This week we’ve covered J, K and L!

J

Today is “J”. We ate jam on bagels, learned about Japan and located it on the globe and learned how to count to 30 in Japanese. Then we practiced skip counting while doing jumping jacks. Skip counting is where you count by 2’s, 5s, or 10’s. I’ve found that having kiddos do this along with physical activity, like jumping jacks, hopscotch or trampoline jumping helps them with the counting. And obvious it helps manage their sky high energy levels! We also did our usual practice with spelling and sight words, did math workbooks and played on Dreambox.

Drink of the day – Julep (in this case basil)!

K

Today’s letter was “K”. We ate Kix, learned about koalas and kangaroo rats on YouTube Kids and explored kinetic energy by playing with rubber bands. We’ve spent a lot of time recently talking about kinetic and potential energy by rolling balls down inclines and building structures using marble mazes. And of course we did the usual other stuff (math, sight words, spelling words).

Drink of the day – Kentucky rye, on the rocks with a squeeze of lemon.

L

Today is “L”. We ate “Leggo my eggo” and learned about lions and lava (their choices). There are lots of cool online resources about lava, and slime is a good hands on tool for teaching about the way lava moves and flows. As usual, we practiced handwriting and then we practiced writing words that rhyme. We practice our spelling and sight words every day, and they opted for some math on Dreambox. L is for losing motivation and wanting to lay down and cry.

Drink of the day – Lynchburg lemonade.

Stayed tuned for M, N and O!