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Fall Part 1 - 10/25/2010

I get to put my new plan into action this week, and I'm pretty excited.  I think it will put us into a good rhythm for the week/month/season.  So here goes...

Everyday

  • Talk about Monet
  • Listen to Mozart
  • Have devotions and review Proverbs 3:5


Monday
  • Seasonal Workbox - Read books about the fall
  • Rotating (Alphabet) - Alphabet Exercise Cards
  • Extra Activity - Playdough
  • Baby Box - Wooden Blocks
Tuesday
  • Seasonal - Make homemade applesauce in the slow cooker
  • Rotating - MOPs Day
  • Extra Activity - Stickers Page
  • Baby Box - Drawing with washable markers
Wednesday
  • Seasonal - Go to the pumpkin patch with Noah's preschool
  • Rotating (Music) - Pumpkin Songs
  • Extra Activity - Draw faces on our little pumpkins
  • Baby Box - Stacking plastic blocks
Thursday
  • Seasonal - Read fall books
  • Rotating - Preschool
  • Extra Activity - Peanut Butter Playdough
  • Baby Box - Fall Sensory Bin with leaves, apples, pumpkins, pinecones, etc.
Friday
  • Seasonal -Fall Tree Collage Craft
    • We are going to use Noah's hand for the tree trunk and leaves from outside for its leaves.
  • Rotating (Math) - Pumpkin Size Sorting
  • Extra Activity - Blow up balloons and chase them all over the house
  • Baby Box - Playdough
Saturday
  • Science - Make paper airplanes to talk about aerodynamics.
Sunday
  • Sunday Box - since this is new, we are going to be hopefully expanding the box over the next few weeks.  For now, here is what we will be putting in it:
    • Hershey Kisses with Psalm 119:103 cards (The Bible is Sweeter than Honey)
    • 1 or 2 Hymns printed on cardstock
    • Bible picture books
    • Bible Coloring pages
Whew... this is going to be a learning curve for mama while we get this new system into place.  I don't actually have the boxes yet, so we'll have to do with piles somewhere for now.  Which makes me wonder... where am I going to put those boxes when I get them?  Hmmm... another thought for another day.
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