I started doing a special theme each week, when my oldest child was about eighteen-months-old. It was a great creative outlet for me and the kids seemed to enjoy it too. It was never my intent to home-school, but we couldn't afford the kind of pre-school that we wanted. So the theme weeks seemed to give us the chance to cover some of the same basic skills.
Right now, my older children are in school. They usually have quite a bit of homework, so unfortunatley I usually don't put together theme activites for them unless it's a school break or the summer.
The ones I currently have are for preschool age kids (my son is three). I divide the activites into categories, but feel free to use any combination of activities that you think will interest your child. Some days we do all the activities, and some days not so much. If you just want to do an art activity and snack each day, feel free!
I'm not a big believer in worskheets for preschool age kids (I think kids learn better by doing and experiencing) But my son really wants to do "homework" with the big kids when they are home from school. So I do include a few worksheets each week.
I am a big beliver that parents know their own children best. These activites are meant to be FUN! If something is frustrating to your child skip it, try something else or come back to it later!! Change the activites to make them work for your child!
I start a new theme each Monday, and have activities Monday-Friday. On Saturday I usually include ideas for a "field trip" of sorts; an activity or suggestion of places to go to see or experience something connected with that week's theme.
The links will take you to a PDF file (you will need to have a PDF reader on your computer - I think Adobe is probably the most popular - and it's a free download). The first page of the PDF is a chart that shows the theme, the days of the week and each activity for the day. If you click on an activity on the chart, it will automatically take you to the correct page for that activity. Any printables for that activity will be on the next page. If the activity is not my own, I include an active link to the webpage or printable (it should open automatically when you click on the chart or the link - if not you can always cut and paste it into your browser)
Have Fun!!!!
March 11th Theme:
St. Patrick's Day
January 28th Theme:
Planes Trains and Things that Go
January 14th Theme:
Arctic Animals
January 7th Theme:
Ice and Snow
December 31st Theme:
Snowmen
December 24th Theme:
Christmas
December 17th Theme:
The Christmas Story
December 10th Theme:
Santa and Reindeer
December 3rd Theme:
Gingerbread
November 26th Theme:
Thankfulness and Gratitude
November 19th Theme:
Pilgrims
November 12th Theme:
Turkeys
November 5th Theme:
Trees and Leaves
October 29th Theme:
Bats
Right now, my older children are in school. They usually have quite a bit of homework, so unfortunatley I usually don't put together theme activites for them unless it's a school break or the summer.
The ones I currently have are for preschool age kids (my son is three). I divide the activites into categories, but feel free to use any combination of activities that you think will interest your child. Some days we do all the activities, and some days not so much. If you just want to do an art activity and snack each day, feel free!
I'm not a big believer in worskheets for preschool age kids (I think kids learn better by doing and experiencing) But my son really wants to do "homework" with the big kids when they are home from school. So I do include a few worksheets each week.
I am a big beliver that parents know their own children best. These activites are meant to be FUN! If something is frustrating to your child skip it, try something else or come back to it later!! Change the activites to make them work for your child!
I start a new theme each Monday, and have activities Monday-Friday. On Saturday I usually include ideas for a "field trip" of sorts; an activity or suggestion of places to go to see or experience something connected with that week's theme.
The links will take you to a PDF file (you will need to have a PDF reader on your computer - I think Adobe is probably the most popular - and it's a free download). The first page of the PDF is a chart that shows the theme, the days of the week and each activity for the day. If you click on an activity on the chart, it will automatically take you to the correct page for that activity. Any printables for that activity will be on the next page. If the activity is not my own, I include an active link to the webpage or printable (it should open automatically when you click on the chart or the link - if not you can always cut and paste it into your browser)
Have Fun!!!!
March 11th Theme:
St. Patrick's Day
January 28th Theme:
Planes Trains and Things that Go
January 14th Theme:
Arctic Animals
January 7th Theme:
Ice and Snow
December 31st Theme:
Snowmen
December 24th Theme:
Christmas
December 17th Theme:
The Christmas Story
December 10th Theme:
Santa and Reindeer
December 3rd Theme:
Gingerbread
November 26th Theme:
Thankfulness and Gratitude
November 19th Theme:
Pilgrims
November 12th Theme:
Turkeys
November 5th Theme:
Trees and Leaves
October 29th Theme:
Bats
1 comment:
Love it! You have got this site down! It's great and easy to use.
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