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Let’s Connect
Originally called Camp Covid, Created by Kisha was started in the Summer of 2020 to share activities and ideas of things to do during the pandemic. Continuing with that theme, Created By Kisha shares recipes, activities, lesson plans, craft projects, and other family-centered ideas to engage in during the pandemic and beyond. Do one or all of the following to stay updated on the latest ideas/post Join our Facebook group and become part of our community of parents who share ideas and offer support on a host of family-related topics. Follow us on Instagram: to stay updated on the latest post.
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Inventors
This week we will focus on inventors. Focusing on inventions that young children are familiar with, we will read books about the inventors and their inventions and even recreate a few of their inventions ourselves.
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Adventure Awaits
Our lesson plan this week will focus on Adventure. We will read books about bravery and courage and do some exploring in our own outdoor spaces. We will also learn about the benefits of trying new things.
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Socially Distanced Ways to Celebrate the MLK Holiday
Tomorrow we remember the life and legacy of civil rights icon, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Listed are a few ways your family can celebrate MLK Day in a safe and socially distanced fashion Register and Join The MLK Live Stream Celebration. The National Civil Rights Museum will host a virtual King Day celebration on January 18, 2021, via Livestream at 12:00 noon and 6:00 pm Central TIME. The event will showcase Dr. King’s work, the history of how the national holiday came to be, as well as how the museum has celebrated the holiday in years past. Attendance is free but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. To register, click here. Virtually Visit A Civil…
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Lessons Plans
Full disclaimer: I am not a professional educator However, like many of you, Covid has forced me to take on the role of “teacher” and develop weekly “lesson plans” for my now home-schooled pre-k aged daughter, Ansley. Using a Kindergarten assessment from Education.com as a baseline for what she needs to work on, we settled on the potpourri of programs below. Hopefully, she will be more than ready for Kindergarten this fall. Reading: For reading, we most heavily use Hooked on Phonics (the books and the app). We have worked much of the way through the first-grade curriculum and we often supplement it with leveled readers from Learning Dynamics, Kindle unlimited, and…
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The Kindness of a King
It seems these days, we could all use a little kindness, so this week we will focus on celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King and the kindness he promoted even when faced with hate.
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Celebration of Me
Happy Birthday Ansley! We are excited to celebrate our sweet girl and the wonderful things about being who God created us to be this week. We will focus on literature and lessons that are filled with messages
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Goal Setting
You are 42% more likely to achieve your goals by writing them down which is why kids need to learn from a very young age the power of setting goals as well as how to achieve them. Each year we tape large pieces of paper onto the wall and encourage our children to write down their goals for the year. We then review those goals, organize them into categories, and write out the steps necessary to achieve them. We keep record of the goals in Evernote. We periodically review the goals and it is amazing to see how many of those goals are reached over the year. This week,…
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Winter Animals
Verse of the week: Focus for the week Math: Reading: Writing: The theme for The Week: Winter Animals Theme Book circle time 9:00am Reading9:30 am Writing/Independent Activities 10:00am PlayBreak/ Lunch 10:25 SpecialsMath 11:30 Specials 12:00 Specials Recess 12:30-2:30 Monday Animals In Winter Tuk Tuk Advent Day 7 Read: Dave Mule Music Tuesday Birds In Winter A Warm Winter Tail Advent Day 8 Read : Lime Pie Science Wednesday Polar Bears & Penguins Ice in the Jungle Advent Day 9 Read: Peak Set 2 Cooking/Sewing Thursday Arctic Foxes Winter Winter Advent Day 10 Read: The Seal Pup …
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Winter
Verse of the week: (Christmas Advent Activities) Focus for the week Math: review 1-50 Reading: Long Vowels review. Letter Y as a vowel Writing: Address Theme for The Week: Winter Theme Book circle time 9:00am Reading9:30 am Writing/Independent Activities 10:00am PlayBreak/ Lunch 10:25 SpecialsMath 11:30 Specials 12:00 Specials Independent Activities 12:30-2:30 Monday Winter Video Introducing Advent Watch: Letter Y as vowel Long Vowel Read: Science: Snow storm in a jar Tuesday Snow December 1: UnWrap Stable. Read Watch: Letter Y Read : Lesson 6.1 Watch: How an Ingloo Keeps you Warm Social Studies : Build An Igloo with playdough Wednesday Plants in Winter …
