Snow Day Activities (1/19/24)

Make a DIY Sensory Bin

The possibilities are endless!

Below are 2 picture examples of a sensory bin as well as some information to give you some ideas on how to create your own at home.  Enjoy playing and learning!

Sensory Bin Activities:

A sensory bin consists of a container filled with materials that stimulate and engage your child’s senses. It’s easy to create a DIY sensory bin at home.

Containers: Any medium or large plastic tub or sturdy cardboard box

Fillers: Sensory bins need engaging fillers that provide lots of tactile stimulation for your child. Here are some of our favorite sensory bin fillers:

Yarn

Water Beads

PomPoms

Aquarium Rocks

Sand (kinetic or real sand)

Potting soil

Dried beans or peas (one of the children’s favorite in the classroom)

Water

Rice (one of the children’s favorites in the classroom)

Shredded Paper

Bird Seed

This list is definitely not the end all, be all to fillers. Anything that stimulates the senses will work! Think various tastes, scents, sounds, colors, and textures (squishy, bumpy, fuzzy, crinkly, slick etc.). 

Fine Motor Tools: These will help your preschoolers to build strong finger muscles as they explore the sensory bin. Here are a few ideas:

Tongs

Measuring cups

Clothes pins

Spoons or scoops

Mini Shovels

Tweezers (small or large)

Whisks

Hidden Items: These are small items that children can find in the filler by using the fine motor tools. Here are a few ideas.

Small plastic toys

Small alphabet letters

Small alphabet numbers

Coins (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters)

Small rocks or aquarium stones

You can also create a paper with alphabet letters, numbers, money etc. Children can then find the hidden object and match it to the paper.

Snow Day Activities (1/18/24)

 RELIGION: THE STORY OF CREATION

LANGUAGE ARTS: LETTERS AND LETTER SOUNDS

*Draw a picture of something that begins with letter Ll.  Write your name on your paper.  Do you have an Ll in your name?

*Read a book.  Who is the author? Who is the illustrator? What is the story about?  Who is the main character?  Draw a picture of the favorite part of your story.

MATH: NUMBERS 1-10

*Play some math games:

Use a deck of cards to play Go Fish or draw a numbered card 1-9 and place clothes pins or paper clips sets to match the numeral.

Use an egg carton, write numerals 1-12 on the carton, add pennies, buttons, or other small objects to match the numerals

Snow Day Activities (1/16/24)

 RELIGION: THE STORY OF CREATION

Last week we started learning the Story of Creation.  So far we have covered Day 1 - God created light and Day 2 - God created the sky.  This week we had plans to learn about Day 3 -  God created the sea, the land, and every plant and tree.  We have workbook pages that we can complete when we return to school.  In the meantime, the children can practice our creation motion song.

LANGUAGE ARTS: ALPHABET LETTERS AND BEGINNING SOUNDS

So far we have focused on letters Aa-Kk.  This week is letter Ll.

MATH: NUMERALS AND SETS 1-10

Find numerals around your house, in books, on objects, etc and name them.

Practice counting objects and match to numerals.

Use playdough to make numerals 1-10.  Roll playdough into small balls, snakes, or use small cookie cutter to make sets to match to numerals.

Taking a Closer Look at the World God Gave Us!

It was fun using real magnifying glasses and pretend binoculars to explore our classroom and the changing season outside.

 

Birthday Snack

We love to share birthday snacks with our school friends!

 

8th Grade Reading Buddies

Everyone loves when the 8th graders come to read to us after church once a month!

 

Colt’s Bolt- A -Thon and Snowcones