down the middle and gluing on 5 buttons (Tabitha is obsessed with the number 5).
Then they glued the collars on and the tie with the knot as per the directions at the website.
On days when we didn't have appointments we started by looking at our word cards and putting our pictures on the poster. Usually I will say the word slowly and run my finger under the word. Then I have Tabitha say it fast (something I learned from the book "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" by Siegfried Engelmann). I show them the picture and they find the matching picture to hang on the poster. It sure is nice to be back to doing our lessons the "right" way.
And here is the way the poster is supposed to look:
We also read the poem "The Night Will Never Stay" by Eleanor Farjeon, one of the poems suggested at the letter of the week website. We also read "The Best Nest" by P.D. Eastman. Unfortunately our other book didn't arrive in time to really enjoy for the week, though we will still read "The Napping House" by Audrey and Don Wood.
And surprisingly we were able to find nectarines this time of year at our local store to eat for snack. They were a little hard and not so sweet and juicy, but Tabitha, at least, enjoyed them (5 pieces at a time). I cut them into slices, and by the time she was done she had eaten the entire nectarine herself! Amelia got a little ahead of me and started eating before I could get it cut.
The neckties are a really cute idea! Don't you love that site!! Amelia is really cute as well doing her little noodles.
ReplyDeleteAs for Elliot's Park, I didn't know there were only three books and one is about Halloween so that one won't make it into our house!!