4th of July: Let Freedom Ring!

Happy 4th of July!

I just had to post this picture of my sweeties =)

Let Freedom Ring and the Fireworks Begin!

•  Number Cards matching correct number of stars
• Identifying Beginning Letter/Sound Cards
• Roll & Graph Patriotic Items
• Pracitice Writing 4th of July Words
• Counting Fireworks Cards
• Matching Capital and Lower Case Letters (capital letters are the rockets and the lower case letters are the bursting fireworks)
• Make Red, White & Blue Patterns (with blocks)
• Sort Fireworks in to Small, Medium and Large
• Alphabet Dot-to-Dot Top Hat
• Top Hat Addition (Mia is really starting to look forward to doing addition!)
• Spelling Fireworks with Scrabble pieces
• Color by Number (drum)
• Practice writing Number Words and Numerals
• Art-Glitter Fireworks

Rocket and Fireworks Letter Matching:

Counting Fireworks Cards with Red and Blue beads are markers:

Practice Writing  Number Words and Numerals:

                            

Roll & Graph (with mini M&M's...always a favorite =)

 

Making Patterns with Red, White & Blue Blocks: Amelia has gotten so good at patterns that we take turns making patterns for the other person to replicate...great fun =)

 I taught Amelia patterns by seeing, hearing and doing...a three fold way to comprehend the pattern. So we LOOK at the pattern, SAY the pattern out loud (so we hear it) and then we also physically ACT OUT the pattern. For Example: a pattern of Red, White, Blue (which is also an ABC pattern) would look like this....We pat our legs for the red blocks, clap for the white blocks and the tap our heads for the blue blocks....then repeat. This is a great way for all different types of learner to recognize patterns. Some people learn by seeing, others by hearing and then some by doing...this covers all the bases =)

Here Mia is acting out the pattern:
                              

Color by Number:

 Sorting Fireworks by Size:

 Spelling 'Firework' with Scrabble letters:

Tracing Words and then Matching it correct Picture:

Star Counting & Matching to correct Numeral:

Identifying Beginning Sounds: Mia is starting to Isolate Sounds on her own....I don't always have to say the word to her while emphasizing the beginning sound.

Addition:

 Alphabet Dot-to-Dot:

 Making Glitter Fireworks: Yes, we did these outside...whoever created glitter needs to be taken out back and beaten =) My house is still sparkling even though we did this art project outside (in 103 degree heat!)