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Here is what we’ve been doing this week. Let us know what you think. We hope by providing these materials to you free of charge, it will make your life easier!
Lesson Plan: The lesson plan includes all the lessons for the week, as well as optional ideas. Items following the lesson plan are just the printables or links to websites we used to teach these plans. (Please note: On top of our lesson plan we are reading books daily that relate to our theme throughout the week.)
Memory Verse: This memory card is for daily use during our calendar time. You can learn more about calendar time at 1+1+1=1 or Homeschool Creations. Our weekly devotional is an object lesson that will help your child apply the meaning of the verse to them.
Day 1:
C is for Cactus- Teaches your child how letters are linked to sounds to form letter-sound correspondence.
Desert Patterns– This activity will help your child begin to recognize, describe and extend patterns.
Day 2:
Cactus Clip Count– This activity will help your child begin to read, count and model whole numbers 1-10.
Desert PowerPoint– Enjoy learning what animals and plants are found in the desert.
Day 3:
C is for Cactus Magnet- Teaches your child how letters are linked to sounds to form letter-sound correspondence.
Desert Graph– This activity will introduce your child to making a simple graph using concrete manipulatives and to practice reading the data displayed on their graph.
Animal or Plant Sort– Use this activity to review the plants and animals of the desert you’ve learned about this week.
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Thank you so much creating these units! I started the my body unit with my 2 year old this morning. We made the shape body, big brother(6) had to get in on the action too. Its so helpful to have the lesson plans and all the print outs right here for me. Most of my attention going to planning for my oldest. I think these units will be something I repeat with my youngest a few times over! THank you thank you thank you!
Love all the units so far. Thank you, Thank you!!!!!
Ladies-
We are so glad that we’ve made your life a little easier and that you found something you like here.