Weekly Menu 2 :Summer fun

1. Splash in the sprinklers and wading pool.
2. Swim lessons taught by Mom at the YMCA.
3. Make a mermaid using a yogurt cup, paper (recycle children's painings), tape,
yarn and glue.
4. Put on paint clothes and push acrylic craft paint around with credit cards on paper
5. Go to a local free outdoor concert and read about some of the instruments you saw.
6. Harvest cook and eat home grown veggies (we had a zucchini tonight with thyme and garlic yum!
7. practice saying formal prayers used in church and sing a hymn (Crown him with many crowns)
8. Practice a memory verse Psalm 31:2-3

weekly menu

I am studying with a 3 year old and a five year old so we like to earn by lots of hand on activities.
I decided to make a weekly menu of experiential activities to help structure our time and inspire our learning.

1. find 8-10 different leaves and glue them on to a brown paper bag to make a collage and talk about the differences and similarities between the leaves.

2. Make a picture using only dots. Look at examples of such art online http://bubblegumpost.com/2011/05/australian-aboriginal-dot-painting/

3. Bake scones and have a tea party.

4. Create paper people- mom draws a face kids color it in and help make collage clothes and hair.

5. Rainbow name -write child's name very large on large construction paper and let child trace it with all the colors of the rainbow-- do the same with "I love you DAD" to make a father's day card

6. crayon rubbing with watercolor resist. Use the side of the crayon to rub over the paper with interesting textured surface underneath... we tried plywood, screen door leaves etc. Paint over the top with water color.

7. sequin collage just for fun

8. finger paints with different textures using straws, notched spatula or cardboard

reading project 1

Make our own magazine mini books




This can be adapted to a variety of ages. My children selected magazine pages and helped to fold them in half. I folded them in fourths, stacked them up, punched 5 holes on the fold and sewed them together with embroidery floss. Kids can add stickers or drawing on the pages that have additional space. For my girls I used a sharpie and wrote words on each page labeling the pictures. Older children can write sentences or make up a story on the pages add collage elements etc.

If you enjoy doing arts and crafts with your children you also might want to check out my other blog arty mom.

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Hi, I am Jen Hudson, Christian mom and homeschool tutor.
I started this group because I noticed a need for such a group as I searched on-line for some similar community to join.

Teacher (5 years experience teaching Kinder, First grade, Spanish to pre K through 6th grade, art to children, teens and adults.) Currently teaching my 5 and almost 3 year old daughters. Before my daughters were born I did research for the Program Research and Evaluation Branch of Los Angeles Unified School District. In this capacity I visited numerous pre-K and elementary school classrooms which was a great benefit to me as I got to observe many teaching styles and strategies and see the curriculum used in public schools in action.

I earned a California Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential at Cal Poly Pomona.

I am currently enjoying teaching reading to my 5 year old doing lots of craft projects, puzzles, outdoor play etc.

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