Play pretend! Zech's all time fav for now. With his imaginary spacesuit, a backpack as oxygen tank and a plastic container as his space helmet, his rocket took off and landed on the moon after 3 days. Using his ride on as a moon buggy, he explored the moon., collecting rocks and soil to take back to earth for further investigation.
CR book is used once every unit. This time, Zech used the Cuisenaire Rods to form man, milk bottle and mailbox. Decided to make a sensory tray for review of the letters and new words learned.
Zech's first attempt at writing lower case m.
Highlights of unit 3 'L for leaf'...
We collected many leaves for this unit.
Leaf outline, leaf rubbing and leaf printing for craft work with lots of help from Mummy.
However, this is not as good as seeing, touching and feeling nature. So off we went to Jacob Ballas Garden on National Day!
Made a simple activity booklet for Zech which required him to explore and observe the plants and trees. Always feel that outdoor is where Zech's learning curve is the highest.
At Jacob Ballas Garden, we went hunting for specific plants and those with useful leaves. Did some bark rubbing, took photos and had a go at the plants' food-making factory station. The real highlight of the outing was....water play! Both my boys went crazy, prancing around and getting their faces sprayed with jets of cool water. Very therapeutic!
It's been a fun, meaningful and fruitful homeschooling journey with Zech. And it's quite addictive. Sometimes I wonder if I should continue homeschooling Zech beyond kindergarten. Witnessing your own child learn and progress is probably the best reward for parents. Nothing beats that. It can be challenging at times especially if Zech is restless or when I work with him on his weak areas. But I learn to give thanks and take delight in his strengths and progress. Most importantly, I have a motivated 3 going on 4 year old boy who's always asking me to do lessons with him. For that alone, I'm proud of him. :)
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