Days of the Week ~ Letter V is for Volcano!

An Evening Out: Cumberland Players Community Theatre

February 1985 - I celebrated my seventh birthday with my Mom in a tiny little theatre in Vineland, NJ where my G&T teacher, Ms. Stratton (whom I adored)  performed and called me up on stage to have the entire audience, a whole one hundred patrons, serenade me with Happy Birthday.  Since then, I never attended another show but must have driven past the modest little theatre a few hundred times, always smiling at the fond memory.  Last month, I brought my girls to that very theatre and it did not disappoint.  The Cumberland Players presented the original version of Snow White to a audience full of little girls and families eager to see the performance.  We were greeted with friendliness found only in quaint community theatres and Lena, Lucy and I delighted in each scene change and twist in the classic story.    BRAVO! 

Days of the Week ~ Letter R is for Rainbow

We had so much fun with the letter R!!  I found tons of cute ideas on 1+1+1=1 and the girls were engaged with each new activity...who doesn't love RAINBOWS??!!

 Rainbow Creations!

Singing the rainbow song...ROYGBIV!!! 

 Lena crafted her own rainbow after I modeled how to do Lucy's model.  She is becoming quite independent in the craft department.

 Weekend Leftovers:  Ladybug Habiat.  Lucy loves her science stuff!

 I showed Lena several different options for a letter R is for Rainbows craft and this is what she chose.  We glued on the rainbow to a cloud and used glitter to write the letter R...a big favorite for both girls!  Lucy is finally able to hang a bit more doing school time, especially if it involves scissors & glue! 

 I am really determined to stay on top of a bin system for each week of school.  I plan to use these bins and rotate different sensory activities through them in order to allow the girls some Montessori style exploratory learning.  So far, it has worked very well - giving them a choice of five bins has been a lifesaver!   They happily choose a bin...

 

 Lucy is using our letter salt bin to draw shapes and practice writing the letter R.

 Lena picked the crayola dry erase board filled with shape tracers from 1+1+1=1

 Lucy and I are working together on the shape tracers and Lena had fun snapping a few pics for me:)

 Shape Matching Puzzle

 Letters on the Lucy's Leapfrog Laptop

 Lena and I worked together on a few worksheets, this one is case matching

 I broke out one of the first educational toys I made for the girls and it was a big hit all over again.  This one is great for motor skills and color matching.  The original idea is from Engaging Toddler Activities.

 All in all, this was a fun week of learning!!  For my RAINBOW ideas, see my Pinterest SCHOOL board.