Lesson #1 Day #1 Notes

Theme: Cow

8:25 theme, 1 theme poem, 1 theme song, days of week song
8:40 shapes/color: use red construction paper to make a square (she had to draw and cut out), also she colored a square worksheet red, sung color song
9:10 spelling: switched to B instead of A, used foam letters to look at B, color a B worksheet, spelled out the theme word COW, and spelled her name
9:40 potty break/outside play
10:00 Reading: visit public library for Preschool storytime
11:15 lunch
12:00 writing: practiced writing first and last name, also worked on letter of the week
12:15 Math: found items around home of the quantity of 1, look at the foam title 1, colored a 1 worksheet
12:30 Review

Day #1

Today was the first day of homeschool for Meadow.  Here is the schedule we followed for the day.  I did not use a theme or anything for today.  I am planning on using a theme and a preschool homeschooling curriculum starting tomorrow.

8:00 Writing: Used primary paper to practice writing first and last name. Completed three pages in a writing workbook.

8:30 Spelling: Sung Alphabet Song. Identified known alphabet letters using floor squares (She can identify the following: A, D, E, K, M, O, P, W, X). Picked out squares that spell name.

8:50 Math: Had her count until she messed up (counts to 29 after that she say twenty-ten , twenty-eleven....). Identifying numbers (can identify # 1 - 10). Used primary writing paper to practice writing the numerals 1 and 2

9:10 Colors/Shapes: Completed twp pages from workbook (covering red & square). Identify colors using flashcards (she can identify the following: yellow, black, pink, white, brown, green, purple, red, orange, blue = that was everything in the deck)

9:35 Reading: Read Aloud today....I read to her the book Love Me, Love You by Susan Heybrook O'Keefe

9:50 Science: Make homemade spray chalk

10:15 Art: Use the new spray chalk outside on the sidewalk

11:00 Lunch