We were sick with a stomach virus – all of us except Rachael, so homeschool was put on hold while I was *ahem* rotting into the couch. But today we picked back up from where we left off on Monday and, while we decided to have school in our Monkey jammies (slow start post sickness), we found ourselves back in the regular swing of homeschool excitement.
We are learning the concepts of “more”, “less”, “most”, “least”, “more than”, and “less than” in preparation for expanded math skills. To familiarize ourselves with the language and build on the math concepts, we used food dye in bowls this morning, pouring and comparing various amounts. At first we began comparing different colors and when the concepts were obviously sticking, then we started comparing alike colors to reinforce the concepts themselves and not just identifying difference based on color. Then we lined up four different amounts and compared them in a large group, ranking them from “most” down to “least” with comparing each size until we found the right places in line. It was quite fun work with two large measuring cups (the initial starting point of the water), a funnel (for my increased accuracy in pouring) and four bowls.
Then an obstacle course helped us practice two preschool skills of walking on a straight line
and walking backward with a “crawl through the tunnel” and “hurry down the slide” to keep things exciting.
Rachael enjoyed her “watch this Mommy” accomplishments with flailing arms for balance. =)
Today was a good step back into the ordinary.
Now back to my laundry while the girls enjoy some together play post school. And then, I guess, we’ll actually change out of pajamas…. maybe. 😉
🙂 ingenious use of what's on hand for school lessons!