Daily Schedule
- Oregon Trail Packing
- Sight Words
- Little House in the Big Woods chapter 2
- Peg the Hen story and online activity
Today’s big activity was deciding what we would pack if we had to head out on the Oregon Trail. A and I, with some help from J, learned about things pioneers might need on the trail and then had to make some decisions about what items we would put in our wagon. Both kids did a pretty good job of ensuring we had the basics without adding too much stuff that would add weight without any meaning. This was a fun math and social studies activity. We also talked about how it might take the pioneers about 3 months to travel to Florida from Vermont and why it only takes us 3 days. It took them a while to realize that the answer is because we have a car!
Today was our last day with our current sight word list before adding some more. A knows all of the words consistently except the (still!) me and us. After we finished the sight words we all headed to the sofa for some more Little House. I think both kids are into the stories, and we certainly have plenty of conversation as we read.
Once we finished the read aloud, A read me Peg the Hen. He is really getting comfortable with the little readers and doesn’t usually complain about them. He knows when he is saying a word that shouldn’t be there (today he said her instead of a and self corrected) without making it into a production, he is using picture clues, and he is willing to sound out words vs just guess. It is exciting to see him become more comfortable with reading and be willing to give it a solid try. After reading the story to me, we played the /e/ games on his tablet as a way of finishing up the /e/ unit.
Today J: Joined us for part of the wagon packing activity, worked on the /s/ sound and writing s, did letter shape puzzles and did Starfall activities on her tablet.
A's Villain Training 