Now that the holidays are over, we're getting back to normal life and normal homeschool again. While the holidays are fun, it's nice to relax back into a regular routine.
Our homeschool routine includes reading, art lessons for Ashtyn, learning letters for Parker, and doing journals. In addition, I like to do a special activity with them each day. Here are the activities I'm planning to do in January.
Monday, January 4
Make Snowman Names. This is a craft I had planned earlier and never got to. you simply make a snowman out of paper and each part of his body has a letter of their name. I think this is a great activity with Parker and Rylee learning their letters right now.
Tuesday, January 5
Fizzing Ice Experiment - This is a baking soda experiment, but with ice. My kids love all things fizzing baking soda, so I think they'll love this one.
Wednesday, January 6
Play board games - We have quite a few games that the kids love to play that help them with skills like counting, small motor movements, and hand/eye coordination.
Thursday, January 7
Painting Day - The girls got some different painting activities for Christmas and they are really excited to do them.
Monday, January 11
Snow Globe Letter Find - I found these cute little worksheets on Pinterest, where they can color the snow globes and find the letters there. Again, letter recognition activities are great for Parker especially right now.
Tuesday, January 12
Snow Storm in a Jar Science Activity - This is a really fun and simple science experiment that demonstrates how oil and water don't mix, while looking like a snowstorm in a jar!
Wednesday, January 13
Animal Movement Activity - I'll have cards with different animals or bugs written on them. The kids take turns pulling cards and then act like that animal or bug.
Thursday, January 14
Playdoh - The kids love playing with playdoh, but it does make quite the mess, so we don't get it out as much as they would like. I'd like to start planning days when we can get it out, so we at least do it that often.
Monday, January 18
Winter Dot Painting Pages - My kids love dot painting, so I like to find them different pictures like this for different holidays.
Tuesday, January 19
Build a Snowman from Marshmallows - This is a STEM activity, where they use marshmallows and toothpicks to make as snowman. As a bonus, they can eat the marshmallows when they're done!
Wednesday, January 20
Letter Hunt - I'm going to hide different letters for the kids to find, as a sort of scavenger hunt.
Thursday, January 21
A One-Paper Book - We know how to make little books out of one piece of paper. Today, we're going to make some together and then the girls can color their books.
Monday, January 25
Design Your Snow Globe - This is another worksheet I found on Pinterest that looks fun. Ashtyn especially likes activities like this.
Tuesday, January 26
Maple Syrup Snow Candy - This is a really fun, historical activity. You boil maple syrup and butter until it's at a soft ball stage, then place it into snow outside. We also have a picture book of when Laura and Mary had maple syrup candy from the Little House books, which we can read with the activity.
Wednesday, January 27
Playdoh with letters - We're going to get out the playdoh again, and as a twist, I thought I'd get out our magnetic letters for them to spell things in the playdoh with.
Thursday, January 28
Lines of tape on the floor - This is a simple activity where you tape lines of different shapes along the floor for the kids to walk along. We've done similar activities in the past and the kids really liked it.
So there are our activities! I try activities that are simple (little or no set up) that will teach the kids a variety of different of skills and allow us to spend time together. My main goal with homeschool is to teach my kids to love learning and to help them pursue their passions. I love spending this time with them and I can see the way it is growing our relationship.
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