We've been busy this week with the Petersons, and yet have still been able to fit in some fun Summer School activities. What has everyone else been up to? Read on to see some of the fun we've had...
1 - We started a new read aloud this week, "Charlotte's Web." I purchased the lapbook components from Confessions of a Homeschooler for $2. We loved doing the "Treasure Island" lapbook that she created, so figured this one would be just as much fun! You can see it here - http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2012/04/charlottes-web-unit-study.html
2 - Sissi is coloring one of our cover pages, and you can see the timeline that we started for the book. First event was Wilbur being saved by Fern and then moving to Zuckerman's farm. The lapbook from Confessions of a Homeschooler has worksheets to help children write about and discuss characters and story plots, craft ideas, and all kinds of typical lapbook components. She has them prepared for 10 Children's Classics. Maybe you can find one that you'd enjoy doing with your children?
3 - Gwangi spent part of his allowance this week to buy a $3 bow and arrow with knife set, all plastic of course.
4 - He needed a quiver to keep his arrows safe, so we made one out of a toilet paper tube, some craft paper, a hole punch, and some yarn that I had brought with us for crafts such as this.
5 - Krypto loves to play war games, so he created one, along with all of the troop movements and rules, for a battle between Zanzibar and Pemba...Using a Tanzania road map that we bought at the grocery store.
6 - Sissi decided that she wanted to give a speech, so she cut out one of the worksheets from the "Charlotte's Web" lapbook, and wrote in "cursive" what she would say in her speech. Her "practice" session was quite humorous. We're really not at all sure what the topic was; but, she introduced her self at the beginning and asked at the end if there were any questions...good first and last steps, right?
7 - For art, we're finishing up DaVinci... here again, we used a kit from Confessions of a Homeschooler, this time it was free!
8 - She recommended that we print off a coloring page of the "Mona Lisa" for them to paint, rather than starting from scratch. That worked well for us.
9 - Sissi really enjoyed this project. She said that the "Mona Lisa" is her favorite painting now. The "Artist Series" from Confessions of a Homeschooler recommends the book to read for each of 8 artists, questions to ask your student about the art that they are viewing, project ideas to keep them involved, and several lapbook components per artist.
10 - All of the kids working.
11 - Sissi's finished project.
12 - Gwangi's didn't turn out so well, only because he got impatient and rather than letting the paint dry, he tried to color her face in, and the black paint from her hair got smudged. Lesson learned; but, he didn't want to finish it after it was "ruined" in his mind. :(
13 - Krypto's finished product. He really enjoyed this one as well, fun was had, all around!
We've used many of the programs that Confessions of a Homeschooler has created. Her prices are super low, her creativity level is high, and the age ranges for her products are right on. We've enjoyed the following items from her website - http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/
Free Preschool Printables
Expedition Earth Geography
Road Trip USA
Greatest Artists Series
Treasure Island Lapbook
Charlotte's Web Lapbook
I hope you can find something there to enjoy as well. Even if you don't homeschool, maybe you can choose something fun to do as an "extra" with your child!
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