Sunday, December 30, 2007

Teaching Tuesdays - Letter Q


This week we're studying the letter "Q."

Here is the order of our school day.

Prayer
We thank God for another school day and ask Him to help us with our studies.

Starfall.com
Letter Q

Letter sound book
Quack! the Sound of Q by Cynthia Klingel and Robert B. Noyed (LSB)

Song of the week
From Rusty and Rosy Nursery Rhymes and Songs video

Subject of the day
M: Language Arts - Q worksheet and mini book
T: Math - I'll show the children a quarter, explain what it is, and let them color a picture with a grey crayon
W: Science - Quails
Th: Social Studies - queen coloring page and explanation of royalty
F: Art - Q project

Tumble Readables - check to see if your library or child's school is a subscriber
One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root

Felt board story
5 Little Ducks

More Reading
Click, Clack, Quackity, Quack by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin
Little Quack's Hide and Seek by Lauren Thompson

Bible Study
I use the Little Blessings Bible Lessons and sometimes I supplement it with an online Bible story.
Subject: Creation
Bible Story: When God Made Everything

Nick Jr. Video
Usually Blues Clues or Wonder Pets

My lesson plans are based loosely on the free Letter of the Week preschool curriculum.

Sunday, December 09, 2007

Preschool Websites

I'm constantly looking for websites with free info for felt boards, preschool curriculum, crafts or anything else I can use to make our homeschooling more fun.

I'm going to list links of helpful sites here as I come across them.
Bible for Children - fonline Bible stories
ChildCareLand.com free printables
First-School - preschool curriculum
It's Storytime
Little Blessings Bible Lessons - This curriculum isn't free. But it's a low price and well worth every penny.
Resources for Christian Teachers