Changing the Schedule

One day a week the homeschooler draws slips of paper from the bag with the titles of each subject printed on them. This is the order the subjects are done for that day. Makes for a fun "Away-from-the-normal-schedule" day!

Spaghetti and Meatballs for All Mathematical Activity

We read the book Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! which is a mathematical story.  Then we re-enacted it with different people playing different parts in the story.  We used some cards to keep re-arranging the tables as they did in the story.  Great way to get kids thinking about area and perimeter!

"Hand with Flowers" Art Project

Have students view pictures of Picasso's "Hand with Flowers" and then draw their own.

Determining Area By Drawing Fun Pictures

Print graph paper from HERE.

Let each child draw one or more animal creatures.  Then count the squares to determine the area.

Interactive Clock - Helps Kids Tell Time

Make a large clock on the floor using Post-It notes for the numbers.  Your child can walk around the clock while saying while saying "five", "ten", "fifteen", "twenty", etc.  Different times can be written in a surprise box and pulled out and the child moves the hands to that time.  You can call take off the large hand and call out a time and the child stands by the correct number.

PREPOSITIONS

Title the paper, "PREPOSITIONS; Where Is the Sticker?"

Give the child a sheet of stickers to use to illustrate each preposition, such as: under, behind, between, over, in, above, on, near, beneath, beside, out, last.

Symmetry Using Small Lego Blocks

A fun way to learn about symmetry!