Other things going on recently:
- I've been doing some tinkering stuff with Rowan's kindergarten class...low-temp hot glues guns, hand drills, sanding, screwdriving, etc. Mostly I just set them free to make whatever they want out the bits and pieces I bring in, but I'm thinking of doing a more structured project before the end of the year (which is fast approaching!). I'd like to let them use a hammer for something... Any suggestions? I usually have 5 kids at a time, for 30 or 40 minutes.
- I got some Montessori math beads and have been introducing the kids to them. Rowan loves counting by tens, and Lucy's making good progress on ordering 1-9.
- My new favorite song (Rowan learned it at school): The Water Cycle Song. She also came home singing 'Country Roads' -- love it!
- Lucy started drawing faces and bodies...next step: arms and legs.
- I successfully replaced the screen on my iphone after a bad drop on the sidewalk. All taken apart, the phone was in like 25 parts (including the screws)...it was awesome.
- It's Nate's last week at DoJ -- Georgetown, here we come!
Wow, you've been a busy mama! Warms this educator's heart. :) My thoughts are always with you, Jenny! Smooth surgery. No complications.
ReplyDeleteFor hammer and nail project, you might give a child a nail-together project for which you have already started the work. For example, a simple little table could be made out of three boards. The top (perhaps 6"x6"x3/4") could have holes pre-drilled for nails at two edges (3/8" in from the ends). The two leg pieces would each be perhaps 6"x4"x3/4".
ReplyDeleteThe child's task would be to place the boards together in the right configuration on a firm surface, insert nails into the pre-drilled holes in the top, drive the nails down into the leg pieces with a hammer while holding the pieces in the correct configuration.