As you explore the outdoors this week, start a nature journal to record what you observe, think, and feel. You can draw, write, add photos, even glue items into your journal. You can create a nature journal out of some papers made into a booklet, use a notebook, or you can print out the template I have attached to this post. Each day this week, try to add to your nature journal. Have fun exploring!
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Go outside and find a few treasures in nature for a great sensory bin! Have your child choose special items from nature to create a collection.
Sensory bins are excellent ways for children to explore nature through hands-on play. You can add rice, sand, or beans to the bin to make it even more of a sensory experience. Sensory bins encourage communication and offer lots of ways to discuss and ask questions. When discussing the items in a sensory bin, try to use questions that don't have yes/no answers. Some examples might be: - Why did you choose that? - What do you like about it? - Do you see two items that are the same? Different? - Where did you find it? - How is it used? - How does it grow? I would love to see a photo of your sensory bin. Share it with me via text or email! Baking with your family is a great way to practice literacy and numeracy skills. This week, try cooking together with a focus on following directions, counting and measuring, and talking about the process of cooking. After you are done baking, talk about your sense of taste and how what you cooked (and how you cooked it) affects how your food tastes. Did you like how it tasted? I would love to see a photo of what you make together - send it to me via text, email or comment on this post. If you aren't sure what to cook, here is one of my family's favourite chocolate chip cookie recipes! Crispy, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (adapted from Smitten Kitchen)
Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough at a tablespoon at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes for smaller ones, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. Go on a walk around your neighborhood, paying close attention to your senses. What do you see? What do you smell? What do you hear? What do you feel? Maybe you will even taste something on your walk! Take photos of your sensory observations or draw them on a piece of paper. Do you and your family make the same sensory observations? Share your findings with Mrs. Court! Here are some slime recipes you can try out at home! Watch the video below and guess which animal sounds you hear! Did any of the animals surprise you? Which animal sound was your favourite? This week we are learning all about our 5 senses. You can use the booklet attached to record information about your 5 senses as you learn about each sense this week. If you don't have a printer, use a whiteboard or notebook to record your words and drawings as you learn. Share your learning with Mrs. Court at the end of the week!
Try out this smelling activity at home. Pick out some smelly items, blindfold your child and have them try to guess the smell! You can also switch roles in this activity. Let them pick out something for you to smell and guess. Popping popcorn is a great way to think and discuss our 5 senses. If you have a popcorn popper or microwave popcorn at home, try popping it this week. Discuss some of the senses that are used when making popcorn... What do you see or observe with your eyes while the popcorn is popping? What do you hear? What do you smell? And finally, what do you taste? I have attached a booklet that you can use to record your observations in writing or drawings. Instead of printing, you can also use the booklet as a sample for something you could make at home using your own paper or whiteboard. Share what you observed using your 5 senses with Mrs. Court. You can call, email, text or write a comment on this blog post.
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