tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19302700597426457912024-12-18T22:22:24.231-05:00Homeschooling ToddlersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-18160154415687046312010-06-21T18:39:00.000-04:002010-06-21T18:39:00.835-04:00Week 8 ThemesThere are many important reasons to have themes in education. For educators, it is to be sure you "cover" or "go over" all the needed, necessary, and essential material. For kids, it is for predictability, variety, and structure. Kids need a routine that is predictable to feel like their lives aren't in chaos. However they still need variety to spice up their lives and learning.The themes for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-62750180178237843552010-06-14T18:38:00.000-04:002010-06-14T18:38:00.384-04:00Week 7 ThemesThere are many important reasons to have themes in education. For educators, it is to be sure you "cover" or "go over" all the needed, necessary, and essential material. For kids, it is for predictability, variety, and structure. Kids need a routine that is predictable to feel like their lives aren't in chaos. However they still need variety to spice up their lives and learning.The themes for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-22384161596614513272010-06-07T18:37:00.001-04:002010-06-07T18:37:00.783-04:00Week 6 ThemesThere are many important reasons to have themes in education. For educators, it is to be sure you "cover" or "go over" all the needed, necessary, and essential material. For kids, it is for predictability, variety, and structure. Kids need a routine that is predictable to feel like their lives aren't in chaos. However they still need variety to spice up their lives and learning.The themes for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-43410660040401711992010-05-31T18:36:00.000-04:002010-05-31T18:36:00.959-04:00Week 5 ThemesThere are many important reasons to have themes in education. For educators, it is to be sure you "cover" or "go over" all the needed, necessary, and essential material. For kids, it is for predictability, variety, and structure. Kids need a routine that is predictable to feel like their lives aren't in chaos. However they still need variety to spice up their lives and learning.The themes for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-19427263968301000562010-05-24T18:27:00.002-04:002010-05-24T18:33:08.451-04:00Week 4 ThemesThere are many important reasons to have themes in education. For educators, it is to be sure you "cover" or "go over" all the needed, necessary, and essential material. For kids, it is for predictability, variety, and structure. Kids need a routine that is predictable to feel like their lives aren't in chaos. However they still need variety to spice up their lives and learning.The themes for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-81853482038535080652010-05-17T06:50:00.000-04:002010-05-24T18:34:44.758-04:00Week 3 ThemesThere are many important reasons to have themes in education. For educators, it is to be sure you "cover" or "go over" all the needed, necessary, and essential material. For kids, it is for predictability, variety, and structure. Kids need a routine that is predictable to feel like their lives aren't in chaos. However they still need variety to spice up their lives *wink*.The themes for this weekAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-6407436731518203032010-05-12T07:23:00.002-04:002010-05-24T19:41:30.934-04:00Week 2 Day 3 ActivitiesThis is my planned activities for today.The word in blue following the activity is which theme of the week it is geared towards.Please note: These activities are geared towards toddlers ages 1-3 years old.Fine Motor Skills:Trace a CircleColor picture of a CircleUsing a shallow tray filled with rice or pudding and trace lots of Circles and even introduce the idea of big and little.Discovery:Find Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-5131545525743717812010-05-11T07:13:00.000-04:002010-05-24T19:19:22.097-04:00Week 2 Day 2 ActivitiesThis is my planned activities for today.The word in blue following the activity is which theme of the week it is geared towards.Please note: These activities are geared towards toddlers ages 1-3 years old.Fine Motor Skills:Trace the Number 2Color picture of the Number 2Using a shallow tray filled with rice or pudding, trace the Number 2Discovery:Find the Number 2 in books we read, signs we see, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-490591012306328452010-05-10T07:00:00.001-04:002010-05-24T19:20:01.994-04:00Week 2 Day 1 ActivitiesThis is my planned activities for today. The word in blue following the activity is which theme of the week it is geared towards.Please note: These activities are geared towards toddlers ages 1-3 years old.Fine Motor Skills:Trace the letter BColor picture of the letter BUsing a shallow tray filled with rice or pudding, trace the letter BDiscovery:Find the letter B in books we read, signs we see, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-14555097673669874182010-05-10T06:46:00.000-04:002010-05-24T19:11:37.900-04:00Week 2 ThemesThere are many important reasons to have themes in education. For educators, it is to be sure you "cover" or "go over" all the needed, necessary, and essential material. For kids, it is for predictability, variety, and structure. Kids need a routine that is predictable to feel like their lives aren't in chaos. However they still need variety to spice up their lives *wink*.The themes for this weekAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-17957180591783023172009-07-01T21:52:00.000-04:002009-07-01T21:52:01.149-04:00Day 4 Activities This is my planned activities for today. The word in blue following the activity is which theme of the week it is geared towards.Note: These activities are geared towards toddlers ages 1-2 years old. My son is not very conversational at this time, however we are working on encouraging him to speak more.Fine Motor Skills:Trace a printout of the number 1Color picture of the number 1Using a shallowAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-22662087157327706142009-06-30T21:50:00.000-04:002009-06-30T21:51:22.101-04:00Day 3 ActivitiesThis is my planned activities for today. The word in blue following the activity is which theme of the week it is geared towards.Note: These activities are geared towards toddlers ages 1-2 years old. My son is not very conversational at this time, however we are working on encouraging him to speak more.Fine Motor Skills:Trace the letter AColor picture of the letter AUsing a shallow tray filled Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-51173818600505587272009-06-29T21:45:00.000-04:002009-06-29T21:45:00.334-04:00Day 2 ActivitiesThis is my planned activities for today. The word in blue following the activity is which theme of the week it is geared towards.Note: These activities are geared towards toddlers ages 1-2 years old. My son is not very conversational at this time, however we are working on encouraging him to speak more.Fine Motor Skills:Make cookies from scratch. Use cookie cutters (A's, circles or number 1's). Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-55065630242159024912009-06-28T21:40:00.000-04:002009-06-28T21:44:24.236-04:00Day 1 ActivitiesThis is my planned activities for today. The word in blue following the activity is which theme of the week it is geared towards.Note: These activities are geared towards toddlers ages 1-2 years old. My son is not very conversational at this time, however we are working on encouraging him to speak more.Gross Motor Skills:Ring around the Rosies (circle)Make a large letter A on the ground (sidewalkAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-75327721936514105052009-06-28T08:40:00.000-04:002009-06-28T10:53:41.507-04:00Week 1 ThemesThere are many important reasons to have themes in education. For educators, it is to be sure you "cover" or "go over" all the needed, necessary, and essential material. For kids, it is for predictability, variety, and structure. Kids need a routine that is predictable to feel like their lives aren't in chaos. However they still need variety to spice up their lives *wink*.The themes for this weekAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-68792579207684185022009-06-27T06:08:00.001-04:002010-05-24T18:29:35.152-04:00Weekly Link FindsTo keep you busy making your own ideas until I post mine each day, here is a list of links with wonderful resources for toddlers:Magazines for Babies & ToddlersHomeschooling Babies and Toddlers - excellent blog post from The New HomemakerClick on the pic below for loads of toddler and preschool activities: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930270059742645791.post-42552724807726467722009-06-26T21:00:00.000-04:002009-06-28T12:18:09.586-04:00About Myself and This BlogHi,I am Mel, a 23 year old new homeschooling mother. I have a 6 year old step daughter that I am test driving homeschool during the summer with, and a 1 year old son I have been partially unschooling his whole life now.I have created this blog to document my progress and post my daily lesson plans, so that other mothers out there looking for activities, books, lessons, etc for kids under the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839618043271212365noreply@blogger.com0