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Focus of the Week: Our theme series focuses on one letter, one shape and one color each week. I put together and printed this printable  mostly for my two. I hung it in our craft room and would often point to the letter, shape and color for him to identify throughout the week. October Themes: My boys (ages 2, 4) go to preschool twice a week, so I planned our activities for the off days - Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I printed a monthly chart  as a way to keep organized and stay on track. Here's the first week at a glance: MONDAY : Letter (Pumpkin Pounding Letters): I found these foam pumpkins at the Dollar Tree. The pumpkin on the left is for my two. These are the letters we've learned so far in our themes unit. I would call our a letter and he's hammer a golf tee into the letter. The pumpkin on the right is for my four. We reviewed lowercase letters and letter sounds as he'd hammer a tee into his pumpkin. Nu

SEPTEMBER:                   OCTOBER:          NOVEMBER:          DECEMBER: JANUARY:      FEBRUARY: ...And then I got pregnant. Baby number three coming in November 2018!

This lesson contains ideas from the current Sunbeams Manual, " I am Thankful for my Home ." Prayer: Attention Activity: Prepare three containers - one with water, one with dirt and the other with a stick. "Show the container of water and ask what animals or insects make their homes in water. Help the children think of as many as possible." Powerpoint - Slide 2. After your children have thought of some animals or insects that live in the water, show this slide. Talk about what it would be like to live in the water. Click to view: " I am Thankful for my Home " Powerpoint. Powerpoint - Slide 3. Now hold up the cup with dirt. Ask your children which animals make their homes in the dirt or ground. After they've given some suggestions, show this slide. Talk about these animals and their home in the ground. Powerpoint - Slide 4. Now hold up the cup with a stick. Ask your children which animals make their homes in the tre

Focus of the Week: Our theme series focuses on one letter, one shape and one color each week. I put together and printed  this printable  mostly for my two. I hung it in our craft room and would often point to the letter, shape and color for him to identify throughout the week. October Themes: My boys (ages 2, 4) go to preschool twice a week, so I planned our activities for the off days - Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I printed a monthly chart as a way to keep organized and stay on track. Here's the first week at a glance: MONDAY : Letter (Letter "F" Ladder): To focus on our letter F this week, we printed a "page of F's" and my boys glued them together to form a ladder. We talked about ladders and their importance to firemen. This idea is from  Babes, Tots, and Kids .  Numbers (Dalmatian Spots): I printed this worksheet from  Babes, Tots and Kids . I helped my two identify numbers and count aloud as