Fall term: Week Four notes

Here are the two notebooks I use for my planning.  One is my notebook for all four blocks, plus Friday activities, and the other is specifically for Circle time.  My planning will look a little different this coming week because I have switched Blocks Two and Four with each other.  Also, I've started putting my prep to-do's on a separate piece of paper.

MA and I read some library books for some of her time with me.  I liked all three of them, so I have them pictured below to share.

We also did some patterns with beads and with Duplos.  I had made these cards for one of the other girls a couple of years ago.  MA liked getting all the beads set up right on the card before stringing them onto the pipe cleaner.  She went through all five cards on her own.  Then she found the Duplo cards I had made and wanted to do them.

We tried Geoboards another day, but she lost interest quickly.  I think we played a game instead, but my notes are downstairs, and I can't remember exactly.

CN liked trying markers on paper in his chair.  He mostly got marker on the tray, but he enjoyed it.

On Friday we worked on some AHG badge work.  RJ finished three out of four of her stamps she designed for the Dawn of our Country badge.  She made a stamp of Monticello, the Declaration of Independence, and a Thomas Jefferson profile with the dates of his term in the office of President.  AG finished up her Music Appreciation badge work, and she has chosen to do the Sign Language badge, so we talked about that and what we need to get to work on it.  She also got out a place mat with the ASL alphabet on it and tried signing her ABCs.  I worked with each of them for half an hour.

I found a fun way to practice the state capitals the girls are learning: Duplos and wet erase markers.

RJ has been bored with her All About Spelling lessons.  She says the words are too easy.  This weekend I went through the next few lessons and pulled out words to test her on.  If she can spell them, we'll skip a few steps.

That's all I can remember this week.  Off to bed so we can start the day well tomorrow!